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Jonson.</au> + +<note> In words derived from the Greek language the letter +<xex>h</xex> is generally written after <xex>r</xex> to represent +the aspirated sound of the Greek <grk>"r</grk>, but does not +affect the pronunciation of the English word, as +<xex>rhapsody</xex>, <xex>rhetoric</xex>. + + The English letter derives its form from the Greek through +the Latin, the Greek letter derived from the Phoenician, which, +it is believed, is ultimately of Egyptian origin. Etymologically, +R is most closely related to <it>l</it>, <it>s</it>, and +<it>n</it>; as in bando<it>r</it>e, mando<it>l</it>e; +purp<it>l</it>e, L. purpu<it>r</it>a; E. chapte<it>r</it>, F. +chapit<it>r</it>e, L. capitu<it>l</it>um; E. wa<it>s</it>, +we<it>r</it>e; ha<it>r</it>e, G. ha<it>s</it>e; E. +orde<it>r</it>, F. ord<it>r</it>e, L. ordo, ordi<it>n</it>is; E. +coffe<it>r</it>, coffi<it>n.</it> +</note> + +<cs><col>The three Rs</col>, <cd>a jocose expression for reading, +(w)riting, and (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an +education.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A roe; a deer.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ra-</hw>. <def>A prefix, from the Latin <xex>re</xex> and +<xex>ad</xex> combined, coming to us through the French and +Italian. See <er>Re-</er> and <er>Ad-</er>.</def> + +<hw>Raash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ar. +<ets>ra'ash</ets> trembling, tremor.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>The electric catfish.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>raasch</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rod or stick used +by masons in mixing hair with mortar.</def> + +<hw>Rab"at</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rabot</er>.]</ety> <def>A polishing material made of potter's +clay that has failed in baking.</def> + +<hw>Ra*bate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rabattre</ets> to beat down; pref. <ets>re-</ets> + +<ets>abattre</ets>. See <er>Abate</er>, and cf. <er>Rebate</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>To recover to the +fist, as a hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rab"a*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rabato</er>.]</ety> <def>A collar or cape.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Ra*ba"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rabat</ets>, fr. <ets>rabattre</ets>. See +<er>Rabate</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of ruff for the neck; a +turned-down collar; a rebato.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rab*bate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rabate</er>.]</ety> <def>To abate or diminish. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <xex>-n</xex>. Abatement.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rab"bet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rabbeted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rabbeting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>raboter</ets> to plane, plane down,<ets>rabot</ets> a plane; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. <ets>abouter</ets>, +<ets>aboter</ets>. See <er>Abut</er>, and cf. +<er>Rebut</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut a rabbet in; to +furnish with a rabbet.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a +rabbet joint.</def> + +<hw>Rab"bet</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rabbet</er> +<pos>v.<pos>, and cf. <er>Rebate</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A longitudinal channel, +groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; +especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to +break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in +place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or +for a door, is a <xex>rabbet</xex>, or rebate.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <xex>Rabbet joint</xex>, below.</def> + +<cs><col>Rabbet joint</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a joint +formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers: -- called +also <altname>rabbet</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rabbet plane</col>, +<cd>a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.</cd> +<au>Moxon.</au></cs> + +<hw>Rab"bi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rabbis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr> or <plw>Rabbies</plw></plu>. +<ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, Heb. <ets>rab\'c6</ets> my master, from +<ets>rab</ets> master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. +<ets>rabb</ets>.]</ety> <def>Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish +title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the +law.</def> \'bdThe gravest <xex>rabbies</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>Be not ye called <qex>Rabbi</qex>, for one is your Master, +even Christ, and all ye are brethren.</q> +<qau> Matt. xxiii. 8.</qau> + +<hw>Rab"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>Same as <er>Rabbi</er>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rab*bin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rab*bin"ic*al</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rabbinique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the +rabbins, or pertaining to be opinions, learning, or language of +the rabbins.</def> \'bdComments staler than +<xex>rabbinic</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Lowell.</au> + +<q>We will not buy your <qex>rabbinical</qex> fumes.</q> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Rab*bin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language +or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew.</def> + +<hw>Rab*bin"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rabbinical +manner; after the manner of the rabbins.</def> + +<hw>Rab"bin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rabbinisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rabbinic +expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the +rabbins.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The teachings and traditions of the +rabbins.</def> + +<hw>Rab"bin*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rabbiniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One among the Jews who adhered +to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to +the <xex>Karaites</xex>, who rejected the traditions.</def> + +<hw>Rab"bin*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rabbinist</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rab"bit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>abet</ets>, akin to OD. <ets>robbe</ets>, +<ets>robbeken</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any of the +smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common +European species (<spn>Lepus cuniculus</spn>), which is often +kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is +remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of +Australia and New Zealand.</def> + +<note><hand/ The common American rabbit (<spn>L. sylvalica</spn>) +is similar but smaller. See <er>Cottontail</er>, and <cref>Jack +rabbit</cref>, under 2d <er>Jack</er>. The larger species of +Lepus are commonly called <xex>hares</xex>. See +<er>Hare</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Angora rabbit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety +of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur.</cd> -- <col>Rabbit +burrow</col>, <cd>a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter +and habitation.</cd> -- <col>Rabbit fish</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The northern chim\'91ra +(<spn>Chim\'91ra monstrosa</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any one +of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and +puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes.</cd> -- +<col>Rabbits' ears</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Cyclamen</er>.</cd><-- a type of antenna with two long narrow +metal prongs, usually arranged so as to remeniscent of erect +rabbit's ears. --> -- <col>Rabbit warren</col>, <cd>a piece of +ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. +<au>Wright</au>.</cd> -- <col>Rock rabbit</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Daman</er>, and +<er>Klipdas</er>.</cd> -- <col>Welsh rabbit</col>, <cd>a dish of +which the chief constituents are toasted bread and toasted +cheese, prepared in various ways. The name is said to be a +corruption of <altname>Welsh rare bit</altname>, but perhaps it +is merely a humorous designation.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rab"bit*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hunting of +rabbits.</def> + +<au>T. Hughes.</au> + +<hw>Rab"bit*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place +where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of hutches for +tame rabbits.</def> + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Iron Manuf.)</fld> <def>An iron bar, with +the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the +process of pudding.</def> + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stir with a rabble, as +molten iron.</def> + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. +<ets>rabbelen</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>rabbeln</ets>, to prattle, to +chatter: cf. L. <ets>rabula</ets> a brawling advocate, a +pettifogger, fr. <ets>rabere</ets> to rave. Cf. +<er>Rage</er>]</ety> <def>To speak in a confused manner.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably named from the +noise made by it (see <er>Rabble</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>) cf. D. +<ets>rapalje</ets> rabble, OF. & Prov. F. +<ets>rapaille</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tumultuous crowd +of vulgar, noise people; a mob; a confused, disorderly +throng.</def> + +<q>I saw, I say, come out of London, even unto the presence of +the prince, a great <qex>rabble</qex> of mean and light +persons.</q> +<qau>Ascham.</qau> + +<q>Jupiter, Mercury, Bacchus, Venus, Mars and the whole +<qex>rabble</qex> of licentious deities.</q> +<qau> Bp. Warburton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of +voices; a chatter.</def> + +<cs><col>The rabble</col>, <cd>the lowest class of people, +without reference to an assembly; the dregs of the people. +\'bd<xex>The rabble<xex> call him \'bflord.'\'b8</cd></cs> + +<au>Shak</au>. + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a +rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rabbled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rabbling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; <as>as, to +<ex>rabble</ex> a curate</as>.</def> + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<q>The bishops' carriages were stopped and the prelates them +selves <qex>rabbled</qex> on their way to the house.</q> +<qau>J. R. Green.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth +without intelligence.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To rumple; to crumple.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rab"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble.</def> \'bdRude +<xex>rablement</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>And still, as he refused it, the <qex>rabblement</qex> +hooted.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rab"blor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d +<er>Rabble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A scraping tool +for smoothing metal.</def> + +<hw>Rab"ble-rout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng.</def> + +<hw>Rab*doid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a +rod + <ets>-oid + -al</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Sagittal</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rhabdoidal</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rab*dol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ +rod, stick + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rabdologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The method or art of +performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. +See <er>Napier's bones</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rhabdology</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rab"do*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ +rod + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of rods +or wands.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rhabdomancy</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rab"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. +<ets>rabidus</ets>, from <ets>rabere</ets> to rave. See +<er>Rage</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furious; +raging; extremely violent.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rabid</qex> flight +Of winds that ruin ships.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; +excessively zealous; <as>as, a <ex>rabid</ex> +socialist</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Affected with the distemper called +<xex>rabies</xex>; mad; <as>as, a <ex>rabid</ex> god or +fox</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to rabies, or +hydrophobia; <as>as, <ex>rabid</ex> virus</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ra*bid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rabidness; +furiousness.</def> + +<hw>Rab"id*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rabid +manner; with extreme violence.</def> + +<hw>Rab"id*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rabid.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"bi*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See +<er>Rage</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <def>Same as +<er>Hydrophobia</er> <sd>(b)</sd>; canine madness.</def> + +<hw>Rab"i*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of small ordnance +formerly in use.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rabanet</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Ainsworth.</au> + +<hw>Ra"bi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fierce.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Daniel.</au> + +<hw>Ra"bot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be +polished.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, +from Chaldee <ets>r<emac/k\'be</ets>.]</ety> <def>A term of +reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning +\'bdworthless.\'b8</def> + +<q>Whosoever shall say to his brother, <qex>Raca</qex>, shall be +in danger of the council.</q> +<qau>Matt. v. 22.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`ca`hout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>racahout</ets>, probably fr. Ar. +<ets>r\'beqaut</ets>.]</ety> <def>A preparation from acorns used +by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a +beverage for invalids.</def> + +<hw>Rac*coon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raton</ets>, prop., a little rat, fr. <ets>rat</ets> rat, +perhaps of German origin. See <er>Rat</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A North American nocturnal carnivore +(<spn>Procyon lotor</spn>) 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 +<altname>coon</altname>, and <altname>mapach</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Raccoon dog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +tanate.</cd> -- <col>Raccoon fox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the cacomixle.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Race</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raze.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<-- p. 1182 --> + +<hw>Race</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>ra\'8bz</ets>, L. <ets>radix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>. See +<er>Radix</er>.]</ety> <def>A root.</def> \'bdA <xex>race</xex> +or two of ginger.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Race ginger</col>, <cd>ginger in the root, or not +pulverized.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Race</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>race</ets>; cf. Pr. & +Sp. <ets>raza</ets>, It. <ets>razza</ets>; all from OHG. +<ets>reiza</ets> line, akin to E. <ets>write</ets>. See +<er>Write</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, +tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the +same stock; a lineage; a breed.</def> + +<q>The whole <qex>race</qex> of mankind.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Whence the long <qex>race</qex> of Alban fathers come.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<note><hand/ Naturalists and ehnographers 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 <xex>Caucasian</xex>, or +white race, to which belong the greater part of the European +nations and those of Western Asia; the <xex>Mongolian</xex>, or +yellow race, occupying Tartary, China, Japan, etc.; the +<xex>Ethiopian</xex>, or negro race, occupying most of Africa +(except the north), Australia, Papua, and other Pacific Islands; +the <xex>American</xex>, or red race, comprising the Indians of +North and South America; and the <xex>Malayan</xex>, 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 <xex>Illustration</xex> in +Appendix.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Company; herd; breed.</def> + +<q>For do but note a wild and wanton herd, +Or <qex>race</qex> of youthful and unhandled colts, +Fetching mad bounds.</q> +<qau>Shak</qau>. + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of such fixed +character that it may be propagated by seed.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; +that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin +or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack.</def> +\'bdA <xex>race</xex> of heaven.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Is it [the wine] of the right <qex>race</qex> ?</q> +<qau>Massinqer.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hence, characteristic quality or +disposition</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And now I give my sensual <qex>race</qex> the rein.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Some . . . great <qex>race</qex> of fancy or judgment.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; +progeny; issue.</syn> + +<hw>Race</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ras</ets>, +<ets>res</ets>, <ets>rees</ets>, AS. <ets>r<aemac/s</ets> a rush, +running; akin to Icel. <ets>r\'bes</ets> course, race. +<root/118.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A progress; a course; a +movement or progression.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a +running.</def> + +<q>The flight of many birds is swifter than the <qex>race</qex> +of any beasts.</q> +<qau> Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: The act or process of running in +competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, +riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, +usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; <as>as, +he attended the <ex>races</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>race</qex> is not to the swift.</q> +<qau>Eccl. ix. 11.</qau> + +<q>I wield the gauntlet, and I run the <qex>race</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Competitive action of any kind, especially when +prolonged; hence, career; course of life.</def> + +<q>My <qex>race</qex> of glory run, and <qex>race</qex> of +shame.</q> +<qau> Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A strong or rapid current of water, or the +channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or +heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; +<as>as, the Portland <ex>Race</ex>; the <ex>Race</ex> of +Alderney.</as></def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>The current of water that turns a water wheel, +or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.</def> + +<note><hand/ The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes +called the <xex>headrace</xex>, the part below, the +<xex>tailrace</xex>.</note> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A channel or guide along +which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing +machine, etc.</def> + +<cs><col>Race cloth</col>, <cd>a cloth worn by horses in racing, +having pockets to hold the weights prescribed.</cd> -- <col>Race +course</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The path, generally circular or +elliptical, over which a race is run</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Same +as <cref>Race way</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col>Race cup</col>, +<cd>a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race.</cd> -- +<col>Race glass</col>, <cd>a kind of field glass.</cd> -- +<col>Race horse</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A horse that runs in +competition; specifically, a horse bred or kept for running +races</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A breed of horses remarkable for +swiftness in running</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> The +<cd>steamer duck</cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>A +mantis.</cd> -- <col>Race knife</col>, <cd>a cutting tool with a +blade that is hooked at the point, for marking outlines, on +boards or metals, as by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding.</cd> +-- <col>Race saddle</col>, <cd>a light saddle used in +racing.</cd> -- <col>Race track</col>. <cd>Same as <cref>Race +course</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, above.</cd> -- <col>Race way</col>, +<cd>the canal for the current that drives a water +wheel.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Race</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raced</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Racing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +run swiftly; to contend in a race; <as>as, the animals +<ex>raced</ex> over the ground; the ships <ex>raced</ex> from +port to port.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Steam Mach.)</fld> <def>To run too fast at +times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out +of water by the action of a heavy sea.</def> + +<hw>Race</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +contend in race; to drive at high speed; <as>as, to <ex>race</ex> +horses</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To run a race with.</def> + +<hw>Ra*ce"mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of racemic acid.</def> + +<hw>Rac`e*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>racematio</ets> a gleaning, fr. <ets>racemari</ets> to +glean, <ets>racemus</ets> a cluster of grapes. See +<er>Raceme</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cluster or bunch, as +of grapes.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cultivation or gathering of clusters of +grapes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ra*ceme"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>racemus</ets> a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See +<er>Raisin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A flower cluster +with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as +in the currant and chokecherry.</def> + +<cs><col>Compound raceme</col>, <cd>one having the lower pedicels +developed into secondary racemes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra*cemed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.</def> + +<hw>Ra*ce"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rac\'82mique</ets>. See <er>Raceme</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid +found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric +acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by +oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting +of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric +acids.</def> + +<au>Gregory.</au> + +<hw>Rac`e*mif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>racemifer</ets> bearing clusters; <ets>racemus</ets> cluster ++ <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. +<ets>rac\'82mif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Bearing racemes, as the currant.</def> + +<hw>Ra*cem"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +the form of a raceme.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Rac"e*mose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>racemosus</ets> full of clusters.]</ety> <def>Resembling a +raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; <as>as, +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ex>racemose</ex> berries or flowers; +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> the <ex>racemose</ex> glands, in which the +ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme</as>.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Rac"e*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rac\'82meux</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Racemose</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rac"e*mule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A little raceme.</def> + +<hw>Ra*cem"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing in very small racemes.</def> + +<hw>Ra"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race +horse.</def> + +<q>And bade the nimblest <qex>racer</qex> seize the prize.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common American black +snake.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One of the circular iron or +steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rach</hw>, <hw>Rache</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.<ets>r\'91cc</ets>; akin to Icel. +<ets>rakki</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A dog that +pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the +greyhound.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"chi*al"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ backbone + <?/ pain.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A painful affection of the spine; +especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.</def> + +<hw>Ra*chid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rachis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or +pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as +<er>Rhachidian</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*chil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Rhachilla</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"chi*o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rhachiodont</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"chis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E. +<plw>Rachises</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Rachides</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ <?/.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rhachis</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spine; the vertebral column.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rhachis</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra*chit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rachitique</ets>. See <er>Rachitis</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by +rachitis; rickety.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*chi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/, <?/, the spine.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rhachitis</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Literally, inflammation of the spine, but +commonly applied to the rickets. See <er>Rickets</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A disease which produces +abortion in the fruit or seeds.</def> + +<au>Henslow.</au> + +<hw>Ra"chi*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +Gr. <?/, <?/, the spine + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <def>A dissecting +instrument for opening the spinal canal.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>rachiotome</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ra"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a race or family of men; <as>as, the +<ex>racial</ex> complexion</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"ci*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a racy +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ra"ci*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.</def> + +<q>The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were +perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always +simple, and <qex>raciness</qex> often elegant.</q> +<qau> London Times.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"cing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos> from +<er>Race</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def> + +<cs><col>Racing crab</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an +ocypodian.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rack</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +Arrack.</def> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hracca</ets> neck, +hinder part of the head; cf. AS. <ets>hraca</ets> throat, G. +<ets>rachen</ets> throat, E. <ets>retch</ets>.]</ety> <def>The +neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.</def> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Wreck</er>.]</ety> +<def>A wreck; destruction.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in a few +phrases.]</mark> + +<cs><col>Rack and ruin</col>, <cd>destruction; utter ruin.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To go to rack</col>, <cd>to +perish; to be destroyed. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdAll <xex>goes +to rack<xex>.\'b8 <au>Pepys</au>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. Icel. <ets>rek</ets> +drift, motion, and akin to <ets>reka</ets> to drive, and E. +<ets>wrack</ets>, <ets>wreck</ets>. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating +vapor in the sky.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds above, +which we call the <qex>rack</qex>, . . . pass without noise.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>And the night <qex>rack</qex> came rolling up.</q> +<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fly, as vapor or broken +clouds.</def> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Racked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Racking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Rack</er> that which +stretches, or <er>Rock</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <def>To amble +fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; +-- said of a horse.</def> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fast amble.</def> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>vin +raqu\'82</ets> squeezed from the dregs of the grapes.]</ety> +<def>To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.</def> + +<q>It is in common practice to draw wine or beer from the lees +(which we call <qex>racking</qex>), whereby it will clarify much +the sooner.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rack vintage</col>, <cd>wine cleansed and drawn from the +lees.</cd> <au>Cowell</au>.</cs> + +<hw>Rack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably fr. D.<ets>rek</ets>, +<ets>rek</ets>bank, a rack, <ets>rekken</ets> to stretch; akin to +G. <ets>reck</ets>, <ets>reck</ets>bank, a rack, +<ets>recken</ets> to stretch, Dan. <ets>r\'91kke</ets>, Sw. +<ets>r\'84cka</ets>, Icel. <ets>rekja</ets> to spread out, Goth. +<ets>refrakjan</ets> to stretch out; cf. L. <ets>porrigere</ets>, +Gr. <?/. <?/ Cf. <er>Right</er>, <pos>a.<pos>, +<er>Ratch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument or frame +used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, +something.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An engine of +torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was +gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; +-- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from +criminals or suspected persons.</def> + +<q>During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a +<qex>rack</qex> was introduced into the Tower, and was +occasionally used under the plea of political necessity.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for bending a bow</def>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A grate on which bacon is laid</def>. +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>A frame or device of various construction for +holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied +to beasts.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>A frame on which articles are +deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes +<xex>rack</xex>; a bottle <xex>rack</xex>, etc.</def> +<sd>(f)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece or frame of wood, +having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; +-- called also <altname>rack block</altname>. Also, a frame to +hold shot.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A frame or +table on which ores are separated or washed</def>. <sd>(h)</sd> +<def>A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain +on the stalk, or other bulky loads</def>. <sd>(i)</sd> <def>A +distaff</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A bar with teeth on its face, +or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is +to drive it or be driven by it.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is extorted; exaction.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir E. Sandys.</au> + +<cs><col>Mangle rack</col>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Mangle</er>. <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Rack block</col>. +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See def. 1 <sd>(f)</sd>, above.</cd> -- +<col>Rack lashing</col>, <cd>a lashing or binding where the rope +is tightened, and held tight by the use of a small stick of wood +twisted around.</cd> -- <col>Rack rail</col> +<fld>(Railroads)</fld>, <cd>a toothed rack, laid as a rail, to +afford a hold for teeth on the driving wheel of locomotive for +climbing steep gradients, as in ascending a mountain.</cd> -- +<col>Rack saw</col>, <cd>a saw having wide teeth.</cd> -- +<col>Rack stick</col>, <cd>the stick used in a rack lashing.</cd> +-- <col>To be on the rack</col>, <cd>to suffer torture, physical +or mental.</cd> -- <col>To live at rack and manger</col>, <cd>to +live on the best at another's expense.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To put to the rack</col>, <cd>to +subject to torture; to torment.</cd></cs> + +<q>A fit of the stone <qex>puts</qex> a king<qex>to the +rack</qex>, and makes him as miserable as it does the meanest +subject.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<hw>Rack</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; +specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an +engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints.</def> + +<q>He was <qex>racked</qex> and miserably tormented.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme +pain or anguish.</def> + +<q>Vaunting aloud but <qex>racked</qex> with deep despair.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; +hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.</def> + +<q>The landlords there shamefully <qex>rack</qex> their +tenants.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>They [landlords] <qex>rack</qex> a Scripture simile beyond the +true intent thereof.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<q>Try what my credit can in Venice do; +That shall be <qex>racked</qex> even to the uttermost.</q> +<qau> Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To wash on a rack, as metals +or ore.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To bind together, as two +ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>To rack one's brains</col> <or/ +<col>wits</col></mcol>, <cd>to exert them to the utmost for the +purpose of accomplishing something.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To torture; torment; rend; tear.</syn> + +<hw>Rack"a*bones`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very +lean animal, esp. a horse.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rack"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who racks.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A horse that has a racking gait.</def> + +<hw>Rack"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raquette</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>raquets</ets>, It. +<ets>racchetta</ets>, which is perhaps for <ets>retichetta</ets>, +and fr. L. <ets>rete</ets> a net (cf. <er>Reticule</er>); or +perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. <ets>r\'beha</ets> the palm of the +hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. +<ets>rachette</ets>, <ets>rasquette</ets>, carpus, tarsus.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>racquet</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, +forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of +catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and +is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar +games.</def> + +<q>Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and +ending in a <qex>racket</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bancroft.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of the game of tennis played with +peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a +long and narrow frame of light wood.</def> <mark>[Canada]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, +to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.</def> + +<cs><col>Racket court</col>, <cd>a court for playing the game of +rackets.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strike with, or as +with, a racket.</def> + +<q>Poor man [is] <qex>racketed</qex> from one temptation to +another.</q> +<qau>Hewyt.</qau> + +<hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>racaid</ets> a +noise, disturbance.]</ety><sd> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or +sport.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A carouse; any reckless dissipation.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Racketed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Racketing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a +confused noise or racket.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.</def> + +<au>Sterne.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To carouse or engage in dissipation.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Rack"et*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +makes, or engages in, a racket.</def> + +<hw>Rack"ett</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An old wind instrument +of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.</def> + +<hw>Rack"et-tall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of humming +birds of the genus <spn>Steganura</spn>, having two of the tail +feathers very long and racket-shaped.</def> + +<hw>Rack"et-talled`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long and spatulate, or +racket-shaped, tail feathers.</def> + +<hw>Rack"et*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making a +tumultuous noise.</def> + +<hw>Rack"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Spun +yarn used in racking ropes.</def> + +<hw>Rack"-rent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rent of +the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive +or unreasonably high rent.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Rack"-rent`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To subject to +rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.</def> + +<hw>Rack"-rent`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who is subjected to playing rack-rent.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who exacts rack-rent.</def> + +<-- p. 1183 --> + +<hw>Rack"tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Horol.)</fld> <def>An arm attached to a swinging notched +arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating +clock.</def> + +<hw>Rack"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any +mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.</def> + +<hw>Ra"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rakel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ra"cle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rakelness</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`con`teur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A relater; a storyteller.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*coon"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From a +native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The coypu.</def> + +<hw>Ra*co"vi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<ets>Racow</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a +sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.</def> + +<hw>Rac"quet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Racket</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Racier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Raciest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From +<er>Race</er> a tribe, family.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a +strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic +taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.</def> + +<q>The <qex>racy</qex> wine, +Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong +or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and +piquant; fresh and lively.</def> + +<q>Our <qex>raciest</qex>, most idiomatic popular word.</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +<q>Burn's English, though not so <qex>racy</qex> as his Scotch, +is generally correct.</q> +<qau>H. Coleridge.</qau> + +<q>The rich and <qex>racy</qex> humor of a natural converser +fresh from the plow.</q> +<qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant.</syn> +<usage> -- <er>Racy</er>, <er>Spicy</er>. <xex>Racy</xex> 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 <xex>racy</xex> when it +\'bdsmacks of the soil,\'b8 or has an uncommon degree of natural +freshness and distinctiveness of thought and language. +<xex>Spicy</xex>, when applied, has reference to a spirit and +pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a condiment. It +does not, like <xex>racy</xex>, suggest native peculiarity. A +<xex>spicy</xex> article in a magazine; a <xex>spicy</xex> +retort. <xex>Racy</xex> in conversation; a <xex>racy</xex> +remark.</usage> + +<q>Rich, <qex>racy</qex> verses, in which we +The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.</q> +<qau>Cowley.</qau> + +<hw>Rad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> of <er>Read</er>, <er>Rede</er>.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rad"de</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> +<def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Read</er>, <er>Rede</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rad"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. +<ets>r\'84der</ets>, <ets>r\'84del</ets>, sieve, or perhaps E. +<ets>reed</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long, flexible stick, +rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright +posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called +also <altname>raddle hedge</altname>.</def> + +<au>Todd.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument consisting of a woodmen bar, with +a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep +the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound +upon the beam of the loom.</def> + +<hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To interweave or twist +together.</def> + +<q><qex>Raddling</qex> or working it up like basket work.</q> +<qau>De Foe.</qau> + +<hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Ruddle</er>.]</ety> +<def>A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical +processes; ruddle.</def> \'bdA <xex>ruddle</xex> of rouge.\'b8 + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark or paint with, or +as with, raddle</def>. \'bdWhitened and <qex>raddled</qex> old +women.\'b8</q> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<hw>Rad"dock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ruddock.</def> <mark>[Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raid.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`deau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A float; a raft.</def> + +<q>Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, +and behind it the <qex>radeau</qex> Thunderer.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>radial</ets>. See <er>Radius</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or +rays; radiated; <as>as, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ex>radial</ex> +projections; <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <ex>radial</ex> vessels or +canals; <fld>(Anat.)</fld> the <ex>radial</ex> artery</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Radial symmetry</col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Symmetry</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`di*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Radialia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See +<er>Radial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The +bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius +and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Radial +plates in the calyx of a crinoid.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +radial manner.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Radius</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An arc of a +circle which is equal to the radius, or the angle measured by +such an arc.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ra"di*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ra"di*an*cy</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being +radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; <as>as, the +<ex>radiance</ex> of the sun</as>.</def> + +<q>Girt with omnipotence, with <qex>radiance</qex> crowned.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>What <qex>radiancy</qex> of glory, +What light beyond compare !</q> +<qau>Neale.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.</syn> + +<hw>Ra"di*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radians</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>radiare</ets> to emit rays or beams, fr. <ets>radius</ets> +ray: cf. F. <ets>radiant</ets>. See <er>Radius</er>, <er>Ray</er> +a divergent line.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Emitting or proceeding +as from a center; <mark>[U.S.]</mark> rays; radiating; +radiate.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or +heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting +a vivid light or splendor; <as>as, the <ex>radiant</ex> +sun</as>.</def> + +<q>Mark what <qex>radiant</qex> state she spreads.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Beaming with vivacity and happiness; <as>as, a +<ex>radiant</ex> face</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Giving off rays; -- said of a +bearing; <as>as, the sun <ex>radiant</ex>; a crown +<ex>radiant</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a raylike appearance, +as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- +said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.</def> + +<cs><col>Radiant energy</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>energy +given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light +and radiant heat.</cd> -- <col>Radiant heat</col>, <cd>proceeding +in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the +manner of light, in distinction from heat <xex>conducted<xex> or +carried by intervening media.</cd> -- <col>Radiant point</col>. +<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Radiant</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +3.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra"di*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> +<def>The luminous point or object from which light emanates; +also, a body radiating light brightly.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A straight line proceeding +from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to +revolve.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The point in the heavens at +which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced +backward, or whence they appear to radiate.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*ant*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +radiant manner; with glittering splendor.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>radiaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +radiate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`di*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. <ets>radiatus</ets>, p. p. See +<er>Radiate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive +artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged +radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various +organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere.</def> + +<note><hand/ It includes the c<oe/lenterates and the echinoderms. +Formerly, the group was supposed to be a natural one, and was +considered one of the grand divisions of the animal +kingdom.</note> + +<hw>Ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Radiated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Radiating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>radiatus</ets>, p. +p. of <ets>radiare</ets> to furnish with spokes or rays, to +radiate, fr. <ets>radius</ets>. See <er>Radius</er>, <er>Ray</er> +a divergent line.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To emit rays; to be +radiant; to shine.</def> + +<q>Virtues shine more clear +In them [kings], and <qex>radiant</qex> like the sun at noon.</q> +<qau>Howell.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To proceed in direct lines from a point or +surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.</def> + +<q>Light <qex>radiates</qex> from luminous bodies directly to our +eyes.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"di*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To emit or +send out in direct lines from a point or points; <as>as, to +<ex>radiate</ex> heat</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or +brightness on; to irradiate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radiatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having rays or +parts diverging from a center; radiated; <as>as, a +<ex>radiate</ex> crystal</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having in a capitulum large +ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, +daisy, etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the +Radiata.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One +of the Radiata.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; <as>as, +<ex>radiated</ex> heat</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; +having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common +center or axis; <as>as, a <ex>radiated</ex> structure; a +<ex>radiated</ex> group of crystals.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the +Radiata.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di-ate-veined`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the principal veins radiating, or +diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves +as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil +plant.</def> + +<hw>Ra`di*at"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the marginal florets enlarged and +radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the +cornflower,</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Ra`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radiatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>radiation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of radiating, or the state of being +radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy +brightness.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The shooting forth of anything from a point or +surface, like the diverging rays of light; <as>as, the +<ex>radiation</ex> of heat</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of +radiating; acting by radiation.</def> + +<au>Tyndall.</au> + +<hw>Ra"di*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which +radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, +that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated +or diffused; <as>as, a stream <ex>radiator</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>radicalis</ets> having roots, fr. <ets>radix</ets>, +<ets>-icis</ets>, a root. See <er>Radix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the +root.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; +reaching to the center, to the foundation to the ultimate sources +to the principles, or the like: original; fundamental; +thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; <as>as, <ex>radical</ex> +evils; <ex>radical</ex> reform; a <ex>radical</ex> +party.</as></def> + +<q>The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, +only showed their <qex>radical</qex> independence.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Belonging to, or +proceeding from, the root of a plant; <as>as, <ex>radical</ex> +tubers or hairs</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Proceeding from a +rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; +<as>as, the <ex>radical</ex> leaves of the dandelion and the +sidesaddle flower</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>Relating, or belonging, to +the root, or ultimate source of derivation; <as>as, a +<ex>radical</ex> verbal form</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a radix +or root; <as>as, a <ex>radical</ex> quantity; a <ex>radical</ex> +sign. See below.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Radical axis of two circles</col>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> +<cd>See under <er>Axis</er>.</cd> -- <col>Radical pitch</col>, +<cd>the pitch or tone with which the utterance of a syllable +begins. <au>Rush</au>.</cd> -- <col>Radical quantity</col> +<fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>a quantity to which the radical sign is +prefixed; specifically, a quantity which is not a perfect power +of the degree indicated by the radical sign; a surd.</cd> -- +<col>Radical sign</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the sign <root/ +(originally the letter <xex>r<xex>, the initial of +<xex>radix<xex>, root), placed before any quantity, denoting that +its root is to be extracted; thus, <root/<it>a<it>, or +<root/(<it>a<it> + <it>b<it>). To indicate any other than the +square root, a corresponding figure is placed over the sign; thus +<cuberoot/<it>a<it>, indicates the third or cube root of +<it>a.<it></cd> -- <col>Radical stress</col> +<fld>(Elocution)</fld>, <cd>force of utterance falling on the +initial part of a syllable or sound.</cd> -- <col>Radical +vessels</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>minute vessels which +originate in the substance of the tissues.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Primitive; original; natural; underived; +fundamental; entire.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Radical</er>, +<er>Entire</er>. These words are frequently employed as +interchangeable in describing some marked alternation in the +condition of things. There is, however, an obvious difference +between them. A <xex>radical</xex> cure, reform, etc., is one +which goes to the root of the thing in question; and it is +<xex>entire</xex>, in the sense that, by affecting the root, it +affects in a appropriate degree the <xex>entire</xex> body +nourished by the root; but it may not be <xex>entire</xex> in the +sense of making a change complete in its nature, as well as in +its extent. Hence, we speak of a <xex>radical</xex> change; a +<xex>radical</xex> improvement; <xex>radical</xex> differences of +opinion; while an <xex>entire</xex> change, an <xex>entire</xex> +improvement, an <xex>entire</xex> difference of opinion, might +indicate more than was actually intended. A certain change may be +both <xex>radical</xex> and <xex>entire</xex>, in every +sense.</usage> + +<hw>Rad"i*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Philol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A primitive word; a radix, +root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to +the radix.</def> + +<q>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 <qex>radicals</qex>, where you find +every word strongly stamped with nature; full of energy, meaning, +character, painting, and poetry.</q> +<qau>Cleland.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>One who advocates radical +changes in government or social institutions, especially such +changes as are intended to level class inequalities; -- opposed +to <xex>conservative</xex>.</def> + +<q>In politics they [the Independents] were, to use phrase of +their own time. \'bdRoot-and-Branch men,\'b8 or, to use the +kindred phrase of our own, <qex>Radicals</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A +characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any +compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.</def> + +<q>As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic +<qex>radicals</qex>, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid +<qex>radicals</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. P. Cooke.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> 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 +<altname>compound radical</altname>. Cf. <er>Residue</er>. + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A radical quantity. See under +<er>Radical</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> + +<q>An indicated root of a perfect power of the degree indicated +is not a <qex>radical</qex> but a rational quantity under a +radical form.</q> +<qau>Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A radical vessel. See under +<er>Radical</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>radicalisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being +radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in +politics or social reform.</def> + +<q><qex>Radicalism</qex> means root work; the uprooting of all +falsehoods and abuses.</q> +<qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau> + +<hw>Rad`i*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Germinal principle; source; origination.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Radicalness; relation to root in essential to a +root in essential nature or principle.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root; +fundamentally; <as>as, a scheme or system <ex>radically</ex> +wrong or defective</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without derivation; primitively; +essentially.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>These great orbs thus <qex>radically</qex> bright.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<hw>Rad"i*cal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of +being radical.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radicans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>radicant</ets>. See +<er>Radicate</er>, <pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, +as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>radicari</ets> to take root, +fr. <ets>radix</ets>. See <er>Radix</er>.]</ety> +<def>Radicated.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take +root; to become rooted.</def> + +<au>Evelyn.</au> + +<hw>Rad"i*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Radicated</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Radicating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cause to take +root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root.</def> + +<q>Time should . . . rather confirm and <qex>radicate</qex> in us +the remembrance of God's goodness.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<hw>Rad"i*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rooted</def>; specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having rootlike organs +for attachment.</def> + +<hw>Rad`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>radication</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The process of +taking root, or state of being rooted; <as>as, the +<ex>radication</ex> of habits</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The disposition of the roots +of a plant.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of +<ets>radix</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small branch of +a root; a rootlet.</def> + +<hw>Ra*dic`i*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, root + <ets>flos</ets>, +<ets>floris</ets>, a flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Rhizanthous.</def> + +<hw>Ra*dic"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nature or appearance of a radix +or root.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radicula</ets>, dim. of <ets>radix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, +root: cf. F. <ets>radicule</ets>. See <er>Radix</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rudimentary stem of a +plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which +the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the +caulicle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A rootlet; a radicel.</def> + +<hw>Ra*dic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +performance to roots, or the root of a plant.</def> + +<hw>Rad"i*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +radicle.</def> + +<hw>Ra*dic"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing numerous radicles, or +rootlets.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> +of <er>Radius</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form indicating +<xex>connection with</xex>, or <xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>a +radius</xex> or <xex>ray</xex>; specifically <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, +<xex>with the radius of the forearm</xex>; <as>as, +<ex>radio</ex>-ulnar, <ex>radio</ex>muscular, +<ex>radio</ex>carpal</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. +pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Radiate</er>, and +<er>Flagellata</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of +Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Radio-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>A picture produced by the R\'94ntgen rays +upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially +a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays.</def><-- also +X-ray photo or X-ray --> + +<-- p. 1184 --> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`di*o*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL. See <er>Radioli</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or +shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project +from the body like rays. It includes the polycystines. See +<er>Polycystina</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra`di*o*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Radiolaria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the +Radiolaria.</def></def2> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*di"o*li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; +<sing>sing. <singw>Radiolus</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. +<ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>radius</ets> radius: cf. L. +<ets>radiolus</ets> a feeble sunbeam.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The barbs of the radii of a feather; +barbules.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radius</ets> ray + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>radiolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A +hippurite.</def> + +<hw>Ra`di*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radius</ets> radius + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>radiom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>A forestaff.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument designed for +measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy.</def> + +<note><hand/ It consists of a number of light discs, blackened on +one side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on an a +pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light +or heat, the arms rotate.</note> + +<hw>Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Radio-</ets> + <ets>micrometer</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A very sensitive modification or +application of the thermopile, used for indicating minute changes +of radiant heat, or temperature.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*o*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[<ets>Radio-</ets> + +Gr. <?/ sound.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An apparatus for +the production of sound by the action of luminous or thermal +rays. It is essentially the same as the photophone.</def> + +<-- 2. a telephone using radio waves --> + +<hw>Ra`di*oph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The art or practice of using the +radiophone.</def> + +<hw>Ra"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radiosus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of rays, +and light.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Berkeley.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Radiating; radiant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>G. Fletcher.</au> + +<hw>Rad"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>radis</ets>; cf. It. <ets>radice</ets>, Pr. +<ets>raditz</ets>: all fr. L. <ets>radix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, +a root, an edible root, especially a radish, akin to E. +<ets>wort</ets>. See <er>Wort</er>, and cf. <er>Eradicate</er>, +<er>Race</er> a root, <er>Radix</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant +(<spn>Paphanus sativus</spn>); also, the whole plant.</def> + +<cs><col>Radish fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small +two-winged fly (<spn>Anthomyia raphani</spn>) whose larv\'91 +burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly.</cd> -- +<col>Rat-tailed radish</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an herb +(<spn>Raphanus caudatus</spn>) having a long, slender pod, which +is sometimes eaten.</cd> -- <col>Wild radish</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the jointed charlock.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L. +<plw>Radii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>; E. <plw>Radiuses</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, +radius, ray. See <er>Ray</er> a divergent line.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A right line drawn or +extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the +semidiameter of a circle or sphere.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The preaxial bone of the +forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind +limb. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Artiodactyla</er>.</def> + +<note><hand/ The radius is on the same side of the limb as the +thumb, or pollex, and in man it so articulated that its lower end +is capable of partial rotation about the ulna.</note> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A ray, or outer floret, of the +capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See +<er>Ray</er>, 2.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>The barbs of a perfect.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Radiating +organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The movable limb of a sextant or other angular +instrument.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<cs><col>Radius bar</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a bar pivoted +at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end +attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular +arc.</cd> -- <col>Radius of curvature</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Curvature</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"di*us vec"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A straight line (or the length of such +line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or +pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves +to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar +co\'94rdinates. See <er>Co\'94rdinate</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An ideal straight line +joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body +describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a +planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite.</def> + +<hw>Ra"dix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Radices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Radixes</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>radix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, +root. See <er>Radish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>A primitive, from which spring other +words; a radical; a root; an etymon.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A number or +quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any +system; a base. <as>Thus, 10 is the <ex>radix</ex>, or base, of +the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system +of numeration</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A +finite expression, from which a series is derived.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Hutton.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The root of a plant.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rad"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Radul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a scraper, fr. +<ets>radere</ets> to scrape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- +called also <altname>lingual ribbon</altname>, and +<altname>tongue</altname>. See <er>Odontophore</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra*du"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>radula</ets> a scraper + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Rasplike; <as>as, <ex>raduliform</ex> teeth</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Raffed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Raffing</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OF. <ets>raffer</ets>, of German origin; cf. G. +<ets>raffen</ets>; akin to E. <ets>rap</ets> to snatch. See +<er>Rap</er>, and cf. <er>Riffraff</er>, <er>Rip</er> to +tear.]</ety> <def>To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to +take by a promiscuous sweep.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Causes and effects which I thus <qex>raff</qex> up +together.</q> +<qau>Carew.</qau> + +<hw>Raff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A promiscuous heap; +a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.</def> \'bdA +<xex>raff</xex> of errors.\'b8 + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; +-- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, +<xex>riffraff</xex>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A low fellow; a churl.</def> + +<cs><col>Raff merchant</col>, <cd>a dealer in lumber and odd +refuse. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Raf`fa*el*esque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Raphaelesque.</def> + +<hw>Raf"fi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from +the leaves of a palm tree of the genus <spn>Raphia</spn>.</def> + +<au>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</au> + +<hw>Raf"fi*nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raffiner</ets> to refine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A +colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the +molasses of the sugar beet.</def> + +<hw>Raff"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling, or +having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low.</def> + +<q>A sad, <qex>raffish</qex>, disreputable character.</q> +<qau>Thackeray.</qau> + +<hw>Raf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rafle</ets>; <ets>faire rafle</ets> to sweep stakes, fr. +<ets>rafter</ets> to carry or sweep away, <ets>rafler tout</ets> +to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. <ets>raffeln</ets> to +snatch up, to rake. See <er>Raff</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, +in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then +determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall +become the sole possessor.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A game of dice in which he who threw three alike +won all the stakes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<hw>Raf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raffled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Raffling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To +engage in a raffle; <as>as, to <ex>raffle</ex> for a +watch</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dispose of by means of +a raffle; -- often followed by <xex>off</xex>; <as>as, to +<ex>raffle</ex> off a horse</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +raffles.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Raf*fle"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. +Named from its discoverer, Sir S. <ets>Raffle<?/</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of stemless, leafless plants, +living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in +Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very +large, in one species (<spn>Rafflesia Arnoldi</spn>) having a +diameter of two or three feet.</def> + +<hw>Raft</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> of <er>Reave</er>.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Raft</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Originally, a rafter, spar, +and fr. Icel. <ets>raptr</ets> a rafter; akin to Dan. +<ets>raft</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>raff</ets> a rafter, spar; cf. +OHG. <ets>r\'befo</ets>, <ets>r\'bevo</ets>, a beam, rafter, +Icel. <ets>r\'bef</ets> roof. Cf. <er>Rafter</er>, +<pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection of logs, +boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened, together, either +for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as +a support in conveying other things; a float.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such +as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which +obstructs navigation.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps akin to <ets>raff</ets> a heap.]</ety> +<def>A large collection of people or things taken +indiscriminately.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark> \'bdA whole +<xex>raft</xex> of folks.\'b8 + +<au>W. D. Howells.</au> + +<cs><col>Raft bridge</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A bridge whose +points of support are rafts</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A bridge that +consists of floating timbers fastened together.</cd> -- <col>Raft +duck</col>. <ety>[The name alludes to its swimming in dense +flocks.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The +bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also <altname>flock +duck</altname>. See <er>Scaup</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The +redhead.</cd> -- <col>Raft port</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a +large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading +timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber +port.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Raft</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rafted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rafting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To transport on a raft, or in +the form of a raft; to make into a raft; <as>as, to <ex>raft</ex> +timber</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raf"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> +<def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Reave</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Raft"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +raftsman.</def> + +<hw>Raft"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>r\'91fter</ets>; +akin to E. <ets>raft</ets>, n. See <er>Raft</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy +piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof +which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the +roof. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Queen-post</er>.</def> + +<q>[Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, +With smoky <qex>rafters</qex>, than in tapestry halls.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Raft"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make into +rafters, as timber.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with rafters, as a house.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>To plow so as to turn the +grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Raft"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of making or +managing rafts.</def> + +<hw>Rafts"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Raftsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man engaged in +rafting.</def> + +<hw>Raf"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps akin to +G. <ets>reif</ets> hoarfrost.]</ety> <def>Damp; musty.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. +<ets>r\'91gja</ets> to calumniate, OHG, <ets>ruogen</ets> to +accuse, G. <ets>r\'81gen</ets> to censure, AS. +<ets>wr<emac/gan</ets>, Goth. <ets>wr<omac/hjan</ets> to +accuse.]</ety> <def>To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to +torment; to banter.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Pegge.</au> + +<hw>Rag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ragge</ets>, probably +of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. <ets>r\'94gg</ets> rough hair. Cf. +<er>Rug</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of +cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a +fragment.</def> + +<q>Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, +And fluttered into <qex>rags</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Not having otherwise any <qex>rag</qex> of legality to cover +the shame of their cruelty.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Hence, mean or tattered attire; +worn-out dress.</def> + +<q>And virtue, though in <qex>rags</qex>, will keep me warm.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.</def> + +<q>The other zealous <qex>rag</qex> is the compositor.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<q>Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and +<qex>rag</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A coarse kind of rock, +somewhat cellular in texture.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld> <def>A ragged edge.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A sail, or any piece of canvas.</def> +<mark>[Nautical Slang]</mark> + +<q>Our ship was a clipper with every <qex>rag</qex> set.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rag bolt</col>, <cd>an iron pin with barbs on its shank +to retain it in place.</cd> -- <col>Rag carpet</col>, <cd>a +carpet of which the weft consists of narrow of cloth sewed +together, end to end.</cd> -- <col>Rag dust</col>, <cd>fine +particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-mach\'82 and +wall papers.</cd> -- <col>Rag wheel</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A +chain wheel; a sprocket wheel</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A polishing +wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a mandrel.</cd> +-- <col>Rag wool</col>, <cd>wool obtained by tearing woolen rags +into fine bits, shoddy.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. +& p. p.</pos> <er>Ragged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ragging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To +become tattered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To break (ore) +into lumps for sorting.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rag"a*bash`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rag"a*brash`</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idle, ragged +person.</def> + +<au>Nares. Grose.</au> + +<hw>Rag`a*muf"fin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<ets>Ragamofin</ets>, the name of a demon in some of the old +mysteries.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A paltry or disreputable +fellow; a mean which.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who wears ragged clothing.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The long-tailed +titmouse.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>rabies</ets>, fr. <ets>rabere</ets> to rave; cf. Skr. +<ets>rabh</ets> to seize, <ets>rabhas</ets> violence. Cf. +<er>Rabid</er>, <er>Rabies</er>, <er>Rave</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme +vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the +will.</def> \'bdIn great <xex>rage</xex> of pain.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<q>He appeased the <qex>rage</qex> of hunger with some scraps of +broken meat.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>Convulsed with a <qex>rage</qex> of grief.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, anger accompanied with raving; +overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.</def> + +<q>torment, and loud lament, and furious <qex>rage</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A violent or raging wind.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The subject of eager desire; that which is +sought after, or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive +passion; <as>as, to be all the <ex>rage</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See +<er>Anger</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rage</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>ragier</ets>. See <er>Rage</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to +fury; to be violently agitated with passion.</def> \'bdWhereat he +inly <xex>raged</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>When one so great begins to <qex>rage</qex>, he a hunted +Even to falling.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently +driven or agitated; to act or move furiously; <as>as, the +<ex>raging</ex> sea or winds</as>.</def> + +<q>Why do the heathen <qex>rage</qex> ?</q> +<qau>Ps. ii. 1.</qau> + +<q>The madding wheels +Of brazen chariots <qex>raged</qex>; dire was the noise.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with +destruction or fatal effect; <as>as, the plague <ex>raged</ex> in +Cairo</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To toy or act wantonly; to sport.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To storm; fret; chafe; fume.</syn> + +<hw>Rage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enrage.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rage"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of rage; +expressing rage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Rageful</xex> +eyes.\'b8 + +<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> + +<hw>Ra"ger*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Wantonness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rag"ged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rag</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rent or worn +into tatters, or till the texture is broken; <as>as, a +<ex>ragged</ex> coat; a <ex>ragged</ex> sail.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; +rough; jagged; <as>as, <ex>ragged</ex> rocks</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; +dissonant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>ragged</xex> noise +of mirth.\'b8 + +<au>Herbert.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Wearing tattered clothes; <as>as, a +<ex>ragged</ex> fellow</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Rough; shaggy; rugged.</def> + +<q>What shepherd owns those <qex>ragged</qex> sheep ?</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<cs><col>Ragged lady</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fennel +flower (<spn>Nigella Damascena</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Ragged +robin</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus +<spn>Lychnis</spn> (<spn>L. Flos-cuculi</spn>), cultivated for +its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow +lobes.</cd> -- <col>Ragged sailor</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>prince's feather (<spn>Polygonum orientale</spn>).</cd> -- +<col>Ragged school</col>, <cd>a free school for poor children, +where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first +because they came in their common clothing. +<mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rag"ged*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rag"ged*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rag"gie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <or/ <hw>Rag"gy</hw> +}</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ragged; rough.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA stony and <xex>raggie</xex> hill.\'b8 + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ragh`u*van"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. +<ets>Raguva<msdot/<cced/a</ets>.]</ety> <def>A celebrated +Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu dynasty.</def> + +<hw>Ra"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos> from +<er>Rage</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Ra"*ging*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ra"gious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Raging; +furious; rageful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- +<wordforms><wf>Ra"gious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> + +<hw>Rag"lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loose +overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord +<xex>Raglan</xex>, an English general.</def> + +<hw>Rag"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Ragmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who collects, +or deals in, rags.</def> + +<hw>Rag"man</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ragman's +roll</er>.]</ety> <def>A document having many names or numerous +seals, as a papal bull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Rag"man's roll`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[For <ets>ragman +roll</ets> a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where +<ets>ragman</ets> is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. +<ets>ragmenni</ets> a craven person, Sw. <ets>raggen</ets> the +devil. Icel. <ets>ragmenni</ets> is fr. <ets>ragr</ets> cowardly +(another form of <ets>argr</ets>, akin to AS. <ets>earg</ets> +cowardly, vile, G. <ets>arg</ets> bad) + <ets>menni</ets> (in +comp.) man, akin to E. <ets>man</ets>. See <er>Roll</er>, and cf. +<er>Rigmarole</er>.]</ety> <def>The rolls of deeds on parchment +in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance +to Edward I. of England, <sc>A. D.</sc> 1296.</def> <altsp>[Also +written <asp>ragman-roll</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ra*gout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rago\'96t</ets>, fr. <ets>rago\'96ter</ets> to restore one's +appetite, fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>ad</ets> to + +<ets>gustare</ets> to taste, <ets>gustus</ets> taste. See +<er>Gust</er> relish.]</ety> <def>A dish made of pieces of meat, +stewed, and highly seasoned; <as>as, a <ex>ragout</ex> of +mutton</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rag"pick`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in the +streets.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ra*guled"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rag*guled"</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>raguer</ets> to chafe, fret, rub, or E. +<ets>rag</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Notched in regular +diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an +edge.</def> + +<-- p. 1185 --> + +<hw>Rag"weed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A common American composite weed (<spn>Ambrosia +artemisi\'91folia</spn>) with finely divided leaves; +hogweed.</def> + +<cs><col>Great ragweed</col>, <cd>a coarse American herb +(<spn>Ambrosia trifida</spn>), with rough three-lobed opposite +leaves.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rag"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A kind of rubblework. In the United +States, any rubblework of thin and small stones.</def> + +<hw>Rag"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A name given to several species of the composite genus +<spn>Senecio</spn>.</def> + +<note><hand/ <spn>Senecio aureus</spn> is the golden ragwort of +the United States: <spn>S. elegans</spn> is the purple ragwort of +South Africa.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"ia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a ray. +Cf. <er>Ray</er> the fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +genus of rays which includes the skates. See +<er>Skate</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"i\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Raia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The order of +elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and +rays; -- called also <altname>Raj\'91</altname>, and +<altname>Rajii</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Raid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. +<ets>rei<edh/</ets> a riding, raid; akin to E. <ets>road</ets>. +See <er>Road</er> a way.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hostile or +predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a +sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.</def> + +<q>Marauding chief! his sole delight. +The moonlight <qex>raid</qex>, the morning fight.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<q>There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and +occasional <qex>raids</qex>.</q> +<qau>H. Spenser.</qau> + +<note><hand/ A Scottish word which came into common use in the +United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its +application.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An attack or invasion for the purpose of making +arrests, seizing property, or plundering; <as>as, a <ex>raid</ex> +of the police upon a gambling house; a <ex>raid</ex> of +contractors on the public treasury.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq. U. +S.]</mark> + +<hw>Raid</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raided</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raiding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make a raid upon or into; +<as>as, two regiments <ex>raided</ex> the border +counties</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raid"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who engages +in a raid.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>reil</ets>, <ets>re\'f4el</ets>, AS. <ets>hr\'91gel</ets>, +<ets>hr\'91gl</ets> a garment; akin to OHG. <ets>hregil</ets>, +OFries. <ets>hreil</ets>.]</ety> <def>An outer cloak or covering; +a neckerchief for women.</def> + +<au>Fairholt.</au> + +<hw>Rail</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> +<def>To flow forth; to roll out; to course.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth +<qex>railing</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Rail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to LG. & Sw. +<ets>regel</ets> bar, bolt, G. <ets>riegel</ets> a rail, bar, or +bolt, OHG, <ets>rigil</ets>, <ets>rigel</ets>, bar, bolt, and +possibly to E. <ets>row</ets> a line.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, +extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, +balustrades, staircases, etc.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A horizontal piece in a frame +or paneling. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Style</er>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A bar of steel or iron, +forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually +shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place +by chairs, splices, etc.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The stout, +narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The light, fencelike structures of wood or +metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such +protection is needed.</def> + +<cs><col>Rail fence</col>. <cd>See under <er>Fence</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rail guard</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A device attached to the +front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail +obstructions</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A guard rail</cd>. See under +<er>Guard</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rail joint</col> +<fld>(Railroad)</fld>, <cd>a splice connecting the adjacent ends +of rails, in distinction from a <xex>chair<xex>, which is merely +a seat. The two devices are sometimes united. Among several +hundred varieties, the <xex>fish joint<xex> is standard. See +<cref>Fish joint</cref>, under <er>Fish</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rail +train</col> <fld>(Iron & Steel Manuf.)</fld>, <cd>a train of +rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from +blooms or billets.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Railed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Railing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To inclose with +rails or a railing.</def> + +<q>It ought to be fenced in and <qex>railed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Ayliffe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To range in a line.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>They were brought to London all <qex>railed</qex> in ropes, +like a team of horses in a cart.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<hw>Rail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'83le</ets>, fr. +<ets>r\'83ler</ets> to have a rattling in the throat; of German +origin, and akin to E. <ets>rattle</ets>. See <er>Rattle</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of +numerous species of limicoline birds of the family +<spn>Rallid\'91</spn>, especially those of the genus +<spn>Rallus</spn>, and of closely allied genera. They are prized +as game birds.</def> + +<note><hand/ The common European water rail (<spn>Rallus +aquaticus</spn>) is called also <stype>bilcock</stype>, +<stype>skitty coot</stype>, and <stype>brook runner</stype>. The +best known American species are the clapper rail, or salt-marsh +hen (<spn>Rallus lonqirostris</spn>, var. <spn>crepitans</spn>); +the king, or red-breasted, rail (<spn>R. elegans</spn>) (called +also <stype>fresh-water marshhen</stype>); the lesser clapper, or +Virginia, rail (<spn>R. Virginianus</spn>); and the Carolina, or +sora, rail (<spn>Porzana Carolina</spn>). See +<er>Sora</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Land rail</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +corncrake.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rail</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>railler</ets>; cf. +Sp. <ets>rallar</ets> to grate, scrape, molest; perhaps fr. +(assumed) LL. <ets>radiculare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>radere</ets> to +scrape, grate. Cf. <er>Rally</er> to banter, +<er>Rase</er>.]</ety> <def>To use insolent and reproachful +language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; followed by +<xex>at</xex> or <xex>against</xex>, formerly by +<xex>on</xex>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>And <qex>rail</qex> at arts he did not understand.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Lesbia forever on me <qex>rails</qex>.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<hw>Rail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +rail at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Feltham.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move or influence by railing.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Rail</qex> the seal from off my bond.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rail"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rails; +one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious +language.</def> + +<hw>Rail"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing reproach; +insulting.</def> + +<q>Angels which are greater in power and might, bring not +<qex>railing</qex> accusation against them.</q> +<qau>2 Pet. ii. 11.</qau> + +<hw>Rail"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A barrier made +of a rail or of rails.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rails in general; also, material for making +rails.</def> + +<hw>Rail"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With scoffing or +insulting language.</def> + +<hw>Rail"er*y</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raillerie</ets>, fr. <ets>railler</ets>. See <er>Rail</er> +to scoff.]</ety> <def>Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; +jesting language; satirical merriment.</def> + +<q>Let <qex>raillery</qex> be without malice or heat.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<q>Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is +sufficient to turn them into <qex>raillery</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Rail`leur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A banterer; a jester; a mocker.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Wycherley.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rail"road`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rail"way`</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A road or +way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel +rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of +vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.</def> + +<note><hand/ The modern railroad is a development and adaptation +of the older tramway.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The road, track, etc., with al the lands, +buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them +and constituting one property; <as>as, certain <ex>railroad</ex> +has been put into the hands of a receiver</as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Railway</xex> is the commoner word in England; +<xex>railroad</xex> the commoner word in the United +States.</note> + +<note><hand/ In the following and similar phrases +<xex>railroad</xex> and <xex>railway</xex> are used +interchangeably: --</note> + +<cs><mcol><col>Atmospheric railway</col>, <col>Elevated +railway</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Atmospheric</er>, +<er>Elevated</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Cable railway</col>. <cd>See +<cref>Cable road</cref>, under <er>Cable</er>.</cd> -- <col>Perry +railway</col>, <cd>a submerged track on which an elevated +platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water +course.</cd> -- <col>Gravity railway</col>, <cd>a railway, in a +hilly country, on which the cars run by gravity down gentle +slopes for long distances after having been hauled up steep +inclines to an elevated point by stationary engines.</cd> -- +<col>Railway brake</col>, <cd>a brake used in stopping railway +cars or locomotives.</cd> -- <col>Railway car</col>, <cd>a large, +heavy vehicle with flanged wheels fitted for running on a +railway.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Railway carriage</col>, +<cd>a railway passenger car.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- +<col>Railway scale</col>, <cd>a platform scale bearing a track +which forms part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded +cars.</cd> -- <col>Railway slide</col>. <cd>See <cref>Transfer +table</cref>, under <er>Transfer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Railway +spine</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an abnormal condition due to +severe concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad +accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other disturbances +of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain in the back, +impairment of general health, and cerebral disturbance, -- the +symptoms often not developing till some months after the +injury.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Underground railroad</col> <or/ +<col>railway</col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A railroad or railway +running through a tunnel, as beneath the streets of a city</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Formerly, a system of co\'94peration among +certain active antislavery people in the United States, by which +fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach Canada</cd>. +<note>[In the latter sense <xex>railroad<xex>, and not +<xex>railway<xex>, was used.]</note> \'bdTheir house was a +principal <xex>entrep\'93t<xex> of the <xex>underground +railroad<xex>.\'b8 <au>W. D. Howells</au>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rail"road`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The construction of a +railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.</def> +<mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rai"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. +<ets>arraiment</ets>. See <er>Array</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular +in form, with a collective sense.</def> + +<q>Living, both food and <qex>raiment</qex> she supplies.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An article of dress.</def> <mark>[R. or +Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> + +<hw>Rain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Reign.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rein</ets>, AS. <ets>regen</ets>; akin to OFries. +<ets>rein</ets>, D. & G. <ets>regen</ets>, OS. & OHG. +<ets>regan</ets>, Icel., Dan., & Sw. <ets>regn</ets>, Goth. +<ets>rign</ets>, and prob. to L. <ets>rigare</ets> to water, to +wet; cf. Gr. <?/ to wet, to rain.]</ety> <def>Water falling in +drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in +drops.</def> + +<q><qex>Rain</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Ray.</qau> + +<q>Fair days have oft contracted wind and <qex>rain</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rain</xex> is distinguished from +<xex>mist</xex> by the size of the drops, which are distinctly +visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is +called <xex>mist</xex>; and <xex>fog</xex> is composed of +particles so fine as to be not only individually +indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See +<er>Fog</er>, and <er>Mist</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Rain band</col> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld>, <cd>a dark band +in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, +caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and +hence sometimes used in weather predictions.</cd> -- <col>Rain +bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the yaffle, or green +woodpecker. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> The name is also applied to +various other birds, as to <spn>Saurothera vetula</spn> of the +West Indies.</cd> -- <col>Rain fowl</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the channel-bill cuckoo (<spn>Scythrops +Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91</spn>) of Australia.</cd> -- <col>Rain +gauge</col>, <cd>an instrument of various forms measuring the +quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a +pluviometer; an ombrometer.</cd> -- <col>Rain goose</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the red-throated diver, or loon.</cd> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Rain prints</col></mcol> +<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>markings on the surfaces of stratified +rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on +mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced.</cd> -- +<col>Rain quail</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Quail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col>Rain water</col>, +<cd>water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rain</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rained</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>regnian</ets>, akin +to G. <ets>regnen</ets>, Goth. <ets>rignjan</ets>. See +<er>Rain</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fall in +drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly with <xex>it</xex> +for a nominative; <as>as, it <ex>rains</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>The rain it <qex>raineth</qex> every day.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fall or drop like water from the clouds; +<as>as, tears <ex>rained</ex> from their eyes</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.</def> + +<q>Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will <qex>rain</qex> +bread from heaven for you.</q> +<qau>Ex. xvi. 4.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; +<as>as, to <ex>rain</ex> favors upon a person</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rain"bow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>regenboga</ets>, akin to G. <ets>regenbogen</ets>. See +<er>Rain</er>, and <er>Bow</er> anything bent,]</ety> <def>A bow +or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of +the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite +to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in +drops of falling rain.</def> + +<note><hand/ Besides the ordinary bow, called also <xex>primary +rainbow</xex>, which is formed by two refractions and one +reflection, there is also another often seen exterior to it, +called the <xex>secondary rainbow</xex>, 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.</note> + +<cs><col>Lunar rainbow</col>, <cd>a fainter arch or rainbow, +formed by the moon.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Marine rainbow</col>, <or/ +<col>Sea bow</col></mcol>, <cd>a similar bow seen in the spray of +waves at sea.</cd> -- <col>Rainbow trout</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bright-colored trout +(<spn>Salmoirideus</spn>), native of the mountains of California, +but now extensively introduced into the Eastern States. Japan, +and other countries; -- called also <altname>brook +trout</altname>, <altname>mountain trout</altname>, and +<altname>golden trout</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rainbow +wrasse</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Wrasse</er>.</cd> -- <col>Supernumerary rainbow</col>, <cd>a +smaller bow, usually of red and green colors only, sometimes seen +within the primary or without the secondary rainbow, and in +contact with them.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rain"bowed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed with +or like a rainbow.</def> + +<hw>Rain"deer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Reindeer</er>.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rain"drop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A drop of +rain.</def> + +<hw>Rain"fall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fall or +descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in +rain; <as>as, the average annual <ex>rainfall</ex> of a +region</as>.</def> + +<q>Supplied by the <qex>rainfall</qex> of the outer ranges of +Sinchul and Singaleleh.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<hw>Rain"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state +of being rainy.</def> + +<hw>Rain"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of rain; <as>as, +a <ex>rainless</ex> region</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rain"-tight`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>So tight +as to exclude rain as, a <xex>rain-tight</xex> roof.</def> + +<hw>Rain"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>regenig</ets>.]</ety> <def>Abounding with rain; wet; +showery; <as>as, <ex>rainy</ex> day or season</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. +<ets>reip</ets> rope. Cf. <er>Rope</er>.]</ety> <def>A rope; +also, a measure equal to a rod.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rais</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 2d +<er>Reis</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rais"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of +being raised.</def> + +<hw>Raise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Raised</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Raising</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE. <ets>reisen</ets>, Icel. <ets>reisa</ets>, causative of +<ets>r\'c6sa</ets> to rise. See <er>Rise</er>, and cf. +<er>Rear</er> to raise.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a +higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; <as>as, to +<ex>raise</ex> a stone or weight</as>.</def> Hence, figuratively: +-- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring to a higher condition or situation; to +elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or +estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; +<as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> from a low estate; to <ex>raise</ex> to +office; to <ex>raise</ex> the price, and the like</as></def>. + +<q>This gentleman came to be <qex>raised</qex> to great +titles.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<q>The plate pieces of eight were <qex>raised</qex> three pence +in the piece.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence +of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; <as>as, +to <ex>raise</ex> the pulse; to <ex>raise</ex> the voice; to +<ex>raise</ex> the spirits or the courage; to <ex>raise</ex> the +heat of a furnace</as></def>. + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To elevate in degree according to some scale; +<as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> the pitch of the voice; to +<ex>raise</ex> the temperature of a room</as></def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position +or posture; to set up; to make upright; <as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> +a mast or flagstaff</as>.</def> Hence: -- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To cause to spring up from recumbent position, +from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse</def>. + +<q>They shall not awake, nor be <qex>raised</qex> out of their +sleep.</q> +<qau>Job xiv. 12.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to +tumult, struggle, or war; to excite</def>. + +<q>He commandeth, and <qex>raiseth</qex> the stormy wind.</q> +<qau>Ps. cvii. 25.</qau> + +<q>\'92neas . . . employs his pains, +In parts remote, to <qex>raise</qex> the Tuscan swains.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To bring up from the lower world; to call up, +as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to +give life to</def>. + +<q>Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God +should <qex>raise</qex> the dead ?</q> +<qau>Acts xxvi. 8.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being +or to appear; to give to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, +or the like.</def> Hence, specifically: -- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To form by the accumulation of materials or +constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to <xex>raise</xex> +a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones</def>. + +<q>I will <qex>raise</qex> forts against thee.</q> +<qau>Isa. xxxix. 3.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get +together or obtain for use or service; <as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> +money, troops, and the like</as></def>. \'bdTo <xex>raise</xex> +up a rent.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, +bred, or propagated; to grow; <as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> corn, +barley, hops, etc.; to<ex>raise</ex> cattle</as>.</def> \'bdHe +<xex>raised</xex> sheep.\'b8 \'bdHe <xex>raised</xex> wheat +where none grew before.\'b8 + +<au>Johnson's Dict.</au> + +<-- p. 1186 --> + +<note><hand/ In some parts of the United States, notably in the +Southern States, <xex>raise</xex> in also commonly applied to the +rearing or bringing up of children.</note> + +<q>I was <qex>raised</qex>, as they say in Virginia, among the +mountains of the North.</q> +<qau>Paulding.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To bring into being; to produce; to cause to +arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with <xex>up</xex></def>. + +<q>I will <qex>raise</qex> them up a prophet from among their +brethren, like unto thee.</q> +<qau>Deut. xviii. 18.</qau> + +<q>God vouchsafes to <qex>raise</qex> another world +From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to +start; to originate; <as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> a smile or a +blush</as></def>. + +<q>Thou shalt not <qex>raise</qex> a false report.</q> +<qau>Ex. xxiii. 1.</qau> + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to +strike up</def>. + +<q>Soon as the prince appears, they <qex>raise</qex> a cry.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sd>(g)</sd> <def>To bring to notice; to submit for +consideration; as, to <xex>raise</xex> a point of order; to +<xex>raise</xex> an objection</def>. + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to +make light and spongy, as bread.</def> + +<q>Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and <qex>raise</qex> paste.</q> +<qau>Spectator.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To cause (the +land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; +<as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> Sandy Hook light</as>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To let go; <as>as in the command, +<ex>Raise</ex> tacks and sheets, <it>i. e.</it>, Let go tacks and +sheets</as>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To create or constitute; +<as>as, to <ex>raise</ex> a use that is, to create it</as>.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<cs><col>To raise a blockade</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to +remove or break up a blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or +forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or +dispersing them.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To raise a check</col>, +<col>note</col>, <col>bill of exchange</col></mcol>, <cd>etc., to +increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the writing, +figures, or printing in which the sum payable is +specified.</cd><-- or money order --> -- <col>To raise a +siege</col>, <cd>to relinquish an attempt to take a place by +besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be relinquished.</cd> -- +<col>To raise steam</col>, <cd>to produce steam of a required +pressure.</cd> -- <col>To raise the wind</col>, <cd>to procure +ready money by some temporary expedient.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <mcol><col>To raise Cain</col>, <or/ +<col>To raise the devil</col></mcol>, <cd>to cause a great +disturbance; to make great trouble. +<mark>[Slang]</mark></cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; +produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.</syn> + +<hw>Raised</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; <as>as, +<ex>raised</ex> or embossed metal work</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of +bread, cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of +tartar, soda, etc. See <er>Raise</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, +4.</def> + +<cs><col>Raised beach</col>. <cd>See under <er>Beach</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Rais"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, raises (in various senses of the verb).</def> + +<hw>Rai"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raisin</ets> grape, raisin, L. <ets>racemus</ets> cluster of +grapes or berries; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/, berry, grape. Cf. +<er>Raceme</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grape, or a bunch of +grapes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A grape dried in the sun or by artificial +heat.</def> + +<cs><col>Raisin tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common red +currant, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth +called <xex>currants<xex>. <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<au>Dp. Prior.</au> + +<hw>Rais"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, +producing, or restoring to life.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the operation or work of setting +up the frame of a building; <as>as, to help at a +<ex>raising</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><-- e.g., barn +raising --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of +forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, +stamping, or spinning.</def> + +<cs><col>Raising bee</col>, <cd>a bee for raising the frame of a +building. See <er>Bee</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2. <mark>[U.S.]</mark> +<au>W. Irving</au>.</cd> -- <col>Raising hammer</col>, <cd>a +hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.</cd> -- +<col>Raising plate</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>the plate, or +longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and +rests.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Rai`son`n\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raisonn\'82</ets>. p. p. of <ets>raisonner</ets> to +reason.]</ety> <def>Arranged systematically, or according to +classes or subjects; <as>as, a catalogue +<ex>raisonn\'82</ex></as>. See under <er>Catalogue</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rai"vel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Weaving)</fld> +<def>A separator.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Raj</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rajah</er>.]</ety> <def>Reign; rule.</def> +<mark>[India]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"ja</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rajah</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"jah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. +<ets>r\'bej\'be</ets>, Skr. <ets>r\'bejan</ets>, akin to L. +<ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>. See <er>Regal</er>, +<pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <def>A native prince or king; also, a +landholder or person of importance in the agricultural +districts.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> + +<hw>Ra"jah*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or dignity of +a rajah.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Raj`poot"</hw>, <hw>\'d8Raj`put"</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. +<ets>r\'bej-p<umac/t</ets>, Skr. <ets>r\'beja-putra</ets> king's +son.]</ety> <def>A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, +caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of +Rajpootana, in northern central India.</def> + +<hw>Rake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>race</ets>; akin to OD. <ets>rake</ets>, D. <ets>reek</ets>, +OHG, <ets>rehho</ets>, G. <ets>rechen</ets>, Icel, +<ets>reka</ets> a shovel, and to Goth. <ets>rikan</ets> to heap +up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. <?/ to stretch out, and E. +<ets>rack</ets> to stretch. Cf. <er>Reckon</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>An implement consisting of a headpiece having +teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for +collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a +large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for +collecting hay or grain; a horserake.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word.]</ety> +<fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A fissure or mineral vein traversing the +strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also +<altname>rake-vein</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Gill rakes</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See under 1st +<er>Gill</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rake</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raked</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>racian</ets>. See +1st <er>Rake</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect with a +rake; <as>as, to <ex>rake</ex> hay</as>; -- often with +<xex>up</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>raked</ex> up the fallen +leaves</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> Hence: <def>To collect or draw together with +laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape +together; <as>as, to <ex>rake</ex> together wealth; to +<ex>rake</ex> together slanderous tales; to <ex>rake</ex> +together the rabble of a town.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a +rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or +for stirring up the soil; <as>as, to <ex>rake</ex> a lawn; to +<ex>rake</ex> a flower bed.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To search through; to scour; to ransack.</def> + +<q>The statesman <qex>rakes</qex> the town to find a plot.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To scrape or scratch across; to pass over +quickly and lightly, as a rake does.</def> + +<q>Like clouds that <qex>rake</qex> the mountain summits.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To enfilade; to fire in a +direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, +as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole +length of the deck.</def> + +<cs><col>To rake up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To collect together, +as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>To bring up; to search out an bring to notice again; as, +<xex>to rake up<xex> old scandals.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to +search minutely.</def> + +<q>One is for <qex>raking</qex> in Chaucer for antiquated +words.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape +along.</def> + +<q>Pas could not stay, but over him did <qex>rake</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<hw>Rake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. dial. Sw. <ets>raka</ets> +to reach, and E. <ets>reach</ets>.]</ety> <def>To inclination of +anything from a perpendicular direction; <as>as, the +<ex>rake</ex> of a roof, a staircase, etc</as>.</def>; especially +<fld>(Naut.</xex)</fld>, <def>the inclination of a mast or +tunnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular +to the keel.</def> + +<hw>Rake</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To incline from a +perpendicular direction; <as>as, a mast <ex>rakes</ex> +aft</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Raking course</col> <fld>(Bricklaying)</fld>, <cd>a +course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a +thick wall, to strengthen.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>rakel</ets> rash; cf. +Icel. <ets>reikall</ets> wandering, unsettled, <ets>reika</ets> +to wander.]</ety> <def>A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person +addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a +rou\'82.</def> + +<q>Am illiterate and frivolous old <qex>rake</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Rake</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Icel. +<ets>reika</ets>. Cf. <er>Rake</er> a debauchee.]</ety> <def>To +walk about; to gad or ramble idly.</def> <mark>[Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Rake</er> a debauchee.]</ety> <def>To +act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life.</def> + +<au>Shenstone.</au> + +<cs><col>To rake out</col> <fld>(Falconry)</fld>, <cd>to fly too +far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till +the game is sprung; -- said of the hawk.</cd></cs> + +<au>Encyc. Brit.</au> + +<hw>Rake"hell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rakel</er>.]</ety> <def>A lewd, dissolute fellow; a +debauchee; a rake.</def> + +<q>It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and +a <qex>rakehell</qex> do not go together.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rake"hell`</hw>, <hw>Rake"hell`y</hw>, }</mhw> +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser. B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Ra"kel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. See +<er>Rake</er> a debauchee.]</ety> <def>Hasty; reckless; +rash.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Ra"kel*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rak"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st +<er>Rake</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, +rakes</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A person who uses a +rake</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A machine for raking grain or hay +by horse or other power</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A gun so placed +as to rake an enemy's ship.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Gill +rakers</cref>, under 1st <er>Gill</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rak"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Debauchery; +lewdness.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rakery</qex> and intrigues of the lewd town.</q> +<qau>R. North.</qau> + +<hw>Rake"shame`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rakehell</er>, <er>Ragabash</er>.]</ety> <def>A vile, +dissolute wretch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Rake"stale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rake</ets> the instrument + <ets>stale</ets> a +handle.]</ety> <def>The handle of a rake.</def> + +<q>That tale is not worth a <qex>rakestele</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rake"-vein`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rake</er>, a mineral vein.</def> + +<hw>Rak"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a +rake.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A space gone over with a rake; also, the work +done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going +once over a space with a rake.</def> + +<hw>Rak"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dissolute; lewd; +debauched.</def> + +<q>The arduous task of converting a <qex>rakish</qex> lover.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Rak"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Having a +saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.</def> + +<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> + +<hw>Rak"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rakish +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rak"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rakish.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"ku ware`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A kind of earthenware +made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler +color.</def> + +<hw>\'d8R\'83le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'83le</ets>. Cf. <er>Rail</er> the bird.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An adventitious sound, usually of morbid +origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See +<er>Rhonchus</er>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; +differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, +dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, +pulmonary, and pleural.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Ral"len*tan"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Slackening; -- a +direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time +and force; ritardando.</def> + +<hw>Ral"li*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>raliance</ets>. See <er>Rally</er> to reunite.]</ety> +<def>The act of rallying.</def> + +<hw>Rail"li*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rallies.</def> + +<hw>Ral"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the rails.</def> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rallied</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rallying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>ralier</ets>, F. +<ets>rallier</ets>, fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>ad + +ligare</ets> to bind. See <er>Ra-</er>, and 1st +<er>Ally</er>.]</ety> <def>To collect, and reduce to order, as +troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to +reunite.</def> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come into +orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops +scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.</def> + +<q>The Grecians <qex>rally</qex>, and their powers unite.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to +<qex>rally</qex> together, and to form themselves into this new +world.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To collect one's vital powers or forces; to +regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To recover strength after a decline in prices; +-- said of the market, stocks, etc.</def> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Rallies</plw> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of +rallying (in any of the senses of that word).</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A political mass meeting.</def> <mark>[Colloq. +U. S.]</mark> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>railler</ets>. +See <er>Rail</er> to scoff.]</ety> <def>To attack with raillery, +either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or +satire.</def> + +<q>Honeycomb . . . <qex>raillies</qex> me upon a country +life.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain. +Which gay Corinna <qex>rallied</qex> with disdain.</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.</syn> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use +pleasantry, or satirical merriment.</def> + +<hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Good-humored raillery.</def> + +<hw>Ralph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name sometimes +given to the raven.</def> + +<hw>Ral"ston*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named +after J. G. <ets>Ralston</ets> of Norristown, Penn.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring +with the Greenland cryolite in octahedral crystals.</def> + +<hw>Ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>ramm</ets>, <ets>ram</ets>; akin to OHG. & D. +<ets>ram</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>ramm</ets>, and perh. to Icel. +<ets>ramr</ets> strong.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The male of the +sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is +called a <xex>tup</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Aries, the +sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of +March.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The constellation Aries, which +does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same +name.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An engine of war used for butting or +battering.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In ancient +warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used +for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow +of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of +an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A hydraulic ram. See under +<er>Hydraulic</er>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile +driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>The plunger of a hydraulic press.</def> + +<cs><col>Ram's horn</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <cd>A +low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch</cd>. +<altsp>[Written also <asp>ramshorn<asp>.]</altsp> +<au>Farrow</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <cd>An +ammonite.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ram</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rammed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ramming</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To butt or strike +against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive +with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; <as>as, +to <ex>ram</ex> an enemy's vessel; to <ex>ram</ex> piles, +cartridges, etc.</as></def> + +<q>[They] <qex>rammed</qex> me in with foul shirts, and smocks, +socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill or compact by pounding or driving.</def> + +<q>A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and +<qex>rammed</qex> to make the foundation solid.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Ram`a*dan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. +<ets>ramad\'ben</ets>, or <ets>ramaz\'ben</ets>, properly, the +hot month.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Ramadhan</asp>, +<asp>Ramadzan</asp>, and <asp>Rhamadan</asp>.]</altsp> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The ninth Mohammedan month.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept +during daylight through the ninth month.</def> + +<hw>Ram"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>ramus</ets> a branch.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Boughs or +branches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Crabb.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Warbling of birds in trees.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drummond.</au> + +<hw>Ra*mage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wild; +untamed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ra*ma"gi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wild; not +tame.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Now is he tame that was so <qex>ramagious</qex>.</q> +<qau>Remedy of Love.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramus</ets> branch.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a ramus, +or branch; rameal.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*ma"ya*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. +<ets>R\'bem\'beyana</ets>.]</ety> <def>The more ancient of the +two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama +and his wife Sita.</def> + +<hw>Ram"berge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>rame</ets> oar + <ets>barge</ets> barge.]</ety> +<def>Formerly, a kind of large war galley.</def> + +<hw>Ram"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rambled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rambling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[For <ets>rammle</ets>, fr. Prov. +E. <ets>rame</ets> to roam. Cf. <er>Roam</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any +determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to +rove; to wander; <as>as, to <ex>ramble</ex> about the city; to +<ex>ramble</ex> over the world.</as></def> + +<q>He that is at liberty to <qex>ramble</qex> in perfect +darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down +as a bubble by the wind?</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk or write in a discursive, aimless +way.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To extend or grow at random.</def> + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.</syn> + +<hw>Ram"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A going or +moving from place to place without any determinate business or +object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.</def> + +<q>Coming home, after a short Christians <qex>ramble</qex>.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Rammel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Coal +Mining)</fld> <def>A bed of shale over the seam.</def> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<-- 3. A section of woods suitable for liesurely walking. + muskrat ramble -- a dance --> + +<hw>Ram"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rambles; a rover; a wanderer.</def> + +<hw>Ram"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roving; +wandering; discursive; <as>as, a <ex>rambling</ex> fellow, talk, +or building</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ram"bling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rambling +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ram"booze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beverage +made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Blount.</au> + +<hw>Ram*bu"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay +<ets>ramb<umac/tan</ets>, fr. <ets>rambut</ets> hair of the +head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Malayan fruit produced by +the tree <spn>Nephelium lappaceum</spn>, 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 <altname>ramboostan</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"me*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Ramal</er>.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Ra"me*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +Ramist.</def> + +<au>Shipley.</au> + +<hw>Ramed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the +frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the +stocks.</def> + +<hw>Ram"ee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>See <er>Ramie</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ram"e*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ramequin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ram"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramenta</ets>, pl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A scraping; a +shaving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*men"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., +scrapings.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Thin brownish chaffy +scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially +upon the petioles and leaves of ferns.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<-- p. 1187 --> + +<hw>Ram`en*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with ramenta.</def> + +<hw>Ra"me*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rameus</ets>, from <ets>ramus</ets> branch, bough.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Ramal.</def> + +<hw>Ram"e*quin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed +in a mold, or served on bread.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ramekin</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ram"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +Malay.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The grasscloth plant +(<spn>B<oe/hmeria nivea</spn>); also, its fiber, which is very +fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also <altname>China +grass</altname>, and <altname>rhea</altname>. See +<cref>Grass-cloth plant</cref>, under <er>Grass</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ram`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>ramification</ets>. See <er>Ramify</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The process of branching, or the development or +offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a +main stock or channel; <as>as, the <ex>ramifications</ex> of an +artery, vein, or nerve</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A division into principal and subordinate +classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate +parts; <as>as, the <ex>ramifications</ex> a subject or +scheme</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The production of branchlike figures.</def> + +<au>Crabb.</au> + +<hw>Ram`i*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramus</ets> branch + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, +flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Flowering on the +branches.</def> + +<hw>Ram"i*form</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ramus</ets> +branch + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having +the form of a branch.</def> + +<hw>Ram"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ramified</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ramifying</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>ramifier</ets>, LL. +<ets>ramificare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ramus</ets> a branch + +<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> +<def>To divide into branches or subdivisions; <as>as, to +<ex>ramify</ex> an art, subject, scheme</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ram"i*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot, or +divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a +plant.</def> + +<q>When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to +<qex>ramify</qex>.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be divided or subdivided, as a main +subject.</def> + +<hw>Ra*mig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramus</ets> a branch + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing branches; branched.</def> + +<hw>Ra*mip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramus + parere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Producing branches; ramigerous.</def> + +<hw>Ra"mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of +Pierre <xex>Ram\'82</xex>, better known as <xex>Ramus</xex>, a +celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and +philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed the +Aristotelians.</def> + +<hw>Ram"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line used to +get a straight middle line, as on a spar, or from stem to stern +in building a vessel.</def> + +<hw>Ram"mel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Refuse +matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Filled with any rubbish, <qex>rammel</qex> and broken +stones.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<hw>Ram"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, rams or drives.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>An instrument for driving anything force; <as>as, a +<ex>rammer</ex> for driving stones or piles, or for beating the +earth to more solidity</as></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A rod for +forcing down the charge of a gun; a ramrod</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>An implement for pounding the sand of +a mold to render it compact.</def> + +<hw>Ram"mish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a ram; +hence, rank; lascivious.</def> \'bdTheir savor is so +<xex>rammish</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ram"mish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being +rammish.</def> + +<hw>Ram"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a ram; +rammish.</def> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<hw>Ram`ol*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ramollir</ets> to make soft, to soften; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>amollir</ets> to soften; <ets>a</ets> (L. +<ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>mollir</ets> to soften, L. +<ets>mollire</ets>, fr. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <def>A +softening or mollifying.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ra*moon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A small West Indian tree (<spn>Trophis Americana</spn>) of +the Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder +for cattle.</def> + +<hw>Ra*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramosus</ets>, from <ets>ramus</ets> a branch.]</ety> +<def>Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral +divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of branches; +ramifying; branching; branchy.</def> + +<hw>Ra"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ramose.</def> + +<hw>Ramp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ramped</er> <pr>(?; +215)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ramping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>ramper</ets> to +creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. <ets>raffen</ets> +to snatch, LG. & D. <ets>rapen</ets>. See <er>Rap</er> to snatch, +and cf. Romp.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to +prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move +swiftly or with violence.</def> + +<q>Their bridles they would champ,</q> + +<q>And trampling the fine element would fiercely +<qex>ramp</qex>.</q> +<qau> Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To climb, as a plant; to creep up.</def> + +<q>With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . +and so <qex>ramping</qex> upon trees, they mount up to a great +height.</q> +<qau>Ray.</qau> + +<hw>Ramp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A leap; a spring; a +hostile advance.</def> + +<q>The bold Ascalonite +Fled from his lion <qex>ramp</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A highwayman; a robber.</def> <mark>[Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A romping woman; a prostitute.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Lyly.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>rampe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any sloping member, other than a purely +constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a +staircase.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A short bend, slope, or curve, +where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>rampe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> +<def>An inclined plane serving as a communication between +different interior levels.</def> + +<hw>Ram*pa"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>High-spirited; rampageous.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<au>Dickens.</au> + +<hw>Ramp"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Ramp</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <def>Violent or riotous +behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; <as>as, +to be on the <ex>rampage</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Prov. or +Low.]</mark> + +<au>Dickens.</au> + +<hw>Ramp"age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To leap or prance about, +as an animal; to be violent; to rage.</def> <mark>[Prov. or +Low]</mark> + +<hw>Ram*pa"geous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Characterized by violence and passion; unruly; +rampant.</def> <mark>[Prov. or Low]</mark> + +<q>In the primitive ages of a <qex>rampageous</qex> +antiquity.</q> +<qau>Galt.</qau> + +<hw>Ram*pal"lian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<ets>ramp</ets> a prostitute, or <ets>rabble</ets>.]</ety> <def>A +mean wretch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ramp"an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +or state of being rampant; excessive action or development; +exuberance; extravagance.</def> \'bdThey are come to this height +and <xex>rampancy</xex> of vice.\'b8 + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Ramp"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. pr. of +<ets>ramper</ets> to creep. See <er>Ramp</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ramping; leaping; springing; +rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.</def> + +<q>The fierce lion in his kind +Which goeth <qex>rampant</qex> after his prey.</q> +<qau>Gower.</qau> + +<q>[The] lion . . . <qex>rampant</qex> shakes his brinded +mane.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; +exuberant.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rampant</qex> stalk is of unusual altitude.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Rising with fore paws in the +air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a +lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised +higher than the left.</def> + +<cs><col>Rampant arch</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An arch which has +one abutment higher than the other</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Same as +<cref>Rampant vault</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col>Rampant +gardant</col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>rampant, but with the face +turned to the front.</cd> -- <col>Rampant regardant</col>, +<cd>rampant, but looking backward.</cd> -- <col>Rampant +vault</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a continuous wagon vault, or +cradle vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined +planed plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming +the ceiling of a stairway.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ramp"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rampant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ram"part</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rempart</ets>, OF. <ets>rempar</ets>, fr. +<ets>remparer</ets> to fortify, <ets>se remparer</ets> to fence +or intrench one's self; <ets>re-</ets> re- pref. + pref. +<ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>parer</ets> to defend, +parry, prepare, L. <ets>parare</ets> to prepape. See +<er>Pare</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which fortifies and defends from assault; +that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A broad embankment of earth +round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the +substratum of every permanent fortification.</def> + +<au>Mahan.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Bulwark; fence; security; guard.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Rampart</er>, <er>Bulwark</er>. These words were formerly +interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has sprung up +between them. The <xex>rampart</xex> of a fortified place is the +enceinte or main embankment or wall which surrounds it. The term +<xex>bulwark</xex> is now applied to peculiarly strong outworks +which project for the defense of the <xex>rampart</xex>, or main +work. A single bastion is a <xex>bulwark</xex>. In using these +words figuratively, <xex>rampart</xex> is properly applied to +that which protects by walling out; <xex>bulwark</xex> to that +which stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel it. +Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as the +<xex>bulwark</xex>, not the <xex>rampart</xex>, of the state. +This distinction, however, is often disregarded.</usage> + +<hw>Ram"part</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ramparted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ramparting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To surround or protect +with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.</def> + +<q>Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, +Proudly <qex>ramparted</qex> with rocks.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rampart gun</col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>a cannon or +large gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rampe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In allusion to +its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. See <er>Ramp</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> The cuckoopint.</def> + +<hw>Ram"pier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rampart</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ram"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>raiponce</ets>, Sp. <ets>ruiponce</ets>, +<ets>reponche</ets>, L. <ets>raperonzo</ets>, NL. +<ets>rapuntium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rapum</ets>, <ets>rapa</ets>, a +turnip, rape. Cf. <er>Rape</er> a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A plant (<spn>Campanula Rapunculus</spn>) of the Bellflower +family, with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called +<altname>ramps</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus +<spn>Phyteuma</spn>, herds of the Bellflower family, and to the +American evening primrose (<spn>Enothera biennis</spn>), which +has run wild in some parts of Europe.</note> + +<hw>Ram"pire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rampart.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>The Trojans round the place a <qex>rampire</qex> cast.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Ram"pire</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fortify with a +rampire; to form into a rampire.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> +<au>Chapman</au>. \'bd<xex>Rampired</xex> walls of gold.\'b8 + +<au>R. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Ram"pler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rambler.</def> + +<hw>Ram"pler</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roving; rambling.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Ram"rod`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rod used +in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.</def> + +<hw>Ram"shac*kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out +of repair.</def> + +<q>There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his +<qex>ramshackle</qex> coach.</q> +<qau>Thackeray.</qau> + +<hw>Ram"shac*kle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To search or +ransack; to rummage.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ram"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hramsan</ets>, pl., akin to G. <ets>rams</ets>, Sw. +<ets>rams</ets>, <ets>rams</ets>l\'94k; cf. Gr. <?/ onion.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A broad-leaved species of garlic +(<spn>Allium ursinum</spn>), common in European gardens; -- +called also <altname>buckram</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ram"sted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who +introduced it into Pennsylvania. See <er>Toad flax</er>. Called +also <altname>Ramsted weed</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ram"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramulosus</ets>, fr. <ets>ramulus</ets>, dim. of +<ets>ramus</ets> a branch.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> +<def>Having many small branches, or ramuli.</def> + +<hw>Ram"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Nat. +Hist.)</fld> <def>Ramulose.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ram"u*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Ramuli</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and +similar organisms.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rami</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> +<def>A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a +ramification.</def> + +<hw>Ra*mus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ramusculus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A +small ramus, or branch.</def> + +<hw>Ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of +<er>Run</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ran</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As. <ets>r\'ben</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Open robbery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Lambarde.</au> + +<hw>Ran</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Yarns coiled +on a spun-yarn winch.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a +frog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of anurous +batrachians, including the common frogs.</def> + +<hw>Ra"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.</def> + +<cs><col>Ranal alliance</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name +proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including +Ranunculace\'91, Magnoliace\'91, Papaverace\'91, and others +related to them.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prop or shore.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A round between the legs of a chair.</def><-- = +spreader --> + +<hw>Ran*ces"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rancescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>rancescere</ets>, v. incho. +from <ets>rancere</ets> to be rancid.]</ety> <def>Becoming rancid +or sour.</def> + +<hw>Ranch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>raunch</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Wrench</er>.]</ety> <def>To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to +injure by violent straining or contortion.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Dryden</au>. \'bdHasting to +<xex>raunch</xex> the arrow out.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ranch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rancho</er>.]</ety> +<def>A tract of land used for grazing and rearing of horses, +cattle, or sheep. See <er>Rancho</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Western U. +S.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ran*che"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rancheros</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> +<mark>[Mexico & Western U. S.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The owner and occupant of a ranch or +rancho.</def> + +<hw>Ranch"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Ranchmen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr> An owner or occupant of, or +laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman</plu>. <mark>[Western U. +S.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ran"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Ranchos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., properly, a +mess, mess room. Cf. 2d <er>Ranch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where +herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are +raised; -- distinguished from <xex>hacienda</xex>, a cultivated +farm or plantation.</def> <mark>[Mexico & California]</mark> + +<au>Bartlett.</au> + +<hw>Ran"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rancidus</ets>, fr. <ets>rancere</ets> to be rancid or +rank.]</ety> <def>Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical +change or decomposition; musty; <as>as, <ex>rancid</ex> oil or +butter</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ran*cid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rancidit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of +being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Ran"cid*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +rancid manner.</def> + +<hw>Ran"cid*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being +rancid.</def> + +<hw>Ran"cor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rancour</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>rancour</ets>, OF. +<ets>rancor</ets>, <ets>rancur</ets>, F. <ets>rancune</ets>, fr. +L. <ets>rancor</ets> rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old +grudge, rancor, fr. <ets>rancere</ets> to be rank or +rancid.]</ety> <def>The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated +enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.</def> \'bdTo stint +<xex>rancour</xex> and dissencioun.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>It would not be easy to conceive the passion, +<qex>rancor</qex>, and malice of their tongues and hearts.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge; +animosity; malignity.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Rancor</er>, +<er>Enmity</er>. <xex>Enmity</xex> and <xex>rancor</xex> both +describe hostile feelings; but <xex>enmity</xex> may be generous +and open, while <xex>rancor</xex> implies personal malice of the +worst and most enduring nature, and is the strongest word in our +language to express hostile feelings.</usage> + +<q><qex>Rancor</qex> will out; proud prelate, in thy face +I see thy fury.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q><qex>Rancor</qex> is that degree of malice which preys upon +the possessor.</q> +<qau>Cogan.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"cor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rancuros</ets>.]</ety> <def>Full of rancor; evincing, or +caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or +malicious; intensely virulent.</def> + +<q>So flamed his eyes with rage and <qex>rancorous</qex> ire.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"cor*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rancorous +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rand</ets>, <ets>rond</ets>; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. +<ets>rand</ets>, Icel. <ets>r\'94nd</ets>, and probably to E. +<ets>rind</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A border; edge; margin.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the +flank or leg; a sort of steak.</def> + +<au>Beau. & Fl.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling +slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the +heel.</def> + +<hw>Rand</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rant</er>.]</ety> +<def>To rant; to storm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I wept, . . . and raved, <qex>randed</qex>, and railed.</q> +<qau> J. Webster.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"dall grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The +meadow fescue (<spn>Festuca elatior</spn>). See under +<er>Grass</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ran"dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The product of +a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ran"dan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boat propelled by three +rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.</def> + +<hw>Rand"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Shoemaking)</fld> <def>The act or process of making and +applying rands for shoes.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of basket work used in +gabions.</def> + +<hw>Ran"dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>randon</ets>, OF. <ets>randon</ets> force, violence, +rapidity, a <ets>randon</ets>, de <ets>randon</ets>, violently, +suddenly, rapidly, prob. of German origin; cf. G. <ets>rand</ets> +edge, border, OHG. <ets>rant</ets> shield, edge of a shield, akin +to E. <ets>rand</ets>, n. See <er>Rand</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Force; violence.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>For courageously the two kings newly fought with great +<qex>random</qex> and force.</q> +<qau> E. Hall.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A roving motion; course without definite +direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- +commonly used in the phrase <xex>at random</xex>, that is, +without a settled point of direction; at hazard.</def> + +<q>Counsels, when they fly +At <qex>random</qex>, sometimes hit most happily.</q> +<qau>Herrick.</qau> + +<q>O, many a shaft, at <qex>random</qex> sent, +Finds mark the archer little meant !</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Distance to which a missile is cast; range; +reach; <as>as, the <ex>random</ex> of a rifle ball</as>.</def> + +<au>Sir K. Digby.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The direction of a +rake-vein.</def> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<hw>Ran"dom</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going at random or by +chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, +aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to +chance; haphazard; <as>as, a <ex>random</ex> guess</as>.</def> + +<q>Some <qex>random truths he can impart</qex>.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<q>So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the +<qex>random</qex>.</q> +<qau>H. Spencer.</qau> + +<cs><col>Random courses</col> <fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>courses +of unequal thickness.</cd> -- <col>Random shot</col>, <cd>a shot +not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot +with the muzzle of the gun much elevated. -- <col>Random +work</col> <fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>stonework consisting of +stones of unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor +always with flat beds.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1188 --> + +<hw>Ran"dom*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +random manner.</def> + +<hw>Ran"don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Random.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ran"don</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go or stray at +random.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rane"deer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Reindeer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"nee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rani</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ran"force`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>renforcer</ets>.]</ety> <def>See +<er>Re<eum/nforce</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bailey.</au> + +<hw>Rang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of +<er>Ring</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def> + +<hw>Range</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ranged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ranging</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rengen</ets>, OF. +<ets>rengier</ets>, F. <ets>ranger</ets>, OF. <ets>renc</ets> +row, rank, F. <ets>rang</ets>; of German origin. See +<er>Rane</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set in a +row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in +ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; <as>as, to +<ex>range</ex> soldiers in line</as>.</def> + +<q>Maccabeus <qex>ranged</qex> his army by hands.</q> +<qau>2 Macc. xii. 20.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To place (as a single individual) among others +in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually, +reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, +to join a party, etc.</def> + +<q>It would be absurd in me to <qex>range</qex> myself on the +side of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding society.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To separate into parts; to sift.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To dispose in a classified or in systematic +order; to arrange regularly; <as>as, to <ex>range</ex> plants and +animals in genera and species</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To rove over or through; <as>as, to +<ex>range</ex> the fields</as>.</def> + +<q>Teach him to <qex>range</qex> the ditch, and force the +brake.</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or +near; <as>as, to <ex>range</ex> the coast</as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Compare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the +French <xex>ranger</xex> une c\'93te.</note> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To be native to, or to live +in; to frequent.</def> + +<hw>Range</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rove at +large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.</def> + +<q>Like a <qex>ranging</qex> spaniel that barks at every bird he +sees.</q> +<qau>Burton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have range; to change or differ within +limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being +projected, especially as to horizontal distance; <as>as, the +temperature <ex>ranged</ex> through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; +the gun <ex>ranges</ex> three miles; the shot <ex>ranged</ex> +four miles.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of +arrangement or classification; to rank.</def> + +<q>And <qex>range</qex> with humble livers in content.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To have a certain direction; to correspond in +direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or +run; -- often followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, the front of a +house <ex>ranges</ex> with the street; to <ex>range</ex> along +the coast.</as></def> + +<q>Which way the forests <qex>range</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To be native to, or live in, +a certain district or region; <as>as, the peba <ex>ranges</ex> +from Texas to Paraguay</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll.</syn> + +<hw>Range</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Range</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>: cf. F. <ets>rang\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; <as>as, a +<ex>range</ex> of buildings; a <ex>range</ex> of +mountains.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An aggregate of individuals in one rank or +degree; an order; a class.</def> + +<q>The next <qex>range</qex> of beings above him are the +immaterial intelligences.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The step of a ladder; a rung.</def> + +<au> Clarendon.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A kitchen grate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He was bid at his first coming to take off the +<qex>range</qex>, and let down the cinders.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Am extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set +in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways <?/ +cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A bolting sieve to sift meal.</def> <mark>[Obs. +or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an +excursion; a ramble; an expedition.</def> + +<q>He may take a <qex>range</qex> all the world over.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>That which may be ranged over; place or room for +excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or +sheep may wander and pasture.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; +compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive; <as>as, +the <ex>range</ex> of one's voice, or authority</as>.</def> + +<q>Far as creation's ample <qex>range</qex> extends.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>range</qex> and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled +the whole circle of the arts.</q> +<qau>Bp. Fell.</qau> + +<q>A man has not enough <qex>range</qex> of thought.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The region within which a +plant or animal naturally lives.</def> + +<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The horizontal +distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a +shot or projectile.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A place where +shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <def>In the public land system of the United States, +a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian +lines six miles apart.</def> + +<note><hand/ The meridians included in each great survey are +numbered in order east and west from the \'bdprincipal +meridian\'b8 of that survey, and the townships in the range are +numbered north and south from the \'bdbase line,\'b8 which runs +east and west; as, township No. 6, N., <xex>range</xex> 7, W., +from the fifth principal meridian.</note> + +<sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Range of +cable</cref>, below.</def> + +<cs><col>Range of accommodation</col> <fld>(Optics)</fld>, +<cd>the distance between the near point and the far point of +distinct vision, -- usually measured and designated by the +strength of the lens which if added to the refracting media of +the eye would cause the rays from the near point to appear as if +they came from the far point.</cd> -- <col>Range finder</col> +<fld>(Gunnery)</fld>, <cd>an instrument, or apparatus, variously +constructed, for ascertaining the distance of an inaccessible +object, -- used to determine what elevation must be given to a +gun in order to hit the object; a position finder.</cd> -- +<col>Range of cable</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a certain +length of slack cable ranged along the deck preparatory to +letting go the anchor.</cd> -- <col>Range work</col> +<fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>masonry of squared stones laid in +courses each of which is of even height throughout the length of +the wall; -- distinguished from <xex>broken range work<xex>, +which consists of squared stones laid in courses not continuously +of even height.</cd> -- <col>To get the range of</col> (an +object) <fld>(Gun.)</fld>, <cd>to find the angle at which the +piece must be raised to reach (the object) without carrying +beyond.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Range"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rangement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Arrangement.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Waterland.</au> + +<hw>Ran"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a +roving robber.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which separates or arranges; specifically, +a sieve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe tamis +<xex>ranger</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A dog that beats the ground in search of +game.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed +with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight +on foot.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, +a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters +patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover +beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, +present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, +etc.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><-- similar function for U.S. +national parksand antional monuments. --> + +<hw>Ran"ger*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of the +keeper of a forest or park.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ran"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To range +about in an irregular manner.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"ni</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. +<ets>r\'ben\'c6</ets>, Skr. <ets>r\'bejn\'c6</ets>. See +<er>Rajah</er>.]</ety> <def>A queen or princess; the wife of a +rajah.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ranee</asp>.]</altsp> +<mark>[India]</mark> + +<hw>Ra"nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rana</ets> a frog.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the +region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to +branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.</def> + +<hw>Rank</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Ranker</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Rankest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>ranc</ets> strong, proud; cf. D. <ets>rank</ets> slender, +Dan. <ets>rank</ets> upright, erect, Prov. G. <ets>rank</ets> +slender, Icel. <ets>rakkr</ets> slender, bold. The meaning seems +to have been influenced by L. <ets>rancidus</ets>, E. +<ets>rancid</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Luxuriant in growth; +of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; +<as>as, <ex>rank</ex> grass; <ex>rank</ex> weeds.</as></def> + +<q>And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, +<qex>rank</qex> and good.</q> +<qau>Gen. xli. 5.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; +gross; utter; <as>as, <ex>rank</ex> heresy</as>.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rank</xex> nonsense.\'b8 <au>Hare</au>. \'bdI do forgive +thy <xex>rankest</xex> fault.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; +very rich and fertile; <as>as, <ex>rank</ex> land</as>.</def> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Strong-scented; rancid; musty; <as>as, oil of a +<ex>rank</ex> smell; <ex>rank</ex>-smelling rue.</as></def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Strong to the taste.</def> \'bdDivers sea fowls +taste <xex>rank</xex> of the fish on which they feed.\'b8 + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Inflamed with venereal appetite.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Rank modus</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an excessive and +unreasonable modus. See <er>Modus</er>, 3.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To +set</col> (the iron of a plane, etc.) <col>rank</col></mcol>, +<cd>to set so as to take off a thick shaving.</cd> +<au>Moxon.</au></cs> + +<hw>Rank</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Rankly; stoutly; +violently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>That rides so <qex>rank</qex> and bends his lance so fell.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Rank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>renk</ets>, +<ets>reng</ets>, OF. <ets>renc</ets>, F. <ets>rang</ets>, fr. +OHG. <ets>hring</ets> a circle, a circular row, G. +<ets>ring</ets>. See <er>Ring</er>, and cf. <er>Range</er>, +<pos>n.<pos> & <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A row or +line; a range; an order; a tier; <as>as, a <ex>rank</ex> of +osiers</as>.</def> + +<q>Many a mountain nigh +Rising in lofty <qex>ranks</qex>, and loftier still.</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A line of soldiers ranged side +by side; -- opposed to <xex>file</xex>. See 1st <er>File</er>, 1 +<sd>(a)</sd>.</def> + +<q>Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, +In <qex>ranks</qex> and squadrons and right form of war.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Grade of official standing, as in the army, +navy, or nobility; <as>as, the <ex>rank</ex> of general; the +<ex>rank</ex> of admiral.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An aggregate of individuals classed together; a +permanent social class; an order; a division; <as>as, +<ex>ranks</ex> and orders of men; the highest and the lowest +<ex>ranks</ex> of men, or of other intelligent beings.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; +position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; <as>as, +a writer of the first <ex>rank</ex>; a lawyer of high +<ex>rank</ex>.</as></def> + +<q>These all are virtues of a meaner <qex>rank</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high +social position; distinction; eminence; <as>as, a man of +<ex>rank</ex></as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rank and file</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> +<cd>The whole body of common soldiers, including also corporals. +In a more extended sense, it includes sergeants also, excepting +the noncommissioned staff.</cd><-- analogously, the lowest +ranking members of any organization --> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See +under 1st <er>File</er>.</cd> -- <col>The ranks</col>, <cd>the +order or grade of common soldiers; <as>as, to reduce a +noncommissioned officer to <ex>the ranks<ex></as>.</cd> -- +<col>To fill the ranks</col>, <cd>to supply the whole number, or +a competent number.</cd> -- <col>To take rank of</col>, <cd>to +have precedence over, or to have the right of taking a higher +place than.</cd></cs><-- <col>pull rank</col>, to insist on one's +own prerogative or plan of action, by right of a higher rank than +that of one suggesting a different plan --> + +<hw>Rank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ranked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ranking</er>,]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place abreast, +or in a line.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To range in a particular class, order, or +division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in +suitable classes or order; to classify.</def> + +<q><qex>Ranking</qex> all things under general and special +heads.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<q>Poets were <qex>ranked</qex> in the class of philosophers.</q> +<qau>Broome.</qau> + +<q>Heresy is <qex>ranked</qex> with idolatry and witchcraft.</q> +<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To take rank of; to outrank.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be ranged; to +be set or disposed, an in a particular degree, class, order, or +division.</def> + +<q>Let that one article <qex>rank</qex> with the rest.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a certain grade or degree of elevation +in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree +of esteem or consideration; <as>as, he <ex>ranks</ex> with the +first class of poets; he <ex>ranks</ex> high in public +estimation.</as></def> + +<hw>Rank"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ranks, +or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.</def> + +<hw>Ran"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rankled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rankling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Rank</er>, +<pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become, or be, rank; to +grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally +and figuratively.</def> + +<q>A malady that burns and <qex>rankles</qex> inward.</q> +<qau>Rowe.</qau> + +<q>This would have left a <qex>rankling</qex> wound in the hearts +of the people.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to +cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; <as>as, a +splinter <ex>rankles</ex> in the flesh; the words +<ex>rankled</ex> in his bosom.</as></def> + +<hw>Ran"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to +fester; to make sore; to inflame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Beau. & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Rank"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With rank or +vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence, coarsely; grossly; <as>as, +weeds grow <ex>rankly</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Rank"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>rancness</ets> +pride.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being rank.</def> + +<hw>Ran"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ran"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araneus +mus</ets>, a kind of small mouse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>The erd shrew.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Ran"sack</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ransacked</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ransacking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ransaken</ets>, +Icel, <ets>rannsaka</ets> to explore, examine; <ets>rann</ets> a +house (akin to Goth. <ets>razn</ets> house, AS. +<ets>r\'91sn</ets> plank, beam) + the root of <ets>s\'91kja</ets> +to seek, akin to E. <ets>seek</ets>. See <er>Seek</er>, and cf. +<er>Rest</er> repose.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To search +thoroughly; to search every place or part of; <as>as, to +<ex>ransack</ex> a house</as>.</def> + +<q>To <qex>ransack</qex> every corner of their . . . hearts.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To plunder; to pillage completely.</def> + +<q>Their vow is made +To <qex>ransack</qex> Troy.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To violate; to ravish; to defiour.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Rich spoil of <qex>ransacked</qex> chastity.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"sack</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a thorough +search.</def> + +<q>To <qex>ransack</qex> in the tas [heap] of bodies dead.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"sack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of ransacking, or +state of being ransacked; pillage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Even your father's house +Shall not be free from<qex>ransack</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. Webster.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"som</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>raunson</ets>, <ets>raunsoun</ets>, OF. +<ets>ran<cced/on</ets>, <ets>raen<cced/on</ets>, +<ets>raan<cced/on</ets>, F. <ets>ran<cced/on</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>redemptio</ets>, fr. <ets>redimere</ets> to redeem. See +<er>Redeem</er>, and cf. <er>Redemption</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The release of a captive, or of captive, or of captured +property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; <as>as, +prisoners hopeless of <ex>ransom</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The money or price paid for the redemption of a +prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom +from restraint, penalty, or forfeit.</def> + +<q>Thy <qex>ransom</qex> paid, which man from death redeems.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>His captivity in Austria, and the heavy <qex>ransom</qex> he +paid for his liberty.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Davies/.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A sum paid for the +pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; +also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<cs><col>Ransom bill</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a war contract, +valid by the law of nations, for the ransom of property captured +at sea and its safe conduct into port.</cd></cs> + +<au>Kent.</au> + +<hw>Ran"som</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ransomed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ransoming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>ran<cced/onner</ets>. See <er>Ransom</er>, +<pos>n.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To redeem from captivity, +servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out +of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; <as>as, to +<ex>ransom</ex> prisoners from an enemy</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Such lands as he had rule of he <qex>ransomed</qex> them so +grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a +year.</q> +<qau>Berners.</qau> + +<hw>Ran"som*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as +can be ransomed.</def> + +<hw>Ran"som*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +ransoms or redeems.</def> + +<hw>Ran"som*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of being +ransomed; without ransom.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ranted</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Ranting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OD. +<ets>ranten</ets>, <ets>randen</ets>, to dote, to be +enraged.]</ety> <def>To rave in violent, high-sounding, or +extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, +boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; <as>as, a +<ex>ranting</ex> preacher</as>.</def> + +<q>Look where my <qex>ranting</qex> host of the Garter comes!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>High-sounding language, without +importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; +bombast; <as>as, the <ex>rant</ex> of fanatics</as>.</def> + +<q>This is a stoical <qex>rant</qex>, without any foundation in +the nature of man or reason of things.</q> +<qau>Atterbury.</qau> + +<hw>Rant"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +noisy talker; a raving declaimer.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a +religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also +<altname>Seekers</altname>. See <er>Seeker</er>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded +from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in +fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt.</def> + +<hw>Rant"er*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. +Hist.)</fld> <def>The practice or tenets of the Ranters.</def> + +<hw>Rant"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ranting +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rant"i*pole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Ranty</ets> + <ets>pole</ets>, <ets>poll</ets>, +head.]</ety> <def>A wild, romping young person.</def> +<mark>[Low]</mark> + +<au>Marrya<?/.</au> + +<hw>Rant"i*pole</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wild; roving; +rakish.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> + +<hw>Rant"i*pole</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act like a +rantipole.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> + +<q>She used to <qex>rantipole</qex> about the house.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<hw>Rant"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. +Hist.)</fld> <def>Ranterism.</def> + +<hw>Rant"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wild; noisy; +boisterous.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ran"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a +little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of +<ets>rana</ets> a frog.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cyst +formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the +submaxillary gland.</def> + +<hw>Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Ranunculus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or +pertaining to a natural order of plants +(<spn>Ranunculace\'91</spn>), of which the buttercup is the type, +and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, +larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.</def> + +<hw>Ra*nun`cu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E. +<plw>Ranunculuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Ranunculi</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, +perhaps crowfoot, dim. of <ets>rana</ets> a frog; cf. +<ets>raccare</ets> to roar.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus +of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, +buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (<spn>R. +Asiaticus</spn>, <spn>R. aconitifolius</spn>, etc.) in which the +flowers are double and of various colors.</def> + +<-- p. 1189 --> + +<hw>\'d8Ranz" des` vaches"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[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.]</ety> +<def>The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies +of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the +<xex>Alpine horn</xex>, and sometimes sung.</def> + +<hw>Rap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>A lay or skein containing 120 yards of +yarn.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Rap</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rapped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rapping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Akin to Sw. <ets>rappa</ets> +to strike, <ets>rapp</ets> stroke, Dan. <ets>rap</ets>, perhaps +of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>To strike with a quick, sharp +blow; to knock; <as>as, to <ex>rap</ex> on the door</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rap</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike with a +quick blow; to knock on.</def> + +<q>With one great peal they <qex>rap</qex> the door.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>To free (a pattern) in a +mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its +removal.</def> + +<hw>Rap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quick, smart blow; a +knock.</def> + +<hw>Rap</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rapped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, usually written +<er>Rapt</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rapping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rapen</ets>; akin +to LG. & D. <ets>rapen</ets> to snatch, G. <ets>raffen</ets>, Sw. +<ets>rappa</ets>; cf. Dan. <ets>rappe sig</ets> to make haste, +and Icel. <ets>hrapa</ets> to fall, to rush, hurry. The word has +been confused with L. <ets>rapere</ets> to seize. Cf. +<er>Rape</er> robbery, <er>Rapture</er>, <er>Raff</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>, <er>Ramp</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.</def> + +<q>And through the Greeks and Ilians they <qex>rapt</qex> +The whirring chariot.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q>From Oxford I was <qex>rapt</qex> by my nephew, Sir Edmund +Bacon, to Redgrove.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To hasten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; +to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or +rapture; <as>as, <ex>rapt</ex> into admiration</as>.</def> + +<q>I'm <qex>rapt</qex> with joy to see my Marcia's tears.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q><qex>Rapt</qex> into future times, the bard begun.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To exchange; to truck.</def> <mark>[Obs. & +Law]</mark> + +<cs><mcol><col>To rap and ren</col>, <col>To rap and +rend</col></mcol>. <ety>[Perhaps fr. Icel. <ets>hrapa<ets> to +hurry and <ets>r\'91na<ets> plunder, fr. <ets>r\'ben<ets> +plunder, E. <ets>ran<ets>.]</ety> <cd>To seize and plunder; to +snatch by violence. <au>Dryden</au>. \'bd[Ye] waste all that ye +may <xex>rape and renne<xex>.\'b8</cd> +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>All they could <qex>rap and rend</qex> pilfer.</q> +<qau>Hudibras.</qau> + +-- <col>To rap out</col>, <cd>to utter with sudden violence, as +an oath.</cd> + +<q>A judge who <qex>rapped out</qex> a great oath.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> +</cs> + +<-- 5. To engage in a discussion, converse; (b) (ca. 1985) to +perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying +rhythm instruments. --> + +<hw>Rap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps contr. fr. +<ets>raparee</ets>.]</ety> <def>A popular name for any of the +tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the +early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling +value.</def> + +<q>Many counterfeits passed about under the name of +<qex>raps</qex>.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<q><qex>Tie</qex> it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch +a <qex>rap</qex>,</q> + +<q>save with her consent.</q> +<qau>Mrs. Alexander.</qau> + +<-- 5. conversation, also rapping; (b) (ca. 1985) a type of +rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap +music. --> + +<cs><col>Not to care a rap</col>, <cd>to care nothing.</cd> -- +<col>Not worth a rap</col>, <cd>worth nothing.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*pa"ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Rapacious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Accipitres</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rapa"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rapax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, from <ets>rapere</ets> to +seize and carry off, to snatch away. See <er>Rapid</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to +seize by violence; seizing by force.</def> \'bd The downfall of +the <xex>rapacious</xex> and licentious Knights Templar.\'b8 + +<au>Motley.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or +animals seized by violence,; <as>as, a tiger is a +<ex>rapacious</ex> animal; a <ex>rapacious</ex> bird.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, +greedy; ravenous; voracious; <as>as, <ex>rapacious</ex> usurers; +a <ex>rapacious</ex> appetite.</as></def> + +<q>[Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's <qex>rapacious</qex> +claim</q> +<qau>Milton</qau>. + +<syn>Syn. -- Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ra*pa"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Ra*pa"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ra*pac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rapacitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rapacite</ets>. See +<er>Rapacious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being +rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; <as>as, the +<ex>rapacity</ex> of pirates; the <ex>rapacity</ex> of +wolves.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of extorting or exacting by +oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.</def> +\'bdThe <xex>rapacity</xex> of some ages.\'b8 + +<au>Sprat.</au> + +<hw>Rap`a*ree"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rapparee</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rape</hw> <pr>(r<amac/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'83pe</ets> a grape stalk.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fruit, +as grapes, plucked from the cluster.</def> + +<au>Ray.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins +from which the must has been expressed in wine making.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A filter containing the above refuse, used in +clarifying and perfecting malt, vinegar, etc.</def> + +<cs><col>Rape wine</col>, <cd>a poor, thin wine made from the +last dregs of pressed grapes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rape</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to <ets>rap</ets> to +snatch, but confused with L. <ets>rapere</ets>. See <er>Rap</er> +to snatch.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of seizing and +carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.</def><-- [Rare] +--> + +<q>And ruined orphans of thy <qex>rapes</qex> complain.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Sexual connection with a woman +without her consent. See <cref>Age of consent</cref>, under +<er>Consent</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> +<-- (b) Any sexual intercourse forced on a person, whether male +or female (also called forcible rape, or sexual assault, and +sometimes, as a euphemism, criminal assault); Any sexual +intercourse performed with a person who is under the age of +consent, whether male or female, is <cref>statutory rape</cref>. +--> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is snatched away.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Where now are all my hopes? O, never more. +Shall they revive! nor death her <qex>rapes</qex> restore.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<-- 5. (Fig., Colloq.) An action causing results harmful to a +person or thing; as, the <ex>rape</ex> of the land by mining +companies. --> + +<hw>Rape</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To commit rape upon; to +ravish.</def> + +<-- 2. (Fig., Colloq.) To perform an action causing results +harmful or very unpleasant to a person or thing; as, women +<ex>raped</ex> first by their assailant, and then by the Justice +system. Corresponds to 2nd <er>rape</er>, n. 5. --> + +<cs><col>To rape and ren</col>. <cd>See under <er>Rap</er>, +<pos>v. t.</pos>, to snatch.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rape</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rob; to pillage.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Heywood.</au> + +<hw>Rape</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>hreppr</ets> +village, district; cf. Icel. <ets>hreppa</ets> to catch, obtain, +AS. <ets>hrepian</ets>, <ets>hreppan</ets>, to touch.]</ety> +<def>One of six divisions of the county of Sussex, England, +intermediate between a hundred and a shire.</def> + +<hw>Rape</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>rapa</ets>, +<ets>rapum</ets>, akin to Gr. <?/, <?/, G. +<ets>r\'81be</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to +a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown +for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of +rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage +birds.</def> + +<note><hand/ These plants, with the edible turnip, have been +variously named, but are all now believed to be derived from the +<spn>Brassica campestris</spn> of Europe, which by some is not +considered distinct from the wild stock (<spn>B. oleracea</spn>) +of the cabbage. See <er>Cole</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Broom rape</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Broom +rape</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>Rape cake</col>, +<cd>the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from +the seed.</cd> -- <col>Rape root</col>. <cd>Same as +<er>Rape</er>.</cd> -- <col>Summer rape</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>See <er>Colza</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rape"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Violent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to the commission of rape.</def> + +<au>Byron.</au> + +<hw>Rap"ful*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Violently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Raph`a*el*esque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like +Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.</def> + +<hw>Raph"a*el*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +principles of painting introduced by Raphael, the Italian +painter.</def> + +<hw>Raph"a*el*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism.</def> + +<hw>Raph"a*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>raphanie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A convulsive +disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden +and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by +eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (<spn>Raphanus +raphanistrum</spn>) had been mixed, but the condition is now +known to be a form of ergotism.</def> + +<hw>Ra"phe</hw> <pr>(r<amac/"f<esl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a seam or suture, fr. <?/ to sew or stitch +together.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A line, +ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; +<as>as, the <ex>raphe</ex> of the tongue</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rhaph<?/</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Raph"i*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Rhaphides</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rap"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rapidus</ets>, fr. <ets>rapere</ets> to seize and carry off, +to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. <?/; cf. F. +<ets>rapide</ets>. Cf. <er>Harpy</er>, <er>Ravish</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; +<as>as, a <ex>rapid</ex> stream; a <ex>rapid</ex> flight; a +<ex>rapid</ex> motion.</as></def> + +<q>Ascend my chariot; guide the <qex>rapid</qex> wheels.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in +progression; in quick sequence; <as>as, <ex>rapid</ex> growth; +<ex>rapid</ex> improvement; <ex>rapid</ex> recurrence; +<ex>rapid</ex> succession.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Quick in execution; <as>as, a <ex>rapid</ex> +penman</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rap"id</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>rapide</ets>. +See <er>Rapid</er>, <pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <def>The part of a river +where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual +waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; <as>as, the +Lachine <ex>rapids</ex> in the St. Lawrence</as>.</def><-- +sometimes called whitewater --> + +<q>Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, +The <qex>rapids</qex> are near, and the daylight's past.</q> +<qau>Moore.</qau> + +<hw>Ra*pid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rapiditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rapidit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; +velocity; <as>as, the <ex>rapidity</ex> of growth or +improvement</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- -- Rapidness; haste; speed; celerity; velocity; +swiftness; fleetness; quickness; agility.</syn> + +<hw>Rap"id*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rapid +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rap"id*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being rapid; +rapidity.</def> + +<hw>Ra"pi*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rapi\'8are</ets>, perhaps for <ets>raspi\'8are</ets>, and +ultimately of German origin, akin to E. <ets>rasp</ets>, +v.]</ety> <def>A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed +blade, used only for thrusting.</def> + +<cs><col>Rapier fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +swordfish. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<au>Grew.</au> + +<hw>Ra"pi*ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a +rapier.</def> \'bdScarletcoated, <xex>rapiered</xex> figures.\'b8 + +<au>Lowell.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*pil"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Lapilli.</def> + +<hw>Rap"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rapine</ets>; cf. Pr. & It. <ets>rapina</ets>; all fr. L. +<ets>rapina</ets>, fr. <ets>rapere</ets> to seize and carry off +by force. See <er>Rapid</er>, and cf. <er>Raven</er> +rapine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of plundering; the +seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; +pillage; plunder.</def> + +<q>Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the desire of +<qex>rapine</qex> as by the desire of glory.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ravishment; rape.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rap"ine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plunder.</def> + +<au>Sir G. Buck.</au> + +<hw>Rap"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to +rapine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rap"page</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>The enlargement of a molt caused by +rapping the pattern.</def> + +<hw>Rap`pa*ree"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wild +Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from +his carrying a half-pike, called a <xex>rapary</xex>.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>raparee</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rapped</hw> <pr>(r<acr/pt)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> +of <er>Rap</er>, to strike.</def> + +<hw>Rapped</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Rap</er>, to +snatch away.</def> + +<hw>Rap*pee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'83p\'82</ets>, fr. <ets>r\'83per</ets> to grate, to rasp. +See <er>Rasp</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <def>A pungent kind of +snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco +leaves.</def> + +<hw>Rap"pel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf. +<er>Repeal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The beat of the +drum to call soldiers to arms.</def> + +<hw>Rap"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rap</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, +raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door.</def> + +<au>Sterne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A forcible oath or lie.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Parker.</au> + +<-- 3. A musician specializing in rap music. --> + +<hw>Rap*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>rapporter</ets> to bring again or back, to refer; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>apporter</ets> to bring, L. +<ets>apporter</ets> to bring, L. <ets>apportare</ets>. Cf. +<er>Report</er>.]</ety> <def>Relation; proportion; conformity; +correspondence; accord.</def> + +<q>'T is obvious what <qex>rapport</qex> there is between the +conceptions and languages in every country.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<cs><col>\'d8En` rap`port"</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[F.]</ety>, +in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a +private, understanding; in mesmerism, in that relation of +sympathy which permits influence or communication.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rap*scal"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rascallion</er>.]</ety> <def>A rascal; a good-for-nothing +fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Howitt.</au> + +<hw>Rapt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Rap</er>, to snatch away.</def> + +<hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Snatched away; +hurried away or along.</def> + +<q>Waters <qex>rapt</qex> with whirling away.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Transported with love, admiration, delight, +etc.; enraptured.</def> \'bdThe <xex>rapt</xex> musician.\'b8 + +<au>Longfellow.</au> + +<cs><col>3</col>. <cd>Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or +meditation.</cd> \'bd<xex>Rapt<xex> in secret studies.\'b8</cs> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F. <ets>rapt</ets> +abduction, rape, L. <ets>raptus</ets>, fr. <ets>rapere</ets> to +seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. <ets>rapt</ets>, a. +See <er>Rapt</er>, <pos>a.<pos>, and <er>Rapid</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>An ecstasy; a trance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Morton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rapidity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To transport or +ravish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry away by force.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Daniel.</au> + +<hw>Rap"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raptor.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Rap"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>raptor</ets>, from <ets>rapere</ets> to ravish. See +<er>Rapid</er>.]</ety> <def>A ravisher; a plunderer.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rap*to"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Raptor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Accipitres</er>. Called also +<altname>Raptatores</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rap*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Rapacious; living upon +prey; -- said especially of certain birds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., +of insects, birds, and other animals.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Of +or pertaining to the Raptores. See <xex>Illust</xex>. +<sd>(f)</sd> of Aves.</def> + +<hw>Rap*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>raptorius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Raptorial.</def> + +<hw>Rap"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rapere</ets>, <ets>raptum</ets>, to carry off by force. See +<er>Rapid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seizing by violence; a +hurrying along; rapidity with violence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash +With headlong <qex>rapture</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or condition of being rapt, or carried +away from one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a +pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy.</def> + +<q>Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the hearer +great conceptions; it strengthens devotion, and advances praise +into <qex>rapture</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>You grow correct that once with <qex>rapture writ</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Bliss; ecstasy; transport; delight; +exultation.</syn> + +<hw>Rap"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Raptured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rapturing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To transport with +excitement; to enrapture.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<hw>Rap"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An enthusiast.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>J. Spencer.</au> + +<hw>Rap"tur*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & i.</pos> <def>To +put, or be put, in a state of rapture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rap"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ecstatic; +transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting +rapture; <as>as, <ex>rapturous</ex> joy, pleasure, or delight; +<ex>rapturous</ex> applause.</as></def> + +<hw>Rap"tur*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rapturous +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rather</er>, <er>Rath</er>.]</ety> <def>Early.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Rude mechanicals that <qex>rare</qex> and late +Work in the market place.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<hw>Rare</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> +<er>Rarer</er>; <pos>superl.</pos> <er>Rarest</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>hr<emac/r</ets>, or E. <ets>rare</ets> +early.]</ety> <def>Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly +cooked; underdone; <as>as, <ex>rare</ex> beef or +mutton</as>.</def> + +<q>New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care +Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted <qex>rare</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<note><hand/ This word is in common use in the United States, but +in England its synonym <xex>underdone</xex> is preferred.</note> + +<hw>Rare</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> +<er>Rarer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> +<er>Rarest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>rarus</ets> +thin, rare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not frequent; seldom met with +or occurring; unusual; <as>as, a <ex>rare</ex> event</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; +valuable to a degree seldom found.</def> + +<q><qex>Rare</qex> work, all filled with <qex>terror</qex> and +delight.</q> +<qau>Cowley.</qau> + +<q>Above the rest I judge one beauty <qex>rare</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Thinly scattered; dispersed.</def> + +<q>Those <qex>rare</qex> and solitary, three in flocks.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by wide separation of parts; of +loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; <as>as, a <ex>rare</ex> +atmosphere at high elevations</as>.</def> + +<q>Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen +times <qex>rarer</qex>, than gold.</q> +<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; +extraordinary; incomparable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Rare</er>, +<er>Scarce</er>. We call a thing <xex>rare</xex> when but few +examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be met with; +<as>as, a <ex>rare</ex> plant</as>. We speak of a thing as +<xex>scarce</xex>, which, though usually abundant, is for the +time being to be had only in diminished quantities; <as>as, a bad +harvest makes corn <ex>scarce</ex></as>.</usage> + +<q>A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the +<qex>rarest</qex> things in the world.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<q>When any particular piece of money grew very +<qex>scarce</qex>, it was often recoined by a succeeding +emperor.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Rare"bit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dainty +morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See <cref>Welsh rabbit</cref>, under +<er>Rabbit</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rar"ee-show`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. +fr. <ets>rarity-show</ets>.]</ety> <def>A show carried about in a +box; a peep show.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Rar`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rar\'82faction</ets>. See <er>Rarefy</er>.]</ety> <def>The +act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- +opposed to <xex>condensation</xex>; <as>as, the +<ex>rarefaction</ex> of air</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rar"e*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rar\'82fiable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being +rarefied.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Rar"e*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rarefied</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rarefying</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rar\'82fier</ets>; L. +<ets>rarus</ets> rare + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make; +cf. L. <ets>rarefacere</ets>. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>To +make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge +without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to +<xex>condense</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rar"e*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become less dense; to +become thin and porous.</def> \'bdEarth <xex>rarefies</xex> to +dew.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rare"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; <as>as, +things <ex>rarely</ex> seen</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d +<er>Rare</er>, <er>2</er>.</def> + +<q>The person who played so <qex>rarely</qex> on the +flageolet.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<q>The rest of the spartments are <qex>rarely</qex> gilded.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<hw>Rare"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of +being rare.</def> + +<q>And let the <qex>rareness</qex> the small gift commend.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rare"ripe`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rare</ets> early + <ets>ripe</ets>. Cf. +<er>Rathripe</er>.]</ety> <def>Early ripe; ripe before others, or +before the usual season.</def> + +<hw>Rare"ripe`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An early ripening fruit, +especially a kind of freestone peach.</def> + +<hw>Rar`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rarefaction</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Am. Chem. Journal. </au> + +<hw>Rar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rarities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. +<ets>raritas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>raret\'82</ets>. See +<er>Rare</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of +being rare; rareness; thinness; <as>as, the <ex>rarity</ex> +(contrasted with the <ex>density</ex>) of gases</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1190 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing +valued for its scarcity.</def> + +<q>I saw three <qex>rarities</qex> of different kinds, which +pleased me more than any other shows in the place.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Ras</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 2d +<er>Reis</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`sante"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. +pr. of <ets>raser</ets> to graze.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> +<def>Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in +which the command of the works over each other, and over the +country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more +effectually sweep or graze the ground before them.</def> + +<au>H. L. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Ras"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rascaille</ets> rabble, probably from an OF. +<ets>racaille</ets>, F. <ets>racaille</ets> the rabble, rubbish, +probably akin to F. <ets>racler</ets> to scrape, (assumed) LL. +<ets>rasiculare</ets>, <ets>rasicare</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>radere</ets>, <ets>rasum</ets>. See <er>Rase</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person +or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a +lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the +<qex>rascal</qex>.</q> +<qau>Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19).</qau> + +<q>Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as +huge as the <qex>rascal</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a +rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.</q> + +<q>For I have sense to serve my turn in store, +And he's a <qex>rascal</qex> who pretends to more.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Ras`cal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +common herd or common people; low; mean; base.</def> \'bdThe +<xex>rascal</xex> many.\'b8 <au>Spencer</au>. \'bdThe +<xex>rascal</xex> people.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> + +<q>While she called me <qex>rascal</qex> fiddler.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Ras"cal*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of +being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, +collectively.</def> + +<au>Emerson.</au> + +<hw>Ras"cal*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female rascal.</def> +<mark>[Humorous]</mark> + +<hw>Ras*cal`i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rascalities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being rascally, or a +rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The poorer and lower classes of +people.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The chief heads of their clans with their several +<qex>rascalities</qex></q> +<qau>T. Jackson.</qau> + +<hw>Ras*cal"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<er>From +Rascal</er>]</ety> <def>A low, mean wretch</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>rascalion</asp>.]</altsp><-- now rapscalion --> + +<hw>Ras"cal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a +rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in +humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.</def> + +<q>Our <qex>rascally</qex> porter is fallen fast asleep.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<hw>Rase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rased</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rasing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>raser</ets>, LL. <ets>rasare</ets> to scrape often, v. freq. +fr. L. <ets>radere</ets>, <ets>rasum</ets>, to scrape, shave; cf. +Skr. <ets>rad</ets> to scratch, gnaw, L. <ets>rodere</ets> to +gnaw. Cf. <er>Raze</er>, <er>Razee</er>, <er>Razor</er>, +<er>Rodent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub along the surface +of; to graze.</def><mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<q>Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and might not +the bullet which <qex>rased</qex> his cheek have gone into his +head?</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>Sometimes his feet <qex>rased</qex> the surface of water, and +at others the skylight almost flattened his nose.</q> +<qau>Beckford.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To rub or scratch out; to erase.</def> +<mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<q>Except we <qex>rase</qex> the faculty of memory, root and +branch, out of our mind.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To level with the ground; to overthrow; to +destroy; to raze.</def> <altsp>[In this sense <asp>rase</asp> is +generally used.]</altsp> + +<q>Till Troy were by their brave hands <qex>rased</qex>, +They would not turn home.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<note><hand/ This word, <xex>rase</xex>, may be considered as +nearly obsolete; <xex>graze</xex>, <xex>erase</xex>, and +<xex>raze</xex>, having superseded it.</note> + +<cs><col>Rasing iron</col>, <cd>a tool for removing old oakum and +pitch from the seams of a vessel.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; +level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; +ruin.</syn> + +<hw>Rase</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be leveled with the +ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rase</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A scratching out, +or erasure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A slight wound; a scratch.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A way of measuring in +which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the +measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above +it.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<hw>Rash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>arace</ets>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pull off or pluck +violently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To slash; to hack; to slice.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Rushing</qex> of helms and riving plates asunder.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Rash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>rashe</ets> an +eruption, scurf, F. <ets>rache</ets>; fr. (assumed) LL. +<ets>rasicare</ets> to scratch, fr. L. <ets>radere</ets>, +<ets>rasum</ets>, to scrape, scratch, shave. See <er>Rase</er>, +and cf. <er>Rascal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A fine +eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no +elevation.</def> + +<cs><col>Canker rash</col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- +<col>Nettle rash</col>. <cd>See <er>Urticaria</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rose rash</col>. <cd>See <er>Roseola</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Tooth rash</col>. <cd>See <er>Red-gum</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ras</ets> +short-nap cloth, It. & Sp. <ets>raso</ets> satin (cf. +<er>Rase</er>); or cf. It. <ets>rascia</ets> serge, G. +<ets>rasch</ets>, probably fr. <ets>Arras</ets> in France (cf. +<er>Arras</er>).]</ety> <def>An inferior kind of silk, or mixture +of silk and worsted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Rash</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> +<er>Rasher</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> +<er>Rashest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Probably of Scand. origin; +cf. Dan. & Sw. <ets>rask</ets> quick, brisk, rash, Icel. +<ets>r\'94skr</ets> vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. +<ets>rasch</ets> quick, of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Sudden in action; quick; hasty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdStrong as aconitum or <xex>rash</xex> gunpowder.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I scarce have leisure to salute you, +My matter is so <qex>rash</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; +precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure +without due deliberation and caution; opposed to +<xex>prudent</xex>; said of persons; <as>as, a <ex>rash</ex> +statesman or commander</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too +little reflection; <as>as, <ex>rash</ex> words; <ex>rash</ex> +measures.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, +as corn.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; +indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; +inconsiderate; unwary.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Rash</er>, +<er>Adventurous</er>, <er>Foolhardy</er>. A man is +<xex>adventurous</xex> who incurs risk or hazard from a love of +the arduous and the bold. A man is <xex>rash</xex> who does it +from the mere impulse of his feelings, without counting the cost. +A man is <xex>foolhardy</xex> who throws himself into danger in +disregard or defiance of the consequences.</usage> + +<q>Was never known a more <qex>adventurous</qex> knight.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Her <qex>rush</qex> hand in evil hour +Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>If any yet to be <qex>foolhardy</qex> +To expose themselves to vain jeopardy; +If they come wounded off, and lame, +No honors got by such a maim.</q> +<qau>Hudibras.</qau> + +<hw>Rash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prepare with +haste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Rash"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In sense 1, +probably fr. <ets>rash</ets>, a., as being hastily cooked.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A thin slice of bacon.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A California rockfish +(<spn>Sebastichthys miniatus</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Rash"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rash; hasty; +precipitate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rash"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rash +person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rash"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rush manner; with +precipitation.</def> + +<q>He that doth anything <qex>rashly</qex>, must do it willingly; +for he was free to deliberate or not.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<hw>Rash"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of state of +being rash.</def> + +<q>We offend . . . by <qex>rashness</qex>, which is an affirming +or denying, before we have sufficiently informed ourselves.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; +precipitation; hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; +inconsideration; carelessness. <er>See Temerity</er>.</syn> + +<hw>\'d8Ras*kol"nik</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. +<ets>rascolenik'</ets> schismatic, heretic.]</ety> +<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of the separatists or dissenters from +the established or Greek church in Russia.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>rascolnik</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*so`res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[<er>NL</er>., fr. L. <ets>radere</ets>, <ets>rasum</ets>, +to scratch. See <er>Rase</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of birds; the +Gallin\'91.</def> + +<note><hand/ Formely, the word <spn>Rasores</spn> was used in a +wider sense, so as to include other birds now widely separated in +classification.</note> + +<hw>Ra*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or +gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, patridge, and +the like.</def> + +<hw>Ra"sour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rasor.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rasp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rasped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rasping</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OF. <ets>rasper</ets>, F. <ets>r\'83per</ets>, to scrape, +grate, rasp, fr. OHG. <ets>rasp<omac/n</ets> to scrape together, +to collect, probably akin to E. <ets>rap</ets>. Cf. <er>Rap</er> +to snatch.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with +a rough file; <as>as, to <ex>rasp</ex> wood to make it smooth; to +<ex>rasp</ex> bones to powder.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to +offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; <as>as, some +sounds <ex>rasp</ex> the ear; his insults <ex>rasped</ex> my +temper.</as></def> + +<hw>Rasp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>raspe</ets>, OF. +<ets>raspe</ets>, F. <ets>r\'83pe</ets>. See <er>Rasp</er>, +<pos>v.<pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences +are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp +punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true +file.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The raspberry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSet +sorrel amongst <xex>rasps</xex>, and the <xex>rasps</xex> will be +smaller.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<cs><col>Rasp palm</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a Brazilian palm +tree (<spn>Iriartea exorhiza</spn>) which has strong a\'89rial +roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, +and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the +common name.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ras`pa*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Raspatory</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rasp"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>raspatorium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>raspatoir</ets>. See +<er>Rasp</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <def>A surgeon's rasp.</def> + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +<hw>Rasp"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n</pos>, <ety>[From +E. <ets>rasp</ets>, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the +fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The +thimble-shaped fruit of the <spn>Rubus Id\'91us</spn> and other +similar brambles; <as>as, the black, the red and the white +<ex>raspberry</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The shrub +bearing this fruit.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Rasp"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +which, rasps; a scraper.</def> + +<hw>Ras"pis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +raspberry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Langham.</au> + +<hw>Rasp"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a rasp, or +the sound made by a rasp; grating.</def> + +<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au> + +<hw>Rasse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Malay +<ets>r\'besa</ets> taste, sensation.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A carnivore (<spn>Viverricula Mallaccensis</spn>) 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 <altname>Malacca +weasel</altname>, and <altname>lesser civet</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"sure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rasura</ets>, fr. <ets>radere</ets>, <ets>rasum</ets>, to +scrape, to shave. See <er>Rase</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; +erasure; obliteration.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a +writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an +erasure.</def> + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<hw>Rat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'91t</ets>; akin to D. <ets>rat</ets>, OHG. +<ets>rato</ets>, <ets>ratta</ets>, G. <ets>ratte</ets>, +<ets>ratze</ets>, OLG. <ets>ratta</ets>, LG. & Dan. +<ets>rotte</ets>, Sw. <ets>r\'86tta</ets>, F. <ets>rat</ets>, Ir. +& Gael <ets>radan</ets>, Armor. <ets>raz</ets>, of unknown +origin. Cf. <er>Raccoon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the several species of small +rodents of the genus <spn>Mus</spn> and allied genera, larger +than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the +Norway, or brown, rat (<spn>M. Alexandrinus</spn>). These were +introduced into Anerica from the Old World.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar +material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their +natural hair.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who deserts his party or associates; hence, +in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those +prescribed by a trades union.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> + +<note><hand/ \'bdIt 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 +<xex>rat</xex>) was first, as we have seen, leveled at the +converts to the government of George the First, but has by +degrees obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any +sudden and mercenary change in politics.\'b8 +<au>Lord Mahon.</au> +</note> + +<cs><col>Bamboo rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any Indian +rodent of the genus <spn>Rhizomys</spn>.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>Beaver rat</col>, <col>Coast rat</col></mcol>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Beaver</er> and +<er>Coast</er>. -- <col>Blind rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the mole rat.</cd> -- <col>Cotton rat</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a long-haired rat (<spn>Sigmodon +hispidus</spn>), native of the Southern United States and Mexico. +It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the +crop.</cd> -- <col>Ground rat</col>. <cd>See <cref>Ground +Pig</cref>, under <er>Ground</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hedgehog +rat</col>. <cd>See under <er>Hedgehog</er>.</cd> -- <col>Kangaroo +rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the potoroo.</cd> -- +<col>Norway rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common brown +rat. See <er>Rat</er>.</cd> -- <col>Pouched rat</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Pocket +Gopher</cref>, under <er>Pocket</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any +African rodent of the genus <spn>Cricetomys</spn>. <col>Rat +Indians</col> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, <cd>a tribe of Indians +dwelling near Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan +stock.</cd> -- <col>Rat mole</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Mole rat</cref>, under <er>Mole</er>. -- <col>Rat pit<col>, +<cd>an inclosed space into which rats are put to be killed by a +dog for sport.</cd></cd> -- <col>Rat snake</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large colubrine snake (<spn>Ptyas +mucosus</spn>) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters +dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.</cd> -- <col>Spiny +rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any South America rodent of +the genus <spn>Echinomys</spn>.</cd> -- <col>To smell a +rat</col>. <cd>See under <er>Smell</er>.</cd> -- <col>Wood +rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any American rat of the +genus <spn>Neotoma</spn>, especially <spn>N. Floridana</spn>, +common in the Southern United States. Its feet and belly are +white.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ratted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ratting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In English +politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to +forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, +to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those +established by a trades union.</def> + +<q>Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having +<qex>ratted</qex>, solely by his inability to follow the friends +of his early days.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To catch or kill rats.</def> + +<-- rat on (someone), to inform on an associate,to squeal. --> + +<hw>Ra"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Maori.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A New Zealand forest tree +(<spn>Metrosideros robusta</spn>), also, its hard dark red wood, +used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.</def> + +<hw>Rat`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being ratable.</def> + +<hw>Rat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.</def> + +<q>Twenty or\'91 were <qex>ratable</qex> to [at] two marks of +silver.</q> +<qau>Camden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; +<as>as, <ex>ratable</ex> estate</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Made at a proportionate rate; <as>as, +<ex>ratable</ex> payments</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rat"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Rat"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rat`a*fi"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +Malay <ets>arak</ets> arrack + <ets>t\'bef\'c6a</ets> a spirit +distilled from molasses.]</ety> <def>A spirituous liquor flavored +with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, +spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the +liqueurs called <xex>noyau</xex>, <xex>cura<cced/ao</xex>, +etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ratifia</asp> and +<asp>ratafee</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ra*tan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rattan</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat"a*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Same as <er>Rhatany</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra`ta`plan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of +a galloping horse.</def> + +<hw>Ratch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Same as <er>Rotche</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ratch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rack</er> the instrument, <er>Ratchet</er>.]</ety> <def>A +ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or chick +works.</def> + +<hw>Ratch"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gravelly +stone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ratch"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Properly a +diminutive from the same word as <ets>rack</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rochet</ets>. See 2d <er>Ratch</er>, <er>Rack</er> the +instrument.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pawl, click, or detent, for +holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or +ratch, and pawl. See <cref>Ratchet wheel</cref>, below, and 2d +<er>Ratch</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ratchet brace</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a boring +brace, having a ratchet wheel and pawl for rotating the tool by +back and forth movements of the brace handle.</cd> -- +<col>Ratchet drill</col>, <cd>a portable machine for working a +drill by hand, consisting of a hand lever carrying at one end a +drill holder which is revolved by means of a ratchet wheel and +pawl, by swinging the lever back and forth.</cd> -- <col>Ratchet +wheel</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a circular wheel having +teeth, usually angular, with which a reciprocating pawl engages +to turn the wheel forward, or a stationary pawl to hold it from +turning backward.</cd></cs> + +<-- illustr. Ratchet wheel and ilustr. of ratchet drill --> + +<note><hand/ In the cut, the moving pawl <xex>c</xex> slides over +the teeth in one direction, but in returning, draws the wheel +with it, while the pawl <xex>d</xex> prevents it from turning in +the contrary direction.</note> + +<-- p. 1191 --> + +<hw>Rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. +E. <ets>rate</ets>, v. t., to value at a certain rate, to +estimate, but more prob. fr. Sw. <ets>rata</ets> to find fault, +to blame, to despise, to hold cheap; cf. Icel. <ets>hrat</ets> +refuse, <ets>hrati</ets> rubbish.]</ety> <def>To chide with +vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.</def> + +<au>Spencer.</au> + +<q>Go, <qex>rate</qex> thy minions, proud, insulting boy!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming them +from it, and <qex>rating</qex> them for it.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<hw>Rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF., fr. L. +<ets>rata</ets> (sc. <ets>pars</ets>), fr. <ets>ratus</ets> +reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of <ets>reri</ets> to +reckon, to calculate. Cf. <er>Reason</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.</def> + +<q>The one right feeble through the evil <qex>rate</qex>, +Of food which in her duress she had found.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is established as a measure or +criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; <as>as, a +slow <ex>rate</ex> of movement; <ex>rate</ex> of interest is the +ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.</as></def> + +<q>Heretofore the <qex>rate</qex> and standard of wit was +different from what it is nowadays.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>In this did his holiness and godliness appear above the +<qex>rate</qex> and pitch of other men's, in that he was so . . . +merciful.</q> +<qau>Calamy.</qau> + +<q>Many of the horse could not march at that <qex>rate</qex>, nor +come up soon enough.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Variation; prise fixed with relation to a +standard; cost; charge; <as>as, high or low <ex>rates</ex> of +transportation</as>.</def> + +<q>They come at dear <qex>rates</qex> from Japan.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A tax or sum assessed by authority on property +for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in +England, a local tax; <as>as, parish <ex>rates</ex>; town +<ex>rates</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Order; arrangement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Thus sat they all around in seemly <qex>rate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Ratification; approval.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <def>The gain or loss of a +timepiece in a unit of time; <as>as, daily <ex>rate</ex>; hourly +<ex>rate</ex>; etc.</as></def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The order or +class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its +size, armament, etc.; <as>as, first <ex>rate</ex>, second +<ex>rate</ex>, etc</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The class of a +merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative +safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.</def> + +<hw>Rate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rated</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set a certain +estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.</def> + +<q>To <qex>rate</qex> a man by the nature of his companions is a +rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>You seem not high enough your joys to <qex>rate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To assess for the payment of a rate or +tax.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To settle the relative scale, rank, position, +amount, value, or quality of; <as>as, to <ex>rate</ex> a ship; to +<ex>rate</ex> a seaman; to <ex>rate</ex> a pension.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To ratify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo +<xex>rate</xex> the truce.\'b8 <au>Chapman</au>. + +<cs><col>To rate a chronometer</col>, <cd>to ascertain the exact +rate of its gain or loss as compared with true time, so as to +make an allowance or computation depended thereon.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon.</syn> + +<hw>Rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be set or +considered in a class; to have rank; <as>as, the ship +<ex>rates</ex> as a ship of the line</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make an estimate.</def> + +<hw>Rate"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ratable</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any carnivore of the genus +<spn>Mellivora</spn>, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- +called also <altname>honey badger</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Several species are known in Africa and India. The +Cape ratel (<spn>M. Capensis</spn>) and the Indian ratel (<spn>M. +Indica</spn>) 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.</note> + +<hw>Rate"pay`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +pays rates or taxes.</def> + +<hw>Rat"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rates or +estimates.</def> + +<hw>Rat"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rates or +scolds.</def> + +<hw>Rat"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rat-tail</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. +<ets>rath</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hill or mound.</def> +<mark>[Ireland]</mark> + +<au>Spencer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of ancient fortification found in +Ireland.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rath</hw>, <hw>Rathe</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr\'91\'eb</ets>, +<ets>hr\'91d</ets>, quick, akin to OHG. <ets>hrad</ets>, Icel. +<ets>hra\'ebr</ets>.]</ety> <def>Coming before others, or before +the usual time; early.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> + +<q>Bring the <qex>rathe</qex> primrose that forsaken dies.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rath</hw>, <hw>Rathe</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Early; soon; betimes.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> + +<q>Why rise ye up so <qex>rathe</qex>?</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Too <qex>rathe</qex> cut off by practice criminal.</q> +<qau>Spencer.</qau> + +<hw>Rath"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Compar. of +<er>Rath</er>, <pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <def>Prior; earlier; +former.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Now no man dwelleth at the <qex>rather</qex> town.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Mandeville.</qau> + +<hw>Rath"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hra\'ebor</ets>, compar. of <ets>hra\'ebe</ets>, +<ets>hr\'91\'ebe</ets>, quickly, immediately. See <er>Rath</er>, +<pos>a.<pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Earlier; sooner; before.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Thou shalt, quod he, be <qex>rather</qex> false than I.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>A good mean to come the <qex>rather</qex> to grace.</q> +<qau>Foxe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>More readily or willingly; preferably.</def> + +<q>My soul chooseth . . . death <qex>rather</qex> than my +life.</q> +<qau>Job vii. 15.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>On the other hand; to the contrary of what was +said or suggested; instead.</def> + +<q>Was nothing bettered, but <qex>rather</qex> grew worse.</q> +<qau>Mark v. 26.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Of two alternatives conceived of, by preference +to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.</def> + +<q>He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain, +And nowhere finding, <qex>rather</qex> feared her slain.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>More properly; more correctly speaking.</def> + +<q>This is an art +Which does mend nature, change it <qex>rather</qex>, but +The art itself is nature.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>In some degree; somewhat; <as>as, the day is +<ex>rather</ex> warm; the house is <ex>rather</ex> +damp.</as></def> + +<cs><col>The rather</col>, <cd>the more so; especially; for +better reason; for particular cause.</cd> + +<q>You are come to me in happy time, +<qex>The rather</qex> for I have some sport in hand.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +-- <mcol><col>Had rather</col>, <or/ <col>Would +rather</col></mcol>, <cd>prefer to; prefers to; <as>as, he +<ex>had, <or/ would, rather</ex> go than stay</as>.</cd> \'bdI +<xex>had rather</xex> speak five words with my understanding than +ten thousands words in an unknown tongue.\'b8 <au>1 Cor. xiv. +19</au>. See <cref>Had rather</cref>, under <er>Had</er>.</cs> + +<hw>Rath"ripe`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rareripe, or +early ripe.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A rareripe.</def> +<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark></def2> + +<q>Such who delight in <qex>rathripe</qex> fruits.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Rat`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>ratification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ratifying; the +state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; <as>as, the +<ex>ratification</ex> of a treaty</as>. + +<hw>Rat"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, ratifies; a confirmer.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rat"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ratified</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ratifying</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>ratifier</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>ratus</ets> fixed by calculation, firm, valid + +<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Rate</er>, +<pos>n.<pos>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>To approve and +sanction; to make valid; to establish; to settle; especially, to +give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; +<as>as, to <ex>ratify</ex> an agreement, treaty, or contract; to +<ex>ratify</ex> a nomination.</as></def> + +<q>It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie +by <qex>ratifying</qex> an imposture with such a miracle.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Rat`i*ha*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ratihabitio</ets>; <ets>ratus</ets> fixed, valid + +<ets>habere</ets> to hold.]</ety> <def>Confirmation or +approbation, as of an act or contract.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Tailor.</au> + +<hw>Ra"ti*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. +<ets>reri</ets>, <ets>ratus</ets>, to reckon, believe, think, +judge. See <er>Reason</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> +<def>The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another +of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division +of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is +expressed by <frac36/ or <frac12/; of <it>a</it> to <it>b</it> by +<fract>a/b</fract>; or (less commonly) the second is made the +dividend; as, <mathex>a:b = <fract>b/a</fract></mathex>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Some writers consider <xex>ratio</xex> as the +quotient itself, making ratio equivalent to a number. + +The term <xex>ratio</xex> is also sometimes applied to the +<xex>difference</xex> of two quantities as well as to their +quotient, in which case the former is called <xex>arithmetical +ratio</xex>, the latter, <xex>geometrical ratio</xex>. The name +<xex>ratio</xex> is sometimes given to the <xex>rule of +three</xex> in arithmetic. See under <er>Rule</er>.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or +degree; rate; proportion; <as>as, the ratio of representation in +Congress</as>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Compound ratio</col>, <col>Duplicate ratio</col>, +<col>Inverse ratio</col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under +<er>Compound</er>, <er>Duplicate</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Ratio of +a geometrical progression</col>, <cd>the constant quantity by +which each term is multiplied to produce the succeeding +one.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ratiocinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ratiocinari</ets>, fr. +<ets>ratio</ets> reason. See <er>Ratio</er>.]</ety> <def>To +reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.</def> + +<hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ratiocinatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ratiocination</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from +premises; deductive reasoning.</def> + +<hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ratiocinativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by, or +addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of +proportions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the +comparison; argumentative; <as>as, a <ex>ratiocinative</ex> +process</as>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>ratiocinative</qex> meditativeness of his +character.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Ratiocinative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>ratio</ets> a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, +LL. <ets>ratio</ets> ration. See <er>Ratio</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned +to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his +subsistence.</def> + +<note><hand/ Officers have several rations, the number varying +according to their rank or the number of their attendants.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt +out; an allowance; an allotment.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with rations, +as a regiment.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rationalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rationnel</ets>. See +<er>Ratio</er>, <er>Reason</er>, and cf. +<er>Rationale</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to reason; +not physical; mental.</def> + +<q>Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the +<qex>rational</qex>, the natural, and mathematics . . . were but +simple pastimes in comparison of the other.</q> +<qau>Sir T. North.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; +endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.</def> + +<q>It is our glory and happiness to have a <qex>rational</qex> +nature.</q> +<qau>Law.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, +extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; +<as>as, <ex>rational</ex> conduct; a <ex>rational</ex> +man.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Expressing the type, +structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- +said of formul\'91. See under <er>Formula</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rational horizon</col>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Horizon</er>, 2 <sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Rational +quantity</col> <fld>(Alg. )</fld>, <cd>one that can be expressed +without the use of a radical sign, or in extract parts of unity; +-- opposed to <xex>irrational<xex> or <xex>radical +quantity<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Rational symptom</col> +<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>one elicited by the statements of the +patient himself and not as the result of a physical +examination.</cd></cs> +<-- rational drug design. --> + +<syn>Syn. -- Sane; sound; intelligent; reasonable; sensible; +wise; discreet; judicious.</syn> -- <usage><er>Rational</er>, +<er>reasonable</er>. <xex>Rational</xex> has reference to reason +as a faculty of the mind, and is opposed to traditional; <as>as, +a <ex>rational</ex> being, a <ex>rational</ex> state of mind, +<ex>rational</ex> views, etc</as>. In these cases the speculative +reason is more particularly, referred to. <xex>Reasonable</xex> +has reference to the exercise of this faculty for practical +purposes, and means, governed or directed by reason; <as>as, +<ex>reasonable</ex> prospect of success</as>.</usage> + +<q>What higher in her society thou find'st +Attractive, human, <qex>rational</qex>, love still.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>A law may be <qex>reasonable</qex> in itself, although a man +does not allow it, or does not know the reason of the +lawgivers.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rational being.</def> + +<au>Young.</au> + +<hw>Ra`tion*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rationalis</ets>, neut. <ets>rationale</ets>. See +<er>Rational</er>, <pos>a.<pos>]</ety> <def>An explanation or +exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, +phenomenon, or like; also, the principles themselves.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rationalisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> +<def>The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious +opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or +opposed to, revelation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The system that makes +rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to +<xex>sensualism</xex>, or <xex>sensationalism</xex>, and +<xex>empiricism</xex>.</def> + +<au>Fleming.</au> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rationaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who accepts rationalism +as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See +Citation under <er>Reasonist</er>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ra`tion*al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of +rationalism.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ra`tion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>-ties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. +<ets>rationalit\'82</ets>, or L. <ets>rationalitas</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The quality or state of being rational; agreement with +reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; +reasonableness.</def> + +<q>When God has made <qex>rationality</qex> the common portion of +mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure?</q> +<qau>Gov. of Tongue.</qau> + +<q>Well-directed intentions, whose <qex>rationalities</qex> will +never bear a rigid examination.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<hw>Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of rationalizing.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make rational; also, to convert to +rationalism.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To interpret in the manner of a +rationalist.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To form a rational conception of.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>To render rational; to free +from radical signs or quantities.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use, and rely +on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in +matters of religion: to accord with the principles of +rationalism.</def> + +<q>Theodore . . . is just considered the chief +<qex>rationalizing</qex> doctor of antiquity.</q> +<qau>J. H. Newman.</qau> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rational +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ra"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state +of being rational; rationality.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ra*ti"t\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ratis</ets> a raft; cf. L. +<ets>ratitus</ets> marked with the figure of a raft.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of birds in which the wings +are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is +destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are +examples.</def> + +<hw>Rat"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Ratit\'91.</def> + +<hw>Rat"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Ratit\'91.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the +Ratit\'91.</def></def2> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rat"lines</hw>, <hw>rat"lins</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n. +pl.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and +forming the steps of a rope ladder.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ratlings</asp>, and <asp>rattlings</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<hw>Rat"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Raccoon</er>.]</ety> <def>A small rat.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Ra*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Same as <er>Rattoon</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rattan cane.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Pepys.</au> + +<hw>Ra*toon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rattoon</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rats"bane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rat</ets> + <ets>bane</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rat poison; +white arsenic.</def> + +<hw>Rats"baned`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Poisoned by +ratsbane.</def> + +<hw>Rat"-tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a rat's +tale in form; <as>as, a <ex>rat-tail</ex> file, which is round, +slender, and tapering</as>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of +<er>File</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat"-tail`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> +<pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An excrescence growing from the pastern to +the middle of the shank of a horse.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The +California chim\'91ra. See <er>Chim\'91ra</er>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any fish of the genus <spn>Macrurus</spn>. See +<er>Grenadier</er>, 2.</def> + +<hw>Rat"-tailed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a long, tapering tail like that +of a rat.</def> + +<cs><col>Rat-tailed larva</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See +<er>Eristalis</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rat-tailed serpent</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the fer-de-lance.</cd> -- +<col>Rat-tailed shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the musk +shrew.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rat*tan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay +<ets>r<omac/tan</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ratan</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Bot. )</fld> <def>One of the +long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the +genus <spn>Calamus</spn>, mostly East Indian, though some are +African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used +for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords +and cordage, and many other purposes.</def> + +<hw>Rat*teen"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ratine</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick woolen stuff quilled or +twilled.</def> + +<hw>Rat"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. +<ets>ratten</ets> a rat, hence the verb literally means, to do +mischief like a rat.]</ety> <def>To deprive feloniously of the +tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), +for the purpose of annoying; <as>as, to <ex>ratten</ex> a +mechanic who works during a strike</as>.</def> +<mark>[Trades-union Cant]</mark> + +<au>J. McCarthy.</au> + +<hw>Rat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained +to catch rats; a rat terrier. See <er>Terrier</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat`ti*net"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woolen +stuff thinner than ratteen.</def> + +<hw>Rat"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The conduct or practices of one who rats. See <er>Rat</er>, +<pos>v. i.</pos>, 1.</def> + +<au>Sydney Smith.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The low sport of setting a dog upon rats +confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given +time.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rattled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rattling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>ratelen</ets>, +G. <ets>rasseln</ets>, AS. <ets>hr\'91tele</ets> a rattle, in +<ets>hr\'91tel</ets>wyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. <?/ to swing, wave. +Cf. <er>Rail</er> a bird.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a quick +succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of +hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to +clatter.</def> + +<q>And the rude hail in <qex>rattling</qex> tempest forms.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>'T was but the wind, +Or the car <qex>rattling</qex> o'er the stony street.</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<-- p. 1192 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a +clattering; <as>as, we <ex>rattled</ex> along for a couple of +miles</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly +and idly; to clatter; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>away</xex>; +<as>as, she <ex>rattled</ex> on for an hour</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rat"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To cause to make a ratting or clattering sound; <as>as, to +<ex>rattle</ex> a chain</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting +noise</def>. + +<q>Sound but another [drum], and another shall +As loud as thine <qex>rattle</qex> the welkin's ear.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; <as>as, to +<ex>rattle</ex> one's judgment; to <ex>rattle</ex> a player in a +game.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To scold; to rail at.</def> + +<au>L'Estrange.</au> + +<cs><col>To rattle off</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To tell glibly or +noisily; as, to <xex>rattle off<xex> a story</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>To rail at; to scold</cd>. \'bdShe would sometimes +<xex>rattle off<xex> her servants sharply.\'b8</cd> +<au>Arbuthnot.</au></cs> + +<hw>Rat"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rapid +succession of sharp, clattering sounds; <as>as, the +<ex>rattle</ex> of a drum</as>.</def> + +<au>Prior.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Noisy, rapid talk.</def> + +<q>All this ado about the golden age is but an empty +<qex>rattle</qex> and frivolous conceit.</q> +<qau>Hakewill.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument with which a ratting sound is +made; especially, a child's toy that rattle when shaken.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rattles</qex> of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea +nearly enough resemble each other.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau> + +<q>Pleased with a <qex>rattle</qex>, tickled with a straw.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.</def> + +<q>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 +<qex>rattle</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A scolding; a sharp rebuke.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Heylin.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any organ of an animal +having a structure adapted to produce a ratting sound.</def> + +<note><hand/ The <xex>rattle</xex> of the 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.</note> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>The noise in the throat produced by the air in +passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- +chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called +the <xex>death rattle</xex>. See <er>R<acir/le</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>To spring a rattle</col>, <cd>to cause it to sound.</cd> +-- <col>Yellow rattle</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a +yellow-flowered herb (<spn>Rhinanthus Crista-galli</spn>), the +ripe seeds of which rattle in the inflated calyx.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rat"tle*box`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American herb +(<spn>Crotalaria sagittalis</spn>), the seeds of which, when +ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any +species of <spn>Crotalaria</spn>, a genus of yellow-flowered +herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle-brained`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giddy; +rattle-headed.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle*head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An empty, +noisy talker.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle-head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Noisy; giddy; +unsteady.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle*mouse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +bat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Puttenham.</au> + +<hw>Rat"tle*pate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rattlehead.</def> + +<au>C. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Rat"tle-pat`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rattle-headed.</def> +\'bdA noisy, <xex>rattle-pated</xex> fellow.\'b8 + +<au>W. Irving.</au> + +<hw>Rat"tler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, rattles.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle*snake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of venomous +American snakes belonging to the genera <spn>Crotalus</spn> and +<spn>Caudisona</spn>, or <spn>Sistrurus</spn>. They have a series +of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a +sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the +Northern United States (<spn>Crotalus horridus</spn>), and the +diamond rattlesnake of the south (<spn>C. adamanteus</spn>), are +the best known. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Fang</er>.</def> +<-- also called rattler, and C. adamateus, and C. atrox are also +called the diamondback rattler, or diamondback. --> + +<cs><col>Ground rattlesnake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a +small rattlesnake (<spn>Caudisona, <or/ Sistrurus, +miliaria</spn>) of the Southern United States, having a small +rattle. It has nine large scales on its head.</cd> -- +<col>Rattlesnake fern</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a common +American fern (<spn>Botrychium Virginianum</spn>) having a +triangular decompound frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore +cases rising from the middle of the frond.</cd> -- +<col>Rattlesnake grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a handsome +American grass (<spn>Glyceria Canadensis</spn>) 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 <altname>quaking +grass</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rattlesnake plantain</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>See under <er>Plantain</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rattlesnake root</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given +to certain American species of the composite genus +<spn>Prenanthes</spn> (<spn>P. alba</spn> and <spn>P. +serpentaria</spn>), formerly asserted to cure the bite of the +rattlesnake. Calling also <altname>lion's foot</altname>, +<altname>gall of the earth</altname>, and <altname>white +lettuce</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rattlesnake's master</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of Agave (<spn>Agave +Virginica</spn>) growing in the Southern United States</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An umbelliferous plant (<spn>Eryngium +yucc\'91folium</spn>) with large bristly-fringed linear +leaves</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A composite plant, the blazing star +(<spn>Liatris squarrosa</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Rattlesnake +weed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the composite genus +<spn>Hieracium</spn> (<spn>H. venosum</spn>); -- probably so +named from its spotted leaves. See also +<er>Snakeroot</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rat"tle*trap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any +machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>A. Trollope.</au> + +<hw>Rat"tle*weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus +<spn>Astragalus</spn>. See <er>Milk vetch</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle*wings`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The golden-eye.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tle*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hr\'91telwyrt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rattlebox</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat"tlings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Ratlines.</def> + +<hw>Rat*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. +<ets>reto\'a4o</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the stems or shoots of +sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. +See <er>Plant-cane</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rat*toon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rattooned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rattooning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Sp. +<ets>reto\'a4ar</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sprout or spring up from +the root, as sugar cane of the previous year's planting.</def> + +<hw>Rau"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>raucus</ets> hoarse; cf. LL. <ets>raucidus</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Hoarse; raucous</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Lamb.</au> + +<hw>Rau"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rausitas</ets>, from <ets>raucus</ets> hoarse: cf. F. +<ets>raucit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Harshness of sound; rough +utterance; hoarseness; <as>as, the <ex>raucity</ex> of a trumpet, +or of the human voice</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rau"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>raucus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hoarse; harsh; rough; <as>as, a +<ex>raucous</ex>, thick tone</as>.</def> \'bdHis voice slightly +<xex>raucous</xex>.\'b8 <au>Aytoun</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Rau"cous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Raught</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & +p. p.</pos> of <er>Reach</er>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Raught</hw>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> +of <er>Reck</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Raunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ranch</er>.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Raun*soun"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Ransom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rav"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +(assumed) L. <ets>rapagium</ets>, <ets>rapaticum</ets>, fr. +<ets>rapere</ets> to carry off by force, to ravish. See +<er>Rapacious</er>, <er>Ravish</er>.]</ety> <def>Desolation by +violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; +<as>as, the <ex>ravage</ex> of a lion; the <ex>ravages</ex> of +fire or tempest; the <ex>ravages</ex> of an army, or of +time.</as></def> +<-- ravages of time --> + +<q>Would one think 't were possible for love +To make such <qex>ravage</qex> in a noble soul?</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; +plunder; spoil; waste; ruin.</syn> + +<hw>Rav"age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ravaged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ravaging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>ravager</ets>. See <er>Ravage</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> +<def>To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit +havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to +consume.</def> + +<q>Already C\'91sar +Has <qex>ravaged</qex> more than half the globe.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>His lands were daily <qex>ravaged</qex>, his cattle driven +away.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To despoil; pillage; plunger; sack; spoil; +devastate; desolate; destroy; waste; ruin.</syn> + +<hw>Rav"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.</def> + +<hw>Rave</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>raves</ets>, or +<ets>rathes</ets>, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, +etc.]</ety> <def>One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a +wagon body or a sleigh.</def> + +<hw>Rave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Raved</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Raving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'88ver</ets> to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps +fr. L. <ets>rabere</ets> to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. +<er>Rage</er>, <er>Reverie</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act +irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman.</def> + +<q>In our madness evermore we <qex>rave</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Have I not cause to <qex>rave</qex> and beat my breast?</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went +<qex>raving</qex> down the valley to the gorge of +Kiliecrankie.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To rush wildly or furiously.</def> + +<au>Spencer.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or +excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by <xex>about</xex>, +<xex>of</xex>, or <xex>on</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>raved</ex> about +her beauty</as>.</def> + +<q>The hallowed scene +Which others <qex>rave</qex> on, though they know it not.</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<hw>Rave</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter in madness or +frenzy; to say wildly; <as>as, to <ex>rave</ex> +nonsense</as>.</def> + +<au>Young.</au> + +<hw>Rave"hook</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A tool, hooked at the end, for +enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum.</def> + +<hw>Rav"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Raveled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> +or <er>Ravelled</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raveling</er> or <er>Ravelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[. +<ets>ravelen</ets>, D. <ets>rafelen</ets>, akin to LG. +<ets>rebeln</ets>, <ets>rebbeln</ets>, <ets>reffeln</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate or undo the texture of; to take +apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by +<xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>ravel</ex> a twist; to +<ex>ravel</ex> out a sticking.</as></def><-- = to unravel? --> + +<q>Sleep, that knits up the <qex>raveled</qex> sleave of +care.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To undo the intricacies of; to +disentangle.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and +let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make +intricate; to involve.</def> + +<q>What glory's due to him that could divide +Such <qex>raveled</qex> interests? has he not untied?</q> +<qau>Waller.</qau> + +<q>The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and +indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or +<qex>raveled</qex> and entangled in weak discourses!</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Rav"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become +untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of +intricacy.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fall into perplexity and confusion.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Till, by their own perplexities involved, +They <qex>ravel</qex> more, still less resolved.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make investigation or search, as by picking +out the threads of a woven pattern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The humor of <qex>raveling</qex> into all these mystical or +entangled matters.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<hw>Rav"el*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Also +<ets>raveller</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who ravels.</def> + +<hw>Rave"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. Sp. +<ets>rebellin</ets>, It. <ets>revellino</ets>, +<ets>rivellino</ets>; perhaps fr. L. <ets>re-</ets> again + +<ets>vallum</ets> wall.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A detached +work with two embankments with make a salient angle. It is raised +before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly +called <xex>demilune</xex> and <xex>half-moon</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rav"el*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Also +<ets>ravelling</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +untwisting, or of disentangling.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is raveled out; esp., a thread +detached from a texture.</def> + +<hw>Ra"ven</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hr\'91fn</ets>; akin to <ets>raaf</ets>, G. <ets>rabe</ets>, +OHG. <ets>hraban</ets>, Icel. <ets>hrafn</ets>, Dan. +<ets>ravn</ets>, and perhaps to L. <ets>corvus</ets>, Gr. <?/. +<?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large black +passerine bird (<spn>Corvus corax</spn>), similar to the crow, +but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and +America, and is noted for its sagacity.</def> + +<cs><col>Sea raven</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +cormorant.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ra"ven</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color of the raven; +jet black; <as>as, <ex>raven</ex> curls; <ex>raven</ex> +darkness.</as></def> + +<-- raven-haired --> + +<hw>Rav"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>ravine</ets> impetuosity, violence, F. <ets>ravine</ets> +ravine. See <er>Ravine</er>, <er>Rapine</er>.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>ravin</asp>, and +<asp>ravine</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rapine; +rapacity.</def> <au>Ray</au>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.</def> + +<hw>Rav"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ravened</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ravening</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Written also +<ets>ravin</ets>, and <ets>ravine</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To obtain or seize by violence.</def> + +<au>Hakewill.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To devoir with great eagerness.</def> + +<q>Like rats that <qex>ravin</qex> down their proper bane.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rav"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To prey with rapacity; to +be greedy; to show rapacity.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ravin</asp>, and <asp>ravine</asp>.]</altsp> + +<q>Benjamin shall <qex>raven</qex> as a wolf.</q> +<qau>Gen. xlix. 27.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Rav`e*na"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Malagasy.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants +related to the banana.</def> + +<note><hand/ <spn>Ravenala Madagascariensis</spn>, 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 <altname>traveller's tree</altname>.</note> + +<hw>Rav"en*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, ravens or plunders.</def> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Rav"en*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Eagerness for plunder; +rapacity; extortion.</def> + +<au>Luke xi. 39.</au> + +<hw>Rav"en*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Greedily devouring; +rapacious; <as>as, <ex>ravening</ex> wolves</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rav"en*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rav"en*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d +<er>Raven</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Devouring with rapacious +eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; <as>as, a +<ex>ravenous</ex> wolf or vulture</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Eager for prey or gratification; <as>as, a +<ex>ravenous</ex> appetite or desire</as>.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rav"en*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rav"en*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ra"ven's-duck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. +<ets>ravenstuch</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fine quality of +sailcloth.</def> + +<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> + +<hw>Rav"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +raves.</def> + +<hw>Rav"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ravenous.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rav"in</hw>, <hw>Ravine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Raven</er>.]</ety> <def>Food +obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven.</def> \'bdFowls of +<xex>ravyne</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Though Nature, red in tooth and claw +With <qex>ravine</qex>, shrieked against his creed.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> +<-- famous quote from In memoriam, 56, st. 4 --> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rav"in</hw>, <hw>Rav"ine</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>See <er>Raven</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def> + +<hw>Ra*vine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a place +excavated by a torrent, a ravine, fr. <ets>ravir</ets> to snatch +or tear away, L. <ets>rapere</ets>; cf. L. <ets>rapina</ets> +rapine. See <er>Ravish</er>, and cf. <er>Rapine</er>, +<er>Raven</er> prey.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A torrent of +water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a +stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.</def> + +<hw>Rav"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Talking +irrationally and wildly; <as>as, a <ex>raving</ex> +lunatic</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Rav"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rav"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ravished</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ravishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ravissen</ets>, +F. <ets>ravir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rapere</ets> to snatch or tear +away, to ravish. See <er>Rapacious</er>, <er>Rapid</er>, and +<er>-ish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize and carry away by +violence; to snatch by force.</def> + +<q>These hairs which thou dost <qex>ravish</qex> from my chin +Will quicken, and accuse thee.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>This hand shall <qex>ravish</qex> thy pretended right.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To transport with joy or delight; to delight to +ecstasy.</def> \'bd<xex>Ravished</xex> . . . for the joy.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Thou hast <qex>ravished</qex> my heart.</q> +<qau>Cant. iv. 9.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, +and against her consent; to rape.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; +deflour; force.</syn> +<-- sic. "deflour" is given in this dict. as the preferred sp. of +"deflower" --> + +<hw>Rav"ish*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +ravishes (in any sense).</def> + +<hw>Rav"ish*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rapturous; +transporting.</def> + +<hw>Rav"ish*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ravishing +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rav"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ravissement</ets>. See <er>Ravish</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of carrying away by force or against +consent; abduction; <as>as, the <ex>ravishment</ex> of children +from their parents, or a ward from his guardian, or of a wife +from her husband</as>.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being ravished; rapture; transport +of delight; ecstasy.</def> + +<au>Spencer.</au> + +<q>In whose sight all things joy, with <qex>ravishment</qex> +Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of ravishing a woman; rape.</def> + +<hw>Rav"is*sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In a half-raised position, as if about to +spring on prey.</def> + +<-- p. 1193 --> + +<hw>Raw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar</pos> <er>Rawer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Rawest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hre\'a0w</ets>; akin to D. <ets>raauw</ets>, LG. +<ets>rau</ets>, G. <ets>roh</ets>, OHG. <ets>r<omac/</ets>, Icel. +<ets>hr\'ber</ets>, Dan. <ets>raa</ets>, Sw. <ets>r\'86</ets>, L. +<ets>crudus</ets>, Gr. <grk>kre`as</grk> flesh, Skr. +<ets>kravis</ets> raw flesh. <root/18. Cf. <er>Crude</er>, +<er>Cruel</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not altered from its natural state; not prepared +by the action of heat; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> sienna</as>; +specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable +for eating; not done; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> meat</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; +immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; +untried; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> soldiers; a <ex>raw</ex> +recruit.</as></def> + +<q>Approved himself to the <qex>raw</qex> judgment of the +multitude.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not worked in due form; in the natural state; +untouched by art; unwrought.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>Not distilled; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> water</as></def>. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bacon</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not spun or +twisted; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> silk or cotton</as></def>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Not mixed or diluted; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> +spirits</as></def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Not tried; not melted and +strained; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> tallow</as></def>. <sd>(e)</sd> +<def>Not tanned; <as>as, <ex>raw</ex> hides</as></def>. +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; <as>as, +the <ex>raw</ex> edge of a piece of metal or of cloth</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Not covered; bare.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd></def> <def>Bald</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWith +scull all <xex>raw</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Spencer</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Deprived of skin; galled; as, a <xex>raw</xex> +sore</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Sore, as if by being galled</def>. + +<q>And all his sinews waxen weak and <qex>raw</qex> +Through long imprisonment.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; <as>as, a +<ex>raw</ex> wind</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>raw</xex> and gusty +day.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Raw material</col>, <cd>material that has not been +subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; <as>as, ore is +the <ex>raw material<ex> used in smelting; leather is the <ex>raw +material<ex> of the shoe industry</as>.</cd> -- <col>Raw +pig</col>, <cd>cast iron as it comes from the smelting +furnace.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Raw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raw, sore, or galled place; a +sensitive spot; <as>as, to touch one on the +<ex>raw</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is a +<qex>raw</qex>.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Raw"bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rawboned.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spencer.</au> + +<hw>Raw"boned`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having little flesh on +the bones; gaunt.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Raw"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A specter +mentioned to frighten children; <as>as, <ex>rawhead</ex> and +bloodybones</as>.</def> + +<hw>Raw"hide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cowhide, or +coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted.</def> + +<hw>Raw"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat raw.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Marston.</au> + +<hw>Raw"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a raw +manner; unskillfully; without experience.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without proper preparation or provision.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Raw"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being raw.</def> + +<hw>Ray</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[An aphetic form +of <ets>array</ets>; cf. <er>Beray</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To array.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. More.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to +defile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe fifth that did it +<xex>ray</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Array; order; arrangement; +dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And spoiling all her gears and goodly <qex>ray</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>rai</ets>, F. +<ets>rais</ets>, fr. L. <ets>radius</ets> a beam or ray, staff, +rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. <er>Radius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common +point or center, like the radii of a circle; <as>as, a star of +six <ex>rays</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A radiating part of the flower +or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster +or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular +flower cluster; radius. See <er>Radius</er>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the +radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of +fishes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the spheromeres of a +radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an +ophiuran.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A line of +light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a +single element of light or heat propagated continuously; <as>as, +a solar <ex>ray</ex>; a polarized <ex>ray</ex>.</as></def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the component elements of the total +radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the +spectrum; <as>as, the red <ex>ray</ex>; the violet +<ex>ray</ex>.</as> See <ex>Illust</ex>. under +<er>Light</er>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory +of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye +to the object seen.</def> + +<q>All eyes direct their <qex>rays</qex> +On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>One of a system of diverging +lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending +indefinitely in both directions. See <er>Half-ray</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Bundle of rays</col>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Pencil of rays</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col>Extraordinary +ray</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>that one or two parts of a ray +divided by double refraction which does not follow the ordinary +law of refraction.</cd> -- <col>Ordinary ray</col> +<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>that one of the two parts of a ray divided +by double refraction which follows the usual or ordinary law of +refraction.</cd> -- <col>Pencil of rays</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, +<cd>a definite system of rays.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Ray +flower</col>, <or/ <col>Ray floret</col></mcol> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>one of the marginal flowers of the +capitulum in such composite plants as the aster, goldenrod, +daisy, and sunflower. They have an elongated, strap-shaped +corolla, while the corollas of the disk flowers are tubular and +five-lobed.</cd> -- <col>Ray point</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, +<cd>the common point of a pencil of rays.</cd> -- <col>R\'94ntgen +ray</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <fld>(Phys.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of ray +generated in a very highly exhausted vacuum tube by the +electrical discharge. It is capable of passing through many +bodies opaque to light, and producing photographic and +fluorescent effects by which means pictures showing the internal +structure of opaque objects are made, called +<xex>radiographs<xex>, or <xex>sciagraphs<xex><-- or X-ray +photographs, radiograms, or X-rays -->. So called from the +discoverer, W. C. <xex>R\'94ntgen<xex>.</cd> -- <col>X ray</col>, +<cd>the R\'94ntgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer because of +its enigmatical character, <it>x<it> being an algebraic symbol +for an unknown quantity.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ray</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rayed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Raying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>raier</ets>, +<ets>raiier</ets>, <ets>rayer</ets>, L. <ets>radiare</ets> to +irradiate. See <er>Ray</er>, <pos>n.<pos>, and cf. +<er>Radiate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark with long +lines; to streak.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[From <er>Ray</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To +send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; <as>as, to +<ex>ray</ex> smiles</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Thompson.</au> + +<hw>Ray</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shine, as with rays.</def> + +<au>Mrs. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Ray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>raie</ets>, L. +<ets>raia</ets>. Cf. <er>Roach</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the +order Rai\'91, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, +etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In a restricted sense, any of the +broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. +See <er>Skate</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Bishop ray</col>, <cd>a yellow-spotted, long-tailed +eagle ray (<spn>Stoasodon n\'85rinari</spn>) of the Southern +United States and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col>Butterfly +ray</col>, <cd>a short-tailed American sting ray +(<spn>Pteroplatea Maclura</spn>), having very broad pectoral +fins.</cd> -- <col>Devil ray</col>. <cd>See <er>Sea +Devil</er>.</cd> -- <col>Eagle ray</col>, <cd>any large ray of +the family <spn>Myliobatid\'91</spn>, or +<spn>\'92tobatid\'91</spn>. The common European species +(<spn>Myliobatis aquila</spn>) is called also <altname>whip +ray</altname>, and <altname>miller</altname>.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>Electric ray</col>, or <col>Cramp ray</col></mcol>, +<cd>a torpedo.</cd> -- <col>Starry ray</col>, <cd>a common +European skate (<spn>Raia radiata</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Sting +ray</col>, <cd>any one of numerous species of rays of the family +<spn>Trygonid\'91</spn> having one or more large, sharp, barbed +dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also +<altname>stingaree</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ra"yah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. +<ets>ra'iyah</ets> a herd, a subject, fr. <ets>ra'a</ets> to +pasture, guard.]</ety> <def>A person not a Mohammedan, who pays +the capitation tax.</def> <mark>[Turkey.]</mark> + +<hw>Ray" grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <ety>[Etymol. of <ets>ray</ets> +is uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial European +grass (<spn>Lolium perenne</spn>); -- called also <altname>rye +grass</altname>, and <altname>red darnel</altname>. See +<er>Darnel</er>, and <er>Grass</er>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Italian</col> <col>ray, <or/ rye</col>, +<col>grass</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Darnel</er>, and +<er>Grass</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ray"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of +rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; <as>as, a +<ex>rayless</ex> sky; <ex>rayless</ex> eyes.</as></def> + +<hw>Ray"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>Ray; beam.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<-- Rayon. A synthetic fiber, consisting of a polyamide --> + +<hw>Ray"on*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Darting forth rays, as the sun when it +shines out.</def> + +<hw>Raze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rack</er>.]</ety> <def>A Shakespearean word (used once) +supposed to mean the same as <xex>race</xex>, a root.</def><-- +Obs. --> + +<hw>Raze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Razed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Razing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>raser</ets>. See +<er>Rase</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rase</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To erase; to efface; +to obliterate.</def> + +<q><qex>Razing</qex> the characters of your renown.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To subvert from the foundation; to lay level +with the ground; to destroy; to demolish.</def> + +<q>The royal hand that <qex>razed</qex> unhappy Troy.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; +destroy; ruin. See <er>Demolish</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Razed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slashed or +striped in patterns.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTwo Provincial +roses on my <xex>razed</xex> shoes.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ra*zee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. vaisseau +<ets>ras\'82</ets>, fr. <ets>raser</ets> to rase, to cut down +ships. See <er>Raze</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Rase</er>, +<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An armed ship +having her upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next +inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<hw>Ra*zoe"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Razeed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Razeeing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cut down to a less number +of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or glass, as a ship; +hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; +<as>as, to <ex>razee</ex> a book, or an article</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"zor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rasour</ets>, OF. <ets>rasur</ets>, LL. <ets>rasor</ets>: +cf. F. <ets>rasoir</ets>, LL. <ets>rasorium</ets>. See +<er>Raze</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Rase</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A keen-edged knife of peculiar +shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.</def> +\'bdTake thee a barber's <xex>rasor</xex>.\'b8 +<-- also called straight razor --> + +<au>Ezek. v. 1.</au> + +<-- (b) a similar device for shaving, with a replaceable blade. +Also called safety razor. Also a similar device, made of +plastic, in which the blade is neither replaceable nor can be +sharpened, intended to be discarded after the blade dulls -- +called a disposable razor. --> --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A task of a wild +boar.</def> + +<cs><col>Razor fish</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>A small Mediterranean fish (<spn>Coryph\'91na +novacula</spn>), prized for the table</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The +razor shell.</cd> -- <col>Razor grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>a West Indian plant (<spn>Scleria scindens</spn>), the +triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute +sharp teeth.</cd> -- <col>Razor grinder</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European goat-sucker.</cd> -- +<col>Razor shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any marine +bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially +<spn>Solen, <or/ Ensatella, ensis, <and/ Americana</spn>, which +have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor +handle in shape. Called also <altname>rasor clam</altname>, +<altname>razor fish</altname>, <altname>knife +handle</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Razor stone</col>. <cd>Same as +<er>Novaculite</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Razor strap</col>, <or/ +<col>razor strop</col></mcol>, <cd>a strap or strop used in +sharpening razors.</cd></cs><-- safety razor; disposable razor; +electric razor --> + +<hw>Ra"sor*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ready for +the razor; fit to be shaved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ra"zor*back"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The rorqual.</def> + +<hw>Ra"zor-backed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; +<as>as, a <ex>razor-backed</ex> hog, perch, etc</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ra"zor*bill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A species of auk +(<spn>Alca torda</spn>) common in the Arctic seas. See +<er>Auk</er>, and <xex>Illust</xex>. in Appendix.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>See <er>Cutwater</er>, 3.</def> + +<hw>Ra"zure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rasure</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of +being effaced; obliteration. See <er>Rasure</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An erasure; a change made by erasing.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Raz"zi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +Ar. <ets>gh\'bez\'c6a</ets> (pron. <ets>razia</ets> in +Algeria).]</ety> <def>A plundering and destructive incursion; a +foray; a rai<?/.</def> + +<hw>Re-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>re-</ets>, older form +(retained before vowels) <ets>red-</ets>: cf. F. <ets>re-</ets>, +<ets>r\'82-</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying +<xex>back</xex>, <xex>against</xex>, <xex>again</xex>, +<xex>anew</xex>; <as>as, <ex>re</ex>cline, to lean back; +<ex>re</ex>call, to call back; <ex>re</ex>cede; <ex>re</ex>move; +<ex>re</ex>claim, to call out against; <ex>re</ex>pugn, to fight +against; <ex>re</ex>cognition, a knowing again; <ex>re</ex>join, +to join again; <ex>re</ex>iterate, <ex>re</ex>assure</as>. +Combinations containing the prefix <ex>re-</ex> are readily +formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.</def> + +<hw>Re</hw> <pr>(r<amac/)</pr>. <ety>[It.]</ety> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A syllable applied in solmization to the +second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, +to the second tone of any diatonic scale.</def> + +<hw>Re`ab*sorb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, +extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; <as>as, to +<ex>reabsorb</ex> chyle, lymph, etc</as>.; -- used esp. of +fluids.</def> + +<hw>Re`ab*sorp"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +or process of rearbsorbing.</def> + +<hw>Re`ac*cess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +access or approach; a return.</def> + +<au>Hakewill.</au> + +<hw>Re"ac*cuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +accuse again.</def> + +<au>Cheyne.</au> + +<hw>Reach</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An effort to vomit.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Reach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reached</er> <pr>(?)</pr> (<er>Raught</er>, the old +preterit, is obsolete); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reaching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rechen</ets>, AS. +<ets>r<aemac/can</ets>, <ets>r<aemac/cean</ets>, to extend, +stretch out; akin to D. <ets>reiken</ets>, G. <ets>reichen</ets>, +and possibly to AS. <ets>r\'c6ce</ets> powerful, rich, E. +<ets>rich</ets>. <root/115.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To extend; to +stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, +something held, or the like.</def> + +<q>Her tresses yellow, and long straughten, +Unto her heeles down they <qex>raughten</qex>.</q> +<qau>Rom. of R.</qau> + +<q><qex>Reach</qex> hither thy hand and thrust it into my +side.</q> +<qau>John xx. 27.</qau> + +<q>Fruit trees, over woody, <qex>reached</qex> too far +Their pampered boughs.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, +especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; +to hand over; <as>as, to <ex>reach</ex> one a book</as>.</def> + +<q>He <qex>reached</qex> me a full cap.</q> +<qau>2 Esd. xiv. 39.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To attain or obtain by stretching forth the +hand; too extend some part of the body, or something held by one, +so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; <as>as, to +<ex>reach</ex> an object with the hand, or with a +spear</as>.</def> + +<q>O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford, +Than I may <qex>reach</qex> the beast.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; <as>as, +to <ex>reach</ex> an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a +shell</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence +to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.</def> + +<q>If these examples of grown men <qex>reach</qex> not the case +of children, let them examine.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch +by virtue of extent; <as>as, his hand <ex>reaches</ex> the +river</as>.</def> + +<q>Thy desire . . . leads to no excess +That <qex>reaches</qex> blame.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain +to; to gain; to be advanced to.</def> + +<q>The best account of the appearances of nature which human +penetration can <qex>reach</qex>, comes short of its reality.</q> +<qau>Cheyne.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To understand; to comprehend.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Do what, sir? I <qex>reach</qex> you not.</q> +<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To overreach; to deceive.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Reach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stretch out +the hand.</def> + +<q>Goddess humane, <qex>reach</qex>, then, and freely taste!</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To strain after something; to make +efforts.</def> + +<q><qex>Reaching</qex> above our nature does no good.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, +influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, +something.</def> + +<q>And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it +<qex>reached</qex> to heaven.</q> +<qau>Gen. xxviii. 12.</qau> + +<q>The new world <qex>reaches</qex> quite across the torrid +zone.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To sail on the wind, as from +one point of tacking to another, or with the ind nearly +abeam.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>To reach after</col> <or/ <col>at</col></mcol>, +<cd>to make efforts to attain to or obtain.</cd></cs> + +<q>He would be in the mind <qex>reaching after</qex> a positive +idea of infinity.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<hw>Reach</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching +with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; <as>as, +the fruit is beyond my <ex>reach</ex>; to be within +<ex>reach</ex> of cannon shot.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of stretching out or extending action, +influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent +of force or capacity.</def> + +<q>Drawn by others who had deeper <qex>reaches</qex> than +themselves to matters which they least intended.</q> +<qau>Hayward.</qau> + +<q>Be sure yourself and your own <qex>reach</qex> to know.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; +influence; result; scope.</def> + +<q>And on the left hand, hell, +With long <qex>reach</qex>, interposed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>I am to pray you not to strain my speech +To grosser issues, nor to larger <qex>reach</qex> +Than to suspicion.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; +a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to +another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of +the sea extending up into the land.</def> \'bdThe river's wooded +<xex>reach</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<q>The coast . . . is very full of creeks and +<qex>reaches</qex>.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>An article to obtain an advantage.</def> + +<q>The Duke of Parma had particular <qex>reaches</qex> and ends +of his own underhand to cross the design.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>The pole or rod which connects the hind axle +with the forward bolster of a wagon.</def> + +<hw>Reach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being +within reach.</def> + +<hw>Reach"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who reaches.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An exaggeration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Reach"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being beyond reach; +lofty.</def> + +<q>Unto a <qex>reachless</qex> pitch of praises hight.</q> +<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau> + +<hw>Re*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act or +perform a second time; to do over again; <as>as, to +<ex>react</ex> a play; the same scenes were <ex>reacted</ex> at +Rome.</as></def><-- = re-enact? --> + +<hw>Re*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of +another body by an opposite force; <as>as, every body +<ex>reacts</ex> on the body that impels it from its natural +state</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1194 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal +or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in +opposition.</def> + +<hw>Re*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82action</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any action in +resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a +contrary direction; reverse action.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The mutual or reciprocal +action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon +such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or +electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of +these agents, with the production of new compounds or the +manifestation of distinctive characters. See <cref>Blowpipe +reaction</cref>, <cref>Flame reaction</cref>, under +<er>Blowpipe</er>, and <er>Flame</er>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An action included by vital +resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of +vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; +heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or +shock.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The force which a body +subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon +the latter body in the opposite direction.</def> + +<q><qex>Reaction</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Sir I. Newton (3d Law of Motion).</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>Backward tendency or +movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any +direction.</def> + +<q>The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame and +fortune reached the highest point, predicted the coming +<qex>reaction</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<cs><col>Reaction time</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>in nerve +physiology, the interval between the application of a stimulus to +an end organ of sense and the reaction or resulting movement; -- +called also <altname>physiological time</altname>.</cd> -- +<col>Reaction wheel</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a water wheel +driven by the reaction of water, usually one in which the water, +entering it centrally, escapes at its periphery in a direction +opposed to that of its motion by orifices at right angles, or +inclined, to its radii.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ac"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being, +causing, or favoring reaction; <as>as, <ex>reactionary</ex> +movements</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ac"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Reactionaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who +favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or +revolution.</def> + +<hw>Re*ac"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reactionary.</def> + +<au>C. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Re*act`ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82actif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having power to react; tending +to reaction; of the nature of reaction.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*act"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*act"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Read</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rennet. See 3d +<er>Reed</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Read</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Read</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reading</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE. <ets>reden</ets>, <ets>r\'91den</ets>, AS. +<ets>r<aemac/dan</ets> to read, advice, counsel, fr. +<ets>r<aemac/d</ets> advise, counsel, <ets>r<aemac/dan</ets> +(imperf. <ets>reord</ets>) to advice, counsel, guess; akin to D. +<ets>raden</ets> to advise, G. <ets>raten</ets>, +<ets>rathen</ets>, Icel. <ets>r\'be<edh/a</ets>, Goth. +<ets>r<emac/dan</ets> (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. +<ets>r\'bedh</ets> to succeed. <root/116. Cf. Riddle.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To advise; to counsel. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See +<er>Rede</er>.</def> + +<q>Therefore, I <qex>read</qex> thee, get to God's word, and +thereby try all doctrine.</q> +<qau>Tyndale.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To interpret; to explain; <as>as, to +<ex>read</ex> a riddle</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To tell; to declare; to recite.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>But <qex>read</qex> how art thou named, and of what kin.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To go over, as characters or words, and utter +aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense +of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it +is expressed; to peruse; <as>as, to <ex>read</ex> a discourse; to +<ex>read</ex> the letters of an alphabet; to <ex>read</ex> +figures; to <ex>read</ex> the notes of music, or to <ex>read</ex> +music; to <ex>read</ex> a book.</as></def> + +<q><qex>Redeth</qex> [read ye] the great poet of Itaille.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Well could he <qex>rede</qex> a lesson or a story.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.</def> + +<q>Who is't can <qex>read</qex> a woman?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To discover or understand by characters, marks, +features, etc.; to learn by observation.</def> + +<q>An armed corse did lie, +In whose dead face he <qex>read</qex> great magnanimity.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>Those about her +From her shall <qex>read</qex> the perfect ways of honor.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To make a special study of, as by perusing +textbooks; <as>as, to <ex>read</ex> theology or law</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To read one's self in</col>, <cd>to read about the +Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required +of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates +in a new benefice.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Read</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give advice +or counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To tell; to declare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to +go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like +document.</def> + +<q>So they <qex>read</qex> in the book of the law of God +distinctly, and gave the sense.</q> +<qau>Neh. viii. 8.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To study by reading; <as>as, he <ex>read</ex> +for the bar</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To learn by reading.</def> + +<q>I have <qex>read</qex> of an Eastern king who put a judge to +death for an iniquitous sentence.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To appear in writing or print; to be expressed +by, or consist of, certain words or characters; <as>as, the +passage <ex>reads</ex> thus in the early manuscripts</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To produce a certain effect when read; <as>as, +that sentence <ex>reads</ex> queerly</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To read between the lines</col>, <cd>to infer something +different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real +meaning as distinguished from the apparent meaning.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Read</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>r<aemac/d</ets> +counsel, fr. <ets>r<aemac/dan</ets> to counsel. See +<er>Read</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; +counsel. See <er>Rede</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[<er>Read</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> +<def>Reading.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Hume.</au> + +<q>One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a +<qex>read</qex>.</q> +<qau>Furnivall.</qau> + +<hw>Read</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Read</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def> + +<hw>Read</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Instructed or +knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.</def> + +<q>A poet . . . well <qex>read</qex> in Longinus.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Read"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can +be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; +interesting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Read"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Read"a*bly</wf>, +<pos>adv</pos>,.</wordforms> + +<hw>Read`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +state of being readable; readableness.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +address a second time; -- often used reflexively.</def> + +<q>He <qex>readdressed</qex> himself to her.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<hw>Re`a*dept</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + L. <ets>adeptus</ets>. p. p. of +<ets>adipisci</ets> to obtain.]</ety> <def>To regain; to +recover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`a*dep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +regaining; recovery of something lost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Read"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r<aemac/dere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who +reads.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One whose +distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(University of Oxford, Eng.)</fld> <def>One who +reads lectures on scientific subjects.</def> <au>Lyell.</au> +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A proof reader.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>One who +reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding +their merit</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who reads much; one who is studious.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A book containing a selection of extracts for +exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a +language; a reading book.</def> + +<hw>Read"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of +reader.</def> + +<au>Lyell.</au> + +<hw>Read"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>In a ready manner; quickly; promptly.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without delay or objection; without reluctance; +willingly; cheerfully.</def> + +<q>How <qex>readily</qex> we wish time spent revoked!</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<hw>Read"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of +being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; +willingness.</def> + +<q>They received the word with all <qex>readiness</qex> of +mind.</q> +<qau>Acts xvii. 11.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; +promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; +dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See <er>Facility</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Read"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written +matter to be read.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Study of books; literary scholarship; <as>as, a +man of extensive <ex>reading</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A lecture or prelection; public recital.</def> + +<q>The Jews had their weekly <qex>readings</qex> of the law.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The way in which anything reads; force of a word +or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; +version.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the +stage; way of rendering.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>An observation read from the scale of a +graduated instrument; <as>as, the <ex>reading</ex> of a +barometer</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reading of a bill</col> <fld>(Legislation)</fld>, +<cd>its normal recital, by the proper officer, before the House +which is to consider it.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Read"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Addicted to reading; <as>as, a <ex>reading</ex> +community</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reading book</col>, <cd>a book for teaching reading; a +reader.</cd> -- <col>Reading desk</col>, <cd>a desk to support a +book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service +in a church.</cd> -- <col>Reading glass</col>, <cd>a large lens +with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and +used in reading, etc.</cd> -- <col>Reading man</col>, <cd>one who +reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, +industrious student.</cd> -- <col>Reading room</col>, <cd>a room +appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, +periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`ad*journ"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*journ"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of readjourning; a second or repeated adjournment.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*just"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or relation; +to rearrange.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*just"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of the United +States, one who advocates a refunding, and sometimes a partial +repudiation, of the State debt without the consent of the State's +creditors.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted; <as>as, the +<ex>readmission</ex> fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the +<ex>readmission</ex> of a student into a seminary.</as></def> + +<hw>Re`ad*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To admit +again; to give entrance or access to again.</def> + +<q>Whose ear is ever open, and his eye +Gracious to <qex>readmit</qex> the suppliant.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re`ad*mit"tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Allowance to enter again; a second admission.</def> + +<hw>Re`a*dopt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adopt +again.</def> + +<au>Young.</au> + +<hw>Re`a*dorn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn +again or anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*vance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +advance again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ad*vert"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of adverting to again, or of reviewing.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Norris.</au> + +<hw>Read"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Readier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Readiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r<aemac/de</ets>; akin to D. ge<ets>reed</ets>, +be<ets>reid</ets>, G. be<ets>reit</ets>, Goth. +ga<ets>r\'a0ids</ets> fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. +<ets>ride</ets>, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. +<er>Array</er>, 1st <er>Curry</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Prepared for what one is about to do or +experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act +or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; <as>as, the +troops are <ex>ready</ex> to march; <ex>ready</ex> for the +journey.</as></def> \'bdWhen she <xex>redy</xex> was.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no +delay for lack of being prepared or furnished.</def> \'bdDinner +was <xex>ready</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Fielding.</au> + +<q>My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are +<qex>ready</qex>: come unto the marriage.</q> +<qau>Matt. xxii. 4.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; +willing; free; inclined; disposed.</def> + +<q>I am <qex>ready</qex> not to be bound only, but also to die at +Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.</q> +<qau>Acts xxi. 13.</qau> + +<q>If need be, I am <qex>ready</qex> to forego +And quit.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or +perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; <as>as, +a <ex>ready</ex> apprehension; <ex>ready</ex> wit; a +<ex>ready</ex> writer or workman.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Ready</xex> +in devising expedients.\'b8 + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<q>Gurth, whose temper was <qex>ready</qex>, through surly.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; +convenient; near; easy.</def> \'bdThe <xex>readiest</xex> +way.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, +The <qex>readiest</qex> weapon that his fury found.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with +a following infinitive.</def> + +<q>My heart is <qex>ready</qex> to crack.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A word of command, or a +position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and +held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, +<xex>aim</xex>.</def> + +<cs><col>All ready</col>, <cd>ready in every particular; wholly +equipped or prepared. \'bd[I] am <xex>all redy<xex> at your +hest.\'b8 <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>Ready money</col>, +<cd>means of immediate payment; cash. \'bd'Tis all the <xex>ready +money<xex> fate can give.\'b8 <au>Cowley</au>.</cd> -- <col>Ready +reckoner</col>, <cd>a book of tables for facilitating +computations, as of interest, prices, etc.</cd> -- <col>To make +ready</col>, <cd>to make preparation; to get in +readiness.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; +dexterous; apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; +fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See +<er>Prompt</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Read"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a state of +preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay.</def> + +<q>We ourselves will go <qex>ready</qex> armed.</q> +<qau>Num. xxxii. 17.</qau> + +<hw>Read"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ready money; cash; -- +commonly with <xex>the</xex>; <as>as, he was supplied with the +<ex>ready</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<q>Lord Strut was not flush in <qex>ready</qex>, either to go to +law, or to clear old debts.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<hw>Read"y</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dispose in order.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Heywood.</au> + +<hw>Read"y-made`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made +already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to +order; <as>as, <ex>ready-made</ex> clothing; <ex>ready-made</ex> +jokes.</as></def> + +<hw>Read"y-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +ready wit.</def> + +<hw>Re`af*firm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +affirm again.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re`af*firm"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re*af`fir*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A second affirmation.</def> + +<hw>Re`af*for"est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +convert again into the forest, as a region of country.</def> + +<hw>Re`af*for`es*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of converting again into a forest.</def> + +<hw>Re*a"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>A substance capable of producing with another a reaction, +especially when employed to detect the presence of other bodies; +a test.</def> + +<hw>Re*ag`gra*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. +C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The last monitory, published after three +admonitions and before the last excommunication.</def> + +<hw>Re`a*gree"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To agree +again.</def> + +<hw>Reak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. +<er>Wrack</er> seaweed.]</ety> <def>A rush.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdFeeds on <xex>reaks</xex> and reeds.\'b8 + +<au>Drant.</au> + +<hw>Reak</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>hrekkr</ets>, +or E. <ets>wreak</ets> vengeance.]</ety> <def>A prank.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThey play such <xex>reaks</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Beau & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Re"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. +<ets>real</ets> royal, L. <ets>regalis</ets>. See <er>Regal</er>, +and cf. <er>Ree</er> a coin.]</ety> <def>A small Spanish silver +coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit +of the Spanish monetary system.</def> + +<note><hand/ A <xex>real of plate</xex> (coin) varied in value +according to the time of its coinage, from 12<frac12/ down to 10 +cents, or from 6<frac12/ to 5 pence sterling. The <xex>real +vellon</xex>, or money of account, was nearly equal to five +cents, or 2<frac12/ pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of Spain +was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which the franc is +the unit.</note> + +<hw>Re*al"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Royal; regal; +kingly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe blood <xex>real</xex> +of Thebes.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>realis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>res</ets>, <ets>rei</ets>, a +thing: cf. F. <ets>r\'82el</ets>. Cf. <er>Rebus</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Actually being or existing; not fictitious or +imaginary; <as>as, a description of <ex>real</ex> +life</as>.</def> + +<q>Whereat I waked, and found +Before mine eyes all <qex>real</qex>, as the dream +Had lively shadowed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>True; genuine; not artificial; counterfeit, or +factitious; often opposed to <xex>ostensible</xex>; <as>as, the +<ex>real</ex> reason; <ex>real</ex> Madeira wine; <ex>real</ex> +ginger.</as></def><-- split reason from objects. --> + +<q>Whose perfection far excelled +Hers in all <qex>real</qex> dignity.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Relating to things, not to persons.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable +of the <qex>real</qex> part of business.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Having an assignable +arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Pertaining to things fixed, +permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; <as>as, +<ex>real</ex> property, in distinction from <ex>personal</ex> or +<ex>movable</ex> property</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Chattels real</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>such chattels +as are annexed to, or savor of, the realty, as terms for years of +land. See <er>Chattel</er>.</cd> -- <col>Real action</col> +<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an action for the recovery of real +property.</cd> -- <col>Real assets</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, +<cd>lands or real estate in the hands of the heir, chargeable +with the debts of the ancestor.</cd> -- <col>Real +composition</col> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld>, <cd>an agreement made +between the owner of lands and the parson or vicar, with consent +of the ordinary, that such lands shall be discharged from payment +of tithes, in consequence of other land or recompense given to +the parson in lieu and satisfaction thereof. +<au>Blackstone</au>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Real estate</col> <or/ +<col>property</col></mcol>, <cd>lands, tenements, and +hereditaments; freehold interests in landed property; property in +houses and land. <au>Kent</au>. <au>Burrill</au>.</cd> -- +<col>Real presence</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>the actual +presence of the body and blood of Christ in the eucharist, or the +conversion of the substance of the bread and wine into the real +body and blood of Christ; transubstantiation. In other churches +there is a belief in a form of real presence, not however in the +sense of <xex>transubstantiation<xex>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Real +servitude</col>, <it>called also</it> <col>Predial +servitude</col></mcol> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld>, <cd>a burden +imposed upon one estate in favor of another estate of another +proprietor. <au>Erskine</au>. <au>Bouvier</au>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Actual; true; genuine; authentic.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Real</er>, <er>Actual</er>. <xex>Real</xex> represents a +thing to be a substantive existence; <as>as, a <ex>real</ex>, not +imaginary, occurrence</as>. <xex>Actual</xex> refers to it as +acted or performed; and, hence, when we wish to prove a thing +<xex>real</xex>, we often say, \'bdIt <xex>actually</xex> +exists,\'b8 \'bdIt has <xex>actually</xex> been done.\'b8 Thus +its <xex>really</xex> is shown by its <xex>actually</xex>. +<xex>Actual</xex>, from this reference to being <xex>acted</xex>, +has recently received a new signification, namely, +<xex>present</xex>; as, the <xex>actual</xex> posture of affairs; +since what is now in <xex>action</xex>, or going on, has, of +course, a <xex>present</xex> existence. An <xex>actual</xex> +fact; a <xex>real</xex> sentiment. + +<q>For he that but conceives a crime in thought, +Contracts the danger of an <qex>actual</qex> fault.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Our simple ideas are all <qex>real</qex>; all agree to the +<qex>reality</qex> of things.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> +</usage> + +<-- p. 1195 --> + +<hw>Re"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A realist.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<hw>Re*al"gar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82algar</ets>, Sp. <ets>rejalgar</ets>, Ar. <ets>rahj al +gh\'ber</ets> powder of the mine.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red +orpiment. It is also an artificial product.</def> + +<hw>Re"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82alisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An opposed to <xex>nominalism</xex>, the +doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, +existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism +the Universal exists <xex>ante rem</xex> (<xex>Plato</xex>), or +<xex>in re</xex> (<xex>Aristotle</xex>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>As opposed to <xex>idealism</xex>, the doctrine that in +sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external +object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and +representative.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Art & Lit.)</fld> <def>Fidelity to nature or to +real life; representation without idealization, and making no +appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.</def> + +<-- 3. the practise of assessing facts and the probabilities of +the consequences of actions in an objective manner; avoidance of +unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to +idealism, self-deception, overimaginativeness, or visionariness. +--> + +<hw>Re"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82aliste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> +<def>One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that +<xex>generals</xex>, or the terms used to denote the genera and +species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere +names, as maintained by the <xex>nominalists</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Art. & Lit.)</fld> <def>An artist or writer who +aims at realism in his work. See <er>Realism</er>, 2.</def> + +<-- 3. a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or +efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary. --> + +<hw>Re`al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; +characterized by realism rather than by imagination.</def> + +<hw>Re`al*is"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the +realistic manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Realities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82alit\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>realitas</ets>. See 3d +<er>Real</er>. and cf. 2d <er>Realty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The state or quality of being real; actual being or +existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; +fact.</def> + +<q>A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in +<qex>reality</qex> he does not comprehend his meaning.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is real; an actual existence; that +which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has +objective existence, and is not merely an idea.</def> + +<q>And to <qex>realities</qex> yield all her shows.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>My neck may be an idea to you, but it is <qex>reality</qex> to +me.</q> +<qau>Beattie.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[See 1st <er>Realty</er>, 2.]</ety> +<def>Loyalty; devotion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>To express our <qex>reality</qex> to the emperor.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Realty</er>, +<er>2</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re"al*i`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being realized.</def> + +<hw>Re`al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82alisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of realizing, or +the state of being realized.</def> + +<hw>Re"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Realized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Realizing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82aliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make real; to +convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to +bring into concrete existence; to accomplish; <as>as, to +<ex>realize</ex> a scheme or project</as>.</def> + +<q>We <qex>realize</qex> what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, +weighting a single grain against the globe of earth.</q> +<qau>Glanvill.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind +as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in +apprehension or experience.</def> + +<q>Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek +inscriptions] which <qex>realize</qex> ancient history to us.</q> +<qau>Jowett.</qau> + +<q>We can not <qex>realize</qex> it in thought, that the object . +. . had really no being at any past moment.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To convert into real property; to make real +estate of; <as>as, to <ex>realize</ex> his fortune</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as +the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; <as>as, to +<ex>realize</ex> large profits from a speculation</as>.</def> + +<q>Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by +diligent thrift <qex>realize</qex> a good estate.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To convert into actual money; <as>as, to +<ex>realize</ex> assets</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert any kind of +property into money, especially property representing +investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.</def> + +<q>Wary men took the alarm, and began to <qex>realize</qex>, a +word now first brought into use to express the conversion of +ideal property into something real.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<hw>Re"al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +realizes.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Re"al*i`zing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to +make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; <as>as, a +<ex>realizing</ex> view of the danger incurred</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re"al*i`zing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`al*lege"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +allege again.</def> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<hw>Re`al*li"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A renewed +alliance.</def> + +<hw>Re"-al*ly"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>ally</ets>, v. t.]</ety> <def>To bring +together again; to compose or form anew.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re"al*ly`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Royally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re"al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a real +manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth.</def> + +<q>Whose anger is <qex>really</qex> but a short fit of +madness.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Really</xex> is often used familiarly as a +slight corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.</note> + +<q>Why, <qex>really</qex>, sixty-five is somewhat old.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<hw>Realm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>realme</ets>, <ets>ream</ets>, <ets>reaume</ets>, OF. +<ets>reialme</ets>, <ets>roialme</ets>, F. <ets>royaume</ets>, +fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>regalimen</ets>, from L. +<ets>regalis</ets> royal. See <er>Regal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the +dominion of a king; a kingdom.</def> + +<q>The absolute master of <qex>realms</qex> on which the sun +perpetually alone.</q> +<qau>Motley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, in general, province; region; country; +domain; department; division; <as>as, the <ex>realm</ex> of +fancy</as>.</def> + +<hw>Realm"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a +realm.</def> + +<au>Keats.</au> + +<hw>Re"al*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +or condition of being real; reality.</def> + +<hw>Re"al*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>r\'82alt\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>regalitas</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>regalis</ets>. See <er>Regal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Royalty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Loyalty; faithfulness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re"al*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. from 1st +<er>Reality</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Realty.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Immobility, or the +fixed, permanent nature of real property; <as>as, chattels which +savor of the <ex>realty</ex></as>; -- so written in legal +language for <xex>reality</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Real +estate; a piece of real property.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Ream</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>re\'a0m</ets>, akin to G. <ets>rahm</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Ream</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cream; to mantle.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<q>A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the +hostess, <qex>reamed</qex> with excellent claret.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Ream</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Reim</er>.]</ety> +<def>To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or +filaments.</def> + +<hw>Ream</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>reme</ets>, OF. +<ets>rayme</ets>, F. <ets>rame</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>resma</ets>), +fr. Ar. <ets>rizma</ets> a bundle, especially of paper.]</ety> +<def>A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting +of twenty quires or 480 sheets.</def><-- now 500 --> + +<cs><col>Printer's ream</col>, <cd>twenty-one and a half quires. +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> A common practice is now to count five +hundred sheets to the <xex>ream<xex>.</cd></cs> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Ream</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reamed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reaming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>r\'84umen</ets> +to remove, to clear away, fr. <ets>raum</ets> room. See +<er>Room</er>.]</ety> <def>To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole +in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a +hole, with a reamer.</def> + +<hw>Reame</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Realm.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ream"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, +reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping +edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, +as a bore of a cannon, etc.</def> + +<hw>Re*am`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The second of two amputations performed +upon the same member.</def> + +<hw>Re*an"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new +life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; +<as>as, to <ex>reanimate</ex> a drowned person; to +<ex>reanimate</ex> disheartened troops; to <ex>reanimate</ex> +languid spirits.</as></def> + +<au>Glanvill.</au> + +<hw>Re*an"i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +or operation of reanimating, or the state of being reanimated; +reinvigoration; revival.</def> + +<hw>Re`an*nex"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To annex +again or anew; to reunite.</def> \'bdTo <xex>reannex</xex> that +duchy.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*an`nex*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of +reannexing.</def> + +<hw>Re*an"swer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends +for.</def> + +<q>Which in weight to <qex>reanswer</qex>, his pettiness would +bow under.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Reap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Raped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reaping</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE. <ets>repen</ets>, AS. <ets>r\'c6pan</ets> to seize, +reap; cf. D. <ets>rapen</ets> to glean, reap, G. +<ets>raufen</ets> to pluck, Goth. <ets>raupjan</ets>, or E. +<ets>ripe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut with a sickle, +scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by +cutting.</def> + +<q>When ye <qex>reap</qex> the harvest of your land, thou shalt +not wholly reap the corners of thy field.</q> +<qau>Lev.<?/<?/<?/. 9.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or +harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; -- in a good or a +bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>reap</ex> a benefit from +exertions</as>.</def> + +<q>Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing +For peace, <qex>reap</qex> nothing but repulse and hate?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To clear or a crop by reaping; <as>as, to +<ex>reap</ex> a field</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To deprive of the beard; to shave.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Reaping hook</col>, <cd>an instrument having a +hook-shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific +sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of +serrated.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reap</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform the act or +operation of reaping; to gather a harvest.</def> + +<q>They that sow in tears shall <qex>reap</qex> in joy.</q> +<qau>Ps. cxxvi. 5.</qau> + +<hw>Reap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>r\'c6p</ets> +harvest. See <er>Reap</er>, <pos>v.<pos>]</ety> <def>A bundle of +grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is +cut.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Wright.</au> + +<hw>Reap"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who +reaps.</def> + +<q>The sun-burned <qex>reapers</qex> wiping their foreheads.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A reaping machine.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*par"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +clothe again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*pear</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To appear +again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*pear"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>A +second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +apply again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*point"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +appoint again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*point"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of reappointing, or the state of being reappointed.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*por"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +apportion again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*por"tion*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second or a new apportionment.</def> + +<hw>Re`ap*proach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> +<def>To approach again or anew.</def> + +<hw>Rear</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Early; +soon.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<q>Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so <qex>rear</qex>!</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<hw>Rear</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>riere</ets> behind, +backward, fr. L. <ets>retro</ets>. Cf. <er>Arrear</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, +or last on order; -- opposed to <ant>front</ant>.</def> + +<q>Nipped with the lagging <qex>rear</qex> of winter's frost.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which +comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.</def> + +<q>When the fierce foe hung on our broken <qex>rear</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Rear</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being behind, or in the +hindmost part; hindmost; <as>as, the <ex>rear</ex> rank of a +company</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rear admiral</col>, <cd>an officer in the navy, next in +rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See +<er>Admiral</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rear front</col> +<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the rear rank of a body of troops when +faced about and standing in that position.</cd> -- <col>Rear +guard</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the division of an army that +marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also +figuratively.</cd> -- <col>Rear line</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, +<cd>the line in the rear of an army.</cd> -- <col>Rear rank</col> +<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the rank or line of a body of troops which +is in the rear, or last in order.</cd> -- <col>Rear sight</col> +<fld>(Firearms)</fld>, <cd>the sight nearest the breech.</cd> -- +<col>To bring up the rear</col>, <cd>to come last or +behind.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rear</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place in the +rear; to secure the rear of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reared</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>r<aemac/ran</ets> +to raise, rear, elevate, for <ets>r<aemac/san</ets>, causative of +<ets>r\'c6san</ets> to rise. See <er>Rise</er>, and cf. +<er>Raise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To raise; to lift up; to +cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; <as>as, to +<ex>rear</ex> a monolith</as>.</def> + +<q>In adoration at his feet I fell +Submiss; he <qex>reared</qex> me.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>It <qex>reareth</qex> our hearts from vain thoughts.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<q>Mine [shall be] the first hand to <qex>rear</qex> her +banner.</q> +<qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To erect by building; to set up; to construct; +<as>as, to <ex>rear</ex> defenses or houses; to <ex>rear</ex> one +government on the ruins of another.</as></def> + +<q>One <qex>reared</qex> a font of stone.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To lift and take up.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +R.]</mark> + +<q>And having her from Trompart lightly <qex>reared</qex>, +Upon his set the lovely load.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; +to instruct; to foster; <as>as, to <ex>rear</ex> +offspring</as>.</def> + +<q>He wants a father to protect his youth, +And <qex>rear</qex> him up to virtue.</q> +<qau>Southern.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To breed and raise; <as>as, to <ex>rear</ex> +cattle</as>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To rouse; to strip up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And seeks the tusky boar to <qex>rear</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise, build; establish. +See the Note under <er>Raise</er>, <er>3</er> <sd>(c)</sd>.</syn> + +<hw>Rear</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rise up on the hind legs, +as a horse; to become erect.</def> + +<cs><col>Rearing bit</col>, <cd>a bit designed to prevent a horse +from lifting his head when rearing.</cd> +<au>Knight.</au> +</cs> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rear"dorse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rear"doss</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reredos.</def> + +<hw>Rear"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One he, or that +which, rears.</def> + +<hw>Re*ar"gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To argue +anew or again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ar"gu*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An +arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.</def> + +<hw>Rear"-horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called +because it <ets>rears</ets> up when disturbed.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mantis.</def> + +<hw>Rear"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Early.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Beau. & Ft.</au> + +<hw>Rear"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Farthest in +the rear; last.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rear"mouse`</hw>, <hw>Rere"mouse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> +}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr<emac/rem<umac/s</ets>; +probably fr. <ets>hr<emac/ran</ets> to agitate, stir (akin to G. +<ets>r\'81hren</ets>, Icel. <ets>hr\'91ra</ets>) + +<ets>m<umac/s</ets> mouse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The +leather-winged bat (<spn>Vespertilio murinus</spn>).</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>reermouse</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re`ar*range"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +arrange again; to arrange in a different way.</def> + +<hw>Re`ar*range"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged.</def> + +<hw>Rear"ward`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Rear</ets> + +<ets>ward</ets>.]</ety> <def>The last troop; the rear of an army; +a rear guard. Also used figuratively.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rear"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>At or +toward the rear.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*cend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rise, +mount, or climb again.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*cend"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To ascend or mount +again; to reach by ascending again.</def> + +<q>He mounts aloft, and <qex>reascends</qex> the skies.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Re`as*cen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of reascending; a remounting.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*cent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A returning +ascent or ascension; acclivity.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Rea"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>resoun</ets>, F. <ets>raison</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ratio</ets> +(akin to Goth. <ets>rapj<?/</ets> number, account, +ga<ets>rapjan</ets> to count, G. <ets>rede</ets> speech, +<ets>reden</ets> to speak), fr. <ets>reri</ets>, +<ets>ratus</ets>, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. +<er>Arraign</er>, <er>Rate</er>, <er>Ratio</er>, +<er>Ration</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thought or a +consideration offered in support of a determination or an +opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which +is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of +an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a +determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a +conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of +argument.</def> + +<q>I'll give him <qex>reasons</qex> for it.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>reason</qex> of the motion of the balance in a wheel +watch is by the motion of the next wheel.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<q>This <qex>reason</qex> did the ancient fathers render, why the +church was called \'bdcatholic.\'b8</q> +<qau>Bp. Pearson.</qau> + +<q>Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things; but there is a +natural and eternal <qex>reason</qex> for that goodness and +virtue, and against vice and wickedness.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The faculty of capacity of the human mind by +which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior +animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive +faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the +feelings and desires. <xex>Reason</xex> 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 +<xex>discursive</xex> or <xex>ratiocinative</xex> faculty.</def> + +<q>We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing anything +divine or human, but by our five senses and our +<qex>reason</qex>.</q> +<qau>P. Browne.</qau> + +<q>In common and popular discourse, <qex>reason</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Stewart.</qau> + +<q><qex>Reason</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Stewart.</qau> + +<q>By the pure <qex>reason</qex> I mean the power by which we +become possessed of principles.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<q>The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own peculiar +operation, conceives; the <qex>reason</qex>, or rationalized +understanding, comprehends.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<-- p. 1196 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; +accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, +the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear +and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated +or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; +right; propriety; justice.</def> + +<q>I was promised, on a time, +To have <qex>reason</qex> for my rhyme.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>But law in a free nation hath been ever public +<qex>reason</qex>; the enacted <qex>reason</qex> of a parliament, +which he denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which +ought to be our law; interposing his own private +<qex>reason</qex>, which to us is no law.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The most probable way of bringing France to <qex>reason</qex> +would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish West Indies.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Ratio; proportion.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<cs><col>By reason of</col>, <cd>by means of; on account of; +because of.</cd> \'bdSpain is thin sown of people, partly <xex>by +reason of</xex> the sterility of the soil.\'b8 <au>Bacon</au>. +<col>In reason</col>, <col>In all reason</col>, <cd>in justice; +with rational ground; in a right view.</cd> + +<q>When anything is proved by as good arguments as a thing of +that kind is capable of, we ought not, in <qex>reason</qex>, to +doubt of its existence.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +-- <col>It is reason</col>, <cd>it is reasonable; it is +right.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Yet <xex>it were</xex> great <qex>reason</qex>, that those +that have children should have greatest care of future times.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> +</cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle; +sake; account; object; purpose; design. See <er>Motive</er>, +<er>Sense</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rea"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reasoned</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reasoning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>raisonner</ets>. See <er>Reason</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce +inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or +of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a +systematic comparison of facts.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of +induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and +set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to +argue.</def> + +<q>Stand still, that I may <qex>reason</qex> with you, before the +Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord.</q> +<qau>1 Sam. xii. 7.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To converse; to compare opinions.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rea"son</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To arrange +and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by +arguments; to debate or discuss; <as>as, I <ex>reasoned</ex> the +matter with my friend</as>.</def> + +<q>When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well +<qex>reasoned</qex> in every part, there is beauty in such a +theory.</q> +<qau>T. Burnet.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To support with reasons, as a request.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To persuade by reasoning or argument; <as>as, to +<ex>reason</ex> one into a belief; to <ex>reason</ex> one out of +his plan.</as></def> + +<q>Men that will not be <qex>reasoned</qex> into their +senses.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- +with <xex>down</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>reason</ex> down a +passion</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To find by logical process; to explain or +justify by reason or argument; -- usually with <xex>out</xex>; +<as>as, to <ex>reason</ex> out the causes of the librations of +the moon</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rea"son*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>resonable</ets>, F. <ets>raisonnable</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>rationabilis</ets>. See <er>Reason</er>, <pos>n.<pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the faculty of reason; endued with +reason; rational; <as>as, a <ex>reasonable</ex> being</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Governed by reason; being under influence of +reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to +the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; +<as>as, the measure must satisfy all <ex>reasonable</ex> +men</as>.</def> + +<q>By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of +any <qex>reasonable</qex> cause of doubting.</q> +<qau>Bp. Wilkins.</qau> + +<q>Men have no right to what is not <qex>reasonable</qex>.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; +proper; <as>as, a <ex>reasonable</ex> demand, amount, +price</as>.</def> + +<q>Let . . . all things be thought upon +That may, with <qex>reasonable</qex> swiftness, add +More feathers to you wings.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; +moderate; tolerable. See <er>Rational</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rea"son*a*ble</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Reasonable; +tolerably.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I have a <qex>reasonable</qex> good ear in music.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rea"son*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being +reasonable.</def> + +<hw>Rea"son*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a +reasonable manner.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderately; tolerably.</def> +\'bd<xex>Reasonably</xex> perfect in the language.\'b8 + +<au>Holder.</au> + +<hw>Rea"son*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reasons or argues; <as>as, a fair <ex>reasoner</ex>; a close +<ex>reasoner</ex>; a logical <ex>reasoner</ex>.</as></def> + +<hw>Rea"son*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or +process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting +one's reasons.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is offered in argument; proofs or +reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument.</def> + +<q>His <qex>reasoning</qex> was sufficiently profound.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Argumentation; argument.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Reasoning</er>, <er>Argumentation</er>. Few words are more +interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there is a +difference between them. <xex>Reasoning</xex> is the broader +term, including both deduction and induction. +<xex>Argumentation</xex> denotes simply the former, and descends +from the whole to some included part; while <xex>reasoning</xex> +embraces also the latter, and ascends from a part to a whole. See +<er>Induction</er>. <xex>Reasoning</xex> is occupied with ideas +and their relations; <xex>argumentation</xex> has to do with the +forms of logic. A thesis is set down: you attack, I defend it; +you insist, I prove; you distinguish, I destroy your +distinctions; my replies balance or overturn your objections. +Such is <xex>argumentation</xex>. It supposes that there are two +sides, and that both agree to the same rules. +<xex>Reasoning</xex>, 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.</usage> + +<hw>Rea"son*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rationalist.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Such persons are now commonly called +\'bd<qex>reasonists</qex>\'b8 and +\'bd<qex>rationalists</qex>,\'b8 to distinguish them from true +reasoners and rational inquirers.</q> +<qau>Waterland.</qau> + +<hw>Rea"son*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute +of reason; <as>as, a <ex>reasonless</ex> man or mind</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Void of reason; not warranted or supported by +reason; unreasonable.</def> + +<q>This proffer is absurd and <qex>reasonless</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re`as*sem"blage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Assemblage a second time or again.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sem"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To assemble again.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do +so.</def> + +<q>Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will +<qex>reassert</qex> our claim to respectability in +literature.</q> +<qau>Walsh.</qau> + +<hw>Re`as*ser"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +or renewed assertion of the same thing.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sess"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +renewed or second assessment.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +assign back or again; to transfer back what has been +assigned.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sign"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of reassigning.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sim"i*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To assimilate again.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`as*sim`i*la"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`as*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To associate again; to bring again into close +relatoins.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +assume again or anew; to resume.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`as*sump"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`as*sur"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated.</def> + +<au>Prynne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Reinsurance</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear +or terror.</def> + +<q>They rose with fear, . . . +Till dauntless Pallas <qex>reassured</qex> the rest.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reinsure.</def> + +<hw>Re`as*sur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reassures.</def> + +<hw>Reas"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt +meat.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <au>Tusser</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Reas"ti*ness</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark></wordforms> + +<hw>\'d8Re*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> +<def>A lariat.</def> + +<hw>Re`at*tach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attach +again.</def><-- the object reattached may have been an integral +part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a +severed finger. --> + +<hw>Re`at*tach"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of reattaching; a second attachment.</def> + +<hw>Re`at*tain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +attain again.</def> + +<hw>Re`at*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of reattaining.</def> + +<hw>Re`at*tempt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +attempt again.</def> + +<hw>Re`aume</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Realm.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>R\'82`au`mur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Ren\'82 Antoine Ferchault de <xex>R\'82aumur</xex>; +conformed to the scale adopted by R\'82aumur in graduating the +thermometer he invented.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A +R\'82aumur thermometer or scale.</def></def2> + +<note><hand/ The <xex>R\'82aumur thermometer</xex> is so +graduated that 0<deg/ marks the freezing point and 80<deg/ the +boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. +<er>Centigrade</er>, and <er>Fahrenheit</er>. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Thermometer</er>.</note> + +<hw>Reave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reaved</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<er>Reft</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, or <er>Raft</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr> +(<mark>obs.</mark>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reaving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>re\'a0fian</ets>, +from <ets>re\'a0f</ets> spoil, plunder, clothing, +<ets>re\'a2fan</ets> to break (cf. <ets>bire\'a2fan</ets> to +deprive of); akin to G. <ets>rauben</ets> to rob, Icel. +<ets>raufa</ets> to rob, <ets>rj<umac/fa</ets> to break, violate, +Goth. <ets>bir\'a0ubon</ets> to despoil, L. <ets>rumpere</ets> to +break; cf. Skr. <ets>lup</ets> to break. <root/114. Cf. +<er>Bereave</er>, <er>Rob</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Robe</er>, +<er>Rove</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety> <def>To +take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to +despoil; to bereave. <mark>[Archaic]</mark>.</def> \'bdTo +<xex>reave</xex> his life.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>He golden apples <qex>raft</qex> of the dragon.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>By privy stratagem my life at home.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> +<-- #sic. Obviously, something left out of this quote. --> + +<q>To <qex>reave</qex> the orphan of his patrimony.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>The heaven caught and <qex>reft</qex> him of his tongue.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Reav"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reaves.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<hw>Re`a*wake"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To awake +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ban"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To banish +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*bap"tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +baptism.</def> + +<hw>Re*bap`ti*sa"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rebaptisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A second baptism.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<hw>Re`bap*tize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>baptist</ets>: of F. <ets>rebaptiser</ets>, +L. <ets>rebaptizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To baptize again or a +second time.</def> + +<hw>Re`bap*tiz"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rebaptizes.</def> + +<hw>Re*bar"ba*rize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +reduce again to barbarism.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>Germany . . . <qex>rebarbarized</qex> by polemical theology +and religious wars.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*bate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rebattre</ets> to beat again; pref <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>battre</ets> to beat, L. <ets>batuere</ets> to beat, strike. +See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat to +obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the +point of, as a lance used for exercise.</def> + +<q>But doth <qex>rebate</qex> and blunt his natural edge.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To deduct from; to make a discount from, as +interest due, or customs duties.</def> + +<au>Blount.</au> + +<-- 2 (b). To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of +discounting. --> + +<cs><col>Rebated cross</col>, <cd>a cross which has the +extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the +fylfot.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To abate; to +withdraw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Diminution.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>Deduction; abatement; <as>as, +a <ex>rebate</ex> of interest for immediate payment; a +<ex>rebate</ex> of importation duties.</as></def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<-- 2 (b). A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as +a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the +manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the +purchaser. --> + +<hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rabbet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A +restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or +edge of any body; a rabbet. See <er>Rabbet</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and +serving to beat out mortar.</def> + +<au>Elmes.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, +and used for dressing and polishing wood.</def> + +<au>Elmes.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word.]</ety> <def>A kind of +hard freestone used in making pavements.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Elmes.</au> + +<hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut a rebate in. See +<er>Rabbet</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re*bate"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>rabatement</ets>, fr. <ets>rabatre</ets> to diminish, F. +<ets>rabatre</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as 3d <er>Rebate</er>, +<pos>v.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re*ba"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rabato</er>.</def> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<hw>Re"bec</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. +<ets>ribeca</ets>, <ets>ribeba</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>rab\'beb</ets> +a musical instrument of a round form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument formerly used which somewhat +resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with +a bow.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>rebeck</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>He turn'd his <qex>rebec</qex> to a mournful note.</q> +<qau>Drayton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A contemptuous term applied to an old +woman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Reb"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rebelle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rebellis</ets>. See +<er>Rebel</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to rebels +or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; <as>as, +<ex>rebel</ex> troops</as>.</def> + +<q>Whoso be <qex>rebel</qex> to my judgment.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Convict by flight, and <qex>rebel</qex> to all law.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Reb"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rebelle</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who rebels.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Revolter; insurgent.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Rebel</er>, <er>Insurgent</er>. <xex>Insurgent</xex> marks an +early, and <xex>rebel</xex> a more advanced, stage of opposition +to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter +makes war upon them.</usage> + +<hw>Re*bel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rebelled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rebelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rebeller</ets>, +fr. L. <ets>rebellare</ets> to make war again; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> again + <ets>bellare</ets> to make war, fr. +<ets>bellum</ets> war. See <er>Bellicose</er>, and cf. +<er>Revel</er> to carouse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To renounce, +and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to +which one owes obedience. See <er>Rebellion</er>.</def> + +<q>The murmur and the churl's <qex>rebelling</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might <qex>rebel</qex> +this day against the Lord.</q> +<qau>Josh. xxii. 16.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be disobedient to authority; to assume a +hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.</def> + +<q>Hoe could my hand <qex>rebel</qex> against my heart? +How could you heart <qex>rebel</qex> against your reason?</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Reb"el*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A region +infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, +conduct o<?/ quality characteristic of rebels.</def> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<hw>Re*bel"ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rebels; a rebel.</def> + +<hw>Re*bel"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82bellion</ets>, L. <ets>rebellio</ets>. See +<er>Rebel</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> Among the Romans rebellion was +originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by +nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed +war.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rebelling; open and +avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which +one owes obedience, and resistances to its officers and laws, +either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized +uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing +their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; +insurrection.</def> + +<q>No sooner is the standard of <qex>rebellion</qex> displayed +than men of desperate principles resort to it.</q> +<qau>Ames.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Open resistances to, or defiance of, lawful +authority.</def> + +<cs><col>Commission of rebellion</col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, +<cd>a process of contempt on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- +non abolished.</cd> +<au>Wharton. Burrill.</au> +</cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistances; +contumacy. See <er>Insurrection</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*bel"lious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Engaged in +rebellion; disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of +rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by +force.</def> \'bdThy <xex>rebellious</xex> crew.\'b8 \'bdProud +<xex>rebellious</xex> arms.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*bel"lious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*bel"lious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*bel"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bellow +again; to repeat or echo a bellow.</def> + +<q>The cave <qex>rebellowed</qex>, and the temple shook.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*bit"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Etching)</fld> <def>The act or process of deepening worn +lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if +acid.</def> + +<au>Fairholt.</au> + +<hw>Re*bloom"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bloom +again.</def> + +<au>Crabbe.</au> + +<hw>Re*blos"som</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +blossom again.</def> + +<hw>Re*bo"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reboans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>reboare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>boare</ets> to cry aloud.]</ety> +<def>Rebellowing; resounding loudly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Mrs. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Re`bo*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Repetition +of a bellow.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Patrick.</au> + +<hw>Re*boil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>boil</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rebouillir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To boil, or to +cause to boil, again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To make or to become hot.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Some of his companions thereat <qex>reboyleth</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau> + +<hw>Re*born"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Born +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*bound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>bound</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rebondir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spring back; to +start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on +collision with another body; <as>as, a <ex>rebounding</ex> +echo</as>.</def> + +<q>Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of +elasticity, will not <qex>rebound</qex> from one another.</q> +<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give back an echo.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>T. Warton.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<cs><col>Rebounding lock</col> <fld>(Firearms)</fld>, <cd>one in +which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or +primer.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*bound"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To send back; to +reverberate.</def> + +<q>Silenus sung; the vales his voice <qex>rebound</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*bound"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of rebounding; +resilience.</def> + +<q>Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift +<qex>rebound</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*brace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To brace +again.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Re*breathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +breathe again.</def> + +<hw>Re*bu"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rebuking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>She gave unto him many <qex>rebucous</qex> words.</q> +<qau>Fabyan.</qau> + +<hw>Re*buff"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>ribuffo</ets>, akin to <ets>ribuffare</ets> to repulse; +pref. <ets>ri-</ets> (L. <ets>re-</ets>) + <ets>buffo</ets> puff. +Cf. <er>Buff</er> to strike, <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and +sudden resistance.</def> + +<q>The strong <qex>rebuff</qex> of some tumultuous cloud.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; +refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.</def> + +<hw>Re*buff"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rebuffed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rebuffing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To beat back; to +offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse +violently, harshly, or uncourteously.</def> + +<hw>Re*build"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To build +again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; +<as>as, to <ex>rebuild</ex> a house, a wall, a wharf, or a +city</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*build"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rebuilds.</def> + +<au>Bp. Bull.</au> + +<hw>Re*buk"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of +rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*buke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rebuked</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rebuking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>rebouquier</ets> +to dull, blunt, F. <ets>reboucher</ets>; perhaps fr. pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>bouche</ets> mouth, OF. also +<ets>bouque</ets>, L. <ets>bucca</ets> cheek; if so, the original +sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]</ety> +<def>To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by +expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; +to chide; to reprove; to admonish.</def> + +<q>The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, +Nor to <qex>rebuke</qex> the rich offender feared.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; +silence. See <er>Reprove</er>.</syn> + +<-- p. 1197 --> + +<hw>Re*buke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; +punishment.</def> + +<q>For thy sake I have suffered <qex>rebuke</qex>.</q> +<qau>Jer. xv. 15.</qau> + +<q>Why bear you these <qex>rebukes</qex> and answer not?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Check; rebuff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>L'Estrange.</au> + +<cs><col>To be without rebuke</col>, <cd>to live without giving +cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*buke"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing +rebuke; of the nature of rebuke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*buke"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*buk"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rebukes.</def> + +<hw>Re*buk"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of +rebuke.</def> + +<hw>Re`bul*li"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of boiling up or effervescing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Re*bur"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bury +again.</def> + +<au>Ashmole.</au> + +<hw>Re"bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rebuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>rebus</ets> +by things, abl. pl. of <ets>res</ets> a thing: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82bus</ets>. Cf. 3d things, abl. pl. of <ets>res</ets> a +thing: cf. F. <ets>r\'82bus</ets>. Cf. 3d <er>Real</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A mode of expressing words and phrases by +pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the +syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation +of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of +such representations.</def> + +<note><hand/ A gallant, in love with a woman named <xex>Rose +Hill</xex>, had, embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, +a loaf, and a well, signifying, <xex>Rose Hill I love +well</xex>.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A pictorial suggestion on a +coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See +<cref>Canting arms</cref>, under <er>Canting</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re"bus</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark or indicate by a +rebus.</def> + +<q>He [John Morton] had a fair library <qex>rebused</qex> with +More in text and Tun under it.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Re*but"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rebutted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rebutting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>reb<?/<?/ter</ets> to repulse, drive back; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>bouter</ets> to push, thrust. See 1st +<er>Butt</er>, <er>Boutade</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive or beat back; to repulse.</def> + +<q>Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, +Perforce <qex>rebutted</qex> back.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To contradict, meet, or oppose +by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.</def> + +<au>Abbott.</au> + +<hw>Re*but"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To retire; to +recoil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To make, or put in, an answer, +as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.</def> + +<q>The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on +which the defendant.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<hw>Re*but"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being rebutted.</def> + +<hw>Re*but"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy +the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same +suit.</def> + +<hw>Re*but"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's +surrejoinder.</def> + +<hw>Re*ca"den*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A falling +back or descending a second time; a relapse.</def> + +<au>W. Montagu.</au> + +<hw>Re*cal"ci*trant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recalcitrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>recalcitrare</ets> to +kick back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>calcitrare</ets> to +kick, fr. <ets>calx</ets> heel. Cf. <er>Inculcate</er>.]</ety> +<def>Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or +opposition; refractory.</def> + +<hw>Re*cal"ci*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.</def> + +<q>The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and +<qex>recalcitrate</qex> his tricks.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cal"ci*trate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To kick back; to +kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or +opposition.</def> + +<hw>Re*cal`ci*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.</def> + +<hw>Re*call"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To call back; to summon to return; <as>as, to +<ex>recall</ex> troops; to <ex>recall</ex> an +ambassador.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take +back; to withdraw; <as>as, to <ex>recall</ex> words, or a +decree</as>.</def> + +<q>Passed sentence may not be <qex>recall'd</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to +recollect; to remember; <as>as, to <ex>recall</ex> bygone +days</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*call"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A calling back; +a revocation.</def> + +<q>'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past +<qex>recall</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A call on the trumpet, bugle, +or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, +etc.</def> + +<au>Wilhelm.</au> + +<hw>Re*call"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being recalled.</def> + +<hw>Re*call"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recall.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>R. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Re*cant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recanted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recanting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>recantare</ets>, <ets>recantatum</ets>, to recall, recant; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>cantare</ets> to sing, to sound. +See 3d <er>Cant</er>, <er>Chant</er>.]</ety> <def>To withdraw or +repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to +contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to +retract; to recall.</def> + +<q>How soon . . . ease would <qex>recant</qex> +Vows made in pain, as violent and void!</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. +See <er>Renounce</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*cant"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To revoke a declaration +or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; <as>as, +convince me that I am wrong, and I will +<ex>recant</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Re`can*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that +which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.</def> + +<q>The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to +make a public <qex>recantation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bp. Stillingfleet.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cant"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +recants.</def> + +<hw>Re`ca*pac"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +qualify again; to confer capacity on again.</def> + +<au>Atterbury.</au> + +<hw>Re*ca*pit"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recapitulare</ets>, <ets>recapitulatum</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>capitulum</ets> a small head, chapter, +section. See <er>Capitulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To repeat, as the +principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a +summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to +relate in brief; to summarize.</def> + +<hw>Re`ca*pit"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously +said; to repeat briefly the substance.</def> + +<hw>Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>recapitulatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recapitulation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of recapitulating; +a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal +points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, +or essay.</def> + +<hw>Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who recapitulates.</def> + +<hw>Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation.</def> + +<hw>Re*cap"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>A tool used for applying a fresh +percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading +it.</def> + +<hw>Re*cap"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; +reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or +children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them +and who wrongfully detains them.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<cs><col>Writ of recaption</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a writ to +recover damages for him whose goods, being distrained for rent or +service, are distrained again for the same +cause.</cd><rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs> + +<hw>Re*cap"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously +taken.</def> + +<hw>Re*cap"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, +the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is captured back; a prize +retaken.</def> + +<hw>Re*cap"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To capture again; to +retake.</def> + +<hw>Re*car"bon*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>To restore carbon to; <as>as, to +<ex>recarbonize</ex> iron in converting it into steel</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*car"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +convert again into flesh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Re*car"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of +carrying back.</def> + +<hw>Re*car"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To carry +back.</def> + +<au>Walton.</au> + +<hw>Re*cast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To throw again.</def> + +<au>Florio.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new +from a shape; to reconstruct; <as>as, to <ex>recast</ex> cannon; +to <ex>recast</ex> an argument or a play.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To compute, or cast up, a second time.</def> + +<hw>Rec"che</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +reck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rec"che*les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reckless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*cede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Receded</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Receding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>recedere</ets>, <ets>recessum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>cedere</ets> to go, to go along: cf. F. +<ets>rec\'82der</ets>. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.</def> + +<q>Like the hollow roar +Of tides <qex>receding</qex> from the instituted shore.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>All bodies moved circularly endeavor to <qex>recede</qex> from +the center.</q> +<qau>Bentley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to +relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; <as>as, to +<ex>recede</ex> from a demand or proposition</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; +desist.</syn> + +<hw>Re*cede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>cede</ets>. Cf. <er>Recede</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To cede back; to grant or yield again to a +former possessor; <as>as, to <ex>recede</ex> conquered +territory</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceipt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>receite</ets>, OF. <ets>recete</ets>, <ets>recepte</ets>, F. +<ets>recette</ets>, fr. L. <ets>recipere</ets>, +<ets>receptum</ets>, to receive. See <er>Receive</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of receiving; reception.</def> \'bdAt +the <xex>receipt</xex> of your letter.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reception, as an act of hospitality.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Thy kind <qex>receipt</qex> of me.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Capability of receiving; capacity.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>It has become a place of great <qex>receipt</qex>.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Place of receiving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the <qex>receipt</qex> +of custom.</q> +<qau>Matt. ix. 9.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hence, a recess; a retired place.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIn a retired <xex>receipt</xex> together +lay.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A formulary according to the directions of which +things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; <as>as, a +<ex>receipt</ex> for making sponge cake</as>.</def> + +<q>She had a <qex>receipt</qex> to make white hair black.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving +of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>That which is received; that which comes in, in +distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the +like; -- usually in the plural; <as>as, the <ex>receipts</ex> +amounted to a thousand dollars</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Cross receipts</col>. <cd>See under <er>Gross</er>, +<pos>a.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ceipt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Receipted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Receipting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give a +receipt for; <as>as, to <ex>receipt</ex> goods delivered by a +sheriff</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; +<as>as, to <ex>receipt</ex> a bill</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceipt"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give a receipt, as +for money paid.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceipt"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng. +Law)</fld> <def>The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, +after the commission of a felony.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<hw>Re*ceipt"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +receipts; specifically <fld>(Law)</fld>, one who receipts for +property which has been taken by the sheriff.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Receipt.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality of being receivable; receivableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceiv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>recevable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being +received.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<cs><col>Bills receivable</col>. <cd>See under 6th +<er>Bill</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Received</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Receiving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>receiver</ets>, +<ets>recevoir</ets>, F. <ets>recevoir</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>recipere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>capere</ets> +to take, seize. See See <er>Capable</er>, <er>Heave</er>, and cf. +<er>Receipt</er>, <er>Reception</er>, <er>Recipe</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To take, as something that is offered, given, +committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; <as>as, to +<ex>receive</ex> money offered in payment of a debt; to +<ex>receive</ex> a gift, a message, or a letter.</as></def> + +<q><qex>Receyven</qex> all in gree that God us sent.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into +the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an +opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace.</def> + +<q>Our hearts <qex>receive</qex> your warnings.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>The idea of solidity we <qex>receives</qex> by our touch.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; +to give credence or acceptance to.</def> + +<q>Many other things there be which they have <qex>received</qex> +to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots.</q> +<qau>Mark vii. 4.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as +into one's house, presence, company, and the like; <as>as, to +<ex>receive</ex> a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, +etc</as>.</def> + +<q>They kindled a fire, and <qex>received</qex> us every one.</q> +<qau>Acts xxviii. 2.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to +have capacity fro; to be able to take in.</def> + +<q>The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to +<qex>receive</qex> the burnt offerings.</q> +<qau>1 Kings viii. 64.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To be affected by something; to suffer; to be +subjected to; <as>as, to <ex>receive</ex> pleasure or pain; to +<ex>receive</ex> a wound or a blow; to <ex>receive</ex> +damage.</as></def> + +<q>Against his will he can <qex>receive</qex> no harm.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To take from a thief, as goods known to be +stolen.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Lawn Tennis)</fld> <def>To bat back (the ball) +when served.</def> + +<cs><col>Receiving ship</col>, <cd>one on board of which newly +recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for +service.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.</syn> +<usage> -- <er>Receive</er>, <er>Accept</er>. To +<xex>receive</xex> describes simply the act of taking. To +<xex>accept</xex> denotes the taking with approval, or for the +purposes for which a thing is offered. Thus, we +<xex>receive</xex> a letter when it comes to hand; we +<xex>receive</xex> news when it reaches us; we <xex>accept</xex> +a present when it is offered; we <xex>accept</xex> an invitation +to dine with a friend.</usage> + +<q>Who, if we knew +What we <qex>receive</qex>, would either not <qex>accept</qex> +Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; <as>as, +she <ex>receives</ex> on Tuesdays</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Lawn Tennis)</fld> <def>To return, or bat back, +the ball when served; <as>as, it is your turn to +<ex>receive</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ceiv"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality +of being received, accepted, or current; <as>as, the +<ex>receivedness</ex> of an opinion</as>.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*ceiv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>receveur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who takes or +receives in any manner.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person appointed, ordinarily +by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other +property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a +person appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a +corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up its +affairs, in certain cases.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, +knowing them to be stolen.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A vessel +connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving +and condensing the product of distillation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A vessel for receiving and containing gases.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Pneumatics)</fld> <def>The glass vessel in +which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are +put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. <er>Bell jar</er>, and +see <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Air pump</er>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A vessel +for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder +before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound +engine.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A capacious vessel for receiving +steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an +engine.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or +similar system, at which the message is received and made +audible; -- opposed to <xex>transmitter</xex>.</def> + +<cs><col>Exhausted receiver</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>a +receiver, as that used with the air pump, from which the air has +been withdrawn; a vessel the interior of which is a more or less +complete vacuum.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ceiv"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or office +of a receiver.</def> + +<hw>Re*cel"e*brate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +celebrate again, or anew.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*cel`e*bra"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>recentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>recens</ets>. See +<er>Recent</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being +recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; +freshness; <as>as, the <ex>recency</ex> of a transaction, of a +wound, etc</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recensere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> again + +<ets>censere</ets> to value, estimate: cf. F. +<ets>recenser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To review; to revise.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bentley.</au> + +<hw>Re*cen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recensio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>recension</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reviewing or revising; review; +examination; enumeration.</def> + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the review of a text (as of an +ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and +establishment.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The result of such a work; a text established by +critical revision; an edited version.</def> + +<hw>Re*cen"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes +recensions; specifically, a critical editor.</def> + +<hw>Re"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82cent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of late origin, +existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, +antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn +out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; <as>as, +<ex>recent</ex> news</as>.</def> + +<q>The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of +that country [Egypt] was <qex>recent</qex>, and formed out of the +mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +present or existing epoch; <as>as, <ex>recent</ex> +shells</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cen"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>center</ets>.]</ety> <def>To center again; +to restore to the center.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Re"cent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Newly; +lately; freshly; not long since; <as>as, advices +<ex>recently</ex> received</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"cent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of +being recent.</def> + +<hw>Re*cep"ta*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82ceptacle</ets>, L. <ets>receptaculum</ets>, fr. +<ets>receptare</ets>, v. intens. fr. <ets>recipere</ets> to +receive. See <er>Receive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which +serves, or is used, fro receiving and containing something, as a +basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.</def> + +<q>O sacred <qex>receptacle</qex> of my joys!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The apex of the +flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into +which they are inserted. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of +<er>Flower</er>, and <er>Ovary</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a +head of flowers.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An intercellular cavity +containing oil or resin or other matters.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> +<def>A special branch which bears the fructification in many +cryptogamous plants.</def> + +<-- p. 1198 --> + +<hw>Rec`ep*tac"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82ceptaculaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; <as>as, the +<ex>receptacular</ex> chaff or scales in the +sunflower</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rec`ep*tac"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Receptacula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. +<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A receptacle; <as>as, the +<ex>receptaculum</ex> of the chyle</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rec"ep*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Generally +or popularly admitted or received.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rec"ep*ta*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is +received.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Receptaries</xex> of +philosophy.\'b8 + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being receptible; +receivableness.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A receptible thing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Glanvill.</au> + +<hw>Re*cep"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>receptibilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Such as may be received; +receivable.</def> + +<hw>Re*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82ception</ets>, L. <ets>receptio</ets>, fr. +<ets>recipere</ets>, <ets>receptum</ets>. See +<er>Receive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of receiving; +receipt; admission; <as>as, the <ex>reception</ex> of food into +the stomach; the <ex>reception</ex> of a letter; the +<ex>reception</ex> of sensation or ideas; <ex>reception</ex> of +evidence.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being received.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or manner of receiving, esp. of +receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony +of receiving guests; <as>as, a hearty <ex>reception</ex>; an +elaborate <ex>reception</ex>.</as></def> + +<q>What <qex>reception</qex> a poem may find.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.</def> + +<q>Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their +countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common +<qex>reception</qex> countenanced.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A retaking; a recovery.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*cep"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ceptif</ets>. See <er>Receive</er>.]</ety> <def>Having +the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, +hold, or contain; receiving or containing; <as>as, a +<ex>receptive</ex> mind</as>.</def> + +<q>Imaginary space is <qex>receptive</qex> of all bodies.</q> +<qau>Glanvill.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cep"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of +being receptive.</def> + +<hw>Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ceptivit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state +or quality of being receptive.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Kantian Philos.)</fld> <def>The power or +capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external +senses.</def> + +<hw>Re*cep"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>receptorium</ets> a place of shelter.]</ety> +<def>Receptacle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Re*cess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recessus</ets>, fr. <ets>recedere</ets>, +<ets>recessum</ets>. See <er>Recede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; <as>as, +the <ex>recess</ex> of the tides</as>.</def> + +<q>Every degree of ignorance being so far a <qex>recess</qex> and +degradation from rationality.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>My <qex>recess</qex> hath given them confidence that I may be +conquered.</q> +<qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; +privacy.</def> + +<q>In the <qex>recess</qex> of the jury they are to consider the +evidence.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<q>Good verse <qex>recess</qex> and solitude requires.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Remission or suspension of business or +procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or +school.</def> + +<q>The <qex>recess</qex> of . . . Parliament lasted six +weeks.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Part of a room formed by the receding of the +wall, as an alcove, niche, etc.</def> + +<q>A bed which stood in a deep <qex>recess</qex>.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or +seclusion.</def> + +<q>Departure from his happy place, our sweet +<qex>Recess</qex>, and only consolation left.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Secret or abstruse part; <as>as, the +difficulties and <ex>recesses</ex> of science</as>.</def> + +<au>I. Watts.</au> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A sinus.</def> + +<hw>Re*cess"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Recessed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recessing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make a recess in; +<as>as, to <ex>recess</ex> a wall</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cess"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>A decree of +the imperial diet of the old German empire.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<hw>Re*cessed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having a recess or recesses; <as>as, a <ex>recessed</ex> +arch or wall</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Withdrawn; secluded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> +\'bdComfortably <xex>recessed</xex> from curious +impertinents.\'b8 + +<au>Miss Edgeworth.</au> + +<cs><col>Recessed arch</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>one of a +series of arches constructed one within another so as to +correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the +like.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recessio</ets>, fr. <ets>recedere</ets>, +<ets>recessum</ets>. See <er>Recede</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of +receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a +demand.</def> + +<au>South.</au> + +<q>Mercy may rejoice upon the <qex>recessions</qex> of +justice.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ces"sion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + +<ets>cession</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ceding back; +restoration; repeated cession; <as>as, the <ex>recession</ex> of +conquered territory to its former sovereign</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ces"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to recession or withdrawal.</def> + +<cs><col>Recessional hymn</col>, <cd>a hymn sung in a procession +returning from the choir to the robing room.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ces"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going back; +receding.</def> + +<hw>Re"chab*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Jewish +Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of +Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of +intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. +<xex>Jer</xex>. <xex>xxxv</xex>. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a +member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic +liquors.</def> + +<hw>Re*change"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +change again, or change back.</def> + +<hw>Re*charge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>charge</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recharger</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To charge or accuse +in return.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack again; to attack anew.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Re*char"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +charter; a renewal of a charter.</def> + +<au>D. Webster.</au> + +<hw>Re*char"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To charter again or +anew; to grant a second or another charter to.</def> + +<hw>Re*chase"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>chase</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rechasser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To chase again; to chase or +drive back.</def> + +<hw>Re*cheat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>requ\'88t\'82</ets>, fr. <ets>requ\'88ter</ets> to hunt +anew. See <er>Request</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>A +strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have +lost track of the game.</def> + +<hw>Re*cheat"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To blow the +recheat.</def> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re*cher`ch\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare +quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in +kind.</def> + +<hw>Rech"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reckless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>P. Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Re*choose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To choose +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*cid"i*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>recidivare</ets>. See <er>Recidivous</er>.]</ety> <def>To +baskslide; to fall again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*cid`i*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>recidivatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A falling back; a +backsliding.</def> + +<au>Hammond.</au> + +<hw>Re*cid"i*vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>r<?/<?/idivus</ets>, fr. <ets>recidere</ets> to fall +back.]</ety> <def>Tending or liable to backslide or +r<?/<?/<?/<?/se to a former condition or habit.</def> + +<hw>Rec"i*pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Recipes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., imperative of +<ets>recipere</ets> to take back, take in, receive. See +<er>Receive</er>.]</ety> <def>A formulary or prescription for +making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a +receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine.</def> +<-- now esp. a prescription (set of directions) for preparing +food --> + +<hw>Re*cip"i*an`gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recipere</ets> to take + <ets>angulus</ets> angle.]</ety> +<def>An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one +end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for +measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*cip"i*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re*cip"i*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; +reception; receptiveness.</def> + +<hw>Re*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recipiens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, receiving, p. pr. of +<ets>recipere</ets> to receive: cf. F. <ets>r\'82cipient</ets>. +See <er>Receive</er>.]</ety> <def>A receiver; the person or thing +that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given +or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still.</def> + +<hw>Re*cip"i*ent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving; +receptive.</def> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reciprocus</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Done by each to the other; interchanging or +interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; +<as>as, <ex>reciprocal</ex> love; <ex>reciprocal</ex> +duties.</as></def> + +<q>Let our <qex>reciprocal</qex> vows be remembered.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Mutually interchangeable.</def> + +<q>These two rules will render a definition <qex>reciprocal</qex> +with the thing defined.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Reflexive; -- applied to +pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as +express mutual action.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Used to denote different +kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the +substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases +below.</def> + +<cs><col>Reciprocal equation</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>one +which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the +unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity.</cd> -- +<col>Reciprocal figures</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>two figures +of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so +related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a +proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of +the other; in general, two figures so related that the first +corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second +corresponds in the same way to the first.</cd> -- <col>Reciprocal +proportion</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a proportion such that, +of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the +same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to +the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has +to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a +<xex>reciprocal proportion<xex>, because 2:5: +:<fract>1/20</fract>:<fract>1/8</fract>.</cd> -- <col>Reciprocal +quantities</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>any two quantities which +produce unity when multiplied together.</cd> -- <col>Reciprocal +ratio</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the ratio between the +reciprocals of two quantities; as, the <xex>reciprocal ratio<xex> +of 4 to 9 is that of \'ac to <fract>1/9</fract>.</cd> -- +<col>Reciprocal terms</col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>those terms +which have the same signification, and, consequently, are +convertible, and may be used for each other.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Mutual; alternate.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Reciprocal</er>, <er>Mutual</er>. The distinctive idea of +<xex>mutual</xex> is, that the parties unite by interchange in +the same act; <as>as, a <ex>mutual</ex> covenant; <ex>mutual</ex> +affection, etc.</as> The distinctive idea of +<xex>reciprocal</xex> is, that one party acts by way of return or +response to something previously done by the other party; <as>as, +a <ex>reciprocal</ex> kindness</as>; <ex>reciprocal</ex> +reproaches, etc.</as> Love is <xex>reciprocal</xex> when the +previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of +the other. To make it <xex>mutual</xex> 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 <xex>reciprocal</xex>, but not +<xex>mutual</xex>.</usage> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which +is reciprocal to another thing.</def> + +<q>Corruption is a <qex>reciprocal</qex> to generation.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith. & Alg.)</fld> <def>The quotient arising +from dividing unity by any quantity; thus \'ac is the +<xex>reciprocal</xex> of 4; <fract>1/(a + b)</fract> is the +<xex>reciprocal</xex> of <mathex>a + b</mathex>. The +<xex>reciprocal</xex> of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or +the denominator divided by the numerator.</def> + +<hw>Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the +other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; +mutually.</def> + +<q>These two particles to <qex>reciprocally</qex> affect each +other with the same force.</q> +<qau>Bentley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>In the manner of +reciprocals.</def> + +<cs><col>Reciprocally proportional</col> <fld>(Arith. & +Alg.)</fld>, <cd>proportional, as two variable quantities, so +that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the +other.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cal*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; +alternateness.</def> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reciprocated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reciprocating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>reciprocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reciprocare</ets>. See +<er>Reciprocal</er>.]</ety> <def>To move forward and backward +alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to +alternate.</def> + +<q>One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, +And draws and blows <qex>reciprocating</qex> air.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<cs><col>Reciprocating engine</col>, <cd>a steam, air, or gas +engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in +distinction from a <xex>rotary engine<xex>, in which the piston +travels continuously in one direction in a circular path.</cd> -- +<col>Reciprocating motion</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>motion +alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston +rod.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give and return +mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to unterchange; +to alternate; <as>as, to <ex>reciprocate</ex> favors</as>.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Re*cip`ro*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reciprocatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>reciprocation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a +mutual giving and returning; <as>as, the <ex>reciprocation</ex> +of kindness</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Alternate recurrence or action; <as>as, the +<ex>reciprocation</ex> of the sea in the flow and ebb of +tides</as>.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rec`i*proc"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ciprocit\'82</ets>. See <er>Reciprocal</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Mutual action and reaction.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; +reciprocation.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Reciprocity treaty</col>, <or/ <col>Treaty of +reciprocity</col></mcol>, <cd>a treaty concluded between two +countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs or +charges on imports, or in other respects.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality.</syn> + +<hw>Re*cip`ro*cor"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reciprocus</ets> returning, reciprocal + <ets>cornu</ets> +horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having horns turning +backward and then forward, like those of a ram.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Ash.</au> + +<hw>Re*cip"ro*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reciprocal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec"i*prok</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82ciproque</ets>, L. <ets>reciprocus</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Reciprocal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rec"i*proque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82ciproque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Reciprocal.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recisio</ets>, fr. <ets>recidere</ets>, <ets>recisum</ets>, +to cut off; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>caedere</ets> to +cut.]</ety> <def>The act of cutting off.</def> + +<au>Sherwood.</au> + +<hw>Re*cit"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Recite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reciting; the +repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; +<as>as, the <ex>recital</ex> of testimony</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A telling in detail and due order of the +particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series +of events; narration.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is recited; a story; a +narration.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A vocal or instrumental +performance by one person; -- distinguished from +<xex>concert</xex>; <as>as, a song <ex>recital</ex>; an organ, +piano, or violin <ex>recital</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The formal statement, or +setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in +order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; +the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive +allegation.</def> + +<au>Burn.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; +description; explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See +<er>Account</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rec`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82citation</ets>. See +<er>Recite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reciting; +rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.</def> + +<au>Hammond.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The delivery before an audience of something +committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; +also, that which is so delivered.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Colleges and Schools)</fld> <def>The rehearsal +of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.</def> + +<hw>Rec`i*ta*tive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>recitativo</ets>, or F. <ets>r\'82citatif</ets>. See +<er>Recite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A species of +musical recitation in which the words are delivered in manner +resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music +intended for such recitation; -- opposed to +<xex>melisma</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rec`i*ta*tive"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in +the style or manner of recitative.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rec`i*ta*tive"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec`i*ta*ti"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Recitative.</def> + +<hw>Re*cite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recited</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Reciting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82citer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>recitare</ets>, +<ets>recitatum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>citare</ets> to call or name, to cite. See +<er>Cite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To repeat, as something +already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; +to deliver from a written or printed document, or from +recollection; to rehearse; <as>as, to <ex>recite</ex> the words +of an author, or of a deed or covenant</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To tell over; to go over in particulars; to +relate; to narrate; <as>as, to <ex>recite</ex> past events; to +<ex>recite</ex> the particulars of a voyage.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To state in or as a recital. +See <er>Recital</er>, 5.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; +recapitulate; detail; number; count.</syn> + +<hw>Re*cite"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To repeat, pronounce, or +rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed +to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.</def> + +<hw>Re*cite"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A recital.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Temple.</au> + +<hw>Re*cit"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +recites; also, a book of extracts for recitation.</def> + +<hw>Reck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recked</er> <pr>(?)</pr> +(<ets>obs</ets>. <ets>imp</ets>. <er>Roughte</er>); <pos>p. pr. & +vb. n.</pos> <er>Recking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>reccan</ets>, <ets>r<emc/can</ets>, to care for; akin to OS. +<ets>r<omac/kian</ets>, OHG. <ets>ruochan</ets>, G. +<ets>geruhen</ets>, Icel. <ets>r\'91kja</ets>, also to E. +<ets>reckon</ets>, <ets>rake</ets> an implement. See +<er>Rake</er>, and cf. <er>Reckon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard.</def> +<mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>This son of mine not <qex>recking</qex> danger.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<q>And may you better <qex>reck</qex> the rede +Than ever did the adviser.</q> +<qau>Burns.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To concern; -- used impersonally.</def> +<mark>[Poetic]</mark> + +<q>What <qex>recks</qex> it them?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<-- p. 1199 --> + +<hw>Reck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make +account; to take heed; to care; to mind; -- often followed by +<xex>of</xex>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>Then <qex>reck</qex> I not, when I have lost my life.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>I <qex>reck</qex> not though I end my life to-day.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Of me she <qex>recks</qex> not, nor my vain desire.</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +<hw>Reck"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>reccele\'a0s</ets>, <ets>r<emac/cele\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; +indifferent.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rashly negligent; utterly careless or +heedless.</def> + +<q>It made the king as <qex>reckless</qex> as them diligent.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; +negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; +remiss; rash.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Reck"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Reck"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Reck"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Needing care; +weak; feeble; <as>as, a <ex>reckling</ex> child</as>.</def> +<au>H. Taylor</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A weak child or +animal.</def></def2> + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<hw>Reck"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reckoned</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reckoning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rekenen</ets>, +AS. <ets>gerecenian</ets> to explain; akin to D. +<ets>rekenen</ets> to reckon, G. <ets>rechnen</ets>, OHG. +<ets>rahnjan</ets>), and to E. <ets>reck</ets>, <ets>rake</ets> +an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring +together, count together. See <er>Reck</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to +compute; to calculate.</def> + +<q>The priest shall <qex>reckon</qex> to him the money according +to the years that remain.</q> +<qau>Lev. xxvii. 18.</qau> + +<q>I <qex>reckoned</qex> above two hundred and fifty on the +outside of the church.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To count as in a number, rank, or series; to +estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; +to esteem; to repute.</def> + +<q>He was <qex>reckoned</qex> among the transgressors.</q> +<qau>Luke xxii. 37.</qau> + +<q>For him I <qex>reckon</qex> not in high estate.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as +having a certain quality or value.</def> + +<q>Faith was <qex>reckoned</qex> to Abraham for +righteousness.</q> +<qau>Rom. iv. 9.</qau> + +<q>Without her eccentricities being <qex>reckoned</qex> to her +for a crime.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing +of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an +objective clause; <as>as, I <ex>reckon</ex> he won't try that +again</as>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate; +value; esteem; account; repute. See <er>Calculate</er>, +<er>Guess</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Reck"on</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an +enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or +computing.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; +to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; +to adjust relations of desert or penalty.</def> + +<q>\'bdParfay,\'b8 sayst thou, \'bdsometime he <qex>reckon</qex> +shall.\'b8</q> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<cs><col>To reckon for</col>, <cd>to answer for; to pay the +account for. \'bdIf they fail in their bounden duty, they shall +<xex>reckon for<xex> it one day.\'b8 <au>Bp. Sanderson</au>.</cd> +-- <mcol><col>To reckon on</col> <or/ <col>upon</col></mcol>, +<cd>to count or depend on.</cd> -- <col>To reckon with</col>, +<cd>to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally or +figuratively.</cd> + +<q>After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and +<qex>reckoneth with</qex> them.</q> +<qau>Matt. xxv. 19.</qau> + +-- <col>To reckon without one's host</col>, <cd>to ignore in a +calculation or arrangement the person whose assent is essential; +hence, to reckon erroneously.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reck"on*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., +to assist in reckoning.</def> + +<q><qex>Reckoners</qex> without their host must reckon twice.</q> +<qau>Camden.</qau> + +<hw>Reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or +counting; calculation.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An +account of time</def>. <au>Sandys</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of +obligations, liabilities, etc.</def> + +<q>Even <qex>reckoning</qex> makes lasting friends, and the way +to make <qex>reckonings</qex> even is to make them often.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>He quitted London, never to return till the day of a terrible +and memorable <qex>reckoning</qex> had arrived.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The charge or account made by a host at an +inn.</def> + +<q>A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a +<qex>reckoning</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Esteem; account; estimation.</def> + +<q>You make no further <qex>reckoning</qex> of it [beauty] than +of an outward fading benefit nature bestowed.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Navigation)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The +calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical +observations, or from the record of the courses steered and +distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter +case called <xex>dead reckoning</xex> (see under <er>Dead</er>); +-- also used fro <xex>dead reckoning</xex> in contradistinction +to <xex>observation</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The position +of a ship as determined by calculation.</def> + +<cs><col>To be out of her reckoning</col>, <cd>to be at a +distance from the place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a +ship.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*claim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To claim +back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover +possession of.</def> + +<q>A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually +<qex>reclaiming</qex> its prior occupancy.</q> +<qau>W. Coxe.</qau> + +<hw>Re*claim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reclaimed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reclaiming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82clamer</ets>, L. <ets>reclamare</ets>, +<ets>reclamatum</ets>, to cry out against; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>clamare</ets> to call or cry aloud. See +<er>Claim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call back, as a hawk +to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To call back from flight or disorderly action; +to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.</def> + +<q>The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were +deaf to his <qex>reclaiming</qex> them.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring +under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the +chase, but also of other animals.</def> \'bdAn eagle well +<xex>reclaimed</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence: To reduce to a desired state by +discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being +wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; <as>as, to +<ex>reclaim</ex> wild land, overflowed land, etc</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To call back to rectitude from moral wandering +or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of +life; to reform.</def> + +<q>It is the intention of Providence, in all the various +expressions of his goodness, to <qex>reclaim</qex> mankind.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To correct; to reform; -- said of things.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Your error, in time <qex>reclaimed</qex>, will be venial.</q> +<qau>Sir E. Hoby.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To exclaim against; to gainsay.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct.</syn> + +<hw>Re*claim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim +against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.</def> + +<q>Scripture <qex>reclaims</qex>, and the whole Catholic church +<qex>reclaims</qex>, and Christian ears would not hear it.</q> +<qau>Waterland.</qau> + +<q>At a later period Grote <qex>reclaimed</qex> strongly against +Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton.</q> +<qau>Bain.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring anyone back from evil courses; to +reform.</def> + +<q>They, hardened more by what might most <qex>reclaim</qex>, +Grieving to see his glory . . . took envy.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw back; to give way.</def> <mark>[R. & +Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*claim"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of reclaiming, or +the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*claim"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may +be reclaimed.</def> + +<hw>Re*claim"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82clamant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>One who reclaims; one +who cries out against or contradicts.</def> + +<hw>Re*claim"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reclaims.</def> + +<hw>Re*claim"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can not be +reclaimed.</def> + +<hw>Rec`la*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82clamation</ets>, L. <ets>reclamatio</ets>. See +<er>Reclaim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of +reclaiming.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Representation made in opposition; +remonstrance.</def> + +<q>I would now, on the <qex>reclamation</qex> both of generosity +and of justice, try clemency.</q> +<qau>Landor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*clasp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To clasp +or unite again.</def> + +<hw>Re*clin"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reclinans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Recline</er>.]</ety> +<def>Bending or leaning backward.</def> + +<hw>Rec"li*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reclinatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of +a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.</def> + +<hw>Rec`li*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82clinaison</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Dialing)</fld> <def>The angle which the plane +of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a +horizontal line.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The act or process of +removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior +surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way +that front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its +back surface the lower one.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<hw>Re*cline"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reclined</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reclining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>reclinare</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>clinare</ets> to lean, incline. +See <er>Incline</er>, <er>Lean</er> to incline.]</ety> <def>To +cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a +recumbent position; <as>as, to <ex>recline</ex> the head on the +hand</as>.</def> + +<q>The mother +<qex>Reclined</qex> her dying head upon his breast.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cline"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lean or +incline; <as>as, to <ex>recline</ex> against a wall</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; +<as>as, to <ex>recline</ex> on a couch</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cline"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>reclinis</ets>. +See <er>Recline</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having a +reclining posture; leaning; reclining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>They sat, <qex>recline</qex> +On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*clined"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Falling or turned downward; reclinate.</def> + +<hw>Re*clin"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, reclines.</def> + +<hw>Re*clin"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Bending or curving gradually back from the +perpendicular.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Recumbent.</def> + +<cs><col>Reclining dial</col>, <cd>a dial whose plane is inclined +to the vertical line through its center. <au>Davies & Peck</au> +<fld>(Math. Dict.)</fld>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*close"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To close +again.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Re*clothe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To clothe +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*clude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recludere</ets> to unclose, open; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +again, back, un-</ets> + <ets><ets>claudere</ets> to shut.]</ety> +<def>To open; to unclose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Harvey.</au> + +<hw>Re*cluse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reclus</ets>, L. <ets>reclusus</ets>, from +<ets>recludere</ets>, <ets>reclusum</ets>, to unclose, open, in +LL., to shut up. See <er>Close</er>.]</ety> <def>Shut up, +sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; +solitary; living apart; <as>as, a <ex>recluse</ex> monk or +hermit; a <ex>recluse</ex> life</as></def> + +<q>In meditation deep, <qex>recluse</qex> +From human converse.</q> +<qau>J. Philips.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cluse"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>reclus</ets>, LL. +<ets>reclusus</ets>. See <er>Recluse</er>, <pos>a.<pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse +with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class +of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached +to monasteries.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where a recluse dwells.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Re*cluse"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shut; to +seclude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*cluse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a recluse or +solitary manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*cluse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of +being recluse.</def> + +<hw>Re*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>reclusio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>reclusion</ets>.]</ety> <def>A +state of retirement from the world; seclusion.</def> + +<hw>Re*clu"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording +retirement from society.</def> \'bdSome <xex>reclusive</xex> and +religious life.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*clu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>reclosorium</ets>.]</ety> <def>The habitation of a recluse; +a hermitage.</def> + +<hw>Re*coct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recoctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>recoquere</ets> to cook or +boil over again. See <er>Re-</er>, and 4th <er>Cook</er>.]</ety> +<def>To boil or cook again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to +reconstruct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re*coc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +coction or preparation; a vamping up.</def> + +<hw>Rec`og*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recognitio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>recognition</ets>. See +<er>Recognizance</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of recognizing, or the +state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; +knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.</def> + +<q>The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly +memorials, solemn <qex>recognition</qex> in the church of +God.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cog"ni*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One of a jury impaneled on +an assize.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*cog"ni*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition.</def> + +<hw>Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or condition of being recognizable.</def> + +<hw>Rec"og*ni`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being recognized.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>recognisable</asp>.]</altsp> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rec"og*ni`za*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*cog"ni*zance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>reconnaissance</ets>, OF. <ets>recognoissance</ets>, fr. +<ets>recognoissant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>recognoistre</ets> to +recognize, F. <ets>reconna\'8ctre</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>recognoscere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>cognoscere</ets> to know. See <er>Cognizance</er>, +<er>Know</er>, and cf. <er>Recognize</er>, +<er>Reconnoissance</er>.]</ety> <def</def>><altsp>[Written also +<asp>recognisance</asp>.]</altsp> + +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An obligation of +record entered into before some court of record or magistrate +duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to +appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay +a debt. A <xex>recognizance</xex> differs from a <xex>bond</xex>, +being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's +seal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The verdict of a jury impaneled +upon assize.</def> + +<au>Cowell.</au> + +<note><hand/ Among lawyers the <xex>g</xex> in this and the +related words (except <xex>recognize</xex>) is usually +silent.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.</def> + +<q>That <qex>recognizance</qex> and pledge of love +Which I first gave her.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; +profession; recognition.</def> + +<hw>Re*cog`ni*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recognition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec"og*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recognized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recognizing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Recognizance</er>; see +<er>Cognition</er>, and cf. <er>Reconnoiter</er>.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>recognise</asp>.]</altsp> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To know again; to perceive the identity of, with +a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall +knowledge of.</def> + +<q>Speak, vassal; <qex>recognize</qex> thy sovereign queen.</q> +<qau>Harte.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; +to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal +acknowledgment; <as>as, to <ex>recognize</ex> an obligation; to +<ex>recognize</ex> a consul.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by +salutation, bowing, or the like.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To show appreciation of; <as>as, to +<ex>recognize</ex> services by a testimonial</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To review; to re\'89xamine.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>South.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To reconnoiter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>R. Monro.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. +See <er>Acknowledge</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rec"og*nize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To +enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; <as>as, +A, B <ex>recognized</ex> in the sum of twenty dollars</as>.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>recognise</asp>.]</altsp> + +<note><hand/ In legal usage in the United States the second +syllable is often accented.</note> + +<hw>Re*cog`ni*zee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person in whose favor a recognizance is +made.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>recognisee</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Rec"o*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +recognizes; a recognizor.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>recogniser</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*cog`ni*zor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who enters into a recognizance.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>recognisor</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Rec"og*nosce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recognoscere</ets>. See <er>Recognizance</er>.]</ety> +<def>To recognize.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*coil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recoiled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recoiling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>recoilen</ets>, +F. <ets>reculer</ets>, fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>culus</ets> the fundament. The English word was perhaps +influenced in form by <ets>accoil</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to +take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to +return.</def> + +<q>Evil on itself shall back <qex>recoil</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we +should <qex>recoil</qex> into our ordinary spirits.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw back, as from anything repugnant, +distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to +retire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo your bowers +<xex>recoil</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*coil"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To draw or go +back.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*coil"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A starting or +falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; <as>as, the <ex>recoil</ex> +of nature, or of the blood</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or condition of having recoiled.</def> + +<q>The <qex>recoil</qex> from formalism is skepticism.</q> +<qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a +firearm when discharged.</def> + +<cs><col>Recoil dynamometer</col> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld>, <cd>an +instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a +firearm.</cd> -- <col>Recoil escapement</col> <cd>See the Note +under <er>Escapement</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*coil"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, recoils.</def> + +<hw>Re*coil"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a +recoil.</def> + +<hw>Re*coil"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>reculement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Recoil.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*coin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To coin +anew or again.</def> + +<hw>Re*coin"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of coining anew.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is coined anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`-col*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>collect</ets>.]</ety> <def>To collect +again; to gather what has been scattered; <as>as, to +<ex>re-collect</ex> routed troops</as>.</def> + +<q>God will one day raise the dead, <qex>re-collecting</qex> our +scattered dust.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<hw>Rec`ol*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recollected</er>; +<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recollecting</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>collect</ets>: cf. L. +<ets>recolligere</ets>, <ets>recollectum</ets>, to collect. Cf. +<er>Recollet</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring +back to the mind or memory; to remember.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover +self-command; <as>as, to <ex>recollect</ex> one's self after a +burst of anger</as>; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect +participle.</def> + +<q>The Tyrian queen . . . +Admired his fortunes, more admired the man; +Then <qex>recollected</qex> stood.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"ol*lect</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Recollet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A friar of the +Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>Recollet</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Addis & Arnold.</au> + +<-- p. 1200 --> + +<-- p. 1200 --> + +<hw>Rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82collection</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of recollecting, or recalling to the +memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the +memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; +remembrance.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the +period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; +memory; <as>as, an event within my +<ex>recollection</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is recollected; something called to +mind; reminiscence.</def> \'bdOne of his earliest +<xex>recollections</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The act or practice of collecting or +concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.</def> +<mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity +and <qex>recollection</qex>.</q> +<qau>Robertson.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See +<er>Memory</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rec`ol*lect"ive</hw> <pr>(-l?k"t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having the power of recollecting.</def> + +<au>J. Foster.</au> + +<hw>Rec"ol*let</hw> <pr>(r?k"?l*l?t; F. r?`k?`l?")</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82collet</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>recollectus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>recolligere</ets> to gather +again, to gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp. for +religious contemplation.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Recollect</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re*col`o*ni*za"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second or renewed colonization.</def> + +<hw>Re*col"o*nize</hw> <pr>(r?*k?l"?*n?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To colonize again.</def> + +<hw>Re*com`bi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Combination a second or additional time.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*bine"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?m*b?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To combine again.</def> + +<hw>Re*com"fort</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m"f?rt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>comfort</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82conforter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To comfort again; to +console anew; to give new strength to.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<q>Gan her <qex>recomfort</qex> from so sad affright.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*com"fort*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without +comfort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*com"for*ture</hw> <pr>(-f?r*t?r;135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re`com*mence"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?m*m?ns")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To commence or begin again.</def> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To begin anew to be; to act again as.</def> +<mark>[Archaic.]</mark> + +<q>He seems desirous enough of <qex>recommencing</qex> +courtier.</q> +<qau>Johnson.</qau> + +<hw>Re`com*mence"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>commence</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recommencer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To commence again or +anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*mence"ment</hw> <pr>(-m?nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +commencement made anew.</def> + +<hw>Rec`om*mend"</hw> <pr>(r?k`?m*m?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recommended</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recommending</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>commend</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recommander</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To commend to the +favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, +confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put +in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; +<as>as, he <ex>recommended</ex> resting the mind and exercising +the body</as>.</def> + +<q>M\'91cenas <qex>recommended</qex> Virgil and Horace to +Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to +posterity.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make acceptable; to attract favor to.</def> + +<q>A decent boldness ever meets with friends, +Succeeds, and e'en a stranger <qex>recommends</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To commit; to give in charge; to commend.</def> + +<q>Paul chose Silas and departed, being <qex>recommended</qex> by +the brethren unto the grace of God.</q> +<qau>Acts xv. 40</qau>. + +<hw>Rec`om*mend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>recommandable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Suitable to be +recommended; worthy of praise; commendable.</def> +<au>Glanvill</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Rec`om*mend"a*bly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec`om*men*da"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>recommandation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of recommending.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which recommends, or commends to favor; +anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, +or to secure acceptance and adoption; <as>as, he brought +excellent <ex>recommendations</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being recommended; esteem.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an +extraordinary <qex>recommendation</qex> amongst the ancient.</q> +<qau>Sir T. North.</qau> + +<hw>Rec`om*mend"a*tive</hw> <pr>(-m?nd"?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>That which recommends; a recommendation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Rec`om*mend"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who recommends.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(r?`k?m*m?sh?n)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To commission again; to give a new commission +to.</def> + +<q>Officers whose time of service had expired were to be +<qex>recommissioned</qex>.</q> +<qau>Marshall.</qau> + +<hw>Re`com*mit"</hw> <pr>(-m?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer +again to a committee; <as>as, to <ex>recommit</ex> a bill to the +same committee</as>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re`com*mit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m?nt)</pr>, +<hw>Re`com*mit"tal</hw> <pr>(-?l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a +committee.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*pact"</hw> <pr>(-p?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +compact or join anew.</def> \'bd<xex>Recompact</xex> my scattered +body.\'b8 + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Re*com`pen*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>recompensatio</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Recompense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>Used to denote a case +where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off +pleaded by the plaintiff.</def> + +<hw>Rec"om*pense</hw> <pr>(r\'cbk"\'cem*p\'cbns)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recompensed</er> +<pr>(-p?nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recompensing</er> <pr>(-p?n`s?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82compenser</ets>, LL. <ets>recompensare</ets>, fr.L. +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>compensare</ets> to compensate. +See <er>Compensate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render an +equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to +remunerate; to compensate.</def> + +<q>He can not <qex>recompense</qex> me better.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To return an equivalent for; to give +compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.</def> + +<q>God <qex>recompenseth</qex> the gift.</q> +<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau> + +<q>To <qex>recompense</qex> +My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as +something earned or deserved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Recompense</qex> to no man evil for evil.</q> +<qau>Rom. xii. 17.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; +remunerate.</syn> + +<hw>Rec"om*pense</hw> <pr>(r?k"?m*p?ns)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<def>To give recompense; to make amends or requital.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec"om*pense</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82compense</ets>.]</ety> <def>An equivalent returned for +anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; +suitable return.</def> + +<q>To me belongeth vengeance, and <qex>recompense</qex>.</q> +<qau>Deut. xxii. 35.</qau> + +<q>And every transgression and disobedience received a just +<qex>recompense</qex> of reward.</q> +<qau>Heb. ii. 2.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; +satisfaction; reward; requital.</syn> + +<hw>Rec"om*pense`ment</hw> <pr>(-p?ns`m?nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recompense; requital.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fabyan.</au> + +<hw>Rec"om*pen`ser</hw> <pr>(-p?n`s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who recompenses.</def> + +<q>A thankful <qex>recompenser</qex> of the benefits +received.</q> +<qau>Foxe.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"om*pen`sive</hw> <pr>(-s?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +the nature of recompense; serving to recompense.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*com`pi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A new compilation.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*pile"</hw> <pr>(r\'c7`k\'cem*p\'c6l")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To compile anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`com*pile"ment</hw> <pr>(-ment)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; <as>as, a +<ex>recompilement</ex> of the laws</as>.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re`com*pose"</hw> <pr>(-p?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recomposed</er> +<pr>(-p?zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recomposing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + +<ets>compose</ets>: cf. F. <ets>recomposer</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To compose again; to form anew; to put together +again or repeatedly.</def> + +<q>The far greater number of the objects presented to our +observation can only be decomposed, but not actually +<qex>recomposed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to +tranquilize; <as>as, to <ex>recompose</ex> the mind</as>.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re`com*pos"er</hw> <pr>(-p?z"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who recomposes.</def> + +<hw>Re*com`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>recomposition</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The act of recomposing.</def> + +<hw>Rec"on*ci`la*ble</hw> <pr>(r?k"?n*s?`l?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82conciliable</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Capable of being reconciled; <as>as, <ex>reconcilable</ex> +adversaries; an act <ex>reconciable</ex> with previous +acts.</as></def> + +<q>The different accounts of the numbers of ships are +<qex>reconcilable</qex>.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Rec"on*ci`la*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec"on*cile`</hw> <pr>(-s?l`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reconciled</er> +<pr>(-s?ld`)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reconciling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82concilier</ets>, L. <ets>reconciliare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>conciliare</ets> to bring together, to +unite. See <er>Conciliate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause +to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to +friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at +variance; <as>as, to <ex>reconcile</ex> persons who have +quarreled</as>.</def> + +<q>Propitious now and <qex>reconciled</qex> by prayer.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be +<qex>reconciled</qex> [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the +bishop.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>We pray you . . . be ye <qex>reconciled</qex> to God.</q> +<qau>2 Cor. v. 20.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet +submission; <as>as, to <ex>reconcile</ex> one's self to +affictions</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make consistent or congruous; to bring to +agreement or suitableness; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or +<xex>to</xex>.</def> + +<q>The great men among the ancients understood how to +<qex>reconcile</qex> manual labor with affairs of state.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<q>Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, +Considered singly, or beheld too near; +Which, but proportioned to their light or place, +Due distance <qex>reconciles</qex> to form and grace.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To adjust; to settle; <as>as, to +<ex>reconcile</ex> differences</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; +appease.</syn> + +<hw>Rec"on*cile`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become +reconciled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec"on*cile`ment</hw> <pr>(-ment)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reconciliation.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Rec"on*ci`ler</hw> <pr>(-s?`l?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reconciles.</def> + +<hw>Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-s?l`?*?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82conciliation</ets>, L. +<ets>reconciliatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; +restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship.</def> + +<q><qex>Reconciliation</qex> and friendship with God really form +the basis of all rational and true enjoyment.</q> +<qau>S. Miller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal +of inconsistency; harmony.</def> + +<q>A clear and easy <qex>reconciliation</qex> of those seeming +inconsistencies of Scripture.</q> +<qau>D. Rogers.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reconciliment; reunion; pacification; appeasement; +propitiation; atonement; expiation.</syn> + +<hw>Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-s?l"?*?*t?*r?)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving or tending to reconcile.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*con`den*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of recondensing.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*dense"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*d?ns")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos><def>To condense again.</def> + +<hw>Rec"on*dite</hw> <pr>(r?k"?n*d?t <or/ r?*k?n"d?t;277)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>reconditus</ets>, p. p. of +<ets>recondere</ets> to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>condere</ets> to bring or lay +together. See <er>Abscond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hidden +from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; <as>as, +<ex>recondite</ex> causes of things</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; +<as>as, <ex>recondite</ex> studies</as>.</def> +\'bd<xex>Recondite</xex> learning.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Horsley.</au> + +<hw>Re*con"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?k?n"d?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>reconditorium</ets>.]</ety> <def>A repository; a +storehouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Ash.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*duct"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*d?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To conduct back or again.</def> \'bdA guide to +<xex>reconduct</xex> thy steps.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*firm"</hw> <pr>(-f?rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>confirm</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>reconfirmer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To confirm anew.</def> + +<au>Clarendon.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*fort"</hw> <pr>(-f?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82conforter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To recomfort; to +comfort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*join"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*join")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To join or conjoin anew.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*con"nois*sance</hw>, <hw>Re*con"nais*sance</hw> +}</mhw> <pr>(r?-k?n"n?s-s?ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See +<er>Recognizance</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of reconnoitering; +preliminary examination or survey.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An examination or survey of +a region in reference to its general geological character</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>An examination of a region +as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more +particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of +determining the location of a public work</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An examination of a territory, or of an +enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information +necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory +expedition.</def> + +<cs><col>Reconnoissance in force</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a +demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the +purpose of discovering the position and strength of an +enemy.</cd></cs> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rec`on*noi"ter</hw>, <hw>Rec`on*noi"tre</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(r?k`?n*noi"t?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>reconnoitre</ets>, a former spelling of +<ets>reconna\'8ctre</ets>. See <er>Recognize</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To examine with the eye to make a preliminary +examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military +or engineering operations.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recognize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Walpole.</au> + +<hw>Re*con"quer</hw> <pr>(r?*k?n"k?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>conquer</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>reconqu\'82rir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To conquer again; to +recover by conquest; <as>as, to <ex>reconquer</ex> a revolted +province</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*con"quest</hw> <pr>(-kw?st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second conquest.</def> + +<hw>Re*con"se*crate</hw> <pr>(-k?n"s?*kr?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To consecrate anew or again.</def> + +<hw>Re*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Renewed +consecration.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*sid"er</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*s?d"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To consider again; <as>as, to +<ex>reconsider</ex> a subject</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Parliamentary Practice)</fld> <def>To take up +for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been +previously acted upon.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*sid`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of reconsidering, or the state of being +reconsidered; <as>as, the <ex>reconsideration</ex> of a vote in a +legislative body</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*con"so*late</hw> <pr>(r?*k?n"s?*l?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To console or comfort again.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*sol"i*date</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To consolidate anew or again.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*sol`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(-d?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being +reconsolidated.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*struct"</hw> <pr>(-str?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or +anew.</def> + +<q>Regiments had been dissolved and <qex>reconstructed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re`con*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(-str?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of constructing again; the state of +being reconstructed.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(U.S. Politics)</fld> <def>The act or process of +reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed +ordinances of secession, and of re\'89stablishing their +constitutional relations to the national government, after the +close of the Civil War.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*struct"ive</hw> <pr>(-str?k"t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; <as>as, a +<ex>reconstructive</ex> policy</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*tin"u*ance</hw> <pr>(-t?n"?*?ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or state of recontinuing.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*tin"ue</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To continue anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*vene"</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*v?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>To convene or assemble again; to call or come +together again.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*ven"tion</hw> <pr>(-v?n"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>A cross demand; an action brought by +the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.</def> + +<au>Burrill. Bouvier.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(-v?r"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A second conversion.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*vert"</hw> <pr>(-v?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +convert again.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*con"vert</hw> <pr>(r?*k?n"v?rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +person who has been reconverted.</def> + +<au>Gladstone.</au> + +<hw>Re`con*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(r?`k?n*v?rt"?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of being +reconverted; convertible again to the original form or +condition.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*vey"</hw> <pr>(-v?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To convey back or to the former place; <as>as, +to <ex>reconvey</ex> goods</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To transfer back to a former owner; <as>as, to +<ex>reconvey</ex> an estate</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`con*vey"ance</hw> <pr>(-v?"?ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Act of reconveying.</def> + +<hw>Re*cop"y</hw> <pr>(r?*k?p"?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +copy again.</def> + +<hw>Re*cord"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recorded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recording</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>recorden</ets> to repeat, remind, F. <ets>recorder</ets>, +fr. L. <ets>recordari</ets> to remember; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- ++ <ets>cor</ets>, <ets>cordis</ets>, the heart or mind. See +<er>Cordial</er>, <er>Heart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdI it you <xex>record</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To repeat; to recite; to sing or play.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>They longed to see the day, to hear the lark +<qex>Record</qex> her hymns, and chant her carols blest.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To preserve the memory of, by committing to +writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note +of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose +of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; +<as>as, to <ex>record</ex> the proceedings of a court; to +<ex>record</ex> historical events.</as></def> + +<q>Those things that are <qex>recorded</qex> of him . . . are +written in the chronicles of the kings.</q> +<qau>1 Esd. i. 42.</qau> + +<cs><mcol><col>To record a deed</col>, <col>mortgage</col>, +<col>lease</col></mcol>, <cd>etc., to have a copy of the same +entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the +information of the public.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cord"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reflect; +to ponder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Praying all the way, and <qex>recording</qex> upon the words +which he before had read.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To sing or repeat a tune.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Whether the birds or she <qex>recorded</qex> best.</q> +<qau>W. Browne.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"ord</hw> <pr>(r?k"?rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>recort</ets>, <ets>record</ets>, remembrance, attestation, +record. See <er>Record</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A writing by which same act or event, or a number of acts or +events, is recorded; a register; <as>as, a <ex>record</ex> of the +acts of the Hebrew kings; a <ex>record</ex> of the variations of +temperature during a certain time; a family +<ex>record</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> Especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An official +contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or +public officer, are recorded; <as>as, a <ex>record</ex> of city +ordinances; the <ex>records</ex> of the receiver of +taxes</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An authentic official copy of +a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the +keeping of some officer designated by law.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the +proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.</def> +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The various legal papers used in a case, +together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; <as>as, +it is not permissible to allege facts not in the +<ex>record</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Testimony; witness; attestation.</def> + +<q>John bare <qex>record</qex>, saying.</q> +<qau>John i. 32</qau>. + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of +acts or events; a monument; a memorial.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>That which has been, or might be, recorded; the +known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as +in the life of a public man; <as>as, a politician with a good or +a bad <ex>record</ex></as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1201 --> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>That which has been publicly achieved in any +kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative +manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.</def> + +<cs><col>Court of record</col> <pr>(<it>pron.<it> r<?/*k<?/rd" +<it>in Eng.<it>)</pr>, <cd>a court whose acts and judicial +proceedings are written on parchment or in books for a perpetual +memorial.</cd> -- <col>Debt of record</col>, <cd>a debt which +appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a +judgment or a cognizance.</cd> -- <col>Trial by record</col>, +<cd>a trial which is had when a matter of record is pleaded, and +the opposite party pleads that there is no such record. In this +case the trial is by inspection of the record itself, no other +evidence being admissible. <au>Blackstone</au>.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>To beat</col>, <or/ <col>break</col>, <col>the +record</col></mcol> <fld>(Sporting)</fld>, <cd>to surpass any +performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; <as>as, +<ex>to break the record<ex> in a walking match</as>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cord"ance</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rd"?ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Remembrance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec`or*da"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`?r*d?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recordatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>recordation</ets>. +See <er>Record</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Remembrance; +recollection; also, a record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*cord"er</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rd"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who records; specifically, a person whose +official duty it is to make a record of writings or +transactions.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The title of the chief judical officer of some +cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian +settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's +Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal +Court.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of wind instrument +resembling the flageolet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdFlutes +and soft <xex>recorders</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*cord"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a +recorder.</def> + +<hw>Re*cord"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Keeping a record or a +register; <as>as, a <ex>recording</ex> secretary; -- applied to +numerous instruments with an automatic appliance which makes a +record of their action; <as>as, a <ex>recording</ex> gauge or +telegraph</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`cor*por`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> +<pr>(r?`k?r*p?r`?*f?*k?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +investing again with a body; the state of being furnished anew +with a body.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*couch"</hw> <pr>(r?*kouch")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>couch</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recoucher</ets>.]</ety> <def>To retire again to a couch; to +lie down again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Re*count"</hw> <pr>(r?*kount")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>count</ets>.]</ety> <def>To +count or reckon again.</def> + +<hw>Re*count"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A counting again, as of +votes.</def> + +<hw>Re*count"</hw> <pr>(r?*kount")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>raconter</ets> to relate, to recount; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> again + <?/ (L. <ets>ad</ets>.) + +<ets>conter</ets> to relate. See <er>Count</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To tell over; to relate in detail; to +recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to +enumerate; <as>as, to <ex>recount</ex> one's +blessings</as>.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>To all his angels, who, with true applause, +<qex>Recount</qex> his praises.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*count`ment</hw> <pr>(-m?nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recital.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*coup"</hw>, <hw>Re*coupe"</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(-k??p")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>recouper</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>couper</ets> to cut.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To keep back rightfully (a +part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take +off (a part) from damages; to deduct; <as>as, where a landlord +<ex>recouped</ex> the rent of premises from damages awarded to +the plaintiff for eviction</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To get an equivalent or compensation for; +<as>as, to <ex>recoup</ex> money lost at the gaming table; to +<ex>recoup</ex> one's losses in the share market</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used +reflexively and in the passive.</def> + +<q>Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might +<qex>recoup</qex> herself at Philip's cost.</q> +<qau>Froude.</qau> + +<q>Industry is sometimes <qex>recouped</qex> for a small price by +extensive custom.</q> +<qau>Duke of Argyll.</qau> + +<hw>Re*coup"er</hw> <pr>(r?*k??p"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who recoups.</def> + +<au>Story.</au> + +<hw>Re*coup"ment</hw> <pr>(-m?nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of recouping.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Recoupment</xex> applies to equities growing +out of the very affair from which thw principal demand arises, +<xex>set-off</xex> to cross-demands which may be independent in +origin.</note> + +<au>Abbott.</au> + +<hw>Re*course"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rs")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>recours</ets>, L. <ets>recursus</ets> a running back, +return, fr. <ets>recurrere</ets>, <ets>recursum</ets>, to run +back. See <er>Recur</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coursing +back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; +renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSwift <xex>recourse</xex> of flushing +blood.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>Unto my first I will have my <qex>recourse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the healthy, or +the <qex>recourse thereof in the valetudinary</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or +the like; access or application for aid; resort.</def> + +<q>Thus died this great peer, in a time of great +<qex>recourse</qex> unto him and dependence upon him.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<q>Our last <qex>recourse</qex> is therefore to our art.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Access; admittance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Give me <qex>recourse</qex> to him.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>Without recourse</col> <fld>(Commerce)</fld>, <cd>words +sometimes added to the indorsement of a negotiable instrument to +protect the indorser from liability to the indorsee and +subsequent holders. It is a restricted indorsement.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*course"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return; +to recur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The flame departing and <qex>recoursing</qex>.</q> +<qau>Foxe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have recourse; to resort.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hacket.</au> + +<hw>Re*course"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Re*cov"er</hw> <pr>(r?*k?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>cover</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>recouvrir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cover again.</def> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Re*cov"er</hw> <pr>(r?*k?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recovered</er> +<pr>(-?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recovering</er>. +]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>recoveren</ets>, OF. +<ets>recovrer</ets>, F. <ets>recouvrer</ets>, from L. +<ets>recuperare</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + a word of +unknown origin. Cf.<er>Recuperate</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To get or obtain again; to get renewed +possession of; to win back; to regain.</def> + +<q>David <qex>recovered</qex> all that the Amalekites had carried +away.</q> +<qau>1. Sam. xxx. 18.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make good by reparation; to make up for; to +retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; <as>as, to +<ex>recover</ex> lost time</as>.</def> \'bdLoss of catel may +<xex>recovered</xex> be.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and +<qex>recover</qex>.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To restore from sickness, faintness, or the +like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.</def> + +<q>The wine in my bottle will <qex>recover</qex> him.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state +of mind or body.</def> + +<q>I do hope to <qex>recover</qex> my late hurt.</q> +<qau>Cowley.</qau> + +<q>When I had <qex>recovered</qex> a little my first +surprise.</q> +<qau>De Foe.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To rescue; to deliver.</def> + +<q>That they may <qex>recover</qex> themselves out of the snare +of the devil, who are taken captive by him.</q> +<qau>2. Tim. ii. 26.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to +reach; to come to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>The forest is not three leagues off; +If we <qex>recover</qex> that, we're sure enough.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Except he could <qex>recover</qex> one of the Cities of Refuge +he was to die.</q> +<qau>Hales.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To gain as a compensation; to +obtain in return for injury or debt; <as>as, to <ex>recover</ex> +damages in trespass; to <xex>recover</xex> debt and costs in a +suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; +<as>as, to <ex>recover</ex> lands in ejectment or common +recovery</as></as>; to gain by legal process; <as>as, to +<ex>recover</ex> judgement against a defendant</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Recover arms</col> <fld>(Mil. Drill)</fld>, <cd>a +command whereby the piece is brought from the position of +\'bdaim\'b8 to that of \'bdready.\'b8</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; +heal; cure.</syn> + +<hw>Re*cov"er</hw> <pr>(r?*k?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To regain health after sickness; to grow well; +to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or +condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by +<xex>of</xex> or <xex>from</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>recover</ex> +from a state of poverty; to <ex>recover</ex> from +fright.</as></def> + +<q>Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall +<qex>recover</qex> of this disease.</q> +<qau>2 Kings i. 2.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make one's way; to come; to arrive.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>With much ado the Christians <qex>recovered</qex> to +Antioch.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To obtain a judgement; to +succeed in a lawsuit; <as>as, the plaintiff has +<ex>recovered</ex> in his suit</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cov"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Recovery.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Malory.</au> + +<hw>Re*cov"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>recouvrable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being +recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former +condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a +debtor or possessor; <as>as, the debt is <ex>recoverable</ex>; +goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not +<ex>recoverable</ex>.</as></def> + +<q>A prodigal course +Is like the sun's; but not, like his, <qex>recoverable</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>If I am <qex>recoverable</qex>, why am I thus?</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re cov"er*ance</hw> <pr>(<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*cov`er*ee"</hw> <pr>(-?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person against whom a judgment is +obtained in common recovery.</def> + +<hw>Re*cov"er*er</hw> <pr>(r?*k?v"?r*?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><def>One who recovers.</def> + +<hw>Re*cov`er*or"</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The demandant in a common recovery after +judgment.</def> + +<au>Wharton.</au> + +<hw>Re*cov"er*y</hw> <pr>(r?*k?v"?r*?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking +possession.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, +or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of +fright, etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The obtaining in a suit at law +of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The getting, or gaining, of something not +previously had.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHelp be past +<xex>recovery</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Tusser.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>In rowing, the act of regaining the proper +position for making a new stroke.</def> + +<cs><col>Common recovery</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a species of +common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, +through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, +but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and +America.</cd></cs> + +<au>Burrill. Warren.</au> + +<hw>Rec"re*ance</hw> <pr>(r?k"r?*?ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recreancy.</def> + +<hw>Rec"re*an*cy</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>n*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being recreant.</def> + +<hw>Rec"re*ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[OF., cowardly, fr. <ets>recroire</ets>, +<ets>recreire</ets>, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard +as conquered, LL. <ets>recredere se</ets> to declare one's self +conquered in combat; hence, those are called <ets>recrediti</ets> +or <ets>recreanti</ets> who are considered infamous; L. pref. +<ets>re-</ets> again, back + <ets>credere</ets> to believe, to be +of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See +<er>Creed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Crying for mercy, as a +combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; +mean-spirited; craven.</def> \'bdThis <xex>recreant</xex> +knight.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Apostate; false; unfaithful.</def> + +<q>Who, for so many benefits received, +Turned <qex>recreant</qex> to God, ingrate and false.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"re*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who yields in combat, +and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<q>You are all <qex>recreants</qex> and dastards!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re`-cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(r?`kr?*?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>create</ets>.]</ety> <def>To +create or form anew.</def> + +<q>On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of re\'89nforcing, it +was necessary to <qex>re-create</qex>, the army.</q> +<qau>Marshall.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"re*ate</hw> <pr>(rk"r*t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recreated</er> +<pr>(-`td)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recreating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>recreatus</ets>, +p. p. of <ets>recreate</ets> to create anew, to refresh; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>creare</ets> to create. See +<er>Create</er>.]</ety> <def>To give fresh life to; to reanimate; +to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; +to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.</def> + +<q>Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them +colors mixed with blue and green, to <qex>recreate</qex> their +eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than any.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>St. John, who <qex>recreated</qex> himself with sporting with +a tame partridge.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<q>These ripe fruits <qex>recreate</qex> the nostrils with their +aromatic scent.</q> +<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau> + +<hw>Rec"re*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take +recreation.</def> + +<au>L. Addison.</au> + +<hw>Rec"re*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82cr\'82ation</ets>, L. <ets>recreatio</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; +refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; +diversion; sport; pastime.</def> + +<hw>Re`*cre*a"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`kr?*?sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Re-create</er>.]</ety> <def>A forming anew; a new +creation or formation.</def> + +<hw>Re`-cre*a"tive</hw> <pr>(-?`t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Creating anew; <as>as, <ex>re-creative</ex> +power</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rec"re*a`tive</hw> <pr>(r?k"r?*?`t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82cr<?/atif</ets>. See +<er>Recreate</er>.]</ety> <def>Tending to recreate or refresh; +recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving +relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting.</def> + +<q>Let the music of them be <qex>recreative</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +--- <wordforms><wf>Rec"re*a`tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rec"re*a`tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec"re*ment</hw> <pr>(r?k"r?*m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>recrementum</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>cernere</ets>, <ets>cretum</ets>, to +separate, sift: cf. F. <ets>r\'82cr\'82ment</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Superfluous matter separated from that which is +useful; dross; scoria; <as>as, the <ex>recrement</ex> of +ore</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Excrement.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A substance secreted from +the blood and again absorbed by it.</def> + +<hw>Rec`re*men"tal</hw> <pr>(-m?n"t<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Recrementitious.</def> + +<hw>Rec`re*men*ti"tial</hw> <pr>(-m?n*t?sh"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82cr\'82mentitiel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of +the nature of a recrement. See <er>Recrement</er>,<er>2</er> +<sd>(b)</sd>.</def> \'bd<xex>Recrementitial</xex> fluids.\'b8 + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<hw>Rec`re*men*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(-t?sh"?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or +dross.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*crim"i*nate</hw> <pr>(r?*kr?m"?*n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +i.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>criminate</ets>: cf. +F. <ets>r\'82criminer</ets> ,LL. <ets>recriminare</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To return one charge or accusation with another; to +chargeback fault or crime upon an accuser.</def> + +<q>It is not my business to <qex>recriminate</qex>, hoping +sufficiently to<?/ clear myself in this matter.</q> +<qau>Bp. Stillingfleet.</qau> + +<hw>Re*crim"i*nate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To accuse in +return.</def> + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Re*crim`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82crimination</ets>, LL. +<ets>recriminatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of recriminating; an +accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter +accusation.</def> + +<q>Accusations and <qex>recriminations</qex> passed back ward and +forward between the contending parties.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re*crim"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(-n?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Recriminatory.</def> + +<hw>Re*crim"i*na`tor</hw> <pr>(-n?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who recriminates.</def> + +<hw>Re*crim"i*na*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-n?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82criminatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the +quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; +recriminating.</def> + +<hw>Re*cross"</hw> <pr>(r?*kr?s";115)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To cross a second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*cru"den*cy</hw> <pr>(r?*kr?"d<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Recrudescence.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re`cru*des"cence</hw> +<pr>(r?`kr?*d?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, <hw>Re`cru*des`cen*cy</hw> +<pr>(-d?s"s<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>recrudescence</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or condition of being +recrudescent.</def> + +<q><qex>A recrudescence</qex> of barbarism may condemn it [land] +to chronic poverty and waste.</q> +<qau>Duke of Argyll.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Increased severity of a +disease after temporary remission.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<hw>Re`cru*des"cent</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recrudescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. of +<ets>recrudescere</ets> to become raw again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>crudescere</ets> to become hard or raw: cf. F. +<ets>recrudescent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Growing raw, +sore, or painful again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Breaking out again after temporary abatement or +supression; <as>as, a <ex>recrudescent</ex> epidemic</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cruit"</hw> <pr>(r?*kr?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recruited</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Recruiting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>recruter</ets>, corrupted (under influence of +<ets>recrue</ets> recruiting, recruit, from +<ets>recro<?/tre</ets>, p.p. <ets>recr<?/</ets>, to grow again) +from an older <ets>recluter</ets>, properly, to patch, to mend (a +garment); pref. <ets>re-</ets> + OF. <ets>clut</ets> piece, piece +of cloth; cf. Icel. <ets>kl<?/t<?/</ets> kerchief, E. +<ets>clout</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To repair by fresh +supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; +<as>as, food <ex>recruits</ex> the flesh; fresh air and exercise +<ex>recruit</ex> the spirits.</as></def> + +<q>Her cheeks glow the brighter, <qex>recruiting</qex> their +color.</q> +<qau>Glanvill.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew +in strength or health; to reinvigorate.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up +or make up by enlistment; <as>as, he <ex>recruited</ex> two +regiments; the army was <ex>recruited</ex> for a campaign</as>; +also, to muster; to enlist; <as>as, he <ex>recruited</ex> fifty +men</as>.</def> + +<au>M. Arnold.</au> + +<hw>Re*cruit"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To gain new +supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or +the like; to recuperate; <as>as, lean cattle <ex>recruit</ex> in +fresh pastures</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain new supplies of men for military or +other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist +troops.</def> + +<hw>Re*cruit"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A supply of +anything wasted or exhausted; a re\'89nforcement.</def> + +<q>The state is to have <qex>recruits</qex> to its strength, and +remedies to its distempers.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the +army; a newly enlisted soldier.</def> + +<hw>Re*cruit"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, +recruits.</def> + +<hw>Re*cruit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment +of men for an army.</def> + +<hw>Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion</hw> +<pr>(r?*kr?s`t<it>a</it>l?*z?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem. & Min.)</fld> <def>The process or +recrystallizing.</def> + +<hw>Re*crys"tal*lize</hw> <pr>(r?*kr?s"t<it>a</it>l*l?z)</pr>, +<pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <fld>(Chem. & Min.)</fld> <def>To +crystallize again.</def> + +<au>Henry.</au> + +<hw>Rec"tal</hw> <pr>(r?k"t<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the +region of the rectum.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tan`gle</hw> <pr>(r?k"t??`g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>rectus</ets> right + <ets>angulus</ets> +angle. See <er>Right</er>, and <er>Angle</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A four-sided figure having only right +angles; a right-angled parallelogram.</def> + +<note><hand/ As the area of a <xex>rectangle</xex> is expressed +by the product of its two dimensions, the term +<xex>rectangle</xex> is sometimes used for <xex>product</xex>; +as, the <xex>rectangle</xex> of <xex>a</xex> and <xex>b</xex>, +that is, <xex>ab</xex>.</note> + +<hw>Rec"tan`gle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rectangular.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rec"tan`gled</hw> <pr>(-g'ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rectangular.</def> + +<au>Hutton.</au> + +<hw>Rec*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(r?k*t?n"g?*l?r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[CF. F. <ets>rectangulaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Right-angled; +having one or more angles of ninety degrees.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf> +<pr>(r<?/k*t<?/n"g<?/*l<?/r*l<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-l?r"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or condition of being rectangular, or +right-angled.</def> + +<hw>Rec"ti-</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>rectus</ets> +straight.]</ety> <def>A combining form signifying +<xex>straight</xex>; <as>as, <ex>recti</ex>lineal, having +straight lines; <ex>recti</ex>nerved</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rec"ti*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being rectified; +<as>as, a <ex>rectifiable</ex> mistake</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1202 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Admitting, as a curve, of the +construction of a straight l<?/<?/e equal in length to any +definite portion of the curve.</def> + +<hw>Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>rectification</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or operation of rectifying; <as>as, the +<ex>rectification</ex> of an error; the <ex>rectification</ex> of +spirits.</as></def> + +<q>After the <qex>rectification</qex> of his views, he was +incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The determination of a +straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.</def> + +<cs><col>Rectification of a globe</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, +<cd>its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed +problem.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That which rectifies or +refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more +volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the +process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier.</def> + +<hw>Rec"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*f?`?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, rectifies.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> An +instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of +the compass on board ship. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> A +rectificator.</def><-- (Elec.) A device to convert alternating +current to direct current. --> + +<hw>Rec"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(-f?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rectified</er> +<pr>(-f?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rectifying</er> +<pr>(-f?`?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rectifier</ets>, +LL. <ets>rectificare</ets>; L. <ets>rectus</ets> right + +<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Right</er>, and +<er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or set right; to +correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; +<as>as, to <ex>rectify</ex> errors, mistakes, or abuses; to +<ex>rectify</ex> the will, the judgment, opinions; to +<ex>rectify</ex> disorders.</as></def> + +<q>I meant to <qex>rectify</qex> my conscience.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would +have <qex>rectified</qex>.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To refine or purify by +repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of +a substance are separated from the grosser; <as>as, to +<ex>rectify</ex> spirit of wine</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To produce ( as factitious gin +or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, +rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.</def> + +<-- (Elec.) To convert (alternating current) to direct current. +--> + +<cs><col>To rectify a globe</col>, <cd>to adjust it in order to +prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; +redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See <er>Amend</er>.</syn> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(-l?n"?*<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(-l?n"?*?r)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Recti-</ets> + <ets>lineal</ets>, +<ets>linear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Straight; consisting of a straight +line or lines; bounded by straight lines; <as>as, a +<ex>rectineal</ex> angle; a <ex>rectilinear</ex> figure or +course.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?r"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being rectilinear.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(-?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rectilinear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Ray.</au> + +<hw>Rec"ti*nerved`</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*n?rrvd`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Recti-</ets> + <ets>nerve</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the veins or nerves straight; -- +said of leaves.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rectio</ets>, fr. <ets>regere</ets> to rule or +govern.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>See <er>Government</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 7.</def> + +<au>Gibbs.</au> + +<hw>Rec`ti*ros"tral</hw> <pr>(r?k`t?*r?s"tr<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Recti-</ets> + +<ets>rostral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a +straight beak.</def> + +<hw>Rec`ti*se"ri*al</hw> <pr>(-s?"r?*<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Recti-</ets> + +<ets>serial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in +exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems of many kinds; -- +opposed to <xex>curviserial</xex>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rec*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(r?k*t?"t?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL. See <er>Rectum</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Proctitis.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<hw>Rec"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*t?d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rectitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>rectus</ets> right, +straight: cf. F. <ets>rectitude</ets>. See <er>Right</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Straightness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rightness of principle or practice; exact +conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral +conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; +uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Right judgment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir G. C. Lewis.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Justice</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rec"to-</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?*)</pr>. <def>A combining form +indicating <xex>connection with</xex>, or <xex>relation to</xex>, +<xex>the rectum</xex>; <as>as, <ex>recto</ex>-vesical</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rec"to</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de +<ets>recto</ets>. See <er>Right</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>A writ of right.</def> + +<hw>Rec"to</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>recto</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The right-hand +page; -- opposed to <xex>verso</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tor</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. +<ets>regere</ets>, <ets>rectum</ets>, to lead straight, to rule: +cf. F. <ets>recteur</ets>. See <er>Regiment</er>, +<er>Right</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A ruler or governor.</def><mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>God is the supreme <qex>rector</qex> of the world.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Ch. of Eng.)</fld> <def>A +clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the +tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not +impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.</def> <au>Blackstone</au>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</fld> <def>A clergyman in +charge of a parish.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The head master of a public school.</def> +<mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The chief elective officer of some universities, +as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; +<as>as, the <ex>Rector</ex> of Exeter College, or of Lincoln +College, at Oxford</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(R.C.CH.)</fld> <def>The superior officer or +chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the +superior of a house that is a seminary or college.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tor*al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[CF. F. <ets>rectoral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a +rector or governor.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tor*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>rectoratus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rectorat</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tor*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A governess; +a rectrix.</def> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The wife of a rector.</def> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<hw>Rec*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(r?k*t?"r?*<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><def>Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; +rectoral.</def> + +<au>Shipley.</au> + +<hw>Rec"tor*ship</hw> <pr>(r?k"t?r*sh?p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Government; guidance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdThe <xex>rectorship</xex> of judgment.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.</def> + +<hw>Rec"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rectories</plw> <pr>(-r<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>rectorie</ets> or <ets>rectorerie</ets>, LL. +<ets>rectoria</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The province of a +rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all +its rights, tithes, and glebes.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.</def> + +<hw>Rec`to-u"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(-?"t?r*?n or *?n)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both +the rectum and the uterus.</def> + +<hw>Rec`to*vag"i*nal</hw> <pr>(r?k`t?*v?j"?*n<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both +the rectum and the vagina.</def> + +<hw>Rec`to-ves"i*cal</hw> <pr>(-v?s"?*k<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both +the rectum and the bladder.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tress</hw> <pr>(r?k"tr?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rectoress.</def> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rec"trix</hw> <pr>(-tr?ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rectrices</plw> <pr>(-tr<?/"s<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., +fem. of <ets>rector</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A governess; a +rectoress.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the quill feathers +of the tail of a bird.</def> + +<hw>Rec"tum</hw> <pr>(-t?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. (sc. +<ets>intestinum</ets>), fr. L. <ets>rectus</ets> straight. See +<er>Right</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The terminal part +of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old +anatomists to be straight. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under +<er>Digestive</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rec"tus</hw> <pr>(-t?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Recti</plw> <pr>(-t<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. +<ets>regere</ets> to keep straight.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> +<def>A straight muscle; <as>as, the <ex>recti</ex> of the +eye</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rec`u*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`?*b?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recubare</ets> to lie upon the back.]</ety> +<def>Recumbence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*cule"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?l")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +recoil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*cule"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?l")</pr>, +<hw>Re*cule"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>reculement</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Recoil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*cumb"</hw> <pr>(-k?m")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recumbere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> back + +<ets>cumbere</ets> (in comp.), akin to <ets>cubare</ets> to lie +down.]</ety> <def>To lean; to recline; to repose.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>J. Allen (1761).</au> + +<hw>Re*cum"bence</hw> <pr>(r?*k?m"b<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the +state of being recumbent.</def> + +<hw>Re*cum"ben*cy</hw> <pr>(-b<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recumbence.</def> + +<hw>Re*cum"bent</hw> <pr>(-b<it>e</it>t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recumbens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>recumbere</ets>. See <er>Recumb</er>, +<er>Incumbent</er>.]</ety> <def>Leaning; reclining; lying; +<as>as, the <ex>recumbent</ex> posture of the Romans at their +meals</as>. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.</def> +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*cum"bent*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*cu"per*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F. <ets>r\'82cup<?/rable</ets>. See +<er>Recover</er>.]</ety> <def>Recoverable.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au> + +<hw>Re*cu"per*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. &. p. p.</pos> <er>Recuperated</er> +<pr>(-?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recuperating</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[L.<ets>recuperatus</ets>,p.p. of <ets>recuperare</ets>. See +<er>Recover</er> to get again.]</ety> <def>To recover health; to +regain strength; to convalesce.</def> + +<hw>Re*cu"per*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To recover; to +regain; <as>as, to <ex>recuperate</ex> the health or +strength</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cu`per*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?`sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n..</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recuperatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82cup<?/ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>Recovery, as of +anything lost, especially of the health or strength.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*cu"per*a*tive</hw> <pr>(-?*t?v)</pr>, +<hw>Re*cu"per*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-?*t?*r?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>recuperativus</ets>, +<ets>recuperatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to +recuperation; tending to recovery.</def> + +<hw>Re*cu"per*a`tor</hw> <pr>(r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>recuperator</ets> a +recoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Steel Manuf.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Regenerator</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Recurred</er> +<pr>(-k?rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Recurring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>recurrere</ets>; +pref.<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>currere</ets> to run. See +<er>Current</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come back; to return +again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.</def> + +<q>When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea +will <qex>recur</qex> in the mind when the word is heard.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To occur at a stated interval, or according to +some regular rule; <as>as, the fever will <ex>recur</ex> +to-night</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To resort; to have recourse; to go for +help.</def> + +<q>If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they +<qex>recur</qex> to the \'bdpunctum stans\'b8 of the schools, +they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of +infinite duration.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<cs><col>Recurring decimal</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a +circulating decimal. See under <er>Decimal</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Recurring series</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>an algebraic +series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be +expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and +constants in one uniform manner.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cure"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Recover</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To arrive at; to reach; +to attain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Lydgate.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recover; to regain; to repossess.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>When their powers, impaired through labor long, +With due repast, they had <qex>recured</qex> well.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the +like; to repair.</def> + +<q>In western waves his weary wagon did <qex>recure</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be a cure for; to remedy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>No medicine +Might avail his sickness to <qex>recure</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lydgate.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cure"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cure; remedy; +recovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>But whom he hite, without <qex>recure</qex> he dies.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cure"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of +cure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*cur"rence</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r"r<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*cur"ren*cy</hw> <pr>(-r<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82currence</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return; +resort; recourse.</def> + +<q>I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent +<qex>recurrence</qex> to the dangerous preparations.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(-r<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recurrens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>recurrere</ets>: cf.F. <ets>r\'82current</ets>. See +<er>Recur</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Returning from time to +time; recurring; <as>as, <ex>recurrent</ex> pains</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Running back toward its +origin; <as>as, a <ex>recurrent</ex> nerve or artery</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Recurrent fever</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Relapsing fever</cref>, under <er>Relapsing</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Recurrent pulse</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the pulse +beat which appears (when the radial artery is compressed at the +wrist) on the distal side of the point of pressure through the +arteries of the palm of the hand.</cd> -- <col>Recurrent +sensibility</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the sensibility +manifested by the anterior, or motor, roots of the spinal cord +(their stimulation causing pain) owing to the presence of sensory +fibers from the corresponding sensory or posterior +roots.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*cur"sant</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r"s<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>recursans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, +p. pr. of <ets>recursare</ets> to run back, v. freq. of +<ets>recurrere</ets>. See <er>Recure</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Displayed with the back toward the +spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur"sion</hw> <pr>(-sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recursio</ets>. See <er>Recur</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of +recurring; return.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<-- (Math.) The calculation of a mathematical expression (or a +quantity) by repeating an operation on another expression which +was derived by application of the same operation, on an +expression which itself was the result of similar repeated +applications of that same operation on prior results. The series +of operations is terminated by specifying an initial or terminal +condition. + + (Computers) A programming technique in which a function calls +itself as a subfunction. Such calls may be repeated in series to +arbitrary depth, provided that a terminating condition is given +so that the final (deepest) call will return a value (rather than +continue to recurse), which then permits the next higher call to +return a value, and so forth, until the original call returns a +value to the calling program. --> + +<hw>Re*cur"vate</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r"v?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recurvatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>recurvare</ets>. +See <er>Re-</er>, and <er>Curvate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Recurved.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur"vate</hw> <pr>(-v?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +bend or curve back; to recurve.</def> + +<au>Pennant.</au> + +<hw>Re`cur*va"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`k?r*v?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a +bending or flexure backward.</def> + +<hw>Re*curve"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or +down.</def> + +<hw>Re*curved"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?rvd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; +<as>as, a bird with a <ex>recurved</ex> bill; flowers with +<ex>recurved</ex> petals.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*cur`vi*ros"ter</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>recurvus</ets> bent back + +<ets>rostrum</ets> beack; cf. F. +<ets>r\'82curvirostre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A +bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur`vi*ros"tral</hw> <pr>(-tr<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Recurviroster</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the beak bent upwards.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur"vi*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*k?r"v?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recurvation.</def> + +<hw>Re*cur"vous</hw> <pr>(-v?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>recurvus</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>curvus</ets> +curved.]</ety> <def>Recurved.</def> + +<au>Derham.</au> + +<hw>Re*cu"san*cy</hw> <pr>(r?*k?"z<it>a</it>n*s? <or/ +r?k"?-)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being recusant; +nonconformity.</def> + +<au>Coke.</au> + +<hw>Re*cu"sant</hw> <pr>(-z<it>a</it>t; 277)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>recusans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, +p.pr. of <ets>recure</ets> to refuse, to oject to; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>causa</ets> a cause, pretext: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82cusant</ets>. See <er>Cause</er>, and cf. +<er>Ruse</er>.]</ety> <def>Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in +English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the +king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the +church; <as>as, a <ex>recusant</ex> lord</as>.</def> + +<q>It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the +Countess of Derby, a <qex>recusant</qex> papist.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Re*cu"sant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is +obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general +practice or opinion.</def> + +<q>The last rebellious <qex>recusants</qex> among the European +family of nations.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A person who refuses to +acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; +<as>as, a Roman Catholic <ex>recusant</ex>, who acknowledges the +supremacy of the pope</as>.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who refuses communion with the Church of +England; a nonconformist.</def> + +<q>All that are <qex>recusants</qex> of holy rites.</q> +<qau>Holyday.</qau> + +<hw>Re`u*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`?*z?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recusatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82cusation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Refusal.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The act of refusing a judge +or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his +supposed partiality.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*cu"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*k?"z?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Refusing; denying; negative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re*cuse"</hw> <pr>(r?*k?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82cuser</ets>, or L. <ets>recusare</ets>. See +<er>Recusant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To refuse or +reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the +cause.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir K. Digby.</au> + +<hw>Re*cus"sion</hw> <pr>(r?*k?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>recutire</ets>, <ets>recussum</ets>, to beat back; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>quatere</ets> to shake.]</ety> +<def>The act of beating or striking back.</def> + +<hw>Red</hw> <pr>(r?d)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>. imp. & +p. p.</pos> of <er>Read</er>.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Red</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put on order; to make +tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- +generally with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>red</ex> up a +house</as>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Red</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> +<er>Redder</er> <pr>(-d?r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> +<er>Reddest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>red</ets>, +<ets>reed</ets>, AS. <ets>re<?/d</ets>, <ets>re<?/d</ets>; akin +to OS. <ets>r<?/d</ets>, OFries, <ets>r<?/d</ets>, D. +<ets>rood</ets>, G. <ets>roht</ets>, <ets>rot</ets>, OHG. +<ets>r<?/t</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>r<?/d</ets>, Icel. +<ets>rau<?/r</ets>, <ets>rj<?/<?/r</ets>, Goth. +<ets>r<?/uds</ets>, W. <ets>rhudd</ets>, Armor. <ets>ruz</ets>, +Ir. & Gael. <ets>ruadh</ets>, L. <ets>ruber</ets>, +<ets>rufus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/</ets>, Skr. +<ets>rudhira</ets>, <ets>rohita</ets>; cf. L. <ets>rutilus</ets>. +<root/113. Cr. <er>Erysipelas</er>, <er>Rouge</er>, +<er>Rubric</er>, <er>Ruby</er>, <er>Ruddy</er>, <er>Russet</er>, +<er>Rust</er>.]</ety> <def>Of the color of blood, or of a tint +resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or +of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet +part.</def> \'bdFresh flowers, white and <xex>reede</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Your color, I warrant you, is as <qex>red</qex> as any +rose.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Red</xex> is a general term, including many +different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange +red, and the like.</note> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Red</xex> is often used in the formation of +self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>red</xex>-breasted, +<xex>red</xex>-cheeked, <xex>red</xex>-faced, +<xex>red</xex>-haired, <xex>red</xex>-headed, +<xex>red-</xex>skinned, <xex>red</xex>-tailed, +<xex>red-</xex>topped, <xex>red-</xex>whiskered, +<xex>red</xex>-coasted.</note> + +<cs><col>Red admiral</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful +butterfly (<spn>Vanessa Atalanta</spn>) common in both Europe and +America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. +The larva feeds on nettles. Called also <altname>Atlanta +butterfly</altname>, and <altname>nettle +butterfly</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Red ant</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A very small ant +(<spn>Myrmica molesta</spn>) which often infests houses</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A larger reddish ant (<spn>Formica +sanquinea</spn>), native of Europe and America. It is one of the +slave-making species.</cd> -- <col>Red antimony</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>kermesite. See <cref>Kermes mineral</cref> +<sd>(b)</sd>, under <er>Kermes</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red ash</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American tree (<spn>Fraxinus +pubescens</spn>), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable +for timber. <au>Cray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Red bass</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Redfish</er> <sd>(d)</sd>.</cd> +-- <col>Red bay</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree (<spn>Persea +Caroliniensis</spn>) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in +the Southern United States.</cd> -- <col>Red beard</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bright red sponge (<spn>Microciona +prolifera</spn>), common on oyster shells and stones.</cd> +<mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Red birch</col></mcol> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of birch (<spn>Betula +nigra</spn>) having reddish brown bark, and compact, +light-colored wood. <au>Gray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Red +blindness</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Daltonism</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red book</col>, <cd>a book +containing the names of all the persons in the service of the +state.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Red book of the +Exchequer</col>, <cd>an ancient record in which are registered +the names of all that held lands <xex>per baroniam<xex> in the +time of Henry II. <au>Brande & C.</au></cd> -- <col>Red +brass</col>, <cd>an alloy containing eight parts of copper and +three of zinc.</cd> -- <col>Red bug</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, +and produces great irritation by its bites</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>A red hemipterous insect of the genus <spn>Pyrrhocoris</spn>, +especially the European species (<spn>P. apterus</spn>), which is +bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.</cd> +<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Cotton stainder</cref>, under +<er>Cotton</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red cedar</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>An evergreen North American tree (<spn>Juniperus +Virginiana</spn>) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A tree of India and Australia (<spn>Cedrela +Toona</spn>) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also +<altname>toon tree</altname> in India.</cd> <-- p. 1203 --> -- +<col>Red chalk</col>. <cd>See under <er>Chalk</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Red copper</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>red oxide of copper; +cuprite.</cd> -- <col>Red coral</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the precious coral (<spn>Corallium rubrum</spn>). See +<xex>Illusts<xex>. of <er>Coral</er> and +<er>Gorgonlacea</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red cross</col>. <cd>The cross +of St. George, the national emblem of the English.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The Geneva cross</cd>. See <cref>Geneva +convention</cref>, and <cref>Geneva cross</cref>, under +<er>Geneva</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red currant</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Currant</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red +deer</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The common +stag (<spn>Cervus elaphus</spn>), native of the forests of the +temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the +American elk, or wapiti.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The Virginia deer. +See <er>Deer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red duck</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European reddish brown duck +(<spn>Fuligula nyroca</spn>); -- called also <altname>ferruginous +duck</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Red ebony</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>See <er>Grenadillo</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red empress</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a butterfly. See <er>Tortoise +shell</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red fir</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a +coniferous tree (<spn>Pseudotsuga Douglasii</spn>) 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 <spn>Abies magnifica</spn> and +<spn>A. nobilis</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Red fire</col>. +<fld>(Pyrotech.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Blue fire</cref>, under +<er>Fire</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red flag</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Flag</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red fox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the common American fox (<spn>Vulpes fulvus</spn>), which is +usually reddish in color.</cd> -- <col>Red grouse</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See +under <er>Ptarmigan</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Red gum</col>, <or/ +<col>Red gum-tree</col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name +given to eight Australian species of <spn>Eucalyptus</spn> +(<spn>Eucalyptus amygdalina</spn>, <spn>resinifera</spn>, etc.) +which yield a reddish gum resin. See <er>Eucalyptus</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Red hand</col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a left hand +appaum\'82, fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark +of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; +-- called also <cref>Badge of Ulster</cref>.</cd> -- <col>Red +herring</col>, <cd>the common herring dried and smoked.</cd><-- +Fig. something that merely distracts attention from the basic +issue; esp. something irrelevant to the issue at hand, or +something which is not true or does not exist. --> -- <col>Red +horse</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any large +American red fresh-water sucker, especially <spn>Moxostoma +macrolepidotum</spn> and allied species</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>See the Note under <er>Drumfish</er>. -- <col>Red lead</col>. +<sd>(Chem)</sd> See under <er>Lead</er>, and +<er>Minium</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red-lead ore</col>. +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Crocoite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red +liquor</col> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld>, <cd>a solution consisting +essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the +fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because +used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also <altname>red +mordant</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Red maggot</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of the wheat midge.</cd> -- +<col>Red manganese</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>Same as +<er>Rhodochrosite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red man</col>, <cd>one of +the American Indians; -- so called from his color.</cd> -- +<col>Red maple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of maple +(<spn>Acer rubrum</spn>). See <er>Maple</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red +mite</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Red +spider</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col>Red mulberry</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American mulberry of a dark purple +color (<spn>Morus rubra</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Red mullet</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the surmullet. See +<er>Mullet</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red ocher</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, +<cd>a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color.</cd> +-- <col>Red perch</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +rosefish.</cd> -- <col>Red phosphorus</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<cd>See under <er>Phosphorus</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red pine</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American species of pine (<spn>Pinus +resinosa</spn>); -- so named from its reddish bark.</cd> -- +<col>Red precipitate</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Precipitate</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red Republican</col> +<fld>(European Politics)</fld>, <cd>originally, one who +maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a +red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in +social reform.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark> -- <col>Red +ribbon</col></mcol>, <cd>the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in +England.</cd> -- <col>Red sanders</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>See <er>Sanders</er>.</cd> -- <col>Red sandstone</col>. +<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Sandstone</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Red scale</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a scale insect +(<spn>Aspidiotus aurantii</spn>) very injurious to the orange +tree in California and Australia.</cd> -- <col>Red silver</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish +black color. It includes <stype>proustite</stype>, or light red +silver, and <stype>pyrargyrite</stype>, or dark red silver.</cd> +-- <col>Red snapper</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large fish +(<spn>Lutlanus aya <or/ Blackfordii</spn>) abundant in the Gulf +of Mexico and about the Florida reefs.</cd> -- <col>Red +snow</col>, <cd>snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga +(<spn>Protococcus nivalis</spn>) which produces large patches of +scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.</cd> -- +<col>Red softening</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>a form of cerebral +softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due +either to infarction or inflammation.</cd> -- <col>Red +spider</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very small web-spinning +mite (<spn>Tetranychus telarius</spn>) 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 <altname>red +mite</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Red squirrel</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the chickaree.</cd> -- <col>Red +tape</col>, <cd>the tape used in public offices for tying up +documents, etc.; hence, official formality and +delay.</cd><--excessive bureaucratic paperwork --> -- <col>Red +underwing</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of noctuid +moths belonging to <spn>Catacola</spn> and allied genera. The +numerous species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The +under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.</cd> +-- <col>Red water</col>, <cd>a disease in cattle, so called from +an appearance like blood in the urine.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Red</hw> <pr>(r?d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from +violet, or a tint resembling these.</def> \'bdCelestial rosy +<xex>red</xex>, love's proper hue.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A red pigment.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(European Politics)</fld> <def>An abbreviation +for <xex>Red Republican</xex>. See under Red, <pos>a.</pos></def> +<mark>[Cant]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The +menses.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<-- 5. Informal name for a Communist. --> + +<cs><col>English red</col>, <cd>a pigment prepared by the Dutch, +similar to Indian red.</cd> -- <col>Hypericum red</col>, <cd>a +red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum.</cd> -- +<col>Indian red</col>. <cd>See under <er>Indian</er>, and +<er>Almagra</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*dact"</hw> <pr>(r?*d?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>redactus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>redigere</ets>; pref. +<ets>red-</ets>, <ets>re-</ets>, again, back + <ets>agere</ets> +to put in motion, to drive.]</ety> <def>To reduce to form, as +literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for +publication); to edit.</def> + +<hw>\'d8R\'82`dac`teur"</hw> +<pr>(r<asl/`d<adot/k`t<etil/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Redactor</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*dac"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*d?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82daction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.</def> + +<hw>Re*dac"tor</hw> <pr>(-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an +editor.</def> + +<au>Carlyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*dan"</hw> <pr>(r?*d?n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., for +OF. <ets>redent</ets> a double notching or jagging, as in the +teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>dens</ets>, <ets>dentis</ets>, a tooth. Cf. +<er>Redented</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written sometimes +<asp>redent</asp> and <asp>redens</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A work having two parapets whose faces +unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven +ground, to keep the parts level.</def> + +<hw>Red*ar"gue</hw> <pr>(r?d*?r"g?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Redargued</er> +<pr>(-g?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Redarguing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>redarguere</ets>; +pref. <ets>red-</ets>, <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>arguere</ets> +to accuse, charge with: cf. F. <ets>r\'82darguer</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to +convict.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>How shall I . . . suffer that God should <qex>redargue</qex> +me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness?</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<q>Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external +objects has, as far as I know, been <qex>redargued</qex> in three +different ways.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Red`ar*gu"tion</hw> <pr>(r?d`?r*g?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redargutio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +redarguing; refutation.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Red`ar*gu"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Red"back`</hw> <pr>(r?d"b?k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The dunlin.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> + +<hw>Red"bel`ly</hw> <pr>(-b?l`l?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The char.</def> + +<hw>Red"bird`</hw> <pr>(-b?rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The cardinal bird.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The summer redbird (<spn>Piranga +rubra</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The scarlet tanager. See +<er>Tanager</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"breast`</hw> <pr>(-br?st`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European +robin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The American robin. See +<er>Robin</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The knot, or red-breasted +snipe; -- called also <altname>robin breast</altname>, and +<altname>robin snipe</altname>. See <er>Knot</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The long-eared pondfish. +See <er>Pondfish</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"bud`</hw> <pr>(-b?d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small ornamental leguminous tree of the +American species of the genus <spn>Cercis</spn>. See <cref>Judas +tree</cref>, under <er>Judas</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"cap`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> +<def>The European goldfinch.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed +to haunt old castles in Scotland.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<hw>Red"coat`</hw> <pr>(-k<omac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British +soldier.</def> + +<hw>Red"de</hw> <pr>(-de)</pr>, <def><pos>obs. imp.</pos> of +<er>Read</er>, or <er>Rede</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Red"den</hw> <pr>(r?d"d'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reddened</er> +<pr>(-d'nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reddening</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Red</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make red or somewhat red; to give a +red color to.</def> + +<hw>Red"den</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or become red; to +blush.</def> + +<q>Appius <qex>reddens</qex> at each word you speak.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek +<qex>reddened</qex> than his obstinacy was at once subbued.</q> +<qau>Sir W. SCott.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Red*den"dum</hw> <pr>(r?d*d?n"d?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Neut. of L. <ets>reddendus</ets> that must be given back or +yielded, gerundive of <ets>reddere</ets>. See +<er>Reddition</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A clause in a +deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been +granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a +lease.</def> + +<au>Cruise.</au> + +<hw>Red"dish</hw> <pr>(r?d"d?sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Somewhat red; moderately <er>red</er>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Red"dish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Red*di"tion</hw> <pr>(r?d*d?sh"?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>redditio</ets>, fr. +<ets>reddere</ets> to give back, to return: cf. F. +<ets>reddition</ets>. See <er>Render</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Restoration: restitution: surrender.</def> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Explanation; representation.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The <qex>reddition</qex> or application of the comparison.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<hw>Red"di**tive</hw> <pr>(r?d"d?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redditivus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> +<def>Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; +<as>as, <ex>redditive</ex> words</as>.</def> + +<hw>Red"dle</hw> <pr>(r?d"d'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Red</er>; cf. G. <ets>r<?/thel</ets>. Cf. +<er>Ruddle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Red chalk. See +under <er>Chalk</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"dour</hw> <pr>(r?d"d?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>raideur</ets>, fr. <ets>raide</ets> stiff.]</ety> +<def>Rigor; violence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<hw>Rede</hw> <pr>(r?d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Read</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advise +or counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark> + +<q>I <qex>rede</qex> that our host here shall begin.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To interpret; to explain.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>My sweven [dream] <qex>rede</qex> aright.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rede</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Read</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Advice; counsel; +suggestion.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Burns.</au> + +<q>There was none other remedy ne <qex>reed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise +saw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThis <xex>rede</xex> is +rife.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*deem"</hw> <pr>(r?*d?m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Redeemed</er>. +(-d<?/md"); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Redeeming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82dimer</ets>, +L. <ets>redimere</ets>; pref. <ets>red-</ets>, <ets>re-</ets> re- ++ <ets>emere</ets>, <ets>emptum</ets>, to buy, originally, to +take, cf. OIr. <ets>em</ets> (in comp.), Lith. <ets>imti</ets>. +Cf. <er>Assume</er>, <er>Consume</er>, <er>Exempt</er>, +<er>Premium</er>, <er>Prompt</er>, <er>Ransom</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To purchase back; to regain possession of by +payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.</def> + +<q>If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may +<qex>redeem</qex> it within a whole year after it is sold.</q> +<qau>Lev. xxv. 29.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> Hence, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged +property, by paying what may be due by force of the +mortgage.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To regain by +performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the +obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other +evidence of debt; <as>as, to <ex>redeem</ex> bank notes with +coin</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or +bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be +forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to +recover; <as>as, to <ex>redeem</ex> a captive, a pledge, and the +like</as>.</def> + +<q><qex>Redeem</qex> Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.</q> +<qau>Ps. xxv. 22.</qau> + +<q>The Almighty from the grave +Hath me <qex>redeemed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Hence, to rescue and deliver +from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated +law.</def> + +<q>Christ hath <qex>redeemed</qex> us from the curse of the law, +being made a curse for us.</q> +<qau>Gal. iii. 13.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; +<as>as, to <ex>redeem</ex> one's promises.</as></def> + +<q>I will <qex>redeem</qex> all this on Percy's head.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to +serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to +compensate; <as>as, to <ex>redeem</ex> an error</as>.</def> + +<q>Which of ye will be mortal, to <qex>redeem</qex> +Man's mortal crime?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>It is a chance which does <qex>redeem</qex> all sorrows.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>To redeem the time</col>, <cd>to make the best use of +it.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*deem`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Redeemableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*deem"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being redeemed; subject to +repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; <as>as, +a pledge securing the payment of money is +<ex>redeemable</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Subject to an obligation of redemtion; +conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due; <as>as, +bonds, promissory notes, etc.</as> , <xex>redeemabble</xex> in +gold, or in current money, or four months after date.</def> + +<hw>Re*deem"a*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being redeemable; +redeemability.</def> + +<hw>Re*deem"er</hw> <pr>(r?*d?m"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who redeems.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus +Christ.</def> + +<hw>Rede"less</hw> <pr>(r?d"l?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without +rede or counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`de*lib"er*ate</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t. +& i.</pos> <def>To deliberate again; to reconsider.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*liv"er</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*l?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To deliver or give back; to return.</def> + +<au>Ay<?/iffe.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To deliver or liberate a second time or +again.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To report; to deliver the answer of.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdShall I <xex>redeliver</xex> you e'en +so?\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re`de*liv"er*ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second deliverance.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*liv"er*y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Act of delivering back.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A second or new delivery or liberation.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*mand"</hw> <pr>(r?`d\'b5-m?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> back, again + <ets>demand</ets>: cf. +F. <ets>redemander</ets>.]</ety> <def>To demand back; to demand +again.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*mand"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A demanding back; a +second or renewed demand.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*mise"</hw> <pr>(-m?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*mise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The +transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it; +reconveyance; <as>as, the demise and <ex>redemise</ex> of an +estate</as>. See under <er>Demise</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*dem"on*strate</hw> <pr>(r?*d?m"?n*str?t <or/ +r?`d?*m?n"-str?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To demonstrate +again, or anew.</def> + +<q>Every truth of morals must be <qex>redemonstrated</qex> in the +experience of the individual man before he is capable of +utilizing it as a constituent of character or a guide in +action.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<hw>Re*demp"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*d?mp"t?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Redeemable.</def> + +<hw>Re-demp"tion</hw> <pr>(-sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82demption</ets>, L. <ets>redemptio</ets>. See +<er>Redeem</er>, and cf. <er>Ransom</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of +redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; +release; rescue; deliverance; <as>as, the <ex>redemption</ex> of +prisoners taken in war; the <ex>redemption</ex> of a ship and +cargo</as>.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking +back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or +conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming +and re\'89ntering upon an estate mortgaged</def>. See +<cref>Equity of redemption</cref>, under <er>Equity</er>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>Performance of the obligation +stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by +making payment to the holder</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The procuring of God's favor by the +sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of +sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's +violated law.</def> + +<q>In whom we have <qex>redemption</qex> through his blood.</q> +<qau>Eph. i. 7.</qau> + +<hw>Re*demp"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(-?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who is, or may be, redeemed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Hakluyt.</au> + +<hw>Re*demp"tion*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who redeems himself, as from debt or +servitude.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from +Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay +the expenses of his passage.</def> + +<hw>Re*demp"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> +<def>A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the +order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held +in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also +<altname>Trinitarian</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Re*demp"tive</hw> <pr>(-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><def>Serving +or tending to redeem; redeeming; <as>as, the <ex>redemptive</ex> +work of Christ</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*demp"tor*ist</hw> <pr>(-t?r*?st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82demptoriste</ets>, fr. L. <ets>redemptor</ets> +redeemer, from <ets>redinere</ets>. See <er>Redeem</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>One of the Congregation of the Most +Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria +de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at +Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to +preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and +are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of +youth.</def> + +<hw>Re*demp"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Paid +for ransom; serving to redeem.</def> \'bdHector's +<xex>redemptory</xex> price.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Re*demp"ture</hw> <pr>(-t?r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Redemption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*dent"ed</hw> <pr>(r?*d?nt"?d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[From OF. <ets>redent</ets>. See <er>Redan</er>.]</ety> +<def>Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*pos"it</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*p?z"?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To deposit again.</def> + +<hw>Re`de*scend"</hw> <pr>(-s?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + descend</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>redescendre</ets>.]</ety> <def>To descend again.</def> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Red"eye`</hw> <pr>(r?d"?`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rudd.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Redfish</er>.</def> +<sd>(d)</sd>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The goggle-eye, or +fresh-water rock bass.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> +<-- (d) [Colloq.] A scheduled public conveyance, such as a train +or airplane, which travels late at night or overnight. --> + +<hw>Red"fin`</hw> <pr>(-f?n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small North American dace +(<spn>Minnilus cornutus</spn>, or <spn>Notropis megalops</spn>). +The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called +also <altname>red dace</altname>, and <altname>shiner</altname>. +Applied also to <spn>Notropis ardens</spn>, of the Mississippi +valley.</def> + +<hw>Red"finch`</hw> <pr>(-f<icr/nch`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European linnet.</def> + +<hw>Red"fish`</hw> <pr>(r<ecr/d"f<icr/sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The blueback salmon of +the North Pacific; -- called also <altname>nerka</altname>. See +<er>Blueback</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>The rosefish.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A large California +labroid food fish (<spn>Trochocopus pulcher</spn>); -- called +also <altname>fathead</altname>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The red +bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under +<er>Drumfish</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"-gum`</hw> <pr>(-g?m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>reed gounde</ets>; AS. <ets>re\'a0d</ets> red + +<ets>gund</ets> matter, pus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in +early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus.</def> + +<au>Good.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A name of rust on grain. See +<er>Rust</er>.</def> + +<-- p. 1204 --> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Red"-hand`</hw> <pr>(r?d"h?nd`)</pr>, +<hw>Red"-hand`ed</hw> <pr>(-h?nd`?d)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a. <or/ +adv.</pos> <def>Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as +if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act +of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; <as>as, +he was taken <ex>red-hand</ex> or <ex>red-handed</ex></as>.</def> +<-- usu. caught red-handed --> + +<hw>Red"head`</hw> <pr>(-h?d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A person having red hair.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American +duck (<spn>Aythya Americana</spn>) highly esteemed as a game +bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and +its head brighter red. Called also <altname>red-headed +duck</altname>. <altname>American poachard</altname>, +<altname>grayback</altname>, and <altname>fall duck</altname>. +See <xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Poachard</er>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The red-headed woodpecker. See +<er>Woodpecker</er>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of milkweed +(<spn>Asclepias Curassavica</spn>) with red flowers. It is used +in medicine.</def> + +<hw>Red`hi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(r?d`h?*b?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redhibitio</ets> a taking back.]</ety> <fld>(Civil +Law)</fld> <def>The annulling of a sale, and the return by the +buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect.</def> + +<hw>Red*hib"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?d*h?b"?*t?*r?)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>redhibitorius</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to redhibition; +<as>as, a <ex>redhibitory</ex> action or fault</as>.</def> + +<hw>Red"hoop`</hw> <pr>(r?d"h??p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The male of the European +bullfinch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Red"horn`</hw> <pr>(-h?rn`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of a tribe of butterflies +(<spn>Fugacia</spn>) including the common yellow species and the +cabbage butterflies. The antenn\'91 are usually red.</def> + +<hw>Red"-hot`</hw> <pr>(-h?t`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Red with +heat; heated to redness; <as>as, <ex>red-hot</ex> iron; +<ex>red-hot</ex> balls</as>. Hence, figuratively, excited; +violent; <as>as, a <ex>red-hot</ex> radical</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re"di*a</hw> <pr>(r?"d?*?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +L. <plw>Redi\'91</plw> (-<emac/), E. <plw>Redias</plw> +<pr>(-<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.; of uncertain origin.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of larva, or nurse, which is +prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual +generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another +generation of redi\'91, or else cercari\'91 within its own body. +Called also <altname>proscolex</altname>, and +<altname>nurse</altname>. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in +Appendix.</def> + +<hw>Re"di*ent</hw> <pr>(r?"d?-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rediens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>redire</ets> to +return; pref. <ets>red-</ets> + <ets>ire</ets> to go.]</ety> +<def>Returning.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`di*gest"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*j?st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To digest, or reduce to form, a second time.</def> + +<au>Kent</au>. + +<hw>Re`di*min"ish</hw> <pr>(-m?n"?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To diminish again.</def> + +<hw>Red"in*got<?/</hw> <pr>(r?d"?n*g?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., corrupted from E. <ets>reding coat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A +long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.</def> + +<hw>Re*din"te*grate</hw> <pr>(r?*d?n"t?*gr?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redintegratus</ets>, p.p. of +<ets>redintegrare</ets> to restore; pref. <ets>red-</ets>, +<ets>re-</ets>, re- + <ets>integrare</ets> to make whole, to +renew, fr. <ets>integer</ets> whole. See <er>Integer</er>.]</ety> +<def>Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*din"te*grate</hw> <pr>(-gr?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or +soundness.</def> + +<q>The English nation seems obliterated. What could +<qex>redintegrate</qex> us again?</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Re*din`te*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(-gr?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redintegratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; +renovation.</def> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Restoration of a mixed body +or matter to its former nature and state.</def> +<mark>[Achaic.]</mark> + +<au>Coxe.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Psychology)</fld> <def>The law that objects +which have been previously combined as part of a single mental +state tend to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many +philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association of +ideas.</def> + +<hw>Re`di*rect"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*r?kt")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Applied to the examination of a witness, by +the party calling him, after the cross-examination.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*burse"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?s*b?rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re`dis*cov"er</hw> <pr>(-k?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To discover again.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*pose"</hw> <pr>(-p?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange.</def> + +<au>A. Baxter.</au> + +<hw>Re`dis*seize"</hw> <pr>(-s?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To disseize anew, or a second time.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>redisseise</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re`dis*sei"zin</hw> <pr>(-s?"z?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A disseizin by one who once before was +adjudged to have dassezed the same person of the same lands, +etc.; also, a writ which lay in such a case.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re`dis*sei"zor</hw> <pr>(-z?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who redisseizes.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*solve"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?z*z?lv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To dissolve again.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*till"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?s*t?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To distill again.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*train"er</hw> <pr>(-tr?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who distrains again.</def> + +<hw>Re`dis*trib"ute</hw> <pr>(-tr?b"?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To distribute again.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*dis`tri*bu"tion</wf> +<pr>(-tr<?/*b<?/"sh<?/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*dis"trict</hw> <pr>(-tr?kt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +divide into new districts.</def> + +<hw>Re*di"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*d?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reditio</ets>, fr. <ets>redire</ets>. See +<er>Redient</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of returning; return.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Re`di*vide"</hw> <pr>(r?`d?*v?d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To divide anew.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Red"leg`</hw> <pr>(r?d"l?g`)</pr>, <hw>Red`legs`</hw> +<pr>(-l?gz`)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The redshank.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +turnstone.</def> + +<hw>Red"-let`ter</hw> <pr>(-l?t`t?r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.</def> + +<cs><col>Red-letter day</col>, <cd>a day that is fortunate or +auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking +holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red +letters.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Red"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a red manner; with +redness.</def> + +<hw>Red"mouth`</hw> <pr>(-mouth`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of marine +food fishes of the genus <spn>Diabasis</spn>, or +<pos>H\'91mulon</pos>, of the Southern United States, having the +inside of the mouth bright red. Called also +<altname>flannelmouth</altname>, and +<altname>grunt</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Red"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>r<?/dness</ets>. +See <er>Red</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being red; +red color.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Red"o*lence</hw> <pr>(r?d"?*l<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Red"o*len*cy</hw> <pr>(-l<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being redolent; sweetness of +scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.</def> + +<hw>Red"o*lent</hw> <pr>(-l<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>redolere</ets> to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. +<ets>red-</ets>, <ets>re-</ets>, re- + <ets>olere</ets> to emit a +smell. See <er>Odor</er>.]</ety> <def>Diffusing odor or +fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- +usually followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def> \'bdHoney +<xex>redolent</xex> of spring.\'bd <au>Dryden</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Red"o*lent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>Gales . . . <qex>redolent</qex> of joy and youth.</q> +<qau>Gray.</qau> + +<hw>Re*dou"ble</hw> <pr>(r?*d?b"'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + double</ets>: cf. F. <ets>redoubler</ets>. +Cf. <er>Reduplicate</er>.]</ety> <def>To double again or +repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to +augment greatly; to multiply.</def> + +<q>So they +Doubly <qex>redoubled</qex> strokes upon the foe.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<-- v. t. 2. (Contract bridge) To bid a redouble. + + <pos>n.</pos> An optional bid made by the side currently +holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side +has doubled. This bid increases the score for successfully +making the contract, and increases the penalties for failing. +The score or penalty depends on the number of tricks over or +under the contract, according to a defined schedule, and +depending on the vulnerability of the side attempting the +contract. --> + +<hw>Re*dou"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become greatly or +repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; +<as>as, the noise <ex>redoubles</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*doubt"</hw> <pr>(r?*dout")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>redoute</ets>, fem., It. <ets>ridotto</ets>, LL. +<ets>reductus</ets>, literally, a retreat, from L. +<ets>reductus</ets> drawn back, retired, p. p. of +<ets>reducere</ets> to lead or draw back; cf. F. +<ets>r\'82duit</ets>, also fr. LL. <ets>reductus</ets>. See +<er>Reduce</er>, and cf. <er>Reduct</er>, <er>R<?/duit</er>, +<er>Ridotto</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A +small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of +varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and +without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of +hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>In permanent works, an outwork placed within +another outwork. See <xex>F</xex> and <xex>i</xex> in +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Ravelin</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>redout</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*doubt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>redouter</ets>, formerly also spelt <ets>redoubter</ets>; +fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>dubitare</ets> to doubt, +in LL., to fear. See <er>Doubt</er>.]</ety> <def>To stand in +dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*doubt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>redoutable</ets>, formerly also spelt +<ets>redoubtable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formidable; dread; terrible +to foes; <as>as, a <ex>redoubtable</ex> hero</as>; hence, +valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>redoutable</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*doubt"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formidable; dread.</def> +\'bdSome <xex>redoubled</xex> knight.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>Lord regent, and <qex>redoubted</qex> Burgandy.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*doubt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reverence; honor.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>In <qex>redoutyng</qex> of Mars and of his glory.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Re*dound"</hw> <pr>(r?*dound")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Redounded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Redounding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>redonder</ets>, L. <ets>redundare</ets>; pref. +<ets>red</ets>-, <ets>re-</ets>, re- + <ets>undare</ets> to rise +in waves or surges, fr. <ets>unda</ets> a wave. See +<er>Undulate</er>, and cf. <er>Redundant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; +to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to +contribute; to result.</def> + +<q>The evil, soon +Driven back, <qex>redounded</qex> as a flood on those +From whom it sprung.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The honor done to our religion ultimately <qex>redounds</qex> +to God, the author of it.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<q> both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will +no small use <qex>redound</qex> from them to that +manufacture.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be +redundant; to overflow.</def> + +<q>For every dram of honey therein found, +A pound of gall doth over it <qex>redound</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*dound"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The coming +back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; +requital.</def> + +<q>We give you welcome; not without <qex>redound</qex> +Of use and glory to yourselves ye come.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rebound; reverberation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Codrington.</au> + +<hw>Red"ow*a</hw> <pr>(r?d"?*?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +Bohemian.]</ety> <def>A Bohemian dance of two kinds, one in +triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like a +polka. The former is most in use.</def> + +<hw>Red"pole`</hw> <pr>(r?d"p?l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Redpoll</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"poll`</hw> <pr>(-p?l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of several +species of small northern finches of the genus +<spn>Acanthis</spn> (formerly <spn>\'92giothus</spn>), native of +Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The +male of the most common species (<spn>A. linarius</spn>) has +also the breast and rump rosy. Called also <altname>redpoll +linnet</altname>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under +<er>Linnet</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The common European +linnet.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The American redpoll warbler +(<spn>Dendroica palmarum</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Re*draft"</hw> <pr>(r<emac/*dr<adot/ft")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To draft or draw anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*draft"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A second draft +or copy.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A new bill of exchange which +the holder of a protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, +in order to recover the amount of the protested bill with costs +and charges.</def> + +<hw>Re*draw"</hw> <pr>(r?*dr?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Redrew</er> +<pr>(-dr?")</pr>;<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Redrawn</er> +<pr>(-dr\'b5n")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Redrawing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To draw again; to make a +second draft or copy of; to redraft.</def> + +<hw>Re*draw"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To +draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, +on the drawer or indorsers.</def> + +<hw>Re*dress"</hw> <pr>(r?*dr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + dress</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dress +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*dress"</hw> <pr>(r?*dr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>redresser</ets> to straighten; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>dresser</ets> to raise, arrange. See <er>Dress.</er>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in order again; to set right; to emend; +to revise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The common profit could she <qex>redress</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>In yonder spring of roses intermixed +With myrtle, find what to <qex>redress</qex> till noon.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Your wish that I should <qex>redress</qex> a certain paper +which you had prepared.</q> +<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an +injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.</def> + +<q>Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . . +I doubt not but with honor to <qex>redress</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of +anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.</def> +\'bd'T is thine, O king! the afflicted to <xex>redress</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>Will Gaul or Muscovite <qex>redress ye</qex>?</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<hw>Re*dress"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; +amendment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more +necessary is a speedy <qex>redress</qex> of ourselves.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or +opression; <as>as, the <ex>redress</ex> of grievances</as>; +hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>A few may complain without reason; but there is occasion for +<qex>redress</qex> when the cry is universal.</q> +<qau>Davenant.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, gives relief; a +redresser.</def> + +<q>Fair majesty, the refuge and <qex>redress</qex> +Of those whom fate pursues and wants oppress.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*dress"al</hw> <pr>(r?*dr?s"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Redress.</def> + +<hw>Re*dress"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +redresses.</def> + +<hw>Re*dress"i*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Such as may be redressed.</def> + +<hw>Re*dress"ive</hw> <pr>(-?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending +to redress.</def> + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<hw>Re*dress"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having redress; +such as can not be redressed; irremediable.</def> + +<au>Sherwood.</au> + +<hw>Re*dress"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>redressement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +redressing; redress.</def> + +<au>Jefferson.</au> + +<hw>Red"-rib`and</hw> <pr>(r?d"r?b`<it>a</it>nd)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European red band +fish, or fireflame. See <er>Rend fish</er>.</def> + +<hw>Red"root`</hw> <pr>(r?d"r?t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of several plants having red roots, +as the New Jersey tea (see under <er>Tea</er>), the gromwell, the +bloodroot, and the <xex>Lachnanthes tinctoria</xex>, an +endogenous plant found in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to +Florida.</def> + +<hw>Red`sear"</hw> <pr>(r?d`s?r")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +be brittle when red-hot; to be red-short.</def> + +<au>Moxon.</au> + +<hw>Red"shank`</hw> <pr>(r?d"sh?nk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A common Old +World limicoline bird (<spn>Totanus calidris</spn>), having the +legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (<spn>T. +fuscus</spn>) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also +<altname>redshanks</altname>, <altname>redleg</altname>, and +<altname>clee</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +fieldfare.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous +appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion +to their bare legs.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Red"-short`</hw> <pr>(-sh?rt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said +of certain kinds of iron.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Red"-short`ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Red"skin`</hw> <pr>(-sk?n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A common +appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the +color of the skin.</def> + +<au>Cooper.</au> + +<-- 2. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins. --> + +<hw>Red"start`</hw> <pr>(-st?rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Red</ets> + <ets>start</ets> tail.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small, handsome +European singing bird (<spn>Ruticilla ph\'d2nicurus</spn>), +allied to the nightingale; -- called also +<altname>redtail</altname>, <altname>brantail</altname>, +<altname>fireflirt</altname>, <altname>firetail</altname>. The +black redstart is <spn>P.tithys</spn>. The name is also applied +to several other species of <spn>Ruticilla</spn> amnd allied +genera, native of India.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American +fly-catching warbler (<spn>Setophaga ruticilla</spn>). The male +is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, +and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches.</def> + +<hw>Red"streak`</hw> <pr>(-str?k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of apple having the skin streaked with +red and yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple.</def> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cider pressed from redstreak apples.</def> + +<hw>Red"tail`</hw> <pr>(-t?l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The red-tailed +hawk.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The European redstart.</def> + +<hw>Red"-tailed`</hw> <pr>(-t?ld`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having a red tail.</def> + +<cs><col>Red-tailed hawk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large +North American hawk (<spn>Buteo borealis</spn>). When adult its +tail is chestnut red. Called also <altname>hen hawck</altname>, +and <altname>red-tailed buzzard</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Red"-tape`</hw> <pr>(-t?p`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See +<cref>Red tape</cref>, under <er>Red</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> + +<hw>Red`-tap"ism</hw> <pr>(r?d`t?p"?z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Strict adherence to official formalities.</def> + +<au>J. C. Shairp.</au> + +<hw>Red`-tap"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is tenacious of +a strict adherence to official formalities.</def> + +<au>Ld. Lytton.</au> + +<hw>Red"throat`</hw> <pr>(r?d"thr?t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Australian singing bird +(<spn>Phyrrhol\'91mus brunneus</spn>). The upper parts are brown, +the center of the throat red.</def> + +<hw>Red"top`</hw> <pr>(-t?p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of grass (<spn>Agrostis +vulgaris</spn>) highly valued in the United States for pasturage +and hay for cattle; -- called also <altname>English +grass</altname>, and in some localities <altname>herd's +grass</altname>. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix. The +tall redtop is <spn>Triodia seslerioides</spn>.</def> + +<hw>Re*dub"</hw> <pr>(r?*d?b")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>radouber</ets> to refit or repair.]</ety> <def>To refit; to +repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>It shall be good that you <qex>redub</qex> that +negligence.</q> +<qau>Wyatt.</qau> + +<q>God shall give power to <qex>redub it with some like requital +to the French</qex>.</q> +<qau>Grafton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*duce"</hw> <pr>(r<esl/*d<umac/s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reduced</er> +<pr>(-d<umac/st")</pr>,; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reducing</er> <pr>(-d<umac/"s<icr/ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[L. <ets>reducere</ets>, <ets>reductum</ets>; pref. +<ets>red-</ets>. <ets>re-</ets>, re- + <ets>ducere</ets> to +lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf. <er>Redoubt</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring or lead back to +any former place or condition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And to his brother's house <qex>reduced</qex> his wife.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q>The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the great +Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his delegates +<qex>reduce</qex> and direct us.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to any inferior state, with respect to +rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to +lower; to degrade; to impair; <as>as, to <ex>reduce</ex> a +sergeant to the ranks; to <ex>reduce</ex> a drawing; to +<ex>reduce</ex> expenses; to <ex>reduce</ex> the intensity of +heat</as>.</def> \'bdAn ancient but <xex>reduced</xex> +family.\'b8 + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<q>Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something +belonging to it, to <qex>reduce</qex> it.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<q>Having <qex>reduced</qex> +Their foe to misery beneath their fears.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found +the clergyman <qex>reduced</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to +subdue; to capture; <as>as, to <ex>reduce</ex> a province or a +fort</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1205 --> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring to a certain state or condition by +grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; <as>as, to +<ex>reduce</ex> a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to +<ex>reduce</ex> fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp.</as></def> + +<q>It were but right +And equal to <qex>reduce</qex> me to my dust.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To bring into a certain order, arrangement, +classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain +limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; +<as>as, to <ex>reduce</ex> animals or vegetables to a class or +classes; to <ex>reduce</ex> a series of observations in +astronomy; to <ex>reduce</ex> language to rules.</as></def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To change, as +numbers, from one denomination into another without altering +their value, or from one denomination into others of the same +value; <as>as, to <ex>reduce</ex> pounds, shillings, and pence to +pence, or to <ex>reduce</ex> pence to pounds; to <ex>reduce</ex> +days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and +hours.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To change the form of a +quantity or expression without altering its value; <as>as, to +<ex>reduce</ex> fractions to their lowest terms, to a common +denominator, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To bring to the metallic +state by separating from impurities; hence, in general, to remove +oxygen from; to deoxidize; to combine with, or to subject to the +action of, hydrogen; <as>as, ferric iron is <ex>reduced</ex> to +ferrous iron; or metals are <ex>reduced</ex> from their +ores</as>; -- opposed to <ant>oxidize</ant>.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To restore to its proper place +or condition, as a displaced organ or part; <as>as, to +<ex>reduce</ex> a dislocation, a fracture, or a +hernia</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reduced iron</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>metallic iron +obtained through deoxidation of an oxide of iron by exposure to a +current of hydrogen or other reducing agent. When hydrogen is +used the product is called also <stype>iron by +hydrogen</stype>.</cd> -- <col>To reduce an equation</col> +<fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>to bring the unknown quantity by itself on +one side, and all the known quantities on the other side, without +destroying the equation.</cd> -- <col>To reduce an +expression</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>to obtain an equivalent +expression of simpler form.</cd> -- <col>To reduce a square</col> +<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to reform the line or column from the +square.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten; +curtail; impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; +conquer.</syn> + +<hw>Re*duce"ment</hw> <pr>(r?*d?s"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Reduction.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*du"cent</hw> <pr>(r?*d?"s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reducens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>reducere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to reduce.</def> -- +<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A reducent agent.</def></def2> + +<hw>Re*du"cer</hw> <pr>(-s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, reduces.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(-s?*b'll)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being reduced.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"ci*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being +reducible.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"cing</hw> <pr>(r?*d?"s?ng)</pr>, <def><pos>a & n.</pos> +from <er>Reduce</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reducing furnace</col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a +furnace for reducing ores.</cd> -- <col>Reducing pipe +fitting</col>, <cd>a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a +tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one.</cd> +-- <col>Reducing valve</col>, <cd>a device for automatically +maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a +pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in +which the pressure is higher than is desired in the +receiver.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*duct"</hw> <pr>(r?*d?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t..</pos> +<ety>[L.<ets>reductus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reducere</ets>. See +<er>Reduce</er>.]</ety> <def>To reduce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>W. Warde.</au> + +<hw>Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being reducible; +reducibleness.</def> + +<hw>Re*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*d?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82duction</ets>, L. <ets>reductio</ets>. See +<er>Reduce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing, or +state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; +diminution; conquest; <as>as, the <ex>reduction</ex> of a body to +powder; the <ex>reduction</ex> of things to order; the +<ex>reduction</ex> of the expenses of government; the +<ex>reduction</ex> of a rebellious province.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith. & Alq.)</fld> <def>The act or process of +reducing. See <er>Reduce</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 6. and <cref>To +reduce an equation</cref>, <cref>To reduce an expression</cref>, +under <er>Reduce</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The correction +of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The preparation of the facts and measurements +of observations in order to deduce a general result.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The process of making a copy of something, as a +figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the +proper proportions.</def> + +<au>Fairholt.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The bringing of a syllogism +in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first +figure.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Chem. & Metal.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or +result of reducing; <as>as, the <ex>reduction</ex> of iron from +its ores; the <ex>reduction</ex> of aldehyde from +alcohol</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The operation of restoring a +dislocated or fractured part to its former place.</def> + +<cs><col>Reduction ascending</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>the +operation of changing numbers of a lower into others of a higher +denomination, as cents to dollars.</cd> -- <col>Reduction +descending</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>the operation of +changing numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination, +as dollars to cents.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment; +subjugation; conquest; subjection.</syn> + +<hw>Re*duc"tive</hw> <pr>(-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ductif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to reduce; having the +power or effect of reducing.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A +reductive agent.</def></def2> + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*duc"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By reduction; by +consequence.</def> + +<hw>\'d8R\'82`duit"</hw> <pr>(r?`dw?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. See <er>Redoubt</er>, <pos>n.</pos> ]</ety> +<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A central or retired work within any +other work.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*dun"dance</hw> <pr>(r?*d?n"d<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*dun"dan*cy</hw> <pr>(-d<it>a</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>redundantia</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>redondance</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being redundant; +superfluity; superabundance; excess.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is redundant or in excess; anything +superfluous or superabundant.</def> + +<q>Labor . . . throws off <qex>redundacies</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Surplusage inserted in a +pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the +validity of what remains.</def> + +<hw>Re*dun"dant</hw> <pr>(-d<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>redundans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>redundare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>redondant</ets>. See +<er>Redound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exceeding what is +natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; <as>as, a +<ex>redundant</ex> quantity of bile or food</as>.</def> + +<q>Notwithstanding the <qex>redundant</qex> oil in fishes, they +do not increase fat so much as flesh.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Using more worrds or images than are necessary +or useful; pleonastic.</def> + +<q>Where an suthor is <qex>redundant</qex>, mark those paragraphs +to be retrenched.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant; +overflowing; plentiful; copious.</syn> + +<hw>Re*dun"dant*ly</hw> <pr>(r?*d?n"d<it>a</it>nt*l?)</pr>, +<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a refundant manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(r?*d?"pl?*k?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + duplicate</ets>: cf. L. +<ets>reduplicatus</ets>. Cf. <er>Redouble</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Valvate with the margins +curved outwardly; -- said of the <?/stivation of certain +flowers.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(-k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>reduplicare</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To repeat the first letter or +letters of (a word). See <er>Reduplication</er>,<er>3</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*du`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(-k?sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82duplication</ets>, L. +<ets>reduplicatio</ets> repetition.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>(Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a +verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>The doubling of a stem or +syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the +time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more +imitative; also, the syllable thus added; <as>as, L</as>. +<xex>te</xex>tuli; <xex>po</xex>posci.</def> + +<hw>Re*du"pli*ca-tive</hw> <pr>(-k?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82duplicatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Double; +formed by reduplication; reduplicate.</def> + +<au>I. Watts.</au> + +<hw>Red"u*vid</hw> <pr>(r?d"?*v?d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reduvia</ets> a hangnail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Any hemipterous insect of the genus <spn>Redivius</spn>, or +family <spn>Reduvid\'91</spn>. They live by sucking the blood of +other insects, and some species also attack man.</def> + +<hw>Red"weed`</hw> <pr>(r<ecr/d"w<emac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The red poppy (<spn>Papaver +Rh\'d2as</xex>).</def> + +<au>Dr. Prior.</au> + +<hw>Red"wing`</hw> <pr>(-w?ng`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European thrush (<spn>Turdus +iliacus</spn>). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called +also <altname>redwinged thrush</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> A North +American passerine bird (<spn>Agelarius ph<oe/niceus</spn>) of +the family <spn>Icterid\'91</spn>. The male is black, with a +conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each +wing. Called also <altname>redwinged blackbird</altname>, +<altname>red-winged troupial</altname>, <altname>marsh +blackbird</altname>, and <altname>swamp +blackbird</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Red"withe`</hw> <pr>(r?d"w?th`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A west Indian climbing shrub +(<spn>Combretum Jacquini</spn>) with slender reddish +branchlets.</def> + +<hw>Red"wood`</hw> <pr>(-w<oocr/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gigantic coniferous tree +(<spn>Sequoia sempervirens</spn>) of California, and its light +and durable reddish timber. See <er>Sequoia</er>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An East Indian dyewood, obtained from +<spn>Pterocarpus santalinus</spn>, <spn>C\'91salpinia +Sappan</spn>, and several other trees.</def> + +<note><hand/ The redwood of Andaman is <spn>Pterocarpus +dalbergioides</spn>; that of some parts of tropical America, +several species of <spn>Erythoxylum</spn>; that of Brazil, the +species of <spn>Humirium</spn>.</note> + +<hw>Ree</hw> <pr>(r<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. +<ets>real</ets>, pl. <ets>reis</ets>. See <er>Real</er> the +money.]</ety> <def>See <er>Rei</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ree</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. +<ets>r<?/den</ets>, <ets>raden</ets>, <ets>raiten</ets>. Cf. +<er>Riddle</er> a sieve.]</ety> <def>To riddle; to sift; to +separate or throw off.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<hw>Ree"bok`</hw> <pr>(r?"b?k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., +literally, roebuck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The +peele.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>rehboc</asp> and +<asp>rheeboc</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*<?/ch"o</hw> <pr>(r?*?k"?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +echo back; to reverberate again; <as>as, the hills +<ex>re\'89cho</ex> the roar of cannon</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89ch"o</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give echoes; to +return back, or be reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to be +resonant.</def> + +<q>And a loud groan <qex>re\'89choes</qex> from the main.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*\'89ch"o</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The echo of an echo; a +repeated or second echo.</def> + +<hw>Reech"y</hw> <pr>(r?ch"?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reeky</er>.]</ety> <def>Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with +dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Reed</hw> <pr>(r?d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Red.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Reed</hw>, <pos>v. & n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rede</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Reed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The fourth stomach of a +ruminant; rennet.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. or Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Reed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hre<?/d</ets>; akin +to D. <ets>riet</ets>, G. <ets>riet</ets>, <ets>ried</ets>, OHG. +<ets>kriot</ets>, <ets>riot</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to many tall and coarse +grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, +stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the +common reed of Europe and North America (<spn>Phragmites +communis</spn>).</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of +some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.</def> + +<q>Arcadian pipe, the pastoral <qex>reed</qex> +Of Hermes.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An arrow, as made of a reed.</def> + +<au>Prior.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Straw prepared for thatching a roof.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small piece of +cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, +and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a +single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a +compressed tube.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the thin pieces +of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, +accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets +or registers of pipes in an organ.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Weaving)</fld> <def>A frame having parallel +flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads +pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating +up the weft; a sley. See <er>Batten</er>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A tube containing the train +of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Reeding</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Egyptian reed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the +papyrus.</cd> -- <col>Free reed</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a +reed whose edges do not overlap the wind passage, -- used in the +harmonium, concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the +<xex>beating<xex> or <xex>striking reed<xex> of the organ and +clarinet.</cd> -- <col>Meadow reed grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>the <spn>Glyceria aquatica</spn>, a tall grass found in wet +places.</cd> -- <col>Reed babbler</col>. <cd>See +<er>Reedbird</er>.</cd> -- <col>Reed bunting</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>A European sparrow (<spn>Emberiza +sch<oe/niclus</spn>) which frequents marshy places; -- called +also <altname>reed sparrow</altname>, <altname>ring +bunting</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Reedling.</cd> -- +<col>Reed canary grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tall wild +grass (<spn>Phalaris arundinacea</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Reed +grass</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The common +reed</cd>. See <er>Reed</er>, 1. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A plant of the +genus <spn>Sparganium</spn>; bur reed. See under +<er>Bur</er>.</cd> -- <col>Reed organ</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, +<cd>an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as +the harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc.</cd> -- <col>Reed +pipe</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a pipe of an organ furnished +with a reed.</cd> -- <col>Reed sparrow</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Reed bunting</cref>, +above.</cd> -- <col>Reed stop</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a set +of pipes in an organ furnished with reeds.</cd> -- <col>Reed +warbler</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small +European warbler (<spn>Acrocephalus streperus</spn>); -- called +also <altname>reed wren</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any one +of several species of Indian and Australian warblers of the +genera <spn>Acrocephalus</spn>, <spn>Calamoherpe</spn>, and +<spn>Arundinax</spn>. They are excellent singers.</cd> -- +<col>Sea-sand reed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of coarse +grass (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>). See <cref>Beach +grass</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>.</cd> -- <col>Wood reed +grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tall, elegant grass +(<spn>Cinna arundinacea</spn>), common in moist woods.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reed"bird`</hw> <pr>(r?d"b?rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bobolink.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of several small Asiatic singing birds of +the genera <spn>Sch<oe/nicola</spn> and <spn>Eurycercus</spn>; -- +called also <altname>reed babbler</altname>.</def> +<hw>Reed"buck"</hw> <pr>(-b?k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Rietboc</er>.</def> + +<hw>Reed"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Civered with +reeds; reedy.</def> + +<au>Tusser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed with channels and ridges like +reeds.</def> + +<hw>Reed"en</hw> <pr>(r?d"'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting +of a reed or reeds.</def> + +<q>Through <qex>reeden</qex> pipes convey the golden flood.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*\'89d`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*?d`?*f?*k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82\'82dification</ets>. See +<er>Re\'89dify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act re\'89difying; the state +of being re\'89dified.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89d"i*fy</hw> <pr>(r?*?d"?*ff?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + edify</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82\'82difier</ets>, L. <ets>reaedificare</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To edify anew; to build again after destruction.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Reed"ing</hw> <pr>(r?d"?ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +4th <er>Reed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A +small convex molding; a reed (see <xex>Illust</xex>. <sd>(i)</sd> +of <er>Molding</er>); one of several set close together to +decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the +reverse of <xex>fluting</xex>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Several <xex>reedings</xex> 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, <xex>reeding</xex>.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly +called <xex>milling</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Reed"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of reeds; +<as>as, <ex>reedless</ex> banks</as>.</def> + +<hw>Reed"ling</hw> <pr>(-l?ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European bearded titmouse +(<spn>Panurus biarmicus</spn>); -- called also <altname>reed +bunting</altname>, <altname>bearded pinnock</altname>, and +<altname>lesser butcher bird</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Reed"-mace`</hw> <pr>(-m?s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The cat-tail.</def> + +<hw>Reed"work`</hw> <pr>(-w?rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A collective name for the reed stops of an +organ.</def> + +<hw>Reed"y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds.</def> \'bdA +<xex>reedy</xex> pool.\'b8 + +<au>Thomson .</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, +<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ and thin^ as some voices.</def> + +<hw>Reef</hw> <pr>(r?f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. +<ets>rif</ets>, G. <ets>riff</ets>, Icel. <ets>rif</ets>, Dan. +<ets>rev</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>rifa</ets> rift, rent, fissure, +<ets>rifa</ets> to rive, bear. Cf. <er>Rift</er>, +<er>Rive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chain or range of rocks +lying at or near the surface of the water. See <cref>Coral +reefs</cref>, under <er>Coral</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining.)</fld> <def>A large vein of auriferous +quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock +yielding valuable ore.</def> + +<cs><col>Reef builder</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any stony +coral which contributes material to the formation of coral +reefs.</cd> -- <col>Reef heron</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>any heron of the genus <spn>Demigretta</spn>; <as>as, the +blue <ex>reef heron<ex> (<spn>D.jugularis</spn>) of +Australia</as>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reef</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>reef</ets>, G. +<ets>reff</ets>, Sw. <ets>ref</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>rif</ets> +reef, <ets>rifa</ets> to basten together. Cf. <er>Reeve</er>, +<pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>River</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of +the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the +force of the wind.</def> + +<note><hand/ From the head to the first reef-band, in square +sails, is termed the <xex>first reef</xex>; from this to the next +is the <xex>second reef</xex>; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, +which reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part.</note> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<cs><col>Close reef</col>, <cd>the last reef that can be put +in.</cd> -- <col>Reef band</col>. <cd>See <er>Reef-band</er> in +the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>Reef knot</col>, <cd>the knot which +is used in tying reef pointss. See <xex>Illust<xex>. under +<er>Knot</er>.</cd> -- <col>Reef line</col>, <cd>a small rope +formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round +the yard and through the holes of the reef. <au>Totten</au>.</cd> +-- <col>Reef pioints</col>, <cd>pieces of small rope passing +through the eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the +sail.</cd> -- <col>Reef tackle</col>, <cd>a tackle by which the +reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for +reefing. <au>Totten</au>.</cd> -- <col>To take a reef in</col>, +<cd>to reduce the size of (a sail) by folding or rolling up a +reef, and lashing it to the spar.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reef</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reefed</er> <pr>(r\'c7ft)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reefing</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a +certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or +spar.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<cs><col>To reef the paddles</col>, <cd>to move the floats of a +paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so +deeply.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1206 --> + +<hw>Reef"-band`</hw> <pr>(r?f"b?nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to +strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are +made.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<hw>Reef"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who reefs; -- a name often given to +midshipmen.</def> + +<au>Marryat.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick +cloth.</def> + +<-- 3. A marijuana cigarette [Slang]. --> + +<hw>Reef"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The +process of taking in a reef.</def> + +<cs><col>Reefing bowsprit</col>, <cd>a bowsprit so rigged that it +can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in +cutters.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reef"y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of reefs +or rocks.</def> + +<hw>Reek</hw> <pr>(r<emac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Reek</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>r<?/c</ets>; akin to +OFries. <ets>r<?/k</ets>, LG. & D. <ets>rook</ets>, G. +<ets>rauch</ets>, OHG. <ets>rouh</ets>, Dan. r<?/g, Sw. +<ets>r<?/k</ets>, Icel. <ets>reykr</ets>, and to AS. +<ets>re<?/can</ets> to reek, smoke, Icel. <ets>rj<?/ka</ets>, G. +<ets>riechen</ets> to smell.]</ety> <def>Vapor; steam; smoke; +fume.</def> + +<q>As hateful to me as the <qex>reek</qex> of a limekiln.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Reek</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reeked</er> <pr>(r?kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reeking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[As. +<ets>r<?/can</ets>. See <er>Reek vapor</er>..]</ety> <def>To emit +vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; +to steam; to smoke; to exhale.</def> + +<q>Few chimneys <qex>reeking</qex> you shall espy.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>I found me laid +In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun +Soon dried, and on the <qex>reeking</qex> moisture fed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The coffee rooms <qex>reeked</qex> with tobacco.</q> +<qau>Macualay.</qau> + +<hw>Reek"y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d +<er>Reek</er>; cf. <er>Reechy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Emitting reek.</def> \'bd<xex>Reeky</xex> +fen.\'b8 + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Reel</hw> <pr>(r?l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. +<ets>righil</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lively dance of the Highlanders +of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called +<altname>Scotch reel</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Virginia reel</col>, <cd>the common name throughout the +United States for the old English \'bdcountry dance,\'b8 or +contradance (<xex>contredanse<xex>).</cd> <au>Bartlett.</au></cs> + +<hw>Reel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>kre<?/l</ets>: cf. +Icel. <ets>kr<?/ll</ets> a weaver's reed or sley.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, +turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, +are wound; <as>as, a log <ex>reel</ex>, used by seamen; an +angler's <ex>reel</ex>; a garden <ex>reel</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine on which yarn is wound and measured +into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four +inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.</def> + +<au>McElrath.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A device consisting of +radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting +machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by +the knives.</def> + +<cs><col>Reel oven</col>, <cd>a baker's oven in which bread pans +hang suspended from the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a +horizontal axis.</cd></cs> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Reel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reeled</er> <pr>(r?ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reeling</er>. ]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +roll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And Sisyphus an huge round stone did <qex>reel</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.</def> + +<hw>Reel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>ragla</ets>. +See <er>2d Reel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To incline, in +walking, from one side to the other; to stagger.</def> + +<q>They <qex>reel</qex> to and fro, and stagger like a drunken +man.</q> +<qau>Ps. cvii. 27.</qau> + +<q>He, with heavy fumes oppressed, +<qex>Reeled</qex> from the palace, and retired to rest.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>The wagons <qex>reeling</qex> under the yellow sheaves.</q> +<qau>Macualay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.</def> + +<q>In these lengthened vigils his brain often +<qex>reeled</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<hw>Reel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or motion of reeling or +staggering; <as>as, a drunken <ex>reel</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89*lect"</hw> <pr>(r?`?*l?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To elect again; <as>as, to <ex>re\'89lect</ex> the former +governor</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(-l?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Election a second time, or anew; <as>as, the +<ex>re\'89lection</ex> of a former chief</as>.</def> + +<hw>Reel"er</hw> <pr>(r?l"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who reels.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The grasshopper warbler; +-- so called from its note.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*\'89l"i*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*?l"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Eligble again; capable of re\'89lection; <as>as, +<ex>re\'89ligible</ex> to the same office</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*\'89l`i*gi*bil"i*ty</wf> +<pr>(r<?/*<?/l`-<?/*j<?/*b<?/l"<?/*t<?/)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Reem</hw> <pr>(r?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Hebrew name of a horned wild +animal, probably the Urus.</def> + +<note><hand/ In King James's Version it is called +<xex>unicorn</xex>; in the Revised Version,<xex>wild ox</xex>. +<au>Job xxxix. 9.</au> +</note> + +<hw>Reem</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Ream</er> to make a +hole in.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To open (the seams of a +vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.</def> + +<cs><col>Reeming iron</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>an iron +chisel for reeming the seams of planks in calking +ships.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`\'89m*bark"</hw> <pr>(r?`?m*b?rk")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89m`bar*ka"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A putting, or going, on board a vessel +again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89m*bod"y</hw> <pr>(r?`?m*b?d"?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To embody again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89m*brace"</hw> <pr>(-br?s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<def>To embrace again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89*merge"</hw> <pr>(r?`?*m?rj")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<def>To emerge again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89*mer"gence</hw> <pr>(-m?r"j<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of re<?/merging.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*act"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*?kt")</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To enact again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(-?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of re<?/nacting; the state of being +re<?/nacted.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*ac"ment</hw> <pr>(-?kt"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The enacting or passing of a law a second +time; the renewal of a law.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*cour"age</hw> <pr>(-k?r"?j;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To encourage again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*dow"</hw> <pr>(-dou")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +endow again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*force"</hw> <pr>(-f?rs")</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + enforce</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>renforcer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To strengthen with new force, +assistance, material, or support; <as>as, to +<ex>re\'89nforce</ex> an argument; to <ex>re\'89nforce</ex> a +garment</as>; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, +as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>reinforce</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*force"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Re\'89nforce</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Ranforce</er>, +<er>Reinforce</er>.]</ety> <def>Something which re\'89nforces or +strengthens. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> 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 +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Cannon</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> An additional +thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, +buttonhole, etc.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*force"ment</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*f?rs"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of re\'89nforcing, or the +state of being re\'89nforced.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which re\'89nforces; additional force; +especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of +any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*gage"</hw> <pr>(-g?j)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To engage a second time or again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*gage"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A renewed or repeated engagement.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*grave"</hw> <pr>(-gr?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To engrave anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*joy"</hw> <pr>(-joi")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +enjoi anew.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*joy"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Renewed enjoiment.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*kin"dle</hw> <pr>(-k?n"d'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To enkindle again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*list"</hw> <pr>(-l?st")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To enlist again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*list"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A renewed enlistment.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*slave"</hw> <pr>(-sl?v")</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To enslave again.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"ter</hw> <pr>(r?*?n"t?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>To cut deeper, as +engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not +been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To enter anew or +again.</def> + +<cs><col>Re\'89ntering angle</col>, <cd>an angle of a polygon +pointing inward, as <xex>a<xex>, in the cut.</cd> -- +<col>Re\'89ntering polygon</col>, <cd>a polygon having one or +more re\'89ntering angles.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Calico +Printing.)</fld> <def>The process of applying additional colors, +by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly +colored.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*throne"</hw> <pr>(-thr?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89n*throne"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second enthroning.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"trance</hw> <pr>(r?*?n"tr<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act entereing again; re<?/ntry.</def> + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"trant</hw> <pr>(-tr<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Re\'89ntering; pointing or directed inwardds; <as>as, a +<ex>re<?/ntrant</ex> angle</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89n"try</hw> <pr>(-tr?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A second or new entry; <as>as, a <ex>re\'89ntry</ex> into +public life</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A resuming or retaking +possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially +to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on +failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the +lease.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<cs><col>Card of re\'89try</col>, <fld>(Whist)</fld>, <cd>a card +that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced +period of the hand.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`\'89*rect"</hw> <pr>(r?`?*r?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To erect again.</def> + +<hw>Reer"mouse`</hw> <pr>(r?r"mous`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Rearmouse</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89s*tab"lish</hw> <pr>(r?`?s*t?b"l?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to +restore; <as>as, to <ex>re\'89stablish</ex> a covenant; to +<ex>re\'89stablish</ex> health.</as></def> + +<hw>Re`\'89s*tab"lish*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who establishes again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89s*tab"lish*ment</hw> <pr>(-mnt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act re\'89stablishing; the state of being +re\'89stablished.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89s*tate"</hw> <pr>(-t?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +re\'89stablish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Walis.</au> + +<hw>Reeve</hw> <pr>(r?v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The female of the ruff.</def> + +<hw>Reeve</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rove</er> <pr>(r?v)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reeving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>reven</ets>. See +<er>Reef</er>, <pos>n.</pos> & <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To pass, as the end of a pope, through +any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the +like.</def> + +<hw>Reeve</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>reve</ets>, AS. +<ets>ger<?/fa</ets>. Cf. <er>Sheriff</er>.]</ety> <def>an +officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in +compounds; <as>as, shire<ex>reeve</ex>, now written +<xex>sheriff</xex>; port<ex>reeve</ex>, etc.</as></def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> <au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*am"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting of being re\'89xamined or +reconsidered.</def> + +<au>Story.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*am`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-?*n?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A repeated examination. See under +<er>Examination</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*am"ine</hw> <pr>(--?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To examine anew.</def> + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*change"</hw> <pr>(r?`?ks*ch?nj")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos><def>To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous +exchange).</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*change"</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The expense chargeable on a +bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign +country, and returned to the country in which it was made or +indorsed, and then taken up.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<q>The rate of <qex>re\'89xchange</qex> 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. <qex>Re\'89xchange</qex> can not be cumulated.</q> +<qau>Walsh.</qau> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*hib"it</hw> <pr>(r?`?gz*?b"?t <or/ -?ks*h?b"?t)</pr> +<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exhibit again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*pel"</hw> <pr>(r?`?ks*p?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To expel again.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*pe"ri*ence</hw> <pr>(-p?`r?-<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A renewed or repeated experience.</def> + +<hw>Re`\'89x*port"</hw> <pr>(-p?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To export again, as what has been imported.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89x"port</hw> <pr>(r?*?ks"p?rt)</pr>, <pos>n/</pos> +<def>Any commodity re\'89xported; -- chiefly in the ptural.</def> + +<hw>Re*\'89x`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(-p?r*t?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of re\'89xporting, or of exporting an +import.</def> + +<au>A. Smith.</au> + +<hw>`\'89x*pul"sion</hw> <pr>(r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Renewed or repeated expulsion.</def> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Reezed</hw> <pr>(r?zd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grown rank; +rancid; rusty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Reezed</xex> +bacon.\'b8 + +<au>Marston.</au> + +<hw>Re*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Refection</er>.]</ety> <def>Recompense; atonemet; +retribution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Re*far"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>refaire</ets> to do over again.]</ety> <def>To go over +again; to repeat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>To him therefore this wonder done <qex>refar</qex>.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fash"ion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second +time.</def> + +<au>MacKnight.</au> + +<hw>Re*fash"ion*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of refashioning, or the state of being +refashioned.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Leigh Hunt.</au> + +<hw>Re*fas"ten</hw> <pr>(r?*f?s"'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To fasten again.</def> + +<hw>Re*fect"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?kt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reficere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>To +restore after hunger or fatique; to refresh.</def> +<mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refectio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82fection</ets>. See +<er>Refect</er>, <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <def>Refreshment after +hunger or fatique; a repast; a lunch.</def> + +<q>[His] feeble spirit inly felt <qex>refection</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>Those Attic nights, and those <qex>refections</qex> of the +gods.</q> +<qau>Curran.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fec"tive</hw> <pr>(r?*f?k"t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Refreshing; restoring.</def> + +<hw>Re*fec"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which +refreshes.</def> + +<hw>Re*fec"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.; +<plw>Refectories</plw> <pr>(-r<?/z)</pr>.</plu> +<ety>[<er>LL</er>. <ets>refectorium</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82fectoire</ets>. See <er>Refection</er>.]</ety> <def>A +room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or +convents.</def> + +<note><hand/ Sometimes pronounced <pr>r<?/f"<?/k*t<?/*r<?/</pr>, +especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.</note> + +<hw>Re*fel"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refellere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>fallere</ets> to deceive.]</ety> <def>To refute; to +disprove; <as>as, to <ex>refel</ex> the tricks of a +sophister</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>How he <qex>refelled</qex> me, and how I replied.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fer"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Referred</er> +<pr>(-f?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Referring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82f\'82rer</ets>, L. <ets>referre</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear. See <er>Bear</er> +to carry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry or send back.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct +elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, infirmation, decision, etc.; to +make over, or pass over, to another; <as>as, to <ex>refer</ex> a +student to an author; to <ex>refer</ex> a beggar to an officer; +to <ex>refer</ex> a bill to a committee; a court <ex>refers</ex> +a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or +<ex>refers</ex> a question of law to a superior +tribunal.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To place in or under by a mental or rational +process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, +reason, or ground of explanation; <as>as, he <ex>referred</ex> +the phenomena to electrical disturbances</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To refer one's self</col>, <cd>to have recourse; to +betake one's self; to make application; to appeal. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<q>I'll <qex>refer</qex> me to all things sense.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fer"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have +recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; <as>as, to +<ex>refer</ex> to a dictionary</as>.</def> + +<q>In suits . . . it is to <qex>refer</qex> to some friend of +trust.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have relation or reference; to relate; to +point; <as>as, the figure <ex>refers</ex> to a +footnote</as>.</def> + +<q>Of those places that <qex>refer</qex> to the shutting and +opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job.</q> +<qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To carry the mind or throught; to direct +attention; <as>as, the preacher <ex>referrd</ex> to the late +election</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To direct inquiry for information or a quarantes +of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, +pecuniary ability, and the like; <as>as, I <ex>referred</ex> to +his employer for the truth of his story</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To allude; advert; suggest; appeal.</syn> <usage> +<er>Refer</er>, <er>Allude</er>, <er>Advert</er>. We +<xex>refer</xex> to a thing by specifically and distinctly +introducing it into our discourse. We <xex>allude</xex> to it by +introducing it indirectly or indefinitely, as by something +collaterally allied to it. We <xex>advert</xex> to it by turning +off somewhat abruptly to consider it more at large. Thus, +Macaulay <xex>refers</xex> to the early condition of England at +the opening of his history; he <xex>alludes</xex> to these +statements from time to time; and <xex>adverts</xex>, in the +progress of his work, to various circumstances of pecullar +interest, on which for a time he dwells. \'bdBut to do good is . +. . that that Solomon chiefly <xex>refers</xex> to in the +text.\'b8 <au>Sharp</au>. \'bdThis, I doubt not, was that +artificial structure here <xex>alluded</xex> to.\'b8 <au>T. +Burnet</au>.</usage> + +<q>Now to the universal whole <qex>advert</qex>: +The earth regard as of that whole a part.</q> +<qau>Blackmore.</qau> + +<hw>Ref"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?f"?r*?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to +something else; assignable; ascribable.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>referrible</asp>.]</altsp> + +<q>It is a question among philosophers, whether all the +attractions which obtain between bodies are <qex>referable</qex> +to one general cause.</q> +<qau>W. Nicholson.</qau> + +<hw>Ref`er*ee"</hw> <pr>(-<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to +whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute +has been referred, in order that he may settle it.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See <er>Judge</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Ref"er*ence</hw> <pr>(r?f"?r-<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Refer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of referring, or the state of being referred; +<as>as, <ex>reference</ex> to a chart for quidance</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which refers to something; a specific +direction of the attention; <as>as, a <ex>reference</ex> in a +text-book</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Relation; regard; respect.</def> + +<q>Something that hath a <qex>reference</qex> to my state.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, is referred to.</def> +Specifically; <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of whom inquires can be made +as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is +referred.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of +submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more +persons for decision.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Equity)</fld> +<def>The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, +to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain +facts and report to the court.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Appeal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdMake your +full <xex>reference</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Reference Bible</col>, <cd>a Bible in which brief +explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in +the margin of the text.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ref`er*en"da*ry</hw> <pr>(r?f`?r*?n"d?*r?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>referendarius</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>referendus</ets> to be referred, gerundive of +<ets>referre</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82f\'82rendaire</ets>. See +<er>Refer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One to whose decision a +cause is referred; a referee.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer who delivered the royal answer to +petitions.</def> \'bd<xex>Referendaries</xex>, or masters of +request.\'b8 + +<au>Harmar.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Formerly, an officer of state charged with the +duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ref`er*en"dum</hw> <pr>(r?f`?r*?n"d?m)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gerundive fr. L. <ets>referre</ets>. See +<er>Refer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A diplomatic agent's note +asking for instructions from his government concerning a +particular matter or point.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The right to approve or reject by popular vote a +meassure passed upon by a legislature.</def> + +<hw>Ref`er*en"tial</hw> <pr>(-sh<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; +<as>as, notes for <ex>referential</ex> use</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Ref`er*en"tial*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*fer"ment</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of referring; reference.</def> + +<au>Laud.</au> + +<-- p. 1207 --> + +<hw>Re`*fer*ment"</hw> <pr>(r<?/`f<?/r*m<?/nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t. +& i.</pos> <def>To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.</def> + +<au>Blackmore.</au> + +<hw>Re*fer"rer</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"r?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who refers.</def> + +<hw>Re*fer"ri*ble</hw> <pr>(-r?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Referable.</def> + +<au>Hallam.</au> + +<hw>Re*fig"ure</hw> <pr>(r?*f?g"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To figure again.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*fill"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To fill, or become full, again.</def> + +<hw>Re*find"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +find again; to get or experience again.</def> + +<au>Sandys.</au> + +<hw>Re*fine"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refined</er> +<pr>(-find")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Refining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + fine</ets> +to make fine: cf. F. <ets>raffiner</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from +impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from +extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; <as>as, to +<ex>refine</ex> gold or silver; to <ex>refine</ex> iron; to +<ex>refine</ex> wine or sugar.</as></def> + +<q>I will bring the third part through the fire, and will +<qex>refine</qex> them as silver is <qex>refined</qex>.</q> +<qau>Zech. xiii. 9.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, +inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to +polish; <as>as, to <ex>refine</ex> the manners, the language, the +style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral +feelings</as>.</def> + +<q>Love <qex>refines</qex> +The thoughts, and heart enlarges.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble.</syn> + +<hw>Re*fine"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become +pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.</def> + +<q>So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains, +Works itself clear, and, as it runs, <qex>refines</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or +excellence.</def> + +<q>Chaucer <qex>refined</qex> on Boccace, and mended his +stories.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>But let a lord once own the happy lines, +How the wit brightens! How the style <qex>refines</qex>!</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or +language.</def> \'bdHe makes another paragraph about our +<xex>refining</xex> in controversy.\'b8 + +<au>Atterbury.</au> + +<hw>Re*fined"</hw> <pr>(-f?nd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Freed +from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; +as; <xex>refined</xex> gold; <xex>refined</xex> language; +<xex>refined</xex> sentiments.</def> + +<q><qex>Refined</qex> wits who honored poesy with their pens.</q> +<qau>Peacham.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*fin"ed*ly</wf> +<pr>(r<?/*f<?/n"<?/d*l<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*fin"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*fine"ment</hw> <pr>(r?*f?n"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>raffinement</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of refining, or the state of being +refined; <as>as, the <ex>refinement</ex> or metals; +<ex>refinement</ex> of ideas.</as></def> + +<q>The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and +<qex>refinement</qex>, the more diffusive are they.</q> +<qau>Norris.</qau> + +<q>From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the +corruptions in our language have not equaled its +<qex>refinements</qex>.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is refined, elaborated, or polished +to excess; an affected subtilty; <as>as, <ex>refinements</ex> of +logic</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>refinements</xex> of irregular +cunning.\'b8 + +<au>Rogers.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; +elegance; cultivation; civilization.</syn> + +<hw>Re*fin"er</hw> <pr>(-f?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who, or that which, refines.</def> + +<hw>Re*fin"er*y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Refineries</plw> <pr>(-<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>raffinerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The building and +apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the +action of a blast on the molten metal.</def> + +<hw>Re*fit"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after +damage or decay; <as>as, to <ex>refit</ex> a garment; to +<ex>refit</ex> ships of war.</as></def> + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fit out or supply a second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*fit"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To obtain repairs or +supplies; <as>as, the fleet returned to +<ex>refit</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*fit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.</def> + +<hw>Re*fix"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?ks")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +fix again or anew; to establish anew.</def> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Re*flame"</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?m")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +kindle again into flame.</def> + +<hw>Re*flect"</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reflected</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reflecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>reflectere</ets>, <ets>reflexum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>flectere</ets> to bend or turn. See <er>Flexible</er>, +and cf. <er>Reflex</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +bend back; to give a backwa<?/d turn to; to throw back; +especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; +<as>as, a mirror <ex>reflects</ex> rays of light; polished metals +<ex>reflect</ex> heat.</as></def> + +<q>Let me mind the reader to <qex>reflect</qex> his eye on our +quotations.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<q>Bodies close together <qex>reflect</qex> their own color.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give back an image or likeness of; to +mirror.</def> + +<q>Nature is the glass <qex>reflecting</qex> God, +As by the sea <qex>reflected</qex> is the sun.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<hw>Re*flect"</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw +back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; +to revert; to return.</def> + +<q>Whose virtues will, I hope, +<qex>Reflect</qex> on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To throw or turn back the thoughts upon +anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to +what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena +of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to +meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or +rules.</def> + +<q>We can not be said to <qex>reflect</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<q>All men are concious of the operations of their own minds, at +all times, while they are awake, but there few who +<qex>reflect</qex> upon them, or make them objects of +thought.</q> +<qau>Reid.</qau> + +<q>As I much <qex>reflected</qex>, much I mourned.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cast reproach; to cause censure or +dishonor.</def> + +<q>Errors of wives <qex>reflect</qex> on husbands still.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Neither do I <qex>reflect</qex> in the least upon the memory +of his late majesty.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate; +ponder; muse; ruminate.</syn> + +<hw>Re*flect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Thrown back +after striking a surface; <as>as, <ex>reflected</ex> light, heat, +sound, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Not one's own; received from another; +<as>as, his glory was <ex>reflected</ex> glory</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Bent backward or outward; reflexed.</def> + +<hw>Re*flect"ent</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?kt"<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>reflectens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>reflectere</ets>. See <er>Reflect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Bending or flying back; reflected.</def> \'bdThe ray +descendent, and the ray <xex>reflectent</xex> flying with so +great a speed.\'b8 + +<au>Sir K. Digby.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reflecting; <as>as, a <ex>reflectent</ex> +body</as>.</def> + +<au>Sir K. Digby.</au> + +<hw>Re*flect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; +reflexible.</def> + +<hw>Re*flect"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Throwing +back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to reflection or serious consideration; +reflective; contemplative; <as>as, a <ex>reflecting</ex> +mind</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reflecting circle</col>, <cd>an astronomical instrument +for measuring angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by +the reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it carries, +and differing from the sextant chiefly in having an entire +circle.</cd> -- <col>Reflecting galvanometer</col>, <cd>a +galvanometer in which the deflections of the needle are read by +means of a mirror attached to it, which reflects a ray of light +or the image of a scale; -- called also <altname>mirror +galvanometer</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Reflecting goniometer</col>. +<cd>See under <er>Goniometer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Reflecting +telescope</col>. <cd>See under <er>Telescope</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*flect"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With reflection; +also, with censure; reproachfully.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re*flec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reflexio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82flexion</ets>. See +<er>Riflect</er>.]</ety> <def</def>><altsp>[Written also +<asp>reflexion</asp>.]</altsp> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reflecting, or turning or sending +back, or the state of being reflected.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, +from a surface</def>. See <cref>Angle of reflection</cref>, +below.</def> + +<q>The eye sees not itself, +But by <qex>reflection</qex>, by some other things.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The reverting of the mind to that which has +already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; +contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind +by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity +for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or +standard</def>. + +<q>By <qex>reflection</qex>, . . . 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.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<q>This delight grows and improves under thought and +<qex>reflection</qex>.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Shining; brightness, as of the sun.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is produced by reflection.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An image given back from a +reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.</def> + +<q>As the sun water we can bear, +Yet not the sun, but his <qex>reflection</qex>, there.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; +as, the <xex>reflection</xex> of a membrane</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive +consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by +truth</def>. + +<q>Job's <qex>reflections</qex> on his once flourishing estate +did at the same time afflict and encourage him.</q> +<qau>Atterbury.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Censure; reproach cast.</def> + +<q>He died; and oh! may no <qex>reflection</qex> shed +Its poisonous venom on the royal dead.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The transference of an +excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve +cells, as in reflex action. See <cref>Reflex action</cref>, under +<er>Reflex</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Angle of reflection</col>, <cd>the angle which anything, +as a ray of light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with +the perpendicular to the surface.</cd> -- <col>Angle of total +reflection</col>. <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Critical +angle</cref>, under <er>Critical</er>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation; +consideration; musing; thinking.</syn> + +<hw>Re*flect"ive</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?kt"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82flectif</ets>. Cf. +<er>Reflexive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Throwing back images; +<as>as, a <ex>reflective</ex> mirror</as>.</def> + +<q>In the <qex>reflective</qex> stream the sighing bride, viewing +her charms.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of exercising thought or judgment; +<as>as, <ex>reflective</ex> reason</as>.</def> + +<au>Prior.</au> + +<q>His perceptive and <qex>reflective</qex> faculties . . . thus +acquired a precocious and extraordinary development.</q> +<qau>Motley.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; +<as>as, a <ex>reflective</ex> person</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Reflexive; reciprocal.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*flect"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*flect"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> +\'bd<xex>Reflectiveness</xex> of manner.\'b8 + +<au>J. C. Shairp.</au> + +<hw>Re*flect"or</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82flecteur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or +that which, reflects.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Something +having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a +mirror, a speculum, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A reflecting +telescope.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A device for reflecting +sound.</def> + +<hw>Re"flex</hw> <pr>(r?"fl?ks)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reflexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reflectere</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82flexe</ets>. See <er>Reflect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; +introspective.</def> + +<q>The <qex>reflex</qex> act of the soul, or the turning of the +intellectual eye inward upon its own actions.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in +return.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +produced by, stimulus or excitation without the necessary +intervention of consciousness.</def> + +<cs><col>Reflex action</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>any +action performed involuntarily in consequence of an impulse or +impression transmitted along afferent nerves to a nerve center, +from which it is reflected to an efferent nerve, and so calls +into action certain muscles, organs, or cells.</cd> -- +<col>Reflex nerve</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>an +excito-motory nerve. See <er>Exito-motory</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re"flex</hw> <pr>(r?"fl?ks; <it>formerly</it> +r?*fl?ks")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>reflexus</ets> a +bending back. See <er>Reflect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface +to one in shade.</def> + +<q>Yon gray is not the morning's eye, +'Tis but the pale <qex>reflex</qex> of Cynthia's brow.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>On the depths of death there swims +The <qex>reflex</qex> of a human face.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An involuntary movement +produced by reflex action.</def> + +<cs><col>Patellar reflex</col>. <cd>See <cref>Knee jerk</cref>, +under <er>Knee</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*flex"</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?ks")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reflexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reflectere</ets>. See +<er>Reflect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reflect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bend back; to turn back.</def> + +<au>J. Gregory.</au> + +<hw>Re*flexed"</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?kst")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Bent backward or outward.</def> + +<hw>Re*flex`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?ks`?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82flexibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The quality or capability of being reflexible; <as>as, the +<ex>reflexibility</ex> of the rays of light</as>.</def> + +<au>Sir I. Newton.</au> + +<hw>Re*flex"i*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?ks"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[CF. F. <ets>r\'82flexible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of +being reflected, or thrown back.</def> + +<q>The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible +and <qex>reflexible</qex>.</q> +<qau>Cheyne.</qau> + +<hw>Re*flex"ion</hw> <pr>(-fl?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>See <er>Reflection</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*flex"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?ks"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The state or condition of being reflected.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*flex"ive</hw> <pr>(-?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82flexif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bending or +turned backward; reflective; having respect to something +past.</def> + +<q>Assurance <qex>reflexive</qex> can not be a divine faith.</q> +<qau>Hammond.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Implying censure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdWhat man does not resent an ugly <xex>reflexive</xex> +word?\'b8 + +<au>South.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having for its direct object +a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; +-- said of certain verbs; <as>as, the witness <xex>perjured</xex> +himself; I <xex>bethought</xex> myself. Applied also to pronouns +of this class; reciprocal; reflective.</as></def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*flex"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*flex"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*flex"iv</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reflex manner; +reflectively.</def> + +<hw>Re"float</hw> <pr>(r?"fl?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reflux; +ebb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re`flo*res"cence</hw> <pr>(r?`fl?*r?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A blossoming anew of a plant +after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.</def> + +<hw>Re*flour"ish</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?r"?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>To flourish again.</def> + +<hw>Re*flew"</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +flow back; to ebb.</def> + +<hw>Re*flow"er</hw> <pr>(r<emac/*flou"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & +t.</pos> <def>To flower, or cause to flower, again.</def> + +<au>Sylvester.</au> + +<hw>Re*fluc`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*fl?k`t?*?"sh?n; 135)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A flowing back; refluence.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ref"lu*ence</hw> <pr>(r?f"l?-<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Ref"lu*en*cy</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being refluent; a flowing +back.</def> + +<hw>Ref"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refluens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>refluere</ets> to +flow back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. +See <er>Flurent</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing back; returning; +ebbing.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<q>And <qex>refluent</qex> through the pass of fear +The battle's tide was poured.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Ref"lu*eus</hw> <pr>(-?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refluus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Refluent.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re"flux`</hw> <pr>(r?"fl?ks`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Returning, or flowing back; reflex; <as>as, <ex>reflux</ex> +action</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"flux`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>reflux</ets>. See +<er>Refluent</er>, <er>Flux</er>.]</ety> <def>A flowing back, as +the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; <as>as, the flux and +<ex>reflux</ex> of the tides</as>.</def> + +<q>All from me +Shall with a fierce <qex>reflux</qex> on me redound.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*foc"il*late</hw> <pr>(r?*f?s"?l*l?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>refocillatus</ets>, p. p. of +<ets>refocillare</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>focillare</ets> to revive by warmth.]</ety> <def>To refresh; +to revive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Aubrey.</au> + +<hw>Re*foc`il*la"tion</hw> <pr>(-l?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Restoration of strength by refreshment.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Middleton.</au> + +<hw>Re*fold"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?ld")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +fold again.</def> + +<hw>Re`fo*ment"</hw> <pr>(r?`f?*m<it>?</it>nt")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To foment anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*for`est*i*za`tion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of reforestizing.</def> + +<hw>Re*for"est*ize</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"?st*?z)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To convert again into a forest; to plant again with +trees.</def> + +<hw>Re*forge"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rj")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + forge</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>reforger</ets>.]</ety> <def>To forge again or anew; hence, +to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over.</def> + +<au>Udall.</au> + +<hw>Re*for"ger</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"j?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reforges.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82former</ets>, L. <ets>reformare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>formare</ets> to form, from +<ets>forma</ets> form. See <er>Form</er>.]</ety> <def>To put into +a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good +state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; +to amend; to correct; <as>as, to <ex>reform</ex> a profligate +man; to <ex>reform</ex> corrupt manners or morals.</as></def> + +<q>The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but +that of a good one will not <qex>reform</qex> it.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To amend; correct; emend; rectify; mend; repair; +better; improve; restore; reclaim.</syn> + +<hw>Re*form"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To return to a good +state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; <as>as, +a man of settled habits of vice will seldom +<ex>reform</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82forme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Amendment of what is +defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; <as>as, +<ex>reform</ex> of elections; <ex>reform</ex> of +government.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Civil service reform</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Civil</er>.</cd> -- <col>Reform acts</col> <fld>(Eng. +Politics)</fld>, <cd>acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, +1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular representation in +Parliament.</cd> -- <col>Reform school</col>, <cd>a school +established by a state or city government, for the confinement, +instruction, and reformation of juvenile offenders, and of young +persons of idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. <mark>[U. +S.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. +See <er>Reformation</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re-form"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Re-formed</er> +<pr>(-f?rmd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Re-forming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To give a new form to; to +form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; <as>as, to +<ex>re-form</ex> the line after a charge</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being reformed.</def> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Ref`or*made"</hw> <pr>(r?f`?r*m?d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A reformado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ref`or*ma"do</hw> <pr>(-m?"d?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., +fr. <ets>reformar</ets>, L. <ets>reformare</ets>. SEe +<er>Reform</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A monk +of a reformed order.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Weever.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his +command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*form"al*ize</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm"<it>a</it>l*?z)</pr>, +<pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To affect reformation; to pretend to +correctness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ref`or*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(r?f`?r*m?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82formation</ets>, L. +<ets>reformatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to +better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything +vicious or corrupt; <as>as, the <ex>reformation</ex> of manners; +<ex>reformation</ex> of the age; <ex>reformation</ex> of +abuses</as>.</def> + +<q>Satire lashes vice into <qex>reformation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<-- p. 1208 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, the +important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the +sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various +Protestant churches.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reform; amendment; correction; rectification.</syn> +<usage> -- <er>Reformation</er>, <er>Reform</er>. +<xex>Reformation</xex> is a more thorough and comprehensive +change than <xex>reform</xex>. It is applied to subjects that are +more important, and results in changes which are more lasting. A +<xex>reformation</xex> involves, and is followed by, many +particular <xex>reforms</xex>. \'bdThe pagan converts mention +this great <xex>reformation</xex> of those who had been the +greatest sinners, with that sudden and surprising change which +the Christian religion made in the lives of the most +profligate.\'b8 <au>Addison</au>. \'bdA variety of schemes, +founded in visionary and impracticable ideas of +<xex>reform</xex>, were suddenly produced.\'b8 +<au>Pitt</au>.</usage> + +<hw>Re`-for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`f?r*m?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; <as>as, +the <ex>reformation</ex> of a column of troops into a hollow +square</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm"?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; +reformatory.</def> + +<au>Good.</au> + +<hw>Re*form"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Tending to produce reformation; reformative.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(-r<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>An institution for +promoting the reformation of offenders.</def> + +<q>Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to +<qex>reformatories</qex> instead of to prisons.</q> +<qau>Eng. Cyc.</qau> + +<hw>Re*formed"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rmd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Corrected; amended; restored to purity or +excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant +churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more +restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the +doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, +as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches +founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of +Germany, were called the <xex>Reformed churches</xex>.</def> + +<q>The town was one of the strongholds of the <qex>Reformed</qex> +faith.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Amended in character and life; <as>as, a +<ex>reformed</ex> gambler or drunkard</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Retained in service on half or +full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said +of an officer.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*form"er</hw> <pr>(r?*f?rm"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who effects a reformation or amendment; one +who labors for, or urges, reform; <as>as, a <ex>reformer</ex> of +manners, or of abuses</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.Hist.)</fld> <def>One of those who +commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, +as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82formiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A reformer.</def> + +<hw>Re*form"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a +reform; for the purpose of reform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A fortifying anew, or a second time.</def> + +<au>Mitford.</au> + +<hw>Re*for"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"t?*f?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To fortify anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*fos"sion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refodere</ets>, <ets>refossum</ets>, to dig up +again. See <er>Fosse</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of digging up +again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*found"</hw> <pr>(r?*found")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + found</ets> to cast; cf. F. +<ets>refondare</ets>. Cf. <er>Refund</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To found or cast anew.</def> \'bdAncient bells +<xex>refounded</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>T. Warton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To found or establish again; to +re<?/stablish.</def> + +<hw>Re*found"</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Refind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re*found"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +refounds.</def> + +<hw>Re*fract"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr$kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refracted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Refracting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>refractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>refringere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>frangere</ets> to break: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82fracter</ets>. SEe <er>FRacture</er>, and cf. +<er>Refrain</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend +sharply and abruptly back; to break off.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To break the natural course of, as rays of light +orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of +different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an +action distinct from reflection; <as>as, a dense medium +<ex>refrcts</ex> the rays of light as they pass into it from a +rare medium</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*fract"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being refracted.</def> + +<hw>Re*fract"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & +Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; +<as>as, a <ex>refracted</ex> stem or leaf</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Turned from a direct course by refraction; +<as>as, <ex>refracted</ex> rays of light</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*fract"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving or tending to +refract; <as>as, a <ex>refracting</ex> medium</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Refracting angle of a prism</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, +<cd>the angle of a triangular prism included between the two +sides through which the refracted beam passes in the +decomposition of light.</cd> -- <col>Refracting telescope</col>. +<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Telescope</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*frac"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82fraction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The change in the direction of ray of light, +heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a +different density from that through which it has previously +moved.</def> + +<q><qex>Refraction</qex> out of the rarer medium into the denser, +is made towards the perpendicular.</q> +<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The change in +the direction of a ray of light, and, consequently, in the +apparent position of a heavenly body from which it emanates, +arising from its passage through the earth's atmosphere; -- hence +distinguished as atmospheric refraction, or astronomical +refraction</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The correction which is to be +deducted from the apparent altitude of a heavenly body on account +of atmospheric refraction, in order to obtain the true +altitude.</def> + +<cs><col>Angle of refraction</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the +angle which a refracted ray makes with the perpendicular to the +surface separating the two media traversed by the ray.</cd> -- +<col>Conical refraction</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the +refraction of a ray of light into an infinite number of rays, +forming a hollow cone. This occurs when a ray of light is passed +through crystals of some substances, under certain circumstances. +Conical refraction is of two kinds; <xex>external conical +refraction<xex>, 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 <xex>internal conical refraction<xex>, in which the ray is +changed into the form of a cone on entering the crystal, from +which it issues in the form of a hollow cylinder. This singular +phenomenon was first discovered by Sir W. R. Hamilton by +mathematical reasoning alone, unaided by experiment.</cd> -- +<col>Differential refraction</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the +change of the apparent place of one object relative to a second +object near it, due to refraction; also, the correction required +to be made to the observed relative places of the two +bodies.</cd> -- <col>Double refraction</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, +<cd>the refraction of light in two directions, which produces two +distinct images. The power of double refraction is possessed by +all crystals except those of the isometric system. A uniaxial +crystal is said to be <xex>optically positive<xex> (like quartz), +or <xex>optically negative<xex> (like calcite), or to have +<xex>positive<xex>, or <xex>negative<xex>, <xex>double +refraction<xex>, according as the optic axis is the axis of least +or greatest elasticity for light; a biaxial crystal is similarly +designated when the same relation holds for the acute +bisectrix.</cd> -- <col>Index of refraction</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Index</er>.</cd> -- <col>Refraction circle</col> +<fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>an instrument provided with a graduated +circle for the measurement of refraction.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>Refraction of latitude</col>, <col>longitude</col>, +<col>declination</col>, <col>right ascension</col></mcol>, +<cd>etc., the change in the apparent latitude, longitude, etc., +of a heavenly body, due to the effect of atmospheric +refraction.</cd> -- <col>Terrestrial refraction</col>, <cd>the +change in the apparent altitude of a distant point on or near the +earth's surface, as the top of a mountain, arising from the +passage of light from it to the eye through atmospheric strata of +varying density.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*fract"ive</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?kt"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82fractif</ets>. See +<er>Refract</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving or having power to refract, +or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; <as>as, +<ex>refractive</ex> surfaces; <ex>refractive</ex> +powers.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Refractive index</col>. <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Index of refraction</cref>, under <er>Index</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Absolute refractive index</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the +index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it +from a vacuum.</cd> -- <col>Relative refractive index</col> (of +two media) <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the ratio of the sine of the +angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a +ray passing out of one of the media into the other.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*fract"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or +condition of being refractive.</def> + +<hw>Re`frac*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Refraction</ets> + +<ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A contrivance +for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of light.</def> + +<hw>Re*fract"or</hw> <pr>(r<?/-fr<?/kt"<?/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Anything that refracts</def>; specifically: +<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A refracting telescope, in which the image +to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing +through a convex lens</def>. + +<hw>Re*frac"to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?)</pr>, +<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a refractory manner; perversely; +obstinately.</def> + +<hw>Re*frac"to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or +condition of being refractory.</def> + +<hw>Re*frac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refractorius</ets>, fr. <ets>refringere</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>refractaire</ets>. See <er>Refract</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; +unmanageable; <as>as, a <ex>refractory</ex> child; a +<ex>refractory</ex> beast</as>.</def> + +<q>Raging appetites that are +Most disobedient and <qex>refractory</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of +fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and +the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; +<as>as, a <ex>refractory</ex> ore</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate; +unyielding; ungovernable; unmanageable.</syn> + +<hw>Re*frac"to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +refractory person.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Refractoriness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. TAylor.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>O<xex>Pottery</xex>) A piece of ware covered +with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a +glaze to the other articles.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Re*frac"ture</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?k"t?r;135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A second breaking (as of a badly set +bone) by the surgeon.</def> + +<hw>Re*frac"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> +<def>To break again, as a bone.</def> + +<hw>Ref"ra*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(r?f"r?*g?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>refragabilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>refragari</ets> +to oppose.]</ety> <def>Capable of being refuted; refutable.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wf>Ref`*ra*ga*bil"i*ty</wf> +<pr>(-b<?/l`<?/*t<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms> + +<hw>Ref"ra*gate</hw> <pr>(-g?t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refragatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>refragor</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To oppose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Glanvill.</au> + +<hw>Re*frain"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refrained</er> +<pr>(-fr?nd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb/ n.</pos> +<er>Refraining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>refreinen</ets>, +OF. <ets>refrener</ets>, F. <ets>refr<?/ner</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>refrenare</ets>; influenced by OF. <ets>refraindre</ets> to +restrain, moderate, fr. LL. <ets>refrangere</ets>, for L. +<ets>refringere</ets> to break up, break (see <er>Refract</er>). +L. <ets>refrenare</ets> is fr. pref. <ets>re-</ets> back + +<ets>frenum</ets> bridle; cf. Skr. <ets>dh<?/</ets> to +hold.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold back; to restrain; to keep +within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.</def> + +<q>His reson <qex>refraineth</qex> not his foul delight or +talent.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q><qex>Refrain</qex> thy foot from their path.</q> +<qau>Prov. i. 15.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To abstain from</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other +counsel than to <qex>refrain</qex> cold drink.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<hw>Re*frain"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To keep one's self from +action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to +abstain.</def> + +<q><qex>Refrain</qex> from these men, and let them alone.</q> +<qau>Acts v. 38.</qau> + +<q>They <qex>refrained</qex> therefrom [eating flesh] some time +after.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold.</syn> + +<hw>Re*frain"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>refrain</ets>, +fr. OF. <ets>refraindre</ets>; cf. Pr. <ets>refranhs</ets> a +refrain, <ets>refranher</ets> to repeat. See +<er>Refract</er>,<er>Refrain</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The +burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of +each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic +composition.</def> + +<q>We hear the wild <qex>refrain</qex>.</q> +<qau>Whittier.</qau> + +<hw>Re*frain"er</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who refrains.</def> + +<hw>Re*frain"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Act of refraining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*frame"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +frame again or anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82frangibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being +refrangible.</def> + +<hw>Re*fran"gi*ble</hw> <pr>(-fr?n"j?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82frangible</ets>. See +<er>Refract</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being refracted, or +turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to +another, as rays of light.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*fran"gi*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ref`re*na"tion</hw> <pr>(r?f`r?*n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refrenatio</ets>. See <er>Refrain</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act of refraining.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*fresh"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?sh")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refreshed</er> +<pr>(-fr?sht")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Refreshing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>refreshen</ets>, +<ets>refreschen</ets>, OF. <ets>refreschir</ets> (cf. OF. +<ets>rafraischir</ets>, <ets>rafreschir</ets>, F. +<ets>rafra<?/chir</ets>); pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>fres</ets> fresh. F. <ets>frais</ets>. See <er>Fresh</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make fresh again; to +restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve +from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to +reanimate; <as>as, sleep <ex>refreshes</ex> the body and the +mind</as>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Foer they have <qex>refreshed</qex> my spirit and yours.</q> +<qau>1 Cor. xvi. 18.</qau> + +<q>And labor shall <qex>refresh</qex> itself with hope.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make as if new; to repair; to restore.</def> + +<q>The rest <qex>refresh</qex> the scaly snakes that fol<?/ +The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<cs><col>To refresh the memory</col>, <cd>to quicken or +strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or +suggestion.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; +renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.</syn> + +<hw>Re*fresh"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +refreshing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Daniel.</au> + +<hw>Re*fresh"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, refreshes.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An extra fee paid to counsel in +a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that +is unusually protracted.</def> + +<q>Ten guineas a day is the highest <qex>refresher</qex> which a +counsel can charge.</q> +<qau>London Truth.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fresh"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of +power to refresh; refreshing.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*fresh"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*fresh"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Reviving; +reanimating.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*fresh"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Re*fresh"ing*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*fresh"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[CF. OF. <ets>refreschissement</ets>, F. +<ets>rafra<icir/chissement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act +of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of +strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; +new life or animation after depression.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which refreshes; means of restoration or +reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink.</def> + +<hw>Re*fret"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>refret</ets>, L. <ets>refractus</ets>, p. p. See +<er>Refrain</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Refract</er>.]</ety> +<def>Refrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bailey.</au> + +<hw>Re*freyd"</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>refreidier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To chill; to +cool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Refreyded</qex> by sickness . . . or by cold drinks.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Ref`ri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?f`r?*k?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refricare</ets> to rub again.]</ety> <def>A rubbing +up afresh; a brightening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>A continual <qex>refrication</qex> of the memory.</q> +<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*ant</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?j"?r-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>refrigerans</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>refrigerare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82frig\'82rant</ets>. See +<er>Refrigerate</er>.]</ety> <def>Cooling; allaying heat or +fever.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which makes to +be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for +allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also +figuratively.</def> <au>Holland</au>. \'bdA +<xex>refrigerant</xex> to passion.\'b8 + +<au>Blair.</au> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refrigerated</er> +<pr>(-?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Refrigerating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>refrigeratus</ets>, p. p. cf. <ets>refrigerare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>grigerare</ets> to make cool, fr. +<ets>fragus</ets>, <ets>frigoris</ets>, coolness. See +<er>Frigid</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to become cool; to make or +keep cold or cool.</def> + +<hw>Re*frig`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82frig\'82ration</ets>, L. +<ets>refrigeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of +refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled.</def> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82frig\'82ratif</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Cooling; allaying heat.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A +refrigerant.</def></def2> + +<q>Crazed brains should come under a <qex>refrigerative</qex> +treatment.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(-?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps +cool.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A box or room for +keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of +ice</def>.<-- now by a mechanical cooling mechanism. --> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids +or vapors, connected with a still, etc.</def> + +<cs><col>Refrigerator car</col> <fld>(Railroad)</fld>, <cd>a +freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation +of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by +ice.</cd></cs><-- or by mechanical refrigeration --> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refrigeratorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mitigating heat; +cooling.</def> + +<hw>Re*frig"er*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(-fr<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[CF. F. +<ets>r\'82frig\'82ratoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which +refrigerates or cools.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In +distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the +worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice +machine.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ref`ri*ge"ri*um</hw> <pr>(r?f`r?*j?"r?*?m)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Cooling refreshment; +refrigeration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Re*frin"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(r?*fr?n"j<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The power possessed by a substance to refract +a ray; <as>as, different substances have different +<ex>refringencies</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Nichol.</au> + +<hw>Re*frin"gent</hw> <pr>(-j<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refringens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>refringere</ets>. +See <er>Refract</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or possessing, +refringency; refractive; refracting; <as>as, a +<ex>refringent</ex> prism of spar</as>.</def> + +<au>Nichol.</au> + +<hw>Reft</hw> <pr>(r?ft)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <mord>of +<er>Reave</er></mord>. <def>Bereft.</def> + +<q><qex>Reft</qex> of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn.</q> +<qau>Heber.</qau> + +<hw>Reft</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chink; a rift. See +<er>Rift</er>.</def> + +<au>Rom. of R.</au> + +<hw>Ref"uge</hw> <pr>(r?f"?j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82fuge</ets>, L. <ets>refugium</ets>, fr. +<ets>refugere</ets> to flee back; pref. <ets>re- + figere</ets>. +SEe <er>Fugitive</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Shelter or protection from danger or +distress.</def> + +<q>Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these +Find place or <qex>refuge</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for +<qex>refuge</qex> to lay hold upon the hope set before us.</q> +<qau>Heb. vi. 18.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which shelters or protects from danger, or +from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its +strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; +a place inaccessible to an enemy.</def> + +<q>The high hills are a <qex>refuge</qex>r the wild goats.</q> +<qau>Ps. civ. 18.</qau> + +<q>The Lord also will be a <qex>refuge</qex> for the +oppressed.</q> +<qau>Ps. ix. 9.</qau> + +<-- p. 1209 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An expedient to secure protection or defense; a +device or contrivance.</def> + +<q>Their latest <qex>refuge</qex> +Was to send him.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Light must be supplied, among graceful<qex>refuges</qex>, by +terracing <?/<?/<?/ story in danger of darkness.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<cs><col>Cities of refuge</col> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld>, +<cd>certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons +who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were +three on each side of Jordan. <au>Josh. xx</au>.</cd> -- +<col>House of refuge</col>, <cd>a charitable institution for +giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or +tempted.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.</syn> + +<hw>Ref"uge</hw> <pr>(r?f"?j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +shelter; to protect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ref`u*gee"</hw> <pr>(r?f`?*j?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82fugi\'82</ets>, fr. <ets>se r\'82fugier</ets> to take +refuge. See <er>Refuge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, one who, in times of persecution or +political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for +safety; <as>as, the French <ex>refugees</ex> who left France +after the revocation of the edict of Nantes</as>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*ful"gence</hw> <pr>(r?*f?l"j<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*ful"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(-j<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>refulgentia</ets>. See +<er>Refulgent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being refulgent; +brilliancy; splender; radiance.</def> + +<hw>Re*ful"gent</hw> <pr>(r?*f?l"j<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>refulgens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>refulgere</ets> to flash back, to shine bright; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>fulgere</ets> to shine. See +<er>Fulgent</er>.]</ety> <def>Casting a bright light; radiant; +brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; <as>as, +<ex>refulgent</ex> beams</as>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*ful"gent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>So conspicuous and <qex>refulgent</qex> a truth.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fund"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + fund</ets>.]</ety> <def>To fund again or +anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; <as>as, to +<ex>refund</ex> a railroad loan</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*fund"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>refundere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>fundere</ets> to pour: cf. F. <ets>refondre</ets>, +<ets>refonder</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er> to melt, and cf. +<er>Refound</er> to cast again, 1st <er>Refuse</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To pour back.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they +would <qex>refund</qex> that color upon the object.</q> +<qau>Ray.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give back; to repay; to restore.</def> + +<q>A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced +to <qex>refund</qex> what he had wrongfully taken.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To supply again with funds; to reimburse.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*fund"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +refunds.</def> + +<hw>Re*fund"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><def>The act of refunding; also, that which is +refunded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Lamb.</au> + +<hw>Re*fur"bish</hw> <pr>(r?*f?r"b?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To furbish anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*fur"nish</hw> <pr>(-n?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +furnish again.</def> + +<hw>Ref*fur"nish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of refurnishing, or state of being +refurnished.</def> + +<q>The <qex>refurnishment</qex> was in a style richer than +before.</q> +<qau>L. Wallace.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*f?z"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>refusable</ets>. See <er>Refuse</er>.]</ety> +<def>Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.</def> + +<hw>Re*fus"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of refusing; denial of anything +demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.</def> + +<q>Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, +On my <qex>refusal</qex>, to distress me more?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The right of taking in preference to others; the +choice of taking or refusing; option; <as>as, to give one the +<ex>refusal</ex> of a farm; to have the <ex>refusal</ex> of an +employment</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*fuse"</hw> <pr>(r?*f?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refused</er> +<pr>(-f?zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Refusing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>refuser</ets>, +either from (assumed) LL. <ets>refusare</ets> to refuse, v. freq. +of L. <ets>refundere</ets> to pour back, give back, restore (see +<er>Refund</er> to repay), or. fr. L. <ets>recusare</ets> to +decline, refuse cf. <er>Accuse</er>, <er>Ruse</er>), influenced +by L. <ets>refutare</ets> to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. +<er>Refute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deny, as a request, +demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.</def> + +<q>That never yet <qex>refused</qex> your hest.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To throw back, or cause to +keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular +aligment when troops ar<?/ about to engage the enemy; <as>as, to +<ex>refuse</ex> the right wing while the left wing +attacks</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the +request or petition of; <as>as, to <ex>refuse</ex> a +suitor</as>.</def> + +<q>The cunning workman never doth <qex>refuse</qex> +The meanest tool that he may chance to use.</q> +<qau>Herbert.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To disown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Refuse</xex> thy name.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*fuse"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deny compliance; not +to comply.</def> + +<q>Too proud to ask, too humble to <qex>refuse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Garth.</qau> + +<q>If ye <qex>refuse</qex> . . . ye shall be devoured with the +sword.</q> +<qau>Isa. i. 20.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fuse"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Refusal.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fairfax.</au> + +<hw>Ref`use</hw> <pr>(r?f"?s;277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>refus</ets> refusal, also, that which is refused. See +<er>Refuse</er> to deny.]</ety> <def>That which is refused or +rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.</syn> + +<hw>Ref"use</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Refused; rejected; hence; +left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.</def> + +<q>Everything that was vile and <qex>refuse</qex>, that they +destroyed utterly.</q> +<qau>1. Sam. xv. 9.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fus"er</hw> <pr>(r?*f?z"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who refuses or rejects.</def> + +<hw>Re*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(r?*f?"zh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-+ fusion</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>New or repeated melting, as of metals.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Restoration.</def> \'bdThis doctrine of the +<xex>refusion</xex> of the soul.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Warbuton.</au> + +<hw>Ref"ul</hw> <pr>(r?f"?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>refuite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Refuge.</def> \'bdThou haven of +<xex>refut</xex>.\'b8 <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being refutable.</def> + +<hw>Re*fut"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*f?t"?*b'l;277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82futable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of +being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or +erroneous.</def> + +<hw>Re*fut"al</hw> <pr>(r?*f?t"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Act of refuting; refutation.</def> + +<hw>Ref`u*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?f`?*t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refutatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82futation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of +refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of +falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, +testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing +proof.</def> + +<q>Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a +<qex>refutation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re*fut"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*f?t"?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>refutatorius</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82futatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending tu refute; +refuting.</def> + +<hw>Re*fute"</hw> <pr>(r?*F3t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Refuted</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Refuting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82futer</ets>, L. <ets>refuteare</ets> to repel, refute. +Cf. <er>Confute</er>, <er>Refuse</er> to deny.]</ety> <def>To +disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing +proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; <as>as, to +<ex>refute</ex> arguments; to <ex>refute</ex> testimony; to +<ex>refute</ex> opinions or theories; to <ex>refute</ex> a +disputant.</as></def> + +<q>There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is +impossible to <qex>refute</qex> such multitudes.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To confute; disprove. See <er>Confute</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*fut"er</hw> <pr>(-f?t"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who, or that which, refutes.</def> + +<hw>Re*gain"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + gain</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>regagner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To gain anew; to get again; to +recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.</syn> + +<hw>Re"gal</hw> <pr>(r?"g<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regalis</ets>, fr. <ets>rex</ets>, +<ets>regis</ets>, a king. See <er>Royal</er>, and cf. +<er>Rajah</er>, <er>Realm</er>, <er>Regalia</er>.]</ety> <def>Of +or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; <as>as, <ex>regal</ex> +authority, pomp, or sway</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>regal</xex> +title.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>He made a scorn of his <qex>regal</qex> oath.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Kingly; royal. See <er>Kingly</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re"gal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82gale</ets>, It. +<ets>regale</ets>. CF. <er>Rigoll</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> +<def>A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows +being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and +seventeenth centuries.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*ga"le</hw> <pr>(r?*g?"l?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>regale</ets>, pl. <ets>regalia</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>regalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82gale</ets>. See +<er>Regal</er>.]</ety> <def>A prerogative of royalty.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Re*gale"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regaled</er> +<pr>(-g?ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Regaling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82galer</ets>, +Sp. <ets>regalar</ets> to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. +L. <ets>regalare</ets> to thaw (cff. <er>Gelatin</er>), or cf. +Sp. <ets>gala</ets> graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of +a thing (cf. <er>Gala</er>), or most likely from OF. +<ets>galer</ets> to rejoice, <ets>gale</ets> pleasure.]</ety> +<def>To enerta<?/n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain +with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; <as>as, to +<ex>regale</ex> the taste, the eye, or the ear</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*gale"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feast; t<?/ fare +sumtuously.</def> + +<hw>Re*gale"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82gal</ets>. +See <er>Regale</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A sumptuous +repast; a banquet.</def> + +<au>Johnson. Cowper.</au> + +<q>Two baked custards were produced as additions to the +<qex>regale</qex>.</q> +<qau>E. E. Hale.</qau> + +<hw>Re*gale"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; +entertainment.</def> + +<hw>Re*gal"er</hw> <pr>(-g?l"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +regales.</def> + +<hw>Re*ga"li*a</hw> <pr>(r?*g?"l?*?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[LL., from L. <ets>regalis</ets>regal. See +<er>Regal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which belongs to +royalty. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> The rights and prerogatives +of a king. <sd>(b)</sd> Royal estates and revenues. <sd>(c)</sd> +Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or +order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Sumptuous food; delicacies.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cotton.</au> + +<cs><col>Regalia of a church</col>, <cd>the privileges granted to +it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony.</cd></cs> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<hw>Re*ga"li*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of cigar of large +size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars +are classed.</def> + +<hw>Re*ga"li*an</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or +prerogatives.</def> + +<au>Hallam.</au> + +<hw>Re"gal*ism</hw> <pr>(r?"g<it>a</it>l*?z'm)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of royal prerogative or +supremacy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Cardinal Manning.</au> + +<hw>Re*gal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*g?l"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>regalitas</ets>, from L. <ets>regalis</ets> regal, +royal. See <er>Regal</er>, and cf. <er>Royality</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Royalty; ssovereignty; sovereign +jurisdiction.</def> + +<q>[Passion] robs reason of her due <qex>regalitie</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all +points of <qex>regality</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An ensign or badge of royalty.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re"gal*ly</hw> <pr>(r?"g<it>a</it>l*l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>In a regal or royal manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*gard"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?rd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regarded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Regarding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>regarder</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>garder</ets> +to guard, heed, keep. See <er>Guard</er>, and cf. +<er>Reward</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep in view; to +behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.</def> + +<q>Your niece <qex>regards</qex> me with an eye of favor.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to look or front toward; to face.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>It is peninsula which <qex>regardeth</qex> the mainland.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<q>That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass<?/ent of a hill, +flanked with wood and <qex>regarding</qex> the river.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To look closely at; to observe attentively; to +pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.</def> + +<q>If much you note him, +You offened him; . . . feed, and <qex>regard</qex> him not.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold +as an popinion; to consider; <as>as, to <ex>regard</ex> +abstinence from wine as a duty; to <ex>regard</ex> another as a +friend or enemy.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling +toward; <as>as, to <ex>regard</ex> one with favor or +dislike</as>.</def> + +<q>His associates seem to have <qex>regarded</qex> him with +kindness.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To pay respect to; to treat as something of +peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to +esteem.</def> + +<q>He that <qex>regardeth</qex> thae day, <qex>regardeth</qex> it +into the LOrd.</q> +<qau>Rom. xiv. 6.</qau> + +<q>Here's Beaufort, that <qex>regards</qex> nor God nor king.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To take into consideration; to take account of, +as a fact or condition.</def> \'bdNether <xex>regarding</xex> +that she is my child, nor fearing me as if II were her +father.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To have relation to, as bearing upon; to +respect; to relate to; to touch; <as>as, an argument does not +<ex>regard</ex> the question</as>; -- often used impersonally; +<as>as, I agree with you as <ex>regards</ex> this or +that</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; +esteem; estimate; value. See <er>Attend</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*gard"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?rd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +look attentively; to consider; to notice.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*gard"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>regard</ets> See +<er>Regard</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A look; +aspect directed to another; view; gaze.</def> + +<q>But her, with stern <qex>regard</qex>, he thus repelled.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Attention of the mind with a feeling of +interest; observation; heed; notice.</def> + +<q>Full many a lady +I have eyed with best <qex>regard</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That view of the mind which springs from +perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that +excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; +<as>as, to have a high <ex>regard</ex> for a person</as>; -- +often in the plural.</def> + +<q>He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable +<qex>regards</qex>.</q> +<qau>A. Smith.</qau> + +<q>Save the long-sought <qex>regards</qex> of woman, nothing is +sweeter than those marks of childish preference.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>State of being regarded, whether favorably or +otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.</def> + +<q>A man of meanest <qex>regard</qex> amongst them, neither +having wealth or power.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.</def> + +<q>Sad pause and deep <qex>regard</qex> become the sage.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Matter for conssideration; account; +condition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdReason full of good +<xex>regard</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Respect; relation; reference.</def> + +<q>Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with +<qex>regard</qex> to themselves; in justice and goodness with +<qex>regard</qex> to their neighbors; and piefy toward God.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<note><hand/ The phrase <xex>in regard of</xex> was formerly used +as equivalent in meaning to <xex>on account of</xex>, but in +modern usage is often improperly substituted for <xex>in respect +to</xex>, or <xex>in regard to</xex>.</note> + +<au>G. P. Marsh.</au> + +<q>Change was thought necessary <qex>in regard of</qex> the +injury the church did receive by a number of things then in +use.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<q><qex>In regard of</qex> its security, it had a great advantage +over the bandboxes.</q> +<qau>Dickens.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Throw out our eyes for brave Othello, +Even till we make the main and the a\'89rial blue +An indistinct <qex>regard</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(O.Eng.Law)</fld> <def>Supervision; +inspection.</def> + +<cs><col>At regard of</col>, <cd>in consideration of; in +comparison with. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBodily penance is but +short and little <xex>at regard of<xex> the pains of hell.\'b8 +<au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>Court of regard</col>, <cd>a +forest court formerly held in England every third year for the +lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running +after deer; -- called also <altname>survey of dogs</altname>. +<au>Blackstone</au>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; +care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.</syn> + +<hw>Re*gard"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; +observable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*gard"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>regardant</ets>, fr. <ets>regarder</ets>. See +<er>Regard</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>regardant</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Looking behind; +looking backward watchfully.</def> + +<q>[He] turns thither his <qex>regardant</qex> eye.</q> +<qau>Southey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Looking behind or backward; +<as>as, a lion <ex>regardant</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(O.Eng.Law)</fld> <def>Annexed to the land or +manor; <as>as, a villain <ex>regardant</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*gard"er</hw> <pr>(r?*g?rd"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who regards.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Forest law)</fld> <def>An officer +appointed to supervise the forest.</def> + +<au>Cowell.</au> + +<hw>Re*gard"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heedful; +attentive; observant.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*gard"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>Let a man be very tender and <qex>regardful</qex> of every +pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.</syn> + +<hw>Re*gard"ing</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Concerning; +respecting.</def> + +<hw>Re*gard"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no +regard; heedless; careless; <as>as, <ex>regardless</ex> of life, +consequences, dignity</as>.</def> + +<q><qex>Regardless</qex> of the bliss wherein he sat.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not regarded; slighted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Spectator.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; +unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*gard"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*gard"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*gath"er</hw> <pr>(r?*g?th"?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To gather again.</def> + +<hw>Re*gat"ta</hw> <pr>(r?*g?t"t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Regattas</plw> <pr>(-t<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. +<ets>regatta</ets>, <ets>regata</ets>.]</ety> <def>Originally, a +gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a +series of such races.</def> + +<hw>Re"gel</hw> <pr>(r?"g?l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <er>Rigel</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re"ge*late</hw> <pr>(r?"j?*l?t <or/ r?j"?-)</pr>, <pos>v. +i.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>To freeze together again; to +undergo regelation, as ice.</def> + +<hw>Re`ge*la"tion</hw> <pr>(-l?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + L. <ets>gelatio</ets> a +freezing.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The act or process of +freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice.</def> + +<note><hand/ Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32<?/ Fahrenheit, +with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a +rigid mass. This is called <xex>regelation</xex>.</note> + +<au>Faraday.</au> + +<hw>Re"gence</hw> <pr>(r?"j<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rule.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hudibras.</au> + +<hw>Re"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(r?*j<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Regencies</plw> <pr>(-s<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[CF. +F. <ets>r\'82gence</ets>, LL. <ets>regentia</ets>. See +<er>Regent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office +of ruler; rule; authority; government.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or +dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; +deputed or vicarious government.</def> + +<au>Sir W. Temple.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A body of men intrusted with vicarious +government; <as>as, a <ex>regency</ex> constituted during a +king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other +disability</as>.</def> + +<q>A council or <qex>regency</qex> consisting of twelve +persons.</q> +<qau>Lowth.</qau> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(r?*j?n"?r*?*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Regenerate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being +regenerated.</def> + +<au>Hammond.</au> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regeneratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>regenerare</ets> to +regenerate; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>generare</ets> to +beget. See <er>Generate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Reproduced.</def> + +<q>The earthly author of my blood, +Whose youthful spirit, in me <qex>regenerate</qex>, +Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Born anew; become Christian; +renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual +state.</def> + +<-- p. 1210 --> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*ate</hw> <pr>(r?*j?n"?r*?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to +give new life, strength, or vigor to.</def> + +<q>Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. +<qex>Regenerates</qex> the plauts, and new adorns the meads.</q> +<qau>Blackmore.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To cause to be spiritually +born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to +holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to make a radical change for the better +in the character or condition of; <as>as, to <ex>regenerate</ex> +society</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*ate*ness</hw> <pr>(-?t*n?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being rgenerate.</def> + +<hw>Re*gen`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regeneratio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82g\'82neration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The entering into a new +spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; +that change by which holy affectations and purposes are +substituted for the opposite motives in the heart.</def> + +<q>He saved us by the washing of <qex>regeneration</qex>, and +renewing of the Holy Chost.</q> +<qau>Tit. iii. 5.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The reproduction of a part +which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process +especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; <as>as, +the <ex>regeneration</ex> of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by +spiders and crabs</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The +reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been +used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; <as>as, +the continual <ex>regeneration</ex> of the epithelial cells of +the body, or the <ex>regeneration</ex> of the contractile +substance of muscle</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The union of +parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically +perfect; <as>as, the <ex>regeneration</ex> of a nerve</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*j?n"?r*?*t?v)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to +regenerate; <as>as, <ex>regenerative</ex> influences</as>.</def> + +<au>H. Bushnell.</au> + +<cs><col>Regenerative furnace</col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a +furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air +for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens +furnace.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to +regenerate.</def> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(-?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, regenerates.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A device used in connection +with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the +incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with +masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by +the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.</def> + +<hw>Re*gen"er*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; +regenerating.</def> + +<au>G. S. Faber.</au> + +<hw>Re*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(-?*s?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>New +birth; renewal.</def> + +<q>A continued <qex>regenesis</qex> of dissenting sects.</q> +<qau>H. Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re"gent</hw> <pr>(r?"j<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>regere</ets> to rule: cf. F. <ets>r\'82gent</ets>. See +<er>Regiment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ruling; governing; +regnant.</def> \'bdSome other active <xex>regent</xex> principle +. . . which we call the soul.\'b8 + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exercising vicarious authority.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<cs><col>Queen regent</col>. <cd>See under <er>Queen</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Re"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82gent</ets>. +See <er>Regent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, one invested with vicarious +authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or +disability of the sovereign.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; +a superintendent; a curator; <as>as, the <ex>regents</ex> of the +Smithsonian Institution</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eng.Univ.)</fld> <def>A resident master of arts +of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. +They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.</def> + +<cs><col>Regent bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful +Australian bower bird (<spn>Sericulus melinus</spn>). The male +has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden +yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so +called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), +who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.</cd> -- +<col>The Regents of the University of the State of New +York</col>, <cd>the members of a corporate body called the +University of New York. They have a certain supervisory power +over the incorporated institution for Academic and higher +education in the State.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re"gent*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female regent.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<hw>Re"gent*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a regent; +regency.</def> + +<hw>Re*ger"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(r?*j?r"m?*n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +i.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + germinate</ets>: cf. L. +<ets>regerminare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To germinate again.</def> + +<q>Perennial plants <qex>regerminate</qex> several years +successively.</q> +<qau>J. Lee.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ger`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regerminatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A germinating again +or anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*gest"</hw> <pr>(r?*j?st")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regesta</ets>, pl.: cf. OF. <ets>regestes</ets>, pl. See +<er>Register</er>.]</ety> <def>A register.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*get"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get +again.</def> + +<hw>Re"gi*an</hw> <pr>(r?"j?-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regius</ets> regal.]</ety> <def>An upholder of +kingly authority; a royalist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Reg"i*ble</hw> <pr>(r?j"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regibilis</ets>, from <ets>regere</ets> to rule.]</ety> +<def>Governable; tractable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"i*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(r?j"?*s?`d<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing +it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide.</def> + +<au>Bp. Warburton.</au> + +<hw>Reg"i*cide</hw> <pr>(r?j"?*s?d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82gicide</ets>; L. <ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, a +king + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill. Cf. <er>Homicide</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who kills or who murders a king; +specifically <fld>(Eng.Hist.)</fld>, one of the judges who +condemned Charles I. to death.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The killing or the murder of a king.</def> + +<hw>Re*gild"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?ld")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +gild anew.</def> + +<hw>\'d8R\'82`gime"</hw> <pr>(r?`zh?m")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. See <er>Regimen</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mode or +system of rule or management; character of government, or of the +prevailing social system.</def> + +<q>I dream . . . of the new <qex>r\'82gime</qex> which is to +come.</q> +<qau>H. Kingsley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hydraul.)</fld> <def>The condition of a river +with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume +of water passing different cross sections in a given time, +<xex>uniform r\'82gime</xex> being the condition when the flow is +equal and uniform at all the cross sections.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>The ancient r\'82gime</col>, <or/ <col>Ancien +r\'82gime</col></mcol> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>the former political +and social system, as distinguished from the <xex>modern<xex>; +especially, the political and social system existing in France +before the Revolution of 1789.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reg"i*men</hw> <pr>(r?j"?*m?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regimen</ets>, <ets>-inis</ets>, fr. <ets>regere</ets> to +guide, to rule. See <er>Right</er>, and cf. <er>Regal</er>, +<er>R\'82gime</er>, <er>Regiment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.</def> + +<au>Hallam.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any regulation or remedy which is intended to +produce beneficial effects by gradual operation</def>; esp. +<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed +with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the +purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of +flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with +<altname>hygiene</altname>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A syntactical +relation between words, as when one depends on another and is +regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The word or words governed.</def> + +<hw>Reg"i*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82giment</ets> a regiment of men, OF. also +government, L. <ets>regimentum</ets> government, fr. +<ets>regere</ets> to guide, rule. See <er>Regimen</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; +regimen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser</au>. +\'bd<xex>Regiment</xex> of health.\'b8 <au>Bacon</au>. + +<q>But what are kings, when <qex>regiment</qex> is gone, +But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?</q> +<qau>Marlowe.</qau> + +<q>The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of +<qex>regiment</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hocker.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A region or district governed.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of men, either horse, +foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a +number of companies, usually ten.</def> + +<note><hand/ In the British army all the artillery are included +in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided +into brigades.</note> + +<cs><col>Regiment of the line</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a +regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from +those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. +<mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Reg"i*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>?</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regimented</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Regimenting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To +form into a regiment or into regiments.</def> + +<au>Washington.</au> + +<hw>Reg`i*men"tal</hw> <pr>(-m?n"t<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; +<as>as, <ex>regimental</ex> officers, clothing</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Regimental school</col>, <cd>in the British army, a +school for the instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, +and their children, in the rudimentary branches of +education.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reg`i*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In or by a +regiment or regiments; <as>as, troops classified +<ex>regimentally</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Reg`i*men"tals</hw> <pr>(-t<it>a</it>lz)</pr>, <pos>n. +pl.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The uniform worn by the officers +and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in +the singular in the same sense.</def> + +<au>Colman.</au> + +<hw>Re*gim"i*nal</hw> <pr>(r?*j?m"?*n<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to regimen; <as>as, +<ex>regiminal</ex> rules</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"gion</hw> <pr>(r?"j?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82gion</ets>, from L. <ets>regio</ets> a direction, a +boundary line, region, fr. <ets>regere</ets> to guide, direct. +See <er>Regimen</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the grand +districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the +earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in +general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; +country; province; district; tract.</def> + +<q>If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, +Or unknown <qex>region</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tract, part, or space, lying about and including +anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere.</def> \'bdThough the +fork invade the <xex>region</xex> of my heart.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Philip, tetrarch of .. the <qex>region</qex> of +Trachonitis.</q> +<qau>Luke iii. 1.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The upper air; the sky; the heavens.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Anon the dreadful thunder +Doth rend the <qex>region</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The inhabitants of a district.</def> + +<au>Matt. iii. 5. </au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Place; rank; station.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +R.]</mark> + +<q>He is of too high a <qex>region</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re"gion*al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.</def> + +<hw>Re"gi*ous</hw> <pr>(-j?*?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regius</ets> royal, fr. <ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, +king.]</ety> <def>Regal; royal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Harrington.</au> + +<hw>Reg"is*ter</hw> <pr>(r?j"?s*t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[OE. <ets>registre</ets>, F. <ets>registre</ets>, LL. +<ets>registrum</ets>,<ets>regestum</ets>, L. <ets>regesta</ets>, +pl., fr. <ets>regerere</ets>, <ets>regestum</ets>, to carry back, +to register; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>gerere</ets> to +carry. See <er>Jest</er>, and cf. <er>Regest</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A written account or entry; an official or +formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a +list or roll; a schedule.</def> + +<q>As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into +the <qex>register</qex> of your own.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A record +containing a list and description of the merchant vessels +belonging to a port or customs district.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port +or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description +of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is +kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of +nationality or as a muniment of title.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>registrarius</ets>. Cf. +<er>Regisrar</er>.]</ety> <def>One who registers or records; a +registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with +the duty of recording certain transactions or events; <as>as, a +<ex>register</ex> of deeds</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which registers or records.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A contrivance +for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the +rapidity of a process</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Teleg.)</fld> +<def>The part of a telegraphic apparatus which records +automatically the message received</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A +machine for registering automatically the number of persons +passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, +stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; +also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the +floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for +admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating +ventilation.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The inner part +of the mold in which types are cast.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or +reverse sides of the sheet.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The +correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a +design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic +printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See +<er>Register</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> 2.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The compass of a +voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a +voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; <as>as, the +upper, middle, or lower <ex>register</ex>; the soprano +<ex>register</ex>; the tenor <ex>register</ex></as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ In respect to the vocal tones, the <xex>thick +register</xex> properly extends below from the F on the lower +space of the treble staff. The <xex>thin register</xex> extends +an octave above this. The <xex>small register</xex> is above the +thin. The voice in the thick register is called the <xex>chest +voice</xex>; in the thin, the <xex>head voice</xex>. +<xex>Falsetto</xex> 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.</note> + +<au>E. Behnke.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A stop or set of pipes in an organ</def>. + +<cs><col>Parish register</col>, <cd>A book in which are recorded +the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a +parish.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle; +annals. See <er>List</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Reg"is*ter</hw> <pr>(r?j"?s*t?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Registere</er> +<pr>(-t?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Registering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>regisrer</ets>, <ets>exregistrer</ets>, LL. +<ets>registrare</ets>. See <er>Register</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>T<?/ enter in a register; +to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or +service.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To enroll; to enter in a list.</def> + +<q>Such follow him as shall be <qex>registered</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<cs><col>Registered letter</col>, <cd>a letter, the address of +which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post +office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to +with particular care.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Reg"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enroll +one's name in a register.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To correspond in ralative +position; <as>as, two pages, columns, etc.</as> , +<xex>register</xex> when the corresponding parts fall in the same +line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or +(as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design +are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is +necessary.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*ter*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Recording; -- applied +to instruments; having an apparatus which registers; <as>as, a +<ex>registering</ex> thermometer</as>. See +<er>Recording</er>.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*ter*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a +register.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*trant</hw> <pr>(-tr<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>registrans</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>One who +registers; esp., one who , by virtue of securing an official +registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as +to a trade-mark.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*trar</hw> <pr>(-tr?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>registrarius</ets>, or F. <ets>r\'82gistraire</ets>. See +<er>Register</er>.]</ety> <def>One who registers; a recorder; a +keeper of records; <as>as, a <ex>registrar</ex> of births, +deaths, and marriages</as>. See <er>Register</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +3.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*trar*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a +registrar.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*tra*ry</hw> <pr>(- tr?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +registrar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"is*trate</hw> <pr>(-tr?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +register.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(-tr?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>registratio</ets>, or F. +<ets>r\'82gistration</ets>. See <er>Register</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of registering; +registry; enrollment.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The art of selecting and +combining the stops or registers of an organ.</def> + +<hw>Reg"is*try</hw> <pr>(r?j"?s*tr?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of recording or writing in a register; +enrollment; registration.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where a register is kept.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A record; an account; a register.</def> + +<au>Sir W. Temple.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re"gi*us</hw> <pr>(r?l"?*?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regius</ets>, from <ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, a +king.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a king; royal.</def> + +<cs><col>Regius professor</col>, <cd>an incumbent of a +professorship founded by royal bounty, as in an English +university.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*give"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +give again; to give back.</def> + +<hw>Re"gle</hw> <pr>(r?g"'l)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reglement</er>.]</ety> <def>To rule; to govern.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo <xex>regle</xex> their lives.\'b8 + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Re"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(r?g"'l*m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82glement</ets>, fr. +<ets>r\'82gler</ets>, L. <ets>regulare</ets>. See +<er>Regulate</er>.]</ety> <def>Regulation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The reformation and <qex>reglement<qex> of usuary.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<hw>Reg`le*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(-l?*m?n"t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82glementaire</ets>, fr. +<ets>r\'82glement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Regulative.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"let</hw> <pr>(r?g"l?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82glet</ets>, dim. of <ets>r\'8agle</ets> a rule, L. +<ets>regula</ets>. See <er>Rule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to +separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one +another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, +frets, or other ornaments. See <er>Illust</er>. (12) of +<er>Column</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld><def>A strip of wood or metal of +the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between +pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other +open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by +the name of the type that it matches; <as>as, nonpareil +<ex>reglet</ex>, pica <ex>reglet</ex>, and the like</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Reg"ma</hw> <pr>(r?g"m?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, -<?/<?/<?/, fracture, fr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ to break.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind +of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at +length breaks open at the inner angle.</def> + +<hw>Reg"ma*carp</hw> <pr>(-k?rp)</pr>, <pos>n</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Regma</ets> + Gr. <?/<?/<?/ fruit.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any dry dehiscent fruit.</def> + +<hw>Reg"nal</hw> <pr>(r?g"n<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regnum</ets> reign.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to +the reign of a monarch; <as>as, <ex>regnal</ex> years</as>.</def> + +<hw>Reg"nan*cy</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>n*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; +rule.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Reg"nant</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regnans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>regnare</ets> to reign: cf. F <ets>r\'82gnant</ets>. See +<er>Reign</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exercising regal +authority; reigning; <as>as, a queen <ex>regnant</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; +prevalent.</def> \'bdA traitor to the vices +<xex>regnant</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Reg"na*tive</hw> <pr>(-n?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Ruling; governing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Regne</hw> <pr>(r?n)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See +<er>Reign</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*gorge"</hw> <pr>(r?*g?rj")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>regorder</ets>; <ets>re- + gorger</ets> to gorge. Cf. +<er>Regurgitate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To vomit up; to +eject from the stomach; to throw back.</def> + +<au>Hayward.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To swallow again; to swallow back.</def> + +<q>Tides at highest mark <qex>regorge</qex> the flood.</q> +<qau>DRyden.</qau> + +<-- p. 1211 --> + +<hw>Re*grade"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?d")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>gradi</ets> to go. Cf. Regrede. ]</ety> +<def>To retire; to go back.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>W. Hales.</au> + +<hw>Re*graft"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?ft")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +graft again.</def> + +<hw>Re*grant"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +grant back; to grant again or anew.</def> + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<hw>Re*grant"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +granting back to a former proprietor.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A renewed of a grant; <as>as, the +<ex>regrant</ex> of a monopoly</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*grate"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regrated</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Regrating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>regratter</ets>, literally, to scrape again. See +<er>Re</er>-, and <er>Grate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To remove the outer surface +of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh +appearance.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To offend; to shock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Derham.</au> + +<hw>Re*grate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>regratter</ets> to regrate provisions; of uncertain +origin.]</ety> <fld>(Eng.Law)</fld> <def>To buy in large +quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with +the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same +place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly +treated as a public offense.</def> + +<hw>Re*grat"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>regrattier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who regrates.</def> + +<hw>Re*grat"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of +regrating.</def> + +<hw>Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A returning or giving of thanks.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Skelton.</au> + +<hw>Re*grat"or</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?t"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +guilty of regrating.</def> + +<hw>Re*grede"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?d")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regredi</ets> to go back. Cf. <er>Regrade</er>, +<er>Regress</er>.]</ety> <def>To go back; to retrograde, as the +apsis of a planet's orbit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Todhunter.</au> + +<hw>Re*gre"di*ence</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?"d?-<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A going back; a retrogression; a return.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Herrick.</au> + +<hw>Re*greet"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to +greet.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*greet"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A return or exchange of +salutation.</def> + +<hw>Re"gress</hw> <pr>(r?"gr?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regressus</ets>, fr. <ets>regredi</ets>, +<ets>regressus</ets>. See <er>Regrede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of passing back; passage back; return; +retrogression. \'bdThe progress or <xex>regress</xex> of +man\'b8.</def> + +<au>F. Harrison.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The power or liberty of passing back.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*gress"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regressed</er> +<pr>(-gr?st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Regressing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To go back; to return to a +former place or state.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>regressio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82gression</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of passing back or +returning; retrogression; retrogradation.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<cs><col>Edge of regression</col> (of a surface) +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the line along which a surface turns back +upon itself; -- called also a <altname>cuspidal +edge</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Regression point</col> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a cusp.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*gress"ive</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?s"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82gressif</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Passing back; returning.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by retrogression; +retrogressive.</def> + +<cs><col>Regressive metamorphism</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> +<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Retrogression</er>.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Katabolism</er></cd>.</cs> + +<hw>Re*gress"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a regressive +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*gret"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?t")</pr>, <pos>n</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>regretter</ets>. See <er>Regret</er>, <er><?/</er>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pain of mind on account of something done or +experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; +a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; +sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some +joy, advantage, or satisfaction.</def> \'bdA passionate +<xex>regret</xex> at sin.\'b8 + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<q>What man does not remember with <qex>regret</qex> the first +time he read Robinson Crusoe?</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>Never any prince expressed a more lively <qex>regret</qex> for +the loss of a servant.</q> + +<au>Clarendon.</au> + +<q>From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond +<qex>regrets</qex> and tender recollections.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Dislike; aversion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance; +penitence; self-condemnation.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Regret</er>, +<er>Remorse</er>, <er>Compunction</er>, <er>Contrition</er>, +<er>Repentance</er>. <xex>Regret</xex> does not carry with it the +energy of <xex>remorse</xex>, the sting of +<xex>compunction</xex>, the sacredness of <xex>contrition</xex>, +or the practical character of <xex>repentance</xex>. We even +apply the term <xex>regret</xex> 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.</usage> + +<au>C. J. Smith.</au> + +<hw>Re*gret"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Regretted</er> <pr>(-t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Regretting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>regretter</ets>, OF. <ets>regreter</ets>; L. pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. +<ets>gr<?/tan</ets> to weep, Icel. <ets>gr<?/ta</ets>. See +<er>Greet</er> to lament.]</ety> <def>To experience regret on +account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel +sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the +loss of something); <as>as, to <ex>regret</ex> an error; to +<ex>regret</ex> lost opportunities or friends.</as></def> + +<q>Calmly he looked on either life, and here +Saw nothing to <qex>regret</qex>, or there to fear.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to +<qex>regret</qex> their slavery, and to murmur against their +leader.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>Recruits who <qex>regretted</qex> the plow from which they had +been violently taken.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re*gret"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of +regret; indulging in regrets; repining.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*gret"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*grow"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?")</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> +<def>To grow again.</def> + +<q>The snail had power to <qex>regrow</qex> them all [horns, +tongue, etc.]</q> +<qau>A. B. Buckley.</qau> + +<hw>Re*growth"</hw> <pr>(r?*gr?th")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of regrowing; a second or new growth.</def> + +<au>Darwin.</au> + +<q>The <qex>regrowth</qex> of limbs which had been cut off.</q> +<qau>A. B. Buckley.</qau> + +<hw>Re*guard"ant</hw> <pr>(r?*g?rd"<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Regardant</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*guer"don</hw> <pr>(r?*g?r"d?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>guerdon</ets>: cf. OF. +<ets>reguerdonner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To reward.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Reg"u*la*ble</hw> <pr>(r?g"?*l?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being regulated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"u*lar</hw> <pr>(-l?r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>regularis</ets>, fr. <ets>regula</ets> a rule, fr. +<ets>regere</ets> to guide, to rule: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82gulier</ets>. See <er>Rule</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established +rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; +normal; symmetrical; <as>as, a <ex>regular</ex> verse in poetry; +a <ex>regular</ex> piece of music; a <ex>regular</ex> verb; +<ex>regular</ex> practice of law or medicine; a <ex>regular</ex> +building.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in +course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or +irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily +pursued; orderlly; methodical; <as>as, the <ex>regular</ex> +succession of day and night; <ex>regular</ex> habits.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Constituted, selected, or conducted in +conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly +authorized; permanently organized; <as>as, a <ex>regular</ex> +meeting; a <ex>regular</ex> physican; a <ex>regular</ex> +nomination; <ex>regular</ex> troops.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Belonging to a monastic order or community; +<as>as, <ex>regular</ex> clergy, in distinction dfrom the +<ex>secular</ex> clergy</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Thorough; complete; unmitigated; <as>as, a +<ex>regular</ex> humbug</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having all the +parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; <as>as, a +<ex>regular</ex> flower; a <ex>regular</ex> sea +urchin.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Isometric</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Regular polygon</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a plane +polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular.</cd> -- +<col>Regular polyhedron</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a +polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five +regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, +the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.</cd> -- +<col>Regular sales</col> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld>, <cd>sales +of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction.</cd> -- +<col>Regular troops</col>, <cd>troops of a standing or permanent +army; -- opposed to <xex>militia<xex>.</cd></cs><-- or opposed to +reserves --> + +<syn>Syn. -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See +<er>Normal</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Reg"u*lar</hw> <pr>(r?g"?*l?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>regularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82gulier</ets>. See +<er>Regular</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. +Ch.)</fld> <def>A member of any religious order or community who +has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who +has been solemnly recognized by the church.</def> + +<au>Bp. Fitzpatrick.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A soldier belonging to a +permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Reg`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(r?g`?*l?"r?*?)</pr>, +<pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea +urchins.</def> + +<hw>Reg`u*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-l?r"?*t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82gularit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The +condition or quality of being regular; <as>as, +<ex>regularity</ex> of outline; the <ex>regularity</ex> of +motion.</as></def> + +<hw>Reg"u*lar*ize</hw> <pr>(r?g"?*l?r*?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To cause to become regular; to regulate.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a regular manner; +in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.</def> + +<hw>Reg"u*lar*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Regularity.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Reg"u*lato</hw> <pr>(-l?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Regulated</er> +<pr>(-l?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Regulating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>regulatus</ets>, +p. p. of <ets>regulare</ets>, fr. <ets>regula</ets>. See +<er>Regular</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To adjust by rule, +method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to +subject to governing principles or laws.</def> + +<q>The laws which <qex>regulate</qex> the successions of the +seasons.</q> + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<q>The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, +and <qex>regulated</qex> their own police.</q> +<qau>Bancroft.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in good order; <as>as, to +<ex>regulate</ex> the disordered state of a nation or its +finances</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a +desired rate, degree, or condition; <as>as, to <ex>regulate</ex> +the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a +machine, etc.</as></def> + +<cs><mcol><col>To regulate a watch</col> <or/ +<col>clock</col></mcol>, <cd>to adjust its rate of running so +that it will keep approximately standard time.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; +order; rule; govern.</syn> + +<hw>Reg`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(-l?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of regulating, or the state of being +regulated.</def> + +<q>The temper and <qex>regulation</qex> of our own minds.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rule or order prescribed for management or +government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing +direction; precept; law; <as>as, the <ex>regulations</ex> of a +society or a school</as>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Regulation sword</col>, <col>cap</col>, +<col>uniform</col>, etc.</mcol> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a sword, +cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the +official regulations.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- <er>Law</er>; rule; method; principle; order; +precept. See <er>Law</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Reg"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(r?g"?*l?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to regulate; regulating.</def> + +<au>Whewell.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Necessarily assumed by the +mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing +fundamental principles; <as>as, the <ex>regulative</ex> +principles, or principles <ex>a priori</ex>; the +<ex>regulative</ex> faculty.</as></def> + +<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Reg"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(-l?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, regulates.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A contrivance for regulating +and controlling motion, as: <sd>(a)</sd> The lever or index in a +watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and +thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. <sd>(b)</sd> The +governor of a steam engine. <sd>(c)</sd> A valve for controlling +the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard +of correct time. See <cref>Astronomical clock</cref> +<sd>(a)</sd>, under <er>Clock</er>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A member of a volunteer committee which, in +default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and +prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the +comission of violent crimes.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<q>A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the +<qex>Regulators</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bancroft.</qau> + +<hw>Reg"u*line</hw> <pr>(r?g"?*l?n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82gulin</ets>. See <er>Regulus</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem. & Metal.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to +regulus.</def> + +<hw>Reg"u*lize</hw> <pr>(-l?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Old +Chem.)</fld> <def>To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal +from extraneous matter; <as>as, to <ex>regulize</ex> +antimony</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<hw>Reg"u*lus</hw> <pr>(-l?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E. +<plw>Reguluses</plw> (-<?/z), L. <plw>Reguli</plw> +<pr>(-l<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a petty king, prince, dim. of +<ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, a king: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82gule</ets>. See <er>Regal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem. & Metal.)</fld> <def>The button, globule, +or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in +the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of +ores.</def> + +<note><hand/ The name was introduced by the alchemists, and +applied by them in the first instance to antimony. I<?/ signifies +<xex>little king</xex>; and from the facility with which antimony +alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes +that this metal, <xex>antimony</xex>, would lead them to the +discovery of the philosopher's stone.</note> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A star of the first +magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the +<altname>Lion's Heart</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Re*gur"gi*tate</hw> <pr>(r?*g?r"j?*t?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>regurgitare</ets>, +<ets>regurgitatum</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>gurges</ets>, <ets>-itis</ets>, a gulf. Cf. +<er>Regorge</er>.]</ety> <def>To throw or pour back, as from a +deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great +quantity.</def> + +<hw>Re*gur"gi*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be thrown or +poured back; to rush or surge back.</def> + +<q>The food may <qex>regurgitate</qex>m the stomach into the +esophagus and mouth.</q> +<qau>Quain.</qau> + +<hw>Re*gur`gi*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(-t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82gurgitation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of +entrance</def>; specifically <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>the reversal +of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow +through a tube or cavity of the body.</def> + +<au>Quain.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.</def> + +<hw>Re`ha*bil"i*tate</hw> <pr>(r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> +<er>Rehabilitated</er> <pr>(-t?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rehabilitating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>habilitate</ets>: cf. LL. +<ets>rehabilitare</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82habiliter</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or +dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to +qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, +rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of civil and +canon law.</def> + +<q>Restoring and <qex>rehabilitating</qex> the party.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<hw>Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(-t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>rehabilitatio</ets>, F. +<ets>R\'82habilitation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.</def> + +<au>Bouvier. Walsh.</au> + +<hw>Re*hash"</hw> <pr>(r?*h?sh")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +hash over again; to prepare or use again; <as>as, to +<ex>rehash</ex> old arguments</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*hash"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos><def>Something hashed over, or +made up from old materials.</def> + +<hw>Re*hear"</hw> <pr>(r?*h?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +hear again; to try a second time; <as>as, to <ex>rehear</ex> a +cause in Chancery</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*hears"al</hw> <pr>(r?*h?rs"<it>a</it>)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; +specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of +practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or +exercise.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>In <qex>rehearsal</qex> of our Lord's Prayer.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<q>Here's marvelous convenient place for our +<qex>rehearsal</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>Dress rehearsal</col> <fld>(Theater)</fld>, <cd>a +private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in +costume.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*hearse"</hw> <pr>(r?*h?rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rehearsed</er> +<pr>(-h?rst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rehearsing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rehercen</ets>, +<ets>rehersen</ets>, OF. <ets>reherser</ets>, +<ets>rehercier</ets>, to harrow over again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>hercier</ets> to harrow, fr. <ets>herce</ets> a +harrow, F. <ets>herse</ets>. See <er>Hearse</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To repeat, as what has been already said; to +tell over again; to recite.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>When the words were heard which David spake, they +<qex>rehearsed</qex> them before Saul.</q> +<qau>1 Sam. xvii. 31.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To narrate; to relate; to tell.</def> + +<q><qex>Rehearse</qex> the righteous acts of the Lord.</q> +<qau>Judg. . v. 11.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To recite or repeat in private for experiment +and improvement, before a public representation; <as>as, to +<ex>rehearse</ex> a tragedy</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to rehearse; to instruct by +rehearsal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>He has been <qex>rehearsed</qex> by Madame Defarge as to his +having seen her.</q> +<qau>Dickens.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; +tell; relate; narrate.</syn> + +<hw>Re*hearse"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To recite or repeat +something for practice.</def> \'bdThere will we +<xex>rehearse</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*hears"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rehearses.</def> + +<hw>Re*heat"</hw> <pr>(r?*h?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To heat again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To revive; to cheer; to cherish.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Rom. of R.</au> + +<hw>Re`hi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`h?*b?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + L. <ets>habere</ets> to have.]</ety> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The returning of a thing purchased to the +seller, on the ground of defect or frand.</def> + +<hw>Re*hib"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*h?b"?*t?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Of or relating to rehibition; <as>as, a +<ex>rehibitory</ex> action</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*hire"</hw> <pr>(r?*h?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +hire again.</def> + +<hw>Re`hy*poth"e*cate</hw> <pr>(r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To hypothecate again.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rei</hw> <pr>(r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;<plu>pl. +<plw>Reis</plw> <pr>(r<?/"<?/s <xex>or</xex> r<?/z)</pr>.</plu> +<ety>[Pg. <ets>real</ets>, pl. <ets>reis</ets>. See <er>Real</er> +a coin.]</ety> <def>A portuguese money of account, in value about +one tenth of a cent.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also +<asp>ree</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>\'d8Reichs"rath`</hw> <pr>(r?ks"r?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[G]</ety> <def>The parliament of Austria (exclusive of +Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of +an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of +Representatives.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Reichs"stand`</hw> <pr>(r?ks"st?t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[G.]</ety> <def>A free city of the former German +empire.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Reichs"tag`</hw> <pr>(r?ks"t?g`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[G.]</ety> <def>The Diet, or House of Representatives, of +the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a +term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See +<er>Bundesrath</er>.</def> + +<hw>Reif</hw> <pr>(r?f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>re<?/f</ets>.]</ety> <def>Robbery; spoil.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rei"gle</hw> <pr>(r?"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'8agle</ets> a rule, fr. L. <ets>regula</ets>. See +<er>Rule</er>.]</ety> <def>A hollow cut or channel for quiding +anything; <as>as, the <ex>reigle</ex> of a side post for a flood +gate</as>.</def> + +<au>Carew.</au> + +<hw>Rei"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regulate; to +govern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rei"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Reglement</er>.]</ety> <def>Rule; regulation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon. Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Reign</hw> <pr>(r?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>regne</ets>, OF. <ets>reigne</ets>, <ets>regne</ets>, F. +<ets>r\'8agne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>regnum</ets>, fr. +<ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, a king, fr. <ets>regere</ets> +to guide, rule. See <er>Regal</er>, <er>Regimen</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; +rule; dominion.</def> + +<q>He who like a father held his <qex>reign</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>Saturn's sons received the threefold <qex>reign</qex> +Of heaven, of ocean,, and deep hell beneath.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The territory or sphere which is reigned over; +kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>[God] him bereft the <qex>regne</qex> that he had.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The time during which a king, queen, or emperor +possesses the supreme authority; <as>as, it happened in the +<ex>reign</ex> of Elizabeth</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1212 --> + +<hw>Reign</hw> <pr>(r?n)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reigned</er> +<pr>(r?nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reigning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>regnen</ets>, +<ets>reinen</ets>, OF. <ets>regner</ets>, F. +<ets>r\'82gner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>regnare</ets>, fr. regnum. See +<er>Reign</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To possess +or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, +as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>We will not have this man to <qex>reign</qex> over us.</q> +<qau>Luke xix. 14.</qau> + +<q>Shall Banquo's issue ever +<qex>Reign</qex> in this kingdom?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.</def> +\'bdPestilent diseases which commonly <xex>reign</xex> in +summer.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to +rule.</def> + +<q>Let not sin therefore <qex>reign</qex> in your mortal +body.</q> +<qau>Rom. vi. 12.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.</syn> + +<hw>Reign"er</hw> <pr>(r?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reigns.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`il*lume"</hw> <pr>(r?`?l*l?m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to +reillumine.</def> \'bdThou must <xex>reillume</xex> its +spark.\'b8 + +<au>J. R. Drake.</au> + +<hw>Re`il*lu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(-l?"m?*n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To enlighten again; to reillumine.</def> + +<hw>Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of enlightening again.</def> + +<hw>Re`il*lu"mine</hw> <pr>(-l?"m?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To illumine again or anew; to reillume.</def> + +<hw>Reim</hw> <pr>(r?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>riem</ets>, akin to G <ets>riemen</ets>; CF. Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ a towing line.]</ety> <def>A strip of oxhide, +deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into +ropes, etc.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<hw>Re`im*bark"</hw> <pr>(r?`?m*b?rk")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>See <er>Re<?/mbark</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*bod"y</hw> <pr>(-b?d"?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Re<?/mbody</er>.]</ety> <def>To imbody again.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re`im*burs"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[CF. F. <ets>remboursable</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Capable of being repaid; repayable.</def> + +<q>A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, +<qex>reimbursable</qex> in ten years.</q> +<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Re`im*burse"</hw> <pr>(-b?rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reimbursed</er> +<pr>(-b?rst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reimbursing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + +imburse</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rembourser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what +has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to +restore; <as>as, to <ex>reimburse</ex> the expenses of a +war</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make restoration or payment of an equivalent +to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; +<as>as, to <ex>reimburse</ex> one's self by successful +speculation</as>.</def> + +<au>Paley.</au> + +<hw>Re`im*burse"ment</hw> <pr>(-b?rs"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>rembursement</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The act reimbursing.</def> + +<au>A. Hamilton.</au> + +<hw>Re`im*burs"er</hw> <pr>(-b?rs"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who reimburses.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*plant"</hw> <pr>(-pl?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To implant again.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*port"</hw> <pr>(-p?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + import</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>remporter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To import again; to import what +has been exported; to bring back.</def> + +<au>Young.</au> + +<hw>Re*im`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of reimporting; also, that which is +reimported.</def> + +<hw>Re*im`por*tune"</hw> <pr>(-p?r*t?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To importune again.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*pose"</hw> <pr>(r?`?m*p?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To impose anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*preg"nate</hw> <pr>(-pr?g"n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To impregnate again or anew.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re`im*press"</hw> <pr>(-pr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +impress anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(-pr?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A second or repeated impression; a reprint.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*print"</hw> <pr>(-pr?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To imprint again.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*pris"on</hw> <pr>(-pr?z'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To imprison again.</def> + +<hw>Re`im*pris"on*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of reimprisoning, or the state of +being reimprisoned.</def> + +<hw>Rein</hw> <pr>(r?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r<ecir/ne</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>retina</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>retinere</ets> to hold back. See <er>Retain</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or +snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the +horse.</def> + +<q>This knight laid hold upon his <qex>reyne</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, +restraining, or governing; government; restraint.</def> \'bdLet +their eyes rove without <xex>rein</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<cs><mcol><col>To give rein</col>, <col>To give the rein +to</col></mcol>, <cd>to give license to; to leave withouut +restrain.</cd> -- <col>To take the reins</col>, <cd>to take the +guidance or government; to assume control.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rein</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reined</er> <pr>(r?nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reining</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +govern or direct with the reins; <as>as, to <ex>rein</ex> a horse +one way or another</as>.</def> + +<q>He mounts and <qex>reins</qex> his horse.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To restrain; to control; to check.</def> + +<q>Being once chafed, he can not +Be <qex>reined</qex> again to temperance.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><mcol><col>To rein in</col> <or/ <col>rein up</col></mcol>, +<cd>to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the +reins.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rein</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be guided by reins.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*au"gu*rate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inaugurate +anew.</def> + +<hw>Re"in*cit"</hw> <pr>(-s?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +incite again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*cor"po*rate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To incorporate +again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*crease"</hw> <pr>(-kr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To increase again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*cur"</hw> <pr>(-k?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +incur again.</def> + +<hw>Rein"deer`</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. +<ets>hreinn</ets> reindeer + E. <ets>deer</ets>. Icel. +<ets>hreinn</ets> is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish +<ets>reino</ets> pasturage.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly written also +<asp>raindeer</asp>, and <asp>ranedeer</asp>.]</altsp> +<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any ruminant of the genus +<spn>Rangifer</spn>, of the Deer family, found in the colder +parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having +long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines +palmate.</def> + +<note><hand/ The common European species (<spn>R. tarandus</spn>) +is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou +(<spn>R. caribou</spn>) is found in Canada and Maine (see +<er>Caribou</er>.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (<spn>R. +Gr\'d2landicus</spn>), of smaller size, is found on the shores of +the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries.</note> + +<cs><col>Reindeer moss</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a gray +branching lichen (<spn>Cladonia rangiferina</spn>) which forms +extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north +temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland +reindeer in winter.</cd> -- <col>Reindeer period</col> +<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a name sometimes given to a part of the +Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central +Europe.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`in*duce"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*d?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To induce again.</def> + +<hw>Rei*nette"</hw> <pr>(r?*n?t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +See 1st <er>Rennet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name +given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French +origin.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*fect"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*f?kt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + infect</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82infecter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To infect again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*fec"tious</hw> <pr>(-f?k"sh?s)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><def>Capable of reinfecting.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*force"</hw> <pr>(-f?rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>See <er>Re\'89nforce</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re`in*force"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Re\'89nforce</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re`in*force"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Re\'89nforcement</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*fund"</hw> <pr>(-f?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + L. <ets>infundere</ets> to pour +in.]</ety> <def>To flow in anew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*gra"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(-gr?"sh?*?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To ingratiate again or anew.</def> + +<au>Sir. T. Herbert.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*hab"it</hw> <pr>(-h?b"?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To inhabit again.</def> + +<au>Mede.</au> + +<hw>Rein"less</hw> <pr>(r?n"l?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not +having, or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or +restrained.</def> + +<hw>Reins</hw> <pr>(r?nz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rein</ets>, pl. <ets>reins</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ren</ets>, pl. +<ets>renes</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The kidneys; also, the +region of the kidneys; the loins.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The inward impulses; the affections and +passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their +seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.</def> + +<q>My <qex>reins</qex> rejoice, when thy lips speak right +things.</q> +<qau>Prov. xxiii. 16.</qau> + +<q>I am he which searcheth the <qex>reins</qex> and hearts.</q> +<qau>Rev. ii. 23.</qau> + +<cs><col>Reins of a vault</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the parts +between the crown andd the spring or abutment, including, and +having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the +shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the +haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting +outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled +up.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`in*sert"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*s?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To insert again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*ser"tion</hw> <pr>(-s?r"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of reinserting.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*spect"</hw> <pr>(-sp?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To inspect again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(-sp?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of reinspecting.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*spire"</hw> <pr>(-sp?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +inspire anew.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*spir"it</hw> <pr>(-sp`r"?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To give fresh spirit to.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*stall"</hw> <pr>(-st?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + install</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82installer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To install again.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*stall"ment</hw> <pr>(m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A renewed installment.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*state"</hw> <pr>(-st?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a +state from which one had been removed; to instate again; <as>as, +to <ex>reinstate</ex> a king in the possession of the +kingdom</as>.</def> + +<q>For the just we have said already thet some of them were +<qex>reinstated</qex> in their pristine happiness and +felicity.</q> +<qau>Glanvill.</qau> + +<hw>Re`in*state"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of reinstating; the state of being +reinstated; re<?/stablishment.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*sta"tion</hw> <pr>(-st?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reinstatement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`in*struct"</hw> <pr>(-str?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To instruct anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*sur"ance</hw> <pr>(-sh?r"<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Insurance a second time or again; +renewed insurance.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly +or in part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody +else. See <er>Reassurance</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*sure"</hw> <pr>(-sh?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To insure again after a former insuranse has +ceased; to renew insurance on.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To insure, as life or property, in favor of one +who has taken an inssurance risk upon it.</def> + +<q>The innsurer may cause the property insured to be +<qex>reinsured</qex> by other persons.</q> +<qau>Walsh.</qau> + +<hw>Re`in*sur"er</hw> <pr>(-sh?r"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who gives reinsurance.</def> + +<hw>Re*in"te*grate</hw> <pr>(r?*?n"t?*gr?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + integrate</ets>. Cf. +<er>Redintegrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To renew with regard to any +state or quality; to restore; to bring again together into a +whole, as the parts off anything; to re<?/stablish; <as>as, to +<ex>reintegrate</ex> a nation</as>.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*in`te*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(-gr?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A renewing, or making whole again. See +<er>Redintegration</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*ter"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*t?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To inter again.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*ter"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(-t?r"r?*g?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To interrogate again; to question repeatedly.</def> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<hw>Re`in*throne"</hw> <pr>(-thr?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>See <er>Re\'89nthrone</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*thron"ize</hw> <pr>(-?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +enthrone again.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*in`tro*duce"</hw> <pr>(r?*?n`tr?*d?s")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To introduce again.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*in`tro*duc"tion</wf> <pr>(-d<?/k"sh<?/n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`in*vest"</hw> <pr>(r?`?n*v?st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To invest again or anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*ves"ti*gate</hw> <pr>(-v?s"t?*g?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To investigate again.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion</wf> <pr>(-g<?/"sh<?/n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`in*vest"ment</hw> <pr>(-v?st"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of investing anew; a second or +repeated investment.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*vig"or*ate</hw> <pr>(-v?g"?r*?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To invigorate anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`in*volve"</hw> <pr>(-v?lv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +involve anew.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re`is</hw> <pr>(r?"?s <or/ r?z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pg., pl. of <ets>real</ets>, an ancient Portuguese +coin.]</ety> <def>The word is used as a Portuguese designation of +money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to +eleven cents.</def> + +<hw>Reis</hw> <pr>(r?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. +<ets>ra<?/s</ets> head, chief, prince.]</ety> <def>A common title +in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of +a ship.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>rais</asp> and +<asp>ras</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>\'d8Reis` Ef*fen"di</hw> <pr>(r?s` ?f*f?n"d?)</pr>. <ety>[See +2d <er>Reis</er>, and <er>Effendi</er>.]</ety> <def>A title +formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers of state. He +was chancellor of the empire, etc.</def> + +<hw>Reiss"ner's mem"brane</hw> <pr>(r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n)</pr>. +<ety>[Named from E. <ets>Reissner</ets>, A German +anatomist.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The thin membrane which +separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in +the internal ear.</def> + +<hw>Re*is"su*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*?sh"?*?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being reissued.</def> + +<hw>Re*is"sue</hw> <pr>(r?*?sh"?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To issue a second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*is"sue</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second or repeated +issue.</def> + +<hw>Reit</hw> <pr>(r?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sedge; +seaweed.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rei"ter</hw> <pr>(r?"t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., +rider.]</ety> <def>A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and +fifteenth centuries.</def> + +<hw>Re*it"er*aut</hw> <pr>(r?-?t"?r-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Reiterate</er>.]</ety> +<def>Reiterating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Mrs. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Re*it"er*ate</hw> <pr>(-<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reiterated</er> +<pr>(-<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reiterating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + +iterate</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82it\'82rer</ets>, LL. +<ets>reiterare</ets> to question again.]</ety> <def>To repeat +again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to +repeat.</def> + +<q>That with <qex>reiterated</qex> crimes he might +Heap on himself damnation.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>You never spoke what did become you less +Than this; which to <qex>reiterate</qex> were sin.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.</syn> + +<hw>Re*it"er*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reiterated; repeated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*it"er*a`ted*ly</hw> <pr>(-?`t?d-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Repeatedly.</def> + +<hw>Re*it`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82it\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +reiterating; that which is reiterated.</def> + +<hw>Re*it"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-?t"?r-?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word expressing repeated or +reiterated action.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A word formed from another, or used to form +another, by repetition; <as>as, <ex>dillydally</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Reiv"er</hw> <pr>(r?v"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Reaver</er>.</def> + +<au>Ruskin.</au> + +<hw>Re*ject"</hw> <pr>(r?-j?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rejected</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rejecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>rejectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reicere</ets>, +<ets>rejicere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>jacere</ets> +to throw: cf. F. <ets>rejeter</ets>, formerly also spelt +<ets>rejecter</ets>. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast from one; to throw away; to +discard.</def> + +<q>Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have +<qex>rejected</qex> to their butchers.</q> +<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau> + +<q><qex>Reject</qex> me not from among thy children.</q> +<qau>Wisdom ix. 4.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to +decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.</def> + +<q>That golden scepter which thou didst <qex>reject</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Because thou hast <qex>rejected</qex> knowledge, I will also +<qex>reject</qex> thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.</q> +<qau>Hog. iv. 6.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To refuse to grant; <as>as, to <ex>reject</ex> a +prayer or request</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; +decline.</syn> + +<hw>Re*ject"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*jec`ta*men"ta</hw> <pr>(r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta)</pr>, +<pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>rejectare</ets>, v. +intens. fr. <ets>rejicere</ets>. See <er>Reject</er>.]</ety> +<def>Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a +living organism.</def> + +<au>J. Fleming.</au> + +<hw>Re`jec*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>rejectaneus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not +chosen orr received; rejected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdProfane, <xex>rejectaneous</xex>, and reprobate people.\'b8 + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<hw>Re*ject"er</hw> <pr>(r?-j?kt"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who rejects.</def> + +<hw>Re*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-j?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rejectio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82jection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of rejecting, or state +of being rejected.</def> + +<hw>Re`jec*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(r?`j?k-t?sh"?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.</def> + +<au>Cudworth.</au> + +<hw>Re*ject"ive</hw> <pr>(r?-j?kt"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rejecting, or tending to reject.</def> + +<hw>Re*ject"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away.</def> + +<au>Eaton.</au> + +<hw>Re*joice"</hw> <pr>(r?-jois")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rejoced</er> +<pr>(-joist")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rejoicing</er> +<pr>(-joi"s?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.<ets>rejoissen</ets>, +OF. <ets>resjouir</ets>, <ets>resjoir</ets>, F. +<ets>r\'82jouir</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + OF, +<ets>esjouir</ets>, <ets>esjoir</ets>, F. <ets><?/jouirr</ets>, +to rejoice; pref. <ets>es-</ets> (L. <ets>ex-</ets>) + OF. +<ets>jouir</ets>, <ets>joir</ets>, F. <ets>jouir</ets>, from L. +<ets>gaudere</ets> to rejoice. See <er>Joy</er>.]</ety> <def>To +feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have +pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted.</def> \'bdO, +<xex>rejoice</xex> beyond a common joy.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>I will be glad and <qex>rejoice</qex> in thy mercy.</q> +<qau>Ps. xxxi. 7.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.</syn> + +<hw>Re*joice"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +enjoy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Peacock.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give joi to; to make joyful; to +gladden.</def> + +<q>I me <qex>rejoysed</qex> of my liberty.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>While she, great saint, <qex>rejoices</qex> heaven.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>Were he [Cain] alive, it would <qex>rejoice</qex> his soul to +see what mischief it had made.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.</syn> + +<hw>Re*joice"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +rejoicing.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*joice"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rejoicing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*joi"cer</hw> <pr>(r?-joi"s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who rejoices.</def> + +<hw>Re*joi"cing</hw> <pr>(-s?ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Joy; gladness; delight.</def> + +<q>We should particularly express our <qex>rejoicing</qex> by +love and charity to our neighbors.</q> +<qau>R. Nelson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The expression of joy or gladness.</def> + +<q>The voice of <qex>rejoicing</qex> and salvation is in the +tabernacles of the righteous.</q> +<qau>Ps. cxviii. 15.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which causes to rejoice; occasion of +joy.</def> + +<q>Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they +are the <qex>rejoicing</qex> of my heart.</q> +<qau>Ps. cxix. 111.</qau> + +<hw>Re*joi"cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With joi or +exultation.</def> + +<hw>Re*join"</hw> <pr>(r?-join")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rejoined</er> +<pr>(-joind")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rejoining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rejoindre</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>joindre</ets> to join. See +<er>Join</er>, and cf. <er>Rejoinder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To join again; to unite after separation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come, or go, again into the presence of; to +join the company of again.</def> + +<q>Meet and <qex>rejoin</qex> me, in the pensive grot.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To state in reply; -- followed by an object +clause.</def> + +<hw>Re*join"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To answer to +a reply.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To answer, as the defendant to +the plaintiff's replication.</def> + +<hw>Re*join"der</hw> <pr>(-d?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F. +<ets>rejoindre</ets>, inf., to join again. See +<er>Rejoin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An answer to a reply; +or, in general, an answer or reply.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The defendant's answer to the +plaintiff's replication.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reply; ansswer; replication. See +<er>Reply</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*join"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a +rejoinder.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<hw>Re*join"dure</hw> <pr>(-d?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of +joining again. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBeguiles our lips of all +<xex>rejoindure</xex>\'b8 (i.e., kisses).</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*joint"</hw> <pr>(r<esl/-joint")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To reunite the joints of; to joint anew.</def> + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, to fill up the +joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been +dislodged by age and the action of the weather.</def> + +<au>Gwilt.</au> + +<-- p. 1213 --> + +<hw>Re*jolt"</hw> <pr>(r?-j?lt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>These inward <qex>rejolts</qex> and recoilings of the +mind.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Re*jolt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jolt or shake +again.</def> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<hw>Re*journ"</hw> <pr>(r?-j?rn")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82ajourner</ets>. See +<er>Adjourn</er>.]</ety> <def>To adjourn; to put off.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*journ"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Adjournment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*judge"</hw> <pr>(r?-j?j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +judge again; to re<?/xamine; to review; to call to a new trial +and decision.</def> + +<q><qex>Rejudge</qex> his acts, and dignify disgrace.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ju"ve*nate</hw> <pr>(r?-j?"v?-n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + L. <ets>juventis</ets> young, +youthful.]</ety> <def>To render young again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ju`ve*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rejuvenescence.</def> + +<hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cence</hw> <pr>(-n?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A renewing of youth; the state of +being or growing young again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A method of cell formation in +which the entire protoplasm of an old cell escapes by rupture of +the cell wall, and then develops a new cell wall. It is seen +sometimes in the formation of zo<?/spores, etc.</def> + +<hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Rejuvenescence.</def> + +<hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cent</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; +rejuvenating.</def> + +<hw>Re*ju`ve*nize</hw> <pr>(r?-j?"v?-n?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To rejuvenate.</def> + +<hw>Re*kin"dle</hw> <pr>(r?-k?n"d'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To kindle again.</def> + +<hw>Rek"ne</hw> <pr>(r?k"n<it>e</it>)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To reckon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*lade"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +lade or load again.</def> + +<hw>Re*lad"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?d)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> +of <er>Relay</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*lais"</hw> <pr>(r<it>e</it>-l?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. See <er>Relay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow space between the foot of the +rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth +that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling +into the ditch.</def> + +<au>Wilhelm.</au> + +<hw>Re*land"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or +embarked.</def> + +<hw>Re*land"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go on shore after +having embarked; to land again.</def> + +<hw>Re*lapse"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?ps")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relapsed</er> +<pr>(-l?pst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relapsing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.<ets>relapsus</ets>, p. +p. of <ets>relabi</ets> to slip back, to relapse; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>labi</ets> to fall, slip, slide. See +<er>Lapse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To slip or slide back, in +a literal sense; to turn back.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To slide or turn back into a former state or +practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally +in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended +condition; <as>as, to <ex>relaps</ex> into a stupor, into vice, +or into barbarism</as>; -- sometimes in a good sense; <as>as, to +<ex>relapse</ex> into slumber after being disturbed</as>.</def> + +<q>That task performed, [preachers] <qex>relapse</qex> into +themselves.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To fall from Christian faith +into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide.</def> + +<q>They enter into the justified state, and so continue all +along, unless they <qex>relapse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Waterland.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lapse"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For sense 2 cf. F. +<ets>relaps</ets>. See <er>Relapse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A sliding or falling back, especially into a +former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the +state of having fallen back.</def> + +<q>Alas! from what high hope to what <qex>relapse</qex> +Unlooked for are we fallen!</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into +error; a backlider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, +returns to it again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*laps"er</hw> <pr>(-l?ps"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who relapses.</def> + +<au> Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*laps"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked by a relapse; +falling back; tending to return to a former worse state.</def> + +<cs><col>Relapsing fever</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an acute, +epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in +Ireland, Russia, and some other regions. It is marked by one or +two remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains, and +by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral bacterium +(<spn>Spiroch\'91te</spn>) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. +Called also <altname>famine fever</altname>, and +<altname>recurring fever</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*late"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Related</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Relating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>relater</ets> to recount, LL. <ets>relatare</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>relatus</ets>, used as p. p. of <ets>referre</ets>. See +<er>Elate</er>, and cf. <er>Refer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To bring back; to restore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q> Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again +Both light of heaven and strength of men <qex>relate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To refer; to ascribe, as to a source.</def> +<mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To recount; to narrate; to tell over.</def> + +<q>This heavy act with heavy heart <qex>relate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To ally by connection or kindred.</def> + +<cs><col>To relate one's self</col>, <cd>to vent thoughts in +words. <mark>[R.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; +detail; describe.</syn> + +<hw>Re*late"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand in +some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; +-- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> + +<q>All negative or privative words <qex>relate</qex> positive +ideas.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make reference; to take account.</def> +<mark>[R.& Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without +<qex>relating</qex> to any imperial account.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lat"ed</hw> <pr>(-l?t"?d)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Allied by kindred; connected by blood or +alliance, particularly by consanguinity; <as>as, persons +<ex>related</ex> in the first or second degree</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Standing in relation or connection; <as>as, the +electric and magnetic forcec are closely +<ex>related</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Narrated; told.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Relative</er>, +4.</def> + +<hw>Re*lat"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or +condition of being related; relationship; affinity.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Emerson.</au> + +<hw>Re*lat"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +relates or narrates.</def> + +<hw>Re*la"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>relation</ets>, L. <ets>relatio</ets>. See +<er>Relate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of relating or +telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; +narration; narrative; <as>as, the <ex>relation</ex> of historical +events</as>.</def> + +<q><?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/oet's <qex>relation</qex> doth well figure +them.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being related or of referring; what +is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by +considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative +quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or +respect to some other thing; connection; <as>as, the +<ex>relation</ex> of experience to knowledge; the +<ex>relation</ex> of master to servant.</as></def> + +<q>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 <qex>relation</qex>.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Reference; respect; regard.</def> + +<q>I have been importuned to make some observations on this art +in <qex>relation</qex> to its agreement with poetry.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Connection by consanguinity or affinity; +kinship; relationship; <as>as, the <ex>relation</ex> of parents +and children</as>.</def> + +<q><qex>Relations</qex> dear, and all the charities +Of father, son, and brother, first were known.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; +a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman.</def> + +<q>For me . . . my <qex>relation</qex> does not care a rush.</q> +<qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The carrying back, +and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom +some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had +happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to +take effect by <xex>relation</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.</def> + +<au>Wharton. Burrill.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; +tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; +affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.</syn> + +<hw>Re*la"tion*al</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"sh?n-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having relation or kindred; +related.</def> + +<q>We might be tempted to take these two nations for +<qex>relational stems</qex>.</q> +<qau>Tooke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating or specifying some relation.</def> + +<q><qex>Relational</qex> words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, +etc.</q> +<qau>R. Morris.</qau> + +<hw>Re*la"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A relative; a +relation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*la"tion*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being +related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.</def> + +<au>Mason.</au> + +<hw>Rel"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?l"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>relatif</ets>, L. <ets>relativus</ets>. See +<er>Relate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having relation or +reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; +pertaining; <as>as, arguments not <ex>relative</ex> to the +subject</as>.</def> + +<q>I'll have grounds +More <qex>relative</qex> than this.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Arising from relation; resulting from connection +with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.</def> + +<q>Every thing sustains both an absolute and a +<qex>relative</qex> capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, +endued with such a nature; and a <qex>relative</qex>, as it is a +part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the +whole.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Indicating or expressing +relation; refering to an antecedent; <as>as, a <ex>relative</ex> +pronoun</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Characterizing or pertaining +to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of +their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the +other.</def> + +<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au> + +<cs><col>Relative clause</col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a clause +introduced by a relative pronoun.</cd> -- <col>Relative +term</col>, <cd>a term which implies relation to, as guardian to +ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. +<er>Correlative</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rel"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, +relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; +a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two +objects directly connected by any relation.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A person connected by blood or affinity; +strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or +kinswoman</def>. \'bdConfining our care . . . to ourselves and +<xex>relatives</xex>.\'b8 <au>Bp. Fell</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A relative prnoun; a word which relates +to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its +<xex>antecedent</xex>; as, the <xex>relatives</xex> \'bd who\'b8, +\'bdwhich\'b8, \'bdthat\'b8.</def> + +<hw>Rel"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a relative +manner; in relation or respect to something else; not +absolutely.</def> + +<q>Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in +itself, before you consider it <qex>relatively</qex>.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<hw>Rel"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n</pos> <def>The state of being +relative, or having relation; relativity.</def> + +<hw>Rel`a*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-t?v"?-t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The state of being relative; <as>as, the <ex>relativity</ex> +of a subject</as>.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Re*lat"or</hw> <pr>(r?-l?t"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[ L.: +cf. F. <ets>relateur</ets>. See <er>Relate</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who relates; a relater.</def> \'bdThe +several <xex>relators</xex> of this history.\'b8 + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A private person at whose +relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an +information in the nature of a <xex>quo warranto</xex> to be +filed.</def> + +<hw>Re*lat"rix</hw> <pr>(-r?ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A female relator.</def> + +<hw>Re*lax"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?ks")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relaxed</er> +<pr>(-l?kst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relaxing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>relaxare</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>laxare</ets> to loose, to +slacken, from <ets>laxus</ets> loose. See <er>Lax</er>, and cf. +<er>Relay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Release</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, +rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; +<as>as, to <ex>relax</ex> a rope or cord; to <ex>relax</ex> the +muscles or sinews.</as></def> + +<q>Horror . . . all his joints <qex>relaxed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Nor served it to <qex>relax</qex> their serried files.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make less severe or rogorous; to abate the +stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, esrnestness, +or effort; <as>as, to <ex>relax</ex> discipline; to +<ex>relax</ex> one's attention or endeavors.</as></def> + +<q>The stature of mortmain was at several times +<qex>relaxed</qex> by the legilature.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to +ease; to recreate; to divert; <as>as, amusement <ex>relaxes</ex> +the mind</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to +open; <as>as, an aperient <ex>relaxes</ex> the bowels</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; +ease; unbend; divert.</syn> + +<hw>Re*lax"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become +lax, weak, or loose; <as>as, to let one's grasp +<ex>relax</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>His knees <qex>relax</qex> with toil.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To abate in severity; to become less +rigorous.</def> + +<q>In others she <qex>relaxed</qex> again, +And governed with a looser rein.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To remit attention or effort; to become less +diligent; to unbend; <as>as, to <ex>relax</ex> in +study</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*lax"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Relaxation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Feltham.</au> + +<hw>Re**lax"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relaxed; lax; hence, +remiss; careless.</def> + +<hw>Re*lax"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being relaxed.</def> + +<hw>Re*lax"ant</hw> <pr>(r?-l?ks"<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>relaxans</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>relaxare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine +that relaxes; a laxative.</def> + +<hw>Re`lax*a"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>relaxatio</ets>; cf. F. +<ets>relaxation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process +of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; <as>as, +<ex>relaxation</ex> of the muscles; <ex>relaxation</ex> of a +law.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Remission from attention and effort; indulgence +in recreation, diversion, or amusement.</def> \'bdHours of +careless <xex>relaxation</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<hw>Re*lax"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-l?ks"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.</def> -- +<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A relaxant.</def></def2> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Re*lay"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relaid</er> +<pr>(-l?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relaying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref <ets>re- + lay</ets>, +v.]</ety> <def>To lay again; to lay a second time; <as>as, to +<ex>relay</ex> a pavement</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*lay"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>relais</ets> (cf. OF. <ets>relais</ets> relaxation, +discontinuance, It. <ets>rilascio</ets> release, relief, +<ets>rilasso</ets> relay), fr. OF. <ets>relaissier</ets> to +abandon, release, fr. L. <ets>relaxare</ets>. See +<er>Relax</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A supply of anything +arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at +successive stages; provision for successive relief. Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> A supply of horses placced at stations to be in +readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed +without delay. <sd>(b)</sd> A supply of hunting dogs or horses +kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or +horses, and to continnue the pursuit of the game if it comes that +way. <sd>(c)</sd> A number of men who relieve others in carrying +on some work.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>In various forms of +telegrapfhic apparatus, a megnet which receives the circuit +current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power +of a local battery for performing the work of making the record; +also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit is +made to open or close another circuit in which a current is +passing.</def> + +<cs><col>Relay battery</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>the local +battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay +magnet, or relay.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rel"bun</hw> <pr>(r?l"b?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The roots +of the Chilian plant <spn>Calceolaria arachnoidea</spn>, -- used +for dyeing crimson.</def> + +<hw>Re*leas"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-l?s"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>That may be released.</def> + +<hw>Re*lease"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re + lease</ets> to let.]</ety> <def>To lease +again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.</def> + +<hw>Re*lease"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Released</er> +<pr>(r?*l?st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Releasing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>relessen</ets>, +OF. <ets>relassier</ets>, to release, to let free. See +<er>Relay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Relax</er>, and cf. +<er>Release</er> to lease again.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To let +loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or +servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let +go.</def> + +<q>Now at that feast he <qex>released</qex> unto them one +prisoner, whomsoever they desired.</q> +<qau>Mark xv. 6.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To relieve from something that confines, +burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, +penalty.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To let go, as a legal claim; to +discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by +conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, +as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant +in possession; to quit.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation +of; <as>as, to <ex>release</ex> an ordinance</as>.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<q>A sacred vow that none should aye <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; +extracate; let go; quit; acquit.</syn> + +<hw>Re*lease"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or +freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as +from confinement or bondage.</def> \'bdWho boast'st +<xex>release</xex> from hell.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Relief from care, pain, or any burden.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as +from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A giving up or relinquishment +of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or +tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a +quitclaim.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>The act of opening the +exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.</def> + +<cs><col>Lease and release</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Lease</er>.</cd> -- <col>Out of release</col>, <cd>without +cessation. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See +<er>Death</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*leas`ee"</hw> <pr>(-?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to +whom a release is given.</def> + +<hw>Re*lease"ment</hw> <pr>(r?-l?s"m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of releasing, as from confinement or +obligation.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Re*leas"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +releases, or sets free.</def> + +<hw>Re*leas"or</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One by +whom a release is given.</def> + +<hw>Rel"e*gate</hw> <pr>(r?l"?-g?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relegated</er> +<pr>(-g?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relegating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>relegatus</ets>, +p. p. of <ets>relegare</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>legare</ets> to send with a commission or charge. See +<er>Legate</er>.]</ety> <def>To remove, usually to an inferior +position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into +exile; to banish.</def> + +<q>It [the Latin language] was <qex>relegated</qex> into the +study of the scholar.</q> +<qau>Milman.</qau> + +<hw>Rel`e*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(-g?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>relegatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rel<?/gation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of relegating, or +the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.</def> + +<hw>Re*lent"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relented</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Relenting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>ralentir</ets>, fr. L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>lentus</ets> pliant, flexible, slow. See +<er>Lithe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become less rigid or +hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He stirred the coals till <qex>relente</qex> gan +The wax again the fire.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to +<qex>relent</qex>.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<q>When opening buds salute the welcome day, +And earth, <qex>relenting</qex>, feels the genial ray.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To become less severe or intense; to become less +hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become +more mild and tender; to feel compassion.</def> + +<q>Can you . . . behold +My sighs and tears, and will not once <qex>relent</qex>?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lent"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To slacken; +to abate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And oftentimes he would <qex>relent</qex> his pace.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To soften; to dissolve.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or +severe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<-- p. 1214 --> + +<hw>Re*lent"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?nt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stay; +stop; delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Nor rested till she came without <qex>relent</qex> +Unto the land of Amazona.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lent"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unmoved by appeals for +sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; +destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; +<as>as, a prey to <ex>relentless</ex> despotism</as>.</def> + +<q>For this the avenging power employs his darts,.. +Thus will persist, <qex>relentless</qex> in his ire.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*lent"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*lent"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*lent"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act or process of retenting; the state of having +relented.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*lesse"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +release.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re`les*see"</hw> <pr>(r?`l?s-s?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>See <er>Releasee</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`les*sor"</hw> <pr>(-s?r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Releasor</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re-let"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To let +anew, as a hous.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rel"e*vance</hw> <pr>(r?l"?*v<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Rel"e*van*cy</hw> <pr>(-v<it>a</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being +relevant; pertinency; applicability.</def> + +<q>Its answer little meaning, little <qex>relevancy</qex> +bore.</q> +<qau>Poe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>Sufficiency to infer the +conclusion.</def> + +<hw>Rel"e*vant</hw> <pr>(-v<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>relevant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>relever</ets> to +raise again, to relieve. See <er>Relieve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Relieving; lending aid or support.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Pownall.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case +in hand; pertinent; applicable.</def> + +<q>Close and <qex>relevant</qex> arguments have very little hold +on the passions.</q> +<qau>Sydney Smith.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(SScots Law)</fld> <def>Sufficient to support +the cause.</def> + +<hw>Rel"e*vant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a relevant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rel`e*va"tion</hw> <pr>(-v?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>relevatio</ets>, fr. <ets>relevare</ets>. See +<er>Relieve</er>.]</ety> <def>A raising or lifting up.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*li`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being reliable; +reliableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*li"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or +reliance; trustworthy.</def> \'bdA <xex>reliable</xex> witness to +the truth of the miracles.\'b8 + +<au>A. Norton.</au> + +<q>The best means, and most <qex>reliable</qex> pledge, of a +higher object.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<q>According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own +village of Elizabethtown was not much more <qex>reliable</qex>, +being peopled in those agitated times by \'bdunknown, +unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish +Whigs.\'b8</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<note><hand/ 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 <xex>to be +relied upon</xex>, and a useful synonym for +<xex>trustworthy</xex>, which is by preference applied to +persons, as <xex>reliable</xex> 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 <xex>laughable</xex>, worthy of being laughed +<xex>at</xex>, from the neuter verb <xex>to laugh</xex>; +<xex>available</xex>, fit or able to be availed <xex>of</xex>, +from the neuter verb <xex>to avail</xex>; <xex>dispensable</xex>, +capable of being dispensed <xex>with</xex>, from the neuter verb +<xex>to dispense</xex>. Other examples might be added.</note> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*li"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*li"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*li"ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[From <er>Rely</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; +dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed +sufficient support or authority.</def> + +<q>In <qex>reliance</qex> on promises which proved to be of very +little value.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of +trust; <as>as, the boat was a poor <ex>reliance</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Richardson.</au> + +<hw>Re*li"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; +trusting.</def> + +<hw>Rel"ic</hw> <pr>(r?l"?k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>relique</ets>, from L. <ets>reliquiae</ets>, pl., akin to +<ets>relinquere</ets> to leave behind. See +<er>Relinquish</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly written also +<asp>relique</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which remains; +that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a +remnant.</def> + +<au>Chaucer. Wyclif.</au> + +<q>The <qex>relics</qex> of lost innocence.</q> +<qau>Kebe.</qau> + +<q>The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy +<qex>relics</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The body from which the soul has departed; a +corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a +deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring +to the whole body.</def> + +<q>There are very few treasuries of <qex>relics</qex> in Italy +that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>Thy <qex>relics</qex>, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, +And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in +remembrance; <as>as, <ex>relics</ex> of youthful days or +friendships</as>.</def> + +<q>The pearis were split; +Some lost, some stolen, some as <qex>relics</qex> kept.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Rel"ic*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of +relics.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rel"ict</hw> <pr>(-?kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>relicta</ets>, fr. of <ets>relictus</ets>, p. p. of +<ets>relinquere</ets> to leave behind. See +<er>Relinquish</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman whose husband is dead; a +widow.</def> + +<q>Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry +his <qex>relict</qex>, and so to raise up seed to his brother +Eli.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lict"ed</hw> <pr>(r?-l?kt"?d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>relictus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Left +uncovered, as land by recession of water.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<hw>Re*lic"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>relictio</ets> a leaving behind.]</ety> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or +other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such +recession.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<hw>Re*lief"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?f")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>relef</ets>, F. <ets>relief</ets>, properly, a lifting up, a +standing out. See <er>Relieve</er>, and cf. <er>Basrelief</er>, +<er>Rilievi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of relieving, +or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, +of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which +some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; +redress.</def> + +<q>He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, +That, where it seizes, all <qex>relief</qex> is vain.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Release from a post, or from the performance of +duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; +<as>as, a <ex>relief</ex> of a sentry</as>.</def> + +<q>For this <qex>relief</qex> much thanks; ;tis bitter cold.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which removes or lessenc evil, pain, +discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or +comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty +by taking the place of another; a relay.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>A fine or composition +which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the +privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal +principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the +tenant.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Sculp. & Arch.)</fld> <def>The projection of a +figure above the ground or plane on wwhich it is formed.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Relief</xex> is of three kinds, namely, +<stype>high relief</stype> (<stype>altorilievo</stype>), +<stype>low relief</stype>, (<stype>basso-rilievo</stype>), and +<stype>demirelief</stype> (<stype>mezzo-rilievo</stype>). See +these terms in the Vocabulary.</note> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The appearance of projection +given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The height to which works are +raised above the bottom of the ditch.</def> + +<au>Wilhelm.</au> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Physical Geog.)</fld> <def>The elevations and +surface undulations of a country.</def> + +<au>Guyot.</au> + +<cs><col>Relief valve</col>, <cd>a valve arranged for relieving +pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; +assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification.</syn> + +<hw>Re*lief"ful</hw> <pr>(r?-l?f"f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Giving relief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*lief"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of relief; +also, remediless.</def> + +<hw>Re*li"er</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rely</er>.]</ety> <def>One who relies.</def> + +<hw>Re*liev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-l?v"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.</def> + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*lieve"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relieved</er> +<pr>(-l?vd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relieving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>releven</ets>, F. +<ets>relever</ets> to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. +<ets>relevare</ets> to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>levare</ets> to raise, fr. +<ets>levis</ets> light. See <er>Levity</er>, and cf. +<er>Relevant</er>, <er>Relief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to +rise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to +give prominence or conspicuousness to; to <?/et off by +contrast.</def> + +<q>Her tall figure <qex>relieved</qex> against the blue sky; +seemed almost of supernatural height.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To raise up something in; to introduce a +contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness +of.</def> + +<q>The poet must . . . sometimes <qex>relieve</qex> the subject +with a moral reflection.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, +weighs down, or cruches; to render less burdensome or afflicting; +to allevate; to-abate; to mitigate; to lessen; <as>as, to +<ex>relieve</ex> pain; to <ex>relieve</ex> the wants of the +poor.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, +trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or +consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, +strengthen, or deliver; <as>as, to <ex>relieve</ex> a besieged +town</as>.</def> + +<q>Now lend assistance and <qex>relieve</qex> the poor.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To release from a post, station, or duty; to put +another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of +any burden, or discharge of any duty.</def> + +<q>Who hath <qex>relieved</qex> you?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or +oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the +removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the +like; to right.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; +support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; +free; remedy; redress; indemnify.</syn> + +<hw>Re*liev"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; +relief; release.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*liev"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, relieves.</def> + +<hw>Re*liev"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving or tending to +relieve.</def> + +<cs><col>Relieving arch</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a +discharging arch. See under <er>Discharge</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos></cd> -- <col>Relieving tackle</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a +vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the +tiller ropes</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A strong tackle from a wharf +to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, +and to assist in righting her.</cd></cs> + +<au>Totten. Craig.</au> + +<hw>Re*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"v?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>rilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Relief</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def> + +<hw>Re*light"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +light or kindle anew.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Re*li`gi`euse"</hw> +<pr>(r<xex>e</xex>-l?`zh?`?z")</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos> +<hw>\'d8Re*li`gi`eux"</hw> <pr>(r<xex>e</xex>-l?`zh?`?")</pr>, +<pos>n. m.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A person bound by +monastic vows; a nun; a monk.</def> + +<hw>Re*li"gion</hw> <pr>(r?-l?j"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +from L. <ets>religio</ets>; cf. <ets>religens</ets> pious, +revering the gods, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ to head, have a care. Cf. +<er>Neglect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The outward act or form +by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god +or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, +service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human +love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, +whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and +ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and +worship; a manifestation of piety; <as>as, ethical +<ex>religions</ex>; monotheistic <ex>religions</ex>; natural +<ex>religion</ex>; revealed <ex>religion</ex>; the +<ex>religion</ex> of the Jews; the <ex>religion</ex> of idol +worshipers</as>.</def> + +<q>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 <qex>religion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Paley.</qau> + +<q><qex>Religion</qex> [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.</q> +<qau>Trench.</qau> + +<q>Religions, by which are meant the modes of sdivine worship +proper to different tribes, nations, or communities, and based on +the belief held in common by the members of them severally . . . +There is no living <qex>religion</qex> without something like a +doctrine. On the other hand, a doctrine, however elaborate, does +not constitute a <qex>religion</qex>.</q> +<qau> C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit. ).</qau> + +<q><qex>Religion</qex> . . . means the conscious relation between +man and God, and the expression of that relation in human +conduct.</q> +<qau>J. K\'94stlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc. )</qau> + +<q>After the most straitest sect of our <qex>religion</qex> I +lived a Pharisce.</q> +<qau>Acts xxvi. 5.</qau> + +<q>The image of a brute, adorned +With gay <qex>religions</qex> full of pomp and gold.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, conformity in faith and life to +the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of +life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and +practice.</def> + +<q>Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can +be maintained without <qex>religion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Washington.</qau> + +<q><qex>Religion</qex> will attend you . . . as pleasant and +useful companion in every proper place, and every temperate +occupation of life.</q> +<qau>Buckminster.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R.C.CH.)</fld> <def>A monastic or religious +order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; +<as>as, to enter <ex>religion</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Trench.</au> + +<q>A good man was there of <qex>religion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any +practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>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 <qex>religion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Religion</xex>, as distinguished from +<xex>theology</xex>, is subjective, designating the feelings and +acts of men which relate to God; while <xex>theology</xex> is +objective, and denotes those ideas which man entertains +respecting the God whom he worships, especially his systematized +views of God. As distinguished from <xex>morality</xex>, +<xex>religion</xex> denotes the influences and motives to human +duty which are found in the character and will of God, while +<xex>morality</xex> describes the duties to man, to which true +<xex>religion</xex> always influences. As distinguished from +<xex>piety</xex>, <xex>religion</xex> 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 <xex>piety</xex>, +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 +<xex>sanciti</xex>, <xex>religion</xex> is the means by which +<xex>sanctity</xex> is achieved, <xex>sanctity</xex> denoting +primarily that purity of heart and life which results from +habitual communion with God, and a sense of his continual +presence.</note> + +<cs><col>Natural religion</col>, <cd>a religion based upon the +evidences of a God and his qualities, which is supplied by +natural phenomena. See <cref>Natural theology</cref>, under +<er>Natural</er>.</cd> -- <col>Religion of humanity</col>, <cd>a +name sometimes given to a religion founded upon positivism as a +philosophical basis.</cd> -- <col>Revealed religion</col>, +<cd>that which is based upon direct communication of God's will +to mankind; especially, the Christian religion, based on the +revelations recorded in the Old and New Testaments.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*li"gion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(r?-l?j"?n-?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Relating to religion; pious; <as>as, <ex>religionary</ex> +professions</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*li"gion*a*ry</hw>, <hw>Re*li"gion*er</hw> +<pr>(-?r)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A religionist.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*li"gion*ism</hw> <pr>(-?z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The practice of, or devotion to, religion.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Affectation or pretense of religion.</def> + +<hw>Re*li"gion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One earnestly devoted +or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.</def> + +<q>The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan +<qex>religionists</qex>.</q> +<qau>Palfrey.</qau> + +<q>It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodo<?/ +<qex>religionists</qex>, was to be scourged out of the town.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<hw>Re*li"gion*ize</hw> <pr>(-?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +bring under the influence of religion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Mallock.</au> + +<hw>Re*li"gion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of +religion.</def> + +<hw>Re*lig`i*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-l?j`?-?s"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>religiositas</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>religiosit<?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being +religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>M. Arnold.</au> + +<hw>Re*li"gious</hw> <pr>(r?-l?j"?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>religius</ets>, <ets>religious</ets>, F. +<ets>religieux</ets>, from L. <ets>religiosus</ets>. See +<er>Religion</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, +religion; set apart to religion; <as>as, a <ex>religious</ex> +society; a <ex>religious</ex> sect; a <ex>religious</ex> place; +<ex>religious</ex> subjects, books, teachers, houses, +wars.</as></def> + +<q>Our law forbids at their <qex>religious</qex> rites +My presence.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; +godly; <as>as, a <ex>religious</ex> man, life, behavior, +etc.</as></def> + +<q>Men whose lives +<qex>Religious</qex> titled them the sons of God.</q> +<qau>Mlton</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.</def> + +<q>Thus, Indianlike, +<qex>Religious</qex> in my error, I adore +The sun, that looks upon his worshiper.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Belonging to a religious order; bound by +vows.</def> + +<q>One of them is <qex>religious</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; +conscientious; strict; rogod; exact.</syn> + +<hw>Re*li"gious</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person bound by +monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted +to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<hw>Re*li"gious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a religious +manner.</def> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Re*li"gious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of +being religious.</def> + +<hw>Rel"ik</hw> <pr>(r?l"?k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Relic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*lin"quent</hw> <pr>(r?-l?n"kw<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>relinquens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>relinqquere</ets>. See <er>Relinquish</er>.]</ety> +<def>Relinquishing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*lin"quent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +relinquishes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*lin"quish</hw> <pr>(-kw?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relinquished</er> +<pr>(-kw?sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relinquishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>relinquir</ets>, L. <ets>relinquere</ets> to leave behind; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>linquere</ets> to leave. See +<er>Loan</er>, and cf. <er>Relic</er>, <er>Relict</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist +from; to abandon; to quit; <as>as, to <ex>relinquish</ex> a +pursuit</as>.</def> + +<q>We ought to <qex>relinquish</qex> such rites.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<q>They placed Irish tenants upon the lands +<qex>relinquished</qex> by the English.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; +<as>as, to <ex>relinquish</ex> a debt</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; +renounce; forb<?/ar; forego. See <er>Resign</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*lin"quish*er</hw> <pr>(-r?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who relinquishes.</def> + +<hw>Re*lin"quish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of relinquishing.</def> + +<hw>Rel"i*qua*ry</hw> <pr>(r?l"?-kw?-r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(-r<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> +<ety>[LL.<ets>reliquiarium</ets>, <ets>reliquiare</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>reliquaire</ets>. See <er>Relic</er>.]</ety> <def>A +depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are +kept.</def> + +<hw>Re*lique"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Relic</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re*liq"ui*\'91/</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k"w?-?)</pr>, +<pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Relic</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Remains of the dead; organic remains; +relics.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Induvi\'91</er>.</def> + +<-- p. 1215 --> + +<hw>Re*liq"ui*an</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k"w?-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the +nature of a relic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*liq"ui*date</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k"w?-d?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*liq`ui*da"tion</hw> <pr>(-d\'b5"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.</def> + +<au>A. Hamilton.</au> + +<hw>Rel"ish</hw> <pr>(r?l"?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relished</er> +<pr>(-<?/sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Of. <ets>relechier</ets> +to lick or taste anew; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re-+ +<ets>lechier</ets> to lick, F. <ets>l<?/cher</ets>. See +<er>Lecher</er>, <er>Lick</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To taste +or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with +gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified +by; to experience pleasure from; <as>as, to <ex>relish</ex> +food</as>.</def> + +<q>Now I begin to <qex>relish</qex> thy advice.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>He knows how to prize his advantages, and to <qex>relish</qex> +the honors which he enjoys.</q> +<qau>Atterbury.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a relish to; to cause to taste +agreeably.</def> + +<q>A savory bit that served to <qex>relish</qex> wine.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To have a pleasing or +appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.</def> + +<q>Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have +<qex>relished</qex> among my other discredits.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>A theory, which, how much soever it may <qex>relish</qex> of +wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pleasing +taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable +quality; power of pleasing.</def> + +<q>Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained +From this delightful fruit, nor known till now +True <qex>relish</qex>, tasting.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>When liberty is gone, +Life grows insipid, and has lost its <qex>relish</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.</def> + +<q>It preserve some <qex>relish</qex> of old writing.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.</def> + +<q>A <qex>relish</qex> for whatever was excelent in arts.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>I have a <qex>relish</qex> for moderate praise, because it +bids fair to be j<?/dicious.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which is used to impart a flavor; +specifically, something taken with food to render it more +palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; +delight.</syn> + +<hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>The +projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a +tenoned piece.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Rel"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; +gratifying.</def> + +<hw>Re*live"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?v")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +live again; to revive.</def> + +<hw>Re*live"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To recall to life; to +revive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*load"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +load again, as a gun.</def> + +<hw>Re*loan"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.</def> + +<hw>Re*lo"cate</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To locate again.</def> + +<hw>Re`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`l\'b5-k?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A second location.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Roman & Scots Law)</fld> <def>Renewal of a +lease.</def> + +<hw>Re*lodge"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +lodge again.</def> + +<hw>Re*love"</hw> <pr>(-l?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To love +in return.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*lu"cent</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>relucens</ets>, p. pr. <ets>relucere</ets>. See +<er>Lucent</er>.]</ety> <def>Reflecting light; shining; +glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid.</def> + +<q>Gorgeous banners to the sun expand +Their streaming volumes of <qex>relucent</qex> gold.</q> +<qau>Glover.</qau> + +<hw>Re*luct"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reluctari</ets>, p. p. <ets>reluctatus</ets>, to struggle; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>luctari</ets> to struggle, fr. +<ets>lucia</ets> a wresting.]</ety> <def>To strive or struggle +against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or +show repugnance or reluctance.</def> + +<q>Apt to <qex>reluct</qex> at the excesses of it [passion].</q> +<qau>Walton.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*luc"tance</hw> <pr>(r?-l?k"t<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*luc"tan*cy</hw> <pr>(-t<it>a</it>n-s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Reluctant</er>.]</ety> <def>The state +or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; +unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by +<xex>to</xex> and a noun, formerly sometimes by +<xex>against</xex>.</def> \'bdTempering the severity of his looks +with a <xex>reluctance</xex> to the action.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>He had some <qex>reluctance</qex> to obey the summons.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<q>Bear witness, Heaven, with what <qex>reluctancy</qex> +Her helpless innocence I doom to die.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Syn</hw><def>. See <er>Dislike</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*luc"tant</hw> <pr>(-t<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reluctans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>reluctari</ets>. See <er>Reluct</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; +loth.</def> + +<q><qex>Reluctant</qex>, but in vain.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q><qex>Reluctant</qex> now I touched the trembling string.</q> +<qau>Tickell.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with +reluctance; <as>as, <ex>reluctant</ex> obedience</as>.</def> + +<au>Mitford.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; +backward; coy. See <er>Averse</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*luc"tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reluctant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*luc"tate</hw> <pr>(-t?t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reluct</er>.]</ety> <def>To struggle against anything; to +resist; to oppose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo delude their +<xex>reluctating</xex> consciences.\'b8 + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Rel`uc*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?l`?k-t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Repugnance; resistance; reluctance.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*lume"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relumed</er> +<pr>(-l?md")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reluming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>relumer</ets> (cf. +F. <ets>rallumer</ets>), L. <ets>reluminare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>luminare</ets> to light. Cf. +<er>Reillume</er>.]</ety> <def>To rekindle; to light again.</def> + +<q><qex>Relumed</qex> her ancient light, not kindled new.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>I know not where is that Promethean heat +That can thy light <qex>relume</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*lu"mine</hw> <pr>(r?-l?"m?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relumined</er> +<pr>(-m?nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relumining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See +<er>Relume</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To light anew; to +rekindle.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To illuminate again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ly"</hw> <pr>(r?-l?")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Relied</er> +<pr>(-l?d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Relying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + lie</ets> +to rest.]</ety> <def>To rest with confidence, as when fully +satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or +of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to +trust; to depend; -- with <xex>on</xex>, formerly also with +<xex>in</xex>.</def> + +<q>Go in thy native innocence; <qex>rely</qex> +On what thou hast of virtue.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>On some fond breast the parting soul <qex>relies</qex>.</q> +<qau>Gray.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To trust; depend; confide; repose.</syn> + +<hw>Re*made"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?d")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> of <er>Remake</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*main"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?n")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remained</er> +<pr>(-m?nd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remaining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>remaindre</ets>, +<ets>remanoir</ets>, L. <ets>remanere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>manere</ets> to stay, remain. See +<er>Mansion</er>, and cf. <er>Remainder</er>, +<er>Remnant</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left +after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a +number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as +not included or comprised.</def> + +<q>Gather up the fragments that <qex>remain</qex>.</q> +<qau>John vi. 12.</qau> + +<q>Of whom the greater part <qex>remain</qex> unto this present, +but some are fallen asleep.</q> +<qau>1 Cor. xv. 6.</qau> + +<q>That . . . <qex>remains</qex> to be proved.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To continue unchanged in place, form, or +condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to +endure; to last.</def> + +<q><qex>Remain</qex> a widow at thy father's house.</q> +<qau>Gen. xxxviii. 11.</qau> + +<q>Childless thou art; childless <qex>remain</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; +dwell; abide; last; endure.</syn> + +<hw>Re*main"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To await; to be left +to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>The easier conquest now <qex>remains</qex> thee.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*main"m</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of +remaining; stay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Which often, since my here <qex>remain</qex> in England, +I 've seen him do.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly +in the plural.</def> \'bdThe <xex>remains</xex> of old Rome.\'b8 + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<q>When this <qex>remain</qex> of horror has entirely +subsided.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> Specif., in the plural: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That which +is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead +body.</def> + +<q>Old warriors whose adored <qex>remains</qex> +In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The posthumous works or productions, esp. +literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's</def> +<xex>Remains</xex>. + +<hw>Re*main"der</hw> <pr>(r?-m?n"d?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>remaindre</ets>, inf. See <er>Remain</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything that remains, or is left, after the +separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.</def> \'bdThe +last <xex>remainders</xex> of unhappy Troy.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off +clear, the <qex>remainder</qex> yields no salt.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The quantity or sum that is +left after subtraction, or after any deduction.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An estate in expectancy, +generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the +determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same +time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be +conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest +is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a +<xex>remainder</xex>, or <xex>estate in remainder</xex>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.</syn> + +<hw>Re*main"der</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Remaining; left; left +over; refuse.</def> + +<q>Which is as dry as the <qex>remainder</qex> biscuit +After a voyage.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*main"der-man</hw> <pr>(- m<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Remainder-men</plw> <pr>(-m<ecr/n)</pr>.</plu> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who has an estate after a particular +estate is determined. See <er>Remainder</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +3.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*make"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +make anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*mand"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remanded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Remanding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>remander</ets> to send word again, L. <ets>remandare</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>mandare</ets> to commit, order, +send word. See <er>Mandate</er>.]</ety> <def>To recommit; to send +back.</def> + +<q><qex>Remand</qex> it to its former place.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>Then were they <qex>remanded</qex> to the cage again.</q> +<qau>Bunyan.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mand"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of remanding; the +order for recommitment.</def> + +<hw>Re*mand"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A remand.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rem"a*nence</hw> <pr>(r?m"?*n<it>e</it>ns)</pr> +<hw>Rem"a*nen*cy</hw> <pr>(-n<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>remanence</ets>, LL. +<ets>remanentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>remanens</ets>. See +<er>Remanent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The state of being +remanent; continuance; permanence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<q>The <qex>remanence</qex> of the will in the fallen spirit.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Rem"a*nent</hw> <pr>(-n<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Remanent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>That which +remains; a remnant; a residue.</def> + +<hw>Rem"a*nent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>remanens</ets>, +p. pr. of <ets>remanere</ets>. See <er>Remain</er>, and cf. +<er>Remnant</er>.]</ety> <def>Remaining; residual.</def> + +<q>That little hope that is <qex>remanent</qex> hath its degree +according to the infancy or growth of the habit.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<cs><col>Remanent magnetism</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, +<cd>magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive +force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- +called also <altname>residual magnetism<altname>.<cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Rem"a*net</hw> <pr>(-n?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +it remains.]</ety> <fld>(Legal Practice)</fld> <def>A case for +trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed +case.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Re-mark"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rk")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>mark</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mark +again, or a second time; to mark anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*mark"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rk")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remarked</er> +<pr>(-m?rkt")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remarking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>remarquer</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>marquer</ets> to mark, +<ets>marque</ets> a mark, of German origin, akin to E. +<ets>mark</ets>. See <er>Mark</er>, <pos>v.</pos>& +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark in a notable +manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or +conspicuous; to piont out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Thou art a man <qex>remarked</qex> to taste a mischief.</q> +<qau>Ford.</qau> + +<q>His manacles <qex>remark</qex> him; there he sits.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; +<as>as, to <ex>remark</ex> the manner of a speaker</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To express in words or writing, as observed or +noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; +<as>as, he <ex>remarked</ex> that it was time to go</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say.</syn> +<usage> -- <er>Remark</er>, <er>Observe</er>, <er>Notice</er>. To +<xex>observe</xex> is to keep or hold a thing distinctly before +the mind. To <xex>remark</xex> is simply to mark or take note of +whatever may come up. To <xex>notice</xex> implies still less +continuity of attention. When we turn from these mental states to +the <xex>expression</xex> of them in language, we find the same +distinction. An <xex>observation</xex> is properly the result of +somewhat prolonged thought; a <xex>remark</xex> is usually +suggested by some passing occurence; a <xex>notice</xex> is in +most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not +always maintained as to <xex>remark</xex> and <xex>observe</xex>, +which are often used interchangeably. \'bd<xex>Observing</xex> +men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and +proportion.\'b8 <au>I. Watts</au>. \'b8He can not distinguish +difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar +<xex>remarks</xex>.\'b8 <au>Collier</au>. \'b8The thing to be +regarded, in taking <xex>notice</xex> of a child's miscarriage, +is what root it springs from.\'b8 <au>Locke</au>.</usage> + +<hw>Re*mark"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rk")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +make a remark or remarks; to comment.</def> + +<hw>Re*mark"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>remarque</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of remarking or +attentively noticing; notice or observation.</def> + +<q>The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude +Conjecture and <qex>remark</qex>, however shrewd.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The expression, in speech or writing, of +something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is +worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, +comment, or statement; <as>as, a pertinent +<ex>remark</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Observation; note; comment; annotation.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mark"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>remarquable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of being remarked or +noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; +extraordinary.</def> + +<q>'T is <qex>remarkable</qex>, that they +Talk most who have the least to say.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>There is nothing left <qex>remarlable</qex> +Beneath the visiting moon.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; +rare; strange; wonderful; notable; eminent.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*mark"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*mark"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mark"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +remarks.</def> + +<hw>Re*mar"riage</hw> <pr>(r?-m?r"r?j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second or repeated marriage.</def> + +<hw>Re*mar"ry</hw> <pr>(r?-m?r"rr?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To marry again.</def> + +<hw>Re*mast"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +furnish with a new mast or set of masts.</def> + +<hw>Re*mas"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s"t?-k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, +as the cud.</def> + +<hw>Re*mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(-k?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.</def> + +<hw>Rem"berge</hw> <pr>(r?m"b?rj)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ramberge</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rem`blai"</hw> <pr>(r?n`bl?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., fr. remblayer to fill up an excavation, to +embank.]</ety> <fld>(Fort. & Engin.)</fld> <def>Earth or +materials made into a bank after having been excavated.</def> + +<hw>Rem"ble</hw> <pr>(r<?/m"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +OF. <ets>embler</ets> to steal, fr. L. <ets>involare</ets> to fly +into or at, to carry off.]</ety> <def>To remove</def>. +<mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Grose. Tennyson.</au> + +<hw>Reme</hw> <pr>(r<?/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Realm</def>. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer</au>. + +<hw>Re*mean"</hw> <pr>(r<?/-m<?/n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to +interpret</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wyclif</au>. + +<hw>Re"me*ant</hw> <pr>(r<?/"m<?/*<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>remeans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. +pr. of <ets>remeare</ets> to go or come back.]</ety> <def>Coming +back; returning</def>. <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdLike the +<xex>remeant</xex> sun.\'b8 + +<au>C. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Re*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(r?-m?zh"?r; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To measure again; to retrace.</def> + +<q>They followed him . . . +The way they came, their steps <qex>remeasured</qex> right.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mede"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Remedy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*me"di*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"d?-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>remediabilis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rem\'82diable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being remedied +or cured.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*me"di*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +-<wf>Re*me"di*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*me"di*al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>remedialis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affording a remedy; +intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an +evil; <as>as, <ex>remedial</ex> treatment</as>.</def> + +<q>Statutes are declaratory or <qex>remedial</qex>.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<q>It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is +not <qex>remedial</qex>, not conservative.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*me"di*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a remedial +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Remedial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*med"i*less</hw> <pr>(r?-m?d"?-l?s <or/ r?m"?-d?-l?s; +277)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being +restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; <as>as, a +<ex>remediless</ex> mistake or loss</as>.</def> \'bdChains +<xex>remedilesse</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>Hopeless are all my evils, all <qex>remediless</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Forced to forego the attempt <qex>remediless</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; +irretrievable; irreparable; desperate.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*med"i*less</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Udall.</au> -- <wf>Re*med"i*less*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Re*med"i*less*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rem"e*dy</hw> <pr>(r?m"?-d?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Remedies</plw> <pr>(-d<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. +<ets>remedium</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>mederi</ets> +to heal, to cure: cf. F. <ets>rem\'8ade</ets> remedy, +<ets>rem\'82dier</ets> to remedy. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which relieves or cures a disease; any +medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores +health; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>remedy</ex> for the +gout</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which corrects or counteracts an evil of +any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- +followed by <xex>for</xex> or <xex>against</xex>, formerly by +<xex>to</xex>.</def> + +<q>What may else be <qex>remedy</qex> or cure +To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, +He will instruct us.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The legal means to recover a +right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.</def> + +<cs><col>Civil remedy</col>. <cd>See under <er>Civil</er>.</cd> +-- <col>Remedy of the mint</col> <fld>(Coinage)</fld>, <cd>a +small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and +fineness; -- called also <altname>tolerance</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; +redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.</syn> + +<hw>Rem"e*dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Remedied</er> <pr>(-d?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Remedying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>remediare</ets>, <ets>remediari</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rem<?/dier</ets>. See <er>Remedy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<def>To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to +repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.</def> + +<q>I will <qex>remedy</qex> this gear ere long.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*melt"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?lt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +melt again.</def> + +<hw>Re*mem"ber</hw> <pr>(r?-m?m"b?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remembered</er> +<pr>(-b?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remembering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>remebrer</ets>, +L. <ets>rememorari</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>memorare</ets> to bring to remembrance, from +<ets>memor</ets> mindful. See <er>Memory</er>, and cf. +<er>Rememorate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have ( a notion +or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, +known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to +mind again; to think of again; to recollect; <as>as, I +<ex>remember</ex> the fact; he <ex>remembers</ex> the events of +his childhood; I cannot <ex>remember</ex> dates.</as></def> + +<q>We are said to <qex>remember</qex> anithing, when the idea of +it arise<?/ in the mind with the consciousness that we have had +this idea before.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be capable of recalling when required; to +keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to +preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with +gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion.</def> + +<q><qex>Remember</qex> the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.</q> +<qau>Ex. xx. 8.</qau> + +<q>That they may have their wages duly paid 'em, +And something over to <qex>remember</qex> me by.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q><qex>Remember</qex> what I warn thee; shun to taste.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<-- p. 1216 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind; -- also used +reflexively and impersonally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Remembering</xex> them the trith of what they themselves +known.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>My friends <qex>remembered</qex> me of home.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q><qex>Remember</qex> you of passed heaviness.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>And well thou wost [knowest] if it <qex>remember</qex> +thee.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To mention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAs in +many cases hereafter to be <xex>remembered</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To recall to the mind of another, as in the +friendly messages, <xex>remember</xex> me to him, he wishes to be +<xex>remembered</xex> to you, etc.</def> + +<hw>Re*mem"ber</hw> <pr>(r?-m?m"b?r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<def>To execise or have the power of memory; <as>as, some +<ex>remember</ex> better than others</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*mem"ber*a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable or worthy of being remembered.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*mem"ber*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> +<-- = memorable --> + +<q>The whole vale of Keswick is so <qex>rememberable</qex>.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mem"ber*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +remembers.</def> + +<hw>Re*mem"brance</hw> <pr>(-br<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>remembrance</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or +bringing to mind; recollection.</def> + +<q>Lest fierce <qex>remembrance</qex> wake my sudden rage.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Lest the <qex>remembrance</qex> of his grief should fail.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being remembered, or held in mind; +memory; recollection.</def> + +<q>This, ever grateful, in <qex>remembrance</qex> bear.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Something remembered; a person or thing kept in +memory.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a +memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of +something to be remembered.</def> + +<q>And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, +The dear <qex>remembrance</qex> of his dying Lord.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>Keep this <qex>remembrance</qex> for thy Julia's sake.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Something to be remembered; counsel; +admoni<?/<?/on; instruction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Power of remembering; reach of personal +knowledge; period over which one's memory extends.</def> + +<q>Thee I have heard relating what was done +Ere my <qex>remembrance</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Recollection; reminiscence. See +<er>Memory</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mem"bran*cer</hw> <pr>(-br<it>a</it>n-s?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, serves to +bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a +reminder.</def> + +<q>Premature consiolation is but the <qex>remembrancer</qex> of +sorrow.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<q>Ye that are the lord's <qex>remembrancers</qex>.</q> +<qau>Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A term applied in England to several officers, +having various functions, their duty originally being to bring +certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the +proper time.</def> \'bdThe <xex>remembrancer</xex> of the lord +treasurer in the exchequer.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*mem"o*rate</hw> <pr>(-?-r?t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rememoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>rememorari</ets>. +See <er>Remember</er>.]</ety> <def>To recall something by means +of memory; to remember.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bryskett.</au> + +<hw>Re*mem`o*ra"tuin</hw> <pr>(-r?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>rem<?/moration</ets>, or L. +<ets>rememoratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A recalling by the faculty of +memory; remembrance.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Montagu.</au> + +<hw>Re*mem"o*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or serving to remind.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rem"e*nant</hw> <pr>(r?m"?-n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A remnant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*m</hw>,<hw>er"cie</hw>, <hw>Re*mer"cy</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(r?-mER"s?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>remercier</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. +<ets>mercier</ets> to thank, from OF. & F. <ets>merci</ets>. See +<er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <def>To thank.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>She him <qex>remercied</qex> as the patron of her life.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*merge"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rj")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +merge again.</def> \'bd<xex>Remerging</xex> in the general +Soul.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*meve"</hw> <pr>(r?-mEv")</pr>, <hw>Re*mewe"</hw> +<pr>(r?-m?")</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +remove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rem"i*form</hw> <pr>(r?m"?*f?rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remus</ets> oar + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like +an oar.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rem"i*ges</hw> <pr>(r?m"?*j?z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; +<sing>sing. <singw>Remex</singw>. (r<?/"m<?/ks)</sing>. <ety>[L. +<ets>remex</ets>, <ets>-igis</ets>, an oarsman.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The quill feathers of the wings of a +bird.</def> + +<hw>Rem"i*grate</hw> <pr>(r?m"?-gr?t <or/ r?-m?"gr?t; 277)</pr>, +<pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>remigrare</ets>. See <er>Re</er>-, +and <er>Migrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To migrate again; to go back; +to return.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Rem`i*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(r?m`?-gr?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Migration back to the place from which one came.</def> + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*mind"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +put (one) in mind of something; to bring to the remembrance of; +to bring to the notice or consideration of (a person).</def> + +<q>When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin to +arrest, seize, and <qex>remind</qex> us of our mortality.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mind"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken +remembrance.</def> + +<hw>Re**mind"ful</hw> <pr>(f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending +or adapted to remind; careful to remind.</def> + +<au>Southey.</au> + +<hw>Rem`i*nis"cence</hw> <pr>(r?m`?-n?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82miniscence</ets>, L. +<ets>reminiscentia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or +power of recalling past experience; the state of being +reminiscent; remembrance; memory.</def> + +<q>The other part of memory, called <qex>reminiscence</qex>, +which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but +confusedly remembered.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>I forgive your want of <qex>reminiscence</qex>, since it is +long since I saw you.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a +statement or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; +<as>as, pleasing or painful <ex>reminiscences</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Remembrance; recollection. See +<er>Memory</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rem`i*nis"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Reminiscence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rem`i*nis"cent</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reminiscens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>reminisci</ets> to recall to mind, to recollect; +pref.<ets>re-</ets> re + a word akin to <ets>mens</ets> mind, +<ets>memini</ets> I remember. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> +<def>Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having +remembrance; reminding one of something.</def> + +<q>Some other of existence of which we have been previously +conscious, and are now <qex>reminiscent</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Rem`i*nis"cent</hw> <pr>(r?m`?-n?s"s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, +or recording reminiscences.</def> + +<hw>Rem`i*nis*cen"tial</hw> <pr>(-n?s-s?n"sh<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to reminiscence, or +remembrance.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rem"i*ped</hw> <pr>(r?m"?-p?d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remus</ets> oar + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: +cf. F. <ets>r\'82mip\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of +certain crustaceans and insects.</def> + +<hw>Rem"i*ped</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An animal having limbs like oars, especially +one of certain crustaceans.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a +group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See +<er>Water beetle</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mise"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remised</er> +<pr>(-m?zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remising</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>remise</ets> +delivery, surrender, fr. <ets>remettre</ets> to put back, +deliver, L. <ets>remittere</ets>. See <er>Remit</er>.]</ety> +<def>To send, give, or grant back; torelease a claim to; to +resign or surrender by deed; to return.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*mise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A giving +or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a +claim.</def> + +<hw>Re*miss"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remissus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>remittere</ets> to send back, +relax. See <er>Remit</er>.]</ety> <def>Not energetic or exact in +duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling +engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; +slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; +slow.</def> + +<q>Thou never wast <qex>remiss</qex>, I bear thee witness.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>These nervous, bold; those languid and <qex>remiss</qex>.</q> +<qau>Roscommon.</qau> + +<q>Its motion becomes more languid and <qex>remiss</qex>.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; +neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.</syn> + +<hw>Re*miss"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of being remiss; +inefficiency; failure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Remisses</xex> of laws.\'b8 + +<au>Puttenham.</au> + +<hw>Re*miss"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined +to remit punishment; lenient; clement.</def> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being +remissible.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s"s?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>remissibilis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82missible</ets>. See <er>Remit</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable +of being remitted or forgiven.</def> + +<au>Feltham.</au> + +<hw>Re*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(r?-m?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82mission</ets>, L. <ets>remissio</ets>. See +<er>Remit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of remitting, +surrendering, resigning, or giving up.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment +of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; +release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc.</def> + +<q>This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many +for the <qex>remission</qex> of sins.</q> +<qau>Matt. xxvi. 28.</qau> + +<q>That ples, therefore, . . . +Will gain thee no <qex>remission</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Diminution of intensity; abatement; +relaxation.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A temporary and incomplete +subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as +destinguished from <xex>intermission</xex>, in which the disease +completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The act of sending back.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Stackhouse.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Act of sending in payment, as money; +remittance.</def> + +<hw>Re*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s"s?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>remissivus</ets>. See <er>Remit</er>.]</ety> +<def>Remitting; forgiving; abating.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hacket.</au> + +<hw>Re*miss"ly</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s"l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In +a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.</def> + +<hw>Re*miss"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of +being remiss.</def> + +<hw>Re*mis"so*ry</hw> <pr>(r?-m?s"s?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; +remissive.</def> \'bdA sacrifice expiatory or +<xex>remissory</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Latimer.</au> + +<hw>Re*mit"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remitted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Remitting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>remittere</ets>, <ets>remissum</ets>, to send back, to +slacken, relax; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>mittere</ets> to +send. See <er>Mission</er>, and cf. <er>Remise</er>, +<er>Remiss</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To send back; to give +up; to surrender; to resign.</def> + +<q>In the case the law <qex>remits</qex> him to his ancient and +more certain right.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<q>In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be +<qex>remitted</qex> to their prince.</q> +<qau>Hayward.</qau> + +<q>The prisoner was <qex>remitted</qex> to the guard.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To restore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The archbishop was . . . <qex>remitted</qex> to his +liberty.</q> +<qau>Hayward.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To transmit or send, esp. to a +distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; +<as>as, he <ex>remitted</ex> the amount by mail</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To send off or away; hence: <sd>(a)</sd> To +refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. +\'bd<xex>Remitting</xex> them . . . to the works of Galen.\'b8 +<au>Sir T. Elyot</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> To submit, refer, or leave +(something) for judgment or decision.</def> \'bdWhether the +counsel be good I<xex>remit</xex> it to the wise readers.\'b8 + +<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to +abate.</def> + +<q>So willingly doth God <qex>remit</qex> his ire.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To forgive; to pardon; to remove.</def> + +<q>Whose soever sins ye <qex>remit</qex>, they are +<qex>remitted</qex> unto them.</q> +<qau>John xx. 23.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To refrain from exacting or enforcing; <as>as, +to <ex>remit</ex> the performance of an obligation</as>.</def> +\'bdThe sovereign was undoubtedly competent to <xex>remit</xex> +penalties.\'b8 + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; +pardon; absolve.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mit"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To abate in +force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; +to abate; to relax; <as>as, a fever <ex>remits</ex>; the severity +of the weather <ex>remits</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To send money, as in payment.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<hw>Re*mit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; +remission.</def> + +<q>Disavowing the <qex>remitment</qex> of Claudius.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mit"tal</hw> <pr>(-t<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A remitting; a giving up; surrender; <as>as, the +<ex>remittal</ex> of the first fruits</as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re*mit"tance</hw> <pr>(r?-m?t"t<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of transmitting money, +bills, or the like, esp. to a distant place, as in satisfaction +of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The sum or thing remitted.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<hw>Re*mit`tee"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?t`t?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>One to whom a remittance is sent.</def> + +<hw>Re*mit"tent</hw> <pr>(r?-m?t"t<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>remittens</ets>, p. pr. : cf. F. +<ets>r\'82mittent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Remitting; characterized by +remission; having remissions.</def> + +<cs><col>Remittent fever</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a fever in +which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do +not wholly cease. See <altname>Malarial fever</altname>, under +<er>Malarial</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*mit"ter</hw> <pr>(-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who remits.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One +who pardons</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who makes +remittance.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The sending or placing back of +a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of +one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, +to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might +legally have entered into possession only by suit.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re*mit"ti*tur</hw> <pr>(-t?-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L., (it) is remitted.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A remission or surrender, -- <xex>remittitur damnut</xex> +being a remission of excess of damages.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A +sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an +inferior court.</def> + +<au>Wharton.</au> + +<hw>Re*mit"tor</hw> <pr>(-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes a remittance; a +remitter.</def> + +<hw>Re*mix"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?ks")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +mix again or repeatedly.</def> + +<hw>Rem"nant</hw> <pr>(r?m"n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>remanant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>remanoir</ets>, +<ets>remaindre</ets>. See <er>Remanent</er>, +<er>Remain</er>.]</ety> <def>Remaining; yet left.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdBecause of the <xex>remnant</xex> dregs of +his disease.\'b8 + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<q>And quiet dedicate her <qex>remnant</qex> life +To the just duties of an humble wife.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<hw>Rem"nant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.<ets>remanant</ets>. +See <er>Remnant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which remains after a part is removed, +destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>The <qex>remnant</qex> that are left of the captivity.</q> +<qau>Neh. i. 3.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>remnant</qex> of my tale is of a length +To tire your patience.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a +little bit; a scrap.</def> + +<q>Some odd quirks and <qex>remnants</qex> of wit.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>An unsold end of piece goods, +as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Residue; rest; remains; remainder.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mod"el</hw> <pr>(r?-m?d"?l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +model or fashion anew; to change the form of.</def> + +<q>The corporation had been <qex>remodeled</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(-?-f?-k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of remodifying; the state of being +remodified.</def> + +<hw>Re*mod"i*fy</hw> <pr>(r?-m?d"?-f?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To modify again or anew; to reshape.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8R\'82`mo`lade"</hw> <pr>(r?`m?`l?d")</pr>, +<hw>\'d8R\'82`mou`lad"</hw> <pr>(r?`m??`l?d")</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of piquant sauce or +salad dressing resembling mayonnaise.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*mold"</hw>, <hw>Re*mould"</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(r?-m?ld")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mold or shape anew +or again; to reshape.</def> + +<hw>Re*mol"lient</hw> <pr>(r?-m?l"y<it>e</it>nt <or/ +-l?-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remolliens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>remollire</ets> to mollify: +cf. F. <ets>r\'82mollient</ets>. See <er>Mollient</er>.]</ety> +<def>Mollifying; softening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n <or/ +-m?n`-)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of remonetizing.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"e*tize</hw> <pr>(-t?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +restore to use as money; <as>as, to <ex>remonetize</ex> +silver</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"strance</hw> <pr>(-m?n"str<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>remonstrance</ets>, F. +<ets>remonstrance</ets>. See <er>Remonstrate</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of remonstrating</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>You may marvel why I . . . would not rather +Make rash <qex>remonstrance</qex> of my hidden power +Than let him be so lost.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to +something; protest; expostulation</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Monstrance</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"strant</hw> <pr>(-str<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>remonstranc</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>remonstrare</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>remonstrant</ets>, +F.<ets>remontrant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inclined or tending to +remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to +something.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"strant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +remonstrates</def>; specifically <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, +<def>one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of +the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the +decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618</def>. See +<er>Arminian</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"strant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a remonstrant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*mon"strate</hw> <pr>(-str?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remonstrated</er> +<pr>(-str<?/*t<?/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remonstrating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL. +<ets>remonstratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>remonstrare</ets> to +remonstrate; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>monstrare</ets> to +show. See <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <def>To point out; to show +clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to +demonstrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<q>I will <qex>remonstrate</qex> to you the third door.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mon"strate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To present and urge +reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of +proceedings; to expostulate; <as>as, to <ex>remonstrate</ex> with +a person regarding his habits; to <ex>remonstrate</ex> against +proposed taxation</as>.</def> + +<q>It is proper business of a divine to state cases of +conscience, and to <qex>remonstrate</qex> against any growing +corruptions in practice, and especially in principles.</q> +<qau>Waterland.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- <er>Expostulate</er>, <er>Remonstrate</er>.</syn> +<usage> These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal +difference being that <xex>expostulate</xex> is now used +especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in +authority. A son <xex>remonstrates</xex> against the harshness of +a father; a father <xex>expostulates</xex> with his son on his +waywardness. Subjects <xex>remonstrate</xex> with their rulers; +sovereigns <xex>expostulate</xex> with the parliament or the +people.</usage> + +<hw>Re`mon*stra"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`m?n*str?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>remonstration</ets>, LL. +<ets>remonstratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of remonstrating; +remonstrance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Todd.</au> + +<hw>Re*mon"stra*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*m?n"str?*t?v)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the character of a remonstrance; +expressing remonstrance.</def> + +<-- p. 1217 --> + +<hw>Re*mon"stra*tor</hw> <pr>(r?*m?n"str?*t?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who remonstrates; a remonsrant.</def> + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<hw>Re*mon"tant</hw> <pr>(-t<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>Rising +again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once +in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot +is a well-known example.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*mon`toir"</hw> <pr>(r<it>e</it>-m<er>?n</er>"tw?r"; E. +r?-m?n"tw?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Horology)</fld> <def>See under <er>Escapement</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rem"o*ra</hw> <pr>(r?m"?*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>r\'82mora</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Delay; obstacle; hindrance.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species +of fishes belonging to <spn>Echeneis</spn>, <spn>Remora</spn>, +and allied genera. Called also <cref>sucking fish</cref>.</def> + +<note><hand/ The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large +sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell\'91, situated +on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other +large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at +will. The pegador, or remora of sharks (<spn>Echeneis +naucrates</spn>), and the swordfish remora (<spn>Remora +brachyptera</spn>), are common American species.</note> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument formerly in +use, intended to retain parts in their places.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<hw>Rem"o*rate</hw> <pr>(-r?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>remorari</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>morari</ets> to delay.]</ety> <def>To +hinder; to delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Re*mord"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remordere</ets> to bite again, to torment: cf. F. +<ets>remordre</ets>. See <er>Remorse</er>.]</ety> <def>To excite +to remorse; to rebuke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Skelton.</au> + +<hw>Re*mord"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feel remorse.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au> + +<hw>Re*mord"en*cy</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Remorse; compunction; compassion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Killingbeck.</au> + +<hw>Re*morse"</hw> <pr>(r?*m?rs")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>remors</ets>, OF. <ets>remors</ets>,F. <ets>remords</ets>, +LL. <ets>remorsus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>remordere</ets>, +<ets>remorsum</ets>, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>mordere</ets> to bite. See +<er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The anguish, like +gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of +conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past +life.</def> \'bdNero will be tainted with <xex>remorse</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.</def> + +<q>Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw +To no <qex>remorse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>But evermore it seem'd an easier thing +At once without <qex>remorse</qex> to strike her dead.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See +<er>Compunction</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*morsed"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?rst")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Feeling remorse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*morse"ful</hw> <pr>(-m?rs"f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of remorse.</def> + +<q>The full tide of <qex>remorseful</qex> passion had abated.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Compassionate; feeling tenderly.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Exciting pity; pitiable.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*morse"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*morse"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*morse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without remorse; +having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; +insensible to distress; merciless.</def> +\'bd<xex>Remorseless</xex> adversaries.\'b8 <au>South</au>. +\'bdWith <xex>remorseless</xex> cruelty.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>. + +<syn>Syn. -- Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; +implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*morse"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*morse"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mote"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?t")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Remoter</er> <pr>(-?r)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Remotest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>remotus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>removere</ets> to remove. See +<er>Remove</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Removed to a distance; +not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to +<xex>time</xex> or to <xex>place</xex>; <as>as, <ex>remote</ex> +ages; <ex>remote</ex> lands.</as></def> + +<q>Places <qex>remote</qex> enough are in Bohemia.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q><qex>Remote</qex> from men, with God he passed his days.</q> +<qau>Parnell.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or +being related; -- in various figurative uses.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not agreeing; alien; foreign</def>. \'bdAll +these propositions, how <xex>remote</xex> soever from reason.\'b8 +<au>Locke</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not nearly related; not close; +<as>as, a <ex>remote</ex> connection or consanguinity</as>.</def> +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Separate; abstracted</def>. \'bdWherever the +mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or +<xex>remote</xex> from, all bodies.\'b8 <au>Locke</au>. +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Not proximate or acting directly; primary; +distant</def>. \'bdFrom the effect to the <xex>remotest</xex> +cause.\'bd <au>Granville</au>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Not obvious or +sriking; <as>as, a <ex>remote</ex> resemblance</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Separated by intervals greater +than usual.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*mote"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*mote"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mo"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>remotio</ets>. See <er>Remove</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of removing; removal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>This <qex>remotion</qex> of the duke and her +Is practice only.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being remote; remoteness.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the +enormity of their <qex>remotion</qex>.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Re*mould"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?ld")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Remold</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mount"</hw> <pr>(r?-mount")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To mount again.</def> + +<hw>Re*mount"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The opportunity of, or +things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, +with his equipments; <as>as, to give one a +<ex>remount</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-m??v"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Admitting of being removed.</def> <au>Ayliffe</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty</wf> +<pr>(-<?/-b<?/l"<?/-t<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mov"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of removing, or the state of being removed.</def> + +<hw>Re*move"</hw> <pr>(r?-m??v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Removed</er> +<pr>(-m??vd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Removing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>removoir</ets>, +<ets>remouvoir</ets>, L. <ets>removere</ets>, <ets>remotum</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>movere</ets> to move. See +<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move away from the +position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; <as>as, +to <ex>remove</ex> a building</as>.</def> + +<q>Thou shalt not <qex>remove</qex> thy neighbor's landmark.</q> +<qau>Deut. xix. 14.</qau> + +<q>When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I +generally ordered the table to be <qex>removed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to +cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put +an end to; to kill; <as>as, to <ex>remove</ex> a +disease</as>.</def> \'bdKing Richard thus <xex>removed</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To dismiss or discharge from office; <as>as, the +President <ex>removed</ex> many postmasters</as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ See the Note under <er>Remove</er>, <pos>v. +i.</pos></note> + +<hw>Re*move"</hw> <pr>(r?-m??v")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move +or go from one residence, position, or place to another.</def> + +<q>Till Birnam wood <qex>remove</qex> to Dunsinane, +I can not taint with fear.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<note><hand/ The verb <xex>remove</xex>, in some of its +application, is synonymous with <xex>move</xex>, but not in all. +Thus we do not apply <xex>remove</xex> to a mere change of +posture, without a change of place or the seat of a thing. A man +<xex>moves</xex> his head when he turns it, or his finger when he +bends it, but he does not <xex>remove</xex> it. <xex>Remove</xex> +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, <xex>removes</xex> at a certain +rate by the hour; but we say a ship was <xex>removed</xex> from +one place in a harbor to another. <xex>Move</xex> is a generic +term, including the sense of <xex>remove</xex>, which is more +generally applied to a change from one station or permanent +position, stand, or seat, to another station.</note> + +<hw>Re*move"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +removing; a removal.</def> + +<q>This place should be at once both school and university, not +needing a <qex>remove</qex> to any other house of +scholarship.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>And drags at each <qex>remove</qex> a lengthening chain.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The transfer of one's business, or of one's +domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to +another; -- in the United States usually called a +<xex>move</xex>.</def> + +<q>It is an English proverb that three <qex>removes</qex> are as +bad as a fire.</q> +<qau>J. H. Newman.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being removed.</def> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which is removed, as a dish removed from +table to make room for something else.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The distance or space through which anything is +removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in +any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English +public school; <as>as, the boy went up two <ex>removes</ex> last +year</as>.</def> + +<q>A freeholder is but one <qex>remove</qex> from a +legislator.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>The act of resetting a horse's +shoe.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re*moved"</hw> <pr>(r?-m??vd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Changed in place.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Dismissed from office.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Distant in location; remote.</def> \'bdSomething +finer than you could purchase in so <xex>removed</xex> a +dwelling.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Distant by degrees in relationship; <as>as, a +cousin once <ex>removed</ex></as>.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*mov"ed*ness</wf> +<pr>(r<?/-m<?/<?/v"<?/d-n<?/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*mov"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +removes; <as>as, a <ex>remover</ex> of landmarks</as>.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*mu"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>That may be removed; removable.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<hw>Re*mue"</hw> <pr>(r?-m?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>remuer</ets>. See <er>Mew</er> to molt.]</ety> <def>To +remove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*mu"gi*ent</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"j?-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>remugiens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>remugire</ets>. See <er>Mugient</er>.]</ety> +<def>Rebellowing.</def> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re**mu"ner*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"n?r-?-b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Remunerate</er>.]</ety> +<def>Admitting, or worthy, of remuneration.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty</wf> +<pr>(r<?/-m<?/"n<?/r-<?/-b<?/l"i-t<?/)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mu"ner*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Remunerated</er> +<pr>(-?"t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Remunerating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>remuneratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>remunerare</ets>, +<ets>remunerari</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>munerare</ets>, <ets>munerari</ets>, to give, present, from +<ets>munus</ets>, <ets>muneris</ets>, a gift, present. Cf. +<er>Munificent</er>.]</ety> <def>To pay an equivalent to for any +service, loss, expense, or other sacrifice; to recompense; to +requite; <as>as, to <ex>remunerate</ex> men for labor</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; +repay; pay; reimburse.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mu`ner*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>remuneratio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82mun\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +remunerating.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent +given, as for services, loss, or sufferings.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; +repayment; satisfaction; requital.</syn> + +<hw>Re*mu"ner*a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F. <ets>r\'82mun<?/ratif</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Affording remuneration; <as>as, a <ex>remunerative</ex> +payment for services; a <ex>remunerative</ex> +business</as>.</def> -<wordforms><wf>Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82mun<?/ratoire</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Remunerative.</def> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Re*mur"mur</hw> <pr>(r?-m?r"m?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + murmur</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>remurmurare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To murmur again; to utter +back, or reply, in murmurs.</def> + +<q>The trembling trees, in every plain and wood, +Her fate <qex>remurmur</qex> to the silver flood.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Ren</hw> <pr>(r?n)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>See +<er>Renne</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A run.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>resnable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Reasonable; also, +loquacious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdMost <xex>renable</xex> +of tongue.\'b8 <au>Piers Plowman</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Ren"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re*nais`sance"</hw> <pr>(F. +r<it>e</it>-n?`s?<er>n</er>s"; E. r?-n?s"s<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>rena<icir/tre</ets> to be born +again. Cf. <er>Renascence</er>.]</ety> <def>A new birth, or +revival.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The transitional +movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning +and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival +following in other countries</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The style +of art which prevailed at this epoch.</def> + +<q>The <qex>Renaissance</qex> was rather the last stage of the +Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, +developing what was original in medi\'91val ideas by the light of +classic arts and letters.</q> +<qau>J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit. ).</qau> + +<hw>Re*nais"sant</hw> <pr>(r?-n?s"s<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.</def> + +<hw>Re"nal</hw> <pr>(r?"n<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renalis</ets>, fr. <ets>renes</ets> the kidneys or +reins: cf. F. <ets>r\'82nal</ets>. See <er>Reins</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the +region of the kidneys.</def> + +<cs><col>Renal calculus</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a concretion +formed in the excretory passages of the kidney.</cd><-- = kidney +stone? --> -- <mcol><col>Renal capsules</col> <or/ +<col>glands</col></mcol>, <cd>the suprarenal capsules. See under +<er>Capsule</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Renal casts</col>, +<col>Renal colic</col></mcol>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Cast</er>, and <er>Colic</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re"nal-por`tal</hw> +<pr>(r?"n<it>a</it>l-p?r"t<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Both renal and portal. See +<er>Portal</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*name"</hw> <pr>(r?*n?m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +give a new name to.</def> + +<hw>Ren"ard</hw> <pr>(r?n"?rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renard</ets> the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated +epic poem, and of German origin, G. <ets>Reinhard</ets>, OHG. +<ets>Reginhard</ets>, properly, strong in counsel; +<ets>regin</ets> counsel (akin to Goth. <ets>ragin</ets>) + +<ets>hart</ets> hard. See <er>Hard</er>.]</ety> <def>A fox; -- so +called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>reynard</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ren"ard*ine</hw> <pr>(-?n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is +mentioned.</def> + +<hw>Re*nas"cence</hw> <pr>(r?-n?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Renascent</er>, and cf. +<er>Renaissance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being +renascent.</def> + +<q>Read the Ph<?/nix, and see how the single image of +<qex>renascence</qex> is varied.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Renaissance</er>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>Renascence</qex> . . . which in art, in literature, +and in physics, produced such splendid fruits.</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nas"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>State of being renascent.</def> + +<hw>Re*nas"cent</hw> <pr>(-s<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renascens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>renasci</ets> to be +born again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>nasci</ets> to be +born. See <er>Nascent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Springing or +rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Renaissant</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*nas"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(-s?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>renascibilis</ets>, from L. <ets>renasci</ets> to +be born again.]</ety> <def>Capable of being reproduced; ablle to +spring again into being.</def> + +<hw>Re*nate"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?t")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>renatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>renasci</ets>.]</ety> <def>Born +again; regenerate; renewed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Beau & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Re*nav"i*gate</hw> <pr>(r?-n?v"?-g?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To navigate again.</def> + +<hw>Re*nay"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>reneier</ets>, F. <ets>renier</ets>, F. <ets>renier</ets>; +L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>negare</ets> to deny. See +<er>Renegade</er>.]</ety> <def>To deny; to disown.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ren*con"tre</hw> <pr>(r?n-k?n"t?r; F. +r?<er>n</er>`<er>k?n</er>"tr')</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Rencounter</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw> <pr>(r?n-koun"t?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rencountered</er> +<pr>(-t?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb/ n.</pos> +<er>Rencountering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>rencontrer</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> + OF. +<ets>encontrer</ets> to encounter. See <er>Encounter</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack hand to hand.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To meet +unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in +collision; to skirmish.</def> + +<hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rencontre</ets>, from <ets>renconter</ets> to meet.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; +especially, a meetingg in opposition or contest; a combat, +action, or engagement.</def> + +<q>The justling chiefs in rude <qex>rencounter</qex> join.</q> +<qau>Granville.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or +fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small +parties.</def> + +<q>The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all +<qex>rencounters</qex> and engagements.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Sun</hw><def>. -- Combat; fight; conflict; collision; +clash.</def> + +<hw>Rend</hw> <pr>(r?nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rent</er> +<pr>(r?nt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rending</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>rendan</ets>, +<ets>hrendan</ets>; cf. OFries. <ets>renda</ets>, +<ets>randa</ets>, Fries.<ets>renne</ets> to cut, rend, Icel. +<ets>hrinda</ets> to push, thrust, AS. <ets>hrindan</ets>; or cf. +Icel. <ets>r<?/na</ets> to rob, plunder, Ir. <ets>rannaim</ets> +to divide, share, part, W. <ets>rhanu</ets>, Armor. +<ets>ranna</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate into parts +with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to +burst; <as>as, powder <ex>rends</ex> a rock in blasting; +lightning <ex>rends</ex> an oak.</as></def> + +<q>The dreadful thunder +Doth <qex>rend</qex> the region.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by +force.</def> + +<q>An empire from its old foundations <qex>rent</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>I will surely <qex>rend</qex> the kingdom from thee.</q> +<qau>1 Kings xi. 11.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rap and rend</col>. <cd>See under <er>Rap</er>, +<xex>v. t.<xex>, to snatch.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; +crack; split.</syn> + +<hw>Rend</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be rent or torn; to +become parted; to sepparate; to split.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Rend"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rend</er>.]</ety> <def>One who rends.</def> + +<hw>Ren"der</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rendered</er> +<pr>(-d?rd)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rendering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rendre</ets>, LL. +<ets>rendre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>reddere</ets>; pref. +<ets>red-</ets>, <ets>re-</ets>, re- + <ets>dare</ets> to give. +See <er>Date</er>time, and cf. <er>Reddition</er>, +<er>Rent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return; to pay back; to +restore.</def> + +<q>Whose smallest minute lost, no riches <qex>render</qex> +may.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.</def> + +<q>I will <qex>render</qex> vengeance to mine enemies.</q> +<qau>Deut. xxxii. 41.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give up; to yield; to surrender.</def> + +<q>I 'll make her <qex>render</qex> up her page to me.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence, to furnish; to contribute.</def> + +<q>Logic <qex>renders</qex> its daily service to wisdom and +virtue.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To furnish; to state; to deliver; <as>as, to +<ex>render</ex> an account; to <ex>render</ex> +judgment</as>.</def></q> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To cause to be, or to become; <as>as, to +<ex>render</ex> a person more safe or more unsafe; to +<ex>render</ex> a fortress secure.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To translate from one language into another; +<as>as, to <ex>render</ex> Latin into English</as>.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To interpret; to set forth, represent, or +exhibit; <as>as, an actor <ex>renders</ex> his part poorly; a +singer <ex>renders</ex> a passage of music with great effect; a +painter <ex>renders</ex> a scene in a felicitous +manner</as>.</def> + +<q>He did <qex>render</qex> him the most unnatural +That lived amongst men.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) +from fatty animal substances; <as>as, to <ex>render</ex> +tallow</as>.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the +use of lath.</def> + +<hw>Ren"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give an +account; to make explanation or confession.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To pass; to run; -- said of +the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; <as>as, a +rope <ex>renders</ex> well, that is, passes freely</as>; also, to +yield or give way.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<hw>Ren"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +surrender.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A return; a payment of rent.</def> + +<q>In those early times the king's household was supported by +specific <qex>renders</qex> of corn and other victuals from the +tenants of the demains.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An account given; a statement.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<-- p. 1218 --> + +<hw>Ren"der*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?r-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being rendered.</def> + +<hw>Ren"der*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who renders.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is +rendered.</def> + +<hw>Ren"der*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who +renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> A +version; translation; <as>as, the <ex>rendering</ex> of the +Hebrew text</as>. <au>Lowth</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> In art, the +presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or +part. <sd>(c)</sd> The act of laying the first coat of plaster on +brickwork or stonework. <sd>(d)</sd> The coat of plaster thus +laid on. <au>Gwilt</au>. <sd>(e)</sd> The process of trying out +or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.</def> + +<hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?*v<oomac/ <or/ <er>r?n</er>"-; +277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Rendezvouses</plw> +<pr>(r<?/n"d<?/-v<oomac/`z<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <note>[Rare in the +plural.]</note> <ety>[F. <ets>rendez-vous</ets>, properly, render +yourselves, repair to a place. See <er>Render</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A place appointed for a meeting, or at which +persons customarily meet.</def> + +<q>An inn, the free <qex>rendezvous</qex> of all travelers.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, the appointed place for troops, or +for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for +enlistment.</def> + +<q>The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a +<qex>rendezvous</qex> at Marlborough.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A meeting by appointment.</def> + +<au>Sprat.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Retreat; refuge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?-v<oomac/ <or/ r?n"-; 277)</pr>, +<pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &. p. p.</pos> +<er>Rendezvoused</er> <pr>(-v<oomac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rendezvousing</er> +<pr>(-v<oomac/*?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To assemble or meet +at a particular place.</def> + +<hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bring together at +a certain place; to cause to be assembled.</def> + +<au>Echard.</au> + +<hw>Rend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(r?nd"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[From <er>Rend</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being rent or +torn.</def> + +<hw>Ren"di*ble</hw> <pr>(r?n"d?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Render</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable, or admitting, of +being rendered.</def> + +<hw>Ren*di"tion</hw> <pr>(r?n-d?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>rendere</ets> to render: cf. L. +<ets>redditio</ets>. See <er>Render</er>, and cf. +<er>Reddition</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rendering; especially, the act of +surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a +foreign government; also, surrender in war.</def> + +<q>The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after +articles of <qex>rendition</qex>.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Translation; rendering; version.</def> + +<q>This <qex>rendition</qex> of the word seems also most +naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words +in the same verse.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Rend"rock`</hw> <pr>(r?nd"r?k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +kind of dynamite used in blasting.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Ren"e*gade</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-g?d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. +<ets>renegado</ets>, LL. <ets>renegatus</ets>, fr. +<ets>renegare</ets> to deny; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>negare</ets> to deny. See <er>Negation</er>, <ets>and +cf</ets>. <er>Runagate</er>.]</ety> <def>One faithless to +principle or party.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An +apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious +faith.</def> + +<q>James justly regarded these <qex>renegades</qex> as the most +serviceable tools that he could employ.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who deserts from a military or naval post; +a deserter</def>. <au>Arbuthnot</au>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A common +vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow</def>. + +<hw>Ren`e*ga"do</hw> <pr>(r?n`?-g?"d?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>See <er>Renegade</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ren"e*gat</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-g?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Runegate</er>.]</ety> <def>A renegade.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren`e*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(r?n`?-ga"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A denial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdAbsolute +<xex>renegation</xex> of Christ.\'b8 + +<au>Milman.</au> + +<hw>Re*nege"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?j" <or/ r?-n?g")</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>renegare</ets>. See +<er>Renegade</er>.]</ety> <def>To deny; to disown.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>All Europe high (all sorts of rights <qex>reneged</qex>) +Against the trith and thee unholy leagued.</q> +<qau>Sylvester.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nege"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +deny.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>To revoke.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*nerve"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?rv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.</def> + +<hw>Re*new"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reneved</er> +<pr>(-n?d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Renewing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + new</ets>. +Cf. <er>Renovate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make new again; +to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life +to; to rejuvenate; to re<?/stablish; to recreate; to +rebuild.</def> + +<q>In such a night +Medea gathered the enchanted herbs +That did <qex>renew</qex> old <?/son.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, to substitute for (an old +obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in +force; to make again; <as>as, to <ex>renew</ex> a lease, note, or +patent</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To begin again; to recommence.</def> + +<q>The last great age . . . <qex>renews</qex> its finished +course.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To repeat; to go over again.</def> + +<q>The birds-their notes <qex>renew</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To make new spiritually; to +regenerate.</def> + +<q>Be ye transformed by the <qex>renewing</qex> of your mind.</q> +<qau>Rom. xii. 2.</qau> + +<hw>Re*new"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become new, or as new; +to grow or begin again.</def> + +<hw>Re*new`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being renewable.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*new"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-n?"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being renewed; <as>as, a lease <ex>renewable</ex> +at pleasure</as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re*new"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; <as>as, +the <ex>renewal</ex> of a treaty</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*new"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Again; once +more.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*new"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being +renewed.</def> + +<hw>Re*new"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, renews.</def> + +<hw>Re*neye"</hw> <pr>(r?-n?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Renay</er>.]</ety> <def>To deney; to reject; to +renounce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>For he made every man <qex>reneye</qex> his law.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Reng</hw> <pr>(r?ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rank</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rank; a +row.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIn two <xex>renges</xex> +fair.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rung or round of a ladder.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The act of rebuilding a +nest.</def> + +<hw>Ren"i*form</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-f?rm; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renes</ets> kidneys + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82niforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or shape of +a kidney; <as>as, a <ex>reniform</ex> mineral; a +<ex>reniform</ex> leaf.</as></def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*ni"tence</hw> <pr>(r?-n?"t<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*ni"ten*cy</hw> <pr>(-t<it>e</it>-s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82nitence</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; +reluctance.</def> + +<au>Sterne.</au> + +<q>We find a <qex>renitency</qex> in ourselves to ascribe life +and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants.</q> +<qau>E. Darwin.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ni"tent</hw> <pr>(-t<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renitens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>renit</ets> to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>niti</ets> to struggle or strive: cf. +F. <ets>r\'82nitent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resisting +pressure or the effect of it; acting against impluse by elastic +force.</def> \'bd[Muscles] soft and yet <xex>renitent</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Ray.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Persistently opposed.</def> + +<hw>Ren"ne</hw> <pr>(r?n"n<it>e</it>)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To plunder; -- only in the phrase \'bdto rape and +<xex>renne</xex>.\'b8 See under <er>Rap</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, +to snatch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren"ne</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To run.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren"ner</hw> <pr>(-n?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +runner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ren"net</hw> <pr>(r?n"n?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rainette</ets>, <ets>reinette</ets>, perhaps fr. +<ets>raine</ets> a tree frog, L. <ets>rana</ets>, because it is +spotted like this kind of frog. Cf. <er>Ranunculus</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of many different kinds of apples. +Cf. <er>Reinette</er>.</def> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<hw>Ren"net</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>rinnan</ets>, +<ets>rennan</ets>, to run, cf. <ets>gerinnan</ets> to curdle, +coagulate. <hw><?/11</hw>. See <er>Run</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> +<def>The inner, or mucous, membrance of the fourth stomach of the +calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation +of it, used for coagulating milk.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>runnet</asp>.]</altsp> + +<cs><col>Cheese rennet</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Cheese</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rennet ferment</col> <fld>(Physiol. +Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a ferment, present in rennet and in variable +quantity in the gastric juice of most animals, which has the +power of curdling milk. The ferment presumably acts by changing +the casein of milk from a soluble to an insoluble form.</cd> -- +<col>Rennet stomach</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the fourth +stomach, or abomasum, of ruminants.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ren"net*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided or treated with +rennet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdPressed milk +<xex>renneted</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Ren"net*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same +as 1st <er>Rennet</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ren"ning</hw> <pr>(r?n"n?ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 2d +<er>Rennet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they +use it instead of <qex>renning</qex>, to turn milk.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<hw>Re`no*mee"</hw> <pr>(r?`n?-m?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renomm<?/e</ets>.]</ety> <def>Renown.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*nounce"</hw> <pr>(r?-nouns")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Renounced</er> +<pr>(-nounst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Renouncing</er> <pr>(-noun"s?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>renoncer</ets>, L. <ets>renuntiare</ets> to bring back word, +announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>nuntiare</ets> to announce, fr. <ets>nuncius</ets>, a +messenger. See <er>Nuncio</er>, <ets>and cf</ets>. +<er>Renunciation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare +against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or +acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; <as>as, to +<ex>renounce</ex> a title to land or to a throne</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; +to dismiss; to forswear.</def> + +<q>This world I do <qex>renounce</qex>, and in your sights +Shake patiently my great affliction off.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>To disclaim having a +card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit.</def> + +<cs><col>To renounce probate</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to +decline to act as the executor of a will.</cd> <au>Mozley & +W.</au></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To cast off; disavow; disown; disclaim; deny; +abjure; recant; abandon; forsake; quit; forego; resign; +relinquish; give up; abdicate.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Renounce</er>, <er>Abjure</er>, <er>Recant</er>. -- To +<xex>renounce</xex> is to make an affirmative declaration of +abandonment. To <xex>abjure</xex> is to renounce with, or as +with, the solemnity of an oath. To <xex>recant</xex> is to +renounce or abjure some proposition previously affirmed and +maintained.</usage> + +<q>From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace +Can force me to <qex>renounce</qex> the honor of my race.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Either to die the death, or to <qex>abjure</qex> +Forever the society of man.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Ease would <qex>recant</qex> +Vows made in pain, as violent and void.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nounce"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make +renunciation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He of my sons who fails to make it good, +By one rebellious act <qex>renounces</qex> to my blood.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To decline formally, as an +executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to +take out probate or letters.</def> + +<q>Dryden died without a will, and his widow having +<qex>renounced</qex>, his son Charles administered on June +10.</q> +<qau>W. D. Christie.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nounce"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> +<def>Act of renouncing.</def> + +<hw>Re*nounce"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>renoncement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*noun"cer</hw> <pr>(r?-noun"s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who renounces.</def> + +<hw>Ren"o*vate</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-v?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renovatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>renovare</ets>;pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>novare</ets> to make new, fr. +<ets>novus</ets> new. See <er>New</er>, and <?/<?/ +<er>Renew</er>.]</ety> <def>To make over again; to restore to +freshness or vigor; to renew.</def> + +<q>All nature feels the <qex>reniovating</qex> force +Of winter.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<hw>Ren`o**va"tion</hw> <pr>(-v?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.<ets>renovatio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82novation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of +renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed.</def> + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<q>There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual +<qex>renovation</qex> of the world.</q> +<qau>Rabbler.</qau> + +<hw>Ren"o*va`tor</hw> <pr>(r?n"?-v?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>r\'82novateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, +or that which, renovates.</def> + +<au>Foster.</au> + +<hw>Re*nov"el</hw> <pr>(r?-n?v"<it>e</it>l)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>renouveler</ets> to renew.]</ety> <def>To +renew; to renovate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*nov"el*ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Renewal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*nowme"</hw> <pr>(r?-noum")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Renown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The glory and <qex>renowme</qex> of the ancectors.</q> +<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau> + +<hw>Re*nowmed"</hw> <pr>(r?-noumd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Renowned.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*nown"</hw> <pr>(r?-noun")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renom</ets>. See <er>Noun</er>, and cf. <er>Renown</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being much +known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the +extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; +celebrity; -- always in a good sense.</def> + +<q>Nor envy we +Thy great <qex>renown</qex>, nor grudge thy victory.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.</def> + +<q>This famous duke of Milan, +Of whom so often I have heard <qex>renown</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nown"</hw> <pr>(r?-noun")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renommer</ets> to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>nommer</ets> to name, L. +<ets>nominare</ets> , fr. <ets>nomen</ets> a name. See +<er>Noun</er>.]</ety> <def>To make famous; to give renown +to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>For joi to hear me so <qex>renown</qex> his son.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q>The bard whom pilfered pastorals <qex>renown</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*nowned"</hw> <pr>(r?-nound")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished +qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; <as>as, a <ex>renowned</ex> +king</as>.</def> \'bdSome <xex>renowned</xex> metropolis with +glistering spires.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>These were the <qex>renouwned</qex> of the congregation.</q> +<qau>Num. i. 61.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; +celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See <er>Famous</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*nown"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(r?-noun"?d-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>With renown.</def> + +<hw>Re*nown"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +gives renown.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*nown"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +great renown; famous.</def> \'bd<xex>Renownful</xex> Scipio.\'b8 + +<au>Marston.</au> + +<hw>Re*nown"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without renown; +inglorius.</def> + +<hw>Rens"se*laer*ite</hw> <pr>(r?ns"s<it>e</it>-l?r-?t)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A soft, compact variety of +talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe +into inkstands and other articles.</def> + +<hw>Rent</hw> <pr>(r?nt)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +rant.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hudibras.</au> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Rend</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Rend</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>An opening made by rending; a break or breach +made by force; a tear.</def> + +<q>See what a <qex>rent</qex> the envious Casca made.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, a schim; a rupture of harmony; a +separation; <as>as, a <ex>rent</ex> in the church</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; +diaceration; break; fracture.</syn> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear. See +<er>Rend</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rente</ets>, LL. +<ets>renta</ets>, fr. L. <ets>reddita</ets>, fem. sing. or neut. +pl. of <ets>redditus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reddere</ets> to give +back, pay. See <er>Render</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incone; +revenue. See <er>Catel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdCatel +had they enough and <xex>rent</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>[Bacchus] a waster was and all his <qex>rent</qex> +In wine and bordel he dispent.</q> +<qau>Gower.</qau> + +<q>So bought an annual <qex>rent</qex> or two, +And liv'd, just as you see I do.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Pay; reward; share; toll.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Death, that taketh of high and low his <qex>rent</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A certain periodical profit, +whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of +lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain +pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid +at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of +land or its appendages; <as>as, <ex>rent</ex> for a farm, a +house, a park, etc.</as></def> + +<note><hand/ The term <xex>rent</xex> is also popularly applied +to compensation for the use of certain personal chattles, as a +piano, a sewing machine, etc.</note> + +<cs><col>Black rent</col>. <cd>See <er>Blackmail</er>, 3.</cd> -- +<col>Forehand rent</col>, <cd>rent which is paid in advance; +foregift.</cd> -- <col>Rent arrear</col>, rent in arrears; unpaid +rent. <au>Blackstone</au>. -- <col>Rent charge</col> +<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a rent reserved on a conveyance of land in +fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; -- so called +because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the +land is charged with a distress for the payment of it, +<xex>Bouvier<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Rent roll</col>, <cd>a list or +account of rents or income; a rental.</cd> -- <col>Rent +seck</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a rent reserved by deed, but +without any clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress +was made incident to rent seck by Statue 4 George II. c. 28.</cd> +-- <col>Rent service</col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>rent +reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; +-- so called from such service being incident to it.</cd> -- +<col>White rent</col>, <cd>a quitrent when paid in silver; -- +opposed to <xex>black rent<xex>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rented</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Renting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>renter</ets>. See +<er>Rent</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grant the +possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; <as>as, the +owwner of an estate or house <ex>rents</ex> it</as>.</def><-- = +rent out; to let --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; +<as>as, the tennant <ex>rents</ex> an estate of the +owner</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rent</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be leased, or let for +rent; <as>as, an estate <ex>rents</ex> for five hundred dollars a +year</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rent"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being rented, or suitable for renting.</def> + +<hw>Rent"age</hw> <pr>(-?j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>rentage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rent"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>rentale</ets>, fr. <ets>renta</ets>. See <er>Rent</er> +income.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A schedule, account, or list of +rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sum total of rents; <as>as, an estate that +yields a <ex>rental</ex> of ten thousand dollars a +year</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rente</hw> <pr>(r?<er>n</er>t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. See <er>Rent</er> income.]</ety> <def>In France, +interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, +shares, stocks, etc.,, which represent government +indebtedness.</def> + +<hw>Rent"er</hw> <pr>(r?nt"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or +tenant.</def> + +<hw>Ren"ter</hw> <pr>(r?n"t?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rentered</er> +<pr>(-t?rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rentering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rentraire</ets>; +L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>in</ets> into, in + +<ets>trahere</ets> to draw.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sew +together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with +skill and nicety; to finedraw.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To restore the original design of, by working in +new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry.</def> + +<hw>Ren"ter*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +renters.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ren`tier"</hw> <pr>(r?<er>n</er>`ty?")</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See 5th <er>Rent</er>.]</ety> <def>One who +has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.</def> + +<hw>Re*nu"mer*ate</hw> <pr>(r?-n?"m?r-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>renumeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>renumerare</ets> +to count over, count up; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>numerare</ets> to count. See <er>Numerate</er>.]</ety> +<def>To recount.</def> + +<hw>Re*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n <or/ -sh?-?"sh?n; +277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>renonciation</ets>, L. +<ets>renuntiatio</ets> ann announcement. See +<er>Renounce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +renouncing.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Formal declination to take out +letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or +right.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; +disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; +abandonment; relinquishment.</syn> + +<-- p. 1219 --> + +<hw>Re*nun"ci*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?-n?n"sh?-?-t?-r?)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>renuntiatorius</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a +renunciation; <as>as, <ex>renunciatory</ex> vows</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ren*verse"</hw> <pr>(r?n-vErs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>renverser</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>in</ets> in, into + <ets>versare</ets>, v. intens. fr. +<ets>vertere</ets> to turn.]</ety> <def>To reverse.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Whose shield he bears <qex>renverst</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ren*verse"</hw> <pr>(r?n*v?rs")</pr>, <or/ +<hw>\'d8Ren`ver`s\'82"</hw> <pr>(r?n`v?r`s?")</pr> }</mhw>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>renvers\'82</ets>, <ets>p. p.</ets> +]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Reversed; set with the head +downward; turned contrary to the natural position.</def> + +<hw>Ren*verse"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A reversing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ren*voy"</hw> <pr>(-voi")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renvoyer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To send back.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdNot dismissing or <xex>renvoying</xex> +her.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Ren*voy"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>renvoi</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sending back.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`ob*tain"</hw> <pr>(r?`?b-t?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To obtain again.</def> + +<hw>Re`ob*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>That may be reobtained.</def> + +<hw>Re*oc"cu*py</hw> <pr>(r?-?k"k?-p?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To occupy again.</def> + +<hw>Re*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(r?-?m"?-t$r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Same as <er>Rheometer</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*o"pen</hw> <pr>(r?-?"p'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To open again.</def> + +<hw>Re`op*pose"</hw> <pr>(r?`?p-p?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To oppose again.</def> + +<hw>Re`or*dain"</hw> <pr>(r?`?r-d?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>ordain</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ordonner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ordain again, as when +the first ordination is considered defective.</def> + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<hw>Re*or"der</hw> <pr>(r?-?r"d?r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +order a second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*or`di*na"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +ordination.</def> + +<hw>Re*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(-g<it>a</it>n-?-z?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of reorganizing; a reorganized +existence; <as>as, <ex>reorganization</ex> of the +troops</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*or"gan*ize</hw> <pr>(r?-?r"g<it>a</it>n-?z)</pr>, <pos>v. +t. & i.</pos> <def>To organize again or anew; <as>as, to +<ex>reorganize</ex> a society or an army</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*o"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(r?-?"r?-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Rising again.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The life <qex>reorient</qex> out of dust.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Re"o*stat</hw> <pr>(r?"?-st?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>See <er>Rheostat</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re"o*trope</hw> <pr>(-tr?p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>See <er>Rheotrope</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rep</hw> <pr>(r?p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a +corruption of <ets>rib</ets>: cf. F. <ets>reps</ets>.]</ety> +<def>A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and +having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.</def> + +<hw>Rep</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed with a surface closely +corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of +silk or wool; <as>as, <ex>rep</ex> silk</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pace"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.</def> + +<hw>Re*pac"i*fy</hw> <pr>(r?-p?s"?-f?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To pacify again.</def> + +<hw>Re*pack"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +pack a second time or anew; <as>as, to <ex>repack</ex> beef; to +<ex>repack</ex> a trunk.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pack"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +repacks.</def> + +<hw>Re*pa"gan*ize</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"g<it>a</it>n-?z)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.</def> + +<hw>Re*paid"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?d")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> of <er>Repay</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*paint"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +paint anew or again; <as>as, to <ex>repaint</ex> a house; to +<ex>repaint</ex> the ground of a picture.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pair"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?r")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>repairen</ets>, OF. <ets>repairier</ets> to return, fr. L. +<ets>repatriare</ets> to return to one's contry, to go home +again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>patria</ets> native +country, fr. <ets>pater</ets> father. See <er>Father</er>, and +cf. <er>Repatriate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I thought . . . that he <qex>repaire</qex> should again.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to +<xex>repair</xex> to sanctuary for safety.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Go, mount the winds, and to the shades <qex>repair</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>repaire</ets> +retreat, asylum, abode. See <er>Repair</er> to go.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of repairing or resorting to a +place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>The king sent a proclamation for their <qex>repair</qex> to +their houses.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a +resort.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>There the fierce winds his tender force assail +And beat him downward to his first <qex>repair</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Repaired</er> <pr>(-p?rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Repairing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82parer</ets>, L. reparare; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>parare</ets> to prepare. See <er>Pare</er>, and cf. +<er>Reparation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To restore to a +sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial +destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; <as>as, to +<ex>repair</ex> a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to +<ex>repair</ex> a shattered fortune</as>.</def> + +<q>Secret refreshings that <qex>repair</qex> his strength.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Do thou, as thou art wont, <qex>repair</qex> +My heart with gladness.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make amends for, as for an injury, by an +equivalent; to indemnify for; <as>as, to <ex>repair</ex> a loss +or damage</as>.</def> + +<q>I 'll <qex>repair</qex> the misery thou dost bear.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; +recruit.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Restoration to +a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial +restruction; supply of loss; reparation; <as>as, materials are +collected for the <ex>repair</ex> of a church or of a +city</as>.</def> + +<q>Sunk down and sought <qex>repair</qex> +Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Condition with respect to soundness, +perfectness, etc.; <as>as, a house in good, or bad, +<ex>repair</ex>; the book is out of <ex>repair</ex>.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pair"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reparable.</def> + +<au>Gauden.</au> + +<hw>Re*pair"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.</def> + +<hw>Re*pair"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of repairing.</def> + +<hw>Re*pand"</hw> <pr>(r?*p?nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>repandus</ets> bent backward, turned up; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>pandus</ets> bent, crooked.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot. & Zool.)</fld> <def>Having a slightly undulating +margin; -- said of leaves.</def> + +<hw>Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being reparable.</def> + +<hw>Rep"a*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(r?p"?-r?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reparabilis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82parable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being repaired, +restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; +<as>as, a <ex>reparable</ex> injury</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rep"a*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reparable +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rep`a*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(-r?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82paration</ets>, L. <ets>reparatio</ets>. See +<er>Repair</er> to mend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or +repaired; <as>as, the <ex>reparation</ex> of a bridge or of a +highway</as>; -- in this sense, <xex>repair</xex> is oftener +used.</def> + +<au>Arbuthnot.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of making amends or giving satisfaction +or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done +or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.</def> +<-- usu. in the phrase <col>make reparation <or/ +reparations</col>. --> + +<q>I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose +writings, and make what <qex>reparation</qex> I am able.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; +amends; satisfaction.</syn> + +<hw>Re*par"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-p?r"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Repairing, or tending to repair.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re*par"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which +repairs.</def> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Re*par"el</hw> <pr>(-?l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Reapparel</er>.]</ety> <def>A change of apparel; a second or +different suit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Beau & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Rep`ar*tee"</hw> <pr>(r?p`3r-t?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>repartie</ets>, fr. <ets>repartir</ets> to reply, +depart again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- <ets>partir</ets> to part, +depart. See <er>Part</er>.]</ety> <def>A smart, ready, and witty +reply.</def> + +<q>Cupid was as bad as he; +Hear but the youngster's <qex>repartee</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Retort; reply. See <er>Retort</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rep`ar*tee"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reparteed</er> <pr>(-t?d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reparteeing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make smart +and witty replies.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Prior.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re`par*ti`mi*en"to</hw> <pr>(r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>repartir</ets> to +divide.]</ety> <def>A partition or distribution, especially of +slaves; also, an assessment of taxes.</def> + +<au>W. Irving.</au> + +<hw>Re`par*to"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-p?r-t?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Another, or an additional, separation into parts.</def> + +<hw>Re*pass"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + pass</ets>: cf. F. <ets>repasser</ets>. +Cf. <er>Repace</er>.]</ety> <def>To pass again; to pass or travel +over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; <as>as, to +<ex>repass</ex> a bridge or a river; to <ex>repass</ex> the +sea.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pass"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pass or go back; to +move back; <as>as, troops passing and <ex>repassing</ex> before +our eyes</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pas"sage</hw> <pr>(r?-p?s"s?j;48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of repassing; passage back.</def> + +<au>Hakluyt.</au> + +<hw>Re*pas"sant</hw> <pr>(r?-p?s"s<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>repassant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Counterpassant.</def> + +<hw>Re*past"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?st")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>repast</ets>, F. <ets>repas</ets>, LL. <ets>repastus</ets>, +fr. L. <ets>repascere</ets> to feed again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>pascere</ets>, <ets>pastum</ets>, to pasture, feed. +See <er>Pasture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of taking +food.</def> + +<q>From dance to sweet <qex>repast</qex> they turn.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is taken as food; a meal; +figuratively, any refreshment.</def> \'bdSleep . . . thy best +<xex>repast</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Denham.</au> + +<q>Go and get me some <qex>repast</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*past"</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To supply food to; +to feast; to take food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Repast</xex> them with my blood.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and +<qex>repasting</qex> of our minds.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*past"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +takes a repast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*pas"ture</hw> <pr>(-p?s"t?r;135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Repast</er>.]</ety> <def>Food; entertainment.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Food for his rage, <qex>repasture</qex> for his den.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pa"tri*ate</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"tr?-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repatriare</ets>. See 1st <er>Repair</er>.]</ety> +<def>To restore to one's own country.</def> + +<hw>Re*pa`tri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>repatriatio</ets> return to one's +country.]</ety> <def>Restoration to one's country.</def> + +<hw>Re*pay"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repaid</er> +<pr>(-p?d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repaying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + pay</ets>: +cf. F. <ets>repayer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pay back; +to refund; <as>as, to <ex>repay</ex> money borrowed or +advanced</as>.</def> + +<q>If you <qex>repay</qex> me not on such a day, +In such a place, such sum or sums.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make return or requital for; to recompense; +-- in a good or bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>repay</ex> kindness; to +<ex>repay</ex> an injury.</as></def> + +<q>Benefits which can not be <qex>repaid</qex> . . . are not +commonly found to increase affection.</q> +<qau>Rambler.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; +remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pay"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; <as>as, a +loan <ex>repayable</ex> in ten days; services <ex>repayable</ex> +in kind.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pay"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of repaying; reimbursement.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The money or other thing repaid.</def> + +<hw>Re*peal"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repealed</er> +<pr>(-p?ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repealing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>repeler</ets> to +call back, F. <ets>rappeler</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. +<ets>apeler</ets>, F. <ets>appeler</ets>, to call, L. +<ets>appellare</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>, and. cf. +<er>Repel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To recall; to summon +again, as persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The banished Bolingbroke <qex>repeals</qex> himself, +And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to +revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the +legislature; <as>as, to <ex>repeal</ex> a law</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To suppress; to repel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Whence Adam soon <qex>repealed</qex> +The doubts that in his heart arose.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; +abrogate; cancel; reverse. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*peal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Recall, as from +exile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people + Will be as rash in the <qex>repeal</qex>, as hassty +To expel him thence.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Revocation; abrogation; <as>as, the +<ex>repeal</ex> of a statute; the <ex>repeal</ex> of a law or a +usage.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The quality or state of being repealable.</def> + +<hw>Re*peal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being repealed.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*peal"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<syn>Syn. -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible.</syn> + +<hw>Re*peal"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for +the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and +Ireland.</def> + +<hw>Re*peal"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Recall, as from banishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*peat"</hw> <pr>(-p?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repeated</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Repeating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82p\'82ter</ets>, L. <ets>repetere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>petere</ets> to fall upon, attack. See +<er>Petition</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter +again; to iterate; to recite; <as>as, to <ex>repeat</ex> an +effort, an order, or a poem</as>.</def> \'bdI will +<xex>repeat</xex> our former communication.\'b8 + +<au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au> + +<q>Not well conceived of God; who, though his power +Creation could <qex>repeat</qex>, yet would be loth +Us to abolish.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter +again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Waller.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To repay or refund (an +excess received).</def> + +<cs><col>To repeat one's self</col>, <cd>to do or say what one +has already done or said.</cd> -- <col>To repeat signals</col>, +<cd>to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, +by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; +rehearse; recapitulate. See <er>Reiterate</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*peat"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of repeating; repetition.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is repeated; <as>as, the +<ex>repeat</ex> of a pattern</as>; that is, the repetition of the +engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced +(as in calico printing, etc.).</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A mark, or series of dots, +placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage +to be repeated in performance.</def> + +<hw>Re*peat"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>More than once; +again and again; indefinitely.</def> + +<hw>Re*peat"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, repeats.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A +watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, +will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A repeating firearm.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<fld>(Teleg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for resending a +telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate +point</def>.<-- or a telephone signal --> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A +person who votes more than once at an election</def>. +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>See <cref>Circulating +decimal</cref>, under <er>Decimal</er>.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A pennant used to indicate that a certain +flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.</def> + +<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> + +<hw>Re*peat"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doing the same thing +over again; accomplishing a given result many times in +succession; <as>as, a <ex>repeating</ex> firearm; a +<ex>repeating</ex> watch</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Repeating circle</col>. <cd>See the Note under +<er>Circle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col>Repeating +decimal</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>a circulating decimal. See +under <er>Decimal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Repeating firearm</col>, +<cd>a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick +succession</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A form of firearm +so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges +are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into +the breech of the barrel, and fired.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A form +in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a +revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel</cd>. See +<er>Revolver</er>, and <cref>Magazine gun</cref>, under +<er>Magazine</er>.</cd><-- also called automatic weapon --> -- +<col>Repeating instruments</col> <fld>(Astron. & Surv.)</fld>, +<cd>instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, +etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times +in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, +portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate +result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, +gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity +and graduation.</cd> -- <col>Repeating watch</col>. <cd>See +<er>Repeater</er> <sd>(a)</sd></cd></cs> + +<hw>Rep"e*da"tion</hw> <pr>(r?p`?-da"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repedare</ets> to step back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <def>A +stepping or going back.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re**pel"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repelled</er> +<pr>(-p?ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>repellere</ets>, +<ets>repulsum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>pellere</ets> to drive. See <er>Pulse</er> a beating, and +cf. <er>Repulse</er>, <er>Repeal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to +repulse as, to <xex>repel</xex> an enemy or an assailant.</def> + +<q>Hippomedon <qex>repelled</qex> the hostile tide.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>They <qex>repelled</qex> each other strongly, and yet +attracted each other strongly.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To resist or oppose effectually; <as>as, to +<ex>repel</ex> an assault, an encroachment, or an +argument</as>.</def> + +<q>[He] gently <qex>repelled</qex> their entreaties.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pel"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act with force in +opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*pel"lence</hw> <pr>(-l<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*pel"len*cy</hw> <pr>(-l<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The principle of repulsion; the quality or +capacity of repelling; repulsion.</def> + +<hw>Re*pel"lent</hw> <pr>(-l<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repellens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. ]</ety> +<def>Driving back; able or tending to repel.</def> + +<hw>Re*pel"lent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which +repels.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy to repel from a +tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of waterproof cloth.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Re*pel"ler</hw> <pr>(-l?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, repels.</def> + +<hw>Re"pent</hw> <pr>(r?"p?nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>repens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, creeping, p. pr. of +<ets>repere</ets> to creep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Reptant</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pent"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repented</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Repenting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>se repentir</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>poenitere</ets> to make repent, <ets>poenitet me</ets> it +repents me, I repent. See <er>Penitent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or +omitted to do.</def> + +<q>First she relents +With pity; of that pity then <qex>repents</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on +account of regret or dissatisfaction.</def> + +<q>Lest, peradventure, the people <qex>repent</qex> when they see +war, and they return to Egypt.</q> +<qau>Ex. xiii. 17.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To be sorry for sin as +morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and +practice sin.</def> + +<q>Except ye <qex>repent</qex>, ye shall likewise perish.</q> +<qau>Luke xii. 3.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pent"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feel pain +on account of; to remember with sorrow.</def> + +<q>I do <qex>repent</qex> it from my very soul.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<-- p. 1220 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To feel regret or sorrow; -- used +reflexively.</def> + +<q>My father has <qex>repented</qex> him ere now.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used +impersonally.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> \'bdAnd it +<xex>repented</xex> the Lord that he had made man on the +earth.\'b8 + +<au>Gen. vi. 6.</au> + +<hw>Re*pent"ance</hw> <pr>(r?-p?nt"<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>repentance</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act +of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one +has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Godly sorrow worketh <qex>repentance</qex> to salvation.</q> +<qau>2. Cor. vii. 20.</qau> + +<q><qex>Repentance</qex> is a change of mind, or a conversion +from sin to God.</q> +<qau>Hammond.</qau> + +<q>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 <qex>repentance</qex>; +yet they are too closely connected with it to be easily +separated.</q> +<qau>Rambler.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness; +compunction. See <er>Contrition</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pent"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>repentant</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Penitent; +sorry for sin.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Thus they, in lowliest plight, <qex>repentant</qex> stood.</q> +<qau>Millton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; <as>as, +<ex>repentant</ex> tears; <ex>repentant</ex> ashes.</as></def> +\'bd<xex>Repentant</xex> sighs and voluntary pains.\'b8 + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Re*pent"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who repents, +especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.</def> + +<hw>Re*pent"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a repentant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*pent"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +repents.</def> + +<hw>Re*pent"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With repentance; +penitently.</def> + +<hw>Re*pent"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unrepentant.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*peo"ple</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"p'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + people</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>repeupler</ets>.]</ety> <def>To people anew.</def> + +<hw>Re`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of perceiving again; a repeated +perception of the same object.</def> + +<q>No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary +<qex>reperception</qex> and ratification of what is fine.</q> +<qau>Keats.</qau> + +<hw>Re`per*cuss"</hw> <pr>(-k?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repercussed</er> +<pr>(-k?st")</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repercussing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>repercusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>repercutere</ets> to drive +back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>percutere</ets>. See +<er>Percussion</er>.]</ety> <def>To drive or beat back; hence, to +reflect; to reverberate.</def> + +<q>Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to +<qex>repercuss</qex> such a light as I could hardly look +against.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<hw>Re`per*cus"sion</hw> <pr>(-k?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repercussio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82percussion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; +reverberation; <as>as, the <ex>repercussion</ex> of +sound</as>.</def> + +<q>Ever echoing back in endless <qex>repercussion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Rapid reiteration of the same +sound.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The subsidence of a tumor or +eruption by the action of a repellent.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Obstetrics)</fld> <def>In a vaginal +examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with +the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and +falls back again against the examining finger.</def> + +<hw>Re`per*cuss"ive</hw> <pr>(-k?s"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82percussif</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending or able to repercuss; having the power +of sending back; causing to reverberate.</def> + +<q>Ye <qex>repercussive</qex> rocks! repeat the sound.</q> +<qau>W. Pattison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Repellent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBlood +is stanched by astringent and <xex>repecussive</xex> +medicines.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.</def> +\'bdRages loud the <xex>repercussive</xex> roar.\'b8 + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<hw>Re`per*cuss"ive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A repellent.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Rep`er*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(r?p`?r-t?sh"?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reperticius</ets>. See <er>Repertory</er>.]</ety> +<def>Found; gained by finding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8R<?/`per`toire"</hw> <pr>(F. r?`p?r`tw?r"; E. +r?p"?r-tw?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See +<er>Repertory</er>.]</ety> <def>A list of drams, operas, pieces, +parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is +prepared to perform.</def> + +<hw>Rep"er*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?p"?r-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repertorium</ets>, fr. <ets>reperire</ets> to find +again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>parire</ets>, +<ets>parere</ets>, to bring forth, procure: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pertoire</ets>. Cf. <er>Parent</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A place in which things are disposed in an +orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of +a book, a commonplace book, or the like.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Same as <er>R\'82pertoire</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`pe*rus"al</hw> <pr>(r?`p?-r?z"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second or repeated perusal.</def> + +<hw>Re`pe*ruse"</hw> <pr>(-r?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +peruse again.</def> + +<au> Ld. Lytton.</au> + +<hw>Rep`e*tend</hw> <pr>(r?p`?-t?nd")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repetendus</ets> to be repeated, fr. +<ets>repetere</ets> to repeat.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> +<def>That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, +<xex>ad infinitum</xex>: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the +first and last <?/igures; thus, in the circulating decimal +.728328328 + (otherwise .7283), the <xex>repetend</xex> is +283.</def> + +<hw>Rep`e*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(r?p`?-t?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repetitio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82p\'82tition</ets>. See <er>Repeat</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; +iteration.</def> + +<q>I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with +surplus to tire in <qex>repetition</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Recital from memory; rehearsal.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The act of repeating, singing, +<?/ playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of +a note.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Reiteration, or repeating the +same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose +of making a deeper impression on the audience.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron. & Surv.)</fld> <def>The measurement of +an angle by successive observations with a repeating +instrument.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Iteration; rehearsal. See <er>Tautology</er>.</syn> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>. +<hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(-?-r?)</pr> }</mhw>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of, or containing, +repetition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who repeats.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rep`e*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(-t?sh"?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Repeating; containing repetition.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. T. Dwight.</au> + +<hw>Re*pet"i*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-p?t"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Containing repetition; repeating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rep"e*ti`tor</hw> <pr>(r?p"?-t?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. L. <ets>repetitor</ets> a reclaimer.]</ety> +<fld>(Ger.Univ.)</fld> <def>A private instructor.</def> + +<hw>Re*pine"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?n")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + pine</ets> to languish.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fail; to wane.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Reppening</xex> courage yields no foot to foe.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To continue pining; to feel inward discontent +which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to +murmur.</def> + +<q>But Lachesis thereat gan to <qex>repine</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>What if the head, the eye, or ear <qex>repined</qex> +To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vexation; +mortification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*pin"er</hw> <pr>(r?-p?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who repines.</def> + +<hw>Re*pin"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With repening or +murmuring.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rep"kie</hw> <pr>(r?p"k?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any edible sea +urchin.</def> <mark>[Alaska]</mark> + +<hw>Re*place"</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + place</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>replacer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place again; to +restore to a former place, position, condition, or the +like.</def> + +<q>The earl . . . was <qex>replaced</qex> in his government.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To refund; to repay; to restore; <as>as, to +<ex>replace</ex> a sum of money borrowed</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To supply or substitute an equivalent for; +<as>as, to <ex>replace</ex> a lost document</as>.</def> + +<q>With Israel, religion <qex>replaced</qex> morality.</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To take the place of; to supply the want of; to +fulfull the end or office of.</def> + +<q>This duty of right intention does not <qex>replace</qex> or +supersede the duty of consideration.</q> +<qau>Whewell.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To put in a new or different place.</def> + +<note><hand/ The propriety of the use of <xex>replace</xex> +instead of <xex>displace</xex>, <xex>supersede</xex>, <xex>take +the place of</xex>, 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.</note> + +<cs><col>Replaced crystal</col> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>, <cd>a +crystal having one or more planes in the place of its edges or +angles.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*place`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality, state, or degree of being +replaceable.</def> + +<hw>Re*place"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?s"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable or admitting of being put back into a +place.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Admitting of having its place supplied by a like +thing or an equivalent; <as>as, the lost book is +<ex>replaceable</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of being replaced +(by), or of being exchanged (for); <as>as, the hydrogen of acids +is <ex>replaceable</ex> by metals or by basic +radicals</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*place"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of replacing.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>The removal of an edge +or an angle by one or more planes.</def> + +<hw>Re*plait"</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*plant"</hw> <pr>(rE-pl?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +plant again.</def> + +<hw>Re*plant"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>That may be planted again.</def> + +<hw>Re`plan*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of planting again; a replanting.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Hallywell.</au> + +<hw>Re*plead"</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?d")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To plead again.</def> + +<hw>Re*plead"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A second pleading, or course of pleadings; +also, the right of pleading again.</def> + +<q>Whenever a <qex>repleader</qex> is granted, the pleadings must +begin <qex>de novo</qex>.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<hw>Re*plen"ish</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?n"?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Replenished</er> +<pr>(-?sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Replenishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>replenissen</ets>, OF. <ets>replenir</ets>; L. pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>plenus</ets> full. See <er>Full</er>, +<er>-ish</er>, and cf. <er>Replete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to +stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.</def> + +<q>Multiply and <qex>replenish</qex> the earth.</q> +<qau>Gen. i. 28.</qau> + +<q>The waters thus +With fish <qex>replenished</qex>, and the air with fowl.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To finish; to complete; to perfect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>We smothered +The most <qex>replenished</qex> sweet work of nature.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*plen"ish</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To recover former +fullness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The humors will not <qex>replenish</qex> so soon.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<hw>Re*plen"ish*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who replenishes.</def> + +<hw>Re*plen"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of replenishing, or the +state of being replenished.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which replenishes; supply.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Re*plete"</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?t")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>repletus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>replere</ets> to fill again, +fill up; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>plere</ets> to fill, +akin to <ets>plenus</ets> full: cf. F. <ets>replet</ets> +corpulent. See <er>Plenty</er>, <er>Replenish</er>.]</ety> +<def>Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; +abounding.</def> \'bdHis words <xex>replete</xex> with guile.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>When he of wine was <qex>replet</qex> at his feast.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>In heads <qex>repiete</qex> with thoughts of other men.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<hw>Re*plete"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill completely, or +to satiety.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*plete"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being +replete.</def> + +<hw>Re*ple"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repletio</ets> a filling up: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pl\'82tion</ets>. See <er>Replete</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being replete; superabundant +fullness.</def> + +<q>The tree had too much <qex>repletion</qex>, and was oppressed +with its own sap.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>Replecioun [overeating] ne made her never sick.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Fullness of blood; +plethora.</def> + +<hw>Re*ple"tive</hw> <pr>(-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pl\'82tif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to make replete; +filling.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*ple"tive*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*ple"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Repletive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*plev"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Replevy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>Capable of being replevied.</def> + +<hw>Re*plev"in</hw> <pr>(-?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>replevina</ets>. See <er>Replevy</er>, and cf. +<er>Plevin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A +personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and +chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a +remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may +generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or +detention.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The writ by which goods and chattles are +replevied.</def> + +<hw>Re*plev"in</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To +replevy.</def> + +<hw>Re*plev"i*sa*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-s?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>replevisable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Repleviable.</def> + +<au> Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*plev"y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Replevied</er> +<pr>(-?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Replevying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>replevir</ets>, +LL. <ets>replevire</ets>. See <er>Pledge</er>, +<er>Replevin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To +take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels +wrongfuly taken or detained), upon giving security to try the +right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined +against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng.LAw)</fld> <def>To bail.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*plev"y</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?v"?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Replevin.</def> + +<au>Mozley & W.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rep"li*ca</hw> <pr>(r?p"l?-k?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[It. See <er>Reply</er>, <pos>v. & n.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>A copy of a work of art, +as of a picture or satue, made by the maker of the +original.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Repetition.</def> + +<hw>Rep"li*cant</hw> <pr>(r?p"l?-k<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who replies.</def> + +<hw>Rep"li*cate</hw> <pr>(-?-k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +reply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rep"li*cate</hw> <pr>(l?-k?t)</pr>, +<hw>Rep"li*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(-k?`t?d)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>replicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>replicare</ets>. +See <er>Reply</er>.]</ety> <def>Folded over or backward; folded +back upon itself; <as>as, a <ex>replicate</ex> leaf or petal; a +<ex>replicate</ex> margin of a shell</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rep`li*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(-k?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>replicatio</ets>. See <er>Reply</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>An answer; a reply.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Withouten any <qex>repplicacioun</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law Pleadings)</fld> <def>The reply of the +plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.</def> + +<q>To hear the <qex>replication</qex> of your sounds.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A repetition; a copy.</def> + +<-- 5. (Biochem.) The copying by enzymes of a cell's genome, +i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, to form an +identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of +one cell into two. This differs from tanscription, which is the +copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's +genome into RNA, as in in the processes of biosynthesis of +messenger RNA or ribosomal RNA. --> + +<au>Farrar.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pli"er</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who replies.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re"plum</hw> <pr>(r?"pl?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +doorcase.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The framework of some +pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop +off.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Re*ply"</hw> <pr>(r?-pl?")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Replied</er> +<pr>(-pl?d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Replying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>replien</ets>, OF. +<ets>replier</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82pliquer</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>replicare</ets> to fold back, make a reply; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>plicare</ets> to fold. See +<er>Ply</er>, and cf. <er>Replica</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to +answer.</def> + +<q>O man, who art thou that <qex>repliest</qex> against God?</q> +<qau>Rom. ix. 20.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To answer a defendant's +plea.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Figuratively, to do something in return for +something done; <as>as, to <ex>reply</ex> to a signal; to +<ex>reply</ex> to the fire of a battery.</as></def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To answer; respond; rejoin.</syn> + +<hw>Re*ply"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To return for an +answer.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>Lords, vouchsafe +To give me hearing what I shall <qex>reply</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ply"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Replies</plw> +<pr>(-pl<?/z")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Reply</er>, <pos>v. +i.</pos>, and cf. <er>Replica</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is +said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or +done by another; an answer; a response.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Answer; rejoinder; response.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Reply</er>, <er>Rejoinder</er>, <er>Answer</er>. A +<xex>reply</xex> is a distinct response to a formal question or +attack in speech or writing. A <xex>rejoinder</xex> is a second +reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or +controversy. The word <xex>answer</xex> is used in two senses, +namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere response; as, the +<xex>answer</xex> 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 <xex>answer</xex> to the speech +or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun corresponds to a +frequent use of the verb, as when we say. \'bdThis will +<xex>answer</xex> (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;\'b8 \'bdIt +<xex>answers</xex> the purpose.\'b8</usage> + +<hw>Re*ply"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Replier</er>.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*pol"ish</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l"?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To polish again.</def> + +<hw>Re*pone"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reponere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>ponere</ets> +to place.]</ety> <def>To replace.</def> + +<au>R. Baillie.</au> + +<hw>Re*pop`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with +a population anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*port"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reported</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> Reporting.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>reporter</ets> to carry back, carry (cf. +<ets>rapporter</ets>; see <er>Rapport</er>), L. +<ets>reportare</ets> to bear or bring back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>portare</ets> to bear or bring. See <er>Port</er> +bearing, demeanor.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To refer.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like unto him +that we <qex>report</qex> the reader to the character of King +Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring back, as an answer; to announce in +return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent +to examine, explore, or investigate; <as>as, a messenger +<ex>reports</ex> to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; +the committee <ex>reported</ex> progress.</as></def> + +<q>There is no man that may <qex>reporten</qex> all.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to +circulate publicly, as a story; <as>as, in the common phrase, it +is <ex>reported</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>It is <qex>reported</qex> among the heathen, and Gashmu saith +it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.</q> +<qau>Neh. vi. 6.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To give an official account or statement of; +<as>as, a treasurer <ex>reperts</ex> the recepts and +expenditures</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. +<mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> \'bdA church with windowss only form +above, that <xex>reporteth</xex> the voice thirteen +times.\'bd</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Parliamentary Practice)</fld> <def>To return or +present as the result of an examination or consideration of any +matter officially referred; <as>as, the committee +<ex>reported</ex> the bill witth amendments, or <ex>reported</ex> +a new bill, or <ex>reported</ex> the results of an +inquiry</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings +of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To write an account of for publication, as in a +newspaper; <as>as, to <ex>report</ex> a public celebration or a +horse race</as>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To make a statement of the conduct of, +especially in an unfavorable sense; <as>as, to <ex>report</ex> a +servant to his employer</as>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>To be reported</col>, <or/ <col>To be reported +of</col></mcol>, <cd>to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether +favorably or unfavorably. <au>Acts xvi. 2</au>.</cd> -- <col>To +report one's self</col>, <cd>to betake one's self, as to a +superior or one to whom service is due, and be in readiness to +receive orders or do service.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.</syn> + +<hw>Re*port"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?rt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a report, or response, in respect of a +matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; +<as>as, the committee will <ex>report</ex> at twelve +o'clock</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish in writing an account of a speech, +the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, +etc., for publication.</def> + +<-- p. 1221 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To present one's self, as to a superior officer, +or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for +orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's +address, condition, etc.; <as>as, the officer <ex>reported</ex> +to the general for duty; to <ex>report</ex> weekly by +letter.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*port"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?rt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rapport</ets>. See <er>Report</er>.<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is reported.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An account or statement of the results of +examination or inquiry made by request or direction; +relation</def>. \'bdFrom Thetis sent as spies to make +<xex>report</xex>.\'b8 <au>Waller</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A +story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, +fame; repute; reputation.</def> + +<q>It was a true <qex>report</qex> that I heard in mine own land +of thy acts and of thy wisdom.</q> +<qau>1 Kings x. 6.</qau> + +<q>Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good +<qex>report</qex> among all the nation of the Jews.</q> +<qau>Acts x. 22.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Sound; noise; as, the <xex>report</xex> of a +pistol or cannon</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An official statement +of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing +of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his +superiors; <as>as, the <ex>reports</ex> of the heads af +departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of +committees to a legislative body, and the like</as>.</def> +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>An account or statement of a judicial opinion +or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, +chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such +reports; <as>as, Coke's <ex>Reports</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> +<def>A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, +or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, +etc.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rapport; relation; connection; reference.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The corridors worse, having no <qex>report</qex> to the wings +they join to.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; +recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.</syn> + +<hw>Re*port"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable or admitting of being reported.</def> + +<hw>Re*port"age</hw> <pr>(-?j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>SAme as +<er>Report</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*port"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reports. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> An officer or person who +makees authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or +of legislative debates. <sd>(b)</sd> One who reports speeches, +the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the +newspapers.</def> + +<q>Of our tales judge and <qex>reportour</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Re*port"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By report or common +fame.</def> + +<hw>Re`por*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(r?`p?r-t?"r?-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; +<as>as, the <ex>reportorial</ex> staff of a newspaper</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pos"al</hw> <pr>(r?-p?z"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[From <er>Repose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or +state of reposing; <as>as, the <ex>reposal</ex> of a +trust</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That on which one reposes.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<hw>Re*pos"ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reliance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>John Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*pose"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?z")</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reposed</er> +<pr>(-p?zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reposing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>reposer</ets>; L. +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>pausare</ets> to pause. See +<er>Pause</er>, <er>Pose</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; +to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>But these thy fortunes let us straight <qex>repose</qex> +In this divine cave's bosom.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q>Pebbles <qex>reposed</qex> in those cliffs amongst the earth . +. . are left behind.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to +compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; <as>as, to <ex>repose</ex> +one's self on a couch</as>.</def> + +<q>All being settled and <qex>reposed</qex>, the lord archibishop +did present his majesty to the lords and commons.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<q>After the toil of battle to <qex>repose</qex> +Your wearied virtue.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To place, have, or rest; to set; to +intrust.</def> + +<q>The king <qex>reposeth</qex> all his confidence in thee.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pose"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lie at +rest; to rest.</def> + +<q>Within a thicket I <qex>reposed</qex>.</q> +<qau> Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully +without anxiety or alarms.</def> + +<q>It is upon these that the soul may <qex>repose</qex>.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To lie; to be supported; as, trap +<qex>reposing</qex> on sand</def>. + +<syn>Syn. -- To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; +abide.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pose"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>repos</ets>. See +<er>Repose</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lying at +rest; sleep; rest; quiet.</def> + +<q>Shake off the golden slumber of <qex>repose</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from +uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Poetic)</fld> <def>A rest; a pause.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>That harmony or +moderation which affords rest for the eue; -- opposed to the +scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected +parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; <as>as, a +painting may want <ex>repose</ex></as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Angle of repose</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the +inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would +remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or side down with +uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth +will stand when abandoned to themselves.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; +quietness; tranquillity; peace.</syn> + +<hw>Re*posed"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?zd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.</def> <au>Bacon</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*pos"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(r<?/-p<?/z"<?/d-l<?/)</pr>, +<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Re*pos"ed*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*pose"ful</hw> <pr>(r?-p?z"f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Full of repose; quiet.</def> + +<hw>Re*pos"er</hw> <pr>(r?-p?z"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reposes.</def> + +<hw>Re*pos"it</hw> <pr>(r?-p?z"?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reposited</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Repositing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>repositus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reponere</ets> to put back; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>ponere</ets> to put. See +<er>Position</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to rest or stay; to lay +away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to +store.</def> + +<q>Others <qex>reposit</qex> their young in holes.</q> +<qau>Derham.</qau> + +<hw>Re`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(r?`p?*z?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repositio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of repositing; +a laying up.</def> + +<hw>Re*pos"i*tor</hw> <pr>(r?*p?z"?*t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument employed for replacing a +displaced organ or part.</def> + +<hw>Re*pos"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*p?z"?*t$*r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repositorium</ets>, <ets>repostorium</ets>: cf. OF. +<ets>repositoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place where things are or +may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a +depository.</def> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<hw>Re`pos*sess"</hw> <pr>(r?"p?z*z?s" <or/ -p?s*s?s")</pr>, +<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To possess again; <as>as, to +<ex>repossess</ex> the land</as>.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<cs><col>To repossess one's self of</col> (something), <cd>to +acquire again (something lost).</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`pos*ses"sion</hw> <pr>(r?`p?z-z?sh"?n <or/ -p?s +s?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the state of +possessing again.</def> + +<hw>Re*po"sure</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"sh?r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rest; quiet.</def> + +<q>In the <qex>reposure</qex> of most soft content.</q> +<qau>Marston.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pour"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +pour again.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*pous`s\'82"</hw> <pr>(r<it>e</it> -p??`s?")</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>repousser</ets> to thrust +back; pref <ets>re- + pousser</ets> to push. See +<er>Push</er>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formed in relief, as a +pattern on metal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Ornamented with +patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse +side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin +metal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Repouss\'82 +work.</def></def2> + +<cs><col>Repouss\'82 work</col>, <cd>ornamentation of metal in +relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*prefe"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?f")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reproof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rep`re*hend"</hw> <pr>(r?p`r?-h?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reprehended</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reprehending</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>reprehendere</ets>, <ets>reprehensum</ets>, to hold back, +seize, check, blame; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>prehendere</ets> to lay hold of. See <er>Prehensile</er>, +and cf. <er>Reprisal</er>. ]</ety> <def>To reprove or reprimand +with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make +charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to +censure.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Aristippus being <qex>reprehended</qex> of luxury by one that +was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>Pardon me for <qex>reprehending</qex> thee.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are +severely <qex>reprehended</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>I nor advise nor <qex>reprehend</qex> the choice.</q> +<qau>J. Philips.</qau> + +<hw>Rep`re*hend"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reprehends.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(-h?n"s?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reprehensibilis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pr\'82hensible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of +reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Rep`re*hen"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rep`re*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(-sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reprehensio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pr\'82hension</ets>.]</ety> <def>Reproof; censure; +blame; disapproval.</def> + +<q>This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a +secret <qex>reprehension</qex> that he had not showed more +gratefulness to Dorus.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See +<er>Admonition</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rep`re*hen"sive</hw> <pr>(-h?n"s?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82pr\'82hensif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing +reprehension; conveying reproof.</def> + +<au>South.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rep`re*hen"sive*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rep`re*hen"so*ry</hw> <pr>(-s?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Containing reproof; reprehensive; <as>as, +<ex>reprehensory</ex> complaint</as>.</def> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Re`-pre*sent"</hw> <pr>(r?`pr?-z?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To present again; <as>as, to <ex>re-present</ex> the points +of an argument</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"</hw> <pr>(r?p`r?-z?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>repr<?/senter</ets>, L. <ets>repraesentare</ets>, +<ets>repraesentatum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>preesentare</ets> to place before, present. See +<er>Present</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +present again or anew; to present by means of something standing +in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to +typify.</def> + +<q>Before him burn +Seven lamps, as in a zodiac <qex>representing</qex> +The heavenly fires.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to +delineate; <as>as, to <ex>represent</ex> a landscape in a +picture, a horse in bronze, and the like</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to +act the part or character of; to personate; <as>as, to +<ex>represent</ex> Hamlet</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To stand in the place of; to supply the place, +perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, +of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part +of (another); <as>as, an heir <ex>represents</ex> his ancestor; +an attorney <ex>represents</ex> his client in court; a member of +Congress <ex>represents</ex> his district in Congress.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; +to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before +the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to +describe.</def> + +<q>He <qex>represented</qex> Rizzio's credit with the queen to be +the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand.</q> +<qau>Robertson.</qau> + +<q>This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, and the +managers of it have been <qex>represented</qex> as a second kind +of senate.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To serve as a sign or symbol of; <as>as, +mathematical symbols <ex>represent</ex> quantities or relations; +words <ex>represent</ex> ideas or things.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To bring a sensation of into the mind or +sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to +present.</def> + +<q>Among these. Fancy next +Her office holds; of all external things +Which he five watchful senses <qex>represent</qex>, +She forms imaginations, aery shapes.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>To form or image again in +consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension +(something which was originally apprehended by direct +presentation). See <er>Presentative</er>,<er>3</er>.</def> + +<q>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 <qex>representing</qex> in consciousness what is thus +evoked . . . This representative Faculty is Imagination or +Phantasy.</q> +<qau>Sir. W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being represented.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Representation; likeness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>repr<?/sentant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Appearing or +acting for another; representing.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>representant</ets>.]</ety> <def>A representative.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(-z?n-t?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>repr<?/sentation</ets>, L. +<ets>representatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +representing, in any sense of the verb.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which represents.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A likeness, a picture, or a model; <as>as, a +<ex>representation</ex> of the human face, or figure, and the +like</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A dramatic performance; +<as>as, a theatrical <ex>representation</ex>; a +<ex>representation</ex> of Hamlet.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A +description or statement; <as>as, the <ex>representation</ex> of +an historian, of a witness, or an advocate</as>.</def> +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The body of those who act as representatives of +a community or society; <as>as, the <ex>representation</ex> of a +State in Congress</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Insurance +Law)</fld> <def>Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or +in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or +either party is influenced.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being represented.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; +likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight.</syn> + +<hw>Re-pres`en*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-prez`?n-t?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Re-present</er>.]</ety> <def>The act +of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new +presentation; <as>as, <ex>re-presentation</ex> of facts +previously stated</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry</hw> +<pr>(r?p`r?--z?n-t?"sh?n-?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Implying +representation; representative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> <pr>(-z?nt`?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>repr<?/sentatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Bearing the character or power of another; +acting for another or others; <as>as, a council +<ex>representative</ex> of the people</as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act +as deputies for, the people; <as>as, a <ex>representative</ex> +government</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Nat.Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Serving or +fitted to present the full characters of the type of a group; +typical; <as>as, a <ex>representative</ex> genus in a +family</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Similar in general +appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different +regions; -- said of certain species and varieties.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Giving, or existing as, a +transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; <as>as, +<ex>representative</ex> faculties; <ex>representative</ex> +knowledge</as>. See <er>Presentative</er>, 3 and +<er>Represent</er>, 8.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. +<ets>repraesentativus</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, represents (anything); +that which exhibits a likeness or similitude.</def> + +<q>A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was +the <qex>representative</qex> of Credulity.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>Difficulty must cumber this doctrine which supposes that the +perfections of God are the <qex>representatives</qex> to us of +whatever we perceive in the creatures.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies +the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their +authority.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who represents, or stands +in the place of, another.</def> + +<note><hand/ The executor or administrator is ordinarily held to +be the <xex>representative</xex> of a deceased person, and is +sometimes called the <xex>legal representative</xex>, or the +<xex>personal representative</xex>. The heir is sometimes called +the <xex>real representative</xex> of his deceased ancestor. The +heirs and executors or administrators of a deceased person are +sometimes compendiously described as his <xex>real</xex> and +<xex>personal representatives</xex>.</note> + +<au> Wharton. Burrill.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A member of the lower or popular house in a +State legislature, or in the national Congress.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Nat.Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That which +presents the full character of the type of a group.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species or variety which, in any region, +takes the place of a similar one in another region.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +representative manner; vicariously.</def> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +or state of being representative.</def> + +<q>Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with +conssciousness and <qex>representativeness</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spectator.</qau> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who shows, exhibits, or describes.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A representative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Rep`re*sent"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Representation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*press"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>press</ets>.]</ety> <def>To +press again.</def> + +<hw>Re*press"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + press</ets>: cf. L. <ets>reprimere</ets>, +<ets>repressum</ets>. Cf. <er>Reprimand</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to +quell; to subdue; to supress; <as>as, to <ex>repress</ex> +sedition or rebellion; to <ex>repress</ex> the first risings of +discontent.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep +back.</def> + +<q>Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . +Thou couldst <qex>repress</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; +quell; curb; check.</syn> + +<hw>Re*press"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +repressing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*press"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, represses.</def> + +<hw>Re*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being repressed.</def> + +<hw>Re*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82pression</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of repressing, or state of being +repressed; <as>as, the <ex>repression</ex> of evil and evil +doers</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which represses; check; restraint.</def> + +<hw>Re*press"ive</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?s"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82pressif</ets>. LL. +<ets>repressivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having power, or tending, to +repress; <as>as, <ex>repressive</ex> acts or measures</as>.</def> +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*press"ive*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*prev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reprovable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*preve"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Reprieve</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To +reprove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Repreve</xex> him of +his vice.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*preve"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reproof.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*priefe"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?f")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Repreve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*priev"al</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Reprieve.</def> + +<au>Overbury.</au> + +<hw>Re*prieve</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reprieved</er> +<pr>(-pr?vd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reprieving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>repreven</ets> +to reject, disallow, OF. <ets>reprover</ets> to blame, reproach, +condemn (pres. <ets>il reprueve</ets>), F. +<ets>r\'82prouver</ets> to disapprove, fr. L. +<ets>reprobare</ets> to reject, condemn; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- ++ <ets>probare</ets> to try, prove. See <er>Prove</er>, <ets>and +cf</ets>. <er>Reprove</er>, <er>Reprobate</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To delay the punishment of; to suspend the +execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; +<as>as, to <ex>reprieve</ex> a criminal for thirty +days</as>.</def> + +<q>He <qex>reprieves</qex> the sinnner from time to time.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To relieve for a time, or temporarily.</def> + +<q>Company, thought it may <qex>reprieve</qex> a man from his +melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<-- p. 1222 --> + +<hw>Re*prieve"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A temporary suspension of the execution of a +sentence, especially of a sentence of death.</def> + +<q>The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a <qex>reprieve</qex> +was sent to suspend the execution for three days.</q> + +<au>Clarendon.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Interval of ease or relief; respite.</def> + +<q>All that I ask is but a short <qex>reprieve</qex>, +ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<hw>Rep"ri*mand</hw> <pr>(r?p"r?-m?nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82primande</ets>, <ets>fr</ets>. L. +<ets>reprimendus</ets>, <ets>reprimenda</ets>, that is to be +checked or suppressed, fr. <ets>reprimere</ets> to check, +repress; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + <ets>premere</ets> to press. +See <er>Press</er>, and cf. <er>Repress</er>.]</ety> <def>Severe +or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.</def> + +<q>Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp <qex>reprimand</qex> for +her treatment of him.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Rep"ri*mand</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reprimanded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reprimanding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82primander</ets>. See <er>Reprimand</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reprove severely; to +reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.</def> + +<q>Germanicus was severely <qex>reprimanded</qex> by Tiberius for +traveling into Egypt without his permission.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reprove publicly and officially, in execution +of a sentence; <as>as, the court ordered him to be +<ex>reprimanded</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; +blame. See <er>Reprove</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rep"ri*mand`er</hw> <pr>(-m?nd`?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who reprimands.</def> + +<hw>Re*prim"er</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?m"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>A machine or implement for applying +fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be +used again.</def> + +<hw>Re*print"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To print again; to print a second or a new +edition of.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To renew the impression of.</def> + +<q>The whole business of our redemption is . . . to +<qex>reprint</qex> God's image upon the soul.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<hw>Re"print`</hw> <pr>(r?"pr?nt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second or a new impression or edition of any printed work; +specifically, the publication in one country of a work previously +published in another.</def> + +<hw>Re*print"er</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?nt"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who reprints.</def> + +<hw>Re*pris"al</hw> <pr>(r?-priz"<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>repr<?/saille</ets>, It. <ets>ripresaglia</ets>, +<ets>rappresaglia</ets>, LL. <ets>reprensaliae</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>reprehendere</ets>, <ets>reprehensum</ets>. See +<er>Reprehend</er>, <er>Reprise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or +indemnity.</def> + +<q>Debatable ground, on which incursions and <qex>reprisals</qex> +continued to take place.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything taken from an enemy in +retaliation.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting +suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation +for an act of inhumanity.</def> + +<au>Vattel (Trans. )</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Any act of retaliation.</def> + +<au>Waterland.</au> + +<cs><col>Letters of marque and reprisal</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Marque</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*prise"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?z")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>reprise</ets>, fr. <ets>reprendre</ets>, <ets>repris</ets>, +to take back, L. <ets>reprehendere</ets>. See +<er>Reprehend</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A taking by way of retaliation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Deductions and +duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent +seck, pensions, annuities, and the like.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>reprizes</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a +pirate.</def> + +<hw>Re*prise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Written also +<ets>reprize</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take again; to +retake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recompense; to pay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*pris"tin*ate</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?s"t?n-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + +<ets>pristine</ets>.]</ety> <def>To restore to an original +state.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shedd.</au> + +<hw>Re*pris`ti*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-t?-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>R. Browning.</au> + +<hw>Re*prive"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + L. <ets>privare</ets> to +deprive.]</ety> <def>To take back or away.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*prive"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reprieve.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Re*prize"</hw> <pr>(-pr?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Reprise</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*priz"es</hw> <pr>(-pr?z"?z)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See <er>Repise</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +2.</def> + +<hw>Re*proach"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?ch")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reproached</er> +<pr>(-pr?cht")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reproaching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>reprocher</ets>, +OF. <ets>reprochier</ets>, (assumed) LL. <ets>reproriare</ets>; +L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> again, against, back + <ets>prope</ets> +near; hence, originally, to bring near to, throw in one's teeth. +Cf. <er>Approach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come back to, +or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace +upon; to disgrace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, +For that he knew you, might <qex>reproach</qex> your life.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To attribute blame to; to allege something +disgracefull against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely +or contemptuously; to upbraid.</def> + +<q>If ye be <qex>reproached</qex> for the name of Christ.</q> +<qau>1 Peter iv. 14.</qau> + +<q>That this newcomer, Shame, +There sit not, and <qex>reproach</qex> us as unclean.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed +His fainting friends, <qex>reproached</qex> their shameful +flight. +Repelled the victors.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; +revile; vilify.</syn> + +<hw>Re*proach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>reproche</ets>. +See <er>Reproach</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reproaching; censure mingled with +contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; +abusive reflections; <as>as, severe <ex>reproach</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>No <qex>reproaches</qex> even, even when pointed and barbed +with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>Give not thine heritage to <qex>reproach</qex>.</q> +<qau>Joel ii. 17.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cause of blame or censure; shame; +disgrace.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An object of blame, censure, scorn, or +derision.</def> + +<q>Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no +more a <qex>reproach</qex>.</q> +<qau>Neh. ii. 17.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; +invective; contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility; +insolence; insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame; scandal;; +disgrace; infamy.</syn> + +<hw>Re*proach"a*blr</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>reprochable</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Deserving reproach; censurable.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Opprobrius; scurrilous.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*proach"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*proach"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*proach"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reproaches.</def> + +<hw>Re*proach"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; +abusive.</def> + +<q>The <qex>reproachful</qex> speeches . . . +That he hath breathed in my dishonor here.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; +base; <as>as, a <ex>reproachful</ex> life</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; +insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; +disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; +scandalous; base; vile; infamous.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*proach"ful*ly</wf> +<pr>(r<?/-pr<?/ch"f<?/l-l<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*proach"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*proach"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without +reproach.</def> + +<hw>Repp"ro*ba*cy</hw> <pr>(r?p"r?-b?-c?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reprobation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rep"ro*bance</hw> <pr>(-b<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reprobation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw> <pr>(-b?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reprobatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reprobare</ets> to +disapprove, condemn. See <er>Reprieve</er>, +<er>Reprove</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard +purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Reprobate</qex> silver shall men call them, because the +Lord hath rejected them.</q> +<qau>Jer. vi. 30.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally +abandoned and lost; given up to vice; depraved.</def> + +<q>And strength, and art, are easily outdone +By spirits <qex>reprobate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one who is given up to +wickedness; <as>as, <ex>reprobate</ex> conduct</as>.</def> +\'bd<xex>Reprobate</xex> desire.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Abandoned; vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked; +profligate; base; vile. See <er>Abandoned</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One morally abandoned +and lost.</def> + +<q>I acknowledge myself for a <qex>reprobate</qex>, a villain, a +traitor to the king.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau> + +<hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw> <pr>(-b?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reprobated</er> +<pr>(-b?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reprobating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To disapprove +with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as +unworthy; to disallow; to reject.</def> + +<q>Such an answer as this is <qex>reprobated</qex> and disallowed +of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears.</q> +<qau>Ayliffe.</qau> + +<q>Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was +<qex>reprobated</qex> by the other.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To abandon to punishment without hope of +pardon.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; +reject.</syn> + +<hw>Rep"ro*bate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being +reprobate.</def> + +<hw>Rep"ro*ba`ter</hw> <pr>(-b?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reprobates.</def> + +<hw>Rep`ro*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(-b?`sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82probation</ets>, or L. +<ets>reprobatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or +censure.</def> + +<q>The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually +soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned +with becoming <qex>reprobation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Jeffrey.</qau> + +<q>Set a brand of <qex>reprobation</qex> on clipped poetry and +false coin.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The predestination of a +certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of +condemnation and punishment.</def> + +<hw>Rep`ro*ba"tion*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who believes in reprobation. See +<er>Reprobation</er>,<er>2</er>.</def> + +<au> South.</au> + +<hw>Rep"ro*ba*tive</hw> <pr>(-b?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation.</def> + +<hw>Rep"ro*ba`to*ry</hw> <pr>(-b?`t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reprobative.</def> + +<hw>Re`pro*duce"</hw> <pr>(r?`pr?-d?s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To produce again.</def> Especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To +bring forward again; <as>as, to <ex>reproduce</ex> a witness; to +<ex>reproduce</ex> charges; to <ex>reproduce</ex> a +play</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To cause to exist again.</def> + +<q>Those colors are unchangeable, and whenever all those rays +with those their colors are mixed again they <qex>reproduce</qex> +the same white light as before.</q> +<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To produce again, by generation or the like; to +cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or +nature as another thing); to generate or beget, as offspring; +<as>as, to <ex>reproduce</ex> a rose; some animals are +<ex>reproduced</ex> by gemmation</as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>To +make an image or other representation of; to portray; to cause to +exist in the memory or imagination; to make a copy of; <as>as, to +<ex>reproduce</ex> a person's features in marble, or on canvas; +to <ex>reproduce</ex> a design</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`pro*du"cer</hw> <pr>(-d?"s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who, or that which, reproduces.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<hw>Re`pro*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(-d?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>reproduction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act or process of reproducing; the state of being +reproduced</def>; specifically <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <def>the +process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring.</def> + +<note><hand/ There are two distinct methods of reproduction; +viz.: <stype>asexual reproduction</stype> (agamogenesis) and +<stype>sexual reproduction</stype> (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 <xex>female germ cell</xex>, is acted +upon by another portion of living matter, the <xex>male germ +cell</xex>, 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.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is reproduced.</def> + +<hw>Re`pro*duc"tive</hw> <pr>(-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>reproductif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending, or pertaining, to +reproduction; employed in reproduction.</def> + +<au>Lyell.</au> + +<hw>Re`pro*duc"to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Reproductive.</def> + +<hw>Re*proof"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr??f")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>reproef</ets>. See <er>Proof</er>, <er>Reprove</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Refutation; confutation; contradiction.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An expression of blame or censure; especially, +blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; +reproach.</def> + +<q>Those best can bear <qex>reproof</qex> who merit praise.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; +rebuke; censure; blame. See <er>Admonition</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*prov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-pr??v"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r<'82prouvable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of +reproof or censure.</def> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; +culpable; rebukable.</syn> + +--<wordforms><wf>Re*prov"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*prov"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re prov"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reproof.</def> + +<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> + +<hw>Re*prove"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr??v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reproved</er> +<pr>(-pr??vd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reproving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82prouver</ets>, OF. <ets>reprover</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>reprobare</ets>. See <er>Reprieve</er>, <er>Reprobate</er>, +and cf. <er>Reproof</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +convince.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>When he is come, he will <qex>reprove</qex> the world of sin, +and of righteousness, and of judgment.</q> +<qau>John xvi. 9.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To disprove; to refute.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q><qex>Reprove</qex> my allegation, if you can.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse +as guilty; to censure.</def> + +<q>What if thy son</q> + +<q>Prove disobedient, and, <qex>reproved</qex>, retort, +\'bdWherefore didst thou beget me?\'b8</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To express disapprobation of; <as>as, to +<ex>reprove</ex> faults</as>.</def> + +<q>He neither <qex>reproved</qex> the ordinance of John, neither +plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.</q> +<qau>Udall.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame +censure.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Reprove</er>, <er>Rebuke</er>, +<er>Reprimand</er>. These words all signufy the expression of +disapprobation. To <xex>reprove</xex> implies greater calmness +and self-possession. To <xex>rebuke</xex> implies a more excited +and personal feeling. A <xex>reproof</xex> may be administered +long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for +the reformation of the offender; a <xex>rebuke</xex> is commonly +given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of +punishment and condemnation. A <xex>reprimand</xex> proceeds from +a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial +act. A child is <xex>reproved</xex> for his faults, and +<xex>rebuked</xex> for his impudence. A military officer is +<xex>reprimanded</xex> for neglect or violation of duty.</usage> + +<hw>Re*prov"er</hw> <pr>(r?-pr??v"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who, or that which, reproves.</def> + +<hw>Re*prov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reproving +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*prine"</hw> <pr>(r?-pr?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +prune again or anew.</def> + +<q>Yet soon <qex>reprunes</qex> her wing to soar anew.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<hw>Rep"-sil`ver</hw> <pr>(r?p"s?l`v?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Reap</er>.]</ety> <def>Money anciently paid by +servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service +of reaping his corn or grain.</def> + +<hw>Rep"tant</hw> <pr>(r?p"t<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reptans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>reptare</ets>, v. intens. from <ets>repere</ets> to creep. +See <er>Reptile</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Repent</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Creeping; crawling; -- +said of reptiles, worms, etc.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rep*tan"ti*a</hw> <pr>(r?p-t?n"sh?-?)</pr>, +<pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +divisiom of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.</def> + +<hw>Rep*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(r?p-t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reptatio</ets>, from <ets>reptare</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>reptation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The act +of creeping.</def> + +<hw>Rep"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?p"t?-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Creeping.</def> + +<hw>Rep"tile</hw> <pr>(r?p"t?l;277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>reptile</ets>, L. <ets>reptilis</ets>, fr. +<ets>repere</ets>, <ets>reptum</ets>, to creep; cf. Lith. +<ets>reploti</ets>; perh. akin to L. <ets>serpere</ets>. Cf. +<er>Serpent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Creeping; moving on the +belly, or by means of small and short legs.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; <as>as, a +<ex>reptile</ex> race or crew; <ex>reptile</ex> vices.</as></def> + +<q>There is also a false, <qex>reptile</qex> prudence, the result +not of caution, but of fear.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<q>And dislodge their <qex>reptile</qex> souls +From the bodies and forms of men.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Rep"tile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal that crawls, or moves on its +belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, +and the like.</def> + +<q>An inadvertent step may crush the snail +That crawls at evening in the public path; +But he that has humanity, forewarned, +Will tread aside, and let the <qex>reptile</qex> live.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Reptilia, or +one of the Amphibia.</def> + +<note><hand/ The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, +and are still popularly called <xex>reptiles</xex>, though much +more closely allied to the fishes.</note> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A groveling or very mean person.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rep*til"i*a</hw> <pr>(r?p-t?l"?-?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of +air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales +or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one +ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of +birds.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Rep*til"i*an</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Belonging to the reptiles.</def> + +<cs><col>Reptilian age</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>that part of +geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous +periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of +reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also the +<altname>Secondary</altname> or <altname>Mezozoic</altname> +age.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rep*til"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>One of the Reptilia; a reptile.</def> + +<hw>Re*pub"lic</hw> <pr>(r?-p?b"l?k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82publique</ets>, L. <ets>respublica</ets> commonwealth; +<ets>res</ets> a thing, an affair + <ets>publicus</ets>, +<ets>publica</ets>, public. See <er>Real</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and +<er>Public</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Common weal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A state in which the sovereign power resides in +the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives +elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. <er>Democracy</er>, 2.</def> + +<note><hand/ In some ancient states called republics the +sovereign power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a +privileged few, constituting a government now distinctively +called an <xex>aristocracy</xex>. 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.</note> + + +<cs><col>Republic of letters</col>, <cd>The collective body of +literary or learned men.</cd></cs> +<-- Democratic republic, a term much used by countries with a +Communist system of government. --> + +<hw>Re*pub"lic*an</hw> <pr>(-l?-k<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82publicain</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to a republic.</def> + +<q>The Roman emperors were <qex>republican</qex> magistrates +named by the senate.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Consonant with the principles of a republic; +<as>as, <ex>republican</ex> sentiments or opinions; +<ex>republican</ex> manners.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Republican party</col>. <fld>(U.S. Politics)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An earlier name of the Democratic party when it +was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great +leader.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One of the existing great parties. +It was organized in 1856 by a combination of voters from other +parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and +in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1223 --> + +<hw>Re*pub"lic*an</hw> <pr>(r?-p?b"l?-k<it>a</it>n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who favors or prefers a +republican form of government.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(U.S.Politics)</fld> <def>A member of the +Republican party.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The American +cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, +many together.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A South African weaver +bird (<spn>Philet\'91rus socius</spn>). These weaver birds build +many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they +make of straw.</def> + +<cs><col>Red republican</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Red</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*pub"lic*an*ism</hw> <pr>(-?z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82publicanisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A republican form or system of government; the principles or +theory of republican government.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a +republican form of government.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The principles and policy of the Republican +party, so called</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*pub"lic*an*ize</hw> <pr>(-?z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Republicanized</er> +<pr>(-?zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Republicanizing</er> <pr>(-?`z?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82publicaniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To change, +as a state, into a republic; to republican principles; <as>as, +France was <ex>republicanized</ex>; to <ex>republicanize</ex> the +rising generation.</as></def> + +<au>D. Ramsay.</au> + +<hw>Re*pub"li*cate</hw> <pr>(r?*p?b"l?*k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>republicare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To +make public again; to republish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*pub`li*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-p?b`l?-k?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second publication, or a new publication of +something before published, as of a former will, of a volume +already published, or the like; specifically, the publication in +one country of a work first issued in another; a reprint.</def> + +<q>If there be many testaments, the last overthrows all the +former; but the <qex>republication</qex> of a former will revokes +one of a later date, and establishes the first.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pub"lish</hw> <pr>(r?-p?b"l?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Republished</er> +<pr>(-l?sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Republishing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To publish anew; +specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published +in another); also, to revive (a will) by re<?/xecution or +codicil.</def> + +<q>Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor +<qex>republished</qex> his will.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pub"lish*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who republishes.</def> + +<hw>Re*pu"di*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"d?-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Repudilate</er>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of +repudiation; fit or proper to be put away.</def> + +<hw>Re*pu"di*ate</hw> <pr>(-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repudiated</er> +<pr>(-?`t?d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repudiating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>repudiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>repudiare</ets> to +repudiate, reject, fr. <ets>repudium</ets> separation, divorce; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>pudere</ets> to be +ashamed.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do +with; to renounce; to reject.</def> + +<q>Servitude is to be <qex>repudiated</qex> with greater +care.</q> +<qau>Prynne.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or +a woman one has promised to marry.</def> + +<q>His separation from Terentis, whom he <qex>repudiated</qex> +not long afterward.</q> +<qau>Bolingbroke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; +<as>as, the State has <ex>repudiated</ex> its debts</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pu`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-\'b5"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf.F. <ets>r\'82pudiation</ets>, L. +<ets>repudiatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of repudiating, or the +state of being repuddiated; <as>as, the <ex>repudiation</ex> of a +doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pu`di*a"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors +repudiation, especially of a public debt.</def> + +<hw>Re*pu"di*a`tor</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"d?-?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L., a rejecter, contemner.]</ety> <def>One who +repudiates.</def> + +<hw>Re*pugn"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82pugner</ets>, L. <ets>repugnare</ets>, +<ets>repugnatum</ets>; pref. <ets>re- + pugnare</ets> to fight. +See <er>Pugnacious</er>.]</ety> <def>To fight against; to oppose; +to resist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Stubbornly he did <qex>repugn</qex> the truth.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pug"na*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-p?g"n?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being repugned or resisted.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. North.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*pug"nance</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*pug"nan*cy</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>n-s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82pugnance</ets>, L. +<ets>repugnantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or condition of +being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong +instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as +of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like.</def> + +<q>That which causes us to lose most of our time is the +<qex>repugnance</qex> which we naturally have to labor.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Let the foes quietly cut their throats, +Without <qex>repugnancy</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; +antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; +inconsistency. See <er>Dislike</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pug"nant</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82pugnant</ets>, or L. <ets>repugnans</ets>, +<ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>repugnare</ets>. See +<er>Repugn</er>.]</ety> <def>Disposed to fight against; hostile; +at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; +refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; +offensive; -- usually followed by <xex>to</xex>, rarely and less +properly by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, all rudeness was +<ex>repugnant</ex> to her nature</as>.</def> + +<q>[His sword] <qex>repugnant</qex> to command.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less +<qex>repugnant</qex> unto the will of the Lawgiver, God +himself.</q> +<qau>Perkins.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; +irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.</syn> + +<hw>Re*pug"nant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a repugnant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*pug"nate</hw> <pr>(-n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From +L. <ets>repugnare</ets>. See <er>Repugn</er>.]</ety> <def>To +oppose; to fight against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*pugn"er</hw> <pr>(r?-p?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who repugns.</def> + +<hw>Re*pul"lu*late</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l"l?-l?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>repullulare</ets>, +<ets>repullulatum</ets>. See <er>Pullulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To +bud again.</def> + +<q>Though tares <qex>repullulate</qex>, there is wheat still left +in the field.</q> +<qau>Howell.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pul`lu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of budding again; the state of having +budded again.</def> + +<hw>Re*pulse"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?ls")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Repulsed</er> +<pr>(-p?lst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Repulsing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>repulsus</ets>, p. +p. of <ets>repellere</ets>. See <er>Repel</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To repel; to beat or drive back; <as>as, to +<ex>repulse</ex> an assault; to <ex>repulse</ex> the +enemy.</as></def> + +<q>Complete to have discovered and <qex>repulsed</qex> +Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to +reject; to send away; <as>as, to <ex>repulse</ex> a suitor or a +proffer</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*pulse"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>repulsa</ets>, +fr. <ets>repellere</ets>, <ets>repulsum</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of repelling or driving back; also, the +state of being repelled or driven back.</def> + +<q>By fate repelled, and with <qex>repulses</qex> tired.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<q>He received in the <qex>repulse</qex> of Tarquin seven hurts +in the body.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; +failure.</def> + +<hw>Re*pulse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable of being +repulsed.</def> + +<hw>Re*puls"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +repulses, or drives back.</def> + +<hw>Re*pul"sion</hw> <pr>(r?-p?l"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>repulsio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pulsion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or +repelled.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A feeling of violent offence or disgust; +repugnance.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The power, either inherent +or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles +of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each +other's nearer approach; <as>as, molecular <ex>repulsion</ex>; +electrical <ex>repulsion</ex>.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(-s?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pulsif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving, or able, +to repulse; repellent; <as>as, a <ex>repulsive</ex> +force</as>.</def> + +<q><qex>Repulsive</qex> of his might the weapon stood.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cold; forbidding; offensive; <as>as, +<ex>repulsive</ex> manners</as>.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*pul"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*pul"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*pul"so*ry</hw> <pr>(-s?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>repulsorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Repulsive; driving +back.</def> + +<hw>Re*pur"chase</hw> <pr>(r?*p?r"ch?s; 48)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.</def> + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*pur"chase</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +repurchasing.</def> + +<hw>Re*pu"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(r?-p?"r?-f?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To purify again.</def> + +<hw>Rep"u*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(r?p"?-t?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[From <er>Repute</er>.]</ety> <def>Having, or worthy of, +good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; <as>as, a +<ex>reputable</ex> man or character; <ex>reputable</ex> +conduct.</as></def> + +<q>In the article of danger, it is as <qex>reputable</qex> to +elude an enemy as defeat one.</q> +<qau>Broome.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Respectable; creditable; estimable.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rep"u ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Rep"u*ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rep`u*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(-t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82putation</ets>, L. <ets>reputatio</ets> a +reckoning, consideration. See <er>Repute</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The estimation in which one is held; character +in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, +or action; repute.</def> + +<q>The best evidence of <qex>reputation</qex> is a man's whole +life.</q> +<qau>Ames.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The character imputed to a +person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in +evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such +reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; +public esteem; general credit; good name.</def> + +<q>I see my <qex>reputation</qex> is at stake.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>The security of his <qex>reputation</qex> or good name.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Account; value.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>[/Christ] made himself of no <qex>reputation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Phil. ii. 7.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; +fame. See the Note under <er>Character</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*put"a*tive*ly</hw> <pr>(r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?)</pr>, +<pos>adv.</pos> <def>By repute.</def> + +<hw>Re*pute"</hw> <pr>(r?-p?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reputed</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Reputing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82puter</ets>, L. <ets>reputare</ets> to count over, +think over; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>putare</ets> to +count, think. See <er>Putative</er>.]</ety> <def>To hold in +thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to +reckon.</def> + +<q>Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and <qex>reputed</qex> +vile in your sight?</q> +<qau>Job xviii. 3.</qau> + +<q>The king your father was <qex>reputed</qex> for +A prince most prudent.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*pute"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Character +reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; +established opinion; public estimate.</def> + +<q>He who regns +Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure +Sat on his throne, upheld by old <qex>repute</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: Good character or reputation; +credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed +to <xex>disrepute</xex>.</def> \'bdDead stocks, which have been +of <xex>repute</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>F. Beaumont.</au> + +<hw>Re*put"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(r?-p?t"?d-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>In common opinion or estimation; by repute.</def> + +<hw>Re*pute"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having good repute; +disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*quere"</hw> <pr>(r?--kw?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +require.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*quest"</hw> <pr>(r?-kw\'b5st")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[OE. <ets>requeste</ets>, OF. <ets>requeste</ets>, F. +<ets>requ<?/te</ets>, LL. <ets>requesta</ets>, for +<ets>requisita</ets>, fr. L. <ets>requirere</ets>, +<ets>requisitum</ets>, to seek again, ask for. See +<er>Require</er>, and cf. <er>Quest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire +or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.</def> + +<q>I will marry her, sir, at your <qex>request</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is asked for or requested.</def> +\'bdHe gave them their <xex>request</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Ps. cvi. 15.</au> + +<q>I will both hear and grant you your <qex>requests</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A state of being desired or held in such +estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.</def> + +<q>Knowledge and fame were in as great <qex>request</qex> as +wealth among us now.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<cs><col>Court of Requests</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A local +tribunal, sometimes called <altname>Court of Consience</altname>, +founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small +debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by +the act; -- now mostly abolished</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A court +of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the +sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to +the Court of Chancery.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd> <au>Brande & +C.</au></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; +supplication; entreaty; suit.</syn> + +<hw>Re*quest"</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Requested</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Requesting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. +OF. <ets>requester</ets>, F. <ets>requ<ecir/ter</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; +to solicit; <as>as, to <ex>request</ex> his presence, or a +favor</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To address with a request; to ask.</def> + +<q>I <qex>request</qex> you +To give my poor host freedom.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See +<er>Beg</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*quest"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +requests; a petitioner.</def> + +<hw>Re*quick"en</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?k"'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re"qui*em</hw> <pr>(r?"kw?-?m;277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Acc. of L. <ets>requies</ets> rest, the first words of the +Mass being \'bd<ets>Requiem</ets> aeternam dona eis, Domine,\'b8 +give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + +<ets>quies</ets> quiet. See <er>Quiet</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and +cf. <er>Requin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> +<def>A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.</def> + +<q>We should profane the service of the dead +To sing a <qex>requiem</qex> and such rest to her +As to peace-parted souls.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any grand musical composition, performed in +honor of a deceased person.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Rest; quiet; peace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Else had I an eternal <qex>requiem</qex> kept, +And in the arms of peace forever slept.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<hw>Re*qui"e*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?"?-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>requietorium</ets>, fr. <ets>requiescere</ets>, +<ets>requietum</ets>, to rest. See <er>Re</er>-, and +<er>Quiesce</er>.]</ety> <def>A sepulcher.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Weever.</au> + +<hw>Re"quin</hw> <pr>(r?"kw?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>reqiem</ets> a Mass sung for the dead. See +<er>Requiem</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The +man-eater, or white shark (<spn>Carcharodon carcharias</spn>); -- +so called on account of its causing <xex>requiems</xex> to be +sung.</def> + +<hw>Re*quir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?r"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being required; proper to be required.</def> + +<au>Sir M. Hale.</au> + +<hw>Re*quire"</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Required</er> +<pr>(-kw?rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Requiring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>requeren</ets>, +<ets>requiren</ets>, OF. <ets>requerre</ets>, F. +<ets>requ<?/rir</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>quaerere</ets> to ask; cf. L. <ets>requirere</ets>. See +<er>Query</er>, and cf. <er>Request</er>, +<er>Requisite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To demand; to insist +upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; +<as>as, to <ex>require</ex> the surrender of property</as>.</def> + +<q>Shall I say to C\'91sar +What you <qex>require</qex> of him?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>By nature did what was by law <qex>required</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To demand or exact as indispensable; to +need.</def> + +<q>just gave what life <qex>required</qex>, and gave no more.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<q>The two last [biographies] <qex>require</qex> to be +particularly noticed.</q> +<qau>J. A. Symonds.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To ask as a favor; to request.</def> + +<q>I was ashamed to <qex>require</qex> of the king a band of +soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the +way.</q> +<qau>Ezra viii. 22.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; +demand; need.</syn> + +<hw>Re*quire"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of requiring; demand; requisition.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is required; an imperative or +authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed +or necessary; a need.</def> + +<q>One of those who believe that they can fill up every +<qex>requirement</qex> contained in the rule of +righteousness.</q> +<qau>J. M. Mason.</qau> + +<q>God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive +knowledge of its nature and <qex>requirements</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<hw>Re*quir"er</hw> <pr>(-kw?r"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who requires.</def> + +<hw>Req"ui*site</hw> <pr>(r?k"w?-z?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>That which is required, or is necessary; something +indispensable.</def> + +<q>God, on his part, has declared the <qex>requisites</qex> on +ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business +of us all to know.</q> +<qau>Wake.</qau> + +<hw>Req"ui*site</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>requisitus</ets>, p. p. <ets>requirere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>quaerere</ets> to ask. See +<er>Require</er>.]</ety> <def>Required by the nature of things, +or by circumstances; <?/<?/ needful that it can not be dispensed +with; necessary indispensable.</def> + +<q>All truth <qex>requisite</qex> for men to know.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Req"ui*site*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Req"ui*site*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Req`ui*si"tion</hw> <pr>(r?k`w?-z?sh"?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82quisition</ets>, L. +<ets>requisitio</ets> a searching.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by +authority.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(International +Law)</fld> <def>A formal demand made by one state or government +upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from +justice</def>. <au>Kent</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>A notarial demand of a debt</def>. <au>Wharton</au>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A demand by the invader upon +the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, +forage, transportation, etc.</def> <au>Farrow</au>. <sd>(d)</sd> +<def>A formal application by one officer to another for things +needed in the public service; <as>as, a <ex>requisition</ex> for +clothing, troops, or money</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is required by authority; especially, +a quota of supplies or necessaries.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A written or normal call; an invitation; a +summons; <as>as, a <ex>reqisition</ex> for a public +meeting</as>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Req`ui*si"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +make a reqisition on or for; <as>as, to <ex>requisition</ex> a +district for forage; to <ex>requisition</ex> troops</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To present a requisition to; to summon request; +<as>as, to <ex>requisition</ex> a person to be a +candidate</as>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Req`ui*si"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes or +signs a requisition.</def> + +<hw>Re*quis"i*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?z"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Expressing or implying demand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Harris.</au> + +<hw>Re*quis"i*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that +which, makes requisition; a requisitionist.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*quis"i*tor</hw> <pr>(-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to +investigate facts.</def> + +<hw>Re*quis"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Sought for; demanded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Summary on Du Bartas (1621).</au> + +<hw>Re*quit"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-kw?t"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>That may be requited.</def> + +<hw>Re*quit"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[From <er>Requite</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of requiting; +also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything +done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; <as>as, the +<ex>requital</ex> of services</as>; in a bad sense, retaliation, +or punishment; <as>as, the <ex>requital</ex> of evil +deeds</as>.</def> + +<q>No merit their aversion can remove, +Nor ill <qex>requital</qex> can efface their love.</q> +<qau>Waller.</qau> + +<-- p. 1224 --> + +<syn>Syn. -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; +satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; +punishment.</syn> + +<hw>Re"quite"</hw> <pr>(r?-kw?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Requited</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Requiting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>quit</ets>.]</ety> <def>To repay; in a good +sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to +reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; +to punish.</def> + +<q>He can <qex>requite</qex> thee; for he knows the charma +That call fame on such gentle acts as these.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to +<qex>requite</qex> it with thy hand.</q> +<qau>Ps. x. 14.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; +satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.</syn> + +<hw>Re*quite"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Requital</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>E. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*quit"er</hw> <pr>(-kw?t"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who requites.</def> + +<hw>Rere"brace`</hw> <pr>(r?r"br?s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>arri<?/re-bras</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> +<def>Armor for the upper part of the arm.</def> + +<au>Fairholt.</au> + +<hw>Rere`de*main"</hw> <pr>(-d?-m?n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>arri<?/re</ets> back + <ets>de</ets> of + +<ets>main</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>A backward stroke.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rere"dos</hw> <pr>(r?r"d?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<ets>rear</ets> + F. <ets>dos</ets> back, L. <ets>dorsum</ets>. +Cf. <er>Dorsal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A screen or partition wall behind an altar.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The back of a fireplace.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately +under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.</def> +<altsp>[Also spelt <asp>reredosse</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Fairholt.</au> + +<hw>Rere"fief`</hw> <pr>(r?r"f?f`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>arri\'8are-fief</ets>. See <er>Rear</er> hinder, and +<er>Fief</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A fief held of +a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*reign"</hw> <pr>(r?-r?n")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +reign again.</def> + +<hw>Re`-re*it"er*ate</hw> <pr>(r?`r?-?t"?r-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. +t.</pos> <def>To reiterate many times.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> +\'bdMy <xex>re-reiterated</xex> wish.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<hw>Rere"mouse`</hw> <pr>(r?r"mous`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rearmouse.</def> + +<hw>Re`-re*solve"</hw> <pr>(r?`r?-z?lv")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & +i.</pos> <def>To resolve again.</def> + +<q>Resolves, and <qex>re-resolves</qex>, then dies the same.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<hw>Rere"ward`</hw> <pr>(r?r"w?rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rearward</er>.]</ety> <def>The rear quard of an army.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Res</hw> <pr>(r?z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Res</plw></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A thing; the +particular thing; a matter; a point.</def> + +<cs><col>\'d8Res gest\'91</col> <ety>[L., things done]</ety> +<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the facts which form the environment of a +litigated issue. <au>Wharton</au>.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Res +judicata</col> <mark>[L.]</mark> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a thing +adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*sail"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former +port.</def> + +<hw>Re*sale"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?l" <or/ r?"s?l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A sale at second hand, or at retail; also, a second +sale.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*sal"gar</hw> <pr>(r?-s?l"g?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Realgar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re`sa*lute"</hw> <pr>(r?`s?-l?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To salute again.</def> + +<hw>Re*saw"</hw> <pr>(r<?/-s<?/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has +already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, +etc.</def> + +<hw>Res"cat</hw> <pr>(r?s"k?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Sp. +<ets>rescattar</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ransom; to release; to +rescue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Res"cat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. +<ets>rescate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ransom; release.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*scind"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rescinded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rescinding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>rescindere</ets>, <ets>rescissum</ets>; pref <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>scindere</ets> to cut, split: cf. F. +<ets>rescinder</ets>. See <er>Shism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.</def> + +<q>The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally <qex>rescind</qex> +the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil +customs.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, +by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; +<as>as, to <ex>rescind</ex> a law, a resolution, or a vote; to +<ex>rescind</ex> a decree or a judgment.</as></def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; +vacate; void.</syn> + +<hw>Re*scind"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of being rescinded.</def> + +<hw>Re*scind"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of rescinding; rescission.</def> + +<hw>Re*scis"sion</hw> <pr>(r?-s?zh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rescissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rescission</ets>. See +<er>Rescind</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of rescinding, abrogating, +annulling, or vacating; <as>as, the <ex>rescission of a law</ex>, +<ex>decree</ex>, <ex>or judgment</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*scis"so*ry</hw> <pr>(r?-s?z"?-r? <or/ r?-s?s"-)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>rescissorius</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rescisoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to rescind; +rescinding.</def> + +<q>To pass a general act <qex>rescissory</qex> (as it was +called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since +the year 1633.</q> +<qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau> + +<hw>Res"cous</hw> <pr>(r?s"k?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., +fr. OF. <ets>rescousse</ets>, fr. <ets>rescourre</ets>, p. p. +<ets>rescous</ets>, to rescue. See <er>Rescue</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Rescue; deliverance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See +<er>Rescue</er>,<er>2</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Res"cowe</hw> <pr>(r?s"kou)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +rescue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*scribe"</hw> <pr>(r?-skr?b")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rescribere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>scribere</ets> to write. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To write back; to write in reply.</def> + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To write over again.</def> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Re"script</hw> <pr>(r?"skr?pt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rescriptum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rescrit</ets>, formerly also +spelt <ets>rescript</ets>. See <er>Rescribe</er>,<pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom.Antiq.)</fld> <def>The answer of an emperor +when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult +question; hence, an edict or decree.</def> + +<q>In their <qex>rescripts</qex> and other ordinances, the Roman +emperors spoke in the plural number.</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>The official written answer +of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A counterpart.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<hw>Re*scrip"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-skr?p"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rescriptio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rescription</ets>. +See <er>Rescribe</er>.]</ety> <def>A writing back; the answering +of a letter.</def> + +<au>Loveday.</au> + +<hw>Re*scrip"tive</hw> <pr>(-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; +hence, deciding; settling; determining.</def> + +<hw>Re*scrip"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By +rescript.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<hw>Res"cu*a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?s"k?-?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>That may be rescued.</def> + +<hw>Res"cue</hw> <pr>(r?s"k?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rescued</er> +<pr>(-k?d)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rescuing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rescopuen</ets>, +OF. <ets>rescourre</ets>, <ets>rescurre</ets>, +<ets>rescorre</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>excutere</ets> to shake or drive out; <ets>ex</ets> out + +<ets>quatere</ets> to shake. See <er>Qtash</er> to crush, +<er>Rercussion</er>.]</ety> <def>To free or deliver from any +confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual +restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to +evil; <as>as, to <ex>rescue</ex> a prisoner from the enemy; to +<ex>rescue</ex> seamen from destruction.</as></def> + +<q>Had I been seized by a hungry lion, +I would have been a breakfast to the best, +Rather than have false Proteus <qex>rescue</qex> me.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; +release; save.</syn> + +<hw>Res"cue</hw> <pr>(r?s"k?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rescue</er>, <pos>v.</pos>; cf. <er>Rescous</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, +violence, or danger; liberation.</def> + +<q>Spur to the <qex>rescue</qex> of the noble Talbot.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The forcible +retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully +distrained.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The forcible liberation of a +person from an arrest or imprisonment.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the +enemy.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<q>The <qex>rescue</qex> of a prisoner from the court is punished +with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rescue grass</col>. <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A tall grass (<spn>Ceratochloa +unioloides</spn>) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay +and forage in the Southern States.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res"cue*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without rescue or +release.</def> + +<hw>Res"cu*er</hw> <pr>(-k?-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rescues.</def> + +<hw>Res`cus*see"</hw> <pr>(r?s`k?s-s?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(O.Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The party in whose favor a rescue is +made.</def> + +<au>Crabb.</au> + +<hw>Res*cus"sor</hw> <pr>(r?s-k?s"s?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(O.Eng.Law)</fld> <def>One who makes an +unlawful rescue; a rescuer.</def> + +<au>Burril.</au> + +<hw>Rese</hw> <pr>(r?z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shake; to +quake; to tremble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIt made all the +gates for to <xex>rese</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re-search"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?rch")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + search</ets>.]</ety> <def>To search again; +to examine anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*search"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?rch")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + search</ets>: cf OF. <ets>recerche</ets>, +F. <ets>recherche</ets>.]</ety> <def>Diligent inquiry or +examination in seeking facts or principles; laborius or continued +search after truth; <as>as, <ex>researches</ex> of human +wisdom</as>.</def> + +<q>The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked +on the results of the <qex>researches</qex> of antiquaries.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.</syn> + +<hw>Re*search"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + +search</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>recerchier</ets>, F. +<ets>rechercher</ets>.]</ety> <def>To search or examine with +continued care; to seek diligently.</def> + +<hw>Re*search"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +researches.</def> + +<hw>Re*search"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making +researches; inquisitive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Re*seat"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, +etc.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put a new seat, or new seats, in; <as>as, to +<ex>reseat</ex> a theater; to <ex>reseat</ex> a chair or +trousers.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*sect"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resected</er>;<pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Resecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>resectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>resecare</ets> to cut off; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>secare</ets> to cut.]</ety> +<def>To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.</def> + +<hw>Re*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?-s?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>resectio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82section</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +cutting or paring off.</def> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The removal of the articular +extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false +articulation.</def> + +<hw>Re*se"da</hw> <pr>(r?-s?"d?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. , a +kind of plant.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus +of plants, the type of which is mignonette.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A grayish green color, like that of the flowers +of mignonette.</def> + +<hw>Re*seek"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +seek again.</def> + +<au>J. Barlow.</au> + +<hw>Re*seize"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + seize</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>ressaisir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize again, or +a second time.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in possession again; to reinstate.</def> + +<q>And then therein [in his kingdom] <qex>reseized</qex> was +again.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take possession of, as lands +and tenements which have been disseized.</def> + +<q>The sheriff is commanded to <qex>reseize</qex> the land and +all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till +the arrival of the justices of assize.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<hw>Re*seiz"er</hw> <pr>(-s?z"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who seizes again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The taking of lands into +the hands of the king where a general livery, or <xex>oustre le +main</xex>, was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order +of law.</def> + +<hw>Re*sei"zure</hw> <pr>(r<?/-s<?/"zh<?/r; 135)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A second seizure; the act of seizing +again.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*sell"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to +retail.</def> + +<hw>Re*sem"bla*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-z?m"bl?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Resemble</er>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of being +compared; like.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<hw>Re*sem"blance</hw> <pr>(-bl<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ressemblance</ets>. See +<er>Resemble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state +of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.</def> + +<q>One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a +great <qex>resemblance</qex> to each other.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which resembles, or is similar; a +representation; a likeness.</def> + +<q>These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are +<qex>resemblances</qex> formed according to things spiritual.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A comparison; a simile.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Probability; verisimilitude.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; +representation; image.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sem"blant</hw> <pr>(-bl<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F., a . and p. pr. fr. <ets>ressembler</ets> to resemble. +See <er>Resemble</er>.]</ety> <def>Having or exhibiting +resemblance; resembling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<hw>Re*sem"ble</hw> <pr>(r?-z?m"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resembled</er> +<pr>(-b'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Resembling</er> +<pr>(-bl?ng)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>ressembler</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>sembler</ets> to seem, resemble, +fr. L. <ets>similare</ets>, <ets>simulare</ets>, to imitate, fr. +<ets>similis</ets> like, similar. See <er>Similar</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude +of, either in appearance or qualities; <as>as, these brothers +<ex>resemble</ex> each other</as>.</def> + +<q>We will <qex>resemble</qex> you in that.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To liken; to compare; to represent as +like.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The other . . . +He did <qex>resemble</qex> to his lady bright.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To counterfeit; to imitate.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThey can so well <xex>resemble</xex> +man's speech.\'b8 + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to imitate or be like.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>H. Bushnell.</au> + +<hw>Re*sem"bler</hw> <pr>(r?-z?m"bl?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One who resembles.</def> + +<hw>Re*sem"bling*ly</hw> <pr>(-bl?ng-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.</def> + +<hw>Re*sem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(-s?m"?-n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> again + <ets>seminatus</ets>, p. p. +of <ets>seminare</ets> to sow.]</ety> <def>To produce again by +means of seed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir. T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*send"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To send again; <as>as, to <ex>resend</ex> a +message</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To send back; <as>as, to <ex>resend</ex> a +gift</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Telegraphy)</fld> <def>To send on from an +intermediate station by means of a repeater.</def> + +<hw>Re*sent"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resented</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Resenting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>ressentir</ets>; L. pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>sentire</ets> to feel. See <er>Sense</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To be sensible of; to feel</def>; as: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>In a good sense, to take well; to receive with +satisfaction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably +<qex>resented</qex> by compassionate readers.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an +injury or affront; to be indignant at</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation +at, as by words or acts.</def> + +<q>The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he +might have <qex>resented</qex> safely.</q> +<qau>Bolingbroke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by +smelling; -- associated in meaning with <xex>sent</xex>, the +older spelling of <xex>scent</xex> to smell. See <er>Resent</er>, +<pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>This bird of prey <qex>resented</qex> a worse than earthly +savor in the soul of Saul.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<q>Our King Henry the Seventh quickly <qex>resented</qex> his +drift.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sent"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feel +resentment.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk +of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage +<qex>resenting</qex> of the wild gourd of human invention.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sent"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +resents.</def> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Re*sent"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined +to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*sent"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*sent"i*ment</hw> <pr>(-?-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Resentment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*sent"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With +deep sense or strong perception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>With a sense of wrong or affront; with +resentment.</def> + +<hw>Re*sent"ive</hw> <pr>(-?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Resentful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Thomson.</au> + +<hw>Re*sent"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>ressentiment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act +of resenting.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of holding something in the mind as a +subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon +something; a state consciousness; conviction; feeling; +impression.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He retains vivid <qex>resentments</qex> of the more solid +morality.</q> +<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau> + +<q>It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so +little <qex>resentment</qex> of their danger.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The Council taking notice of the many good services performed +by Mr. John Milton, . . . have thought fit to declare their +<qex>resentment</qex> and good acceptance of the same.</q> +<qau>The Council Book (1651).</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; +hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.</def> + +<q><qex>Resentment</qex> . . . is a deep, reflective displeasure +against the conduct of the offender.</q> +<qau>Cogan.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Anger; irritation; vexation; displeasure; grudge; +indignation; choler; gall; ire; wrath; rage; fury.</syn> <usage> +-- <er>Resentment</er>, <er>Anger</er>. <xex>Anger</xex> is the +broader term, denoting a keen sense of disapprobation (usually +with a desire to punish) for watever we feel to be wrong, whether +directed toward ourselves or others. <xex>Reseniment</xex> 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 <xex>bitter</xex> or +<xex>implacable resentment</xex>. See <er>Anger</er>.</usage> + +<q>Anger is like + A full-hot horse, who being allowed his way, +Self-mettle tires him.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Can heavently minds such high <qex>resentment</qex> show, +Or exercise their spite in human woe?</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Res"er*ate</hw> <pr>(r?s"?r-?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reseratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reserare</ets> to +unlock.]</ety> <def>To unlock; to open.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*serv"ance</hw> <pr>(r?-z?rv"<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>Reservation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Res`er*va"tion</hw> <pr>(r?z`?r-v?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82servation</ets>, LL. +<ets>reservatio</ets>. See <er>Reserve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or +withholding from disclosure; reserve.</def> + +<au>A. Smith.</au> + +<q>With <qex>reservation</qex> of an hundred knights.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Make some <qex>reservation</qex> of your wrongs.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something withheld, either not expressed or +disclosed, or not given up or brought forward.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A tract of the public land reserved for some +special use, as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being reserved, or kept in +store.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A clause in an +instrument by which some new thing is reserved out of the thing +granted, and not <xex>in esse</xex> before.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A proviso.</def> + +<au>Kent.</au> + +<note><hand/ This term is often used in the same sense with +<xex>exception</xex>, the technical distinction being +disregarded.</note> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The portion of +the sacramental elements reserved for purposes of devotion and +for the communion of the absent and sick.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves +to himself appointment to certain benefices.</def> + +<cs><col>Mental reservation</col>, <cd>the withholding, or +failing to disclose, something that affects a statement, promise, +etc., and which, if disclosed, would materially change its +import.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1225 --> + +<hw>Re*serv"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?-z?rv"?-t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.</def> + +<hw>Re*serv"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>reservatorium</ets>,fr. L. <ets>resservare</ets>. +See <er>Reserve</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. +<er>Reservior</er>.]</ety> <def>A place in which things are +reserved or kept.</def> + +<au>Woodward.</au> + +<hw>Re*serve"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?rv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reserved</er>. +(z<?/rvd");<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reserving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82server</ets>, +L. <ets>reservare</ets>, <ets>reservatum</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>servare</ets> to keep. See +<er>Serve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep back; to retain; +not to deliver, make over, or disclose.</def> \'bdI have +<xex>reserved</xex> to myself nothing.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to keep in store for future or special +use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to +keep; to retain.</def> + +<au>Gen. xxvii. 35.</au> + +<q>Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have +<qex>reserved</qex> against the time of trouble?</q> +<qau>Job xxxviii. 22,23.</qau> + +<q><qex>Reserve</qex> your kind looks and language for private +hours.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make an exception of; to except.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*serve"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82serve</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +reserving, or keeping back; reservation.</def> + +<q>However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still +with certain <qex>reserves</qex> and deviations.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is reserved, or kept back, as for +future use.</def> + +<q>The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise +a <qex>reserve</qex> in some other vessel for a continual +supply.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is excepted; exception.</def> + +<q>Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a +<qex>reserve</qex>.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Restraint of freedom in words or actions; +backwardness; caution in personal behavior.</def> + +<q>My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined, +Left all <qex>reserve</qex>, and all the sex, behind.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>The clergyman's shy and sensitive <qex>reserve</qex> had +balked this scheme.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a +particular purpose; <as>as, the Connecticut <ex>Reserve</ex> in +Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; +the Clergy <ex>Reserves</ex> in Canada, for the support of the +clergy.</as></def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of troops in the rear +of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other +lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for +an exigency.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Banking)</fld> <def>Funds kept on hand to meet +liabilities.</def> + +<cs><col>In reserve</col>, <cd>in keeping for other or future +use; in store; <as>as, he has large quantities of wheat <ex>in +reserve<ex>; he has evidence or arguments <ex>in +reserve<ex></as>.</cd> -- <col>Reserve air</col>. +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Supplemental air</cref>, +under <er>Supplemental</er>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness; +reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness; +modesty.</syn> + +<hw>Re*served"</hw> <pr>(-z?rvd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; <as>as, +<ex>reserved</ex> troops; a <ex>reserved</ex> seat in a +theater</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Restrained from freedom in words or actions; +backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and +feelings; not free or frank.</def> + +<q>To all obliging, yet <qex>reserved</qex> to all.</q> +<qau>Walsh.</qau> + +<q>Nothing <qex>reserved</qex> or sullen was to see.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*serv"ed*ly</wf> +<pr>(r<?/-z<?/rv"<?/d-l<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*serv"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Res`er*vee"</hw> <pr>(r?z`?r-v?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted +with <xex>reservor</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Re*serv"er</hw> <pr>(r?-z?rv"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who reserves.</def> + +<hw>Re*serv"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of a reserve +force of soldiers or militia.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Res"er*vior`</hw> <pr>(r?z"?r-vw?r`;277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82servoir</ets>, fr. LL. +<ets>reservatorium</ets>. See <er>Reservatory</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where anything is kept in store; +especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use +when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means +of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small intercellular space, +often containing <?/esin, essential oil, or some other secreted +matter.</def> + +<cs><col>Receiving reservoir</col> <fld>(Water Works)</fld>, +<cd>a principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main +delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its +supply.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*serv"or</hw> <pr>(r?-z?rv"?r <or/ r?z`?r-v?r)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who reserves; a reserver.</def> + +<hw>Re*set"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set +again; <as>as, to <ex>reset</ex> type; to <ex>reset</ex> copy; to +<ex>reset</ex> a diamond</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"set</hw> <pr>(r?"s?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of resetting.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>That which is reset; matter +set up again.</def> + +<hw>Re*set"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>recete</ets>, <ets>recepte</ets>, a receiving. Cf. +<er>Receipt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The +receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw.</def> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<hw>Re*set"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To +harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.</def> + +<q>We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and +<qex>reset</qex> the Southrons here.</q> +<qau>Sir. W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Re*set"ter</hw> <pr>(-t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Scots +Law)</fld> <def>One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or +criminal.</def> + +<hw>Re*set"ter</hw> <pr>(r?-S?t"t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who resets, or sets again.</def> + +<hw>Re*set"tle</hw> <pr>(r?-s?t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To settle again.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Re*set"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To settle again, or a +second time.</def> + +<hw>Re*set"tle*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; +<as>as, the <ex>resettlement</ex> of lees</as>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>resettlement</qex> of my discomposed soul.</q> +<qau>Norris.</qau> + +<hw>Re*shape"</hw> <pr>(r?-sh?p")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +shape again.</def> + +<hw>Re*ship"</hw> <pr>(r?-sh?p")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on +a second voyage; <as>as, to <ex>reship</ex> bonded +merchandise</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ship"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To engage one's self +again for service on board of a vessel after having been +discharged.</def> + +<hw>Re*ship"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped.</def> + +<hw>Re*ship"per</hw> <pr>(-p?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reships.</def> + +<hw>Res`i*ance</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>reseantia</ets>, <?/<?/ OF. +<ets>reseance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Residence; abode.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Res"i*ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[OF. <ets>reseant</ets>, <ets>resseant</ets>, L. +<ets>residens</ets>. See <er>Resident</er>.]</ety> <def>Resident; +present in a place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly +<qex>resiant</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Res"i*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A resident.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. More.</au> + +<hw>Re*side"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?d")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resided</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Residing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82sider</ets>, L. <ets>residere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>sedere</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>. +]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dwell permanently or for a +considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide +continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long +time.</def> + +<q>At the moated grange, <qex>resides</qex> this dejected +Mariana.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>In no fixed place the happy souls <qex>reside</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to +lie or be as in attribute or element.</def> + +<q>In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth +especially <qex>reside</qex>.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To sink; to settle, as sediment.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; +domiciliate; domicile.</syn> + +<hw>Res"i*dence</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-d<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82sidence</ets>. See +<er>Resident</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or fact of +residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of +time; <as>as, the <ex>residence</ex> of an American in France or +Italy for a year</as>.</def> + +<q>The confessor had often made considerable +<qex>residences</qex> in Normandy.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where one resides; an abode; a +dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or +domicile.</def> \'bdNear the <xex>residence</xex> of +Posthumus.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Johnson took up his <qex>residence</qex> in London.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng.Eccl.Law)</fld> <def>The residing of an +incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to +<xex>nonresidence</xex>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The place where anything rests +permanently.</def> + +<q>But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest +court and <qex>residence</qex> of all his regal power, he then, . +. . fights against his own majesty and kingship.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Subsidence, as of a sediment.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>That which falls to the bottom of liquors; +sediment; also, refuse; residuum.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; +habitation; domicile; mansion.</syn> + +<hw>Res"e*den*cy</hw> <pr>(-d<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Residence.</def> <mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A political agency at a native court in British +India, held by an officer styled the Residentl: also, a Dutch +commercial colony or province in the East Indies.</def> + +<hw>Res"i*dent</hw> <pr>(-d<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82sident</ets>, L. <ets>residens</ets>, +<ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>residere</ets>. See +<er>Reside</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dwelling, or having an +abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on +one's own estate; -- opposed to <xex>nonresident</xex>; <as>as, +<ex>resident</ex> in the city or in the country</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fixed; stable; certain.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdStable and <xex>resident</xex> like a +rock.\'b8 + +<au>Jer. TAylor.</au> + +<q>One there still <qex>resident</qex> as day and night.</q> +<qau>Davenant.</qau> + +<hw>Res"i*dent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who +resides or dwells in a place for some time.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A diplomatic representative who resides at a +foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank +inferrior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under +<er>Minister</er>,<er>4</er>.</def> + +<hw>Res"i*dent*er</hw> <pr>(-$r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +resident.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Res`i*den""tial</hw> <pr>(-d?n"sh<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a residence or +residents; <as>as, <ex>residential</ex> trade</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Residing; residentiary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry</hw> <pr>(-d?n"sh?-r?; 277)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>residentiaris</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Having residence; <as>as, a canon <ex>residentary</ex>; a +<ex>residentiary</ex> guardian.</as></def> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who +is resident.</def> + +<q>The <qex>residentiary</qex>, or the frequent visitor of the +favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain +residence.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.</syn> + +<hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or +condition of a residentiary.</def> + +<hw>Res"i*dent*ship</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-d<it>e</it>nt-sh?p)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or condition of a resident.</def> + +<hw>Re*sid"er</hw> <pr>(r?-z?d"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who resides in a place.</def> + +<hw>Re*sid"u*al</hw> <pr>(r?-z?d"?-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Residue</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining +to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.</def> + +<cs><col>Residual air</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>that +portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled +even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 +to 100 cubic inches. Cf. <cref>Supplemental air</cref>, under +<er>Supplemental</er>.</cd> -- <col>Residual error</col>. +<fld>(Mensuration)</fld> <cd>See <er>Error</er>, 6 +<sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Residual figure</col> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the figure which remains after a less +figure has been taken from a greater one.</cd> -- <col>Residual +magnetism</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>remanent magnetism. See +under <er>Remanent</er>.</cd> -- <col>Residual product</col>, +<cd>a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and +coal tar from gas works, etc.</cd> -- <col>Residual +quantity</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>a binomial quantity the two +parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as +<xex>a-b<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Residual root</col> +<fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>the root of a residual quantity, as +<mathex><root/(a-b)</mathex>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*sid"u*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The difference of the results obtained by +observation, and by computation from a formula.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The difference between the mean of several +observations and any one of them.</def> + +<hw>Re*sid"u*a*ry</hw> <pr>(-?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Residue</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of residue; <as>as, +<ex>residuary</ex> matter</as>; pertaining to the residue, or +part remaining; <as>as, the <ex>residuary</ex> advantage of an +estate</as>.</def> + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<cs><col>Residuary clause</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>that part +of the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is +disposed of.</cd> -- <col>Residuary devise</col> +<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the person to whom the residue of real +estate is devised by a will.</cd> -- <col>Residuary legatee</col> +<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the person to whom the residue of personal +estate is bequeathed.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res"i*due</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-d?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82sidu</ets>, L. <ets>residuum</ets>, fr. +<ets>residuus</ets> that is left behind, remaining, fr. +<ets>residere</ets> to remain behind. See <er>Reside</er>, and +cf. <er>Residuum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which remains +after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; +remnant; remainder.</def> + +<q>The <qex>residue</qex> of them will I deliver to the +sword.</q> +<qau>Jer. xv. 9.</qau> + +<q>If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a +<qex>residue</qex> of English liberty would have been saved.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>That part of a testeator's +estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and +special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of +debts and legacies.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That which remains of a +molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; +hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; -- +used as nearly equivalent to <xex>radical</xex>, but in a more +general sense.</def><-- also moiety --> + +<note><hand/ The term <xex>radical</xex> is sometimes restricted +to groups containing carbon, the term <xex>residue</xex> being +applied to the others.</note> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Theory of Numbers)</fld> <def>Any positive or +negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of +a given modulus; <as>thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given +number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are +<ex>residues</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; +remains; leavings; relics.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sid"u*ous</hw> <pr>(r?-z?d"?-?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>residuus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Remaining; +residual.</def> + +<au>Landor.</au> + +<hw>Re*sid"u*um</hw> <pr>(-?m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See +<er>Residue</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is left after any +process of separation or purification; that which remains after +certain specified deductions are made; residue.</def> + +<q>\'bdI think so,\'b8 is the whole <qex>residuum</qex> . . . +after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot +demagogue.</q> +<qau>L. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*siege"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>siege</ets> a seat.]</ety> +<def>To seat again; to reinstate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re-sign"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + sign</ets>.]</ety> <def>To affix one's +signature to, a second time; to sign again.</def> + +<hw>Re*sign"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resigned</er> +<pr>(-z?nd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resigning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82signer</ets>, +L. <ets>resignare</ets> to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>signare</ets> to seal, stamp. See +<er>Sign</er>, <ets>and cf</ets>. <er>Resignation</er>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To sign back; to return by a formal act; to +yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or +emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the +wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used +reflexively.</def> + +<q>I here <qex>resign</qex> my government to thee.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Lament not, Eve, but patiently <qex>resign</qex> +What justly thou hast lost.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>What more reasonable, than that we should in all things +<qex>resign</qex> up ourselves to the will of God?</q> +<qau>Tiilotson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To relinquish; to abandon.</def> + +<q>He soon <qex>resigned</qex> his former suit.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To commit to the care of; to consign.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, +<qex>resigned</qex> and concredited to the conduct of such as +they call governors.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; +forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Resign</er>, <er>Relinquish</er>. To <xex>resign</xex> is to +give up, as if breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured; +hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To +<xex>relinquish</xex> 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 +<xex>resign</xex> what we once held or considered as our own, as +an office, employment, etc. We speak of <xex>relinquishing</xex> +a claim, of <xex>relinquishing</xex> some advantage we had sought +or enjoyed, of <xex>relinquishing</xex> seme right, privilege, +etc. \'bdMen are weary with the toil which they bear, but can not +find it in their hearts to <xex>relinquish</xex> it.\'b8 +<xex>Steele</xex>. See <er>Abdicate</er>.</usage> + +<hw>Re sign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Resignation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Beau & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Res`ig*na"tion</hw> <pr>(r?z`?g-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82signation</ets>. See <er>Resign</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, +possession, office, or the like; surrender; <as>as, the +<ex>resignation</ex> of a crown or comission</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet +or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; <as>as, +<ex>resignation</ex> to the will and providence of +God</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; +abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; +endurance. See <er>Patience</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*signed"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?nd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or +murmur.</def> + +<q>A firm, yet cautious mind; +Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet <qex>resigned</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sign"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(r?-z?n"?d-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>With submission.</def> + +<hw>Res`ign*ee"</hw> <pr>(r?z`?-n?")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is +made.</def> + +<hw>Re*sign"er</hw> <pr>(r?-z?n"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who resigns.</def> + +<hw>Re*sign"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of resigning.</def> + +<hw>Re*sile"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?l")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resiled</er> +<pr>(-z?ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resiling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>resilire</ets> to +leap or spring back; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>salire</ets> +to leap, spring. See <er>Salient</er>.]</ety> <def>To start back; +to recoil; to recede from a purpose.</def> + +<au>J. Ellis.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*sil"i*ence</hw> <pr>(r?-z?l"?-<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*sil"i*en*cy</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>n-s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of resiling, springing +back, or rebounding; <as>as, the <ex>resilience</ex> of a ball or +of sound</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech. & Engyn.)</fld> <def>The mechanical work +required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, +stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work +performed by the body in recovering from such strain.</def> + +<hw>Re*sil"i*ent</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>resiliens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Leaping back; +rebounding; recoling.</def> + +<hw>Res`i*li"tion</hw> <pr>(r?z`?-l?sh"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Resilience.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Res"in</hw> <pr>(r?z"?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82sine</ets>, L. <ets>resina</ets>; cf. Gr. +<grk>"rhti`nh</grk> Cf. <er>Rosin</er>.]</ety> <def>Any one of a +class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of +vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a +vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and +essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see +<er>Rosin</er>).</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Resins</xex> exude from trees in combination +with essential oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid +state. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are +supposed to be formed by the oxidation of the essential oils. +Copal, mastic, quaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of +them. When mixed with gum, they form the gum resins, like +asafetida and gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they frorm +balsams, or oleoresins.</note> + +<cs><col>Highgate resin</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a fossil +resin resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near +London.</cd> -- <col>Resin bush</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a +low composite shrub (<spn>Euryops speciosissimus</spn>) of South +Africa, having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in +resin.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res`in*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(-?"sh?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having the quality of resin; resinous.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*ate</hw> <pr>(r?z"?n-?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of the salts the resinic +acids.</def> + +<-- p. 1226 --> + +<hw>Re*sin"ic</hw> <pr>(r?-z?n"?k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; +<as>as, the <ex>resinic</ex> acids</as>.</def> + +<hw>Res`in*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(r?z`?n-?f"?r-?s)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Resin</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. +F. <ets>r\'82sinif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Yielding resin; +<as>as, a <ex>resiniferous</ex> tree or vessel</as>.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*i*form</hw> <pr>(r?z"?n-?-f?rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Resin</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82siniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of +resin.</def> + +<hw>Res`in*o-e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(-?-?-l?k"tr?k)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Containing or exhibiting +resinous electricity.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*oid</hw> <pr>(r?z"?n-oid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Somewhat like resin.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*ous</hw> <pr>(-?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resinous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82sineux</ets>. See +<er>Resin</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to resin; of the +nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.</def> + +<cs><col>Resinous electricity</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, +<cd>electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous +kind. See <cref>Negative electricity</cref>, under +<er>Negative</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res"in*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means, or in the +manner, of resin.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being +resinous.</def> + +<hw>Res"in*y</hw> <pr>(-?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like resin; +resinous.</def> + +<hw>Res`i*pis"cence</hw> <pr>(r?s`?-p?s"s<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>resipiscentia</ets>, from +<ets>resipiscere</ets> to recover one's senses: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82sipiscence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wisdom derived from +severe experience; hence, repentance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Montagu.</au> + +<hw>Re*sist"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?stt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resisted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Resisting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82sister</ets>, L. <ets>resistere</ets>, pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>sistere</ets> to stand, cause to stand, +v. causative of <ets>stare</ets> to stand. See +<er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand against; to +withstand; to obstruct.</def> + +<q>That mortal dint, +Save He who reigns above, none can <qex>resist</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, +defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.</def> + +<q>God <qex>resisteth</qex> the proud.</q> +<qau>James iv. 6.</qau> + +<q>Contrary to his high will +Whom we <qex>resist</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To counteract, as a force, by inertia or +reaction.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be distasteful to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; +check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sist"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make +opposition.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*sist"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Calico Printing)</fld> +<def>A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing +on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting +machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the +cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it +incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared +for this purpose are called <xex>resist pastes</xex>.</def> + +<au>F. C. Calvert.</au> + +<hw>Re*sist"ance</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82sistance</ets>, LL. <ets>resistentia</ets>, +fr. <ets>resistens</ets>, - <ets>entis</ets>, p. pr. See +<er>Resist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of resisting; +opposition, passive or active.</def> + +<q>When King Demetrius saw that . . . no <qex>resistance</qex> +was made against him, he sent away all his forces.</q> +<qau>1. Macc. xi. 38.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The quality of not yielding +to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in +opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which +prevents the effect of another power; <as>as, the +<ex>resistance</ex> of the air to a body passing through it; the +<ex>resistance</ex> of a target to projectiles.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A means or method of resisting; that which +resists.</def> + +<q>Unfold to us some warlike <qex>resistance</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A certain hindrance or +opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge +offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the +conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while +poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The +unit of resistance is the ohm.</def> + +<cs><col>Resistance box</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a rheostat +consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance +coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in +various ways to afford more or less resistance.</cd> -- +<col>Resistance coil</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a coil of wire +introduced into an electric circuit to increase the +resistance.</cd> -- <col>Solid of least resistance</col> +<fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a solid of such a form as to experience, +in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having +the same base, height, and volume.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82sistant</ets>: cf. L. <ets>resistens</ets>. +See <er>Resist</er>.]</ety> <def>Making resistance; +resisting.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that +which, resists.</def></def2> + +<au>Bp. Pearson.</au> + +<hw>Re*sist"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +resists.</def> + +<hw>Re*sist"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making +much resistance.</def> + +<hw>Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n..</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being resistible; +resistibleness.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being resistant; +resitstance.</def> + +<q>The name \'bdbody\'b8 being the complex idea of extension and +<qex>resistibility</qex> together in the same subject.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sist"i*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-z?st"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82sistible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of +being resisted; <as>as, a <ex>resistible</ex> force</as>.</def> +<au>Sir M. Hale</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Re*sist"i*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Re*sist"i*bly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*sist"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making resistance; +opposing; <as>as, a <ex>resisting</ex> medium</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*sist"ing ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*sist"ive</hw> <pr>(-?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving +to resist.</def> + +<au>B. Jonsosn.</au> + +<hw>Re*sist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no +power to resist; making no opposition.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +R.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.</def> + +<q>Masters' commands come with a power <qex>resistless</qex> +To such as owe them absolute subjection.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*sist"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*sist"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Res"o*lu*ble</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-l?-b'l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>resolubolis</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82soluble</ets>. See <er>Resolve</er>, and cf. +<er>Resolvable</er>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of being resolved; +resolvable; <as>as, bodies <ex>resoluble</ex> by fire</as>.</def> +<au>Boyle</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Res"o*lu*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Res"o*lute</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-l?t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82solu</ets>. The L. <ets>resolutus</ets> (p. p. of +<ets>resolvere</ets>) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See +<er>Resolve</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a +determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.</def> + +<q>Edward is at hand, +Ready to fight; therefore be <qex>resolute</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Convinced; satisfied; sure.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Resolving, or explaining; <as>as, the +<ex>Resolute</ex> Doctor Durand</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; +constant; persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.</syn> + +<hw>Res"o*lute</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-l?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who <?/<?/ resolute; hence, a +desperado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Redelivery; repayment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdYearly <xex>resolutes</xex>, deductions, and payments.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<hw>Res"o*lute*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a resolute +manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with +perseverance.</def> + +<q>Some.. facts he examines, some he <qex>resolutely</qex> +denies.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<hw>Res"o*lute*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being +resolute.</def> + +<hw>Res`o*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(-l?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>r\'82solution</ets>. L. <ets>resolutio</ets> a +loosening, solution. See <er>Resolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> The act of separating a compound into its elements +or component parts. <sd>(b)</sd> The act of analyzing a complex +notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem.</def> + +<q>The unraveling and <qex>resolution</qex> of the difficulties +that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of +an action.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being relaxed; relaxation.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being resolved, settled, or +determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.</def> + +<q>Be it with <qex>resolution</qex> then to fight.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which is resolved or determined; a settled +purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the +opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted +by vote; <as>as, a legislative <ex>resolution</ex>; the +<ex>resolutions</ex> of a public meeting.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The state of being resolved or firm in opinion +or thought; conviction; assurance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Little <qex>resolution</qex> and certainty there is as +touching the islands of Mauritania.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The act or process of +solving; solution; <as>as, the <ex>resolution</ex> of an equation +or problem</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A breaking up, disappearance; +or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The passing of a dissonant +into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which +makes the discord.</def> + +<cs><col>Joint resolution</col>. <cd>See under <er>Joint</er>, +<pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <mcol><col>Resolution of a force</col> <or/ +<col>motion</col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the separation +of a single force or motion into two or more which have different +directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single +one; -- the opposite of <ant>composition of a force</ant>.</cd> +-- <col>Resolution of a nebula</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, +<cd>the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power +as to show it to be composed of small stars.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; +dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; +perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; +resolve. See <er>Decision</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Res`o*lu"tion*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a +declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in the +Scottish Church in the 17th century.</def> + +<q>He was sequestrated afterwards as a +<qex>Resolutioner</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Res`o*lu"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a +resolution.</def> + +<hw>Res"o*lu`tive</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-lu`t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf.F. <ets>r\'82solutif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to +dissolve or relax.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Res"o*lu*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-l?-t?-r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Resolutive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being resolvable; +resolvableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?-z?lv"?-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[See <er>Resolve</er>, and cf. <er>Resoluble</er>.]</ety> +<def>Admitting of being resolved; admitting separation into +constituent parts, or reduction to first principles; admitting +solution or explanation; <as>as, <ex>resolvable</ex> compounds; +<ex>resolvable</ex> ideas or difficulties</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*solv"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of +being resolvable; resolvability.</def> + +<hw>Re*solve"</hw> <pr>(r?*z?lv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resolved</er> +<pr>(-z?lvd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resolving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>resolvere</ets>, +<ets>resolutum</ets>, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>solvere</ets> to loosen, dissolve: cf. +F. <ets>r\'82soudare</ets> to resolve. See <er>Solve</er>, and +cf. <er>Resolve</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Resolute</er>, +<er>Resolution</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate the +component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- +said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or +dissolve.</def> + +<q>O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, +Thaw, and <qex>resolve</qex> itself into a dew!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Ye immortal souls, who once were men, +And now <qex>resolved</qex> to elements again.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- +said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or +certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to +explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; <as>as, to +<ex>resolve</ex> a riddle</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Resolve</xex> my +doubt.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>To the <qex>resolving</qex> whereof we must first know that +the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; +to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.</def> + +<q>Sir, be <qex>resolved</qex>. I must and will come.</q> +<qau>Beau & Fl.</qau> + +<q><qex>Resolve</qex> me, Reason, which of these is worse, +Want with a full, or with an empty purse?</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am +<qex>resolved</qex> it can not be equaled by any region.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau> + +<q>We must be <qex>resolved</qex> how the law can be pure and +perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian +mysteries.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready +in mind; to fix; to settle; <as>as, he was <ex>resolved</ex> by +an unexpected event</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To express, as an opinion or determination, by +resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- +followed by a clause; <as>as, the house resolved (or, it was +resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, +to appropriate no money)</as>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To change or convert by resolution or formal +vote; -- used only reflexively; <as>as, the house +<ex>resolved</ex> itself into a committee of the +whole</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To solve, as a problem, by +enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain +what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of.</def> + +<au>Hutton.</au> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To dispere or scatter; to +discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To let the tones (as of a +discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a +concord.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To relax; to lay at ease.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<cs><col>To resolve a nebula</col>.<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Resolution of a nebula</cref>, under +<er>Resolution</er>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.</syn> + +<hw>Re*solve"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?lv")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<ety>[The sense \'bdto be convinced, to determine\'b8 comes from +the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts, analyzing, hence, +determining.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To be separated into its component parts or +distinct principles; to undergo resolution.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.</def> + +<q>When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, +then <qex>resolves</qex>, and turns alkaline.</q> +<qau>Arbuthhnot.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be settled in opinion; to be convinced.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Let men <qex>resolve</qex> of that as they plaease.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To form a purpose; to make a decision; +especially, to determine after reflection; <as>as, to +<ex>resolve</ex> on a better course of life</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.</syn> + +<hw>Re*solve"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +resolving or making clear; resolution; solution.</def> \'bdTo +give a full <xex>resolve</xex> of that which is so much +controverted.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which has been resolved on or determined; +decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or +official determination; a legislative declaration; a +resolution.</def> + +<q>Nor is your firm <qex>resolve</qex> unknown.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>C\'91sar's approach has summoned us together, +And Rome attends her fate from our <qex>resolves</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<hw>Re*solved"</hw> <pr>(r?-z?lvd")</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> +<def>Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually +placed after its noun; <as>as, a man <ex>resolved</ex> to be +rich</as>.</def> + +<q>That makes him a <qex>resolved</qex> enemy.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<q>I am <qex>resolved</qex> she shall not settle here.</q> +<qau>Fielding.</qau> + +<hw>Re*solv"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(r?z?lv"?d-l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; +clearly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Of that, and all the progress, more or less, +<qex>Resolvedly</qex> more leisure shall express.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resolutely; decidedly; firmly.</def> + +<au>Grew.</au> + +<hw>Re*solv"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fixedness of +purpose; firmness; resolution.</def> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re*solv"ent</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.</def> + +<hw>Re*solv"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resolvens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>resolvere</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82solvant</ets>. See <er>Resolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; +a solvent.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>That which has power to +disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything +which aids the absorption of effused products.</def> + +<au>Coxe.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An equation upon whose +solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.</def> + +<hw>Re*solv"er</hw> <pr>(r?-z?lv"?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which decomposes, or dissolves.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which clears up and removes difficulties, +and makes the mind certain or determined.</def> + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who resolves, or formal a firm +purpose.</def> + +<hw>Res"o*nance</hw> <pr>(r?z"?-n<it>a</it>ns)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82sonance</ets>, L. +<ets>resonantia</ets> an echo.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics)</fld> <def>A prolongation or +increase of any sound, eithar by reflection, as in a cavern or +apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a +distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other +bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical +instruments.</def> + +<cs><col>Pulmonary resonance</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the +sound heard on percussing over the lungs.</cd> -- <col>Vocal +resonance</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the sound transmitted to +the ear when auscultation is made while the patient is +speaking.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res"o*nan*cy</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>n-s?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Resonance.</def> + +<hw>Res"o*nant</hw> <pr>(-n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>resonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>resonare</ets> to +resound: cf. F. <ets>r\'82sonnant</ets>. See +<er>Resound</er>.]</ety> <def>Returning, or capable of returning, +sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back.</def> + +<q>Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets were +<qex>resonant</qex> with female parties of young and old.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Res"o*nant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reasonant +manner.</def> + +<hw>Res"o*na`tor</hw> <pr>(-n?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Acoustics)</fld> <def>Anything which resounds; +specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, +or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to +greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for +the study and analysis of complex sounds.</def> + +<hw>Re*sorb"</hw> <pr>(r?-s?rb")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reorbere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>sorbere</ets> to suck or drink in.]</ety> <def>To swallow +up.</def> + +<q>Now lifted by the tide, and now <qex>resorbed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sorb"ent</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>resorbens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>resorbere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Swallowing up.</def> + +<au>Wodhull.</au> + +<hw>Res*or"cin</hw> <pr>(r?z-?r"s?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Res</ets>in + <ets>orcin</ets>. So called because in +its higher homologue it resembles <ets>orcin</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless crystalline substance of the +phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, +asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced +artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as +phthale\'8bn, fluoresce\'8bn, and eosin.</def> + +<hw>Res`or*cyl"ic</hw> <pr>(r?z`?r-s?l"?k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, or pertaining to, or producing, +resorcin; <as>as, <ex>resorcylic</ex> acid</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*sorp"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*s?rp"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; +reabsorption.</def> + +<hw>Re*sort"</hw> <pr>(r?*z?rt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ressort</ets>.]</ety> <def>Active power or movement; +spring.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Some . . . know the <qex>resorts</qex> and falls of business +that can not sink into the main of it.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sort"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Resorted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resorting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>resortir</ets> to +withdraw, take refuge, F. <ets>ressortir</ets> to be in the +jurisdiction, LL. <ets>resortire</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- ++ L. <ets>sortiri</ets> to draw lots, obtain by lot, from +<ets>sors</ets> lot. See <er>Sort</er>. 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.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To go; to repair; to betake one's self.</def> + +<q>What men name <qex>resort</qex> to him?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fall back; to revert.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The inheritance of the son never <qex>resorted</qex> to the +mother, or to any of her ancestors.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<-- p. 1227 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for +help, relief, or advantage.</def> + +<q>The king thought it time to <qex>resort</qex> to other +counsels.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sort"</hw> <pr>(r?*z?rt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>ressort</ets> jurisdiction. See <er>Resort</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of going to, or +making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or +seeking; recourse; <as>as, a place of popular +<ex>resort</ex></as>; -- often figuratively; <as>as, to have +<ex>resort</ex> to force</as>.</def> + +<q>Join with me to forbid him her <qex>resort</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place to which one betakes himself habitually; +a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.</def> + +<q>Far from all <qex>resort</qex> of mirth.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That to which one resorts or looks for help; +resource; refuge.</def> + +<cs><col>Last resort</col>, <cd>ultimate means of relief; also, +final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*sort"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +resorts; a frequenter.</def> + +<hw>Re*soun"</hw> <pr>(r?*z??n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reason.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*soun"</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>To resound.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re-sound"</hw> <pr>(r?*sound")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + sound</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sound again +or anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*sound"</hw> <pr>(r?*zound")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resounded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Resounding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>resounen</ets>, OF. <ets>resoner</ets>, F. +<ets>r\'82sonner</ets>, from L. <ets>resonare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>sonare</ets> to sound, <ets>sonus</ets> +sound. See <er>Sound</er> to make a noise.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To sound loudly; <as>as, his voice <ex>resounded</ex> +far</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be filled with sound; to ring; <as>as, the +woods <ex>resound</ex> with song</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound.</def> +\'bdCommon fame . . . <xex>resounds</xex> back to them again.\'b8 + +<au>South.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be mentioned much and loudly.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; <as>as, +the earth <ex>resounded</ex> with his praise</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*sound"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw +back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.</def> + +<q>Albion's cliffs <qex>resound</qex> the rur<?/<?/ay.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the +sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame +of.</def> + +<q>The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, +Long exercised in woes, O muse, <qex>resound</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To echo; re\'89cho; reverberate; sound.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sound"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Return of sound; +echo.</def> + +<au>Beaumont.</au> + +<hw>Re*source"</hw> <pr>(r?*s?rs")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ressource</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>ressourdre</ets>, +<ets>resourdre</ets>, to spring forth or up again; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>sourdre</ets> to spring forth. See +<er>Source</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That to which one +resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of +overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.</def> + +<q>Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last +<qex>resource</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Pecuniary means; funds; money, +or any property that can be converted into supplies; available +means or capabilities of any kind.</def> + +<q>Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every +country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another +country of greater <qex>resources</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.</syn> + +<hw>Re*source"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full +of resources.</def> + +<hw>Re*source"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of +resources.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*source"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +<pos>R.</pos> <pos>Browning.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*sow"</hw> <pr>(r?*s?")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sow +again.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*sown"</hw> <pr>(r?*zoun")</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>To +resound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*speak"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak or utter again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To answer; to echo.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +Poetic]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*spect"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Respected</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Respecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>respectare</ets>, v. intens. from <ets>respicere</ets>, +<ets>respectum</ets>, to look back, respect; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>specere</ets>, <ets>spicere</ets>, to look, to view: +cf. F. <ets>respecter</ets>. See <er>Spy</er>, and cf. +<er>Respite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take notice of; to +regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special +consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.</def> + +<q>Thou <qex>respectest</qex> not spilling Edward's blood.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>In orchards and gardens, we do not so much <qex>respect</qex> +beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with +honor.</def> \'bdI do <xex>respect</xex> thee as my soul.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To look toward; to front upon or toward.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so +<qex>respect</qex> the <?/<?/uth.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To regard; to consider; to deem.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, +And as his own <qex>respected</qex> him to death.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To have regard to; to have reference to; to +relateto; <as>as, the treaty particularly <ex>respects</ex> our +commerce</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>As respects</col>, <cd>as regards; with regard to; as +to.</cd> <au>Macaulay.</au> -- <mcol><col>To respect the +person</col> <or/ <col>persons</col></mcol>, <cd>to favor a +person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality.</cd> +\'bdYe shall not <xex>respect persons</xex> in judgment.\'b8 +<au>Deut. i. 17.</au></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.</syn> + +<hw>Re*spect"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>respectus</ets>: +cf. F. <ets>respect</ets>. See <er>Respect</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, +and cf. <er>Respite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; +hence, care; caution.</def> + +<q>But he it well did ward with wise <qex>respect</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.</def> + +<q>Seen without awe, and served without <qex>respect</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little +<qex>respect</qex>.</q> +<qau>R. Nelson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An expression of respect of +deference; regards; <as>as, to send one's <ex>respects</ex> to +another</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Reputation; repute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Many of the best <qex>respect</qex> in Rome.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Relation; reference; regard.</def> + +<q>They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with +<qex>respect</qex> to the various benefits men received from him, +had several titles.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Particular; point regarded; point of view; +<as>as, in this <ex>respect</ex>; in any <ex>respect</ex>; in all +<ex>respects</ex>.</as></def> + +<q>Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be +acknowledged in many <qex>respects</qex>.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<q>In one <qex>respect</qex> I'll be thy assistant.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Consideration; motive; interest.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhatever secret <xex>respects</xex> were +likely to move them.\'b8 + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<q>To the publik good +Private <qex>respects</qex> must yield.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<cs><col>In respect</col>, <cd>in comparison.</cd> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak</au>. -- <col>In respect of</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In comparison with.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<au>Shak</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>As to; in regard to.</cd> +<mark>[Archaic]</mark> \'bdMonsters <xex>in respect of</xex> +their bodies.\'b8 <au>Bp. Wilkins</au>. \'bd<xex>In respect +of</xex> these matters.\'b8 <au>Jowett. (Thucyd. )</au> -- +<col>In</col>, <or/ <col>With</col>, <col>respect +to</col></mcol>, <cd>in relation to; with regard to; as respects. +<au>Tillotson</au>.</cd> -- <col>To have respect of +persons</col>, <cd>to regard persons with partiality or undue +bias, especially on account of friendship, power, wealth, etc. +\'bdIt is not good <xex>to have respect of persons<xex> in +judgment.\'b8 <au>Prov. xxiv. 23</au>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Deference; attention; regard; consideration; +estimation. See <er>Deference</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being respectable; the +state or quality which deserves or commands respect.</def> + +<hw>Re*spect"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-<?/-b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>respectable</ets>, LL. +<ets>respectabilis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Worthy of +respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of +good repute; not mean; <as>as, a <ex>respectable</ex> +citizen</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>respectable</xex> quarter of +Sicca.\'b8 + +<au>J. H. Newman.</au> + +<q>No government, any more than an individual, will long be +respected, without being truly <qex>respectable</qex>.</q> +<qau>Madison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; +<as>as, a <ex>respectable</ex> performance; a +<ex>respectable</ex> audience</as>.</def> + +--<wordforms><wf>Re*spect"a*ble*ness</wf>,<pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*spect"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*spect"ant</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[F., p. pr. of <ets>respecter</ets>. See +<er>Respect</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Placed so as to +face one another; -- said of animals.</def> + +<hw>Re*spect"er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +respects.</def> + +<cs><col>A respecter of persons</col>, <cd>one who regards or +judges with partiality.</cd></cs> + +<q>Of a truth I perceive that God is no <qex>respecter of +persons</qex>.</q> +<qau>Acts x. 34.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spect"ful</hw> <pr>(-f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked +or characterized by respect; <as>as, <ex>respectful</ex> +deportment</as>.</def> + +<q>With humble joi and with <qex>respectful</qex> fear.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*spect"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*spect"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*spect"ing</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>With regard or +relation to; regarding; concerning; <as>as, <ex>respecting</ex> +his conduct there is but one opinion</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?k"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf.LL. <ets>respectio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +respecting; respect; regard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Without difference or <qex>respection</qex> of persons.</q> +<qau>Tyndale.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spec"tive</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?k"t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>respectif</ets>, LL. <ets>respectivus</ets>. +See <er>Respect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Noticing with +attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>If you look upon the church of England with a +<qex>respective</qex> eye, you can not . . . refuse this +charge.</q> +<qau>A<?/p. Sandys.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Looking towardl having reference to; relative, +not absolute; <as>as, the <ex>respective</ex> connections of +society</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to particular persons or things, each +to each; particular; own; <as>as, they returned to their +<ex>respective</ex> places of abode</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Fitted to awaken respect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>With <qex>respective</qex> shame, rose, took us by the +hands.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<q>With thy equals familiar, yet <qex>respective</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lord Burleigh.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>As +relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each +refers to each in order; <as>as, let each man +<ex>respectively</ex> perform his duty</as>.</def> + +<q>The impressions from the objects or the senses do mingle +<qex>respectively</qex> every one with its kind.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Relatively; not absolutely.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Partially; with respect to private views.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>With respect; regardfully</def>. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*spect"less</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?kt"l?s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having no respect; without regard; regardless.</def> + +<q>Rather than again +Endure, <qex>respectless</qex>, their so moving c<?/ies.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*spect"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms> + +<au>Shelton.</au> + +<hw>Re*spec"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Respectful; <as>as, a +<ex>respectuous</ex> silence</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Respectable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Knolles.</au> + +<hw>Re*spell"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +spell again.</def> + +<hw>Re*sperse"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>respersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>respergere</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>spargere</ets> to srew, +sprinkle.]</ety> <def>To sprinkle; to scatter.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +<hw>Re*sper"sion</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?r"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>respersio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of sprinkling +or scattering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? <or/ +r?s`p?*r?-)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>respirabilit<?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of +being respirable; respirableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*spir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?r"?*b'l <or/ +r?s"p?*r?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>respirable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Suitable for being breathed; +adapted for respiration.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*spir"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Res`pi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(r?s`p?*r?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>respiratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>respiration</ets>. +See <er>Respire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Relief from toil or suffering: rest.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Till the day +Appear of <qex>respiration</qex> to the just +And vengeance to the wicked.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Interval; intermission.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act of resping or +breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate +of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, +and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.</def> + +<note><hand/ Respiration in the higher animals is divided into: +(<stype>a</stype>) <xex>Internal respiration</xex>, 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. (<stype>b</stype>) <xex>External respiration</xex>, or +the gaseous interchange taking place in the special respiratory +organs, the lungs. This constitutes respiration proper. +<au>Gamgee.</au> + + 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.</note> + +<hw>Res`pi*ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to respiration; <as>as, +<ex>respirational</ex> difficulties</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*spir"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?*r?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to respiration; <as>as, +<ex>respirative</ex> organs</as>.</def> + +<hw>Res"pi*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(r?s"p?*r?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>respirateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A divice of +gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the +inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed +by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it, and may +also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors.</def> + +<hw>Re*spir"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? <or/ +r?s"p?*r?-)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or +pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; <as>as, the +<ex>respiratory</ex> organs; <ex>respiratory</ex> nerves; the +<ex>respiratory</ex> function; <ex>respiratory</ex> +changes.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Respiratory foods</col>. <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <cd>See +2d Note under <er>Food</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</cd> -- +<col>Respiratory tree</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +branched internal gill of certain holothurians.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*spire"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Respired</er> +<pr>(-sp?rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vvb. n.</pos> +<er>Respiring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>respirare</ets>, +<ets>respiratum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>spirare</ets> to breathe: cf. F. <ets>respirer</ets>. See +<er>Spirit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take breath again; +hence, to take rest or refreshment.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>Here leave me to <qex>respire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>From the mountains where I now <qex>respire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To breathe; to inhale air +into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the +purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.</def> + +<hw>Re*spire"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To breathe +in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.</def> + +<q>A native of the land where I <qex>respire</qex> +The clear air for a while.</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To breathe out; to exhale.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Res"pite</hw> <pr>(r?s"p?t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>respit</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82pit</ets>, from L. +<ets>respectus</ets> respect, regard, delay, in LL., the +deferring of a day. See <er>Respect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or +delay.</def> + +<q>I crave but four day's <qex>respite</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Temporary intermission of labor, or of any +process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.</def> +\'bdWithout more <xex>respite</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Some pause and <qex>respite</qex> only I require.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Temporary +suspension of the execution of a capital offender; +reprieve.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The delay of appearance at +court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; +postponement; stay; reprieve.</syn> + +<hw>Res"pite</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Respited</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Respiting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>respiter</ets>, +LL. <ets>respectare</ets>. See <er>Respite</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To give or grant a respite to.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To delay or postpone; to put +off</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To keep back from execution; to +reprieve.</def> + +<q>Forty days longer we do <qex>respite</qex> you.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To relieve by a pause or interval of +rest</def>. \'bdTo <xex>respite</xex> his day labor with +repast.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Res"pite*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without respite.</def> + +<au>Baxter.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*splen"dence</hw> <pr>(r?*spl?n"d<it>e</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*splen"den*cy</hw> <pr>(-d<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>resplendentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The +quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid +brightness; splendor.</def> + +<q>Son! thou in whom my glory I behold +In full <qex>resplendence</qex>, heir of all my might.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>resplendency</qex> of his own almighty goodness.</q> +<qau>Dr. J. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Re*splen"dent</hw> <pr>(-d<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>resplendens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>resplendere</ets> to shine brightly; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>splendere</ets> to shine. See +<er>Splendid</er>.]</ety> <def>Shining with brilliant luster; +very bright.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*splen"dent*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>With royal arras and <qex>resplendent</qex> gold.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*splen"dish*ant</hw> <pr>(-d?sh*<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Resplendent; brilliant.</def> <mark>[R. & +Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fabyan.</au> + +<hw>Re*splen"dish*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resplendent.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*split"</hw> <pr>(r?*spl?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<def>To split again.</def> + +<hw>Re*spond"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?nd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Responded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Responding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>respondre</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82pondre</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>respondere</ets>, <ets>responsum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>spondere</ets> to promise. See +<er>Sponsor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To say somethin in +return; to answer; to reply; <as>as, to <ex>respond</ex> to a +question or an argument</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To show some effect in return to a force; to act +in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.</def> + +<q>A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which +<qex>responds</qex> to some new note of complaint within the wide +scale of human woe.</q> +<qau>Buckminster.</qau> + +<q>To every theme <qex>responds</qex> thy various lay.</q> +<qau>Broome.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To render satisfaction; to be answerable; +<as>as, the defendant is held to <ex>respond</ex> in +damages</as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- To answer; reply; rejoin. See <er>Reply</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*spond"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To answer; +to reply.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To suit or accord with; to correspond to.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>For his great deeds <qex>respond</qex> his speeches great.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spond"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An answer; a +response.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A short anthem sung at +intervals during the reading of a chapter.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A half pier or pillar +attached to a wall to support an arch.</def> + +<au>Oxf. Gloss.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*spond"ence</hw> <pr>(-<it>?</it>ns)</pr>, +<hw>Re*spond"en*cy</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>n*s?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of responding; the state of being +respondent; an answering.</def> + +<au>A. Chalmers.</au> + +<q>The angelical soft trembling voice made +To the instruments divine <qex>respondence</qex> meet.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spond"ent</hw> <pr>(-<it>e</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>respondens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>respondere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disposed or expected to +respond; answering; according; corresponding.</def> + +<q>Wealth <qex>respondent</qex> to payment and contributions.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<hw>Re*spond"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82pondant</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who responds. It +corresponds in general to <xex>defendant</xex>.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who answers +in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not +according to the course of the common law, as in equity and +admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- +distinquished from <xex>appellant</xex></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it +is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished +from <xex>opponent</xex>.</def> + +<au>I. Watts. </au> + +<-- p. 1228 --> + +<hw>\'d8Re`spon*den"ti*a</hw> <pr>(r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Respondence</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Commercial Law)</fld> <def>A loan upon goods laden on board +a ship. It differs from <xex>bottomry</xex>, which is a loan on +the ship itself.</def> + +<au>Bouvier.</au> + +<hw>Re*spon"sal</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?n"s<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Answerable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*spon"sal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.LL. +<ets>resposalis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is +answerable or responsible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Response.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Brevint.</au> + +<hw>Re*sponse"</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?ns")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>response</ets>, <ets>respons</ets>, F. +<ets>r\'82ponse</ets>, from L. <ets>responsum</ets>, from +<ets>respondere</ets>. See <er>Respond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of responding.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An answer or reply.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Reply to an objection in formal +disputation</def>. <au>I. Watts</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The answer of the people or congregation +to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of +divine service</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>A +kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other +parts of the office</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A +repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the +fifth above or fourth below.</def> <au>Busby</au>. + +<hw>Re*sponse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving no +response.</def> + +<hw>Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-ties</plw> <pr>(-t<?/z)</pr>.</plu> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>responsabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, +as for a trust, debt, or obligation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That for which anyone is responsible or +accountable; <as>as, the <ex>resonsibilities</ex> of +power</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Ability to answer in payment; means of +paying.</def> + +<hw>Re*spon"si*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?n"s?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>responsable</ets>. See <er>Respond</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to +answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; <as>as, a guardian is +<ex>responsible</ex> to the court for his conduct in the +office</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and +obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; <as>as, to +have a <ex>responsible</ex> man for surety</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Involving responsibility; involving a degree of +accountability on the part of the person concerned; <as>as, a +<ex>responsible</ex> office</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Accountable; answerable; amenable.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*spon"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*spon"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*spon"sion</hw> <pr>(-sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>responsio</ets>. See <er>Respond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of answering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(University of Oxford)</fld> <def>The first +university examination; -- called also <altname>little +go</altname>. See under <er>Little</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> + +<hw>Re*spon"sive</hw> <pr>(-s?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>resposif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That responds; ready +or inclined to respond.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Suited to something else; correspondent.</def> + +<q>The vocal lay <qex>responsive</qex> to the strings.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Responsible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Jer. Taylor.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*spon"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*spon"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`spon*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(r?`sp?n*s?"r?-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Responsory; antiphonal.</def> + +<au>J. H. Newman.</au> + +<hw>Re*spon"so*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*sp?n"s?*r?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Containing or making answer; answering.</def> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Re*spon"so*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-ries</plw> +<pr>(-r<?/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. +<ets>responsorium</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The answer of the people to the priest in +alternate speaking, in church service.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A +versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain.</def> + +<q>Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into +<qex>responsories</qex>, and beget another liturgy.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An antiphonary; a response +book.</def> + +<hw>Rest</hw> <pr>(r?st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>arrest</ets>.]</ety> <def>To arrest.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>rest</ets>, +<ets>r<?/st</ets>, rest; akin to D. <ets>rust</ets>, G. +<ets>rast</ets>. OHG. <ets>rasta</ets>, Dan. & Sw. +<ets>rast</ets> rest, repose, Icel. <ets>r<?/st</ets> the +distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. +<ets>rasta</ets> a mile, also to Goth. <ets>razn</ets> house, +Icel. <ets>rann</ets>, and perhaps to G. <ets>ruhe</ets> rest, +repose, AS. <ets>r<?/w</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/ Cf. +<er>Ransack</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of quiet or +repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; <as>as, +<ex>rest</ex> from mental exertion; <ex>rest</ex> of body or +mind</as>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Sleep give thee all his <qex>rest</qex>!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or +disturbs; peace; security.</def> + +<q>And the land had <qex>rest</qex> fourscore years.</q> +<qau>Judges iii. 30.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.</def> + +<q>How sleep the brave who sink to <qex>rest</qex>, +By all their country's wishes blest.</q> +<qau>Collins.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>That on which anything rests or leans for +support; <as>as, a <ex>rest</ex> in a lathe, for supporting the +cutting tool or steadying the work</as>.</def> + +<q>He made narrowed <qex>rests</qex> round about, that the beams +should not be fastened in the walls of the house.</q> +<qau>1 Kings vi. 6.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> <def>A projection from the +right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.</def> + +<q>Their visors closed, their lances in the <qex>rest</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A place where one may rest, either temporarily, +as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.</def> \'bdHalfway +houses and travelers' <xex>rests</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>J. H. Newman.</au> + +<q>In dust our final <qex>rest</qex>, and native home.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Ye are not as yet come to the <qex>rest</qex> and to the +inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.</q> +<qau>Deut. xii. 9.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A short pause in reading +verse; a c<ae/sura.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>The striking of a balance at regular intervals +in a running account.</def> \'bdAn account is said to be taken +with annual or semiannual <xex>rests</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Abbott.</au> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>A set or game at tennis.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Silence in music or in one of +its parts; the name of the character that stands for such +silence. They are named as notes are, <xex>whole</xex>, +<xex>half</xex>, <xex>quarter</xex>,etc.</def> + +<cs><col>Rest house</col>, <cd>an empty house for the +accomodation of travelers; a caravansary.</cd> +<mark>[India]</mark> -- <col>To set</col>, <or/ <col>To set +up</col>, <col>one's rest</col></mcol>, <cd>to have a settled +determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so +expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <au>Shak. Bacon.</au></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; +slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; +peacefulness; pease.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Rest</er>, +<er>Repose</er>. <xex>Rest</xex> is a ceasing from labor or +exertion; <xex>repose</xex> is a mode of resting which gives +relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are +commonly interchangeable.</usage> + +<hw>Rest</hw> <pr>(r?st)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rested</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Resting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>restan</ets>. See <er>Rest</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cease from action or motion, especially from +action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or +exertion.</def> + +<q>God . . . <qex>rested</qex> on the seventh day from all his +work which he had made.</q> +<qau>Gen. ii. 2.</qau> + +<q>Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou +shalt <qex>rest</qex>.</q> +<qau>Ex. xxiii. 12.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to +be quiet or still.</def> + +<q>There <qex>rest</qex>, if any rest can harbor there.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; <as>as, +to <ex>rest</ex> on a couch</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; +<as>as, a column <ex>rests</ex> on its pedestal</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be +dead.</def> + +<q>Fancy . . . then retries +Into her private cell when Nature <qex>rests</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to +repose without anxiety; <as>as, to <ex>rest</ex> on a man's +promise</as>.</def> + +<q>On him I <qex>rested</qex>, after long debate, +And not without considering, fixed <?/<?/ fate.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To be satisfied; to acquiesce.</def> + +<q>To <qex>rest</qex> in Heaven's determination.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rest with</col>, <cd>to be in the power of; to depend +upon; as, it <xex>rests with<xex> him to decide.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rest</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay or place +at rest; to quiet.</def> + +<q>Your piety has paid +All needful rites, to <qex>rest</qex> my wandering shade.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To place, as on a support; to cause to +lean.</def> + +<q>Her weary head upon your bosom <qex>rest</qex>.</q> +<qau>Waller.</qau> + +<hw>Rest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>reste</ets>, fr. +<ets>rester</ets> to remain, L. <ets>restare</ets> to stay back, +remain; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>stare</ets> to stand, +stay. See <er>Stand</er>, and cf. <er>Arrest</er>, +<er>Restive</er>.]</ety> (With the definite article.) <sn>1.</sn> +<def>That which is left, or which remains after the separation of +a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; +residue.</def> + +<q>Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort +of having done our duty, and, for the <qex>rest</qex>, it offers +us the best security that Heaven can give.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Those not included in a proposition or +description; the remainder; others.</def> \'bdPlato and the +<xex>rest</xex> of the philosophers.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au> + +<q>Armed like the <qex>rest</qex>, the Trojan prince appears.</q> +<qau>DRyden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A surplus held as a reserved +fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of +England, the balance of assets above liabilities.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; +reserve; others.</syn> + +<hw>Rest</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rester</ets>. See +<er>Rest</er> remainder.]</ety> <def>To be left; to remain; to +continue to be.</def> + +<q>The affairs of men <qex>rest</qex> still uncertain.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*stag"nant</hw> <pr>(r?*st?g"n<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>restagnans</ets>, p. pr. ]</ety> +<def>Stagnant; motionless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*stag"nate</hw> <pr>(-n?t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>restagnare</ets> to overflow.]</ety> <def>To stagnate; to +cease to flow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +<hw>Re`stag*na"tion</hw> <pr>(-n?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>restagnatio</ets> aninundation.]</ety> +<def>Stagnation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Res"tant</hw> <pr>(r?s"t<it>a</it>nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>restans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>restare</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>restant</ets>. See <er>Rest</er> remainder.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Persistent.</def> + +<hw>Re*state"</hw> <pr>(r?*st?t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +state anew.</def> + +<au>Palfrey.</au> + +<hw>Res"tau*rant</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*r?nt;277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., fr. <ets>restaurer</ets>. See <er>Restore</er>.]</ety> +<def>An eating house.</def> + +<hw>Res"tau*rate</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*r?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>restauratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>restaurare</ets>. +See <er>Restore</er>.]</ety> <def>To restore.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Re`stau`ra`teur"</hw> <pr>(r?`st?`r?`t?r")</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The keeper of an eathing house +or a restaurant.</def> + +<hw>Res`tau*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(r?s`t?*r?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[LL. <ets>restauratio</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>restauration</ets>.]</ety> <def>Restoration.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cower.</au> + +<hw>Re*stem"</hw> <pr>(r?*st?m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To force back against the current; <as>as, to +<ex>restem</ex> their backward course</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To stem, or <?/ove against; <as>as, to +<ex>restem</ex> a current</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rest"ful</hw> <pr>(r?st"f?l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Being at rest; quiet.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, +etc.</def> + +<q>Tired with all these, for <qex>restful</qex> death I cry.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rest"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rest"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rest"-har`row</hw> <pr>(-h?r`r?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A European leguminous plant (<spn>Ononis +arvensis</spn>) with long, tough roots.</def> + +<hw>Rest"iff</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Restive.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rest"iff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A restive or stubborn +horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rest"iff*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Restiveness.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Res"ti*form</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*f?rm)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>restis</ets> rope + +<ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Formed like a +rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses +of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.</def> + +<hw>Rest"i*ly</hw> <pr>(r?st"?*l?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In +a resty manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*stinc"tion</hw> <pr>(r?*st?nk"sh?n)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>restinctio</ets>. See +<er>Restinguish</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of quenching or +extingishing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rest"i*ness</hw> <pr>(r?st`*n?s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being resty; sluggishness.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The snake by <qex>restiness</qex> and lying still all +winter.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<hw>Rest"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos> from <er>Rest</er>, +<pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def> + +<cs><col>Resting spore</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a spore in +certain orders of alg\'91, which remains quiescent, retaining its +vitality, for long periods of time.</cd></cs> + +<au>C. E. Bessey.</au> + +<hw>Re*stin"guish</hw> <pr>(r?*st?n"gw?sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>restinquere</ets>, <ets>restinctum</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>stinquere</ets> to quench.]</ety> +<def>To quench or extinguish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>R. Field.</au> + +<hw>Res"ti*tute</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*t?t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>restitutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>restituere</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>statuere</ets> to put, place. See +<er>Statute</er>.]</ety> <def>To restore to a former state.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au> Dyer.</au> + +<hw>Res"ti*tute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos><def>That which is restored or +offered in place of something; a substitute.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Res`ti*tu"tion</hw> <pr>(r?s`t?*t?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>restitution</ets>, L. <ets>restitutio</ets>. See +<er>Restitute</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act +of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, +or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; +indemnification.</def> + +<q>A <qex>restitution</qex> of ancient rights unto the crown.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>He <qex>restitution</qex> to the value makes.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is offered or given in return for +what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The act of returning to, or +recovering, a former state; <as>as, the <ex>restitution</ex> of +an elastic body</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The movement of rotetion which +usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, +and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it +was directed at the beginning of labor.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation; +compensation; amends; remuneration.</syn> + +<hw>Res"ti*tu`tor</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*t?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>restituteur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who +makes restitution.</def> <mark>[R]</mark>. + +<hw>Rest"ive</hw> <pr>(r?st"?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>restif</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82tif</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>restare</ets> to stay back, withstand, resist. See +<er>Rest</er> remainder, and cf. <er>Restiff</er>.]</ety> . +<def>Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; +stubborn; drawing back.</def> + +<q><qex>Restive</qex> or resty, drawing back, instead of going +forward, as some horses do.</q> +<qau>E. Philips (1658).</qau> + +<q>The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts which +were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows became +<qex>restive</qex>, and went back.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Inactive; sluggish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or +opposition; refractory.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; +fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.</def> + +<au>Trench.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rest"ive</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rest"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rest"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>restle\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Never resting; +unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; <as>as, a <ex>restless</ex> +child</as>.</def> <au>Chaucer</au>. \'bd<xex>Restless</xex> +revolution day by day.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse +to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; <as>as, +<ex>restless</ex> schemers; <ex>restless</ex> ambition; +<ex>restless</ex> subjects</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Restless</xex> +at home , and ever prone to range.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Deprived of rest or sleep.</def> + +<q><qex>Restless</qex> he passed the remnants of the night.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Passed in unquietness; <as>as, the patient has +had a <ex>restless</ex> night</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Not affording rest; <as>as, a <ex>restless</ex> +chair</as>.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<cs><col>Restless thrush</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Grinder</er>, 3.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; +agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rest"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>- +<wf>Rest"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*stor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(r?*st?r"?*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; +<as>as, <ex>restorable</ex> land</as>.</def> <au>Swift</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*stor"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*stor"al</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>l)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><def>Restoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Barrow.</au> + +<hw>Res`to*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(r?s`t?*r?"sh?n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[OE. <ets>restauracion</ets>, F. <ets>restauration</ets>, +fr. L. <ets>restauratio</ets>. See <er>Restore</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of restoring or bringing back to a +former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; +renewal; re\'89stablishment; <as>as, the <ex>restoration</ex> of +friendship between enemies; the <ex>restoration</ex> of peace +after war</as>.</def> + +<q>Behold the different climes agree, +Rejoicing in thy <qex>restoration</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being restored; recovery of health, +strength, etc.; <as>as, <ex>restoration</ex> from +sickness</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is restored or renewed.</def> + +<cs><col>The restoration</col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>the +return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the re\'89stablishment of +monarchy.</cd> -- <col>Universal restoration</col> +<fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>the final recovery of all men from sin +and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal +salvation.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; +redintegration; reinstatement; re\'89stablishment; return; +revival; restitution; reparation.</syn> + +<hw>Res`to*ra"tion*er</hw> <pr>(-?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +Restorationist.</def> + +<hw>Res`to*ra"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(-?z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.</def> + +<hw>Res`to*ra"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos><def>One who believes +in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all +to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist.</def> + +<hw>Re*stor"a*tive</hw> <pr>(r?*st?r"?*t?v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>restoratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining +to restoration; having power to restore.</def> + +<q>Destroys life's enemy, +Hunger, with sweet <qex>restorative</qex> delight.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*stor"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something which +serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine.</def> + +<au>Arbuthnot.</au> + +<hw>Re*stor"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a restorative +manner.</def> + +<hw>Res"to*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(r?s"t?*r?`t?r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>A restaurateur.</def> + +<hw>Re*stor"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(r?*st?r"?*t?*r?)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos> <def>Restorative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re-store"</hw> <pr>(r?*st?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + store</ets>.]</ety> <def>To store again; +<as>as, the goods taken out were <ex>re-stored</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*store"</hw> <pr>(r?*st?r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Restored</er> +<pr>(r?-st?rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Restoring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>restoren</ets>, +OF. <ets>restorer</ets>, F. <ets>restaurer</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>restaurare</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + an unused word; +cf. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ an upright pale or stake, Skr. +<ets>sth<?/vara</ets> fixed, firm. Cf. <er>Restaurant</er>, +<er>Store</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring back to its former state; to +bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to +repair; to renew; to recover.</def> \'bdTo <xex>restore</xex> and +to build Jerusalem.\'b8 + +<au>Dan. ix. 25.</au> + +<q>Our fortune <qex>restored</qex> after the severest +afflictions.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>And his hand was <qex>restored</qex> whole as the other.</q> +<qau>Mark iii. 5.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give or bring back, as that which has been +lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to +replace.</def> + +<q>Now therefore <qex>restore</qex> the man his wife.</q> +<qau>Gen. xx. 7.</qau> + +<q>Loss of Eden, till one greater man +<qex>Restore</qex> us, and regain the blissful seat.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The father banished virtue shall <qex>restore</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To renew; to re\'89stablish; <as>as, to +<ex>restore</ex> harmony among those who are variance</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To give in place of, or as satisfaction +for.</def> + +<q>He shall <qex>restore</qex> five oxen for an ox, and four +sheep for a sheep.</q> +<qau>Ex. xxii. 1.</qau> + +<-- p. 1229 --> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make good; to make amends for.</def> + +<q>But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, +All losses are <qex>restored</qex>, and sorrows end.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring +back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed +condition; <as>as, to <ex>restore</ex> a painting</as>, statue, +etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To form a picture or model of, as of +something lost or mutilated; <as>as, to <ex>restore</ex> a ruined +building, city, or the like</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; +rebuild; re\'89stablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; +cure.</syn> + +<hw>Re*store"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Restoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*store"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><def>Restoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*stor"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, restores.</def> + +<hw>Re*strain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Restrained</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Restraining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>restreinen</ets>, F. <ets>restreindre</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>restringere</ets>, <ets>restrictum</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>stringere</ets> to draw, bind, or press +together. See <er>Strain</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. +<er>Restrict</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw back again; to +hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by +physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to +repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.</def> + +<q><qex>Restrain</qex> in me the cursed thoughts that nature +Gives way to in repose!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw back toghtly, as a rein.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to +abridge.</def> + +<q>Though they two were committed, at least <qex>restrained</qex> +of their liberty.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To limit; to confine; to restrict.</def> + +<au>Trench.</au> + +<q>Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality +also is to be <qex>restrained</qex> by a part of the +predicate.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To withhold; to forbear.</def> + +<q>Thou <qex>restrained</qex> prayer before God.</q> +<qau>Job. xv. 4.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; +suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.</syn> + +<hw>Re*strain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being restrained; controllable.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*strain"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With +restraint.</def> + +<au>Hammond.</au> + +<hw>Re*strain"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which, restrains.</def> + +<hw>Re*strain"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of restraining.</def> + +<hw>Re*straint"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>restraincte</ets>, fr. <ets>restrainct</ets>, F. +<ets>restreint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>restraindre</ets>, +<ets>restrendre</ets>. See <er>Restrain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or +hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the +will, or of any action, physical or mental.</def> + +<q>No man was altogether above the <qex>restrains</qex> of law, +and no man altogether below its protection.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being restrained.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, +or the like; limitation; restriction.</def> + +<q>For one <qex>restraint</qex>, lords of the world besides.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;<?/oercion; +confinement; limitation; restriction.</syn> + +<hw>Re*strength"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +strengthen again; to fortify anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*strict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>restrictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>restringere</ets>. See +<er>Restrain</er>.]</ety> <def>Restricted.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*strict"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Restricted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Restricting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To restrain within +bounds; to limit; to confine; <as>as, to <ex>restrict</ex> worlds +to a particular meaning; to <ex>restrict</ex> a patient to a +certain diet.</as></def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; +curb; coerce.</syn> + +<hw>Re*stric"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>restriction</ets>, L. <ets>restrictio</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of restricting, or state of being +restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.</def> + +<q>This is to have the same <qex>restriction</qex> with all other +recreations,that it be made a divertisement.</q> +<qau>Giv. of Tonque.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which restricts; limitation; restraint; +<as>as, <ex>restrictions</ex> on trade</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*stric"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Restrictive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*strict"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>restrictif</ets>.]</ety> + +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; +<as>as, a <ex>restrictive</ex> particle; <ex>restrictive</ex> +laws of trade.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Astringent or styptic in effect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +--<wordforms><wf>Re*strict"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*strict"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*stringe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Restringed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Restringing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>restringere</ets>. See +<er>Restrain</er>.]</ety> <def>To confine; to contract; to +stringe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*strin"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality +or state of being restringent; astringency.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Petty.</au> + +<hw>Re*strin"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>restringens</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. +<ets>restringent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Restringing; astringent; +styptic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A +restringent medicine.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Harvey.</au> + +<hw>Re*strive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To strive +anew.</def> + +<hw>Rest"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed to +rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<q>Where the master is too <qex>resty</qex> or too rich to say +his own prayers.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re`sub*jec"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +subjection.</def> + +<hw>Re`sub*lime"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +sublime again.</def> <au>Newton</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*sub`li*ma"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`su*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resudare</ets> to sweat again. See <er>Sudation</er>.]</ety> +<def>Act of sweating again.</def> + +<hw>Re*sult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resulted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Resulting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82sulter</ets>, fr. L. <ets>resultare</ets>, +<ets>resultarum</ets>, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. +<ets>resilire</ets>. See <er>Resile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To leap back; to rebound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The huge round stone, <qex>resulting</qex> with a bound.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to +have consequences; -- followed by <xex>in</xex>; <as>as, this +measure will <ex>result</ex> in good or in evil</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, +from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, +consultation, thought, or endeavor.</def> + +<q>Pleasure and peace do naturally <qex>result</qex> from a holy +and good life.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<cs><col>Resulting trust</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a trust +raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an +estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by +implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase +money of an estate, etc. <au>Bouvier</au>.</cd> -- <col>Resulting +use</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a use which, being limited by the +deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who +raised it. <au>Bouvier</au>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; +terminate.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +flying back; resilience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return +or the <qex>result</qex> of the string.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which results; the conclusion or end to +which any course or condition of things leads, or which is +obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect; +<as>as, the <ex>result</ex> of a course of action; the +<ex>result</ex> of a mathematical operation</as>.</def> + +<q>If our proposals once again were heard, +We should compel them to a quick <qex>result</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The decision or determination of a council or +deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.</def> + +<q>Then of their session ended they bid cry +With trumpet's regal sound the great <qex>result</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; +event. See <er>Effect</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*sult"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +resulting; that which results; a result.</def> + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Re*sult"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resultans</ets>, p. pr. : cf. F. +<ets>r\'82sultant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resulting or issuing from a +combination; existing or following as a result or +consequence.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Resultant force</col> <or/ +<col>motion</col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a force which is +the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion +which is the result of two or more motions combined. See +<cref>Composition of forces</cref>, under +<er>Composition</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*sult"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which +results.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> +<def>A reultant force or motion</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An eliminant.</def> + +<q>The <qex>resultant</qex> of homogeneous general functions of +<it>n</it> variables is that function of their coefficients +which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the +condition of the possibility of their existence.</q> +<qau>Sylvester.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sult"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resultatus</ets>, p. p. ]</ety> <def>A result.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe <xex>resultate</xex> of their +counsil.\'b8 + +<au>BAcon.</au> + +<hw>Re*sult"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>HAving +results or effects.</def> + +<hw>Re*sult"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Resultant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Re*sult"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without result; +<as>as, <ex>resultless</ex> investigations</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*sum"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of, or admitting of, being resumed.</def> + +<au>Sir M. HAle.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re`su"m\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +See <er>Resume</er>.]</ety> <def>A summing up; a condensed +statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.</def> + +<q>The exellent little <qex>r\'82sum\'82</qex> thereof in Dr. +Landsborough's book.</q> +<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp & p. p.</pos> <er>Resumed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resuming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>resumere</ets>, +<ets>resumptum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>sumere</ets> to take: cf. F. <ets>r\'82sumer</ets>. See +<er>Assume</er>, <er>Redeem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take +back.</def> + +<q>The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, +Gazed on too long, <qex>resumes</qex> the light he gave.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<q>Perhaps God will <qex>resume</qex> the blessing he has +bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter upon, or take up again.</def> + +<q>Reason <qex>resumed</qex> her place, and Passion fled.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To begin again; to recommence, as something +which has been interrupted; <as>as, to <ex>resume</ex> an +argument or discourse</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*sum"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To summon +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*sum"mons</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +summons.</def> + +<hw>Re*sump"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[cf. F. +<ets>r\'82sumption</ets>, L. <ets>resumptio</ets> restoration, +recovery, fr. <ets>resumere</ets>. See <er>Resume</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of resuming; <as>as, the +<ex>resumption</ex> of a grant, of delegated powers, of an +argument, of specie payments, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng.Law)</fld> <def>The taking again into the +king's hands of such lands or tenements as he had granted to any +man on false suggestions or other error.</def> + +<hw>Re*sump"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[cf. L. +<ets>resumptivus</ets> restorative.]</ety> <def>Taking back; +resuming, or tending toward resumption; <as>as, +<ex>resumptive</ex> measures</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*su"pi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resupinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>resupinare</ets> to bend +back. See <er>Resupine</er>.]</ety> <def>Inverted in position; +appearing to be upside down or reversed, as the flowers of the +orchis and the leaves of some plants.</def> + +<hw>Re*su"pi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Resupinate.</def> + +<hw>Re*su`pi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +state of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or +reversed.</def> + +<q>Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a +<qex>resupination</qex> of the figure.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<hw>Re`su*pine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resupinus</ets>; pref.<ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>supinus</ets> bent backward, supine.]</ety> <def>Lying on +the back; supine; hence, careless.</def> + +<au>Sir K. Digby.</au> + +<q>He spake, and, downward swayed, fell <qex>resupine</qex>, +With his huge neck aslant.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<hw>Re`sup*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +supply again.</def> + +<hw>Re*sur"gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +rising again; resurrection.</def> + +<hw>Re*sur"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resurgens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>resurgere</ets>. See <er>Resurrection</er>.]</ety> +<def>Rising again, as from the dead.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Re*sur"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rises again, as +from the dead.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sydney Smith.</au> + +<hw>Res`ir*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Resurrection</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take from the +grave; to disinter.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to +view (that which was forgotten or lost).</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Res`ur*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82surrection</ets>, L. <ets>resurrectio</ets>, fr. +<ets>resurgere</ets>, <ets>resurrectum</ets>, to rise again; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>surgere</ets> to rise. See +<er>Source</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rising again; the +resumption of vigor.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, the rising again from the dead; the +resumption of life by the dead; <as>as, the <ex>resurrection</ex> +of Jesus Christ; the general <ex>resurrection</ex> of all the +dead at the Day of Judgment.</as></def> + +<q>Nor after <qex>resurrection</qex> shall he stay +Longer on earth.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>State of being risen from the dead; future +state.</def> + +<q>In the <qex>resurrection</qex> they neither marry nor are +given in marriage.</q> +<qau>Matt. xxii. 30.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The cause or exemplar of a rising from the +dead.</def> + +<q>I am the <qex>resurrection</qex>, and the life.</q> +<qau>John xi. 25.</qau> + +<cs><col>Cross of the resurrection</col>, <cd>a slender cross +with a pennant floating from the junction of the bars.</cd> -- +<col>Resurrection plant</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given +to several species of <spn>Selaginella</spn> (as <spn>S. +convoluta</spn> and <spn>S. lepidophylla</spn>), 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 +<er>Rose</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Res`ur*rec"tion*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Res`ur*rec"tion*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<def>To raise from the dead.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Southey.</au> + +<hw>Re`sur*vey"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +survey again or anew; to review.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*sur"vey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second or +new survey.</def> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Capable of resuscitation; <as>as, <ex>resuscitable</ex> +plants</as>.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, +or that which resuscitates. Also used adjectively.</def> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resuscitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>resuscitare</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>suscitare</ets> to raise, rouse. See +<er>Suscitate</er>.]</ety> <def>Restored to life.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Gardiner.</au> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Resuscitated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Resuscitating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To revivify; to revive; +especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; <as>as, to +<ex>resuscitate</ex> a drowned person; to <ex>resuscitate</ex> +withered plants.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to life +again; to revive.</def> + +<q>These projects, however often slain, always +<qex>resuscitate</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. S. Mill.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sus`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>resuscitatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of resuscitating, or +state of being resuscitated.</def> + +<q>The subject of <qex>resuscitation</qex> by his sorceries.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.</def> + +<hw>Re*sus"ci*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, resuscitates.</def> + +<hw>Ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Aret</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ret</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Akin to +<ets>rot</ets>.]</ety> <def>To prepare for use, as flax, by +separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, +macerating, and other treatment.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Re*ta"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> +<def>A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of +wlowers, etc.</def> + +<hw>Re"tail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>retaille</ets> piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. +<ets>retail</ets>, from <ets>retailler</ets>. See +<er>Retail</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The sale of +commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to +<xex>wholesale</xex>; sometimes, the sale of commodities at +second hand.</def> + +<hw>Re"tail</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Done at retail; engaged in +retailing commodities; as a <xex>retail</xex> trade; a +<xex>retail</xex> grocer.</def> + +<hw>Re*tail"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retailed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retailing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>retailler</ets> to cut again; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + +<ets>tailler</ets> to cut. See <er>Retail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +<er>Tailor</er>, and cf. <er>Detail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, +gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; <as>as, to +<ex>retail</ex> cloth or groceries</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To sell at second hand.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +R.]</mark> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To distribute in small portions or at second +hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to +report; <as>as, to <ex>retail</ex> slander</as>.</def> \'bdTo +whom I will <xex>retail</xex> my conquest won.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>He is wit's peddler, and <qex>retails</qex> his wares +At wakes and wassails.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*tail"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +retails anything; <as>as, a <ex>retailer</ex> of merchandise; a +<ex>retailer</ex> of gossip.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*tail"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +retailing.</def> + +<hw>Re*tain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retained</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retaining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>retainir</ets>, L. +<ets>retinere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>tenere</ets> +to hold, keep. See <er>Tenable</er>, and cf. <er>Rein</er> of a +bridle, <er>Retention</er>, <er>Retinue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, +part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the +like.</def> \'bdThy shape invisible<xex>retain</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Be obedient, and <qex>retain</qex> +Unalterably firm his love entire.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>An executor may <qex>retain</qex> a debt due to him from the +testator.</q> +<qau>Blackstone.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee +paid; to hire; to engage; <as>as, to <ex>retain</ex> a +counselor</as>.</def> + +<q>A Benedictine convent has now <qex>retained</qex> the most +learned father of their order to write in its defense.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To restrain; to prevent.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Temple.</au> + +<cs><col>Retaining wall</col> <fld>(Arch. & Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a +wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or +earth, in its place; -- called also <altname>retain +wall</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To keep; hold; retrain. See <er>Keep</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tain"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To belong; +to pertain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>A somewhat languid relish, <qex>retaining</qex> to +bitterness.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep; to continue; to remain.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Re*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being retained.</def> + +<hw>Re*tain"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +retaining; retention.</def> + +<hw>Re*tain"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, retains.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is retained or kept in service; an +attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but +occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.</def> + +<au>Cowell.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>(Law) <sd>(a)</sd> The act of a client by which +he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause. +<sd>(b)</sd> The act of withholding what one has in his hands by +virtue of some right. <sd>(c)</sd> 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 +<altname>retaining fee</altname>.</def> + +<au>Bouvier. Blackstone.</au> + +<-- p. 1230 --> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The act of keeping dependents, or the state of +being in dependence.</def> + +<au> Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +retaining; retention.</def> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To take or receive again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take from a captor; to recapture; <as>as, to +<ex>retake</ex> a ship or prisoners</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tak"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who takes +again what has been taken; a recaptor.</def> + +<au>Kent.</au> + +<hw>Re*tal"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retaliated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retaliating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>retaliatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>retaliare</ets> to +retaliate; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + a word akin to +<ets>talio</ets> talion, retaliation. Cf. <er>Talion</er>.]</ety> +<def>To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the +same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in +a bad sense.]</def> + +<q>One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit +should be <qex>retaliated</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau> + +<q>It is unlucky to be obliged to <qex>retaliate</qex> the +injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we +are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<hw>Re*tal"i*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To return like for +like; specifically, to return evil for evil; <as>as, to +<ex>retaliate</ex> upon an enemy</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tal`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, +specifically, the return of evil for evil; +<xex>e</xex>.<xex>g</xex>., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a +tooth.</def> + +<q>God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and +by promise obloges himself to full <qex>retaliation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Calamy.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tal"i*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Retaliatory</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tal"i*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as +<xex>retaliatory</xex> measures.</def> + +<hw>Re*tard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retarded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retarding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>retardare</ets>, <ets>retardatum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>tardare</ets> to make slow, to delay, fr. +<ets>tardus</ets> slow: cf. F. <ets>retarder</ets>. See +<er>Tardy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep delaying; to +continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow +in progress; to impede; to hinder; <as>as, to <ex>retard</ex> the +march of an army; to <ex>retard</ex> the motion of a ship</as>; +-- opposed to <ant>accelerate</ant>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put off; to postpone; <as>as, to +<ex>retard</ex> the attacks of old age; to <ex>retard</ex> a +rupture between nations.</as></def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; +procrastinate; postpone; defer.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tard"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stay back.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir. T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*tard"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Retardation; delay.</def> + +<-- 2. A mentally retarded person. [Colloq.] --> + +<cs><mcol><col>Retard</col>, <or/ <col>Age</col>, <col>of the +tide</col></mcol>, <cd>the interval between the transit of the +moon at which a tide originates and the appearance of the tide +itself. It is found, in general, that any particular tide is not +principally due to the moon's transit immediatelly proceeding, +but to a transit which has occured some time before, and which is +said to correspond to it. The <xex>retard of the tide<xex> is +thus distinguished from the <xex>lunitidal interval<xex>. See +under <er>Retardation</er>. r<xex>Ham. Nav. Encyc<xex>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`tar*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retardatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>retardation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of +delaying; <as>as, the <ex>retardation</ex> of the motion of a +ship</as>; -- opposed to <ant>acceleration</ant>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>retardations</qex> of our fluent motion.</q> +<qau>De Quinsey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which retards; an obstacle; an +obstruction.</def> + +<q>Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial +<qex>retardations</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The keeping back of an +approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a +previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; -- +differing from <xex>suspension</xex> by resolving upwards instead +of downwards.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The extent to which anything is retarded; the +amount of retarding or delay.</def> + +<cs><col>Retardation of the tide</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The +lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon at the time of +high tide any port; the interval between the transit of the moon +and the time of high tide next following</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>The age of the tide; the retard of the tide</cd>. See under +<er>Retard</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*tard"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>retardatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending, or serving, to +retard.</def> + +<hw>Re*tard"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, retards.</def> + +<hw>Re*tard"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>retardement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of retarding; +retardation.</def> + +<au>Cowley.</au> + +<hw>Retch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retched</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr<?/can</ets> to +clear the throat, hawk, fr. <ets>hraca</ets> throat; akin to G. +<ets>rachen</ets>, and perhaps to E. <ets>rack</ets> neck.]</ety> +<def>To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>reach</asp>.]</altsp> + +<q>Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! +(Here he grew inarticulate with <qex>retching</qex>.)</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<hw>Retch</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reck</er>.]</ety> <def>To care for; to heed; to reck.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Retch"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Careless; reckless.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +--- <wordforms><wf>Retch"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Retch"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> + +<hw>\'d8Re"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a +net.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A net or network; a plexus; +particularly, a network of blood vessels or nerves, or a part +resembling a network.</def> + +<hw>Re*te"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net.]</ety> <def>Resembling network; +retiform.</def><-- sic. --> + +<hw>Re*tec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retegere</ets>, <ets>retectum</ets>, to uncover; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>tegere</ets> to cover.]</ety> <def>Act of +disclosing or uncovering something concealed.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*tell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tell +again.</def> + +<hw>Ret"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +pine resin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline +hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It is extracted from pine +tar, and is also found in certain fossil resins.</def> + +<hw>Re*tent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retentum</ets>, fr. <ets>retentus</ets>, p. p. See +<er>Retain</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is retained.</def> + +<au>Hickok.</au> + +<hw>Re*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retentio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82tention</ets>. See +<er>Retain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of retaining, or +the state of being ratined.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of retaining; retentiveness.</def> + +<q>No woman's heart +So big, to hold so much; they lack <qex>retention</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which contains something, as a tablet; a +<?/<?/<?/<?/ of preserving impressions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Place of custody or confinement.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The right of withholding a +debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person +claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.</def> + +<au>Erskine. Craig.</au> + +<cs><col>Retention cyst</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a cyst +produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ +and the consequent retention of the natural secretions.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82tentif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having power to retain; +<as>as, a <ex>retentive</ex> memory</as>.</def> + +<q>Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, +Can be <qex>retentive</qex> to the strength of spirit.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ten"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which retains or +confines; a restraint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*ten"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a retentive +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*ten"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of +being retentive.</def> + +<hw>Re`ten*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>The +power of retaining; retentive force; <as>as, the +<ex>retentivity</ex> of a magnet</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*ten"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a +retainer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A muscle which serves +to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Phylactolemata</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re`te*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net + <ets>porus</ets> pore.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of +bryozoans of the genus <spn>Retepora</spn>. They form delicate +calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated +fronds.</def> + +<hw>Re*tex"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retexere</ets>, lit., to unweave; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re + +<ets>texere</ets> to weave. ]</ety> <def>To annual, as +orders.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hacket.</au> + +<hw>Re*tex"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +weaving or forming again.</def> + +<au>Carlyle.</au> + +<hw>Reth"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rh\'82teur</ets>. See <er>Rhetor</er>.]</ety> <def>A +rhetorician; a careful writer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>If a <qex>rethor</qex> couthe fair endite.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Reth"o*ryke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rhetoric.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re`ti*a"ri*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +fr. <ets>rete</ets> a net.]</ety> <fld>(Rom.Antiq.)</fld> <def>A +gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a +trident for despatching him.</def> + +<hw>Re"ti*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Retiarius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A retiarius.</def> + +<hw>Re`ti*a*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. +<ets>retiarius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Netlike.</def> + +<q>This work is in <qex>retiary</qex>, or hanging textures.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch +prey; -- said of certain spiders.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Armed with a net; hence, skillful to +entangle.</def> + +<q>Scholastic <qex>retiary</qex> versatility of logic.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Ret"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reticentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82ticence</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being reticent, or +keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to +speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness.</def> + +<q>Such fine reserve and noble <qex>reticence</qex>.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a person +really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say +nothingon the subject.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Reticence.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reticens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>reticere</ets> to keep +silence; <ets>re- + tacere</ets> to be silent. See +<er>Tacit</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclined to keep silent; reserved; +uncommunicative.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reticule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small net.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A reticule. See +<er>Reticule</er>,<er>2</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82ticulaire</ets>. See <er>Reticule</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form of a net, or of network; formed +with interstices; retiform; <as>as, <ex>reticular</ex> cartilage; +a <ex>reticular</ex> leaf</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a +reticulum.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*tic`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL. See <er>Reticular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>An extensive division of rhizopods in which the pseudopodia +are more or less slender and coalesce at certain points, forming +irregular meshes. It includes the shelled Foraminifera, together +with some groups which lack a true shell.</def> + +<hw>Re*tic`u*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld>. <def>One of the Reticularia.</def> + +<hw>Re*tic"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reticular +manner.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re*tic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>reticulatus</ets>. See <er>Reticule</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling network; having the form or +appearance of a net; netted; <as>as, a <ex>reticulated</ex> +structure</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the +threads or fibers of a network; <as>as, a <ex>reticulate</ex> +leaf; a <ex>reticulated</ex> surface; a <ex>reticulated</ex> wing +of an insect.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Reticulated glass</col>, <cd>ornamental ware made from +glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet +and interlace with another set in a different plane.</cd> -- +<col>Reticulated micrometer</col>, <cd>a micrometer for an +optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an +eyepiece.</cd> -- <col>Reticulated work</col> +<fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>work constructed with diamond-shaped +stones, or square stones placed diagonally.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is +reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net.</def> + +<q>The particular net you occupy in the great +<qex>reticulation</qex>.</q> +<qau>Carlyle.</qau> + +<hw>Ret"i*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n..</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82ticule</ets>, L. <ets>reticulum</ets>, dim. of +<ets>rete</ets> a net. Cf.<er>Retina</er>, +<er>Reticle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little bag, +originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be +carried in the hand.</def> + +<au>De Quincey.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A system of wires or lines in the focus of a +telescope or other instrument; a reticle.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*tic`u*lo"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Reticularia</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tic"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Forming +a network; characterized by a reticulated sructure.</def> + +<cs><col>Reticulose rhizopod</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a +rhizopod in which the pseudopodia blend together and form +irregular meshes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Re*tic"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;<plu>pl. +<plw>Reticula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. dim. of +<ets>rete</ets> a net.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the +mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the +<altname>honeycomb stomach</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +neuroglia.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net + <ets>-form</ets>. cf. F. +<ets>r\'82tiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Composed of crossing lines +and interstices; reticular; netlike; <as>as, the +<ex>retiform</ex> coat of the eye</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net. Cf. <er>Reticule</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The delicate membrane by which the back +part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of +the optic nerve terminate. See <er>Eye</er>.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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 <xex>Jacob's membrane</xex>), +containing the rods and cones, is on the back side, next the +choroid coat.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Ret`i*nac"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Retinacula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a +holdfast, a band. See <er>Retain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A connecting band; a +fr\'91num; <as>as, the <ex>retinacula</ex> of the ileoc\'91cal +and ileocolic valves</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the +annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at +the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>One of the retractor +muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small gland or process to +which bodies are attached; <as>as, the glandular +<ex>retinacula</ex> to which the pollinia of orchids are +attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many +acanthaceous plants</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> +<def>Of or pertaining to the retina.</def> + +<cs><col>Retinal purple</col> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>, +<cd>the visual purple.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*tin"a*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ resin + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or +greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ret`in*as"phalt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>\'d8Ret`in*as*phal"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ resin + <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ +asphalt.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Retinite.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*nerved`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net + E. <ets>nerve</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having reticulated veins.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ret`i*ne"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Retinea</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See +<er>Retina</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>That part of +the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the +retina of a vertebrate.</def> + +<hw>Re*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ resin.]</ety> <fld>(Min. Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or +pertaining to resin; derived from resin; specifically, +designating an acid found in certain fossil resins and +hydrocarbons.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Gr.<?/<?/<?/ resin: cf. F. <ets>r\'82tinite</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a +yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with +coal.</def> + +<hw>Ret`i*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +NL. & E. <ets>retina + -tis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>Inflammation of the retina.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ resin + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resinlike, or +resinform; resembling a resin without being such.</def> + +<hw>Ret"*nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +resin + L. <ets>ole</ets>um oil.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A +hydrocarbon oil obtained by the distillation of resin, -- used in +printer's ink.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ret`i*noph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Retiniphor\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., +fr. NL. & E. <ets>retina</ets> + Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ to bear.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of group of two to four united +cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of +the eyes of invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve +fibrill\'91. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under +<er>Ommatidium</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ret`i*noph"o*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to +retinophor\'91.</def> + +<hw>Ret`i*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Retina</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The study of the retina of the eye by +means of the ophthalmoscope.</def> + +<hw>Ret"i*nue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>retinue</ets>, OF. <ets>retinue</ets>, fr. +<ets>retenir</ets> to retain, engage, hire. See +<er>Retain</er>.]</ety> <def>The body of retainers who follow a +prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a +suite.</def> + +<q>Others of your insolent <qex>retinue</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>What followers, what <qex>retinue</qex> canst thou gain?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<cs><col>To have at one's retinue</col>, <cd>to keep or employ as +a retainer; to retain. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Re*tin"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Retinul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of NL. +& E. <ets>retina</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of +the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophor\'91 of +invertebrates. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under +<er>Ommatidium</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tin"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having, or characterized by, +retinul<?/.</def> + +<hw>Ret`i*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rete</ets> a net + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, a foot: +cf. F. <ets>r\'82tinop\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A bird having small polygonal scales covering the +tarsi.</def> + +<hw>Re*tir"a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Retirement; +-- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<au>Bartlett.</au> + +<q>What one of our great men used to call dignified +<qex>retiracy</qex>.</q> +<qau>C. A. Bristed.</qau> + +<hw>Ret`i*rade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. +Sp. <ets>retirada</ets> retreat. See <er>Retire</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of +a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses +are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a +re\'89ntering angle.</def> + +<hw>Re*tire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retired</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retiring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>retirer</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>tirer</ets> to draw. See +<er>Tirade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw; to take +away; -- sometimes used reflexively.</def> + +<q>He . . . <qex>retired</qex> himself, his wife, and children +into a forest.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<q>As when the sun is present all the year, +And never doth <qex>retire</qex> his golden ray.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau> + +<-- p. 1231 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw from circulation, or from the +market; to take up and pay; <as>as, to <ex>retire</ex> bonds; to +<ex>retire</ex> a note.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to retire; specifically, to designate +as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the +retired list; <as>as, to <ex>retire</ex> a military or naval +officer</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; +to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; +<as>as, to <ex>retire</ex> to his home; to <ex>retire</ex> from +the world, or from notice.</as></def> + +<q>To Una back he cast him to <qex>retire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, +And to herself she gladly doth <qex>retire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw +for safety or pleasure; <as>as, to <ex>retire</ex> from +battle</as>.</def> + +<q>Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and +<qex>retire</qex> ye from him, that he may be smitten, and +die.</q> +<qau>2 Sam. xi. 15.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To withdraw from a public station, or from +business; <as>as, having made a large fortune, he +<ex>retired</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>And from Britannia's public posts <qex>retire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To recede; to fall or bend back; <as>as, the +shore of the sea <ex>retires</ex> in bays and gulfs</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To go to bed; <as>as, he usually +<ex>retires</ex> early</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; +retrocede.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tire"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which +one retires.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The battle and the <qex>retire</qex> of the English +succors.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her <qex>retire</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A call sounded on a bugle, +announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall +back.</def> + +<hw>Re*tired"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Private; secluded; quiet; <as>as, a <ex>retired</ex> life; a +person of <ex>retired</ex> habits.</as></def> + +<q>A <qex>retired</qex> part of the peninsula.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Withdrawn from active duty or business; <as>as, +a <ex>retired</ex> officer; a <ex>retired</ex> +physician.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Retired flank</col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>a flank bent +inward toward the rear of the work.</cd> -- <col>Retired +list</col> <fld>(Mil. & Naval)</fld>, <cd>a list of officers, +who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved +from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay +from the government.</cd></cs> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*tired"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*tired"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*tire"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>retirement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; +<as>as, the <ex>retirement</ex> of an officer</as>.</def> + +<q>O, blest <qex>Retirement</qex>, friend of life's decline.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<q><qex>Retirement</qex>, rural quiet, friendship, books.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to +which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.</def> +<mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>This coast full of princely <qex>retirements</qex> for the +sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the +plantations.</q> +<qau>Evelyn.</qau> + +<q>Caprea had been the <qex>retirement</qex> of Augustus.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; +seclusion; privacy. See <er>Solitude</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tir"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +retires.</def> + +<hw>Re*tir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reserved; +shy; not forward or obtrusive; <as>as, <ex>retiring</ex> modesty; +<ex>retiring</ex> manners.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to retirement; causing +retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.</def> + +<cs><col>Retiring board</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a board of +officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of +an officer for active service.</cd> -- <col>Retiring +pension</col>, <cd>a pension granted to a public officer on his +retirement from office or service.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ret"i*stene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced +indirectly from retene.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ret`i*te"l\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. <ets>rete</ets> a net + <ets>tela</ets> a +web.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of spiders which +spin irregular webs; -- called also +<altname>Retitelari\'91</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Re*told"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Retell</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tor"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Retortion</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tort"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retorted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retorting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>retortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>retorquere</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>torquere</ets> to turn twist. See +<er>Torsion</er>, and cf. <er>Retort</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +2.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend or curve back; <as>as, a +<ex>retorted</ex> line</as>.</def> + +<q>With <qex>retorted</qex> head, pruned themselves as they +floated.</q> +<qau>Southey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.</def> + +<q>As when his virtues, shining upon others, +Heat them and they <qex>retort</qex> that heat again +To the first giver.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, +or incivility; <as>as, to <ex>retort</ex> the charge of +vanity</as>.</def> + +<q>And with <qex>retorted</qex> scorn his back he turned.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*tort"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To return an argument or +a charge; to make a severe reply.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Re*tort"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Retort</er>, +<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The return of, or reply +to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or +witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.</def> + +<q>This is called the <qex>retort</qex> courteous.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>retorte</ets> (cf. Sp. +<ets>retorta</ets>), fr. L. <ets>retortus</ets>, p. p. of +<ets>retorquere</ets>. So named from its bent shape. See +<er>Retort</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Chem. & the +Arts)</fld> <def>A vessel in which substances are subjected to +distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different +forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a +curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, +or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of +gas in gas works.</def> + +<cs><col>Tubulated retort</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a retort +having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the +substances which are to be acted upon.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Repartee; answer.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Retort</er>, +<er>Repartee</er>. A <xex>retort</xex> is a short and pointed +reply, turning back on an assailant the arguments, censure, or +derision he had thrown out. A <xex>repartee</xex> is usually a +good-natured return to some witty or sportive remark.</usage> + +<hw>Re*tort"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +retorts.</def> + +<hw>Re*tor"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82torsion</ets>. See <er>Retort</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of retorting or throwing +back; reflection or turning back.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>retorsion</asp>.]</altsp> + +<q>It was, however, necessary to possess some single term +expressive of this intellectual <qex>retortion</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Retaliation.</def> + +<au>Wharton.</au> + +<hw>Re*tort"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing +retort.</def> + +<hw>Re*toss"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To toss +back or again.</def> + +<hw>Re*touch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re- + touch</ets>: cf. F. <ets>retoucher</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; +to revise; <as>as, to <ex>retouch</ex> a picture or an +essay</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>To correct or change, as a +negative, by handwork.</def> + +<hw>Re*touch"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>A +partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or +the like.</def> + +<hw>Re*touch"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +retouches.</def> + +<hw>Re*trace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re- + trace</ets>: cf. F. <ets>retracer</ets>. Cf. +<er>Retract</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To trace back, as a +line.</def> + +<q>Then if the line of Turnus you <qex>retrace</qex>, +He springs from Inachus of Argive race.</q> +<qau>Driden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go back, in or over (a previous course); to +go over again in a reverse direction; <as>as, to <ex>retrace</ex> +one's steps; to <ex>retrace</ex> one's proceedings.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as +a drawing; to draw again.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retracted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retracting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82tracter</ets>, L. <ets>retractare</ets>, +<ets>retractatum</ets>, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr. +<ets>retrahere</ets>, <ets>retractum</ets>, to draw back. See +<er>Retreat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw back; to draw +up or shorten; <as>as, the cat can <ex>retract</ex> its claws; to +<ex>retract</ex> a muscle.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ti withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; +to take back; <as>as, to <ex>retract</ex> an accusation or an +assertion</as>.</def> + +<q>I would as freely have <qex>retracted</qex> this charge of +idolatry as I ever made it.</q> +<qau>Bp. Stillingfleet.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To take back,, as a grant or favor previously +bestowed; to revoke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Woodward.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- To recal; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow; +recant; abjure; disown.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tract"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw +back; to draw up; <as>as, muscles <ex>retract</ex> after +amputation</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take back what has been said; to withdraw a +concession or a declaration.</def> + +<q>She will, and she will not; she grants, denies, +Consents, <qex>retracts</qex>, advances, and then files.</q> +<qau>Granville.</qau> + +<hw>Re*tract"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>The +pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"a*bl<?/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82tractable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being +retracted; retractile.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retractatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>retractare</ets>. See +<er>Retract</er>.]</ety> <def>To retract; to recant.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re`trac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82tractation</ets>, L. <ets>retractatio</ets> a revision, +reconsideration. ]</ety> <def>The act of retracting what has been +said; recantation.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Retractable.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>-r\'82tractile</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> +<def>CApable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; +<as>as, the claws of a cat are <ex>retractile</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*trac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82traction</ets>, L. <ets>retractio</ets> a drawing back, +hesitation.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of retracting, or +drawing back; the state of being retracted; <as>as, the +<ex>retraction</ex> of a cat's claws</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of withdrawing something advanced, +stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; +recantation.</def> + +<q>Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled +both church and state of the benefit of all my either +<qex>retractions</qex> or <?/oncessions.</q> +<qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of +retracting or shortening; <as>as, the <ex>retraction</ex> of a +severed muscle; the <ex>retraction</ex> of a sinew</as>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The state or condition of a part when drawn +back, or towards the center of the body.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to +retract; of the nature of a retraction.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*tract"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*tract"ive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which retracts, or +withdraws.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, retracts.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In +breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge +shell from the barrel</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> +<def>An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during +amputation</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A bandage +to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during +amputation</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Phylactol\'91mata</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*tract"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Retreat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re*trait"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>ritratto</ets>, fr. <ets>ritrarre</ets> to draw back, draw, +fr. L. <ets>retrahere</ets>. See <er>Retract</er>.]</ety> <def>A +portrait; a likeness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Whose fair <qex>retrait</qex> I in my shield do bear.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Re`trans*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +transform anew or back.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`trans*for*ma"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re`trans*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original +language.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Re*trax"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +(he) has withdrawn. See <er>Retract</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. +Law)</fld> <def>The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit +in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of +action.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*tread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +tread again.</def> + +<hw>Re*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>retraite</ets>, fr. <ets>retraire</ets> to withdraw, L. +<ets>retrahere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>trahere</ets> to draw. See <er>Trace</er>, and cf. +<er>Retract</er>, <er>Retrace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what +is dangerous or disagreeable.</def> + +<q>In a <qex>retreat</qex> he o<?/truns any lackey.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place to which anyone retires; a place or +privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.</def> + +<q>He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to +make a delicious <qex>retreat</qex>.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<q>That pleasing shade they sought, a soft <qex>retreat</qex> +From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil. & Naval.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The +retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or +from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or +from an advanced position.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of +avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.</def> +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat +of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when +the roll is called), or for retiring from action.</def> + +<note><hand/ A <xex>retreat</xex> is properly an orderly march, +in which circumstance it differs from a <xex>flight</xex>.</note> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A special season +of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A period of several days of withdrawal from +society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the +duties of devotion; <as>as, to appoint or observe a +<ex>retreat</ex></as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion; +solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge.</syn> + +<hw>Re*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retreated</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retreating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make +a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; +<as>as, the defeated army <ex>retreated</ex> from the +field</as>.</def> + +<q>The rapid currents drive +Towards the <qex>retreating</qex> sea their furious tide.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*treat"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnishing +or serving as a retreat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdOur +<xex>retreatful</xex> flood.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Re*treat"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of retreating; specifically, the Hegira.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>D'Urfey.</au> + +<hw>Re*trench"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retrenched</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retrenching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>retrenchier</ets>, F. <ets>retrancher</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. <ets>trenchier</ets>, F. +<ets>trancher</ets>, to cut. See <er>Trench</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut off; to pare away.</def> + +<q>Thy exuberant parts <qex>retrench</qex>.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; <as>as, to +<ex>retrench</ex> superfluities or expenses</as>.</def> + +<q>But this thy glory shall be soon <qex>retrenched</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To confine; to limit; to restrict.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<q>These figures, ought they then to receive a +<qex>retrenched</qex> interpretation?</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>To furnish with a +retrenchment; <as>as, to <ex>retrench</ex> bastions</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.</syn> + +<hw>Re*trench"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cause or suffer +retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; <as>as, +it is more reputable to <ex>retrench</ex> than to live +embarrassed</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*trench"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>retrenchment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or +process of retrenching; <as>as, the <ex>retrenchment</ex> of +words in a writing</as>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>retrenchment</qex> of my expenses will convince you +that <?/ mean to replace your fortune as far as I can.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A work constructed within +another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy +has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the +defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a +capitulation.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; +abridgment.</syn> + +<hw>Re*tri"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secdond +trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an +accused person.</def> + +<hw>Re*trib"ute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retributus</ets>, p. p. of<ets>retribuere</ets> to +retribute; pref <ets>re- + tribuere</ets> to bestow, assign, pay. +See <er>Tribute</er>.]</ety> <def>To pay back; to give in return, +as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite; <as>as, to +<ex>retribute</ex> one for his kindness; to <ex>retribute</ex> +just punishment to a criminal</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +R.]</mark> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<hw>Re*trib"u*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +makes retribution.</def> + +<hw>Ret`ri*bu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retributio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82tribution</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of retributing; repayment.</def> + +<q>In good offices and due <qex>retributions</qex>, we may not be +pinching and niggardly.</q> +<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given in repayment or +compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an +action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.</def> + +<q>All who have their reward on earth, . . . +Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find +Fit <qex>retribution</qex>, empty as their deeds.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically, reward and punishment, as +distributed at the general judgment.</def> + +<q>It is a strong argument for a state of <qex>retribution</qex> +hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are very often +unfortunate, and vicious persons prosperous.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; +retaliation.</syn> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*trib"u*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re*trib"u*to*ry</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. +<ets>retributorius</ets> worthy of retribution.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; +involving retribution or repayment; <as>as, <ex>retributive</ex> +justice; <ex>retributory</ex> comforts.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*triev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Retrieve</er>.]</ety> <def>That may be retrieved or +recovered; admitting of retrieval.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*triev"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*triev"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*triev"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +retrieving.</def> + +<hw>Re*trieve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retrieved</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Retrieving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>retreven</ets>, +OF. <ets>retrover</ets> to find again, recover (<ets>il +retroeve</ets>e finds again), F. <ets>retrouver</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. <ets>trover</ets> to find, F. +<ets>trouver</ets>. See <er>Trover</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss +or injury; <as>as, to <ex>retrieve</ex> one's character; to +<ex>retrieve</ex> independence</as>.</def> + +<q>With late repentance now they would <qex>retrieve</qex> +The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.</q> +<qau>Dryden</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recall; to bring back.</def> + +<q>To <qex>retrieve</qex> them from their cold, trivial +conceits.</q> +<qau>Berkeley.</qau> + +<-- p. 1232 --> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as +a loss or damadge.</def> + +<q>Accept my sorrow, and <qex>retrieve</qex> my fall.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>There is much to be done . . . and much to be +<qex>retrieved</qex>.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.</syn> + +<hw>Re*trieve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<fld>(Sport.)</fld> <def>To discover and bring in game that has +been killed or wounded; <as>as, a dog naturally inclined to +<ex>retrieve</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Walsh.</au> + +<hw>Re*trieve"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seeking +again; a discovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old +sporting term.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Nares.</au> + +<hw>Re*trieve"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Retrieval.</def> + +<hw>Re*triev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who retrieves.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A dor, or a breed of dogs, +chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds +that have been killed or wounded.</def> + +<hw>Re*trim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trim +again.</def> + +<hw>Ret"ri*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrimentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Refuse; dregs.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Retro-</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>retro</ets>, adv., backward, back. +Cf. <er>Re</er>-.]</ety> <def>A prefix or combining form +signifying <xex>backward</xex>, <xex>back</xex>; <as>as, +<ex>retro</ex>act, to act backward; <ex>retro</ex>spect, a +looking back</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro- + act</ets>.]</ety> <def>To act backward, or in +return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82troaction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Action +returned, or action backward.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Operation on something past or preceding.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*act"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82troactif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fitted or designed to +retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; +retrospective.</def> + +<au>Beddoes.</au> + +<cs><mcol><col>Retroactive law</col> <or/ +<col>statute</col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one which +operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly +to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re`tro*act"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a retroactive +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*cede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro-</ets> + <ets>cede</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82troc\'82der</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cede or grant back; +<as>as, to <ex>retrocede</ex> a territory to a former +proprietor</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*cede</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrocedere</ets>; <ets>retro</ets> backward, back + +<ets>cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <def>To go +back.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*ced"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrocedens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Disposed or likely to +retrocede; -- said of diseases which go from one part of the body +to another, as the gout.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82trocession</ets>. See <er>Retrocede</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of retroceding.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being retroceded, or granted +back.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Metastasis of an eruption or a +tumor from the surface to the interior of the body.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*choir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro- + choir</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Arch.)</fld> +<def>Any extension of a church behind the higggggggh altar, as a +chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line +of the back or eastern face of the altar.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*cop"u*lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Retrocopulation</er>.]</ety> <def>Copulating backward, or +from behind.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>retro- + copulation</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Copulation from behind.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re`tro*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retroducere</ets>, <ets>retroductum</ets>, to lead or bring +back; <ets>retro</ets> backward + <ets>ducere</ets> to +lead.]</ety> <def>A leading or bringing back.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re"tro*flex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Re"tro*flexed</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>retro-</ets> ++ L. <ets>flectere</ets>, <ets>flexum</ets>, to bend, to +turn.]</ety> <def>Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly +backward.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*flex"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. +<er>Retroversion</er>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re"tro*fract</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re"tro*fract`ed</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro-</ets> + L. <ets>fractus</ets>, p. p. of +<ets>frangere</ets> to break.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Refracted; <as>as, a <ex>retrofract</ex> stem</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>retro- + generative</ets>.]</ety> <def>Begetting +young by retrocopulation.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*gra*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82trogradation</ets> or L. <ets>retrogradatio</ets>. See +<er>Retrograde</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +retrograding, or moving backward.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being retrograde; decline.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*grade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrogradus</ets>, from <ets>retrogradi</ets>, +<ets>retrogressus</ets>, to retrograde; <ets>retro</ets> back + +<ets>gradi</ets> to step: cf. F. <ets>r\'82trograde</ets>. See +<er>Grade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> +<def>Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession +of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.</def> + +<au>Hutton.</au> + +<q>And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he +<qex>retrograde</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending or moving backward; having a backward +course; contrary; <as>as, a <ex>retrograde</ex> motion</as>; -- +opposed to <ant>progressive</ant>.</def> \'bdProgressive and not +<xex>retrograde</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<q>It is most <qex>retrograde</qex> to our desire.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Declining from a better to a worse state; +<as>as, a <ex>retrograde</ex> people; <ex>retrograde</ex> ideas, +morals, etc.</as></def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Re"tro*grade</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & +p. p.</pos> <er>Retrograded</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Retrograding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrogradare</ets>, <ets>retrogradi</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>r\'82trograder</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go in a +retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a +planet.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to decline from a better to a worse +condition, as in morals or intelligence.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*gra`ding*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By +retrograding; so as to retrograde.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*gress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. +<ets>retrogressus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Retrogression.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>H. Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re`tro*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82trogression</ets>. See <er>Retrograde</er>, and cf. +<er>Digression</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Backward development; a +passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or +structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less +highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages +or known relationship. Called also <altname>retrograde +development</altname>, and <altname>regressive +metamorphism</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*gres"sive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82trogressif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to +retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to +a worse state.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Passing from a higher to a +lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of +organization; regressive.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*gres"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +retrogressive manner.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*min"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being retromingent.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re`tro*min"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro-</ets> + L. <ets>mingens</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>mingere</ets> to urinate.]</ety> <def>Organized so as to +discharge the urine backward.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal that discharges its urine +backward.</def></def2> + +<hw>Re`tro*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>retro-</ets> + L. <ets>pellere</ets>, <ets>pulsum</ets>, to +impel.]</ety> <def>Driving back; repelling.</def> + +<hw>Re*trorse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrorsus</ets>, <ets>retroversus</ets>; <ets>retro</ets> +back + <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn. Cf. +<er>Retrovert</er>.]</ety> <def>Bent backward or downward.</def> +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*trorse"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re"tro*spect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrospicere</ets>; <ets>retro</ets> back + +<ets>specere</ets>, <ets>spectum</ets>, to look. See +<er>Spy</er>, <ets>and cf</ets>. <er>Expect</er>.]</ety> <def>To +look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.</def> + +<q>It may be useful to <qex>retrospect</qex> to an early +period.</q> +<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Re"tro*spect</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A looking back on +things past; view or contemplation of the past.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<q>We may introduce a song without <qex>retrospect</qex> to the +old comedy.</q> +<qau>Landor.</qau> + +<hw>Re`tro*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*spec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82trospectif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Looking +backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to +<xex>prospective</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>retrospective</ex> +view</as>.</def> + +<q>The sage, with <qex>retrospective</qex> eye.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having reference to what is past; affecting +things past; retroactive; <as>as, a <ex>retrospective</ex> +law</as>.</def> + +<q>Inflicting death by a <qex>retrospective</qex> enactment.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Re`tro*spec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of +retrospect.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld><def>The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine +virus.</def> + +<hw>Re`tro*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82troversion</ets>. See <er>Retrovert</er>.]</ety> <def>A +turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or +bent backward; displacement backwards; <as>as, +<ex>retroversion</ex> of the uterus</as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ In <xex>retroversion</xex> the bending is gradual or +curved; in <xex>retroflexion</xex> it is abrupt or +angular.</note> + +<hw>Re"tro*vert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retroverted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retroverting</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>retro-</ets> + L. <ets>vertere</ets>, +<ets>versum</ets>, to turn. Cf. <er>Retrorse</er>.]</ety> <def>To +turn back.</def> + +<hw>Re"tro*vert*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a state of +retroversion.</def> + +<hw>Re*trude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Retruded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Retruding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrudere</ets>; <ets>re- + trudere</ets> to thrust.]</ety> +<def>To thrust back.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re*truse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retrusus</ets> concealed, p. p. of +<ets>retrudere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Abstruse.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dr. H. More.</au> + +<hw>Re*tru"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +retruding, or the state of being retruded.</def> + +<q>In virtue of an endless remotion or <qex>retrusion</qex> of +the constituent cause.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Re*try"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To try (esp. +judicially) a second time; <as>as, to <ex>retry</ex> a case; to +<ex>retry</ex> an accused person.</as></def> + +<hw>Rette</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Aret</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ret"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place or +establishment where flax is retted. See <er>Ret</er>.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Ret"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, +meceration, and kindred processes; -- also called +<xex>rotting</xex>. See <er>Ret</er>.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place where flax is retted; a rettery.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Re*tund"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retundere</ets>, <ets>retusum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>tundere</ets> to beat.]</ety> <def>To blunt; to turn, +as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; <as>as, +to <ex>retund</ex> confidence</as>.</def> + +<au>Ray. Cudworth.</au> + +<hw>Re-turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +turn again.</def> + +<hw>Re*turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Returned</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Returning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>returnen</ets>, +<ets>retournen</ets>, F. <ets>retourner</ets>; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>tourner</ets> to turn. See +<er>Turn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn back; to go or +come again to the same place or condition.</def> +\'bd<xex>Return</xex> to your father's house.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>On their embattled ranks the waves <qex>return</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>If they <qex>returned</qex> out of bondage, it must be into a +state of freedom.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<q>Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou <qex>return</qex>.</q> +<qau>Gen. iii. 19.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come back, or begin again, after an interval, +regular or irregular; to appear again.</def> + +<q>With the year +Seasons <qex>return</qex>; but not me <qex>returns</qex> +Day or the sweet approach of even or morn.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.</def> + +<q>He said, and thus the queen of heaven <qex>returned</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To revert; to pass back into possession.</def> + +<q>And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom +<qex>return</qex> to the house of David.</q> +<qau>1Kings xii. 26.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To go back in thought, narration, or +argument.</def> \'bdBut to <xex>return</xex> to my story.\'b8 + +<au>Fielding.</au> + +<hw>Re*turn"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring, +carry, send, or turn, back; <as>as, to <ex>return</ex> a borrowed +book, or a hired horse</as>.</def> + +<q>Both fled attonce, ne ever back <qex>returned</qex> eye.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To repay; <as>as, to <ex>return</ex> borrowed +money</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give in requital or recompense; to +requite.</def> + +<q>The Lord shall <qex>return</qex> thy wickedness upon thine own +head.</q> +<qau>1 Kings ii. 44.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To give back in reply; <as>as, to +<ex>return</ex> an answer; to <ex>return</ex> thanks.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To retort; to throw back; <as>as, to +<ex>return</ex> the lie</as>.</def> + +<q>If you are a malicious reader, you <qex>return</qex> upon me, +that I affect to be thought more impartial than I am.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To report, or bring back and make known.</def> + +<q>And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses +<qex>returned</qex> the words of the people unto the Lord.</q> +<qau>Ex. xix. 8.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To render, as an account, usually an official +account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or +statement; <as>as, to <ex>return</ex> a list of stores, of killed +or wounded; to <ex>return</ex> the result of an +election.</as></def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Hence, to elect according to the official report +of the election officers.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an +office, with a certificate of what has been done; <as>as, to +<ex>return</ex> a writ</as>.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To convey into official custody, or to a +general depository.</def> + +<q>Instead of a ship, he should llevy money, and +<qex>return</qex> the same to the treasurer for his majesty's +use.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Tennis)</fld> <def>To bat (the ball) back over +the net.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>To lead in response +to the lead of one's partner; <as>as, to <ex>return</ex> a trump; +to <ex>return</ex> a diamond for a club.</as></def> + +<cs><col>To return a lead</col> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <cd>to +lead the same suit led by one's partner.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; +remit; report.</syn> + +<hw>Re*turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the +same place or condition; <as>as, the <ex>return</ex> of one long +absent; the <ex>return</ex> of health; the <ex>return</ex> of the +seasons, or of an anniversary.</as></def> + +<q>At the <qex>return</qex> of the year the king of Syria will +come up against thee.</q> +<qau>1 Kings xx. 22.</qau> + +<q>His personal <qex>return</qex> was most required and +necessary.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of returning (transitive), or sending +back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; +requital; retribution; <as>as, the <ex>return</ex> of anything +borrowed, as a book or money; a good <ex>return</ex> in +tennis.</as></def> + +<q>You made my liberty your late request: +Is no <qex>return</qex> due from a grateful breast?</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is returned.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A payment; a remittance; a requital.</def> + +<q>I do expect <qex>return</qex> +Of thrice three times the value of this bond.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An answer; as, a <xex>return</xex> to one's +question</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An account, or formal report, +of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or +statistics, and the like; <as>as, election <ex>returns</ex>; a +<ex>return</ex> of the amount of goods produced or sold</as>; +especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared +for general information</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The profit on, +or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, +adventure, etc.</def> + +<q>The fruit from many days of recreation is very little; but +from these few hours we spend in prayer, the <qex>return</qex> is +great.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The continuation in a +different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, +face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- +applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, +a facade of sixty feet east and west has a <xex>return</xex> of +twenty feet north and south.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rendering back +or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer +or court.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The certificate of an officer +stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., +indorsed on the document.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The sending +back of a commission with the certificate of the +commissioners.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A day in bank. See +<cref>Return day</cref>, below.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil. & Naval)</fld> <def>An official account, +report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior +officer; <as>as, the <ex>return</ex> of men fit for duty; the +<ex>return</ex> of the number of the sick; the <ex>return</ex> of +provisions, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Fort. & Mining)</fld> <def>The +turnings and windings of a trench or mine.</def> + +<cs><col>Return ball</col>, <cd>a ball held by an elastic string +so that it returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used +as a plaything.</cd> -- <col>Return bend</col>, <cd>a pipe +fitting for connecting the contiguous ends of two nearly parallel +pipes lying alongside or one above another.</cd> -- <col>Return +day</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the day when the defendant is to +appear in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his +proceedings.</cd> -- <col>Return flue</col>, <cd>in a steam +boiler, a flue which conducts flame or gases of combustion in a +direction contrary to their previous movement in another +flue.</cd> -- <col>Return pipe</col> <fld>(Steam Heating)</fld>, +<cd>a pipe by which water of condensation from a heater or +radiator is conveyed back toward the boiler.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*turn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Legally required to be +returned, delivered, given, or rendered; <as>as, a writ or +precept <ex>returnable</ex> at a certain day; a verdict +<ex>returnable</ex> to the court</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*turn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +returns.</def> + +<hw>Re*turn"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting no +return.</def> + +<au> Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Re*tuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>retusus</ets>, p. p. : cf. F. <ets>r\'82tus</ets>. See +<er>Retund</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having +the end rounded and slightly indented; <as>as, a <ex>retuse</ex> +leaf</as>.</def> + +<hw>Reule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.& v.</pos> <def>Rule.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Reume</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Realm.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*un"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. +<ets>re- + union</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82union</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A second union; union formed anew after +separation, secession, or discord; <as>as, a <ex>reunion</ex> of +parts or particles of matter; a <ex>reunion</ex> of parties or +sects.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An assembling of persons who have been +separated, as of a family, or the members of a disbanded +regiment; an assembly so composed.</def> + +<hw>Re`u*nite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +unite again; to join after separation or variance.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<-- p. 1233 --> + +<hw>Re`u*nit"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +reunited manner.</def> + +<hw>Re`u*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second +uniting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*urge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To urge +again.</def> + +<hw>Re*vac"ci*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +vaccinate a second time or again.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*vac`ci*na"tion</wf><pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rev`a*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +of growing well; the state of being revalescent.</def> + +<q>Would this prove that the patient's <qex>revalescence</qex> +had been independent of the medicines given him?</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Rev`a*les"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revalescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>revalescere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>valescere</ets>, v. incho. fr. <ets>valere</ets> to be +well.]</ety> <def>Growing well; recovering strength.</def> + +<hw>Re*val`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +second or new valuation.</def> + +<hw>Re*vamp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vamp +again; hence, topatch up; to reconstruct.</def> + +<hw>Reve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reave.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Reve</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Reeve</er>.]</ety> +<def>An officer, steward, or governor.</def> <altsp>[Usually +written <asp>reeve</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Re*veal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revealed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revealing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82v\'82ler</ets>, L. <ets>revelare</ets>, +<ets>revelatum</ets>, to unveil, reveal; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- ++ <ets>velare</ets> to veil; fr. <ets>velum</ets> a veil. See +<er>Veil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make known (that which +has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to +show.</def> + +<q>Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, +She might not, would not, yet <qex>reveal</qex> her own.</q> +<qau>Waller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, to communicate (that which could +not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural +instruction or agency).</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; +open; discover; impart; show.</syn> <usage> See +<er>Communicate</er>. -- <er>Reveal</er>, <er>Divulge</er>. To +<xex>reveal</xex> is literally to <xex>lift the veil</xex>, and +thus make known what was previously concealed; to +<xex>divulge</xex> is to scatter abroad among the people, or make +publicly known. A mystery or hidden doctrine may be +<xex>revealed</xex>; something long confined to the knowledge of +a few is at length <xex>divulged</xex>. \'bdTime, which +<xex>reveals</xex> all things, is itself not to be +discovered.\'b8 <au>Locke</au>. \'bdA tragic history of facts +<xex>divulged</xex>.\'b8 <au>Wordsworth</au>.</usage> + +<hw>Re*veal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A revealing; a +disclosure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The side of an opening for a +window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window +frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is +not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; +the jamb.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>revel</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being revealable; revealableness.</def> + +<hw>Re*veal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being revealed.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*veal"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*veal"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, reveals.</def> + +<hw>Re*veal"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of +revealing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*veg"e*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +vegetate anew.</def> + +<hw>Re*veil"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82veil</ets>, fr. <ets>r\'82veiller</ets> to awake; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + pref. <ets>es-</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + +<ets>veiller</ets> to awake, watch, L. <ets>vigilare</ets> to +watch. The English form was prob. taken by mistake from the +French imper. <ets>r\'82veillez</ets>,<ets>2d</ets> pers. pl. See +<er>Vigil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The beat of drum, +or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is +time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear +challenging.</def> \'bdSound a <xex>reveille</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>For at dawning to assail ye +Here no bugles sound <qex>reveille</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Rev"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> +<def>See <er>Reveal</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rev"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>revel</ets> +rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See <er>Revel</er>, <pos>v. +i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A feast with loose and noisy jollity; +riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal.</def> + +<q>This day in mirth and <qex>revel</qex> to dispend.</q> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant +<qex>revels</qex>.</q> +<qau>Rambler.</qau> + +<cs><mcol><col>Master of the revels</col>, <col>Revel +master</col></mcol>. <cd>Same as <xex>Lord of misrule<xex>, under +<er>Lord</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rev"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reveled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Revelled</er>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reveling</er> or +<er>Revelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>reveler</ets> to +revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. <ets>rebellare</ets>. See +<er>Rebel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feast in a riotous +manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move playfully; to indulge without +restraint.</def> \'bdWhere joy most <xex>revels</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*vel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revellere</ets>; <ets>re-</ets> + <ets>vellere</ets> to +pluck, pull.]</ety> <def>To draw back; to retract.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Harvey.</au> + +<hw>Rev"e*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revelatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revelare</ets> to +reveal.]</ety> <def>To reveal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Frith. Barnes.</au> + +<hw>Rev`e*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82v\'82lation</ets>, L. <ets>revelatio</ets>. See +<er>Reveal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of revealing, +disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to +them.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is revealed.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of +revealing divine truth.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That which is +revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.</def> + +<q>By <qex>revelation</qex> he made known unto me the mystery, as +I wrote afore in few words.</q> +<qau>Eph. iii. 3.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, +containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.</def> + +<hw>Rev"e*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> +<def>One who makes a revelation; a revealer.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rev"el*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also +<ets>reveller</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who revels.</def> +\'bdMoonshine <xex>revelers</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*vel"lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revellens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>revellere</ets>. See +<er>Revel</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Causing revulsion; +revulsive.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A +revulsive medicine.</def></def2> + +<hw>Rev"el*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +reveling.</def> + +<hw>Rev"el*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>reveleus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fond of festivity; given to +merrymaking or reveling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Companionable and <qex>revelous</qex> was she.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rev"el-rout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rout</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tumultuous festivity; +revelry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Rowe.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rev"er*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Revel</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> & <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The +act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling.</def> + +<q>And pomp and feast and <qex>revelry</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ven"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revendicated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revendicating</er>.]</wordforms><ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>revendiquer</ets>. See <er>Revenge</er>.]</ety> <def>To +reclaim; to demand the restoration of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Vattel (Trans. ).</au> + +<hw>Re*ven`di*ca""tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>revendication</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +revendicating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Vattel (Trans. )</au> + +<hw>Re*venge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revenged</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Revenging</er> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>revengier</ets>, F. +<ets>revancher</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + OF. +<ets>vengier</ets> to avenge, revenge, F. <ets>venger</ets>, L. +<ets>vindicare</ets>. See <er>Vindicate</er>, +<er>Vengerance</er>, and cf. <er>Revindicate</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, +insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; +to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the +person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal +pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before thewrong done +or the wrongdoer.</def> + +<q>To <qex>revenge</qex> the death of our fathers.</q> +<qau>Ld. Berners.</qau> + +<q>The gods are just, and will <qex>revenge</qex> our cause.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, +<qex>Revenge</qex> yourselves alone on Cassius.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or +malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To avenge; vindicate. See <er>Avenge</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*venge"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take vengeance; -- +with</def> <xex>upon</xex>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA bird that +will <xex>revenge</xex> upon you all.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*venge"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for +evil.</def> + +<q>Certainly, in taking <qex>revenge</qex>, a man is even with +his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing +of evil to one who has done us an injury.</def> + +<q><qex>Revenge</qex> now goes +To lay a complot to betray thy foes.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>The indulgence of <qex>revenge</qex> tends to make men more +savage and cruel.</q> +<qau>Kames.</qau> + +<hw>Re*venge"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being revenged; <as>as, <ex>revengeable</ex> wrong</as>.</def> + +<au>Warner.</au> + +<hw>Re*venge"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Vengeance; revenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*venge"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of, +or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking +revenge.</def> + +<q>If thy <qex>revengeful</qex> heart can not forgive.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>May my hands . . . +Never brandish more <qex>rebvengeful</qex> steel.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Re*venge"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Re*venge"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*venge"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unrevenged.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Marston.</au> + +<hw>Re*venge"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Revenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He 'll breed <qex>revengement</qex> and a scourge for me.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ven"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +revenges.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*ven"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Executing +revenge; revengeful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*ven"ging*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rev"e*nue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>revenu</ets>, OF. <ets>revenue</ets>, fr. <ets>revenir</ets> +to return, L. <ets>revenire</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>venire</ets> to come. See <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the +annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of +property, real or personal; income.</def> + +<q>Do not anticipate your <qex>revenues</qex> and live upon air +till you know what you are worth.</q> +<qau>Gray.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, return; reward; <as>as, a +<ex>revenue</ex> of praise</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, +duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality +collects and receives into the treasury for public use.</def> + +<cs><col>Revenue cutter</col>, <cd>an armed government vessel +employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, +etc.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*verb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +echo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reverberans</ets>, p. pr. : cf. F. +<ets>r\'82verb\'82rant</ets>. See <er>Reverberate</er>.]</ety> +<def>Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reverberatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>reverberare</ets> to +strike back, repel; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>verberare</ets> to lash, whip, beat, fr. <ets>verber</ets> a +lash, whip, rod.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reverberant.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe <xex>reverberate</xex> hills.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Driven back, as sound; reflected.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reverberated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reverberating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return +or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to +reflect, as light, as light or heat.</def> + +<q>Who, like an arch, <qex>reverberates</qex> +The voice again.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To send or force back; to repel from side to +side; <as>as, flame is <ex>reverberated</ex> in a +furnace</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Reverberated</xex> into glass.\'b8 + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +resound; to echo.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, +as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver`ber*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. +F. <ets>r\'82verb\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of +reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, +or re\'89choing sound; <as>as, the <ex>reverberation</ex> of rays +from a mirror; the <ex>reverberation</ex> of rays from a mirror; +the <ex>reverberation</ex> of voices; the <ex>reverberation</ex> +of heat or flame in a furnace.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +the nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate; +reflective.</def> + +<q>This <qex>reverberative</qex> influence is that which we have +intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its +centers.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who, or that which, produces reverberation.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; +reverberative.</def> + +<cs><col>Reverberatory furnace</col>. <cd>See the Note under +<er>Furnace</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reverberatory +furnace.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"dure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover +again with verdure.</def> + +<au>Ld. Berners.</au> + +<hw>Re*vere"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revered</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>revereri</ets>; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>vereri</ets> to fear, perh. akin +to E. <ets>wary</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82v\'82rer</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, +mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in +estimation.</def> + +<q>Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather <qex>revered</qex> as his +father than treated as his partner in the empire.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To venerate; adore; reverence.</syn> + +<hw>Rev"er*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82v\'82rence</ets>, L. <ets>reverentia</ets>. See +<er>Reverent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Profound respect and +esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or +place; the disposition to revere; veneration.</def> + +<q>If thou be poor, farewell thy <qex>reverence</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q><qex>Reverence</qex>, which is the synthesis of love and +fear.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<q>When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly +and audaciously, it is a sign the <qex>reverence</qex> of +government islost.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<note><hand/ Formerly, as in Chaucer, <xex>reverence</xex> +denoted \'bdrespect\'b8 \'bdhonor\'b8, without awe or +fear.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of revering; a token of respect or +veneration; an obeisance.</def> + +<q>Make twenty <qex>reverences</qex> upon receiving . . . about +twopence.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<q>And each of them doeth all his diligence +To do unto the feast <qex>reverence</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which deserves or exacts manifestations of +reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.</def> + +<q>I am forced to lay my <qex>reverence</qex> by.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A person entitled to be revered; -- a title +applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns +<xex>his</xex> or <xex>your</xex>; sometimes poetically to a +father.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><mcol><col>Save your reverence</col>, <col>Saving your +reverence</col></mcol>, <cd>an apologetical phrase for an +unseemly expression made in the presence of a priest or +clergyman.</cd> -- <col>Sir reverence</col>, <cd>a contracted +form of <xex>Save your reverence<xex>.</cd> + +<q>Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. +\'bd<qex>Sir reverence</qex>.\'b8</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +-- <col>To do reverence</col>, <cd>to show reverence or honor; to +perform an act of reverence.</cd> + +<q>Now lies he there, +And none so poor <qex>to do</qex> him <qex>reverence</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoratuon; dread.</syn> +<usage> -- <er>Awe</er>, <er>Reverence</er>, <er>Dread</er>, +<er>Veneration</er>. <xex>Reverence</xex> is a strong sentiment +of respect and esteem, sometimes mingled slightly with fear; as, +<xex>reverence</xex> for the divine law. <xex>Awe</xex> is a +mixed feeling of sublimity and dread in view of something great +or terrible, sublime or sacred; as, <xex>awe</xex> at the divine +presence. It does not necessarily imply love. <xex>Dread</xex> is +an anxious fear in view of an impending evil; as, +<xex>dread</xex> of punishment. <xex>Veneration</xex> is +reverence in its strongest manifestations. It is the highest +emotion we can exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble +objects produce <xex>reverence</xex>; terrific and threatening +objects awaken <xex>dread</xex>; a sense of the divine presence +fills us with <xex>awe</xex>; a union of wisdom and virtue in one +who is advanced in years inspires us with +<xex>veneration</xex>.</usage> + +<hw>Rev"er*ence</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reverenced</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reverencing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To +regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and +affection mingled with fear; to venerate.</def> + +<q>Let . . . the wife see that she <qex>reverence</qex> her +husband.</q> +<qau>Eph. v. 33.</qau> + +<q>Those that I <qex>reverence</qex> those I fear, the wise.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rev"er*en*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +regards with reverence.</def> \'bd<xex>Reverencers</xex> of +crowned heads.\'b8 + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Rev"er*end</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82v\'82rend</ets>, L. <ets>reverendus</ets>, fr. +<ets>revereri</ets>. See <er>Revere</er>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of +reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; +venerable.</def> + +<q>A <qex>reverend</qex> sire among them came.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>They must give good example and <qex>reverend</qex> deportment +in the face of their children.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<note><hand/ This word is commonly given as a title of respect to +ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the <xex>reverend</xex>; a +dean, the <xex>very reverend</xex>; a bishop, the <xex>right +reverend</xex>; an archbishop, the <xex>most +reverend</xex>.</note> + +<hw>Rev"er*end*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Reverently.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Rev"er*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reverens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>revereri</ets>. See <er>Revere</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; +humble; respectful; <as>as, <ex>reverent</ex> +disciples</as>.</def> \'bdThey . . . prostrate fell before him +<xex>reverent</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or +submission; <as>as, <ex>reverent</ex> words; <ex>reverent</ex> +behavior</as>.</def> + +<au>Joye.</au> + +<hw>Rev`er*en"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82v\'82renciel</ets>. See <er>Reverence</er>.]</ety> +<def>Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent +quality; reverent; <as>as, <ex>reverential</ex> fear or +awe</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>reverential</xex> esteem of things +sacred.\'b8 + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Rev`er*en"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reverential +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rev"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reverent +manner; in respectful regard.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reveres.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rev"er*ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rev"er*y</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Reveries</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82verie</ets>, fr. +<ets>r\'88ver</ets> to dream, rave, be light-headed. Cf. +<er>Rave</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A loose or irregular train +of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; +daydream.</def> \'bdRapt in nameless <xex>reveries</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<q>When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard +of the understanding, it is that which the French call +<qex>revery</qex>, our language has scarce a name for it.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An extravagant concient of the fancy; a +vision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>There are infinite <qex>reveries</qex> and numberless +extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds].</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> +<-- sic. left out a "which"? --> + +<hw>Re*ver"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reverse</er>.]</ety> <def>Intended to reverse; implying +reversal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<hw>Re*ver"sal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Reverse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reversing; +the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand +or lie in an inverted position; <as>as, the <ex>reversal</ex> of +a rotating wheel; the <ex>reversal</ex> of objects by a convex +lens.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A change or overthrowing; <as>as, the +<ex>reversal</ex> of a judgment, which amounts to an official +declaration that it is false; the <ex>reversal</ex> of an +attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered +void.</as></def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*verse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>revers</ets>, OF. <ets>revers</ets>, L. <ets>reversus</ets>, +p. p. of <ets>revertere</ets>. See <er>Revert</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite +direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; <as>as, the +<ex>reverse</ex> order or method</as>.</def> \'bdA vice +<xex>reverse</xex> unto this.\'b8 + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>He found the sea diverse +With many a windy storm <qex>reverse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Gower.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Reversed; <as>as, a +<ex>reverse</ex> shell</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reverse bearing</col> <fld>(Surv.)</fld>, <cd>the +bearing of a back station as observed from the station next in +advance.</cd> -- <col>Reverse curve</col> <fld>(Railways)</fld>, +<cd>a curve like the letter <universbold>S</universbold>, formed +of two curves bending in opposite directions.</cd> -- +<col>Reverse fire</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a fire in the +rear.</cd> -- <col>Reverse operation</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, +<cd>an operation the steps of which are taken in a contrary order +to that in which the same or similar steps are taken in another +operation considered as <xex>direct<xex>; 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 <xex>reverse +operation<xex> to finding the time of vibration from the +length.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1234 --> + +<hw>Re*verse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>revers</ets>. See <er>Reverse</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which appears or is presented when +anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is +reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.</def> + +<q>He did so with the <qex>reverse</qex> of the lance.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is directly opposite or contrary to +something else; a contrary; an opposite.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>And then mistook <qex>reverse</qex> of wrong for right.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>To make everything the <qex>reverse</qex> of what they have +seen, is quite as easy as to destroy.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; +hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a +change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; +<as>as, the enemy met with a <ex>reverse</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>The strange <qex>reverse</qex> of fate you see; +I pitied you, now you may pity me.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>By a <qex>reverse</qex> of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.</q> +<qau>Lamb.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The back side; <as>as, the <ex>reverse</ex> of a +drum or trench; the <ex>reverse</ex> of a medal or coin, that is, +the side opposite to the <ant>obverse</ant></as>. See +<er>Obverse</er>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of +the hand; a backhanded stroke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A turn or fold made in +bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is +changed.</def> + +<hw>Re*verse"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Reversed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Reversing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See +<er>Reverse</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Revert</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary +direction; to cause to depart.</def> + +<q>And that old dame said many an idle verse, +Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to +<qex>reverse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to return; to recall.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>And to his fresh remembrance did <qex>reverse</qex> +The ugly view of his deformed crimes.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To change totally; to alter to the +opposite.</def> + +<q><qex>Reverse</qex> the doom of death.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>She <qex>reversed</qex> the conduct of the celebrated vicar of +Bray.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To turn upside down; to invert.</def> + +<q>A pyramid <qex>reversed</qex> may stand upon his point if +balanced by admirable skill.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.</def> + +<q>These can divide, and these <qex>reverse</qex>, the state.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>Custom . . . <qex>reverses</qex> even the distinctions of good +and evil.</q> +<qau>Rogers.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To overthrow by a contrary +decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; <as>as, to +<ex>reverse</ex> a judgment, sentence, or decree</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Reverse arms</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a position of +a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and +the body at an angle of 45\'f8, and is held as in the +illustration.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To reverse an engine</col> <or/ +<col>a machine</col></mcol>, <cd>to cause it to perform its +revolutions or action in the opposite direction.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; +repeal; annul; revoke; undo.</syn> + +<hw>Re*verse"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return; +to revert.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To become or be reversed.</def> + +<hw>Re*versed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the +contrary; specifically <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld>, sinistrorse +or sinistral; <as>as, a <ex>reversed</ex>, or sinistral, spiral +or shell</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Annulled and the contrary +substituted; <as>as, a <ex>reversed</ex> judgment or +decree</as>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Reversed positive</col> <or/ +<col>negative</col></mcol> <fld>(Photog.)</fld>, <cd>a picture +corresponding with the original in light and shade, but reversed +as to right and left.</cd></cs> + +<au>Abney.</au> + +<hw>Re*vers"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +reversed way.</def> + +<hw>Re*verse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irreversible.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>A. SEward.</au> + +<hw>Re*verse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reverse manner; +on the other hand; on the opposite.</def> + +<au>Bp. Pearson.</au> + +<hw>Re*vers"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reverses.</def> + +<hw>Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality of being reversible.</def> + +<au>Tyndall.</au> + +<hw>Re*vers"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82versible</ets> revertible, reversionary.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being reversed; <as>as, a chair or +seat having a <ex>reversible</ex> back; a <ex>reversible</ex> +judgment or sentence</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on +both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.</def> + +<cs><col>Reversible lock</col>, <cd>a lock that may be applied to +a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either +jamb.</cd> -- <col>Reversible process</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Process</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*vers"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a reversible +manner.</def> + +<hw>Re*vers"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to effect +reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.</def> + +<cs><col>Reversing engine</col>, <cd>a steam engine having a +reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either +direction at will.</cd> -- <col>Reversing gear</col> +<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>gear for reversing the direction of +rotation at will.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82version</ets>, L. <ets>reversio</ets> a turning back. +See <er>Revert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +returning, or coming back; return.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>After his <qex>reversion</qex> home, [he] was spoiled, also, +of all that he brought with him.</q> +<qau>Foxe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which reverts or returns; residue.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The small <qex>reversion</qex> of this great navy which came +home might be looked upon by religious eyes as relics.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The returning of an esttate to +the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant +has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the +proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by +operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less +estate carved out of it and conveyed by him.</def> + +<au>Kent.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence, a right to future possession or +enjoiment; succession.</def> + +<q>For even <qex>reversions</qex> are all begged before.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Annuities)</fld> <def>A payment which is not to +be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the +happening of some event, as the death of a living person.</def> + +<au>Brande &C.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A return towards some +ancestral type or character; atavism.</def> + +<cs><col>Reversion of series</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>the act +of reverting a series. See <cref>To revert a series</cref>, under +<er>Revert</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*ver"sion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving +a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the +termination of a particular estate; <as>as, a +<ex>reversionary</ex> interest or right</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> +<def>That which is to be received in reversion.</def> + +<hw>Re*ver"sion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who has a reversion, or who is entitled +to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is +terminated.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Re*ver"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A certain game at cards.</def> + +<hw>Re*vert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reverted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Reverting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>revertere</ets>, <ets>reversum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> +re- + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn: cf. OF. <ets>revertir</ets>. +See <er>Verse</er>, and cf. <er>Reverse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.</def> + +<q>Till happy chance <qex>revert</qex> the cruel scence.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<q>The tumbling stream . . . +<qex>Reverted</qex>, plays in undulating flow.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To change back. See +<er>Revert</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> + +<cs><col>To revert a series</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>to treat +a series, as <mathex>y = a + bx + cx<exp>2</exp> + +etc.</mathex>, where one variable <it>y<it> is expressed in +powers of a second variable <it>x<it>, so as to find therefrom +the second variable <it>x<it>, expressed in a series arranged in +powers of <it>y<it>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*vert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return; +to come back.</def> + +<q>So that my arrows +Would have <qex>reverted</qex> to my bow again.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To return to the proprietor +after the termination of a particular estate granted by +him.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To return, wholly or in part, +towards some pre\'89xistent form; to take on the traits or +characters of an ancestral type.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To change back, as from a +soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric +acid in certain fertilizers <xex>reverts</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vert"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, +reverts.</def> + +<q>An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or +rather <qex>reverts</qex>, to the faith.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Re*vert"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turned back; reversed. +Specifically: <fld>(Her.)</fld> Bent or curved twice, in opposite +directions, or in the form of an +<universbold>S</universbold>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vert"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy which restores the natural order +of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>E. Darwin.</au> + +<hw>Re*vert"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, reverts.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>(Law) Reversion.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<hw>Re*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; <as>as, a +<ex>revertible</ex> estate</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vert"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Reverting, +or tending to revert; returning.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*vert"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<q>The tide <qex>revertive</qex>, unattracted, leaves +A yellow waste of idle sands behind.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<hw>Rev"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Reverie</er>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF +<ets>reverstir</ets>, F. <ets>rev\'88tir</ets>, L. +<ets>revestire</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>vestire</ets> to clothe, fr. <ets>vestis</ets> a garment. +See <er>Vestry</er>, and cf. <er>Revet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.</def> + +<q>Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter< +id thus <qex>revest</qex> and decked with due habiliments.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To vest again with possession or office; <as>as, +to <ex>revest</ex> a magistrate with authority</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vest"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take effect or vest +again, as a title; to revert to former owner; <as>as, the title +or right <ex>revels</ex> in A after alienation</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ves"ti*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>revestiarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>revestiaire</ets>. See +<er>Revest</er>.]</ety> <def>The apartment, in a church or +temple, where the vestments, etc., are kept; -- now contracted +into <xex>vestry</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Re*ves"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Revestiary</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*vest"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Vesture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Rich<qex>revesture</qex> of cloth of gold.</q> +<qau>E. Hall.</qau> + +<hw>Re*vet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revetted</er>;<pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Revetting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See +<er>Revetment</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil. & Civil Engineering)</fld> +<def>To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other +material.</def> + +<hw>Re*vet"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rev\'88tment</ets> the lining of a dith, fr. +<ets>rev\'88tir</ets> to clothe, L. <ets>revestire</ets>. See +<er>Revest</er>,<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Fort. & +Engin.)</fld> <def>A facing of wood, stone, or any other +material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope +steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rev\'88tement</asp> (<?/).]</altsp> + +<hw>Re*vi"brate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To +vibrate back or in return.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re`vi*bra"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*vict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revincere</ets> to +conquer.]</ety> <def>To reconquer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Re*vic"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. +<ets>revivere</ets>, <ets>revictum</ets>, to live again; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>vivere</ets> to live.]</ety> +<def>Return to life.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Re*vict"ual</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +victual again.</def> + +<hw>Re*vie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To vie with, or rival, in return.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>To meet a wager on, as +on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Re*vie"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exceed an +adversary's wager in card playing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a retort; to bandy words.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*view"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Review<?/d</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reveiwing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + +view</ets>. Cf. <er>Riview</er>, <pos>n.</pos> ]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To view or see again; to look back on</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdI shall <xex>review</xex> Sicilia.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go over and examine critically or +deliberately.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To +reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a +book for a new edition</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To go over with +critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; +hence, to write a critical notice of; <as>as, to <ex>review</ex> +a new novel</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To make a formal or +official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; +<as>as, to review a regiment</as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To re\'89xamine judically; <as>as, a higher +court may <ex>review</ex> the proceedings and judgments of a +lower one</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To retrace; to go over again.</def> + +<q>Shall I the long, laborious scene <qex>review</qex>?</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<hw>Re*view"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To look back; to make a +review.</def> + +<hw>Re*view"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>revue</ets>, fr. +<ets>revu</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revoir</ets> to see again, L. +<ets>revidere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>videre</ets> +to see. See <er>View</er>, <ets>and cf</ets>. +<er>Revise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A second or repeated +view; a re\'89xamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over +again; <as>as, a <ex>review</ex> of one's studies; a +<ex>review</ex> of life</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An examination with a view to amendment or +improvement; revision; <as>as, an author's <ex>review</ex> of his +works</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A critical examination of a publication, with +remarks; a criticism; a critique.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A periodical containing critical essays upon +matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, +etc.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a +naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining +the state of discipline, equipments, etc.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The judicial examination of the +proceedings of a lower court by a higher.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A lesson studied or recited for a second +time.</def> + +<cs><col>Bill of review</col> <fld>(Equity)</fld>, <cd>a bill, in +the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an +examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which +has been duly signed and enrolled. <au>Wharton</au>.</cd> -- +<col>Commission of review</col> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld>, +<cd>a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the +sentence of the court of delegates.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Re\'89xamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; +reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.</syn> + +<hw>Re*view"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable +of being reviewed.</def> + +<hw>Re*view"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +review.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Southey.</au> + +<hw>Re*view"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reviews or re\'89xamines; an inspector; one who examines +publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their +merits; a professional critic of books.</def> + +<hw>Re*vig"or*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>revigoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revigorare</ets>; L. +<ets>re-</ets> + <ets>vigor</ets> vigor.]</ety> <def>Having new +vigor or strength; invigorated anew.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Southey.</au> + +<hw>Re*vig"or*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +give new vigor to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*vile"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Reviled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reviling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>re-</ets> + OF. +<ets>aviler</ets> to make vile, depreciate, F. <ets>avilir</ets>; +\'85 (L. <ets>ad</ets>.) + <ets>vil</ets> vile. See +<er>Vile</er>.]</ety> <def>To address or abuse with opprobrious +and contemptuous language; to reproach.</def> \'bdAnd did not she +herself <xex>revile</xex> me there?\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Who, when he was <qex>reviled</qex>, <qex>reviled</qex> not +again.</q> +<qau>1 Pet. ii. 23.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.</syn> + +<hw>Re*vile"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reproach; reviling.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The gracious Judge, without <qex>revile</qex>, replied.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*vile"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Re*vil"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +reviles.</def> + +<au>1. Cor. vi. 10.</au> + +<hw>Re*vil"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reproach; abuse; +vilification.</def> + +<q>Neither be ye afraid of their <qex>revilings</qex>.</q> +<qau>Isa. li. 7.</qau> + +<hw>Re*vil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Uttering reproaches; +containing reproaches.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*vil"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*vince"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Revict</er>.]</ety> <def>To overcome; to refute, as +error.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Re*vin"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + vindicate</ets>. Cf. <er>Revindicate</er>, +<er>Revenge</er>.]</ety> <def>To vindicate again; to reclaim; to +demand and take back.</def> + +<au>Mitford.</au> + +<hw>Rev`i*res"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revirescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>revirescere</ets> to grow +green again.]</ety> <def>A growing green or fresh again; renewal +of youth or vigor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*vis"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><def>That may be +revised.</def> + +<hw>Re*vis"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Revise</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of revising, or reviewing +and re\'89xamining for correction and improvement; revision; +<as>as, the <ex>revisal</ex> of a manuscript; the +<ex>revisal</ex> of a proof sheet; the <ex>revisal</ex> of a +treaty.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*vise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revised</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revising</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>reviser</ets>, fr. +L. <ets>revidere</ets>, <ets>revisum</ets>, to see again; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>videre</ets>, <ets>visum</ets>, tosee. +See <er>Review</er>, <er>View</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +look at again for the detection of errors; to re\'89xamine; to +review; to look over with care for correction; <as>as, to +<ex>revise</ex> a writing; to <ex>revise</ex> a +translation.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To compare (a proof) with a +previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as +have not been corrected in the type.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To review, alter, and amend; <as>as, to +<ex>revise</ex> statutes; to <ex>revise</ex> an agreement; to +<ex>revise</ex> a dictionary.</as></def> + +<cs><col>The Revised Version of the Bible</col>, <cd>a version +prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both +houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. +Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It +was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised +form of the Authorized Version. See <cref>Authorized +Version</cref>, under <er>Authorized</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*vise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A review; a +revision.</def> + +<au>Boyle.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A second proof sheet; a +proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent +correction.</def> + +<hw>Re*vis"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +revises.</def> + +<hw>Re*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82vision</ets>, L. revisio.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of revising; re\'89xamination for correction; review; <as>as, +the <ex>revision</ex> of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; +a <ex>revision</ex> of statutes.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is made by revising.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Re\'89xamination; revisal; revise; review.</syn> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Re*vi"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Re*vi"sion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.</def> + +<-- p. 1235 --> + +<hw>Re*vis"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To visit again.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To revise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Ld. Berners.</au> + +<hw>Re*vis`it*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of revisiting.</def> + +<hw>Re*vi"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the +power or purpose to revise; revising.</def> + +<au>Story.</au> + +<hw>Re*vi"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +restore vitality to; to bring back to life.</def> + +<au>L. S. Beale.</au> + +<hw>Re*viv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may +be revived.</def> + +<hw>Re*viv"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Revive</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of reviving, or the state of +being revived.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Renewed +attention to something, as to letters or literature</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Renewed performance of, or interest in, +something, as the drama and literature</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and +decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious +interest</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Reanimation from a state of +langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the +like</def>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or +flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, +agriculture</def>. <sd>(f)</sd> <def>Renewed prevalence of +something, as a practice or a fashion</def>. <sd>(g)</sd> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Restoration of force, validity, or effect; +renewal; <as>as, the <ex>revival</ex> of a debt barred by +limitation; the <ex>revival</ex> of a revoked will, +etc.</as></def> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>Revivification, as of a metal. +See <er>Revivification</er>, 2.</def> + +<hw>Re*viv"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.</def> + +<hw>Re*viv"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clergyman or layman +who promotes revivals of religion; an advocate for religious +revivals; sometimes, specifically, a clergyman, without a +particular charge, who goes about to promote revivals. Also used +adjectively.</def> + +<hw>Re*viv`al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to revivals.</def> + +<hw>Re*vive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revived</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Reviving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>revivere</ets>, L. +<ets>revivere</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>vivere</ets> +to live. See <er>Vivid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To return to +life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become +reanimated or reinvigorated.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child +came into again, and he <qex>revived</qex>.</q> +<qau>1 Kings xvii. 22.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, +obscurity, neglect, or depression; <as>as, classical learning +<ex>revived</ex> in the fifteenth century</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>To recover its natural or +metallic state, as a metal.</def> + +<hw>Re*vive"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>reviver</ets>. See <er>Revive</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To restore, or bring again to life; to +reanimate.</def> + +<q>Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be +<qex>revived</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bp. Pearson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To raise from coma,, languor, depression, or +discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.</def> + +<q>Those gracious words <qex>revive</qex> my drooping +thoughts.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Your coming, friends, <qex>revives</qex> me.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or +disuse; <as>as, to <ex>revive</ex> letters or +learning</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to +recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.</def> +\'bd<xex>Revive</xex> the libels born to die.\'b8 + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<q>The mind has a power in many cases to <qex>revive</qex> +perceptions which it has once had.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>To restore or reduce to +its natural or metallic state; <as>as, to <ex>revive</ex> a metal +after calcination</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*vive"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Revival.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*viv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, revives.</def> + +<hw>Re`vi*vif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<ety>[Pref. <ets>re- + vivificate</ets>: cf. L. +<ets>revivificare</ets>, <ets>revivificatum</ets>. Cf. +<er>Revivify</er>.]</ety> <def>To revive; to recall or restore to +life.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>r\'82vivification</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recaling, +or the state of being recalled, to life.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>The reduction of a metal +from a state of combination to its metallic state.</def> + +<hw>Re*viv"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82vivifier</ets>, L. <ets>revivificare</ets>. See +<er>Vivify</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to revive.</def> + +<q>Some association may <qex>revivify</qex> it enough to make it +flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*viv"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> +<def>Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.</def> +<au>Milton</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Re*viv"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rev`i*vis"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Rev`*vis"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> +<def>The act of reviving, or the state of being revived; renewal +of life.</def> + +<q>In this age we have a sort of <qex>reviviscence</qex>, not, I +fear, of the power, but of a taste for the power, of the early +times.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<hw>Rev`i*vis"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>reviviscens</ets>, p. pr. of<ets>reviviscere</ets> to +revive; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>viviscere</ets>, v. +incho. fr. <ets>vivere</ets> to live.]</ety> <def>Able or +disposed to revive; reviving.</def> + +<au>E. Darwin.</au> + +<hw>Re*viv"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. +Law)</fld> <def>Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or +marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of +<xex>revivor</xex>.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality of being revocable; <as>as, the <ex>revocability</ex> of +a law</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rev"o*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revocabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82vocable</ets>. See +<er>Revoke</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being revoked; <as>as, a +<ex>revocable</ex> edict or grant; a <ex>revocable</ex> +covenant.</as></def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rev"o*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- +<wf>Rev"o*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rev"o*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revocare</ets>. See +<er>Revoke</er>.]</ety> <def>To recall; to call back</def>. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rev`o*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revocatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82vocation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of calling back, or the state of being +recalled; recall.</def> + +<q>One that saw the people bent for the <qex>revocation</qex> of +Calvin, gave him notice of their affection.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act by which one, having the right, annuls +an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or +benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; <as>as, the +<ex>revocation</ex> of an edict, a power, a will, or a +license</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rev"o**ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revocatorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>r\'82vocatoire</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Of or pertaining to revocation; tending to, or involving, a +revocation; revoking; recalling.</def> + +<hw>Re*voice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as to +restore its tone.</def> + +<hw>Re*voke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revoked</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revoking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82voquer</ets>, +L. <ets>revocare</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>vocare</ets> to call, fr. <ets>vox</ets>, <ets>vocis</ets>, +voice. See <er>Voice</er>, and cf. <er>Revocate</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To call or bring back; to recall.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The faint sprite he did <qex>revoke</qex> again, +To her frail mansion of morality.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to +repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by +a special act; <as>as, , to <ex>revoke</ex> a will, a license, a +grant, a permission, a law, or the like</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To hold back; to repress; to restrain.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>[She] still strove their sudden rages to +<qex>revoke</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To draw back; to withdraw.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To call back to mind; to recollect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>A man, by <qex>revoking</qex> and recollecting within himself +former passages, will be still apt to inculcate these sad memoris +to his conscience.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; +annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*voke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Card +Playing)</fld> <def>To fail to follow suit when holding a card of +the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to +renege.</def> + +<au>Hoyle.</au> + +<hw>Re*voke"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> +<def>The act of revoking.</def> + +<q>She [Sarah Battle] never made a <qex>revoke</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lamb.</qau> + +<hw>Re*voke"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Revocation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Re*vok"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +revokes.</def> + +<hw>Re*vok"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of +revocation.</def> + +<hw>Re*volt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revolted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Revolting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82voller</ets>, It. <ets>rivoltare</ets>. See +<er>Revolt</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn +away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, +or shrink, with abhorrence.</def> + +<q>But this got by casting pearl to hogs, +That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, +And still <qex>revolt</qex> when trith would set them free.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>HIs clear intelligence <qex>revolted</qex> from the dominant +sophisms of that time.</q> +<qau>J. Morley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or +leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or +subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel.</def> + +<q>Our discontented counties do <qex>revolt</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Plant those that have <qex>revolted</qex> in the van.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; +hence, to feel nausea; -- with <xex>at</xex>; <as>as, the stomach +<ex>revolts</ex> at such food; his nature <ex>revolts</ex> at +cruelty.</as></def> + +<hw>Re*volt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To do violence to; to cause to turn away or +shrink with abhorrence; to shock; <as>as, to <ex>revolt</ex> the +feelings</as>.</def> + +<q>This abominable medley is made rather to <qex>revolt</qex> +young and ingenuous minds.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<q>To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient +creatuure <qex>revolted</qex> his conscience and offended his +reason.</q> +<qau>J. Morley.</qau> + +<hw>Re*volt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'82volte</ets>, +It. <ets>rivolta</ets>, fr. <ets>rivolto</ets>, p. p. fr. L. +<ets>revolvere</ets>, <ets>revolutum</ets>. See +<er>Revolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of revolting; +an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a +renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; +rebellion; <as>as, the <ex>revolt</ex> of a province of the Roman +empire</as>.</def> + +<q>Who first seduced them to that foul <qex>revolt</qex>?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A revolter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdIngrate <xex>revolts</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See +<er>Insurrection</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Re*volt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +revolts.</def> + +<hw>Re*volt"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing abhorrence mixed +with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; <as>as, +<ex>revolting</ex> cruelty</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Re*volt"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rev"o*lu*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revolubilis</ets> that may be rolled back. See +<er>Revolve</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of revolving; rotatory; +revolving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Us, then, to whom the thrice three year +Hath filled his <qex>revoluble</qex> orb since our arrival here, +I blame not.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<hw>Rev"o*lute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revolutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revolvere</ets>. See +<er>Revolve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Rolled +backward or downward.</def> + +<note><hand/ A <xex>revolute</xex> leaf is coiled downwards, with +the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with +<xex>revolute</xex> margins has the edges rolled under, as in the +<xex>Andromeda polifilia</xex>.</note> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82volution</ets>, L. <ets>revolutio</ets>. See +<er>Revolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of revolving, +or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body +round a fixed point or line; rotation; <as>as, the +<ex>revolution</ex> of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its +axis, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Return to a point before occupied, or to a point +relatively the same; a rolling back; return; <as>as, +<ex>revolution</ex> in an ellipse or spiral</as>.</def> + +<q>That fear +Comes thundering back, with dreadful <qex>revolution</qex>, +On my defenseless head.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The space measured by the regular return of a +revolving body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a +measure of time, or by a succession of similar events.</def> +\'bdThe short <xex>revolution</xex> of a day.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The motion of any body, as +a planet or satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it +returns to the same point again, or to a point relatively the +same; -- designated as the <xex>annual</xex>, +<xex>anomalistic</xex>, <xex>nodical</xex>, <xex>sidereal</xex>, +or <xex>tropical revolution</xex>, 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>as, the +<ex>revolution</ex> of the earth about the sun; the +<ex>revolution</ex> of the moon about the earth.</as></def> + +<note><hand/ 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 <xex>rotation</xex>.</note> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The motion of a point, line, +or surface about a point or line as its center or axis, in such a +manner that a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a +surface (called a <xex>surface of revolution</xex>), and a moving +surface a solid (called a <xex>solid of revolution</xex>); +<as>as, the <ex>revolution</ex> of a right-angled triangle about +one of its sides generates a cone; the <ex>revolution</ex> of a +semicircle about the diameter generates a sphere.</as></def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A total or radical change; <as>as, a +<ex>revolution</ex> in one's circumstances or way of +living</as>.</def> + +<q>The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily produced a +complete <qex>revolution</qex> throughout the department.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>A fundamental change in +political organization, or in a government or constitution; the +overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution +of another, by the governed.</def> + +<q>The violence of <qex>revolutions</qex> is generally +proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which has +produced them.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<note><hand/ When used without qualifying terms, the word is +often applied specifically, by way of eminence, to: +(<xex>a</xex>) The English <xex>Revolution</xex> in 1689, when +William of Orange and Mary became the reigning sovereigns, in +place of James II. (<xex>b</xex>) The American +<xex>Revolution</xex>, beginning in 1775, by which the English +colonies, since known as the United States, secured their +independence. (<xex>c</xex>) The <xex>revolution</xex> in France +in 1789, commonly called <xex>the French Revolution</xex>, the +subsequent revolutions in that country being designated by their +dates, as the <xex>Revolution</xex> of 1830, of 1848, etc.</note> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>r\'82volutionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to +a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; +<as>as, <ex>revolutionary</ex> war; <ex>revolutionary</ex> +measures; <ex>revolutionary</ex> agitators</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +revolutionist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a +<qex>revolutionary</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who is engaged in effecting a revolution; a revolutionist.</def> + +<au>Smollett.</au> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +state of being in revolution; revolutionary doctrines or +principles.</def> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged in +effecting a change of government; a favorer of revolution.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Revolutioniezed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revolutionizing</er><pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To change +completely, as by a revolution; <as>as, to <ex>revolutionize</ex> +a government</as>.</def> + +<au>Ames.</au> + +<q>The gospel . . . has <qex>revolutionized</qex> his soul.</q> +<qau>J. M. Mason.</qau> + +<hw>Re*vol"u*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined +to revolve things in the mind; meditative.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Feltham.</au> + +<hw>Re*volv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may +be revolved.</def> + +<hw>Re*volve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> +<er>Revolved</er><pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Revolving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>revolvere</ets>, +<ets>revolutum</ets>; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>volvere</ets> to roll, turn round. See <er>Voluble</er>, and +cf. <er>Revolt</er>, <er>revolution</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; +to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this +sense.</def> + +<q>If the earth <qex>revolve</qex> thus, each house pear the +equator must move a thousand miles an hour.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move in a curved path round a center; <as>as, +the planets <ex>revolve</ex> round the sun</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass in cycles; <as>as, the centuries +<ex>revolve</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To return; to pass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<hw>Re*volve"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +turn, as on an axis.</def> + +<q>Then in the east her turn she shines, +<qex>Revolved</qex> on heaven's great axile.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to +reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.</def> + +<q>This having heard, straight I again <qex>revolved</qex> +The law and prophets.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Re*volve"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of +revolving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*volv"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +or state of revolving; revolution.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>Its own <qex>revolvency</qex> upholds the world.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<hw>Re*volv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>One who, or +that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a +pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to +revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same +lock; a repeater.</def> + +<hw>Re*volv"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making a revolution or +revolutions; rotating; -- used also figuratively of time, +seasons, etc., depending on the revolution of the earth.</def> + +<q>But grief returns with the <qex>revolving</qex> year.</q> +<qau>Shelley.</qau> + +<q><qex>Revolving</qex> seasons, fruitless as they pass.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<cs><col>Revolving firearm</col>. <cd>See <er>Revolver</er>.</cd> +-- <col>Revolving light</col>, <cd>a light or lamp in a +lighthouse so arranged as to appear and disappear at fixed +intervals, either by being turned about an axis so as to show +light only at intervals, or by having its light occasionally +intercepted by a revolving screen.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Re*vulse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>revulsus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>revellere</ets>.]</ety> +<def>To pull back with force.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Re*vul"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>r\'82vulsion</ets>, L. <ets>revulsio</ets>, fr. +<ets>revellere</ets>, <ets>revulsum</ets>, to pluck or pull away; +pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + <ets>vellere</ets> to pull. Cf. +<er>Convulse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong pulling or +drawing back; withdrawal.</def> \'bd<xex>Revulsions</xex> and +pullbacks.\'b8 + +<au>SSir T. Brovne.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; +-- applied to the feelings.</def> + +<q>A sudden and violent <qex>revulsion</qex> of feeling, both in +the Parliament and the country, followed.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act of turning or +diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It +resembles <xex>derivation</xex>, but is usually applied to a more +active form of counter irritation.</def> + +<hw>Re*vul"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>r\'82vulsif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing, or tending to, +revulsion.</def> + +<hw>Re*vul"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which causes +revulsion; specifically <fld>(Med.)</fld>, a revulsive remedy or +agent.</def> + +<hw>Rew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Row</er> a +series.]</ety> <def>A row.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdA <xex>rew</xex> of sundry colored +stones.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Re*wake""</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To +wake again.</def> + +<-- p. 1236 --> + +<hw>Re*ward"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rewarded</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rewarding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rewarder</ets>, another form of <ets>regarder</ets>, of +German origin. The original sense is, to look at, regard, hence, +to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See <er>Ward</er>, +<er>Regard</er>.]</ety> <def>To give in return, whether good or +evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to +repay; to compensate.</def> + +<q>After the deed that is done, one doom shall <qex>reward</qex>, +Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord.</q> +<qau>Piers Plowman.</qau> + +<q>Thou hast <qex>rewarded</qex> me good, whereas I have +<qex>rewarded</qex> thee evil.</q> +<qau>1 Sam. xxiv. 17.</qau> + +<q>I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will +<qex>reward</qex> them that hate me.</q> +<qau>Deut. xxxii. 41.</qau> + +<q>God <qex>rewards</qex> those that have made use of the single +talent.</q> +<qau>Hammond.</qau> + +<hw>Re*ward"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reward</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Regard</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Regard; respect; +consideration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Take <qex>reward</qex> of thine own value.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given in return for good or evil +done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return +for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for +the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.</def> + +<q>Thou returnest +From flight, seditious angel, to receive +Thy merited <qex>reward</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q><qex>Rewards</qex> and punishments do always presuppose +something willingly done well or ill.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.</def> + +<q>The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a +<qex>reward</qex>.</q> +<qau>Eccl. ix. 5.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Compensation or remuneration +for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or +forbearing to do, some act.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; +requital; retribution; punishment.</syn> + +<hw>Re*ward"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of +reward.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Re*ward"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Re*ward"a*bly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Re*ward"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rewards.</def> + +<hw>Re*ward"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Yielding +reward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Re*ward"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having, or affording, +no reward.</def> + +<hw>Rewe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>Tu +rue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rew"el bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Perh. from F. +<ets>rouelle</ets>, dim. of <ets>roue</ets> a wheel, L. +<ets>rota</ets>.]</ety> <def>An obsolete phrase of disputed +meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or polished bone.</def> + +<q>His saddle was of <qex>rewel boon</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rew"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rouet</er>.]</ety> <def>A gunlock.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rew"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rueful.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Re*win"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To win +again, or win back.</def> + +<q>The Palatinate was not worth the <qex>rewinning</qex>.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Rewle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Rule.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rewme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Realm.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Re*word"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To repeat in the same words; to re\'89cho.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To alter the wording of; to restate in other +words; <as>as, to <ex>reword</ex> an idea or a +passage</as>.</def> + +<hw>Re*write"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To write +again.</def> + +<au>Young.</au> + +<hw>Rewth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ruth.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Reges</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A +king.</def> + +<cs><col>To play rex</col>, <cd>to play the king; to domineer. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Reyn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rain or +rein.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rey"nard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appelation +applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as +<er>Renard</er>.</def> + +<hw>Reyse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +raise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Reyse</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>reisen</ets> +to travel.]</ety> <def>To go on a military expedition.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rha*bar"ba*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From +NL. <ets>rhabarbarum</ets>, an old name of rhubarb. See +<er>Rhubarb</er>.]</ety> <def>Impregnated or tinctured with +rhubarb.</def> + +<au>Floyer.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rha*bar"ba*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <or/ +<hw>Rha*bar"ba*rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Chrysophanic acid.</def> + +<hw>Rhab"dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform +structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the hard parts +forming the ovipositor of insects.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhab`do*c\'d2"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <?/<?/<?/ +hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of +Turbellaria including those that have a simple cylindrical, or +saclike, stomach, without an intestine.</def> + +<hw>Rhab`do*c\'d2"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Rhabdoc\'d2la.</def> + +<hw>Rhab*doid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See +<er>Sagittal</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhab"do*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>A +minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and +the bottom of the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous +alga.</def> + +<hw>Rhab*dol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rabdology</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhab"dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +a bundle of rods, fr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of numerous minute rodlike +structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the +retinul\'91 in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Ommatidium</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhab"do*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rabdomancy</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhab"do*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhabdom</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the several parts composing a +rhabdom.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhab*doph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <?/<?/<?/ to +bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct division of +Hydrozoa which includes the graptolities.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhab`do*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <?/<?/<?/<?/ the +side.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine Bryozoa +in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the +tentacles are borne on a bilobed lophophore. It is the type of +the order Pterobranchia, or Podostomata</def> + +<hw>Rhab"do*sphere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + E. <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A +minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rha`chi*al"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Rachialgia</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rha*chid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the rhachis; <as>as, the <ex>rhachidian</ex> teeth +of a mollusk</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhach`i*glos"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL. See <er>Rhachis</er>, and <er>Glossa</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of marine gastropods having +a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on +the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as +the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. in Append.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rha*chil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`chis</grk> the spine.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the +florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.</def> + +<hw>Rha"chi*o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ra`chis</grk>, <grk>-ios</grk>, the spine + <?/<?/<?/, +<?/<?/<?/, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having +gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior +spines of some of the vertebr\'91, as certain South African +snakes (<spn>Dasypelits</spn>) which swallow birds' eggs and use +these gular teeth to crush them.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rha"chis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E. +<plw>Rhachises</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Rhachides</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[See <er>Rachis</er>.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rechis</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spine.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The continued +stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or +a fern.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The principal axis in a raceme, +spike, panicle, or corymb.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The shaft of +a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called +the <xex>hyporhachis</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The central +cord in the stem of a crinoid.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The median +part of the radula of a mollusk.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A +central cord of the ovary of nematodes.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rha*chi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Rachitis</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhad`a*man"thine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; <as>as, a +<ex>Rhadamanthine</ex> judgment</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rhag`a*man"thus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Mythol.)</fld> <def>One of +the three judges of the internal regions; figuratively, a +strictly just judge.</def> + +<hw>Rh<?/"ti*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a & n.</pos> +<def>Rhetain.</def> + +<hw>Rh<?/"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Rhaeticus</ets> Rhetain.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> +<def>Pertining to, or of the same horizon as, certain Mesozoic +strata of the Rhetain Alps. These strata are regarded as closing +the Triassic period. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of +<er>Geology</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rh<?/"ti*zite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So +called from L. <ets>Rhaetia</ets>, <ets>Raetia</ets>, the Rhetain +Alps, where it is found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety +of the mineral cyanite.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rham`a*dan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ramadan</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rham*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of +shrubs and trees (<spn>Rhamnace\'91</spn>, or +<spn>Rhamne\'91</spn>) of which the buckthorn +(<spn>Rhamnus</spn>) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey +tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus +(<spn>Zizyphus</spn>).</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rham"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from +Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. +<ets>rhamnos</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of +shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California <spn>Rhamnus +Purchianus</spn> and the European <spn>R. catharticus</spn> are +used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rham`pho*rhyn"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a beak + <?/<?/<?/<?/ +snout.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of pterodactyls +in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the +tip.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rham`pho*the"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Rhamphothec\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr <?/<?/<?/ a beak + <?/<?/ a case.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The horny covering of the bill of +birds.</def> + +<hw>Rha"phe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ seam, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to sew. ]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an +anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>raphe</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rhaph"i*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a needle, F. +<ets>raphides</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Minute +transparent, often needlle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues +of plants.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>raphides</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rha*pon"ti*cine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rhaponticum</ets> rhubarb. See <er>Rhubarb</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Chrysophanic acid. + +<hw>Rhap"sode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/. See <er>Rhapsody</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. +Antiq.)</fld> <def>A rhapsodist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Grote.</au> + +<hw>Rhap"so*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rhapsodist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rhap*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rhap*sod"ic</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/: cf. F. +<ets>rhapsodique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to rhapsody; +consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rhap"so*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rhapsody</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anciently, one who +recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession +was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a +livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore.</def> + +<q>The same populace sit for hours listening to +<qex>rhapsodists</qex> who recite Ariosto.</q> +<qau>Carlyle.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with +great excitement or affectation of feeling.</def> + +<au>I. Watts.</au> + +<hw>Rhap"so*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rhapsodized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rhapsodizing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To utter as a rhapsody, +or in the manner of a rhapsody</def> + +<au>Sterne.</au> + +<hw>Rhap"so*dize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter +rhapsodies.</def> + +<au>Jefferson.</au> + +<hw>Rhap"so*do*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhapsody</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Divination by means of verses.</def> + +<hw>Rhap"so*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rhapsodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. +<ets>rhapsodie</ets>, L. <ets>rhapsodia</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/, +fr. <?/<?/<?/ a rhapsodist; <?/<?/<?/<?/ to sew, stith together, +unite + <?/<?/<?/ a song. See <er>Ode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic +poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; +hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a +<altname>book</altname>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A disconnected series of sentences or statements +composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural +connection; rambling composition.</def> \'bdA <xex>rhapsody</xex> +of words.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. \'bdA <xex>rhapsody</xex> of +tales.\'b8 + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition irregular in +form, like an improvisation; <as>as, Liszt's \'bdHungarian +<ex>Rhapsodies</ex></as>.\'b8</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rhat"a*ny</hw>, <hw>Rhat"an*hy</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>ratania</ets>, +<ets>rata\'a4a</ets>, Peruv. <ets>rata\'a4a</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian +plant (<spn>Krameria triandra</spn>). It is used in medicine and +to color port wine.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ratany</asp>.]</altsp> + +<cs><col>Savanilla rhatany</col>, <cd>the root of <spn>Krameria +Ixina</spn>, a native of New Granada.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhe"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See <cref>Grass-cloth +plant</cref>, under <er>Grass</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a proper name.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of three species of large +South American ostrichlike birds of the genera <spn>Rhea</spn> +and <spn>Pterocnemia</spn>. Called also the <altname>American +ostrich</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ The common rhea, or nandou (<spn>Rhea +Americana</spn>), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea +(<spn>Pterocnemia Darwinii</spn>), of Patagonia, is smaller, and +has the legs feathered below the knee.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Rhe"\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of +struthious birds including the rheas.</def> + +<hw>Rhee"boc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>reebok</ets> roebuck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The +peele.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>reebok</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rhe"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>Rheum</ets> rhubarb, Gr. <?/<?/<?/ See +<er>Rhubarb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, +or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found +in rhubarb (<spn>Rheum</spn>).</def> <mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<hw>Rhe"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Chrysophanic acid.</def> + +<hw>Rhein"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. +<ets>rheinbeere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the +berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn +itself.</def> + +<hw>Rhe*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ of or for a verb, fr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a +sentence. See <er>Rhetoric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> +<def>Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; <as>as, +<ex>rhematic</ex> adjectives</as>.</def> + +<au>Ftzed. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Rhe*mat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of +propositions or sentences.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Rhemish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France.</def> + +<cs><col>Rhemish Testament</col>, <cd>the English version of the +New Testament used by Roman Catholics. See <er>Douay +Bible</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhen"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Rhenus</ets> the Rhine. ]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the +river Rhine; <as>as, <ex>Rhenish</ex> wine</as>.</def> -- +<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Rhine wine.</def></def2> + +<hw>Rhe"o*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ chord.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> +<def>A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a +circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by +inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit.</def> + +<hw>Rhe*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>reometer</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring currents, +especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a +galvanometer.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for +measuring the velocity of the blood current in the +arteries.</def> + +<hw>Rhe`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry.</def> + +<au>Lardner.</au> + +<hw>Rhe*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The calculus; fluxions.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rhe"o*mo`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Gr.<?/<?/<?/ to flow + E. <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Any apparatus by which an electrical +current is originated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rhe"o*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to carry.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic +apparatus, traversed by a current.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of +the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for detecting the +presence or movement of currents, as of electricity.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"o*stat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ + <?/<?/<?/ standing still.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> +<def>A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of +electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of +resistance which can be varied at will.</def> +<au>Wheatstone</au>. --<wordforms><wf>Rhe`o*stat"ic</wf> +<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rhe"o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> +<def>An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an +electric current.</def> + +<au>Wheatstone.</au> + +<hw>Rhe"o*trope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> +<def>An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric +current.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>reotrope</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>\'d8Rhe"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Rhesus</ets>, a proper name, Gr. <?/<?/<?/.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A monkey; the bhunder.</def> + +<-- p. 1237 --> + +<hw>Rhe"ti*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Rhaetius</ets>, <ets>Raetius</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rh\'82tien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the ancient +Rh\'91ti, or Rh\'91tians, or to Rh\'91tia, their country; <as>as, +the <ex>Rhetian</ex> Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the +Grisons</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>Same as <er>Rh\'91tic</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"ti*zite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rh\'91tizite</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhe"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. +<?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <def>A rhetorician.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hammond.</au> + +<hw>Rhet"o*ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rh\'82torique</ets>, L. <ets>rhetorica</ets>, Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ (sc. <?/<?/<?/), fr. <?/<?/<?/ rhetorical, +oratorical, fr. <?/<?/<?/ orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. +<ets>word</ets>; cf. <?/<?/<?/ to say.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in +prose.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, +elegance, and force.</def> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or +declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; +that which allures or charms.</def> + +<q>Sweet, silent <qex>rhetoric</qex> of persuading eyes.</q> +<qau>Daniel.</qau> + +<hw>Rhe*tor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rhetoricus</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See +<er>Rhetoric</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to rhetoric; +according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; <as>as, the +<ex>rhetorical</ex> art; a <ex>rhetorical</ex> treatise; a +<ex>rhetorical</ex> flourish.</as></def> + +<q>They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, +provided that he gratifies their <qex>rhetorical</qex> sense.</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rhe*tor"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rhetoricari</ets>. See <er>Rhetoric</er>.]</ety> <def>To +play the orator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +F. <ets>rh\'82torication</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rhetorical +amplification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Waterland.</au> + +<hw>Rhet`o*ri"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rh\'82toricien</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One well +versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.</def> + +<q>The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere +logician and a mere <qex>rhetorician</qex>.</q> +<qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A teacher of rhetoric.</def> + +<q>The ancient sophists and <qex>rhetoricians</qex>, which ever +had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years +old.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An orator; specifically, an artificial orator +without genuine eloquence; a declaimer.</def> + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<hw>Rhet`o*ri"cian</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable to a master +of rhetoric.</def> \'bdWith <xex>rhetorician</xex> pride.\'b8 + +<au>Blackmore.</au> + +<hw>Rhet"o*riz<?/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rhetorized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rhetorizing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To play the orator.</def> + +<au>Colgrave.</au> + +<hw>Rhet"o*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To represent by a +figure of rhetoric, or by personification.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rhe"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from +L. <ets>Rha</ets> the river Volga, on the banks of which it +grows. See <er>Rhubarb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A +genus of plants. See <er>Rhubarb</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rheum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>reume</ets>, <ets>rheume</ets>, F. <ets>rhume</ets> a cold,, +L. <ets>rheuma</ets> rheum, from Gr. <?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to +flow, akin to E. <ets>stream</ets>. See <er>Stream</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Hemorrhoids</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A serous or mucous discharge, especially +one from the eves or nose.</def> + +<q>I have a <qex>rheum</qex> in mine eyes too.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>Salt rheum</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Salt +rheum</er>, in the Vocab.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rheu*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. +<ets>rheumaticus</ets>, F. <ets>rhumatique</ets>. See +<er>Rheum</er>, <er>Rheumatism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; +rheumic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to +rheumatism; <as>as, <ex>rheumatic</ex> pains or affections; +affected with rheumatism; <as>as, a <ex>rheumatic</ex> old +man</as></as>; causing rheumatism; <as>as, a <ex>rheumatic</ex> +day</as>.</def> + +<q>That <qex>rheumatic</qex> diseases do abound.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rheu*mat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One affected with +rheumatism.</def> + +<hw>Rheu"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rheumatismus</ets> rheum, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, fr.<?/<?/<?/ to +have or suffer from a flux, fr. <?/<?/<?/ rheum: cf. F. +<ets>rheumatisme</ets>. See <er>2d Rheum</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A general disease characterized by +painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting +the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the +deeper organs, as the heart.</def> + +<cs><col>Inflammatory rheumatism</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, +<cd>acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually +the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very +painful.</cd> -- <col>Rheumatism root</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>See <er>Twinleaf</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rheu`ma*tis"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to rheumatism.</def> + +<hw>Rheu`ma*tis"moid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rheumatism</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or resembling rheum or +rheumatism.</def> + +<hw>Rheum"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.</def> + +<cs><col>Rheumic diathesis</col>. <cd>See <cref>Dartrous +diathesis</cref>, under <er>Dartrous</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Rheu"mi*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Rheum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The class of +skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under +<er>Dartrous</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rheum"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected +with rheum.</def> + +<q>His head and <qex>rheumy</qex> eyes distill in showers.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>And tempt the <qex>rheumy</qex> and unpurged air +To add unto his sickness.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rhig"o*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ cold + L. <ets>oleum</ets> oil.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons +intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the +purification of crude petroleum, and is used as a +refregerant.</def> + +<hw>Rhime</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rhyme</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rhi"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr<?/<?/<?/, +<?/<?/<?/, the nose.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Og or +pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*nas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, nose + <?/<?/<?/ star.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The borele.</def> + +<hw>Rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>ryne</ets>. See <er>Run</er>.]</ety> <def>A water course; a +ditch.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>rean</asp>.]</altsp> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Macaulay.</au> + +<hw>Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +rhinencephalon.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl. <plw>Rhinencephala</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, the nose + <?/<?/ the brain.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The division of the brain in front of the +prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which +the olfactory nerves arise.</def> + +<note><hand/ The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory +lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together.</note> + +<hw>Rhine"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. +<ets>rheinkiesel</ets> Rhine quartz.]</ety> <def>A colorless +stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an +inexpensive ornament.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/. <?/<?/<?/, the nose + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Infllammation of the nose; esp., +inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>Gold and silver, or money.</def> +<mark>[Cant]</mark> + +<au>W. Wagstaffe.</au> + +<q>As long as the <qex>rhino</qex> lasted.</q> +<qau>Marryat.</qau> + +<hw>Rhi"no-</hw>. <def>A combining form from Greek <?/<?/, +<?/<?/<?/, <xex>the nose</xex>, as in <xex>rhino</xex>lith, +<xex>rhino</xex>logy.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rhi`no*ce"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Rhi`no*cer"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; +resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn.</def> + +<au>Tatler.</au> + +<hw>Rhi*noc"e*ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. +Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/; <?/<?/<?/. <?/<?/<?/, the nose + +<?/<?/<?/ a horn: cf. F. <ets>rhinoc\'82ros</ets>. See +<er>Horn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any pachyderm +belonging to the genera <spn>Rhinoceros</spn>, +<spn>Atelodus</spn>, and several allied genera of the family +<spn>Rhinocerotid\'91</spn>, of which several living, and many +extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and +usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the +snout.</def> + +<note><hand/ The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses +(<spn>Rhinoceros Indicus</spn> and <spn>R. Sondaicus</spn>) 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 <spn>Atelodus</spn>, 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 <spn>Ceratohinus</spn>, +in which incisor and canine teeth are present. See +<er>Borele</er>, and <er>Keitloa</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Rhinoceros auk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an auk +of the North Pacific (<spn>Cerorhina monocrata</spn>) which has a +deciduous horn on top of the bill.</cd> -- <col>Rhinoceros +beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large beetle of +the genus <spn>Dynastes</spn>, having a horn on the head.</cd> -- +<col>Rhinoceros bird</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>A large hornbill (<spn>Buceros rhinoceros</spn>), native of +the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the +bill. Called also <altname>rhinoceros hornbill</altname></cd>. +See <er>Hornbill</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An African beefeater +(<spn>Buphaga Africana</spn>). It alights on the back of the +rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhi*noc"e*rote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rhinoceros.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the rhinoceros.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rhi"no*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <hw>Rhi"no*lith</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + +<ets>-lite</ets>, <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose.</def> + +<hw>Rhi`no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to rhinology.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*nol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +skilled in rhinology.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The +science which treats of the nose, and its diseases.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*nol"o*phid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + Gr. <?/<?/<?/ crest.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus +<spn>Rhinilophus</spn>, or family <spn>Rhinolophid\'91</spn>, +having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*nol"o*phine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the +rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats.</def> + +<hw>Rhi"no*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to bear.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the two tentacle-like organs on +the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch +mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely +furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called +also <altname>dorsal tentacles</altname>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. +under <er>Pygobranchia</er>, and <er>Opisthobranchia</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi`no*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rhinoplastique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Of or +pertaining to rhinoplasty; <as>as, a <ex>rhinoplastic</ex> +operation</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi"no*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>-plasty</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rhinoplastie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Plastic surgery of the nose +to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be +transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or +even from another person.</def> + +<hw>Rhi"no*pome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + Gr. <grk>pw^ma</grk> a lid. ]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any old-world bat of the genus +<spn>Rhinopoma</spn>. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending +beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>scleroma</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rare disease of the skin, characterized +by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, +prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon +the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat.</def> + +<au>J. V. Shoemaker.</au> + +<hw>Rhi"no*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small +mirror for use in rhinoscopy.</def> + +<hw>Rhi`no*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhino-</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The examination or study of the soft +palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror +introduced into the pharynx.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`no*the"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rhinothec\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., from gr. +<?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, the nose + <?/<?/<?/ case.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The sheath of the upper mandible of a +bird.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a fan + <?/<?/<?/<?/ a +tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of gastropod +mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, +lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the +scutibranchs. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*pip"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ a fan + <?/<?/<?/ wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>One of the <spn>Rhipiptera</spn>, a group of insects having +wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*pip"ter*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rhipipter</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zan"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ root + <?/<?/<?/ flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a +root.</def> + +<hw>Rhi"zine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A rootlike filament or hair +growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.</def> + +<hw>Rhi`zo*car"pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ root + <?/<?/<?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering +stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ root + <?/<?/<?/ head.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Pectostraca including +saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike +extensions of the head. See <xex>Illusration</xex> in +Appendix.</def> + +<hw>Rhiz"o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ root + <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a tooth.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A reptile whose teeth are rooted in +sockets, as the crocodile.</def> + +<hw>Rhiz"o*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ root + <ets>-gen</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rhizog\'8ane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Prodicing +roots.</def> + +<hw>Rhiz"o*gen</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of +a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the roots of +other plants and destitute of green foliage.</def> + +<hw>Rhi"zoid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +root + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A rootlike +appendage.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*zo"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rhizomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>SAme as <er>Rhizome</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zo"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or +rootstock.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zome"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[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. <ets>rhizome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A +rootstock. See <er>Rootstock</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*zoph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of +marsupials. The wombat is the type.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zoph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/; <?/<?/<?/ a root + <?/<?/<?/ to eat.]</ety> +<def>Feeding on roots; root-eating.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*zoph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Rhizophorous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus +of trees including the mangrove. See <er>Mangrove</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zoph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ a root + <?/<?/<?/<?/ to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Bearing roots.</def> + +<hw>Rhiz"o*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Rhizopoda.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi*zop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a root + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive class of Protozoa, +including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they +move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa +(or Am<oe/bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or +Reticularia). See <er>Protozoa</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhi*zop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the +rhizopods.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a root + <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/<?/, a +mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of Medus\'91 +which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but +having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. in Appendix.</def> + +<hw>Rhiz"o*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Rhizostomata.</def> + +<-- p. 1238 --> + +<hw>\'d8Rhi`zo*tax"is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a root + <?/<?/<?/ arrangement.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of the roots of +plants.</def> + +<hw>Rhob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 1st Rob.</def> + +<hw>Rho`dam*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or +containing, rhodium and ammonia; -- said of certain complex +compounds.</def> + +<hw>Rho"da*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of rhodanic acid; a +sulphocyanate.</def> <mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<hw>Rho*dan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ the rose.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, +or designating, an acid (commonly called <xex>sulphocyanic +acid</xex>) which frms a red color with ferric salts.</def> +<mark>[Obsoles.]</mark> + +<hw>Rho`de*o*re"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ the rose + <?/<?/<?/ resin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Same as <er>Convolvuln</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rho"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Rhodius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rhodien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean.</def> -- +<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of +Rhodes.</def></def2> + +<hw>Rho"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium.</def> + +<hw>Rho"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose. So called from the rose-red color of +certain of its solutions. See <er>Rhododendron</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare element of the light platinum +group. It is found in platinum ores, and obtained free as a white +inert metal which it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic +weight 104.1. Specific gravity 12.</def> + +<hw>Rho`di*zon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to be rose-red.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline +substance (called <xex>rhodizonic acid</xex>, and <xex>carboxylic +acid</xex>) obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain +quinones. It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.</def> + +<hw>Rho`do*chro"site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + <?/<?/<?/ a coloring.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral +sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with +rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also +<altname>dialogite</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rho*doc"ri*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> rose + <?/<?/<?/ lily.]</ety> +<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A rose encrinite.</def> + +<hw>Rho`do*den"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +fr. Gr. <grk>"rodo`dendron</grk>, literally, rose tree; +<grk>"ro`don</grk> rose + <grk>de`ndron</grk> tree. See +<er>Rose</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of shrubs or +small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and +remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.</def> + +<hw>Rhod`o*mon*tade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rodomontade</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhod`o*mon*tad"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rodomontador</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rho"don*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose. ]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring +crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an +ornamental stone.</def> + +<hw>Rho"do*phane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + <?/<?/<?/ to show.]</ety> +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The red pigment contained in the inner +segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See +<er>Chromophane</er>.</def> + +<au>W. K\'9ahne.</au> + +<hw>Rho*dop"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> rose + <grk>"w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> +<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The visual purple. See under +<er>Visual</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rho"do*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + <grk>spe`rma</grk> a seed.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any seaweed with red spores.</def> + +<note><hand/ As the name of a subclass, <xex>Rhodosperms</xex>, +or <spn>Rhodosperme\'91</spn>, is synonymous with +<spn>Floride\'91</spn> (which see.)</note> + +<hw>Rhomb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rhombus</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/ rhomb, a spinning top, magic +wheel, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. +<ets>wrench</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rhombe</ets>. Cf. +<er>Rhombus</er>, <er>Rhumb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An equilateral parallelogram, or +quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides +parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two +acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case +it is usually called a <xex>square</xex>.</def> +<-- Illustr. of Rhomb. --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A rhombohedron.</def> + +<cs><col>Fresnel's rhomb</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>a rhomb or +oblique parallelopiped of crown or St. Gobain glass so cut that a +ray of light entering one of its faces at right angles shall +emerge at right angles at the opposite face, after undergoing +within the rhomb, at other faces, two reflections. It is used to +produce a ray circularly polarized from a plane-polarized ray, or +the reverse.</cd></cs> + +<au>Nichol.</au> + +<hw>Rhom"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Shaped like a rhomb.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Orthorhombic</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhom`bo*ga"noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhomb</ets> + <ets>ganoid</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled +scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Ginglymodi</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhom"bo*gene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhomb</ets> + root of Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to be born.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A dicyemid which produces +infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to <xex>nematogene</xex>. See +<er>Dicyemata</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rhombogen</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rhom`bo*he"dral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geom. +& Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Related to the rhombohedron; presenting +the form of a rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a +rhombohedron; relating to a system of forms including the +rhombohedron and scalenohedron.</def> + +<cs><col>Rhombohedral iron ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Hematite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rhombohedral system</col> +<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>, <cd>a division of the hexagonal system +embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhom`bo*hed"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geom. +& Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Rhombohedral.</def> + +<hw>Rhom`bo*he"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ rhomb + <?/<?/<?/ seat, base.]</ety> +<fld>(Geom. & Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A solid contained by six +rhomboids; a parallelopiped.</def> + +<hw>Rhom"boid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ rhomboidal; <?/<?/<?/ rhomb + <?/<?/<?/ shape: cf. F. +<ets>rhombo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld><def>An +oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the +opposite sides equal, the length and with being different.</def> + +<hw>Rhom"boid <?/</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rhomboidal</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhom*boid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rhombo\'8bdal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having, or approaching, the +shape of a rhomboid.</def> + +<hw>Rhom*boid"es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rhomboid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Rhom`boid-o"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape.</def> + +<hw>Rhomb" spar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A +variety of dolomite.</def> + +<hw>Rhom"bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> +<def>Same as <er>Rhomb</er>, 1.</def> + +<hw>Rhon`chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>Rhonchial.</def> + +<hw>Rhon"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced +by rhonchi.</def> + +<cs><col>Rhonchial fremitus</col>. <ety>[L. <ets>fremitus<ets> a +dull roaring or murmuring.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>A +vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid +upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in +the bronchial tubes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhon*chis"o*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rhonchus</ets> a snoring + <ets>sonans</ets>, p. pr. of +<ets>sonare</ets> to sound.]</ety> <def>Making a snorting noise; +snorting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rhon"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rhonchi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a snoring, a +croaking.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An adventitious whistling +or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air +channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term +<xex>rhonchus</xex> is used as equivalent to <xex>r\'83le</xex> +in its widest sense. See <er>R\'83le</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rho*pal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ club-shaped; fr. <?/<?/<?/ a club: cf. F. +<ets>rhopalique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Applied to +a line or verse in which each successive word has one more +syllable than the preceding.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rho*pa"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rhopalia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the marginal sensory bodies of +medus\'91 belonging to the Discophora.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhop`a*loc"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a club + <?/<?/<?/ ahorn.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Lepidoptera including +all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having +club-shaped antenn\'91.</def> + +<hw>Rho"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<grk>"rwtaki`zein</grk> to use the letter <ets>r</ets> (<rho/) +overmuch: cf. F. <ets>rhotacisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An +oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter <xex>r</xex>; +specifically <fld>(Phylol.)</fld>, the tendency, exhibited in the +Indo-European languages, to change <xex>s</xex> to <xex>r</xex>, +as <xex>wese</xex> to <xex>were</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rhu"barb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rhubarbe</ets>, OF. <ets>rubarbe</ets>, +<ets>rheubarbe</ets>, <ets>reubarbare</ets>, <ets>reobarbe</ets>, +LL. <ets>rheubarbarum</ets> for <ets>rheum barbarum</ets>, Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ (and <?/<?/) rhubarb, from the river <ets>Rha</ets> +(the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was +the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. <er>Barbarous</er>, +<er>Rhaponticine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus +<spn>Rheum</spn> and order <spn>Polygonace\'91</spn>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The large and fleshy leafstalks of <spn>Rheum +Rhaponticum</spn> and other species of the same genus. They are +pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also +<altname>pieplant</altname>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The root of several species of +<spn>Rheum</spn>, used much as a cathartic medicine.</def> + +<cs><col>Monk's rhubarb</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Monk</er>.</cd> -- <col>Turkey rhubarb</col> +<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the roots of <spn>Rheum +Emodi</spn>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhu"barb*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like +rhubarb.</def> + +<hw>Rhumb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rumb</ets>, Sp. <ets>rumbo</ets>, or Pg. <ets>rumbo</ets>, +<ets>rumo</ets>, probably fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a magic wheel, a +whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See +<er>Rhomb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Navigation)</fld> <def>A line which +crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also +<altname>rhumb line</altname>, and <altname>loxodromic +curve</altname>. See <er>Loxodromic</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>To sail on a rhumb</col>, <cd>to sail continuously on +one course, following a rhumb line.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Rhus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., sumac, +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of +shrubs and small treets. See <er>Sumac</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rhus"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rusma</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixtire of caustic lime and +orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, -- used in the depilation of +hides.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Rhyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ryme</ets>, <ets>rime</ets>, AS. <ets>r\'c6m</ets> number; +akin to OHG. <ets>r\'c6m</ets> number, succession, series, G. +<ets>reim</ets> rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence +of F. <ets>rime</ets>, which is of German origin, and originally +the same word.]</ety> <altsp>[The Old English spelling +<asp>rime</asp> is becoming again common. See Note under +<er>Prime</er>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An expression of +thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a +rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language.</def> \'bdRailing +<xex>rhymes</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Daniel.</au> + +<q>A <qex>ryme</qex> I learned long ago.</q> +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>He knew +Himself to sing, and build the lofty <qex>rime</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Correspondence of sound in +the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one +succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words +or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or +if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. +The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds +of the final consonants if there be any.</def> + +<q>For <qex>rhyme</qex> with reason may dispense, +And sound has right to govern sense.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Verses, usually two, having this correspondence +with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A word answering in sound to another word.</def> + +<cs><col>Female rhyme</col>. <cd>See under <er>Female</er>.</cd> +-- <col>Male rhyme</col>. <cd>See under <er>Male</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rhyme or reason</col>, <cd>sound or sense.</cd> -- +<col>Rhyme royal</col> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, <cd>a stanza of seven +decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, +fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rhymed</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rhyming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rimen</ets>, +<ets>rymen</ets>, AS. <ets>r\'c6man</ets> to count: cf. F. +<ets>rimer</ets> to rhyme. See <er>Rhyme</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make rhymes, or +verses.</def> \'bdThou shalt no longer <xex>ryme</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side, +Who <qex>rhymed</qex> for hire, and patronized for pride.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To accord in rhyme or sound.</def> + +<q>And, if they <qex>rhymed</qex> and rattled, all was well.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rhyme</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into +rhyme.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Wilson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To influence by rhyme.</def> + +<q>Hearken to a verser, who may chance +<qex>Rhyme</qex> thee to good.</q> +<qau>Herbert.</qau> + +<hw>Rhyme"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of rhyme.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Rhym"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes +rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a +poetaster.</def> + +<q>This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures +our common <qex>rhymers</qex> and playwriters be.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Rhym"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or +habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.</def> + +<hw>Rhyme"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rhymer; a +maker of poor poetry.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hall. Byron.</au> + +<hw>Rhym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to +rhyme.</def> + +<hw>Rhym"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rhymer; a +rhymester.</def> + +<au>Johnston.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn`chob*del"le*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ snout _ <?/<?/<?/ a leech.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of leeches including those +that have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine is the +type.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ snout + <?/<?/<?/ head.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of reptiles having biconcave +vertebr\'91, immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar +osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but +numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the +earliest of reptiles. See <er>Hatteria</er>. Called also +<altname>Rhynchocephalia</altname>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ snout + <?/<?/<?/ hollow.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Nemertina</er>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"lous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rhyn"cho*lite <?/</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/ +snout, beak + <ets>-lie</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rhyncholithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A +fossil cephalopod beak.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn`cho*nel"la <?/</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +Gr. <?/<?/<?/ snout.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of +brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many +are found fossil.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn*choph"o*ra <?/</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ snout + <?/<?/<?/ to carry.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of Coleoptera having a +snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.</def> + +<hw>Rhyn"cho*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Rhynchophora.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyn*cho"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Hemiptera</er>.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>Rhyncota</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rhy"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a +fluidal structure.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Rhy`o*lit"ic</wf>, +<pr>(#)</pr> <pos>a.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/ painting foul or mean objects; <grk>"ryparo`s</grk> +filthy, dirty + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write, paint.]</ety> +<def>In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life +pictures.</def> + +<hw>Rhy*sim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ flow + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument, +acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the +velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.</def> + +<hw>Rhythm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rhythme</ets>, <ets>rythme</ets>, L. <ets>rhythmus</ets>, +fr. GR. <?/<?/<?/ measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. +<?/<?/<?/ to flow. See <er>Stream</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a +regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., +producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or +the like.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Movement in musical time, with +periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which +marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of +movement and accent.</def> + +<au>Moore (Encyc. )</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A division of lines into short portions by a +regular succession of <xex>arses</xex> and <xex>theses</xex>, or +percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.</def> + +<-- p. 1239 --> + +<hw>Rhyth"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>One now scarce counted a <qex>rhythmer</qex>, formerly +admitted for a poet.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rhyth"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rhyth"mic*al</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/: cf. +L. <ets>rhythmicus</ets>, F. <ets>rhythmique</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm</def> + +<q>DAy and night +I worked my <qex>rhythmic</qex> thought.</q> +<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rhythmical accent</col>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Accent</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6 <sd>(c)</sd>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rhyth"mic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rhythmical +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rhyth"mics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +department of musical science which treats of the length of +sounds.</def> + +<hw>Rhyth"ming</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Writing +rhythm; verse making.</def> \'bdThe <xex>rhythming</xex> +monk.\'b8 + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Rhythm"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being +without rhythm.</def> + +<au>Coleridge.</au> + +<hw>Rhyth*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rhythm</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An +instrument for marking time in musical movements. See +<er>Metronome</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyth"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Rhythm.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rhyt"i*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Rytina</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ri"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Spanish coin. +See <er>Real</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ri*al"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Royal.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ri"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Royal</er>.]</ety> <def>A gold coin formerly current in +England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of +Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of +Elizabeth.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ryal</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ri`ant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>riant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>rire</ets> to laugh, L. +<ets>ridere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Laughing; laughable; exciting +gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.</def> + +<q>In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other +sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light +and <qex>riant</qex>.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<hw>Rib</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rib</ets>, <ets>ribb</ets>; akin to D. <ets>rib</ets>, G. +<ets>rippe</ets>, OHG. <ets>rippa</ets>, <ets>rippi</ets>, Dan. +<ets>ribbe</ets>, Icel. <ets>rif</ets>, Russ. +<ets>rebro</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One +of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and +supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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 <xex>sternal</xex>, or +<xex>true</xex>, <xex>ribs</xex>. The remaining five pairs are +called <xex>asternal</xex>, or <xex>false</xex>, <xex>ribs</xex>, +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 <xex>floating ribs</xex>. See +<er>Thorax</er>.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which resembles a rib in form or use.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>One of +the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and +upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give +shape and strength to the vessel</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mach. +& Structures)</fld> <def>A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, +cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.</def> +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the rods on which the cover of an +umbrella is extended</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A prominent line or +ridge, as in cloth</def>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>A longitudinal strip +of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The chief nerve, or one of the +chief nerves, of a leaf.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any longitudinal +ridge in a plant.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In Gothic +vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are +strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the +whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted +construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of +these in wood, plaster, or the like.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A +projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a +pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Solid coal on +the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.</def> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of +Adam's rib.</def> <mark>[Familiar & Sportive]</mark> + +<q>How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their +own <qex>rib</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau> + +<cs><col>Chuck rib</col>, <cd>a cut of beef immediately in front +of the middle rib. See <er>Chuck</er>.</cd> -- <col>Fore +ribs</col>, <cd>a cut of beef immediately in front of the +sirloin.</cd> -- <col>Middle rib</col>, <cd>a cut of beef between +the chuck rib and the fore ribs.</cd> -- <col>Rib grass</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Ribwort</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rib</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ribbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ribbing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish with +ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; <as>as, to +<ex>rib</ex> cloth</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut +in.</def> + +<-- 3. To kid; to poke fun at. --> + +<q>It [lead] were too gross +To <qex>rib</qex> her cerecloth in the obscure grave.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rib land</col>, <cd>to leave strips of undisturbed +ground between the furrows in plowing.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rib"ald</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n./</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ribald</ets>, <ets>ribaud</ets>, F. <ets>ribaud</ets>, OF. +<ets>ribald</ets>, <ets>ribault</ets>, LL. <ets>ribaldus</ets>, +of German origin; cf. OHG <ets>hr\'c6pa</ets> prostitute. For the +ending <ets>-ald</ets> cf. E. <er>Herald</er>.]</ety> <def>A low, +vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.</def> + +<au>Spenser. Pope.</au> + +<q><qex>Ribald</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Earle.</qau> + +<hw>Rib"ald</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low; base; mean; filthy; +obscene.</def> + +<q>The busy day, +Waked by the lark, hath roused the <qex>ribald</qex> crows.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rib"ald*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a ribald.</def> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Rib"ald*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a +ribald quality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rib"ald*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ribaldrie</ets>, <ets>ribaudrie</ets>, OF. +<ets>ribalderie</ets>, <ets>ribauderie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The +talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; +lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but +formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.</def> + +<q>The <qex>ribaldry</qex> of his conversation moved +<?/stonishment even in that age.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Rib"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ribbon</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<hw>Rib"and</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ribbon</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Riband jasper</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of +jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and +green.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rib"and</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Rib-band</er>.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<hw>Rib"and*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ribboned.</def> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rib"aud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A ribald.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>P. Plowman.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*bau"de*quin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An engine of war used in the +Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on +wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th +century) furnished with small cannon.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town +for casting javelins.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rib"aud*red</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rib"aud*rous</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Filthy; obscene; +ribald.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rib"aud*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Ribaldry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rib"aud*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Ribaldry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rib"auld</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +ribald.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rib"band</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>A ribbon.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Rib"*band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rib</ets> + <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Written also +<ets>riband</ets>, and <ets>ribbon</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A long, narrow strip of timber +bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold +them in position, and give rigidity to the framework.</def> + +<cs><col>Rib-band lines</col>, <cd>oblique longitudinal sectionss +of the hull of a vessel.</cd></cs> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Ribbed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Furnished or formed with ribs; <as>as, a <ex>ribbed</ex> +cylinder; <ex>ribbed</ex> cloth</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Intercalated with slate; -- +said of a seam of coal.</def> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<hw>Rib"bing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>An assemblage +or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an +arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, +ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.</def> + +<hw>Rib"bon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>riban</ets>, OF. <ets>riban</ets>, F. <ets>ruban</ets>, +probably of German origin; cf. D. <ets>ringband</ets> collar, +necklace, E. <ets>ring</ets> circle, and <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>riband</asp>, +<asp>ribband</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fillet or narrow +woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a +woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow strip or shred; <as>as, a steel or +magnesium <ex>ribbon</ex>; sails torn to +<ex>ribbons</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rib-band</er>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Driving reins.</def> +<mark>[Cant]</mark> + +<au>London Athen\'91um.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing similar to the bend, +but only one eighth as wide.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Spinning)</fld> <def>A silver.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>The blue ribbon</xex>, and <xex>The red +ribbon</xex>, 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 <cref>Blue +ribbon</cref>, under <er>Blue</er>.</note> + +<cs><col>Ribbon fish</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped marine fish of the +family <spn>Trachypterid\'91</spn>, especially the species of the +genus <spn>Trachypterus</spn>, and the oarfish (<spn>Regelecus +Banksii</spn>) of the North Atlantic, which is sometimes over +twenty feet long</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The hairtail, or +bladefish</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A small compressed marine fish +of the genus <spn>Cepola</spn>, having a long, slender, tapering +tail. The European species (<spn>C. rubescens</spn>) is light red +throughout. Called also <altname>band fish</altname>.</cd> -- +<col>Ribbon grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of reed +canary grass having the leaves stripped with green and white; -- +called also <altname>Lady's garters</altname>. See <cref>Reed +grass</cref>, under <er>Reed</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ribbon seal</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North Pacific seal +(<spn>Histriophoca fasciata</spn>). The adult male is dark brown, +conspicuously banded and striped with yellowish white.</cd> -- +<col>Ribbon snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common North +American snake (<spn>Eutainia saurita</spn>). It is conspicuously +striped with bright yellow and dark brown.</cd> -- <col>Ribbon +Society</col>, <cd>a society in Ireland, founded in the early +part of the 19th century in antagonism to the Orangemen. It +afterwards became an organization of tennant farmers banded +together to prevent eviction by landlords. It took its name from +the green ribbon worn by members as a badge.</cd> -- <col>Ribborn +worm</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A +tapeworm</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A nemertean.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rib"bon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ribboned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ribboning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To adorn with, or +as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.</def> + +<hw>Rib"bon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See <cref>Ribbon +Society</cref>, under <er>Ribbon</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rib"bon*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>-men</plw>.</plu> <def>A member of the Ribbon Society. See +<cref>Ribbon Society</cref>, under <er>Ribbon</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rib"bon*wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A malvaceous tree (<spn>Hoheria +populnea</spn>) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for +cordage.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri"bes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[NL.; cf. +Dan. <ets>ribs</ets>, and Ar. <ets>r\'c6b\'bes</ets> a plant with +an acid juice.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of shrubs +including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.</def> + +<hw>Rib"ibe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rebec</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of stringed +instrument; a rebec.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Nares.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An old woman; -- in contempt.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A bawd; a prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rib"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Ribibe</er>.]</ety> <def>A small threestringed viol; a +rebec.</def> + +<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au> + +<q>All can be play on gittern or <qex>ribible</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rib"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no ribs.</def> + +<hw>Rib"roast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To beat +soundly.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Rib"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A species of plantain (<spn>Plantago lanceolata</spn>) with +long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also <altname>rib +grass</altname>, <altname>ripple grass</altname>, +<altname>ribwort plantain</altname>.</def> + +<hw>-ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[AS <ets>r\'c6ce</ets> kingdom, +dominion. See <er>Rich</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix signifying +<xex>dominion</xex>, <xex>jurisdiction</xex>; <as>as, +bishop<ex>ric</ex>, the district over which a bishop exercises +authority</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>riz</ets> +(cf. Pr. <ets>ris</ets>, It. <ets>riso</ets>), L. +<ets>oryza</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, probably from the +Persian; cf. OPers. <ets>br\'c6zi</ets>, akin to Skr. +<ets>vr\'c6hi</ets>; or perh. akin to E. <ets>rye</ets>. Cf. +<er>Rye</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A well-known cereal +grass (<spn>Oryza sativa</spn>) and its seed. This plant is +extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a +large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows +chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.</def> + +<cs><col>Ant rice</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Ant</er>.</cd> -- <col>French rice</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>See <er>Amelcorn</er>.</cd> -- <col>Indian rice</col>., <cd>a +tall reedlike water grass (<spn>Zizania aquatica</spn>), 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 <altname>water oat</altname>, +<altname>Canadian wild rice</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Mountain +rice</col>, <cd>any species of an American genus +(<spn>Oryzopsis</spn>) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.</cd> +-- <col>Rice bunting</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as +<er>Ricebird</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rice hen</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Florida gallinule.</cd> -- +<col>Rice mouse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large +dark-colored field mouse (<spn>Calomys palistris</spn>) of the +Southern United States.</cd> -- <col>Rice paper</col>, <cd>a kind +of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting +upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by +cutting the pith of a large herb (<spn>Fatsia papyrifera</spn>, +related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is +flattened out under pressure. Called also <altname>pith +paper</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rice troupial</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the bobolink.</cd> -- <col>Rice +water</col>, <cd>a drink for invalids made by boiling a small +quantity of rice in water.</cd> -- <col>Rice-water +discharge</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a liquid, resembling rice +water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the +bowels, in cholera.</cd> -- <col>Rice weevil</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small beetle (<spn>Calandra, <or/ +Sitophilus, oryz\'91</spn>) which destroys rice, wheat, and +Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also +<altname>black weevil</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rice"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Java sparrow.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bobolink.</def> + +<hw>Rice"-shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small +white polished marine shells of the genus +<spn>Olivella</spn>.</def> + +<hw>Rich</hw>, <pr>(r<icr/ch)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Richer</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Richest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>riche</ets>, AS. <ets>r\'c6ce</ets> rich, powerful; akin to +OS. <ets>r\'c6ki</ets>, D. <ets>rijk</ets>, G. <ets>reich</ets>, +OHG. <ets>r\'c6hhi</ets>, Icel. <ets>r\'c6kr</ets>, Sw. +<ets>rik</ets>, Dan. <ets>rig</ets>, Goth. <ets>reiks</ets>; from +a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and +akin to L. <ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, king, +<ets>regere</ets> to guide, rule. <root/283. See <er>Right</er>, +and cf. <er>Derrick</er>, <er>Enrich</er>, <er>Rajah</er>, +<er>Riches</er>, <er>Royal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having +an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount +of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; +opulent; affluent; -- opposed to <ant>poor</ant>.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rich</xex> merchants.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>The <qex>rich</qex> [person] hath many friends.</q> +<qau>Prov. xiv. 20.</qau> + +<q>As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash +Of some <qex>rich</qex> burgher.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; +abundant; copious; bountiful; <as>as, a <ex>rich</ex> treasury; a +<ex>rich</ex> entertainment; a <ex>rich</ex> crop</as>.</def> + +<q>If life be short, it shall be glorious; +Each minute shall be <qex>rich</qex> in some great action.</q> +<qau>Rowe.</qau> + +<q>The gorgeous East with <qex>richest</qex> hand +Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; +fruitful; <as>as, <ex>rich</ex> soil or land; a <ex>rich</ex> +mine.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Composed of valuable or costly materials or +ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; +sumptuous; costly; <as>as, a <ex>rich</ex> dress; <ex>rich</ex> +silk or fur; <ex>rich</ex> presents</as>.</def> + +<q>Like to <qex>rich</qex> and various gems.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; +-- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are +high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, +luscious, and high-flavored; <as>as, a <ex>rich</ex> dish; +<ex>rich</ex> cream or soup; <ex>rich</ex> pastry; <ex>rich</ex> +wine or fruit</as>.</def> + +<q>Sauces and <qex>rich</qex> spices are fetched from India.</q> +<qau>Baker.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Not faint or delicate; vivid; <as>as, a +<ex>rich</ex> color</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; <as>as, a +<ex>rich</ex> voice; <ex>rich</ex> music</as>.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; <as>as, a +<ex>rich</ex> landscape; <ex>rich</ex> scenery</as>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; +entertaining; <as>as, the scene was a <ex>rich</ex> one; a +<ex>rich</ex> incident or character</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rich</xex> is sometimes used in the formation +of self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>rich</xex>-fleeced, +<xex>rich</xex>-jeweled, <xex>rich</xex>-laden, +<xex>rich</xex>-stained.</note> + +<syn>Syn. -- Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; +abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; +generous; luscious.</syn> + +<hw>Rich</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enrich.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<hw>Rich"es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>richesse</ets>, F. <ets>richesse</ets>, from +<ets>riche</ets> rich, of German origin. See +<er>Rich</er>,<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which +makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other +property; wealth; opulence; affluence.</def> + +<q><qex>Riches</qex> do not consist in having more gold and +silver, but in having more in proportion, than our neighbors.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or +the like.</def> + +<q>The <qex>riche</qex> of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Richesse</xex>, the older form of this word, +was in the singular number. The form <xex>riches</xex>, however, +is plural in appearance, and has now come to be used as a +plural.</note> + +<q>Against the <qex>richesses</qex> of this world shall they have +misease of poverty.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>In one hour so great <qex>riches</qex> is come to nought.</q> +<qau>Rev. xviii. 17.</qau> + +<q>And for that <qex>riches</qex> where is my deserving?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; +plenty; abundance.</syn> + +<-- p. 1240 --> + +<hw>Rich"esse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See +<er>Riches</er>.]</ety> <def>Wealth; riches. See the Note under +<er>Riches</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Some man desireth for to have <qex>richesse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>richesse</qex> of all heavenly grace.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Rich"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rich +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rich"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rich (in any sense of the adjective).</def> + +<hw>Rich"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>An herb (<spn>Pilea pumila</spn>) of the Nettle family, +having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also +<altname>clearweed</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ric`in*e`la*id"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Ricin</ets>oleic + <ets>elaidic</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of +ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.</def> + +<hw>Ric`in*e*la"i*din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, +obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor +oil with nitrous acid.</def> + +<hw>Ri*cin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ricinus</ets> castor-oil plant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, +designating an acid now called <altname>ricinoleic</altname> +<it>acid.</it></def> + +<hw>Ric"i*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ricinus</ets> castor-oil plant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds +of the castor-oil plant.</def> + +<hw>Ric`in*o"le*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly +called <altname>palmate</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ric`in*o"le*ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty +acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily +substance, C<?/H<?/O<?/ with a harsh taste. Formerly written +<xex>ricinolic</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Ric`in*o"le*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ricinus</ets> castor-oil plant + <ets>oleum</ets> +oil.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The glycerin salt of +ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of +castor oil; -- formerly called <xex>palmin</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Ric`i*nol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Ricinoleic.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ric"i*nus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., +the castor-oil plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of +plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (<spn>R. +communis</spn>), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, +and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss +expressed. See <er>Palma Christi</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>reek</ets>, <ets>rek</ets>, AS. <ets>hre\'a0c</ets> a heap; +akin to <ets>hryce</ets> rick, Icel. hraukr.]</ety> <def>A stack +or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually +protected from wet with thatching.</def> + +<q>Golden clusters of beehive <qex>ricks</qex>, rising at +intervals beyond the hedgerows.</q> +<qau>G. Eliot.</qau> + +<hw>Rick</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To heap up in ricks, as hay, +etc.</def> + +<hw>Rick"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stout pole +for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.</def> + +<hw>Rick"et*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rickety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Rick"ets</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Of +uncertain origin; but cf. AS. <ets>wrigian</ets> to bend, D. +<ets>wrikken</ets> to shake, E. <ets>wriggle</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease which affects children, and +which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, +depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid +abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often +premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease +appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid +tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk +unsteadily. Called also <altname>rachitis</altname>.</def> +<-- also, infantile or juvenile osteomalacia. Deficient +calcification of bone causing skeletal abnormalities. It is +caused by vitamin D deficiency. --> + +<hw>Rick"et*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Affected with rickets.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; +shaky.</def> + +<hw>Rick"rack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of +openwork edging made of serpentine braid.</def> + +<hw>Rick"stand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flooring +or framework on which a rick is made.</def> + +<hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a +gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone +thrown along the surface of water.</def> + +<cs><col>Ricochet firing</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the firing +of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation +of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to +bound or skip along the ground.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ricochetted</er>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ricochetting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To +operate upon by ricochet firing. See <er>Ricochet</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To skip with a +rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or +a cannon ball on the ground. See <er>Ricochet</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Ric"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the rictus; +<as>as, <ex>rictal</ex> bristles</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ric"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ringi</ets>, <ets>rictus</ets>, to open wide the mouth, to +gape.]</ety> <def>A gaping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ric"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., the +aperture of the mouth.]</ety> <def>The gape of the mouth, as of +birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth.</def> + +<hw>Rid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Ride</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<q>He <qex>rid</qex> to the end of the village, where he +alighted.</q> +<qau>Thackeray.</qau> + +<hw>Rid</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rid</er> <or/ <er>Ridded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ridding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ridden</ets>, <ets>redden</ets>, AS. <ets>hreddan</ets> to +deliver, liberate; akin to D. & LG. <ets>redden</ets>, G. +<ets>retten</ets>, Dan. <ets>redde</ets>, Sw. +<ets>r\'84dda</ets>, and perhaps to Skr. <ets><?/rath</ets> to +loosen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To save; to rescue; to deliver; +-- with <xex>out of</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Deliver the poor and needy; <qex>rid</qex> them out of the +hand of the wicked.</q> +<qau>Ps. lxxxii. 4.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed +by <xex>of</xex>.</def> \'bd<xex>Rid</xex> all the sea of +pirates.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>In never <qex>ridded</qex> myself of an overmastering and +brooding sense of some great calamity traveling toward me.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; +to make away with; to destroy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>I will <qex>red</qex> evil beasts out of the land.</q> +<qau>Lev. xxvi. 6.</qau> + +<q>Death's men, you have <qex>rid</qex> this sweet young +prince!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to +finish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdWillingness <xex>rids</xex> +way.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Mirth will make us <qex>rid</qex> ground faster than if +thieves were at our tails.</q> +<qau>J. Webster.</qau> + +<cs><col>To be rid of</col>, <cd>to be free or delivered +from.</cd> -- <col>To get rid of</col>, <cd>to get deliverance +from; to free one's self from.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rid"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable for +riding; <as>as, a <ex>ridable</ex> horse; a <ex>ridable</ex> +road.</as></def> + +<hw>Rid"dance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or +out.</def> + +<q>Thou shalt not make clean <qex>riddance</qex> of the corners +of thy field.</q> +<qau>Lev. xxiii. 22.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being rid or free; freedom; +escape.</def> \'bd<xex>Riddance</xex> from all adversity.\'b8 + +<au>Hooker.</au> + +<hw>Rid"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of +<er>Ride.</er></def> + +<hw>Rid"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, rids.</def> + +<hw>Rid"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ridil</ets>, AS. <ets>hridder</ets>; akin to G. +<ets>reiter</ets>, L. <ets>cribrum</ets>, and to Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to +distinguish, separate, and G. <ets>rein</ets> clean. See +<er>Crisis</er>, <er>Certain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser +materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or +gravel from sand.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, +between which wire is drawn to straighten it.</def> + +<hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Riddled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Riddling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass +through a riddle; <as>as, <ex>riddle</ex> wheat; to +<ex>riddle</ex> coal or gravel</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to +make many holes in; <as>as, a house <ex>riddled</ex> with +shot</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>riddels</ets>, +<ets>s</ets> being misunderstood as the plural ending; OE. +<ets>ridels</ets>, <ets>redels</ets>. AS. r<?/dels; akin to D. +<ets>raadsel</ets>, G. <ets>r\'84thsel</ets>; fr. AS. +<ets>r<?/dan</ets> to counsel or advise, also, to guess. +<root/116. Cf. <er>Read</er>.]</ety> <def>Something proposed to +be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an +ambiguous proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or +puzzling.</def> + +<q>To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret, +That solved the <qex>riddle</qex> which I had proposed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>'T was a strange <qex>riddle</qex> of a lady.</q> +<qau>Hudibras.</qau> + +<hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To explain; to solve; to +unriddle.</def> + +<q><qex>Riddle</qex> me this, and guess him if you can.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak ambiguously or +enigmatically.</def> \'bdLysander <xex>riddels</xex> very +prettily.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rid"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>One who riddles +(grain, sand, etc.).</def> + +<hw>Rid"dler</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who speaks in, or +propounds, riddles.</def> + +<hw>Rid"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Speaking in a +riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.</def> +\'bd<xex>Riddling</xex> triplets.\'b8 <au>Tennyson</au>. -- +<wordforms><wf>Rid"dling</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Rode</er> <pr>(r<omac/d)</pr> +(<er>Rid</er> [r<icr/d], <mark>archaic</mark>); <pos>p. p.</pos> +<er>Ridden</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr> (<er>Rid</er>, +<mark>archaic</mark>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Riding</er> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>r\'c6dan</ets>; akin +to LG. <ets>riden</ets>, D. <ets>rijden</ets>, G. +<ets>reiten</ets>, OHG. <ets>r\'c6tan</ets>, Icel. +<ets>r\'c6<edh/a</ets>, Sw. <ets>rida</ets>, Dan. +<ets>ride</ets>; cf. L. <ets>raeda</ets> a carriage, which is +from a Celtic word. Cf. <er>Road</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.</def> + +<q>To-morrow, when ye <qex>riden</qex> by the way.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Let your master <qex>ride</qex> on before, and do you gallop +after him.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be borne in a carriage; <as>as, to +<ex>ride</ex> in a coach, in a car, and the like</as>. See +Synonym, below.</def> + +<q>The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by +<qex>riding</qex> in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets +with trains of servants.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to +lie.</def> + +<q>Men once walked where ships at anchor <qex>ride</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be supported in motion; to rest.</def> + +<q>Strong as the exletree +On which heaven <qex>rides</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>On whose foolish honesty +My practices <qex>ride</qex> easy!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To manage a horse, as an equestrian.</def> + +<q>He <qex>rode</qex>, he fenced, he moved with graceful +ease.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To support a rider, as a horse; to move under +the saddle; <as>as, a horse <ex>rides</ex> easy or hard, slow or +fast</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To ride easy</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to lie at +anchor without violent pitching or straining at the cables.</cd> +-- <col>To ride hard</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to pitch +violently.</cd> -- <col>To ride out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To go +upon a military expedition.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<au>Chaucer</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To ride in the open air.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To ride to hounds</col>, <cd>to +ride behind, and near to, the hounds in hunting.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Drive.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ride</er>, +<er>Drive</er>. <xex>Ride</xex> 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, <xex>drive</xex> is +the word applied in most cases to progress in a carriage; as, a +<xex>drive</xex> around the park, etc.; while <xex>ride</xex> is +appropriated to progress on a horse. Johnson seems to sanction +this distinction by giving \'bdto <xex>travel</xex> on +horseback\'b8 as the leading sense of <xex>ride</xex>; though he +adds \'bdto <xex>travel</xex> in a vehicle\'b8 as a secondary +sense. This latter use of the word still occurs to some extent; +as, the queen <xex>rides</xex> to Parliament in her coach of +state; to <xex>ride</xex> in an omnibus.</usage> + +<q>\'bdWill you <qex>ride</qex> over or <qex>drive</qex>?\'b8 +said Lord Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that +morning.</q> +<qau>W. Black.</qau> + +<hw>Ride</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sit on, so as +to be carried; <as>as, to <ex>ride</ex> a horse; to <ex>ride</ex> +a bicycle.</as></def> + +<q>[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and <qex>ride</qex> the +air +In whirlwind.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To manage insolently at will; to domineer +over.</def> + +<q>The nobility could no longer endure to be <qex>ridden</qex> by +bakers, cobblers, and brewers.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To convey, as by riding; to make or do by +riding.</def> + +<q>Tue only men that safe can <qex>ride</qex> +Mine errands on the Scottish side.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To overlap (each other); -- +said of bones or fractured fragments.</def> + +<cs><col>To ride a hobby</col>, <cd>to have some favorite +occupation or subject of talk.</cd> -- <col>To ride and +tie</col>, <cd>to take turn with another in labor and rest; -- +from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of +whom <xex>rides<xex> the animal a certain distance, and then +<xex>ties<xex> him for the use of the other, who is coming up on +foot. <au>Fielding</au>.</cd> -- <col>To ride down</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To ride over; to trample down in riding; to +overthrow by riding against; <as>as, <ex>to ride down<ex> an +enemy</as></cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To bear +down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.</cd> -- <col>To ride +out</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to keep safe afloat during (a +storm) while riding at anchor or when hove to on the open sea; +<as>as, <ex>to ride out<ex> the gale</as>.</cd></cs> +<-- <col>to ride the lightning</col>, (Colloq.) <cd>to be +executed by electrocution in an electric chair.</cd> --> + +<hw>Ride</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of riding; +an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A saddle horse.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Wright.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through +grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.</def> + +<hw>Ri*dean"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small +ridge.</def> + +<hw>Rid"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. +pl. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Ride</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ri"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ridens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ridere</ets> to laugh.]</ety> +<def>Laughing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<hw>Rid"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rides.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of +goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who breaks or manages a horse.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An addition or amendment to a manuscript or +other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; +in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill +while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is +imposed.</def> + +<q>After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a +<qex>rider</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q>This [question] was a <qex>rider</qex> which Mab found +difficult to answer.</q> +<qau>A. S. Hardy.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A problem of more than usual +difficulty added to another on an examination paper.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <ety>[D. <ets>rijder</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Dutch gold +coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon +it.</def> + +<q>His moldy money ! half a dozen <qex>riders</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. Fletcher.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Rock material in a vein of +ore, dividing it.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>An interior rib +occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to +the beame of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The second tier of casks in a +vessel's hold.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>A small forked weight which straddles the beam +of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the +weight on a steelyard.</def> + +<sn>11.</sn> <def>A robber.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Drummond.</au> + +<cs><col>Rider's bone</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a bony deposit +in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to +the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in +riding.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rid"er*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no rider; <as>as, +a <ex>riderless</ex> horse</as>.</def> + +<au>H. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Ridge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rigge</ets> the back, AS. <ets>hrycg</ets>; akin to D. +<ets>rug</ets>, G. <ets>r\'9acken</ets>, OHG. <ets>rucki</ets>, +<ets>hrukki</ets>, Icel. <ets>hryggr</ets>, Sw. <ets>rugg</ets>, +Dan. <ets>ryg</ets>. <root/16.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The back, +or top of the back; a crest.</def> + +<au>Hudibras.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part +of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.</def> +\'bdThe frozen <xex>ridges</xex> of the Alps.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Part rise crystal wall, or <qex>ridge</qex> direct.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up +by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the +surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The intersection of two +surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top +between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The highest portion of the +glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered +way.</def> + +<au>Stocqueler.</au> + +<hw>Ridge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ridged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ridging</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form a ridge +of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or +ridges.</def> + +<q>Bristles ranged like those that <qex>ridge</qex> the back +Of chafed wild boars.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To form into ridges with the plow, as +land.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To wrinkle.</def> \'bdWith a forehead +<xex>ridged</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Ridge"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The part of +a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts +of a cart; -- called also <altname>ridgerope</altname>, and +<altname>ridger</altname>.</def> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Ridge"bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +backbone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Blood . . . lying cluttered about the +<qex>ridgebone</qex>.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<hw>Ridg"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ridgelling</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ridge"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little +ridge.</def> + +<hw>Ridge"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. +<ets>riggilt</ets>, <ets>riggot</ets>, ananimal half castrated, a +sheep having only one testicle; cf. Prov. G. <ets>rigel</ets>, +<ets>rig</ets>, a barrow hog, <ets>rigler</ets> a cock half +castrated.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A half-castrated +male animal.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ridge"piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ridge"plate`</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ridgepole</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ridge"pole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The timber forming the ridge of a roof, +into which the rafters are secured.</def> + +<hw>Ridge"rope`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Life line</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, +under <er>Life</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ridg"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to +form ridges.</def> + +<hw>Ridg"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a ridge +or ridges; rising in a ridge.</def> \'bdLifted on a +<xex>ridgy</xex> wave.\'b8 + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Rid"i*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Ridicule.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<hw>Rid"i*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ridicule</ets>, L. <ets>ridiculum</ets> a jest, fr. +<ets>ridiculus</ets>. See <er>Ridiculous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing +matter.</def> + +<q>[Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies +made him the <qex>ridicule</qex> of his contemporaries.</q> +<qau>Buckle.</qau> + +<q>To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a +<qex>ridicule</qex>.</q> +<qau>Foxe.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Remarks concerning a subject or a person +designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of +that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement +by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term +lighter than <xex>derision</xex>.</def> + +<q>We have in great measure restricted the meaning of +<qex>ridicule</qex>, which would properly extend over whole +region of the ridiculous, -- the laughable, -- and we have +narrowed it so that in common usage it mostly corresponds to +\'bdderision\'b8, which does indeed involve personal and +offensive feelings.</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<q>Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, +Yet touched and shamed by <qex>ridicule</qex> alone.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Quality of being ridiculous; +ridiculousness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>To see the <qex>ridicule</qex> of this practice.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; +irony; satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Ridicule</er>, <er>Derision</er>, Both words imply +disapprobation; but <xex>ridicule</xex> usually signifies +good-natured, fun-loving opposition without manifest malice, +while <xex>derision</xex> is commonly bitter and scornful, and +sometimes malignant.</usage><-- ridicule is now usually +malicious. RIbbing or kidding is good-natured --> + +<hw>Rid"i*cule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ridiculed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Ridiculing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To laugh at +mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or +respecting.</def> + +<q>I 've known the young, who <qex>ridiculed</qex> his rage.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; +lampoon. See <er>Deride</er>.</syn> + +<-- p. 1241 --> + +<hw>Rid"i*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>Ridiculous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>This action . . . became so <qex>ridicule</qex>.</q> +<qau>Aubrey.</qau> + +<hw>Rid"i*cu`ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +ridicules.</def> + +<hw>Ri*dic"u*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +make ridiculous; to ridicule.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; also, +something ridiculous.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<au>Bailey.</au> + +<hw>Ri*dic"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ridiculosus</ets>, <ets>ridiculus</ets>, fr. +<ets>ridere</ets> to laigh. Cf. <er>Risible</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; +unworthy of serious consideration; <as>as, a <ex>ridiculous</ex> +dress or behavior</as>.</def> + +<q>Agricola, discerning that those little targets and unwieldy +glaives ill pointed would soon become <qex>ridiculous</qex> +against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . +. . to draw up and come to handy strokes.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Involving or expressing ridicule.</def> +<mark>[r.]</mark> + +<q>[It] provokes me to <qex>ridiculous</qex> smiling.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; +absurd; preposterous. See <er>Ludicrous</er>.</syn> + +--- <wordforms><wf>Ri*dic"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Ri*dic"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rid"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>thriding</ets>, Icel. <ets>pr<?/jungr</ets> the third part, +fr. <ets>pri<?/i</ets> third, akin to E. <ets>third</ets>. See +<er>Third</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the three jurisdictions into +which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly +under the government of reeve. They are called the +<xex>North</xex>, the <xex>East</xex>, and the <xex>West</xex>, +<xex>Riding</xex>.</def> + +<au>Blackstone.</au> + +<hw>Rid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Employed to +travel; traveling; <as>as, a <ex>riding</ex> clerk</as>.</def> +\'bdOne <xex>riding</xex> apparitor.\'b8 + +<au>Ayliffe.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Used for riding on; <as>as, a <ex>riding</ex> +horse</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to +riding; <as>as, a <ex>riding</ex> whip; a <ex>riding</ex> habit; +a <ex>riding</ex> day.</as></def> + +<cs><col>Riding clerk</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A clerk who +traveled for a commercial house</cd>. <mark>[Obs. Eng.]</mark> +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One of the \'bdsix clerks\'b8 formerly attached +to the English Court of Chancery.</cd> -- <col>Riding hood</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A hood formerly worn by women when riding</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A kind of cloak with a hood.</cd> -- <col>Riding +master</col>, <cd>an instructor in horsemanship.</cd> -- +<col>Riding rhyme</col> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, <cd>the meter of five +accents, with couplet rhyme; -- probably so called from the +mounted pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales. <au>Dr. +Guest</au>.</cd> -- <col>Riding school</col>, <cd>a school or +place where the art of riding is taught.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rid"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state +of one who rides.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival procession.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>When there any <qex>riding</qex> was in Cheap.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Ride</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def> + +<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A district in charge of an excise officer.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*dot"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. +LL. <ets>reductus</ets> a retreat. See <er>Redoubt</er>.]</ety> +<def>A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music +and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<q>There are to be <qex>ridottos</qex> at guinea tickets.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<hw>Ri*dot"to</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hold ridottos.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>J. G. Cooper.</au> + +<hw>Rie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rye</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<cs><col>Rie grass</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A +kind of wild barley (<spn>Hordeum pratense</spn>)</cd>. <au>Dr. +Prior</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Ray grass. <au>Dr. +Prior</au>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reave</er>.]</ety> <def>Robbery.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Riet"boc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>riet</ets> reed + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The reedbuck, a South African antelope +(<spn>Cervicapra arundinacea</spn>); -- so called from its +frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its +color is yellowish brown. Called also +<altname>inghalla</altname>, and +<altname>rietbok</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rife</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'c6f</ets> abundant, or Icel. <ets>r\'c6fr</ets> +munificent; akin to OD. <ets>riff</ets>, <ets>rijve</ets>, +abundant.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Prevailing; prevalent; +abounding.</def> + +<q>Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were +<qex>rife</qex> and mortal.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<q>Even now the tumult of loud mirth +Was <qex>rife</qex>, and perfect in may listening ear.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having power; active; nimble.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>What! I am <qex>rife</qex> a little yet.</q> +<qau>J. Webster.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rife"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rife"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rif"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. G. +<ets>riffeln</ets>, <ets>riefeln</ets>, to groove. Cf. +<er>Rifle</er> a gun.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A trough or +sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for +holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when +auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or +steps in such a trough. Also called <xex>ripple</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rif"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Riffle</er>.]</ety> <def>A curved file used in carving wool +and marble.</def> + +<hw>Riff"raff`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rif and raf</ets> every particle, OF. <ets>rif et raf</ets>. +CF. <er>Raff</er>, <ets>and 1st</ets> <er>Rifle</er>.]</ety> +<def>Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.</def> + +<au>Beau & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Ri"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rifled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rifling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>rifler</ets> to rifle, +sweep away; of uncertain origin. CF. <er>Raff</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; +to carry off.</def> + +<q>Till time shall <qex>rifle</qex> every youthful grace.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To strip; to rob; to pillage.</def> + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<q>Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: +If not, we'll make you sit and <qex>rifle</qex> you.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To raffle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>J. Webster.</au> + +<hw>Ri"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +raffle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To commit robbery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Ri"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. +<ets>rifle</ets>, or <ets>riffel</ets>, the rifle of a gun, a +chamfer (cf. <ets>riffel</ets>, <ets>riffel</ets>b\'94sse, a +rifle gun, <ets>rifle</ets> to rifle a gun, G. +<ets>riefeln</ets>, <ets>riefen</ets>, to chamfer, groove), and +E. <ets>rive</ets>. See <er>Rive</er>, and cf. <er>Riffle</er>, +<er>Rivel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gun, the inside of +whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the +ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a +military firearm it has superseded the musket.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of +soldiers armed with rifles.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar +material, used for sharpening scythes.</def> + +<cs><col>Rifle pit</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a trench for +sheltering sharpshooters.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ri"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with +spiral channels; <as>as, to <ex>rifle</ex> a gun barrel or a +cannon</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To whet with a rifle. See <er>Rifle</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def> + +<hw>Ri"fle*bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of +beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera +<spn>Ptiloris</spn> and <spn>Craspidophora</spn>, allied to the +paradise birds.</def> + +<note><hand/ The largest and best known species is <spn>Ptiloris +paradisea</spn> 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.</note> + +<hw>Ri"fle*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rifleman</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> +<def>A soldier armed with a rifle.</def> + +<hw>Ri"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rifles; +a robber.</def> + +<hw>Ri"fling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon +or gun barrel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The system of grooves in a +rifled gun barrel or cannon.</def> + +<cs><col>Shunt rifling</col>, <cd>rifling for cannon, in which +one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to +facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by +the deeper part of the grooves.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rift</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>p. +p.</pos> of <er>Rive</er>.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rift</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>reft</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Dan. <ets>rift</ets>, fr. +<ets>rieve</ets> to rend. See <er>Rive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a +fissure.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A shallow place in a stream; a ford.</def> + +<hw>Rift</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rifted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rifting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cleave; to rive; to split; +<as>as, to <ex>rift</ex> an oak or a rock; to <ex>rift</ex> the +clouds.</as></def> + +<au>Longfellow.</au> + +<q>To dwell these <qex>rifted</qex> rocks between.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<hw>Rift</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burst open; +to split.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Timber . . . not apt to <qex>rif</qex> with ordnance.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To belch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & +Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rift"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rafter.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Rig</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Ridge</er>.]</ety> <def>A ridge.</def> <mark>[Prov. or +Scott.]</mark> + +<hw>Rig</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rigged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rigging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Norweg. +<ets>rigga</ets> to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. +AS. <ets>wr\'c6han</ets> to cover.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an +odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by +<xex>out</xex>.</def> + +<q>Jack was <qex>rigged</qex> out in his gold and silver +lace.</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rig a purchase</col>, <cd>to adapt apparatus so as to +get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, +capstan, etc.</cd> -- <col>To rig a ship</col> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., +to their respective masts and yards.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rig</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of +sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are +distinguished; <as>as, schooner <ex>rig</ex>, ship <ex>rig</ex>, +etc.</as> See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rig</hw>, <pos>n</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Wriggle</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming +conduct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A blast of wind.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Wright.</au> + +<q>That uncertain season before the <qex>rigs</qex> of Michaelmas +were yet well composed.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<cs><col>To run a rig</col>, <cd>to play a trick; to engage in a +frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming.</cd></cs> + +<q>He little dreamt when he set out +Of <qex>running</qex> such <qex>a rig</qex>.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<hw>Rig</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To play the wanton; to act in +an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rigging</xex> and rifling all ways.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Rig</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make free with; hence, to +steal; to pilfer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark> + +<au>Tusser.</au> + +<cs><col>To rig the market</col> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld>, +<cd>to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or +trick.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark></cs> + +<hw>Rig`a*doon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rigadon</ets>, <ets>rigaudon</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gay, +lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from +Provence in France.</def> + +<au>W. Irving.</au> + +<q>Whose dancing dogs in <qex>rigadoons</qex> excel.</q> +<qau>Wolcott.</qau> + +<hw>Ri"ga fir`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <ety>[So called from +<ets>Riga</ets>, a city in Russia.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A species of pine (<spn>Pinus sylvestris</spn>), and its +wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also +<altname>Scotch pine</altname>, and <altname>red <or/ yellow +deal</altname>. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, +and in Siberia.</def> + +<hw>Ri*ga"rion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rigatio</ets>, fr. <ets>rigare</ets> to water.]</ety> +<def>See <er>Irrigation</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ri"gel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. +<ets>rijl</ets>, properly, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> +<def>A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the +constellation Orion.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>Regel</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ri*ges"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rigescens</ets>, p. pr. fr. <ets>rigescere</ets> to grow +stiff.]</ety> <def>Growing stiff or numb.</def> + +<hw>Rig"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging +of a ship.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rig"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>DRess; tackle; +especially <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, the ropes, chains, etc., that +support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases +for adjusting the sails, etc. See <xex>Illustr</xex>. of +<er>Ship</er> and <er>Sails</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Running rigging</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>all those +ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, +etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the +like.</cd> -- <col>Standing rigging</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>the shrouds and stays.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rig"gish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a rig or +wanton.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Riggish</xex> and +unmaidenly.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Rig"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See +<er>Wriggle</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rig"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The European lance +fish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Right</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>right</ets>, <ets>riht</ets>, AS. <ets>riht</ets>; akin to +D. <ets>regt</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>reht</ets>, G. +<ets>recht</ets>, Dan. <ets>ret</ets>, Sw. r\'84tt, Icel. +<ets>r\'89ttr</ets>, Goth. <ets>ra\'a1hts</ets>, L. +<ets>rectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>regere</ets> to guide, rule; cf. +Skr. <ets><?/ju</ets> straight, right. <root/115. Cf. +<er>Adroit</er>,<er>Alert</er>, <er>Correct</er>, <er>Dress</er>, +<er>Regular</er>, <er>Rector</er>, <er>Recto</er>, +<er>Rectum</er>, <er>Regent</er>, <er>Region</er>, +<er>Realm</er>, <er>Rich</er>, <er>Riyal</er>, +<er>Rule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straight; direct; not +crooked; <as>as, a <ex>right</ex> line.</def> \'bd<ex>Right</ex> +as any line</as>.\'b8 + +<au> Chaucer</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Upright; erect from a base; having an upright +axis; not oblique; <as>as, <ex>right</ex> ascension; a +<ex>right</ex> pyramid or cone.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Conformed to the constitution of man and the +will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the +true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.</def> + +<q>That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely +<qex>right</qex>, and is called <qex>right</qex> simply without +relation to a special end.</q> +<qau>Whately.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; +<as>as, the <ex>right</ex> man in the <ex>right</ex> place; the +<ex>right</ex> way from London to Oxford.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; +actual; not spurious.</def> \'bdHis <xex>right</xex> wife.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly +manifested themselves to be <qex>right</qex> barbarians.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>According with truth; passing a true judgment; +conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not +erroneous; correct; <as>as, this is the <ex>right</ex> +faith</as>.</def> + +<q>You are <qex>right</qex>, Justice, and you weigh this +well.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . +. <qex>right</qex>, \'bdLet us eat and drink, for to-morrow we +die.\'b8</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.</def> + +<q>The lady has been disappointed on the <qex>right</qex> +side.</q> +<qau>Spectator.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man +on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the +other side; -- opposed to <xex>left</xex> when used in reference +to a part of the body; <as>as, the <ex>right</ex> side, hand, +arm</as>. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower +animals.</def> + +<q>Became the sovereign's favorite, his <qex>right</qex> +hand.</q> +<qau>Longfellow.</qau> + +<note><hand/ In designating the banks of a river, +<xex>right</xex> and <xex>left</xex> are used always with +reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction +of the current's flow.</note> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; +well regulated; correctly done.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>Designed to be placed or worn outward; <as>as, +the <ex>right</ex> side of a piece of cloth</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>At right angles</col>, <cd>so as to form a right angle +or right angles, as when one line crosses another +perpendicularly.</cd> -- <col>Right and left</col>, <cd>in both +or all directions.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Right and +left coupling</col> <fld>(Pipe fitting)</fld>, <cd>a coupling the +opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a +left-handed screw, respectivelly.</cd> -- <col>Right angle</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The angle formed by one line meeting another +perpendicularly, as the angles <xex>ABD<xex>, <xex>DBC<xex>.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Spherics)</fld> <cd>A spherical angle included +between the axes of two great circles whose planes are +perpendicular to each other.</cd> -- <col>Right ascension</col>. +<cd>See under <er>Ascension</er>.</cd> -- <col>Right Center</col> +<fld>(Politics)</fld>, <cd>those members belonging to the Center +in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on +political questions. See <er>Center</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</cd> +-- <mcol><col>Right cone</col>, <col>Right cylinder</col>, +<col>Right prism</col>, <col>Right pyramid</col></mcol> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the +axis of which is perpendicular to the base.</cd> -- <col>Right +line</col>. <cd>See under <er>Line</er>.</cd> -- <col>Right +sailing</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>sailing on one of the four +cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its +longitude, but not both. <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.<cd></cd> -- +<col>Right sphere</col> <fld>(Astron. & Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a +sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at +right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the +sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of +the equator.</cd></cs> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Right</xex> is used elliptically for <xex>it is +right</xex>, <xex>what you say is right</xex>, +<xex>true</xex>.</note> + +<q>\'bd<qex>Right</qex>,\'b8 cries his lordship.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; +rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; +becoming.</syn> + +<hw>Right</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a right +manner.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a right or straight line; directly; hence; +straightway; immediately; next; <as>as, he stood <ex>right</ex> +before me; it went <ex>right</ex> to the mark; he came +<ex>right</ex> out; he followed <ex>right</ex> after the +guide.</as></def> + +<q>Unto Dian's temple goeth she <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Let thine eyes look <qex>right</qex> on.</q> +<qau>Prov. iv. 25.</qau> + +<q><qex>Right</qex> across its track there lay, +Down in the water, a long reef of gold.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Exactly; just.</def> <mark>[Obs. or +Colloq.]</mark> + +<q>Came he <qex>right</qex> now to sing a raven's note?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>According to the law or will of God; conforming +to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; <as>as, to +live <ex>right</ex>; to judge <ex>right</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>According to any rule of art; correctly.</def> + +<q>You with strict discipline instructed <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Roscommon.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>According to fact or truth; actually; truly; +really; correctly; exactly; <as>as, to tell a story +<ex>right</ex></as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Right</xex> at mine own +cost.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q><qex>Right</qex> as it were a steed of Lumbardye.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>His wounds so smarted that he slept <qex>right</qex> +naught.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; +extremely; highly; <as>as, <ex>right</ex> humble; <ex>right</ex> +noble; <ex>right</ex> valiant</as>.</def> \'bdHe was not +<xex>right</xex> fat\'b8. + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>For which I should be <qex>right</qex> sorry.</q> +<qau>Tyndale.</qau> + +<q>[I] return those duties back as are <qex>right</qex> fit.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<note><hand/ In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, +<xex>right</xex> honorable; <xex>right</xex> reverend.</note> + +<cs><col>Right honorable</col>, <cd>a title given in England to +peers and peeresses, to the eldest sons and all daughters of such +peers as have rank above viscounts, and to all privy councilors; +also, to certain civic officers, as the lord mayor of London, of +York, and of Dublin.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1242 --> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Right</xex> is used in composition with other +adverbs, as up<xex>right</xex>, down<xex>right</xex>, +forth<xex>right</xex>, etc.</note> + +<cs><col>Right along</col>, <cd>without cessation; continuously; +as, to work <xex>right along</xex> for several hours.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> -- <mcol><col>Right away</col>, <or/ +<col>Right off</col></mcol>, <cd>at once; straightway; without +delay. <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> \'bdWe will . . . shut +ourselves up in the office and do the work <xex>right +off<xex>.\'b8</cd> <au>D. Webster.</au></cs> + +<hw>Right</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>right</ets>. See <er>Right</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is right or correct.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The straight course; adherence to +duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom +from guilt, -- the opposite of moral <xex>wrong</xex>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A true statement; freedom from error of +falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.</def> + +<q>Seldom your opinions err; +Your eyes are always in the <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A just judgment or action; that which is true +or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity</def>. + +<q>Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, +And well deserved, had fortune done him <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That to which one has a just claim.</def> +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That which one has a natural +claim to exact.</def> + +<q>There are no <qex>rights</qex> whatever, without corresponding +duties.</q> +<qau>Coleridge.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>That which one has a legal or social claim to +do or to exact; legal power; authority; <as>as, a sheriff has a +<ex>right</ex> to arrest a criminal</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim +to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a +piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership</def>. + +<q>Born free, he sought his <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>Hast thou not <qex>right</qex> to all created things?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Men have no <qex>right</qex> to what is not reasonable.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Privilege or immunity granted by +authority</def>. + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The right side; the side opposite to the +left.</def> + +<q>Led her to the Souldan's <qex>right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in +France), those members collectively who are conservatives or +monarchists. See <er>Center</er>, 5.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>The outward or most finished surface, as of a +piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.</def> + +<cs><col>At all right</col>, <cd>at all points; in all respects. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>Bill of +rights</col>, <cd>a list of rights; a paper containing a +declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under +<er>Bill</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>By right</col>, <col>By +rights</col>, <or/ <col>By good rights</col></mcol>, <cd>rightly; +properly; correctly.</cd> + +<q>He should himself use it <qex>by right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>I should have been a woman <qex>by right</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +-- <col>Divine right</col>, <or/ <col>Divine right of +kings</col>, <cd>a name given to the patriarchal theory of +government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no +dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to +the throne, and to the obedience of the people.</cd> -- <col>To +rights</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In a direct line; straight.</cd> +<mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Woodward</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>At once; +directly.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> <au>Swift</au>. -- +<mcol><col>To set to rights</col>, <col>To put to +rights</col></mcol>, <cd>to put in good order; to adjust; to +regulate, as what is out of order.</cd> -- <col>Writ of +right</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a writ which lay to recover +lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.</cd> +<au>Blackstone</au>.</cs> + +<hw>Right</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Righted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Righting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>rihtan</ets>. See +<er>Right</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring or +restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to +make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to +correct.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to +restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; <as>as, to +<ex>right the oppressed</ex>; <ex>to right</ex> one's self</as>; +also, to vindicate.</def> + +<q>So just is God, to <qex>right</qex> the innocent.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to +suffer while evils are sufferable, than to <qex>right</qex> +themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are +accustomed.</q> +<qau>Jefferson.</qau> + +<cs><col>To right a vessel</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to +restore her to an upright position after careening.</cd> -- +<col>To right the helm</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to place it +in line with the keel.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Right</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To recover the +proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hence, to regain an upright +position, as a ship or boat, after careening.</def> + +<hw>Right"-a*bout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Right</ets>, adv. + <ets>about</ets>, adv.]</ety> +<def>A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the +opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; <as>as, +to turn to the <ex>right-about</ex></as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To send to the right-about</col>, <cd>to cause to turn +toward the opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to +cause to turn and retreat. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Right"-an`gled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Containing a right angle or right angles; <as>as, a +<ex>right-angled</ex> triangle</as>.</def> + +<hw>Right"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To do +justice to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Relieve [marginal reading, <qex>righten</qex>] the +opressed.</q> +<qau>Isa. i. 17.</qau> + +<hw>Right"eous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rightways</ets>, <ets>rightwise</ets>, +AS.<ets>rightw\'c6s</ets>; <ets>riht</ets> right + +<ets>w\'c6s</ets> wise, having wisdom, prudent. See +<er>Right</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Wise</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Doing, or according with, that which is +right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, +free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; <as>as, a +<ex>righteous</ex> man or act; a <ex>righteous</ex> +retribution</as>.</def> + +<q>Fearless in his <qex>righteous</qex> cause.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; +honest; equitable; rightful.</syn> + +<hw>Right"eoused</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made +righteous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Right"eous*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rightw\'c6sl\'c6ce</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a righteous manner; +<as>as, to judge <ex>righteously</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Right"eous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rihtw\'c6snes</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or +state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; +rectitude.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Righteousness</xex>, as used in Scripture and +theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to +<xex>holiness</xex>, comprehending holy principles and affections +of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A righteous act, or righteous quality.</def> + +<q>All our <qex>righteousnesses</qex> are as filthy rags.</q> +<qau>Isa. lxiv. 6.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or conduct of one who is +righteous.</def> + +<q>Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth +<qex>right<?/<?/<?/ness</qex> at all times.</q> +<qau>Ps. cvi. 3.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The state of being right +with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground +justification.</def> + +<q>There are two kinds of Christian <qex>righteousness</qex>: the +one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, +which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian +virtues.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<q>Only for the <qex>righteousness</qex> of Christ imputed to us, +and received by faith alone.</q> +<qau>Westminster Catechism.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice; +rightfulness; integryty; honesty; faithfulness.</syn> + +<hw>Right"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sets +right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.</def> + +<au>Shelton.</au> + +<hw>Right"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Consonant to justice; just; <as>as, a +<ex>rightful</ex> cause</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Having the right or just claim according to +established laws; being or holding by right; <as>as, the +<ex>rightful</ex> heir to a throne or an estate; a +<ex>rightful</ex> king.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by +just claim; <as>as, a <ex>rightful</ex> inheritance; +<ex>rightful</ex> authority.</as></def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.</syn> + +<hw>Right"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to right or +justice.</def> + +<hw>Right"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and +justice.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moral rectitude; righteousness.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wyclif.</au> + +<q>We fail of perfect <qex>rightfulness</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau> + +<hw>Right"-hand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than +the left; <as>as, the <ex>right-hand</ex> side, room, or +road</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.</def> + +<q>Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their <qex>right-hand</qex> +man in the troop.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<cs><col>Right-hand rope</col>, <cd>a rope which is laid up and +twisted with the sun, that is, in the same direction as +plain-laid rope. See <xex>Illust<xex>. of +<er>Cordage</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Right"*hand`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Using the +right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the same direction or course as the +movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the +motion of a revolving object looked at from a given +direction.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the whorls rising +from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Scalaria</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Right-handed screw</col>, <cd>a screw, the threads of +which, like those of a common wood screw, wind spirally in such a +direction that screw advances away from the observer when turned +with a right-handed movement in a fixed nut.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Right"-hand`ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or +quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.</def> + +<hw>Right"-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +a right heart or disposition.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Right"-heart`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Right"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of right.</def> + +<au>Sylvester.</au> + +<hw>Right"-lined`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed by +right lines; rectilineal; <as>as, a <ex>right-lined</ex> +angle</as>.</def> + +<hw>Right"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>richtlice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straightly; +directly; in front.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>According to justice; according to the divine +will or moral rectitude; uprightly; <as>as, duty <ex>rightly</ex> +performed</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.</def> + +<q>Eve <qex>rightly</qex> called, Mother of all mankind.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>According to truth or fact; correctly; not +erroneously; exactly.</def> \'bdI can not <xex>rightly</xex> +say.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Thou didst not <qex>rightly</qex> see.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Right"-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a +right or honest mind.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Right"-mind`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Right"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>richtnes</ets>.]</ety> . <def>Straightness; <as>as, the +<ex>rightness</ex> of a line</as>.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being right; right +relation.</def> + +<q>The craving for <qex>rightness</qex> with God.</q> +<qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau> + +<hw>Right"-run`ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Straight; direct.</def> + +<hw>Right"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the +right.</def> + +<q><qex>Rightward</qex> and leftward rise the rocks.</q> +<qau>Southey.</qau> + +<hw>Right" whale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale +(<spn>Bal\'91na mysticetus</spn>), from whose mouth the best +whalebone is obtained.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any other whale +that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, +right whale (<spn>Bal\'91na cisarctica</spn>), and the Pacific +right whale (<spn>B. Sieboldii</spn>); a bone whale.</def> + +<cs><col>Pygmy right whale</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a +small New Zealand whale <spn>(Neobal\'91na marginata)</spn> which +is only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very +elastic and tough, whalebone.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Right"wise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Righteous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wyclif.</au> + +<hw>Right"wise`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make +righteous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Right"wise`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Righteously.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Right"wise`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Righteousness.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>In doom and eke in <qex>rightwisnesse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rig"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rigidus</ets>, fr. <ets>rigere</ets> to be stiff or numb: +cf. F. <ets>rigide</ets>. Cf. <er>Rigor</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.</def> + +<q>Upright beams innumerable +Of <qex>rigid</qex> spears.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; +strict; <as>as, a <ex>rigid</ex> father or master; <ex>rigid</ex> +discipline; <ex>rigid</ex> criticism; <ex>a rigid</ex> +sentence.</as></def> + +<q>The more <qex>rigid</qex> order of principles in religion and +government.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; +exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.</syn> + +<hw>Ri*gid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rigiditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rigidit\'82</ets>. See +<er>Rigid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of +being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change +of from; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes +change of form; -- opposed to <xex>flexibility</xex>, +<xex>ductility</xex>, <xex>malleability</xex>, and +<xex>softness</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease +or elegance.</def> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Severity; rigor.</def> <mark>[Obs. orR.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Burnet.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.</syn> + +<hw>Rig"id*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>In a rigid +manner; stiffly.</def> + +<hw>Rig"id*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rigid.</def> + +<hw>Ri*gid"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Dim. +from <ets>rigid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Somewhat +rigid or stiff; <as>as, a <ex>rigidulous</ex> bristle</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rig"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> +<def>See <er>Reglet</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rig"ma*role</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>ragman roll</ets>. See <er>Ragman's roll</er>.]</ety> <def>A +succession of confused or nonsencial statements; foolish talk; +nonsense.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<q>Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to +call <qex>rigmarole</qex>.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Rig"ma*role</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of rigmarole; +frovolous; nonsensical; foolish.</def> + +<hw>Rig"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. also +<ets>ringol</ets>. Cf. <er>Ring</er>.]</ety> <def>A circle; +hence, a diadem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rig"oll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corruupted fr. +<ets>regal</ets>.]</ety> <def>A musical instrument formerly in +use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated +by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end.</def> +<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music. )</au>. + +<hw>\'d8Ri"gor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See +<er>Rigor</er>., below.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rigidity; +stiffness.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(ed.)</fld> <def>A sense of chilliness, with +contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in +the chill preceeding a fever.</def> + +<cs><col>\'d8Rigor caloris</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L., rigor +of heat]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>a form of rigor mortis +induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is heated to +about 50<deg/C.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Rigor mortis</col> +<pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L. , rigor of death]</ety> , <cd>death +stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and +lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of +myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual +muscle fibers.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rig"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rigour</ets>, OF. <ets>rigour</ets>, F. <ets>rigueur</ets>, +from L. <ets>rigor</ets>, fr. <ets>rigere</ets> to be stiff. See +<er>Rigid</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rigour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The becoming stiff +or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; +hardness.</def> + +<q>The rest his look +Bound with Gorgonian <qex>rigor</qex> not to move.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Rigor</er>, +2.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Severity of climate or season; inclemency; +<as>as, the <ex>rigor</ex> of the storm; the <ex>rigors</ex> of +winter.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged +sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; +cruelty.</def> + +<q>All his <qex>rigor</qex> is turned to grief and pity.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<q>If I shall be condemn'd +Upon surmises, . . . I tell you +'T is <qex>rigor</qex> and not law.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Exactness without allowance, deviation, or +indulgence; strictness; <as>as, the <ex>rigor</ex> of criticism; +to execute a law with <ex>rigor</ex>; to enforce moral duties +with <ex>rigor</ex></as>; -- opposed to <ant>lenity</ant>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Severity of life; austerity; voluntary +submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification.</def> + +<q>The prince lived in this convent with all the <qex>rigor</qex> +and austerity of a capuchin.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Violence; force; fury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Whose raging <qex>rigor</qex> neither steel nor brass could +stay.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; +austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.</syn> + +<hw>Rig"or*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to +<xex>laxity</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity, as of style, or the like.</def> + +<au>Jefferson.</au> + +<hw>Rig"or*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rigoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is rigorous; -- +sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist.</def> + +<hw>Rig"or*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rigoureux</ets>, LL. <ets>rigorosus</ets>. See +<er>Rigor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manifesting, exercising, +or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; +scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; <as>as, +a <ex>rigorous</ex> officer of justice; a <ex>rigorous</ex> +execution of law; a <ex>rigorous</ex> definition or +demonstration.</as></def> + +<q>He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock +With <qex>rigorous hands</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their +<qex>rigorous</qex> unity.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Severe; intense; inclement; <as>as, a +<ex>rigorous</ex> winter</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Violent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bd<xex>Rigorous</xex> uproar.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; +austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rig"or*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rig"or*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>\'d8Rigs"da`ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dan. +See <er>Rix-dollar</er>.]</ety> <def>A Danish coin worth about +fifty-four cents. It was former unit of value in Denmark.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Riks"da`ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw. +See <er>Rix-dollar</er>.]</ety> <def>A Swedish coin worth about +twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in +Sweden.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rig`-Ve"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See +<er>Veda</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Riled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Riling</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[See <er>Roil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render turbid +or muddy; to stir up; to roil.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to +vex.</def> + +<note><hand/ In both senses provincial in England and colloquial +in the United States.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[It. See +<er>Relief</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Sculp. & Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Relief</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,<xex>5</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LG. +<ets>rille</ets> a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, +OE. <ets>rigol</ets> a small brook, F. <ets>rigole</ets> a trench +or furrow for water, W. <ets>rhill</ets> a row, <ets>rhigol</ets> +a little ditch. <root/11.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A very small +brook; a streamlet.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <er>Rille</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To run a small stream.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Prior.</au> + +<hw>Rille</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. +<ets>rille</ets> a furrow.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One +of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, +on the surface of the moon.</def> + +<hw>Rill"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little +rill.</def> + +<au>Burton.</au> + +<hw>Ri"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roily.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]</mark> + +<-- p. 1243 --> + +<hw>Rim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As. +<ets>rima</ets>, <ets>reoma</ets>, edge; cf. W. <ets>rhim</ets>, +<ets>rhimp</ets>, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, +<ets>rim</ets>. Cf. <er>Rind</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular +or curving; <as>as, the <ex>rim</ex> of a kettle or +basin</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The lower part of the abdomen.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Arch rim</col> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld>, <cd>the line +between the gums and the palate.</cd> -- <col>Rim-fire +cartridge</col>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Cartridge</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rim lock</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Lock</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rim</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rimmed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rimming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To furnish with a rim; to +border.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rim\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; +a fissure.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri"mau da"han</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From the native +Oriental name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The clouded +tiger cat (<spn>Felis marmorata</spn>) of Southern Asia and the +East Indies.</def> + +<hw>Rim"base`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> +<def>A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a +cannon. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Cannon</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rime</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rima</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rent or long aperture; a chink; a +fissure; a crack.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Browne.</au> + +<hw>Rime</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr\'c6m</ets>; akin +to D. <ets>rijm</ets>, Icel. <ets>hr\'c6m</ets>, Dan. +<ets>rim</ets>, Sw. <ets>rim</ets>; cf. D. <ets>rijp</ets>, G. +<ets>reif</ets>, OHG. <ets>r\'c6fo</ets>, +<ets>hr\'c6fo</ets>.]</ety> <def>White frost; hoarfrost; +congealed dew or vapor.</def> + +<q>The trees were now covered with <qex>rime</qex>.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<hw>Rime</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rimed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Riming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To freeze or congeal into +hoarfrost.</def> + +<hw>Rime</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> +<def>A step or round of a ladder; a rung.</def> + +<hw>Rime</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rhyme. See +<er>Rhyme</er>.</def> + +<au>Coleridge. Landor.</au> + +<note><hand/ This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, +is coming into use again.</note> + +<hw>Rime</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>To rhyme. See +<er>Rhyme</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rim"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rhymer; a +versifier.</def> + +<hw>Rim"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tool for shaping the rimes +of a ladder.</def> + +<hw>Rim"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>rimoier</ets>. See <er>Ryime</er>.]</ety> <def>To compose in +rhyme; to versify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>[Lays] <qex>rimeyed</qex> in their first Breton tongue.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rim"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An implement +for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the +edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer.</def> + +<au>Knight.</au> + +<hw>Ri*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rimosus</ets>, fr. <ets>rima</ets> a chink: cf. F. +<ets>rimeux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of rimes, +fissures, or chinks.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Having long and nearly +parallel clefts or chinks, like those in the bark of trees.</def> + +<hw>Ri*mose"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rimose +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ri*mos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of +being rimose.</def> + +<hw>Rim"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rimose.</def> + +<hw>Rim"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hrimpele</ets>, or <ets>rimpel</ets>. See Rumple.]</ety> +<def>A fold or wrinkle. See <er>Rumple</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rim"ple</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & +p. p.</pos> <er>Rimpled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rimpling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To +rumple; to wrinkle.</def> + +<hw>Rim"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding with +rime; frosty.</def> + +<hw>Rind</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rind</ets> bark, crust of bread; akin <?/<?/ OHG. +<ets>rinta</ets>, G. <ets>rinde</ets>, and probably to E. +<ets>rand</ets>, <ets>rim</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>ram</ets> to end, +rest.]</ety> <def>The external covering or coat, as of flesh, +fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.</def> + +<q>Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind +With all thy charms, although this corporal <qex>rind</qex> +Thou hast immanacled.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>Sweetest nu<?/ hath sourest <qex>rind</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rind</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To remove the rind of; to +bark.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rin"der*pest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. +<ets>rind</ets>, pl. <ets>rinder</ets>, cattle + <ets>pest</ets> +pest, plague.]</ety> <def>A highly contagious distemper or +murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and +goats; -- called also <altname>cattle plague</altname>, +<altname>Russian cattle plague</altname>, and <altname>steppe +murrain</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rin"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rynele</ets>. <root/11. See <er>Run</er>.]</ety> <def>A +small water course or gutter.</def> + +<au>Ash.</au> + +<hw>Rind"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of +a rind.</def> + +<hw>Rind"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a rind or +skin.</def> + +<au>Ash.</au> + +<hw>Rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rind</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a +rind</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rin`for*zan"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It., fr. <ets>rinfor<?/ale</ets> to re\'89nforce, +strengthen.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Increasing; +strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden increase of +force (abbreviated <xex>rf</xex>., <xex>rfz</xex>.) Cf. +<er>Forzando</er>, and <er>Sforzando</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Rang</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or +<er>Rung</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Rung</er>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ringing</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[AS. <ets>hringan</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>hringja</ets>, +Sw. <ets>ringa</ets>, Dan. <ets>ringe</ets>, OD. +<ets>ringhen</ets>, <ets>ringkelen</ets>. <root/19.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a +metallic body; <as>as, to <ex>ring</ex> a bell</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to +sound.</def> + +<q>The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, +Hath <qex>rung</qex> night's yawning peal.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.</def> + +<cs><col>To ring a peal</col>, <cd>to ring a set of changes on a +chime of bells.</cd> -- <col>To ring the changes upon</col>. +<cd>See under <er>Change</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To ring +in</col> <or/ <col>out</col></mcol>, <cd>to usher, attend on, or +celebrate, by the ringing of bells; <as>as, <ex>to ring out<ex> +the old year and <ex>ring in<ex> the new. +<au>Tennyson</au></as>.</cd> -- <col>To ring the bells +backward</col>, <cd>to sound the chimes, reversing the common +order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger.</cd> +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au></cs> + +<hw>Ring</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sound, as a +bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.</def> + +<q>Now <qex>ringen</qex> trompes loud and clarion.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Why <qex>ring</qex> not out the bells?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To practice making music with bells.</def> + +<au>Holder.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a +<?/<?/inging or reverberating sound.</def> + +<q>With sweeter notes each rising temple <qex>rung</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>The hall with harp and carol <qex>rang</qex>.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<q>My ears still <qex>ring</qex> with noise.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To continue to sound or vibrate; to +resound.</def> + +<q>The assertion is still <qex>ringing</qex> in our ears.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To be filled with report or talk; <as>as, the +whole town <ex>rings</ex> with his fame</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ring</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sound; +especially, the sound of vibrating metals; <as>as, the +<ex>ring</ex> of a bell</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a +sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.</def> + +<q>The <qex>ring</qex> of acclamations fresh in his ears.</q> +<qau>Bacon</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A chime, or set of bells harmonically +tuned.</def> + +<q>As great and tunable a <qex>ring</qex> of bells as any in the +world.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hring</ets>, <ets>hrinc</ets>; akin to Fries. +<ets>hring</ets>, D. & G. <ets>ring</ets>, OHG. <ets>ring</ets>, +<ets>hring</ets>, Icel. <ets>hringr</ets>, DAn. & SW. +<ets>ring</ets>; cf. Russ. <ets>krug'</ets>. Cf. +<er>Harangue</er>, <er>Rank</er> a row,<er>Rink</er>.]</ety> +<def>A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a +circular line or hoop.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or +other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the +ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; <as>as, a +wedding <ex>ring</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>Upon his thumb he had of gold a <qex>ring</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>The dearest <qex>ring</qex> in Venice will I give you.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A circular area in which races are or run or +other sports are performed; an arena.</def> + +<q>Place me. O, place me in the dusty <qex>ring</qex>, +Where youthful charioteers contened for glory.</q> +<qau>E. Smith.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; +hence, figuratively, prize fighting.</def> \'bdThe road was an +institution, the <xex>ring</xex> was an institution.\'b8 + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A circular group of persons.</def> + +<q>And hears the Muses in a <qex><?/<?/<?/</qex> +Aye round about Jove's alter sing.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The plane figure +included between the circumferences of two concentric +circles.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The solid generated by the +revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior +straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle +or other figure.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Astron. & Navigation)</fld> <def>An instrument, +formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a +brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through +which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the +graduated inner surface opposite.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An elastic band partly or +wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Sporangium</er>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>A clique; an exclusive combination of persons +for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute +offices, obtain contracts, etc.</def> + +<q>The ruling <qex>ring</qex> at Constantinople.</q> +<qau>E. A. Freeman.</qau> + +<cs><col>Ring armor</col>, <cd>armor composed of rings of metal. +See <cref>Ring mail</cref>, below, and <cref>Chain mail</cref>, +under <er>Chain</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring blackbird</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ring ousel.</cd> -- <col>Ring +canal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the circular water tube +which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>Ring dotterel</col>, <or/ <col>Ringed +dotterel</col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Dotterel</er>, and <xex>Illust<xex>. of +<er>Pressiroster</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring dropper</col>, <cd>a +sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself), +and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being +worthless.</cd> -- <col>Ring fence</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Fence</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring finger</col>, <cd>the third +finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which +the ring is placed in marriage.</cd> -- <col>Ring formula</col> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a graphic formula in the shape of a +closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See +<xex>Illust<xex>. under <er>Benzene</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring +mail</col>, <cd>a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed +upon a garment of leather or of cloth.</cd> -- <col>Ring +micrometer</col>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Circular +micrometer</cref>, under <er>Micrometer</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Saturn's rings</col>. <cd>See <er>Saturn</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Ring ousel</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Ousel</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring parrot</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of Old +World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially +<spn>Pal\'91ornis torquatus</spn>, common in India, and <spn>P. +Alexandri</spn> of <er>Java</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring plover</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The ringed dotterel</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any one of several small American plovers having +a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover +(<spn>\'92gialitis semipalmata</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Ring +snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small harmless American +snake (<spn>Diadophis punctatus</spn>) having a white ring around +the neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an +orange red.</cd> -- <col>Ring stopper</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<cd>See under <er>Stopper</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ring thrush</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ring ousel.</cd> -- <col>The prize +ring</col>, <cd>the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize +fighters, collectively.</cd> -- <col>The ring</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>The body of sporting men who bet on horse races</cd>. +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The prize ring.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ring</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ringed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ringing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To surround with +a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.</def> \'bd<xex>Ring</xex> +these fingers.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>To make a ring around by +cutting away the bark; to girdle; <as>as, to <ex>ring</ex> +branches or roots</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To fit with a ring or with rings, as the +fingers, or a swine's snout.</def> + +<hw>Ring</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>To +rise in the air spirally.</def> + +<hw>Ring"bill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called +also <altname>ring-billed blackhead</altname>. See +<er>Scaup</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ring"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The reed bunting. It has a collar of +white feathers. Called also <altname>ring +bunting</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ring"bolt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An eyebolt +having a ring through the eye.</def> + +<hw>Ring"bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> +<def>A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the +small pastern and the great pastern bones.</def> + +<au>J. H. Walsh.</au> + +<hw>Ring"dove`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European wild pigeon (<spn>Columba +palumbus</spn>) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, +whence the name. Called also <altname>wood pigeon</altname>, and +<altname>cushat</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ringed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully +wedded.</def> \'bdA <xex>ringed</xex> wife.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<cs><col>Ringed seal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North +Pacific seal (<spn>Phoca f\'d2tida</spn>) having ringlike spots +on the body.</cd> -- <col>Ringed snake</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a harmless European snake +(<spn>Tropidonotus natrix</spn>) common in England.</cd> -- +<col>Ringed worm</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an +annelid.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rin"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ringens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ringi</ets> +to open wide the mouth: cf. F. <ets>ringent</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the lips widely separated and +gaping like an open mouth; <as>as a <ex>ringent</ex> bilabiate +corolla</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ring"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on +bells.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A crowbar.</def> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<hw>Ring"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Horse +Racing)</fld> <def>A horse that is not entitled to take part in a +race, but is fraudulently got into it.</def> + +<hw>Ring"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cloth +Manuf.)</fld> <def>An instrument used for stretching woolen +cloth.</def> + +<hw>Ring"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a & n.</pos> from <er>Ring</er>, +<pos>v.</pos></def> + +<cs><col>Ringing engine</col>, <cd>a simple form of pile driver +in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ring"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ringing +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ring"lead`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a +number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of +animals.</def> + +<q>A primacy of order, such an one as the <qex>ringleader</qex> +hath in a dance.</q> +<qau>Barrow.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged +in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, +mutineers, or the like.</def> + +<q>The <qex>ringleaders</qex> were apprehended, tried, fined, and +imprisoned.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Ring"gle*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ringed dotterel, or ring +plover.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ring"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Ring</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy +ring.</def> + +<q>You demi-puppets, that +By moonshine do the green sour <qex>ringlets</qex> make, +Whereof the ewe not bites.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A curl; especially, a curl of hair.</def> + +<q>[Her golden tresses] in wanton <qex>ringlets</qex> waved.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Ring"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Ringmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>The ring +finger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Ascham</au> + +<hw>Ring"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One in +charge of the performances (as of horses) within the ring in a +circus.</def> + +<hw>Ring"neck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small +plovers of the genus <spn>\'92gialitis</spn>, having a ring +around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown +or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (<spn>\'92. +semipalmata</spn>) and the piping plover (<spn>\'92. +meloda</spn>) are common North American species. Called also +<altname>ring plover</altname>, and <altname>ring-necked +plover</altname>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ring-necked +duck.</def> + +<hw>Ring"-necked`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a well defined ring of color +around the neck.</def> + +<cs><col>Ring-necked duck</col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an +American scaup duck (<spn>Aythya collaris</spn>). 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 <altname>ring-neck</altname>, +<altname>ring-necked blackhead</altname>, +<altname>ringbill</altname>, <altname>tufted duck</altname>, and +<altname>black jack</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ring"sail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ringtail</er>,<er>2</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ring"straked`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Ring-streaked.</def> + +<q>Cattle <qex>ringstraked</qex>, speckled, and spotted.</q> +<qau>Gen. xxx. 39.</qau> + +<hw>Ring"-streaked`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +circular streaks or lines on the body; <as>as, +<ex>ring-streaked</ex> goats</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ring"tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird having a distinct band of color +across the tail, as the hen harrier.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A light sail set abaft and +beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also +<altname>ringsail</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ringtail boom</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a spar which +is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ring"-tailed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the tail crossed by conspicuous +bands of color.</def> + +<cs><col>Ring-tailed cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +cacomixle.</cd> -- <col>Ring-tailed eagle</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a young golden eagle.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ring"toss`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game in +which the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an +upright stick.</def> + +<hw>Ring"worm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a +vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches +covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the +body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are +distinguished as <spn>Tinea circinata</spn>, <spn>Tinea +tonsurans</spn>, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a +species of <spn>Trichophyton</spn>).</def><-- a fungal infection +--> + +<hw>Rink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. +<ets>renk</ets>, <ets>rink</ets>, <ets>rynk</ets>, a course, a +race; probably fr. AS. <ets>hring</ets> a ring. See +<er>Ring</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The smooth and level +extent of ice marked off for the game of curling.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An artificial sheet of ice, generally under +cover, used for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on +with roller skates, or a building with such a floor.</def> + +<hw>Rink"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who skates at a +rink.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rink"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Skating in a rink.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rinse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rinsed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rinsing</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE., fr. OF. <ets>rincer</ets>, <ets>rimser</ets>, +<ets>reinser</ets>, <ets>ra\'8bncier</ets>, F. <ets>rincer</ets>; +of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wash lightly; to +cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after +washing.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- +applied especially to hollow vessels; <as>as, to <ex>rinse</ex> a +bottle</as>.</def> \'bdLike a glass did break i' the +<xex>rinsing</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rinse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of rinsing.</def> + +<hw>Rins"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, rinses.</def> + +<-- p. 1244 --> + +<hw>Ri"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>riote</ets>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. <ets>revot</ets>, +<ets>ravot</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanton or unrestrained +behavior; uproar; tumult.</def> + +<q>His headstrong <qex>riot</qex> hath no curb.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and +loose festivity; revelry.</def> + +<q>Venus loveth <qex>riot</qex> and dispense.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>The lamb thy <qex>riot</qex> dooms to bleed to-day.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The tumultuous disturbance of +the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons +in the execution of some private object.</def> + +<cs><col>To run riot</col>, <cd>to act wantonly or without +restraint.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ri"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rioted</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Rioting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rioter</ets>; cf. OD. <ets>ravotten</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or +wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the +like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.</def> + +<q>Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, +<qex>Riots</qex> in pleasure, and neglects the law.</q> +<qau>Daniel.</qau> + +<q>No pulse that <qex>riots</qex>, and no blood that glows.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To disturb the peace; to raise +an uproar or sedition. See <er>Riot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Ri"ot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spend or pass in +riot.</def> + +<q>[He] had <qex>rioted</qex> his life out.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Ri"ot*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who engages in a riot. See +<er>Riot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def> + +<hw>Ri"ot*ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess; +tumult; revelry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>His life he led in lawless <qex>riotise</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ri"ot*our</hw> <pr>(-<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rioter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ri"ot*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rioteux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Involving, or +engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.</def> + +<q>The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and +there wasted his substance with <qex>riotous</qex> living.</q> +<qau>Luke xv. 13.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly +or its acts; seditious.</def> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ri"ot*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Ri"ot*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ri"ot*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or +practice of rioting; riot.</def> \'bdElectioneering +<xex>riotry</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Walpole.</au> + +<hw>Rip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. +<ets>hrip</ets> a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. +<ets>corb</ets>. Cf. <er>Ripier</er>.]</ety> <def>A wicker fish +basket.</def> + +<hw>Rip</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ripped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ripping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. AS. +<ets>r<ymac/pan</ets>, also Sw. <ets>repa</ets> to ripple flax, +D. <ets>repelen</ets>, G. <ets>reffen</ets>, <ets>riffeln</ets>, +and E. <ets>raff</ets>, <ets>raffle</ets>. Cf. <er>Raff</er>, +<er>Ripple</er> of flax.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To divide or +separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open +or off; to tear off or out by violence; <as>as, to <ex>rip</ex> a +garment by cutting the stitches; to <ex>rip</ex> off the skin of +a beast; to <ex>rip</ex> up a floor</as>; -- commonly used with +<xex>up</xex>, <xex>open</xex>, <xex>off</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.</def> + +<q>He 'll <qex>rip</qex> the fatal secret from her heart.</q> +<qau>Granville.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To tear up for search or disclosure, or for +alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- +usually with <xex>up</xex>.</def> + +<q>They <qex>ripped</qex> up all that had been done from the +beginning of the rebellion.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<q>For brethern to debate and <qex>rip</qex> up their falling out +in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor +comely.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or +fiber.</def> + +<cs><col>Ripping chisel</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a crooked +chisel for cleaning out mortises. <au>Knight</au>.</cd> -- +<col>Ripping iron</col>. <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <cd>Same as +<er>Ravehook</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ripping saw</col>. +<fld>(Carp.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Ripsaw</er>.</cd> -- <col>To rip +out</col>, <cd>to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, +<xex>to rip out<xex> an oath.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> See +<cref>To rap out</cref>, under <er>Rap</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos></cs> + +<hw>Rip</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rent made by +ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; +laceration.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of +<ets>rep</ets>robate.]</ety> <def>A term applied to a mean, +worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a +prostitute, or a worn-out horse.</def> <mark>[Slang.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A body of water made rough by the meeting of +opposing tides or currents.</def> + +<hw>Ri*pa"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>riparius</ets>, fr. <ets>ripa</ets> a bank. See +<er>River</er>, and cf. <er>Arrive</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to the bank of a river; <as>as, <ex>riparian</ex> +rights</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ri*pa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>riparius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Growing along the banks of +rivers; riparian.</def> + +<hw>Ripe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ripa</ets>.]</ety> <def>The bank of a river.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ripe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Riper</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Ripest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'c6pe</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>r\'c6pi</ets>, D. +<ets>rijp</ets>, G. <ets>rief</ets>, OHG. <ets>r\'c6ft</ets>; cf. +AS. <ets>r\'c6p</ets> harvest, <ets>r\'c6pan</ets> to reap. Cf. +<er>Reap</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ready for reaping or +gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, +seeds, etc.; <as>as, <ex>ripe</ex> grain</as>.</def> + +<q>So mayst thou live, till, like <qex>ripe</qex> fruit, thou +drop +Into thy mother's lap.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Advanced to the state of fitness for use; +mellow; <as>as, <ex>ripe</ex> cheese; <ex>ripe</ex> +wine.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Having attained its full development; mature; +perfected; consummate.</def> \'bd<xex>Ripe</xex> courage.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>He was a scholar, and a <qex>ripe</qex> and good one.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- +said of sores, tumors, etc.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Ready for action or effect; prepared.</def> + +<q>While things were just <qex>ripe</qex> for a war.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>I am not <qex>ripe</qex> to pass sentence on the gravest +public bodies.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and +plumpness.</def> + +<q>Those happy smilets, +That played on her <qex>ripe</qex> lip.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Intoxicated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +\'bdReeling <xex>ripe</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Mature; complete; finished. See +<er>Mature</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Ripe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'c6pian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ripen; to grow ripe.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ripe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mature; to ripen.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ripe"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Maturely; at the fit +time.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rip"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ripened</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ripening</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow ripe; to +become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; <as>as, +grapes <ex>ripen</ex> in the sun</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To approach or come to perfection.</def> + +<hw>Rip"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +mature; to make ripe; <as>as, the warm days <ex>ripened</ex> the +corn</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to +perfection; <as>as, to <ex>ripen</ex> the judgment</as>.</def> + +<q>When faith and love, which parted from thee never, +Had <qex>ripined</qex> thy iust soul to dwell with God.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Ripe"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'c6pness</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being +ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; <as>as, the +<ex>ripeness</ex> of grain; <ex>ripeness</ex> of manhood; +<ex>ripeness</ex> of judgment.</as></def> + +<q>Time, which made them their fame outlive, +To Cowley scarce did <qex>ripeness</qex> give.</q> +<qau>Denham.</qau> + +<hw>Ri*pid"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/. <?/<?/<?/. fan + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A translucent mineral of a green color and +micaceous structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous +silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron; -- called also +<altname>clinochlore</altname>.</def> +<-- sic. note use of "alumina", not "aluminia". Spelling must +have been changing about 1890 --> + +<hw>Ri*pi*e"nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A player in the <xex>ripieno</xex> portion +of an orchestra. See <er>Ripieno</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*pi*e"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Filling up; +supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to those +instruments which only swell the mass or <xex>tutti</xex> of an +orchestra, but are not obbligato.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rip"ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rip"per</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Rip</er> a +basket, or <er>Riparian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O.E. Law)</fld> +<def>One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland +towns.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>But what's the action we are for now ? +Robbing a <qex>ripper</qex> of his fish.</q> +<qau>Beau & Fl.</qau> + +<hw>Ri*post"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>riposte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In fencing, a return +thrust after a parry.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A quick and sharp refort; a repartee.</def> + +<au>J. Morley.</au> + +<hw>Rip"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tool for trimming the edges of roofing +slates.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc.</def> +<mark>[Slang.]</mark> + +<hw>Rip"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[FRom +<er>Rip</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>An implement, with teeth +like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels +from flax, broom corn, etc.</def> + +<hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remove the +seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a +ripple.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to scratch or tear.</def> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rippled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rippling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rimple</er>, <er>Rumple</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated +or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or +undulations, as a field of grain.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a sound as of water running gently over +a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.</def> + +<hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fret or dimple, as the +surface of running water; to cover with small waves or +undulations; <as>as, the breeze <ex>rippled</ex> the +lake</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fretting or +dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling +waves.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is +made by little waves; <as>as, a <ex>ripple</ex> of +laughter</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ripple grass</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Ribwort</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ripple marks</col>, <cd>a system +of parallel ridges on sand, produced by wind, by the current of a +steam, or by the agitation of wind waves; also +<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, a system of parallel ridges on the surface of +a sandstone stratum.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rip"le-marked`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><def>HAving +ripple marks.</def> + +<hw>Rip"plet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small +ripple.</def> + +<hw>Rip"pling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +rippling manner.</def> + +<hw>Rip"ply</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ripples; +<as>as, <ex>ripply</ex> water</as>; hence, resembling the sound +of rippling water; <as>as, <ex>ripply</ex> laughter</as>; a +<ex>ripply</ex> cove.</as></def> + +<au>Keats.</au> + +<hw>Rip"rap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rap</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A foundation or +sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in +deep water or on a soft bottom.</def> + +<hw>Rip"rap`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Riprapped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Riprapping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To form a riprap +in or <xex>upon</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rip"saw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[See <er>Rip</er>, <pos>v. +t.</pos>, 4.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A handsaw with coarse +teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the +direction of the fiber; -- called also <cref>ripping +saw</cref>.</def> + +<hw>Rip"tow*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'c6p</ets>. harvest + a word of uncertain +etymology.]</ety> <fld>(Feud. Law)</fld> <def>A gratuity given to +tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hr\'c6s</ets>; akin to D. <ets>rils</ets>, G. +<ets>reis</ets>, OHG. <ets>hr\'c6s</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bough or +branch; a twig.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>As white as is the blossom upon the <qex>ris</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Rose</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. +p.</pos> <er>Risen</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rising</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>r\'c6san</ets>; akin +to OS. <ets>r\'c6san</ets>, D. <ets>rijzen</ets>, OHG. +<ets>r\'c6san</ets> to rise, fall, Icel. <ets>r\'c6sa</ets>, +Goth. ur<ets>reisan</ets>, G. <ets>reise</ets> journey. CF. +<er>Arise</er>, <er>Raise</er>, <er>Rear</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move from a lower +position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- +<sd>(a)</sd> To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any +other voluntary motion; <as>as, a bird <ex>rises</ex> in the air; +a fish <ex>rises</ex> to the bait</as>.</def> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or +vapors in air, cork in water, and the like</def>. + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To move upward under the influence of a +projecting force; <as>as, a bullet <ex>rises</ex> in the +air</as>.</def> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To grow upward; to attain a certain heght; +<as>as, this elm <ex>rises</ex> to the height of seventy +feet</as>.</def> + +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To reach a higher level by increase of quantity +or bulk; to swell; <as>as, a river <ex>rises</ex> in its bed; the +mercury <ex>rises</ex> in the thermometer</as>.</def> + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>To become erect; to assume an upright position; +<as>as, to <ex>rise</ex> from a chair or from a fall</as>.</def> + +<sd>(g)</sd> <def>To leave one's bed; to arise; <as>as, to +<ex>rise</ex> early</as>.</def> + +<q>He that would thrive, must <qex>rise</qex> by five.</q> +<qau>Old Proverb.</qau> + +<sd>(h)</sd> <def>To tower up; to be heaved up; <as>as, the Alps +<ex>rise</ex> far above the sea</as>.</def> + +<sd>(i)</sd> <def>To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface +<xex>rises</xex> in this direction</def>. \'bdA <xex>rising</xex> +ground.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sd>(j)</sd> <def>To retire; to give up a siege</def>. + +<q>He, <qex>rising</qex> with small honor from Gunza, . . . was +gone.</q> +<qau>Knolles.</qau> + +<sd>(k)</sd> <def>To swell or puff up in the process of +fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To have the aspect or the effect of +rising.</def> Specifically: -- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, +stars, and the like</def>. \'bdHe maketh his sun to +<xex>rise</xex> on the evil and the good.\'b8 + +<au>Matt. v. 45.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to +come forth; to appear; <as>as, an eruption <ex>rises</ex> on the +skin; the land <ex>rises</ex> to view to one sailing toward the +shore</as>.</def> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To become perceptible to other senses than +sight; <as>as, a noise <ex>rose</ex> on the air; odor +<ex>rises</ex> from the flower</as>.</def> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; +<as>as, rivers <ex>rise</ex> in lakes or springs</as>.</def> + +<q>A scepter shall <qex>rise</qex> out of Israel.</q> +<qau>Num. xxiv. 17.</qau> + +<q>Honor and shame from no condition <qex>rise</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed +toward a climax.</def> Specifically: -- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind +or a storm, and hence, of passion</def>. \'bdHigh winde . . . +began to <xex>rise</xex>, high passions -- anger, hate.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To become of higher value; to increase in +price</def>. + +<q>Bullion is <qex>risen</qex> to six shillings . . . the +ounce.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, +tumor, and the like</def>. + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To increase in intensity; -- said of +heat</def>. + +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the +voice</def>. + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>To increase in amount; to enlarge; <as>as, his +expenses <ex>rose</ex> beyond his expectations</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>In various figurative senses.</def> +Specifically: -- + +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go +to war; to take up arms; to rebel</def>. + +<q>At our heels all hell should <qex>rise</qex> +With blackest insurrection.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>No more shall nation against nation <qex>rise</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To attain to a better social position; to be +promoted; to excel; to succeed</def>. + +<q>Some <qex>rise</qex> by sin, and some by virtue fall.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To become more and more dignified or forcible; +to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or +discourse; <as>as, to <ex>rise</ex> in force of expression; to +<ex>rise</ex> in eloquence; a story <ex>rises</ex> in +interest</as>.</def> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To come to mind; to be suggested; to +occur</def>. + +<q>A thought <qex>rose</qex> in me, which often perplexes men of +contemplative natures.</q> +<qau>Spectator.</qau> + +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To come; to offer itself</def>. + +<q>There chanced to the prince's hand to <qex>rise</qex> +<qex>An ancient book</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To ascend from the grave; to come to life.</def> + +<q>But now is Christ <qex>risen</qex> from the dead.</q> +<qau>1. Cor. xv. 20.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; +<as>as, the committee <ex>rose</ex> after agreeing to the +report</as>.</def> + +<q>It was near nine . . . before the House <qex>rose</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher +pith; <as>as, to <ex>rise</ex> a tone or semitone</as>.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To be lifted, or to admit of +being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the +type; -- said of a form.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale.</syn> <usage> +-- <er>Rise</er>, <er>Appreciate</er>. Some in America use the +word <xex>appreciate</xex> for \'bdrise in value;\'b8 as, stocks +<xex>appreciate</xex>, money <xex>appreciates</xex>, etc. This +use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there. It is +undesirable, because <xex>rise</xex> sufficiently expresses the +idea, and <xex>appreciate</xex> has its own distinctive meaning, +which ought not to be confused with one so entirely +different.</usage> + +<hw>Rise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +act of rising, or the state of being risen.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The distance through which anything rises; +<as>as, the <ex>rise</ex> of the thermometer was ten degrees; the +<ex>rise</ex> of the river was six feet; the <ex>rise</ex> of an +arch or of a step</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; +<as>as, the house stood on a <ex>rise</ex> of land</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Spring; source; origin; <as>as, the +<ex>rise</ex> of a stream</as>.</def> + +<q>All wickednes taketh its <qex>rise</qex> from the heart.</q> +<qau>R. Nelson.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Appearance above the horizon; <as>as, the +<ex>rise</ex> of the sun or of a planet</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, +value, rank, property, fame, and the like.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rise</qex> or fall that may happen in his constant +revenue by a Spanish war.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Increase of sound; a swelling of the +voice.</def> + +<q>The ordinary <qex>rises</qex> and falls of the voice.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change +of key; <as>as, a <ex>rise</ex> of a tone or semitone</as>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) +near the surface of the water.</def> + +<hw>Ris"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. p. & +a.</pos> from <er>Rise</er>.</def> \'bdHer <xex>risen</xex> Son +and Lord.\'b8 + +<au>Keble.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def><pos>Obs. imp. pl.</pos> of <er>Rise</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ris"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who rises; <as>as, an early <ex>riser</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The upright +piece of a step, from tread to tread.</def> Hence: <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or +the like.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A shaft excavated from below +upward.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A feed head. See under +<er>Feed</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rush (the +plant).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ris`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. F. +<ets>risibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being +risible; <as>as, <ex>risibility</ex> is peculiar to the human +species</as>.</def> + +<q>A strong and obvious disposition to <qex>risibility</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Ris"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>risibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>ridere</ets>, <ets>risum</ets>, to +laugh. Cf. <er>Ridiculous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having +the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh.</def> + +<q>Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition +of man that he is <qex>risible</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; +amusing.</def> \'bd<xex>Risible</xex> absurdities.\'b8 + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<q>I hope you find nothing <qex>risible</qex> in my +complaisance.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Used in, or expressing, laughter; <as>as, +<ex>risible</ex> muscles</as>.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Risible</xex> 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 <xex>risibles</xex>.</note> + +<syn>Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- +<er>Risible</er>, <er>Ludicrous</er>, <er>Ridiculous</er>.</syn> +<usage> <xex>Risible</xex> differs from <xex>ludicrous</xex> as +species from genus; <xex>ludicrous</xex> expressing that which is +playful and sportive; <xex>risible</xex>, that which may excite +laughter. <xex>Risible</xex> differs from <xex>ridiculous</xex>, +as the latter implies something contemptuous, and +<xex>risible</xex> does not.</usage> + +<-- p. 1245 --> + +--<wordforms><wf>Ris"i*ble*ness</wf><pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +-- <wf>Ris"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ris"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward +direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; <as>as, the +<ex>rising</ex> moon</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; +<as>as, a <ex>rising</ex> state; a <ex>rising</ex> +character.</as></def> + +<q>Among the <qex>rising</qex> theologians of Germany.</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Growing; advancing to adult years and to the +state of active life; <as>as, the <ex>rising</ex> +generation</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ris"ing</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>More than; exceeding; +upwards of; <as>as, a horse <ex>rising</ex> six years of +age</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. & Low, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Ris"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one +who, or that which, rises (in any sense).</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which rises; a tumor; a boil.</def> + +<au>Lev. xiii. 10.</au> + +<cs><col>Rising main</col> <fld>(Waterworks)</fld>, <cd>the pipe +through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated +reservoir.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Risk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>risque</ets>; cf. It. <ets>risco</ets>, <ets>risico</ets>, +<ets>rischio</ets>, Pg. <ets>risco</ets>, Sp. <ets>riesgo</ets>, +and also Sp. <ets>risco</ets> a steep rock; all probably fr. L. +<ets>resceare</ets> to cut off; pref. <ets>re-</ets> re- + +<ets>secare</ets> to cut; -- the word having been probably first +used among sailors. See <er>Section</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or +destruction.</def> + +<q>The imminent and constant <qex>risk</qex> of assassination, a +<qex>risk</qex> which has shaken very strong nerves.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>Hazard of loss; liabillity to +loss in property.</def> + +<cs><col>To run a risk</col>, <cd>to incur hazard; to encounter +danger.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See +<er>Danger</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Risk</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Risked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Risking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[CF. F. <ets>risquer</ets>. +See <er>Risk</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; <as>as, to +<ex>risk</ex> goods on board of a ship; to <ex>risk</ex> one's +person in battle; to <ex>risk</ex> one's fame by a +publication</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To incur the risk or danger of; <as>as, to +<ex>risk</ex> a battle</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.</syn> + +<hw>Risk"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who risks +or hazards.</def> + +<au>Hudibras.</au> + +<hw>Risk"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Risky.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Geddes.</au> + +<hw>Risk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attended with +risk or danger; hazardous.</def> \'bdA <xex>risky</xex> +matter.\'b8 + +<au>W. Collins.</au> + +<q>Generalization are always <qex>risky</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<hw>Ri*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. +<ets>ridere</ets>, <ets>risum</ets>, to laugh.]</ety> +<def>Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; <as>as, the +<ex>risorial</ex> muscles</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*sot"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A kind of pottage.</def> + +<hw>Risse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> +<def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Rise</er>.</def> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Ris"soid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>Rissoa</ets>, the typical genus ( fr. A.<ets>Risso</ets>, an +Italian naturalist) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of very numerous species of +small spiral gastropods of the genus <spn>Rissoa</spn>, or family +<spn>Rissoid\'91</spn>, found both in fresh and salt water.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ris`sole"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>rissoler</ets> to fry meat till it is brown.]</ety> +<fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A small ball of rich minced meat or +fish, covered with pastry and fried.</def> + +<hw>Rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>3d pers. +sing. pres.</pos> of <er>Rise</er>, contracted from +<xex>riseth</xex>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>3d pers. +ssing. pres.</pos> of <er>Ride</er>, contracted from +<xex>rideth</xex>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ri`tar*dan"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Retarding; -- a direction +for slower time; rallentado.</def> + +<hw>Rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ritus</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>r\'c6ti</ets> a stream, a +running, way, manner, <ets>ri</ets> to flow: cf. F. +<ets>rit</ets>, <ets>rite</ets>. CF. <er>Rivulet</er>.]</ety> +<def>The act of performing divine or solemn service, as +established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion +or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; <as>as, +the <ex>rites</ex> of freemasonry</as>.</def> + +<q>He looked with indifference on <qex>rites<qex>, names, and +forms of ecclesiastical polity.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.</syn> + +<hw>\'d8Ri`te*nu"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Held back; holding back; +ritardando.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rit`or*nelle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>\'d8Ri`tor*nel"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[It. <ets>ritornello</ets>, dim. of <ets>ritorno</ets> +return, fr. <ets>ritornare</ets> to return: cf. F. +<ets>ritournelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an +air, often consisting of the burden of the song.</def> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental +passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ri*trat"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos><ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A picture.</def> + +<au>Sterne.</au> + +<hw>Rit"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. +<ets>ritualis</ets>, fr. <ets>ritus</ets> a rite: cf. F. +<ets>rituel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to rites or +ritual; <as>as, <ex>ritual</ex> service or sacrifices; the +<ex>ritual</ex> law.</as></def> + +<hw>Rit"u*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rituel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prescribed form of +performing divine service in a particular church or communion; +<as>as, the Jewish <ex>ritual</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an +organization; <as>as, the <ex>ritual</ex> of the +freemasons</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A book containing the rites to be +observed.</def> + +<hw>Rit"u*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>ritualisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A system founded +upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence +to, or observance of, a ritual.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically :<sd>(a)</sd> The principles and +practices of those in the Church of England, who in the +development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon +a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments +(altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were +sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they +maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally +disused. <xex>Schaff-Herzog Encyc</xex>. <sd>(b)</sd> Also, the +principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal +Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of +England.</def> + +<hw>Rit"u*al*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. F. +<ets>ritualiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled un, or attached +to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.</def> + +<hw>Rit`u*al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to +ritualism.</def> + +<hw>Rit"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By rites, or by a +particular rite.</def> + +<hw>Riv"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>ripa</ets> bank, shore.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bank, +shore, or coast.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>From the green <qex>rivage</qex> many a fall +Of diamond rillets musical.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O.Eng.Law)</fld> <def>A duty paid to the crown +for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.</def> + +<hw>Ri"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rival</ets> (cf. It. <ets>rivale</ets>), L. +<ets>rivales</ets> two neigbors having the same brook in common, +rivals, fr. <ets>rivalis</ets> belonging to a brook, fr. +<ets>rivus</ets> a brook. Cf. <er>Rivulet</er>, +<er>Rete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person having a common +right or privilege with another; a partner.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, +The <qex>rivals</qex> of my watch, bid them make haste.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is in pursuit of the same object as +another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another +is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a +competitor; <as>as, <ex>rivals</ex> in love; <ex>rivals</ex> for +a crown.</as></def> + +<note><hand/ \'bd<xex>Rivals</xex>, 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 +<xex>'rivals'</xex> . . . came to be used of any who were on any +grounds in more or less unfriendly competition with one +another.\'b8</note> + +<au>Trench.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Competitor; emulator; antagonist.</syn> + +<hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the same pretensions +or claims; standing in competition for superiority; <as>as, rival +lovers; <ex>rival</ex> claims or pretensions.</as></def> + +<q>The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two +<qex>rival</qex> confederacies of statesmen.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rivaled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Rivalled</er>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rivaling</er> or +<er>Rivalling</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand in +competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; +<as>as, to <ex>rival</ex> one in love</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.</def> + +<q>To <qex>rival</qex> thunder in its rapid course.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be in rivalry.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ri"val*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female rival.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Richardson.</au> + +<hw>Ri*val"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rivalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rivalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Rivalry; competition</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Equality, as of right or rank.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>hak.</au> + +<hw>Ri"val*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rivalries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>The act of +rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.</def> +\'bdKeen contention and eager <xex>rivalries</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Jeffrey.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See +<er>Emulation</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Ri"val*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rivalry</def>. +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Rived</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. +p.</pos> <er>Rived</er> or <er>Riven</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. +pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Riving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Icel. +<ets>r\'c6fa</ets>, akin to Sw. <ets>rifva</ets> to pull asunder, +burst, tear, Dan. <ets>rive</ets> to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. +<er>Reef</er> of land, <er>Rifle</er> a gun, <er>Rift</er>, +<er>Rivel</er>.]</ety> <def>To rend asunder by force; to split; +to cleave; <as>as, to <ex>rive</ex> timber for rails or +shingles</as>.</def> + +<q>I shall <qex>ryve</qex> him through the sides twain.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>The scolding winds have <qex>rived</qex> the knotty oaks.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Brutus hath <qex>rived</qex> my heart.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rive</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be split or rent +asunder.</def> + +<q>Freestone <qex>rives</qex>, splits, and breaks in any +direction.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<hw>Rive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place torn; a rent; a +rift.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Riv"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Riveled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Riveling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>gerifled</ets>, +<ets>geriflod</ets>, <ets>gerifod</ets>, wrinkled, +<ets>geriflian</ets>, <ets>gerifian</ets>, to wrinkle. See +<er>Rifle</er> a gun, <er>Rive</er>.]</ety> <def>To contract into +wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; <as>as, <ex>riveled</ex> fruit; +<ex>riveled</ex> flowers</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<au>Pope</au>. \'bd<xex>Riveled</xex> parchments.\'b8 +<au>Walpole</au>. + +<hw>Riv"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrinkle; a rimple.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Riv"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p. & a.</pos> from +<er>Rive</er>.</def> + +<hw>Riv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rives or +splits.</def> + +<hw>Riv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>riv\'8are</ets> a river, LL. <ets>riparia</ets> river, bank +of a river, fr. L. <ets>riparius</ets> belonging to a bank or +shore, fr. <ets>ripa</ets> a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. +Cf. <er>Arrive</er>, <er>Riparian</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying +into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger +than a rivulet or brook.</def> + +<q>Transparent and sparkling <qex>rivers</qex>, from which it is +delightful to drink as they flow.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; +<as>as, <ex>rivers</ex> of blood; <ex>rivers</ex> of +oil</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>River chub</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes.</cd> -- +<col>River crab</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of +fresh-water crabs of the genus <spn>Thelphusa</spn>, as <spn>T. +depressa</spn> of Southern Europe.</cd> -- <col>River +dragon</col>, <cd>a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king +of Egypt.</cd> -- <col>River driver</col>, <cd>a lumberman who +drives or conducts logs down rivers. <au>Bartlett</au>.</cd> -- +<col>River duck</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of +duck belonging to <spn>Anas</spn>, <spn>Spatula</spn>, and allied +genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, +as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to <xex>sea +duck<xex>.</cd> -- <col>River god</col>, <cd>a deity supposed to +preside over a river as its tutelary divinity.</cd> -- <col>River +herring</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an alewife.</cd> -- +<col>River hog</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any +species of African wild hogs of the genus +<spn>Potamoch<oe/rus</spn>. They frequent wet places along the +rivers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The capybara.</cd> -- <col>River +horse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the hippopotamus.</cd> -- +<col>River jack</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an African puff +adder (<spn>Clotho nasicornis</spn>) having a spine on the +nose.</cd> -- <col>River limpet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus +<spn>Ancylus</spn>, having a limpet-shaped shell.</cd> -- +<col>River pirate</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the pike.</cd> +-- <col>River snail</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species +of fresh-water gastropods of <spn>Paludina</spn>, +<spn>Melontho</spn>, and allied genera. See <cref>Pond +snail</cref>, under <er>Pond</er>.</cd> -- <col>River +tortoise</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous +fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the +genus <spn>Trionyx</spn> and allied genera. See +<er>Trionyx</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Riv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hawk by +the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Riv"ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplied with +rivers; <as>as, a well <ex>rivered</ex> country</as>.</def> + +<hw>Riv"er*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rivulet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Riv"er*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +or state of being a river.</def> \'bdUseful +<xex>riverhood</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>H. Miller.</au> + +<hw>Riv"er*ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rivulet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sylvester.</au> + +<hw>Riv"er*side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The side +or bank of a river.</def> + +<hw>Riv"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having rivers; +<as>as, a <ex>rivery</ex> country</as>.</def> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Riv"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>river</ets> to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. <ets>rifa</ets> to +fasten together. Cf. <er>Reef</er> part of a sail.]</ety> <def>A +metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces +of material together, by passing it through them and then beating +or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a +second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends.</def> + +<q>With busy hammers closing <qex>rivets</qex> up.</q> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><mcol><col>Rivet joint</col>, <or/ <col>Riveted +joint</col></mcol>, <cd>a joint between two or more pieces +secured by rivets.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Riv"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Riveted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Riveting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten with a +rivet, or with rivets; <as>as, to <ex>rivet</ex> two pieces of +iron</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To spread out the end or point of, as of a +metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form +a sort of head.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, +or immovable; <as>as, to <ex>rivet</ex> friendship or +affection</as>.</def> + +<q><qex>Rivet</qex> and nail me where I stand, ye powers!</q> +<qau>Congreve.</qau> + +<q>Thus his confidence was <qex>riveted</qex> and confirmed.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Riv"et*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rivets.</def> + +<hw>Riv"et*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the +end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole set of rivets, collectively.</def> + +<au>Tomlinsin.</au> + +<cs><col>Butt riveting</col>, <cd>riveting in which the ends or +edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by +being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.</cd> -- +<col>Chain riveting</col>, <cd>riveting in which the rivets, in +two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the +other.</cd> -- <col>Crossed riveting</col>, <cd>riveting in which +the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the +rivets in the next row.</cd> -- <col>Double riveting</col>, +<cd>in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt +riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint.</cd> -- +<col>Lap riveting</col>, <cd>riveting in which the ends or edges +of plates overlap and are riveted together.</cd></cs> + +<-- riveting, adj. causing to be fixed or immobilized, usu. +figurative; as, riveting debate. --> + +<hw>Ri*vose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. +<ets>rivus</ets> a brook, channel.]</ety> <def>Marked with +sinuate and irregular furrows.</def> + +<hw>Riv"u*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Earlier +<ets>rivolet</ets>, It. <ets>rivoletto</ets>, a dim. fr. +<ets>rivolo</ets>, L. <ets>rivulus</ets>, dim. of +<ets>rivus</ets> a brook. CF. <er>Rival</er>, +<er>Rite</er>.]</ety> <def>A small stream or brook; a +streamlet.</def> + +<q>By fountain or by shady <qex>rivulet</qex> +He sought them.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Rix*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rixari</ets>, p. p. <ets>rixatus</ets>, to brawl, fr. +<ets>rixa</ets> a quarrel.]</ety> <def>A brawl or quarrel.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rix*a"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A scolding or +quarrelsome woman; a scold.</def> + +<au>Burrill.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Rix"da`ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Dutch +silver coin, worth about $1.00.</def> + +<hw>Rix"-dol`lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw. +<ets>riksdaler</ets>, or Dan. <ets>rigsdaler</ets>, or D. +<ets>rijksdaalder</ets>, or G. <ets>reichsthaler</ets>, +literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. +<ets>rich</ets>, and <ets>dollar</ets>. See <er>Rich</er>, +<er>Dollar</er>.]</ety> <def>A name given to several different +silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying +in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth +about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See +<er>Rigsdaler</er>, <er>Riksdaler</er>, and +<er>Rixdaler</er>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but +some remain in circulation.</note> + +<hw>Riz"zar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>To dry in the sun; <as>as, +<ex>rizzared</ex> haddock</as>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Roach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A cockroach.</def> + +<hw>Roach</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>rroche</ets>; cf. +AS. <ets>reohha</ets>, D. <ets>rog</ets>, <ets>roch</ets>, G. +<ets>roche</ets>, LG. <ets>ruche</ets>, Dan. <ets>rokke</ets> +ray, Sw. <ets>rocka</ets>, and E. <ets>ray</ets> a fish.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A European +fresh-water fish of the Carp family (<spn>Leuciscus +rutilus</spn>). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American chub (<spn>Semotilus +bullaris</spn>); the fallfish.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The +redfin, or shiner.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A convex curve or arch cut in +the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better +fit.</def> + +<cs><col>As sound as a roach</col> <ety>[<ets>roach<ets> perhaps +being a corruption of a F. <ets>roche<ets> a rock]</ety>, +<cd>perfectly sound.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +arch.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part +left shall stand upright.</def> + +<hw>Roach"-backed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a +back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex +instead of a concave curve.</def> + +<hw>Road</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'bed</ets> a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a +road, fr. <ets>r\'c6dan</ets> to ride. See <er>Ride</er>, and cf. +<er>Raid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A journey, or stage of a +journey.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>With easy <qex>roads</qex> he came to Leicester.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An inroad; an invasion; a raid.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A place where one may ride; an open way or +public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for +travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, +or place, and another.</def> + +<q>The most villainous house in all the London +<qex>road</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<note><hand/ The word is generally applied to highways, and as a +generic term it includes <xex>highway</xex>, <xex>street</xex>, +and <xex>lane</xex>.</note> + +<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Possibly akin to Icel. <ets>rei\'ebi</ets> the +rigging of a ship, E. <ets>ready</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place where +ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a +roadstead; -- often in the plural; <as>as, Hampton +<ex>Roads</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<-- p. 1246 --> + +<q>Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, +For we be come unto a quiet <qex>rode</qex> [road].</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<cs><mcol><col>On</col>, <or/ <col>Upon</col>, <col>the +road</col></mcol>, <cd>traveling or passing over a road; coming +or going; on the way.</cd> + +<q>My hat and wig will soon be here, +They are <qex>upon the road</qex>.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +-- <col>Road agent</col>, <cd>a highwayman, especially on the +stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; +-- a humorous euphemism.</cd> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark> + +<q>The highway robber -- <qex>road agent</qex> he is quaintly +called.</q> +<qau>The century.</qau> + +-- <col>Road book</col>, <cd>a quidebook in respect to roads and +distances.</cd> -- <col>Road metal</col>, <cd>the broken, stone +used in macadamizing roads.</cd> -- <col>Road roller</col>, <cd>a +heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, +macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact.</cd> -- often +driven by steam. -- <col>Road runner</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the chaparral cock.</cd> -- <col>Road steamer</col>, <cd>a +locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads.</cd> -- +<col>To go on the road</col>, <cd>to engage in the business of a +commercial traveler.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To take +the road</col>, <cd>to begin or engage in traveling.</cd> -- +<col>To take to the road</col>, <cd>to engage in robbery upon the +highways.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; +course. See <er>Way</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Road"bed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In railroads, +the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, +etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place +and ready for travel.</def> + +<hw>Road"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of roads.</def> + +<hw>Road"mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +makes roads.</def> + +<hw>Road"side`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Land adjoining a road or +highway; the part of a road or highway that borders the traveled +part. Also used ajectively.</def> + +<hw>Road"stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Road</ets>,<ets>4</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> a +place.]</ety> <def>An anchorage off shore. Same as <er>Road</er>, +4.</def> + +<q>Moored in the neighboring <qex>roadstead</qex>.</q> +<qau>Longfellow.</qau> + +<hw>Road"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A clumsy vessel that works its way from +one anchorage to another by means of the tides.</def> + +<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the +high road, or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.</def> + +<q>A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and <qex>roadster</qex>.</q> +<qau>Thackeray.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads +rather than for the racing track.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>One who drives much; a coach driver.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of +following the hounds across country.</def> <mark>[Eng. +Slang.]</mark> + +<hw>Road"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A road; +especially, the part traveled by carriages.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Roam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roamed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Roaming</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE. <ets>romen</ets>, <ets>ramen</ets>; cf. AS. +<ets>\'ber<?/man</ets> to raise, rise, D. <ets>ramen</ets> to +hit, plan, aim, OS. <ets>r<?/m<?/n</ets> to strive after, OHG. +<ets>r\'bemen</ets>. But the word was probably influenced by +<ets>Rome</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>romier</ets> a pilgrim, originally, +a pilgrim going to Rome, It. <ets>romeo</ets>, Sp. +<ets>romero</ets>. Cf. <er>Ramble</er>.]</ety> <def>To go from +place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; +to wander.</def> + +<q>He <qex>roameth</qex> to the carpenter's house.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Daphne <qex>roaming</qex> through a thorny wood.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.</syn> + +<hw>Roam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To range or wander +over.</def> + +<q>And now wild beasts came forth the woods to +<qex>roam</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<hw>Roam</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of roaming; a +wandering; a ramble; <as>as, he began his <ex>roam</ex> o'er hill +amd dale</as>.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Roam"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who roams; +a wanderer.</def> + +<hw>Roan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rouan</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>roano</ets>, <ets>ruano</ets>, It. +<ets>rovano</ets>, <ets>roano</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or +white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.</def> + +<q>Give my <qex>roan</qex> a drench.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made of the leather called roan; <as>as, +<ex>roan</ex> binding</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Roan antelope</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very +large South African antelope (<spn>Hippotragus equinus</spn>). It +has long sharp horns and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also +<altname>mahnya</altname>, <altname>equine antelope</altname>, +and <altname>bastard gemsbok</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The color of a roan +horse; a roan color.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A roan horse.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of leather used for slippers, +bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and +colored to imitate ungrained morocco.</def> + +<au>DeColange.</au> + +<cs><col>Roan tree</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Rowan +tree</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roared</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vvb. n.</pos> <er>Roaring</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OE. <ets>roren</ets>, <ets>raren</ets>, AS. +<ets>r\'berian</ets>; akin to G. <ets>r\'94hten</ets>, OHG. +<ets>r<?/r<?/n</ets>. <root/112.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cry +with a full, loud, continued sound.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion +or other beast.</def> + +<q><qex>Roaring</qex> bulls he would him make to tame.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or +anger</def>. + +<q>Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief +<qex>Roared</qex> out for anguish, and indulged his grief.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>He scorned to <qex>roar</qex> under the impressions of a +finite anger.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, +passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or +the like.</def> + +<q>The brazen throat of war had ceased to <qex>roar</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>How oft I crossed where carts and coaches <qex>roar</qex>.</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be boisterous; to be disorderly.</def> + +<q>It was a mad, <qex>roaring</qex> time, full of +extravagance.</q> +<qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To laugh out loudly and continuously; <as>as, +the hearers <ex>roared</ex> at his jokes</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses +having a certain disease. See <er>Roaring</er>, 2.</def> + +<cs><col>Roaring boy</col>, <cd>a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name +given, at the latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous +fellows who raised disturbances in the street. \'bdTwo +<xex>roaring boys<xex> of Rome, that made all split.\'b8 <au>Beau +& Fl.</au></cd> -- <col>Roaring forties</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>a sailor's name for the stormy tract of ocean between 40<deg/ +and 50<deg/ north latitude.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cry aloud; to proclaim +loudly.</def> + +<q>This last action will <qex>roar</qex> thy infamy.</q> +<qau>Ford.</qau> + +<hw>Roar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sound of +roaring.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The deep, loud cry +of a wild beast; <as>as, the <ex>roar</ex> of a lion</as>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the +like</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A loud, continuous, and confused +sound; <as>as, the <ex>roar</ex> of a cannon, of the wind, or the +waves; the <ex>roar</ex> of ocean</as>.</def> + +<q>Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening +<qex>roar</qex>!</q> +<qau>Byron.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in +mirth</def>. + +<q>Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant <qex>roar</qex> +of laughter.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Roar"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, roars.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.</def> + +<q>A lady to turn <qex>roarer</qex>, and break glasses.</q> +<qau>Massinger.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A horse subject to +roaring</def>. See <er>Roaring</er>, 2. + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The barn owl.</def> +<mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Roar"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A loud, deep, +prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, +anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An affection of the windpipe +of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under +exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See <er>Roar</er>, +<pos>v. i.</pos>, 5.</def> + +<hw>Roar"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a roaring +manner.</def> + +<hw>Roast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roasted</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Roasting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rosten</ets>, OF. <ets>rostir</ets>, F. <ets>r\'93tir</ets>; +of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>r<omac/sten</ets>, G. +<ets>r\'94sten</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>r<omac/st</ets>, +<ets>r<omac/sta</ets>, gridiron, G. <ets>rost</ets>; cf. AS. +<ets>hyrstan</ets> to roast.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cook by +exposure to radiant heat before a fire; <as>as, to <ex>roast</ex> +meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having +reflecting surfaces within</as>; also, to cook in a close +oven.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, +sand, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>roast</ex> a potato in +ashes</as>.</def> + +<q>In eggs boiled and <qex>roasted</qex> there is scarce +difference to be discerned.</q> +<qau>BAcon.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To dry and parch by exposure to heat; <as>as, to +<ex>roast</ex> coffee; to <ex>roast</ex> chestnuts, or +peanuts.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to +burn.</def> \'bd<xex>Roasted</xex> in wrath and fire.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>To dissipate by heat the +volatile parts of, as ores.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To banter severely.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Atterbury.</au> + +<hw>Roast</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cook meat, +fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.</def> + +<q>He could <qex>roast</qex>, and seethe, and broil, and fry.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To undergo the process of being roasted.</def> + +<hw>Roast</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is roasted; a piece +of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being +roasted.</def> + +<q>A fat swan loved he best of any <qex>roost</qex> [roast].</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rule the roast</col>, <cd>to be at the head of +affairs.</cd> \'bdThe new-made duke that <xex>rules the +roast<xex>.\'b8</cs><-- = to rule the roost! --> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Roast</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>roasted</ets>.]</ety> <def>Roasted; <as>as, <ex>roast</ex> +beef</as>.</def> + +<hw>Roast"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who roasts meat.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A contrivance for roasting.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A pig, or other article of food fit for +roasting.</def> + +<hw>Roast"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos>, from <er>Roast</er>, +<pos>v.</pos></def> + +<cs><col>Roasting ear</col>, <cd>an ear of Indian corn at that +stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.</cd> -- +<col>Roasting jack</col>, <cd>a machine for turning a spit on +which meat is roasted.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. Sp. +<ets>rob</ets>, It. <ets>rob</ets>, <ets>robbo</ets>, Pg. +<ets>robe</ets>, <ets>arrobe</ets>, Ar. <ets>rubb</ets>, +<ets>robb</ets>, Per. <ets>rub</ets>.]</ety> <def>The inspissated +juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a +fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes +mixed with honey or sugar.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rhob</asp>, and <asp>rohob</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rob</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Robbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Robbing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>rober</ets>, of +German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>roub<?/n</ets>, G. +<ets>rauben</ets>, and OHG. <ets>roub</ets> robbing, booty, G. +<ets>raub</ets>. <root/114. See <er>Reave</er>,and cf. +<er>Robe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take (something) away +from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to +steal from.</def> + +<q>Who would <qex>rob</qex> a hermit of his weeds, +His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>He that is <qex>robbed</qex>, not wanting what is stolen, +Let him not know it, and he's not <qex>robbed</qex> at all.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>To be executed for <qex>robbing</qex> a church.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take the property of (any +one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and +against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or +injuriously; to defraud; <as>as, to <ex>rob</ex> one of his rest, +or of his good name; a tree <ex>robs</ex> the plants near it of +sunlight.</as></def> + +<q>I never <qex>robbed</qex> the soldiers of their pay.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rob</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take that which belongs to +another, without right or permission, esp. by violence.</def> + +<q>I am accursed to <qex>rob</qex> in that thief's company.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rob"and</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>See <er>Roperand</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rob"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who robs; +in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person +of another by violence or by putting him in fear.</def> + +<q>Some roving <qex>robber</qex> calling to his fellows.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; +rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See <er>Thief</er>.</syn> + +<cs><col>Robber crab</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>A purse crab</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any hermit crab.</cd> -- +<col>Robber fly</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as +<cref>Hornet fly</cref>, under <er>Hornet</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Robber gull</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a jager +gull.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rob"ber*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Robberies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OF. +<ets>roberie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice +of robbing; theft.</def> + +<q>Thieves for their <qex>robbery</qex> have authority +When judges steal themselves.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The crime of robbing. See +<er>Rob</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 2.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Robbery</xex>, in a strict sense, differs from +<xex>theft</xex>, as it is effected by force or intimidation, +whereas <xex>theft</xex> is committed by stealth, or +privately.</note> + +<syn>Syn. -- Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; +despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny; freebooting; +piracy.</syn> + +<hw>Rob"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Com.)</fld> +<def>A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities +are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The +<xex>robbin</xex> of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 +pounds.</def> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<hw>Rob"bin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Ropeband</er>.</def> + +<hw>Robe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. +<ets>rauba</ets> a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, +plunder. See <er>Rob</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. +<er>Rubbish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An outer garment; a +dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a +dress of state, rank, office, or the like.</def> + +<q>Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; +<qex>Robes</qex> and furred gowns hide all.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the +bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<cs><col>Master of the robes</col>, <cd>an officer of the English +royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is +supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.</cd> -- +<col>Mistress of the robes</col>, <cd>a lady who enjoys the +highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English +sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her +robes.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Robe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Robed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Robing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To +invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; <as>as, fields +<ex>robed</ex> with green</as>.</def> + +<q>The sage Chaldeans <qex>robed</qex> in white appeared.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<q>Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, +that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, +and <qex>robe</qex> it in the brightest smiles of spring.</q> +<qau>Wirt.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Robe`-de-cham"bre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., lit., a chamber gown.]</ety> <def>A dressing gown, or +morning gown.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rob"erds*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rob"erts*man</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-men</plw>. +<pr>(<?/)</pr></plu> <fld>(Old Statutes of Eng.)</fld> <def>A +bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from +<xex>Robin</xex> Hood.</def> + +<hw>Rob"ert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>See <cref>Herb Robert</cref>, under <er>Herb</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rob"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Properly a pet +name for <ets>Robert</ets>, originally meaning, famebright; F., +fron OHG. <ets>Roudperht</ets>; <ets>ruod</ets> (in comp.; akin +to AS. <ets>hr<?/<?/</ets> glory, fame, Goth. +<ets>hr<?/peigs</ets> victorius) + <ets>beraht</ets> bright. See +<er>Bright</er>, <er>Hob</er> a clown.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small European singing +bird (<spn>Erythacus rubecula</spn>), having a reddish breast; -- +called also <altname>robin redbreast</altname>, +<altname>robinet</altname>, and <altname>ruddock</altname>.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American singing bird (<spn>Merula +migratoria</spn>), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The +upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called +also <altname>robin redbreast</altname>, and <altname>migratory +thrush</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Any one of several +species of Australian warblers of the genera <spn>Petroica</spn>, +<spn>Melanadrays</spn>, and allied genera; <as>as, the +scarlet-breasted <ex>robin</ex> (<spn>Petroica +mullticolor</spn>)</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Any one of several +Asiatic birds; <as>as, the Indian <ex>robins</ex></as></as>. See +<cref>Indian robin</cref>, below.</def> + +<cs><col>Beach robin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the robin +snipe, or knot. See <er>Knot</er>.</cd> -- <col>Blue-throated +robin</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Bluethroat</er>.</cd> -- <col>Canada robin</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the cedar bird.</cd> -- <col>Golden +robin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Baltimore oriole.</cd> +-- <col>Ground robin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the +chewink.</cd> -- <col>Indian robin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the +genera <spn>Thamnobia</spn> and <spn>Pratincola</spn>. They are +mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.</cd> -- +<col>Magrie robin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Asiatic +singing bird (<spn>Corsycus saularis</spn>), having the back, +head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, +and the belly white.</cd> -- <col>Ragged robin</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ragged</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Robin accentor</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small +Asiatic singing bird (<spn>Accentor rubeculoides</spn>), somewhat +resembling the European robin.</cd> -- <col>Robin +redbreast</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The +European robin</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The American robin</cd>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The American bluebird.</cd> -- <col>Robin +snipe</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The +red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The +red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.</cd> -- <col>Robin's +plantain</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Plantain</er>.</cd> -- <col>Sea robin</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any one of several species +of American gurnards of the genus <spn>Prionotus</spn>. They are +excellent food fishes. Called also <altname>wingfish</altname>. +The name is also applied to a European gurnard.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake</cd>. <mark>[Local, +U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Water robin</col></mcol> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a redstart (<spn>Ruticulla +fuliginosa</spn>), native of India.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rob"i*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The chaffinch; -- called +also <altname>roberd</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +European robin.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A military engine formerly used for throwing +darts and stones.</def> + +<hw>Rob"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +putting on a robe.</def> + +<cs><col>Robing room</col>, <cd>a room where official robes are +put on, as by judges, etc.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rob"in Good"fel`low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A celebrated +fairy; Puck. See <er>Puck</er>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ro**bin"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So +called after Jean <ets>Robin</ets>, a French herbalist.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous trees including the +common locust of North America (<spn>Robinia +Pseudocacia</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Rob"o*rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roborans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Roborate</er>.]</ety> +<def>Strengthening.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A strengthening medicine; a +tonic.</def></def2> + +<hw>Rob"o*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roboratus</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>roborare</ets> to +strengthen, fr. <ets>robur</ets>, <ets>roboris</ets>, +strength.]</ety> <def>To give strength or support to; to +confirm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Rob`o*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>roboratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of strengthening.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Coles.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ro*bo"re*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ro*bo"re*ous</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roboreus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Made of oak.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*bust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>robustus</ets> oaken, hard, strong, fr. <ets>robur</ets> +strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. <ets>rabhas</ets> +violence: cf. F. <ets>robuste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; +sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; <as>as, a <ex>robust</ex> +body; <ex>robust</ex> youth; <ex>robust</ex> health</as>.</def> + +<-- p. 1247 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent; rough; rude.</def> + +<q>While romp-loving miss +Is hauled about in gallantry <qex>robust</qex>.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Requiring strength or vigor; <as>as, +<ex>robust</ex> employment</as>.</def> + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<syn>Syn. -- Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; +hearty; vigorous; forceful; sound.</syn> <usage> -- +<er>Robust</er>, <er>Strong</er>. <xex>Robust</xex> means, +literally, made of <xex>oak</xex>, and hence implies great +compactness and toughness of muscle, connected with a thick-set +frame and great powers of endurance. <xex>Strong</xex> denotes +the power of exerting great physical force. The <xex>robust</xex> +man can bear heat or cold, excess or privation, and toil on +through every kind of hardship; the <xex>strong</xex> man can +lift a great weight, can give a heavy blow, and a hard gripe. +\'bd<xex>Robust</xex>, tough sinews bred to toil.\'b8 +<au>Cowper</au>.</usage> + +<q>Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and <qex>strong</qex>, +<qex>That nothing may sustain his furious force</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*bus"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. +<ets>robusteus</ets> of oak.]</ety> <def>Robust.</def> +<mark>[Obs. or Humorous]</mark> + +<au>W. Irving.</au> + +<q>In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more +<qex>robustious</qex> manner.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ro*bus"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Ro*bus"tious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ro*bust"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a robust +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ro*bust"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being robust.</def> + +<hw>Roc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. & Per. +<ets>rokh</ets> or <ets>rukh</ets>. Cf. <er>Rook</er> a +castle.]</ety> <def>A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rock</asp>, and +<asp>rukh</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<hw>Roc"am*bole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rokambole</asp>.]</altsp> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of <spn>Allium Scorodoprasum</spn> +and <spn>A. Ascalonium</spn>, two kinds of garlic, the latter of +which is also called <altname>shallot</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Roc*cel"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>roccellique</ets>, fr. <ets>roccelle</ets> archil, It. & NL. +<ets>roccella</ets>, fr. It. <ets>rocca</ets> a rock, because +archil grows on rock.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in +archil (<spn>Roccella tinctoria</spn>, etc.), and other lichens, +and extracted as a white crystalline substance +<chform>C17H32O4</chform>.</def> + +<hw>Roc*cel"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A red +dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It +consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of +naphtol.</def> + +<hw>Roche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rock</er>.]</ety> <def>Rock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Roche" al`um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A +kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from +<xex>Rocca</xex>, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been +obtained; -- also called <altname>rock alum</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Roche"lime`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>roche</ets> rock + E. <ets>lime</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lime in +the lump after it is burned; quicklime.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*chelle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seaport +town in France.</def> + +<cs><col>Rochelle powders</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Seidlitz +powders</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rochelle salt</col> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the double tartrate of sodium and +potassium, a white crystalline substance. It has a cooling, +saline, slightly bitter taste and is employed as a mild +purgative. It was discovered by Seignette, an apothecary of +Rochelle, and is called also <altname>Seignete's +salt</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Roche" mou`ton`n\'82e"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., +sheep-shaped rock.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Sheepback</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roch"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. fr. +OHG. <ets>rocch</ets> coat, G. <ets>rock</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A linen garment resembling +the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, +worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in +certain religious ceremonies.</def> + +<q>They see no difference between an idler with a hat and +national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a +<qex>rochet</qex>.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth +and fourteenth centuries.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Rom. of R.</au> + +<hw>Roch"et</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably corrupted fr. F. +<ets>rouget</ets> the red gurnet, from <ets>rouge</ets> red. CF. +<er>Rouge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The red +gurnard, or gurnet. See <er>Gurnard</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roch"ing cask`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Probably from F. +<ets>roche</ets> a rock.]</ety> <def>A tank in which alum is +crystallized from a solution.</def> + +<hw>Rock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roc</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>rocke</ets>; akin to +D. <ets>rok</ets>, <ets>rokken</ets>, G. <ets>rocken</ets>, OHG. +<ets>roccho</ets>, Dan. <ets>rok</ets>, Icel. <ets>rokkr</ets>. +Cf. <er>Rocket</er> a firework.]</ety> <def>A distaff used in +spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and +from which the thread is drawn in spinning.</def> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<q>Sad Clotho held the <qex>rocke</qex>, the whiles the thread +By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain, +That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Rock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>roke</ets>, F. +<ets>roche</ets>; cf. Armor. <ets>roc'h</ets>, and AS. +<ets>rocc</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large concreted mass +of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See +<er>Stone</er>.</def> + +<q>Come one, come all! this <qex>rock</qex> shall fly +From its firm base as soon as I.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Any natural deposit forming a +part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including +sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which resembles a rock in firmness; a +defense; a support; a refuge.</def> + +<q>The Lord is my <qex>rock</qex>, and my fortress.</q> +<qau>2 Sam. xxii. 2.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck +resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The striped bass. See +under <er>Bass</er>.</def> + +<note><hand/ This word is frequently used in the formation of +self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>rock</xex>-bound, +<xex>rock</xex>-built, <xex>rock</xex>-ribbed, +<xex>rock</xex>-roofed, and the like.</note> + +<cs><col>Rock alum</col>. <ety>[Probably so called by confusion +with F. <ets>roche<ets> a rock.]</ety> <cd>Same as <er>Roche +alum</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock barnacle</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a barnacle (<spn>Balanus +balanoides</spn>) very abundant on rocks washed by tides.</cd> -- +<col>Rock bass</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The +stripped bass</cd>. See under <er>Bass</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The +goggle-eye.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The cabrilla. Other species are +also locally called <xex>rock bass<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Rock +builder</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, any species of animal whose +remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the +corals and Foraminifera.</cd> -- <col>Rock butter</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>native alum mixed with clay and oxide of +iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring +in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.</cd> -- <col>Rock +candy</col>, <cd>a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure +sugar which are very hard, whence the name.</cd> -- <col>Rock +cavy</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Moco</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rock cod</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A +small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about +rocks andledges</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A California +rockfish.</cd> -- <col>Rock cook</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A European wrasse (<spn>Centrolabrus +exoletus</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A rockling.</cd> -- +<col>Rock cork</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus +the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in +its texture.</cd> -- <col>Rock crab</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>any one of several species of large crabs of the genus +<spn>Cancer</spn>, as the two species of the New England coast +(<spn>C. irroratus</spn> and <spn>C. borealis</spn>). See +<xex>Illust<xex>. under <er>Cancer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock +cress</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of several plants of +the cress kind found on rocks, as <spn>Arabis petr\'91a</spn>, +<spn>A. lyrata</spn>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Rock crystal</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>limpid quartz. See <er>Quartz</er>, and +under <er>Crystal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock dove</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the rock pigeon; -- called also +<altname>rock doo</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rock drill</col>, +<cd>an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine +impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for +blasting, etc.</cd> -- <col>Rock duck</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the harlequin duck.</cd> -- <col>Rock +eel</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Gunnel</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rock goat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a wild goat, or +ibex.</cd> -- <col>Rock hopper</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a +penguin of the genus <spn>Catarractes</spn>. See under +<er>Penguin</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock kangaroo</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Kangaroo</er>, and +<er>Petrogale</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock lobster</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of large +spinose lobsters of the genera <spn>Panulirus</spn> and +<spn>Palinurus</spn>. They have no large claws. Called also +<altname>spiny lobster</altname>, and <altname>sea +crayfish</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rock meal</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a light powdery variety of calcite +occuring as an efflorescence.</cd> -- <col>Rock milk</col>. +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Agaric mineral</cref>, under +<er>Agaric</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock moss</col>, <cd>a kind of +lichen; the cudbear. See <er>Cudbear</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock +oil</col>. <cd>See <er>Petroleum</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock +parrakeet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small Australian +parrakeet (<spn>Euphema petrophila</spn>), which nests in holes +among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish +olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills +are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green.</cd> +-- <col>Rock pigeon</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the wild +pigeon (<spn>Columba livia</spn>) Of Europe and Asia, from which +the domestic pigeon was derived. See <xex>Illust<xex>. under +<er>Pigeon</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock pipit</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See the Note under <er>Pipit</er>.</cd> +-- <col>Rock plover</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>The black-bellied, or whistling, plover</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>The rock snipe.</cd> -- <col>Rock ptarmigan</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an arctic American ptarmigan +(<spn>Lagopus rupestris</spn>), which in winter is white, with +the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, +coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the +back.</cd> -- <col>Rock rabbit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the hyrax. See <er>Cony</er>, and <er>Daman</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rock ruby</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a fine reddish +variety of garnet.</cd> -- <col>Rock salt</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring +in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the +earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt +in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large +basins or cavities.</cd> -- <col>Rock seal</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the harbor seal. See +<er>Seal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock shell</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of Murex, Purpura, and +allied genera.</cd> -- <col>Rock snake</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several large pythons; as, +the royal <xex>rock snake<xex> (<spn>Python regia</spn>) of +Africa, and the <xex>rock snake<xex> of India (<spn>P. +molurus</spn>). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the +allied genus <spn>Morelia</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Rock snipe</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the purple sandpiper (<spn>Tringa +maritima</spn>); -- called also <altname>rock bird</altname>, +<altname>rock plover</altname>, <altname>winter +snipe</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rock soap</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, +<cd>a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to +the tongue.</cd> -- <col>Rock sparrow</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any one of several species +of Old World sparrows of the genus <spn>Petronia</spn>, as +<spn>P. stulla</spn>, of Europe.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A North +American sparrow (<spn>Puc\'91a ruficeps</spn>).</cd> -- +<col>Rock tar</col>, <cd>petroleum.</cd> -- <col>Rock +thrush</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any Old World thrush of +the genus <spn>Monticola</spn>, or <spn>Petrocossyphus</spn>; +<as>as, the European <ex>rock thrush<ex> (<spn>M. +saxatilis</spn>), and the blue <ex>rock thrush<ex> of India +(<spn>M. cyaneus</spn>), in which the male is blue +throughout</as>.</cd> -- <col>Rock tripe</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>a kind of lichen (<spn>Umbilicaria Dillenii</spn>) growing on +rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, +coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used +as food in cases of extremity.</cd> -- <col>Rock trout</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of marine +food fishes of the genus <spn>Hexagrammus</spn>, family +<spn>Chirad\'91</spn>, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- +called also <altname>sea trout</altname>, +<altname>boregat</altname>, <altname>bodieron</altname>, and +<altname>starling</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rock warbler</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small Australian singing bird +(<spn>Origma rubricata</spn>) which frequents rocky ravines and +water courses; -- called also <altname>cataract +bird</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rock wren</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of wrens of +the genus <spn>Salpinctes</spn>, native of the arid plains of +Lower California and Mexico.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rocked</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rocking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>roccian</ets>; akin +to Dan. <ets>rokke</ets> to move, to snake; cf. Icel. +<ets>rukkja</ets> to pull, move, G. <ets>r\'81cken</ets> to move, +push, pull.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to sway backward and +forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; <as>as, to +<ex>rock</ex> a cradle or chair</as>; to cause to vibrate; to +cause to reel or totter.</def> + +<q>A rising earthquake <qex>rocked</qex> the ground.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep +by rocking; to still; to quiet.</def> \'bdSleep <xex>rock</xex> +thy brain.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rock</xex> differs from <xex>shake</xex>, as +denoting a slower, less violent, and more uniform motion, or +larger movements. It differs from <xex>swing</xex>, which +expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended.</note> + +<hw>Rock</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or be +moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to +totter.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rocking</qex> town +Supplants their footsteps.</q> +<qau>J. Philips .</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To roll or saway backward and forward upon a +support; <as>as, to <ex>rock</ex> in a rocking-chair</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rock"a*way</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Probably from +<ets>Rockaway</ets> beach, where it was used.]</ety> +<def>Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing +top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which +could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat +similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and +having a door at each side.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rock"e*lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rock"lay</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rokelay</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rock"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who rocks; +specifically, one who rocks a cradle.</def> + +<q>It was I, sir, said the <qex>rocker</qex>, who had the honor, +some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your +infancy.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on +which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Any implement or machine working with a rocking +motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust +from gravel, etc., by agitation in water.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A chair mounted on rockers; a +rocking-chair.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling +in shape the rocker of a cradle.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rock +shaft</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rocker arm</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>an arm borne by +a rock shaft.</cd></cs> +<-- <col>To be off one's rocker</col>, <cd>to be insane.</cd> --> + +<hw>Rock"ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>Shaped like a rocker; curved; <as>as, a <ex>rockered</ex> +keel</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rock"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A mound formed of fragments of rock, +earth, etc., and set with plants.</def> + +<hw>Rock"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>roquette</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>ruqueta</ets>, It +<ets>ruchetta</ets>), fr. L. <ets>eruca</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cruciferous plant +(<spn>Eruca sativa</spn>) sometimes eaten in Europe as a +salad.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Damewort.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Rocket larkspur. See below.</def> + +<cs><col>Dyer's Rocket</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See +<cref>Dyer's broom</cref>, under <er>Broom</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rocket larkspur</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an annual plant +with showy flowers in long racemes (<spn>Delphinium +Ajacis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Sea rocket</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>either of two fleshy cruciferous plants (<spn>Cakile +maritima</spn> and <spn>C. Americana</spn>) found on the seashore +of Europe and America.</cd> -- <col>Yellow rocket</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a common cruciferous weed with yellow +flowers (<spn>Barbarea vulgaris</spn>).</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rock"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>rocchetta</ets>, fr. <ets>rocca</ets> a distaff, of German +origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See +<er>Rock</er> a distaff.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artificial +firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal +filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, +charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The +rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the +expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the +composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various +purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A blunt lance head used in the joust.</def> + +<-- any flying device propelled by the reactive force of hot +gases expelled in the direction opposite its motion. The fuel +used to generate the expelled gases in rockets may be solid or +liquid; rockets propelled by liquid fuels typically have a +combustible fuel (such as hydrogen or kerosene) which is combined +inside the rocket engine with an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen. +Single liquid fuels (called monopropellants) are also known. +Since rockets do not depend on a surrounding fluid medium to +generate their thrust, as do airplanes with propellers or jet +engines, they may be used for propulsion in the vacuum of space. +--> + +<cs><col>Congreve rocket</col>, <cd>a powerful form of rocket for +use in war, invented by Sir William Congreve. It may be used +either in the field or for bombardment; in the former case, it is +armed with shells or case shot; in the latter, with a combustible +material inclosed in a metallic case, which is inextinguishable +when kindled, and scatters its fire on every side.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rock"et</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rocketed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rocketing</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To +rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present +participle or as an adjective.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<q>An old cock pheasant came <qex>rocketing</qex> over me.</q> +<qau>H. R. Haggard.</qau> + +<hw>Rock"et*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>A bird, especially a pheasant, which, +being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rock"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of several +California scorp\'91noid food fishes of the genus +<spn>Sebastichthys</spn>, <as>as the red <ex>rockfish</ex> +(<spn>S. ruber</spn>)</as>. They are among the most important of +California market fishes. Called also <altname>rock +cod</altname>, and <altname>garrupa</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>The striped bass</def>. See <er>Bass</er>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers +of the genus <spn>Epinephelus</spn></def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An +American fresh-water darter; the log perch.</def> + +<note><hand/ The term is locally applied to various other +fishes.</note> + +<hw>Rock"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rocky</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being +rocky.</def> + +<hw>Rock"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a swaying, rolling, +or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.</def> + +<cs><col>Rocking shaft</col>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Rock +shaft</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rock"ing-chair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chair +mounted on rockers, in which one may rock.</def> + +<hw>Rock"ing-horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to +ride.</def> + +<hw>Rock"ing-stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another +stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly +moved, with but little force.</def> + +<hw>Rock"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without rocks.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rock"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of small marine fishes of +the genera <spn>Onos</spn> and <spn>Rhinonemus</spn> (formerly +<spn>Motella</spn>), allied to the cod. They have three or four +barbels.</def> + +<hw>Rock"rose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A name given to any species of the genus +<spn>Helianthemum</spn>, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, +especially the European <spn>H. vulgare</spn> and the American +frostweed, <spn>H. Canadense</spn>.</def> + +<cs><col>Cretan rockrose</col>, <cd>a related shrub (<spn>Cistus +Creticus</spn>), one of the plants yielding the fragrant gum +called <xex>ladanum<xex>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rock" shaft`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Cf. <er>Rock</er>, +<ets>v. i.</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A shaft that +oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually +carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates +reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; +-- called also <altname>rocker</altname>, <altname>rocking +shaft</altname>, and <altname>way shaft</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rock" staff`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Cf. <er>Rock</er>, +<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>An oscillating bar in a machine, as +the lever of the bellows of a forge.</def> + +<hw>Rock"suck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lamprey.</def> + +<hw>Rock"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especially +Fucus.</def> + +<-- p. 1248 --> + +<hw>Rock"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil wood.</def> + +<hw>Rock"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Stonework in which the surface is left +broken and rough.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A rockery.</def> + +<hw>Rock"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full +of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; <as>as, a +<ex>rocky</ex> mountain; a <ex>rocky</ex> shore</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Like a rock; <as>as, the <ex>rocky</ex> orb of a +shield</as>.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; +unfeeling; obdurate; <as>as, a <ex>rocky</ex> bosom</as>.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Rocky Mountain locust</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the Western locust, or grasshopper. See +<er>Grasshopper</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rocky Mountain sheep</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Bighorn</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"coa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rocou</ets>, <ets>roicou</ets>, Pg. & Braz, +<ets>uruc\'a3</ets>.]</ety> <def>The orange-colored pulp covering +the seeds of the tropical plant <spn>Bixa Orellana</spn>, from +which annotto is prepared. See <er>Annoto</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*co"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; of +uncertain etymology.]</ety> <def>A florid style of ornamentation +which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth +century.</def> + +<hw>Ro*co"co</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic.</def> + +<hw>Rod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as +<ets>rood</ets>. See <er>Rood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of +wood or metal (applied to various purposes).</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An instrument of punishment or correction; +figuratively, chastisement.</def> + +<q>He that spareth his <qex>rod</qex> hateth his son.</q> +<qau>Prov. xiii. 24.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, +figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression</def>. +\'bdThe <xex>rod</xex>, and bird of peace.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A support for a fishing line; a fish +pole</def>. <au>Gay</au>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Mach. & +Structure)</fld> <def>A member used in tension, as for sustaining +a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for +transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. </def> +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring</def>. + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A measure of length containing sixteen and a +half feet; -- called also <altname>perch</altname>, and +<altname>pole</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Black rod</col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- +<col>Rods and cones</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the elongated +cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of +which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rod"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of rods or +twigs.</def> + +<hw>Rod"dy</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ruddy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rud</er>.]</ety> <def>Redness; complexion.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHis <xex>rode</xex> was red.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rode</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Ride</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Rood</er>, the +cross.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ro"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rodens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>rodere</ets> +to gnaw. See <er>Rase</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. +<er>Rostrum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Gnawing; biting; +corroding; <fld>(Med.)</fld> applied to a destructive variety of +cancer or ulcer.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>Gnawing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Rodentia.</def> + +<hw>Ro"dent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of +the Rodentia.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*den"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL. See <er>Rodent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of mammals having two (rarely +four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar +teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong +to this order.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*de"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[SP., a +going round.]</ety> <def>A round-up. See <er>Round-up</er>.</def> +<mark>[Western U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rodge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>The gadwall.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rod"o*mel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ rose + <?/<?/<?/ honey.]</ety> <def>Juice of roses +mixed with honey.</def> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<hw>Rod"o*mont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rodomont</ets>, It. <ets>rodomonte</ets>, fr. +<ets>Rodomonte</ets>, <ets>Rodamonte</ets>, a boasting hero in +the \'bdOrlando Furioso\'b8 of Ariosto, and the \'bdOrlando +Innamorato\'b8 of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away +mountains; Prov. It. <ets>rodare</ets> to roll away (fr. L. +<ets>rota</ets> a wheel) + It. <ets>monte</ets> a mountain, L. +<ets>mons</ets>. See <er>Rotary</er>, <er>Mount</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A vain or blustering boaster; a +braggart; a braggadocio.</def> + +<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au> + +<hw>Rod"o*mont</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bragging; vainly +boasting.</def> + +<hw>Rod`o*mon*tade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +fr. It. <ets>rodomontana</ets>. See <er>Rodomont</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Vain boasting; empty bluster or +vaunting; rant.</def> + +<q>I could show that the <qex>rodomontades</qex> of Almanzor are +neither so irrational nor impossible.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rod`o*mon*tade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To boast; to +brag; to bluster; to rant.</def> + +<hw>Rod`o*mon*tad"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One +who boasts.</def> + +<hw>Rod`o*mon*ta"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rodomontade.</def> + +<hw>Rod`o*mon*ta"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +rodomontadist.</def> + +<hw>Rods"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rodsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who carries and +holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.</def> + +<au>G. W. Cable.</au> + +<hw>Ro"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ruddy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Roe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ro</ets>, +AS. <ets>r\'beh</ets>; akin to D. <ets>ree</ets>, G. +<ets>reh</ets>, Icel. <ets>r\'be</ets>, SW. +<ets>r\'86</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A roebuck. See <er>Roebuck</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The +female of any species of deer.</def> + +<hw>Roe</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>roan</ets>, OE. +<ets>rowne</ets>, akin to G. <ets>rogen</ets>, OHG. +<ets>rogan</ets>, Icel. <ets>hrogn</ets>, Dan. <ets>rogn</ets>, +<ets>ravn</ets>, Sw. <ets>rom</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. +<?/<?/<?/ pebble, Skr. <ets><?/arkar\'be</ets> gravel.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ova or spawn of fishes +and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian +membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the +testes of the male.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, +especially in mahogany.</def> + +<hw>Roe"buck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[1st +<ets>roe</ets> + <ets>buck</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A small European and Asiatic deer (<spn>Capreolus +capr\'91a</spn>) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, +forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very +nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or +high grounds.</def> + +<hw>Roed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>Filled with roe.</def> + +<hw>Roe"deer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The roebuck.</def> + +<hw>Roe"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> +<def>Same as <er>O\'94lite</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>rogare</ets>, <ets>rogatum</ets>, to +ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. <ets>rogation</ets>. Cf. +<er>Abrogate</er>, <er>Arrogant</er>, <er>Probogue</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The demand, by the +consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a +proposed law or decree.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Litany; supplication.</def> + +<q>He perfecteth the <qex>rogations</qex> or litanies before in +use.</q> +<qau>Hooker.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rogation days</col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the three +days which immediately precede Ascension <er>Day</er>; -- so +called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, +sang litanies of special supplication.</cd> -- <col>Rogation +flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European species of +milkwort (<spn>Polygala vulgaris</spn>); -- so called from its +former use for garlands in Rogation week. <au>Dr. +Prior</au>.</cd> -- <col>Rogation week</col>, <cd>the second week +before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rog"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rogation</er>.]</ety> <def>Seeking information; authorized to +examine witnesses or ascertain facts; <as>as, a <ex>rogatory</ex> +commission</as>.</def> + +<au>Woolsey.</au> + +<hw>Rogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rogue</ets> proud, haughty, supercilious; cf. Icel. +<ets>hr<?/kr</ets> a rook, croaker (cf. <er>Rook</er> a bird), or +Armor. <ets>rok</ets>, <ets>rog</ets>, proud, arogant.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eng.Law)</fld> <def>A vagrant; an idle, sturdy +beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.</def> + +<note><hand/ The phrase <xex>rogues and vagabonds</xex> 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.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a +cheat.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rogue</qex> and fool by fits is fair and wise.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; +hence, often used as a term of endearment.</def> + +<q>Ah, you sweet little <qex>rogue</qex>, you!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An elephant that has separated from a herd and +roams about alone, in which state it is very savage.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>A worthless plant occuring +among seedlings of some choice variety.</def> + +<cs><col>Rogues' gallery</col>, <cd>a collection of portraits of +rogues or criminals, for the use of the police authorities.</cd> +-- <col>Rogue's march</col>, <cd>derisive music performed in +driving away a person under popular indignation or official +sentence, as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.</cd> -- +<col>Rogue's yarn</col>, <cd>yarn of a different twist and color +from the rest, inserted into the cordage of the British navy, to +identify it if stolen, or for the purpose of tracing the maker in +case of defect. Different makers are required to use yarns of +different colors.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rogue</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wander; to play the +vagabond; to play knavish tricks.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rogue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give the +name or designation of rogue to; to decry.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cudworth.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>To destroy (plants that do +not come up to a required standard).</def> + +<hw>Rogu"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The life of a vargant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; +cheating; fraud; dishonest practices.</def> + +<q>'Tis no scandal grown, +For debt and <qex>roguery</qex> to quit the town.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Arch tricks; mischievousness.</def> + +<hw>Rogue"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +or state of being a rogue.</def> <mark>[Jocose]</mark> \'bdYour +<xex>rogueship</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rogu"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Vagrant.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q>His <qex>roguish</qex> madness +Allows itself to anything.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; +knavish.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.</def> + +<q>The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most +<qex>roguish</qex> cast.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rogu"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rogu"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n</pos>.</def> + +<hw>Rogu"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roguish.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>L'Estrange.</au> + +<hw>Ro"hob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inspissated +juice. See <er>Rob</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roi"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Royal.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Roil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roiled</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Roiling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OE. +<ets>roilen</ets> to wander; possibly fr. OF. <ets>roeler</ets> +to roll, equiv. to F. <ets>rouler</ets>. See <er>Roll</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Rile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; <as>as, to +<ex>roil</ex> wine, cider, etc.</as> , in casks or bottles; to +<xex>roil</xex> a spring.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper +of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.</def> + +<q>That his friends should believe it, was what <qex>roiled</qex> +him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.</q> +<qau>R. North.</qau> + +<note><hand/ Provincial in England and colloquial in the United +States. A commoner, but less approved, form is +<xex>rile</xex>.</note> + +<hw>Roil</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wander; to +roam.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To romp.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Roil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turbid; <as>as, +<ex>roily</ex> water</as>.</def> + +<hw>Roin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Royne</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rogne</ets>. See +<er>Roynish</er>.]</ety> <def>A scab; a scurf, or scurfy +spot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roin"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Roynish</er>.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>See +<er>Aroint</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roister</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roist"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Probably +fr. F. <ets>rustre</ets> boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. +<ets>rustucus</ets> rustic. See <er>Rustic</er>.]</ety> <def>To +bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or +turbulent.</def> + +<q>I have a <qex>roisting</qex> challenge sent amongst +The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Roist"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roisterer</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roist"er*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +blustering, turbulent fellow.</def> + +<q>If two <qex>roisterers</qex> met, they cocked their hats in +each other faces.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<hw>Roist"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blustering; +violent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Roist"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a roistering +manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rok"am*bole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rocambole</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Reek</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mist; smoke; damp</def> +<mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>roak</asp>, +<asp>rook</asp>, and <asp>rouk</asp>.]</altsp> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vein of ore.</def> <mark>[Pov.Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Roke"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Rok"ee</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Nocake</er>.]</ety> <def>Parched Indian corn, pounded up and +mixed with sugar; -- called also +<altname>yokeage</altname>.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rok"e*lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Roquelaure</er>.]</ety> <def>A short cloak.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rockelay</asp>, <asp>rocklay</asp>, +etc.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rok"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Roke</er>.]</ety> <def>Misty; foggy; cloudy.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Ray.</au> + +<hw>R\'93le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See +<er>Roll</er>.]</ety> <def>A part, or character, performed by an +actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by +any one; <as>as, he has now taken the <ex>r\'93le</ex> of +philanthropist</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Title r\'93le</col>, <cd>the part, or character, which +gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of +that name.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rolled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rolling</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[OF. <ets>roeler</ets>, <ets>roler</ets>, F. +<ets>rouler</ets>, LL. <ets>rotulare</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>royulus</ets>, <ets>rotula</ets>, a little wheel, dim. of +<ets>rota</ets> wheel; akin to G. <ets>rad</ets>, and to Skr. +<ets>ratha</ets> car, chariot. Cf. <er>Control</er>, +<er>Roll</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Rotary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by +turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and +over on a supporting surface; <as>as, to <ex>roll</ex> a wheel, a +ball, or a barrel</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wrap round on itself; to form into a +spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; +<as>as, to <ex>roll</ex> a sheet of paper; to <ex>roll</ex> +parchment; to <ex>roll</ex> clay or putty into a ball.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; +to inwrap; -- often with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>roll</ex> +up a parcel</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, +as of rolling; <as>as, a river <ex>rolls</ex> its waters to the +ocean</as>.</def> + +<q>The flood of Catholic reaction was <qex>rolled</qex> over +Europe.</q> +<qau>J. A. Symonds.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to +utter with a deep sound; -- often with <xex>forth</xex>, or +<xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>roll</ex> forth some one's +praises; to <ex>roll</ex> out sentences.</as></def> + +<q>Who <qex>roll'd</qex> the psalm to wintry skies.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To press or level with a roller; to spread or +form with a roll, roller, or rollers; <as>as, to <ex>roll</ex> a +field; to <ex>roll</ex> paste; to <ex>roll</ex> steel rails, +etc.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means +of, rollers or small wheels.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a +drum; to sound a roll upon.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To apply (one line or +surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of +(one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in +suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in +contact are equal.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.</def> + +<q>Full oft in heart he <qex>rolleth</qex> up and down +The beauty of these florins new and bright.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<-- 11. To rob, usu. a person unable to resist, as an +unconscious, drunk, or sleeping person, by removing valuables on +his person; as, to roll a drunk. --> + +<cs><col>To roll one's self</col>, <cd>to wallow.</cd> -- <col>To +roll the eye</col>, <cd>to direct its axis hither and thither in +quick succession.</cd> -- <col>To roll one's r's</col>, <cd>to +utter the letter <xex>r<xex> with a trill. +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Roll</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move, as a +curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; +to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; <as>as, a ball or +wheel <ex>rolls</ex> on the earth; a body <ex>rolls</ex> on an +inclined plane.</as></def> + +<q>And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which +<qex>rolls</qex>, and <qex>rolls</qex>, and <qex>rolls</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move on wheels; <as>as, the carriage +<ex>rolls</ex> along the street</as>.</def> \'bdThe +<xex>rolling</xex> chair.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; +<as>as, the cloth <ex>rolls</ex> unevenly; the snow +<ex>rolls</ex> well.</as></def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To fall or tumble; -- with <xex>over</xex>; +<as>as, a stream <ex>rolls</ex> over a precipice</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To perform a periodical revolution; to move +onward as with a revolution; <as>as, the <ex>rolling</ex> year; +ages <ex>roll</ex> away.</as></def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To turn; to move circularly.</def> + +<q>And his red eyeballs <qex>roll</qex> with living fire.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To move, as waves or billows, with alternate +swell and depression.</def> + +<q>What different sorrows did within thee <qex>roll</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To incline first to one side, then to the other; +to rock; <as>as, there is a great difference in ships about +<ex>rolling</ex></as>; in a general semse, to be tossed +about.</def> + +<q>Twice ten tempestuous nights I <qex>rolled</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To turn over, or from side to side, while lying +down; to wallow; <as>as, a horse <ex>rolls</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; +<as>as, the paste <ex>rolls</ex> well</as>.</def> + +<sn>11.</sn> <def>To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they +can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <def>To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; <as>as, +the thunder <ex>rolls</ex></as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To roll about</col>, <cd>to gad abroad.</cd> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs> + +<q>Man shall not suffer his wife go <qex>roll about</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Roll</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>r\'93le</ets> a roll +(in sense 3), fr. L. <ets>rotulus <?/</ets> little wheel, LL., a +roll, dim. of L. <ets>rota</ets> a wheel. See <er>Roll</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>R\'93le</er>, <er>Rouleau</er>, +<er>Roulette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rolling, or +state of being rolled; <as>as, the <ex>roll</ex> of a ball; the +<ex>roll</ex> of waves</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which rolls; a roller.</def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A heavy cylinder used to break clods</def>. +<au>Mortimer</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a set of revolving +cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or +smoothed, as in a rolling mill; <as>as, to pass rails through the +<ex>rolls</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is rolled up; <as>as, a <ex>roll</ex> +of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.</as></def> Specifically: +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A document written on a piece of parchment, +paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.</def> + +<q>Busy angels spread +The lasting <qex>roll</qex>, recording what we say.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<-- p. 1249 --> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Hence, an official or public document; a +register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list</def>. + +<q>The <qex>rolls</qex> of Parliament, the entry of the +petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are +extant.</q> +<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>roll</qex> and list of that army doth remain.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical +form; <as>as, a <ex>roll</ex> of carpeting; a <ex>roll</ex> of +ribbon</as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A cylindrical twist of +tobacco</def>. + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, +often rolled or doubled upon itself.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The oscillating movement of a +vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the +alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called +<xex>pitching</xex>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A heavy, reverberatory sound; <as>as, the +<ex>roll of</ex> cannon, or of thunder</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so +rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Part; office; duty; r\'93le.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>L'Estrange.</au> + +<cs><col>Long roll</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a prolonged roll +of the drums, as the signal of an attack by the enemy, and for +the troops to arrange themselves in line.</cd> -- <col>Master of +the rolls</col>. <cd>See under <er>Master</er>.</cd> -- <col>Roll +call</col>, <cd>the act, or the time, of calling over a list +names, as among soldiers.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Rolls of +court</col>, <col>of parliament</col></mcol> (or of any public +body), <cd>the parchments or rolls on which the acts and +proceedings of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and +which constitute the records of such public body.</cd> -- <col>To +call the roll</col>, <cd>to call off or recite a list or roll of +names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to +ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from those +present.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See +<er>List</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Roll"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of +being rolled.</def> + +<hw>Roll"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes +grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the +arts.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad +bandage used in surgery.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of series of long, heavy +waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm +weather.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a +rolling cylinder; -- called also <altname>roller +towel</altname>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A cylinder coated with a +composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which +forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from +them.</def> + +<au>W. Savage.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; +<as>as, the <ex>roller</ex> of a man</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, +etc.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>ANy insect whose larva +rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see <er>Tortrix</er>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <ety>[CF. F. <ets>rollier</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of Old +World picarian birds of the family <spn>Coraciad\'91</spn>. The +name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or +\'bdtumbling\'b8 in flight.</def> + +<note><hand/ Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The +common European species (<spn>Coracias garrula</spn>) 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 +<spn>Eurystomus</spn>, as the oriental roller (<spn>E. +orientalis</spn>), and the Australian roller, or dollar bird +(<spn>E. Pacificus</spn>). 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.</note> + +<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of small +ground snakes of the family <spn>Tortricid\'91</spn>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ground roller</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one +of several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to +<spn>Atelornis</spn> and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, +and feed on the ground.</cd> -- <col>Roller bolt</col>, <cd>the +bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a +whiffletree.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Roller +gin</col></mcol>, <cd>a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for +separating the seeds from the fiber.</cd> -- <col>Roller +mill</col>. <cd>See under <er>Mill</er>.</cd> -- <col>Roller +skate</col>, <cd>a skate which has small wheels in the place of +the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a +smooth, hard surface, other than ice.</cd></cs><-- roller blades, +a type of roller skate --> + +<hw>Rol"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably fr. +<ets>roll</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small wagon used for the +underground work of a mine.</def> + +<au>Tomlison.</au> + +<hw>Rol"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rollicked <?/</er>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rollicking</er>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Corrupt. fr. <ets>frolic</ets>, under the influence of +<ets>roll</ets>.]</ety> <def>To move or play in a careless, +swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; +commonly in the form <xex>rollicking</xex>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<q>He described his friends as <qex>rollicking</qex> blades.</q> +<qau>T. Hook.</qau> + +<hw>Roll"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; +turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; <as>as, a +<ex>rolling</ex> wheel or ball</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels +or rollers; <as>as, a <ex>rolling</ex> chair</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; +<as>as, a <ex>rolling</ex> country; <ex>rolling</ex> +land</as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<cs><col>Rolling bridge</col>. <cd>See the Note under +<er>Drawbridge</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rolling circle of a paddle +wheel</col>, <cd>the circle described by the point whose velocity +equals the velocity of the ship. <au>J. Bourne</au>.</cd> -- +<col>Rolling fire</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a discharge of +firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the +order in which they stand.</cd> -- <col>Rolling friction</col>, +<cd>that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling +upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of +the surfaces in contact.</cd> -- <col>Rolling mill</col>, <cd>a +mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is +passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc.</cd> -- <col>Rolling +press</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A machine for calendering cloth by +pressure between revolving rollers</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A +printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.</cd> +-- <mcol><col>Rolling stock</col>, <or/ <col>Rolling +plant</col></mcol>, <cd>the locomotives and vehicles of a +railway.</cd> -- <col>Rolling tackle</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. +<au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au></cd></cs> + +<hw>Roll"ing-pin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or +dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.</def> + +<hw>Roll"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place +prepared for rolling logs into a stream.</def> + +<hw>Roll"y-po`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of +pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a +cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed.</def> -- +<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and +stout.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>roly-poly</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Roll"y-pool`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>A game in which a ball, rolling into a +certain place, wins.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rouly-pouly</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ro"ly-po`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> +<def>Rolly-poly.</def> + +<hw>Rom"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rummage</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ro*ma"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NGr. +<?/<?/<?/<?/: cf. F. <ets>roma\'8bque</ets>. See +<er>Roman</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to modern Greece, and +especially to its language.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The +modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks +<altname>Hellenic</altname> or +<altname>Neo-Hellenic</altname>.</def></def2> + +<note><hand/ The Greeks at the time of the capture of +Constantinople were proud of being <grk>"Romai^oi</grk>, or +Romans . . . Hence the term <xex>Romaic</xex> was the name given +to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken +of as the Hellenic language.</note> + +<au>Encyc. Brit.</au> + +<hw>Ro"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Romanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Roma</ets> Rome: cf. F. +<ets>romain</ets>. Cf. <er>Romaic</er>, <er>Romance</er>, +<er>Romantic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the +Roman people, or things done by Romans; <as>as, <ex>Roman</ex> +fortitude; a <ex>Roman</ex> aqueduct; <ex>Roman</ex> +art</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; +professing that religion.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Upright; erect; +-- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as +distinguished from <xex>Italic</xex> characters.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., +IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from +the <xex>Arabic</xex> numerals, 1, 4, etc.</def> + +<cs><col>Roman alum</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a cubical +potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian +alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom +from iron.</cd> -- <col>Roman balance</col>, <cd>a form of +balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note +under <er>Balance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col>Roman +candle</col>, <cd>a kind of firework (generally held in the +hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of +sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or +stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become +ignited.</cd> -- <col>Roman Catholic</col>, <cd>of, pertaining +to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the +spiritual head; <as>as, a <ex>Roman Catholic<ex> priest; the +<ex>Roman Catholic<ex> Church</as>.</cd> -- <col>Roman +cement</col>, <cd>a cement having the property of hardening under +water; a species of hydraulic cement.</cd> -- <col>Roman +law</col>. <cd>See under <er>Law</er>.</cd> -- <col>Roman +nose</col>, <cd>a nose somewhat aquiline.</cd> -- <col>Roman +ocher</col>, <cd>a deep, rich orange color, transparent and +durable, used by artists. <au>Ure</au>.</cd> -- <col>Roman +order</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the composite order. See +<er>Composite</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"man</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native, or +permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom +certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were +conferred.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- +in distinction from <xex>Italics</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*mance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>romance</ets>, <ets>romant</ets>, <ets>romaunt</ets>, OF. +<ets>romanz</ets>, <ets>romans</ets>, <ets>romant</ets>, +<ets>roman</ets>, F. <ets>roman</ets>, <ets>romance</ets>, fr. +LL. <ets>Romanice</ets> in the Roman language, in the vulgar +tongue, <it>i. e.</it>, 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. +<ets>Romanicus</ets> Roman, fr. <ets>Romanus</ets>. See +<er>Roman</er>, and cf. <er>Romanic</er>, <er>Romaunt</er>, +<er>Romansch</er>, <er>Romanza</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in +the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales +of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any +fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one +which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or +a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the +like.</def> \'bd<xex>Romances</xex> that been royal.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and religion +-- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those known +as <qex>romances</qex>. 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.</q> +<qau>Hallam.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, +resembling those narrated in romances; <as>as, his courtship, or +his life, was a <ex>romance</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a +disposition to ignore what is real; <as>as, a girl full of +<ex>romance</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The languages, or rather the several dialects, +which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have +now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the +<xex>Romanic languages</xex>).</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short lyric tale set to +music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a +romanza.</def> + +<-- 6. A love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their +deep affection openly, by romantic gestures. --> + +<syn>Syn. -- Fable; novel; fiction; tale.</syn> + +<hw>Ro*mance"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +language or dialects known as <xex>Romance</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*mance"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Romanced</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Romancing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To +write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.</def> + +<q>A very brave officer, but apt to <qex>romance</qex>.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*man"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +romances.</def> + +<hw>Ro*man"cist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +romancer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*man"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Romantic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro`man*esque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>romanesque</ets>; cf. It. <ets>romanesco</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Somewhat resembling the +Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later +Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture +prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to romance or fable; +fanciful.</def> + +<cs><col>Romanesque style</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>that +which grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman +architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is +loosely applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the +fall of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic +architecture.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro`man*esque"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Romanesque +style.</def> + +<hw>Ro*man"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>Romanicus</ets>. See <er>Romance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to any or all of the various +languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old +Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, +Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said +especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic +tongues.</def> + +<cs><col>Romanic spelling</col>, <cd>spelling by means of the +letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with +<xex>phonetic spelling<xex>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"man*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining +to Romanism.</def> + +<hw>Ro"man*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets +of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.</def> + +<hw>Ro"man*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to +Romanism.</def> + +<hw>Ro"man*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Romanized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Romanizing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To Latinize; to fill +with Latin words or idioms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.</def> + +<hw>Ro"man*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use +Latin words and idioms.</def> \'bdApishly +<xex>Romanizing</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, +or modes of speech.</def> + +<hw>Ro"man*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +Romanizes.</def> + +<hw>Ro*mansch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Grisons +<ets>rumansch</ets>, <ets>rumonsch</ets>, <ets>romonsch</ets>. +See <er>Romance</er>.]</ety> <def>The language of the Grisons in +Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>Romansch</asp>, and <asp>Rumonsch</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ro*mant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +romaunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>romantique</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>romant</ets>. See +<er>Romance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; +marvelous; extravagant; unreal; <as>as, a <ex>romantic</ex> tale; +a <ex>romantic</ex> notion; a <ex>romantic</ex> +undertaking.</as></def> + +<q>Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, +more absurd, and undeed <qex>romantic</qex>, than such a +persuasion?</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have +represented as chimerical and <qex>romantic</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a +romance; <as>as, a <ex>romantic</ex> person; a <ex>romantic</ex> +mind.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian +and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the +classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that +style; <as>as, the <ex>romantic</ex> school of poets</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by strangeness or variety; +suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- +applied to scenery; <as>as, a <ex>romantic</ex> +landscape</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; +extravagant; wild; chimerical. See <er>Sentimental</er>.</syn> + +<cs><col>The romantic drama</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Drama</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro*man"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Romantic.</def> + +<hw>Ro*man"tic*al*y</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a romantic +manner.</def> + +<hw>Ro*man"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. It. +<ets>romanticismo</ets>, F. <ets>romantisme</ets>, +<ets>romanticisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fondness for romantic +characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern +literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the +productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain +medi<?/val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called +classical style.</def> + +<q>He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from +pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously +the founder of <qex>romanticism</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*man"ti*cist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +advocates romanticism in modern literature.</def> + +<au>J. R. Seeley.</au> + +<hw>Ro*man"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Romantically.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Strype.</au> + +<hw>Ro*man"tic*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +state or quality of being romantic; widness; fancifulness.</def> + +<au>Richardson.</au> + +<hw>Rom"a*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gypsy +<ets>romano</ets>, <ets>romani</ets>, adj., gypsy; cf. +<ets>rom</ets> husband.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gypsy.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The language spoken among themselves by the +gypsies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Rommany</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*man"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <def>See <er>Romance</er>,<er>5</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*maunt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Romance</er>.]</ety> <def>A romantic story in verse; <as>as, +the \'bd<ex>Romaunt</ex> of the Rose</as>.\'b8</def> + +<q>O, hearken, loving hearts and bold, +Unto my wild <qex>romaunt</qex>.</q> +<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau> + +<hw>Rom"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.& n.</pos> +<def>Rumble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rom*bow"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Old, condemned canvas, +rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>rumbowline</asp>.]</altsp> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ro"me*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ro"me*ite</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rom\'82ine</ets>. So calledafter the French mineralogist +<ets>Rom\'82</ets> L'Isle.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A +mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square +octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.</def> + +<hw>Rome"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. +<er>Rummer</er>.]</ety> <def>A drinking cup.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>romkin</asp>.]</altsp> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rome" pen`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <or/ <hw>Rome" +scot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>See <cref>Peter +pence</cref>, under <er>Peter</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rome"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward +Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.</def> + +<hw>Rome"ward</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or directed toward +Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.</def> + +<q>To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in its +<qex>Romeward</qex> aspect.</q> +<qau>Gladstone.</qau> + +<hw>Rom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A method of +notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so +called because it is based on the common <xex>Roman</xex>-letter +alphabet. It is like the pal\'91otype of Mr. Ellis in the general +plan, but simpler.</def> + +<hw>Rom"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging or +relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently +used in a disparaging sense; <as>as, the <ex>Romish</ex> church; +the <ex>Romish</ex> religion, ritual, or +ceremonies</ex>.</as></def> + +<hw>Rom"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Roman Catholic.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>South.</au> + +<hw>Romp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Romped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Romping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[A +variant of <ets>ramp</ets>. See <er>Ramp</er> to leap, +<er>Rampallian</er>.]</ety> <def>To play rudely and boisterously; +to leap and frisk about in play.</def> + +<hw>Romp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A girl who indulges +in boisterous play.</def> + +<-- p. 1250 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough +sport.</def> + +<q>While <qex>romp</qex>-loving miss +Is hauled about in gallantry robust.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<hw>Romp"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to +romp; indulging in romps.</def> + +<q>A little <qex>romping</qex> girl from boarding school.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<hw>Romp"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a romping +manner.</def> + +<hw>Romp"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to rude play; +inclined to romp.</def> + +--- <wordforms><wf>Romp"ish</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Romp"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rom"pu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rompu</ets>, p. p. of <ets>rompre</ets> to breeak, L. +<ets>rumpere</ets>. See <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken +at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like.</def> + +<hw>Ron`ca*dor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a +snorer, fr. <ets>roncar</ets> to snore. So called in allusion to +the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. +]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of +California sci\'91noid food fishes, especially <spn>Roncador +Stearnsi</spn>, which is an excellent market fish, and the red +roncador (<spn>Corvina, <or/ Johnius, saturna</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Ron"chil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. +<ets>ronquillo</ets> slightly hoarse.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine food fish +(<spn>Bathymaster signatus</spn>) of the North Pacific coast, +allied to the tilefish.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>ronquil</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ron"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. +<ets>ronco</ets> hoarse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Croaker</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2. <sd>(a)</sd>.</def> +<mark>[Texas]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ron`dache"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Armor.)</fld> <def>A circular shield +carried by foot soldiers.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ronde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A kind of script in which the heavy +strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken +together a round look.</def> + +<hw>Ron*deau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See +<er>Roundel</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rondo</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A species of lyric +poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which +recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes +recurring also by rule.</def> + +<note><hand/ When the <xex>rondeau</xex> was called the +<xex>rondel</xex> it was mostly written in fourteen octosyllabic +lines of two rhymes, as in the <xex>rondels</xex> of Charles +d'Orleans. . . . In the 17th century the approved form of the +<xex>rondeau</xex> was a structure of thirteen verses with a +refrain.</note> + +<au>Encyc. Brit.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See +<er>Rondo</er>,<er>1</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ron"del</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rondeau</er>, <er>Roundel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small round tower erected at the foot +of a bastion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as +<er>Rondeau</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Specifically, a +particular form of rondeau containing fourteen lines in two +rhymes, the refrain being a repetition of the first and second +lines as the seventh and eighth, and again as the thirteenth and +fourteenth.</def> + +<au>E. W. Gosse.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ron`de*le"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. +So named after William <ets>Rondelet</ets>, a French +naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical genus of +rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.</def> + +<hw>Ron"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rondel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rondeau.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A round mass, plate, or disk; especially +<fld>(Metal.)</fld>, the crust or scale which forms upon the +surface of molten metal in the crucible.</def> + +<hw>Ron"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. +<ets>rond\'95</ets>, fr. F. <ets>rondeau</ets>. See +<er>Rondeau</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A +composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, +cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each +of the other strains.</def> \'bdThe <xex>Rondo</xex>-form was the +earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical +construction.\'b8 + +<au>Grove.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Poetry)</fld> <def>See <er>Rondeau</er>, +1.</def> + +<hw>Ron"dure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rondeur</ets> roundness.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A round; a +circle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Roundness; plumpness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown +Of maiden <qex>rondure</qex>, like the rose half-blown.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<hw>Rong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> of <er>Ring</er>.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rong</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rung (of a ladder).</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ron`geur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>ronger</ets> to gnaw.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An +instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ron"ion</hw>, <hw>Ron"yon</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rogne</ets> scab, mange.]</ety> +<def>A mangy or scabby creature.</def> + +<q>\'bdAroint thee, with!\'b8 the rump-fed <qex>ronyon</qex> +cries.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Ron"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>obs. imp. +pl.</pos></def>, and <hw>Ron"nen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, +<def><pos>obs. p. p.</pos> of <er>Renne</er>, to run.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ront</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Runt</er>.]</ety> <def>A runt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r</ets><?/d a cross; akin to OS. <ets>r<?/da</ets>, D. +<ets>roede</ets> rod, G. <ets>ruthe</ets>, <ets>rute</ets>, OHG. +<ets>ruota</ets>. CF. <er>Rod</er> a measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross +with Christ hanging on it.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<q>Savior, in thine image seen +Bleeding on that precious <qex>rood</qex>.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A measure of five and a half yards in length; a +red; a perch; a pole.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The fourth part of an acre, or forty square +rods.</def> + +<cs><col>By the rood</col>, <cd>by the cross; -- a phrase +formerly used in swearing. \'bdNo, <xex>by the road<xex>, not +so.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Rood beam</col> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a beam across the chancel of a church, +supporting the road.</cd> -- <col>Rood loft</col> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a loft or gallery, in a church, on which +the rood and its appendagess were set up to view. +<au>Gwilt</au>.</cd> -- <col>Rood screen</col> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a screen, between the choir and the body +of the church, over which the rood was placed. +<au>Fairholt</au>.</cd> -- <col>Rood tower</col> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a tower at the intersection of the nave +and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was +called also <stype>rood steeple</stype>. <au>Weale</au>.</cd> -- +<col>Rood tree</col>, <cd>the cross. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdDied +upon the <xex>rood tree<xex>.\'b8 <au>Gower</au>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roo"de*bok</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>rood</ets> red + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The pallah.</def> + +<hw>Rood"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rank in +growth.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Roof</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rof</ets>, AS. <ets>hr<?/f</ets> top, roof; akin to D. +<ets>roef</ets> cabin, Icel. <ets>hr<?/f</ets> a shed under which +ships are built or kept; cf. OS. <ets>hr<?/st</ets> roof, Goth. +<ets>hr<?/t</ets>. Cf. <er>Roost</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The cover of any building, including the +roofing (see <er>Roofing</er>) 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 <xex>roof</xex>, and the outer protection the <xex>roof +mask</xex>. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the +ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which resembles, or corresponds to, the +covering or the ceiling of a house; <as>as, the <ex>roof</ex> of +a cavern; the <ex>roof</ex> of the mouth.</as></def> + +<q>The flowery <qex>roof</qex> +Showered roses, which the morn repaired.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining.)</fld> <def>The surface or bed of rock +immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Bell roof</col>, <col>French roof</col></mcol>, +<cd>etc. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> See under <er>Bell</er>, +<er>French</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Flat roof</col>. +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A roof actually horizontal +and level, as in some Oriental buildings</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A +roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows +the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination.</cd> +-- <col>Roof plate</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Plate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 10.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roof</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roofed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Roofing</er>.]</wordforms> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with a roof.</def> + +<q>I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have +not been <qex>roofed</qex> with vaults or arches.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To inclose in a house; figuratively, to +shelter.</def> + +<q>Here had we now our country's honor <qex>roofed</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Roof"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who puts on +roofs.</def> + +<hw>Roof"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +covering with a roof.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The materials of which a roof is composed; +materials for a roof.</def> + +<au>Gwilt.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, +shelter.</def> \'bdFit <xex>roofing</xex> gave.\'b8 + +<au>Southey.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The wedging, as of a horse +or car, against the top of an underground passage.</def> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<hw>Roof"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no +roof; <as>as, a <ex>roofless</ex> house</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having no house or home; shelterless; +homeless.</def> + +<hw>Roof"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small roof, +covering, or shelter.</def> + +<hw>Roof"tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The beam in +the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.</def> + +<q>Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the +<qex>rooftree</qex> fall.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Roof`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +roofs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rook</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mist; fog. See +<er>Roke</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rook</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To squat; to ruck.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rook</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>roc</ets> (cf. Sp. +<ets>roque</ets>), fr. Per. & Ar. <ets>rokh</ets>, or +<ets>rukh</ets>, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird +<ets>roc</ets> (in this sense pehaps a different word); cf. Hind. +<ets>rath</ets> a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. +<ets>ratha</ets> a car, a war car. Cf. <er>Roll</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chess)</fld> <def>One of the four pieces placed on the +corner squares of the board; a castle.</def> + +<hw>Rook</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr<?/c</ets>; akin to +OHG. <ets>hruoh</ets>, <ets>ruoh</ets>, <ets>ruoho</ets>, Icel. +<ets>hr<?/kr</ets>, Sw. <ets>roka</ets>, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. +<ets>hrukjan</ets> to crow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European bird (<spn>Corvus +frugilegus</spn>) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, +with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the +region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which +in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name +is also applied to related Asiatic species.</def> + +<q><qex>The rook</qex> . . . should be treated as the farmer's +friend.</q> +<qau>Pennant.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a +sharper.</def> + +<au>Wycherley.</au> + +<hw>Rook</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rooked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rooking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cheat; to defraud by +cheating.</def> \'bdA band of <xex>rooking</xex> officials.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<hw>Rook"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rookeries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The +breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds +themselves.</def> + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as +of herons, penguins, etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur +seals.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A dilapidated building with many rooms and +occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A brothel.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> + +<hw>Rook"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Roky</er>.]</ety> <def>Misty; gloomy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Light thickens, and the crow +Makes wing to the <qex>rooky</qex> wood.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<note><hand/ Some make this Shakespearean word mean \'bdabounding +in rooks.\'b8</note> + +<hw>Room</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>roum</ets>, <ets>rum</ets>, space, AS. <ets>r<umac/m</ets>; +akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. <ets>r<umac/m</ets>, D. +<ets>ruim</ets>, G. <ets>raum</ets>, OHG. <ets>r<umac/m</ets>, +Sw. & Dan. <ets>rum</ets>, Goth. <ets>r<umac/ms</ets>, and to AS. +<ets>r<umac/m</ets>, adj., spacious, D. <ets>ruim</ets>, Icel. +<ets>r<umac/mr</ets>, Goth. <ets>r<umac/ms</ets>; and prob. to L. +<ets>rus</ets> country (cf. <er>Rural</er>), Zend +<ets>rava<ndot/h</ets> wide, free, open, <ets>ravan</ets> a +plain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unobstructed spase; space which +may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of +place, great or small; <as>as, there is not <ex>room</ex> for a +house; the table takes up too much <ex>room</ex>.</as></def> + +<q>Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is +<qex>room</qex>.</q> +<qau>Luke xiv. 22.</qau> + +<q>There was no <qex>room</qex> for them in the inn.</q> +<qau>Luke ii. 7.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular portion of space appropriated for +occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.</def> + +<q>If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for +the best <qex>room</qex> in a playhouse.</q> +<qau>Overbury.</qau> + +<q>When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in +the highest <qex>room</qex>.</q> +<qau>Luke xiv. 8.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed +or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber.</def> + +<q>I found the prince in the next <qex>room</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Place or position in society; office; rank; +post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or +occupied by, another, and vacated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the +<qex>room</qex> of his father Herod.</q> +<qau>Matt. ii. 22.</qau> + +<q>Neither that I look for a higher <qex>room</qex> in +heaven.</q> +<qau>Tyndale.</qau> + +<q>Let Bianca take her sister's <qex>room</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Possibility of admission; ability to admit; +opportunity to act; fit occasion; <as>as, to leave <ex>room</ex> +for hope</as>.</def> + +<q>There was no prince in the empire who had <qex>room</qex> for +such an alliance.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<cs><col>Room and space</col> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld>, <cd>the +distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the +next rib; <xex>space<xex> being the distance between two ribs, in +the clear, and <xex>room<xex> the width of a rib.</cd> -- <col>To +give room</col>, <cd>to withdraw; to leave or provide space +unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated.</cd> -- <col>To +make room</col>, <cd>to open a space, way, or passage; to remove +obstructions; to give room.</cd></cs> + +<q><qex>Make room</qex>, and let him stand before our face.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Space; compass; scope; latitude.</syn> + +<hw>Room</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roomed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rooming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To +occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; <as>as, they arranged to +<ex>room</ex> together</as>.</def> + +<hw>Room</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r<umac/m</ets>.]</ety> <def>Spacious; roomy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>No <qex>roomer</qex> harbour in the place.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Room"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Room</er>. CF. <er>Rummage</er>.]</ety> <def>Space; place; +room.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<hw>Room"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lodger.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Room"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Room</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>At a greater distance; +farther off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir J. Harrington.</au> + +<hw>Room"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding with +room or rooms; roomy.</def> \'bdA <xex>roomful</xex> house.\'b8 +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Donne.</au> + +<hw>Room"ful</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Roomfuls</plw> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much or many as a room will hold; +<as>as, a <ex>roomful</ex> of men</as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Room"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<def>Spaciously.</def> + +<hw>Room"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being roomy; spaciousness; <as>as, the <ex>roominess</ex> of a +hall</as>.</def> + +<hw>Room"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without room or +rooms.</def> + +<au>Udall.</au> + +<hw>Room"mate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of twe +or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the +occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.</def> + +<hw>Room"some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roomy.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Evelyn.</au> + +<hw>Roomth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Room; +space.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Roomth"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roomy; +spacious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fuller.</au> + +<hw>Room"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ample +room; spacious; large; <as>as, a <ex>roomy</ex> mansion; a +<ex>roomy</ex> deck.</as></def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Roon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Vermilion +red; red.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Her face was like the lily <qex>roon</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. R. Drake.</qau> + +<hw>Roop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roup</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Roor"back</hw>, <hw>Roor"bach</hw> }</mhw> +<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A defamatory forgery or +falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue.</def> +<mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<note><hand/ 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 \'bdTravels of Baron <xex>Roorbach</xex>.\'b8</note> + +<hw>Roo"sa oil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The East Indian name for +grass oil. See under <er>Grass</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roost</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Roast.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Roost</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roust</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> + +<hw>Roost</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hr\'d3st</ets>; akin +to OD. <ets>roest</ets> roost, <ets>roesten</ets> to roost, and +probably to E. <ets>roof</ets>. Cf. <er>Roof</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The pole or other support on which fowls rest at +night; a perch.</def> + +<q>He clapped his wings upon his <qex>roost</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of fowls roosting together.</def> + +<cs><col>At roost</col>, <cd>on a perch or roost; hence, retired +to rest.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roost</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Roosted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Roosting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sit, rest, or +sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.</def> + +<au>Wordsworth.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.</def> + +<q>O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, +O, let me <qex>roost</qex> and nestle there.</q> +<qau>Herbert.</qau> + +<hw>Roost"cock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The male of +the domestic fowl; a cock.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Roost"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The male of +the domestic fowl; a cock.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> + +<q>Nor, when they [the Skinners and Cow Boys] wrung the neck of a +<qex>rooster</qex>, did they trouble their heads whether he +crowed for Congress or King George.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +<hw>Root</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>wr\'d3tan</ets>; akin to <ets>wr\'d3t</ets> a snout, trunk, +D. <ets>wroeten</ets> to root, G. <ets>r\'81ssel</ets> snout, +trunk, proboscis, Icel. <ets>r\'d3ta</ets> to root, and perhaps +to L. <ets>rodere</ets> to gnaw (E. <ets>rodent</ets>) or to E. +<ets>root</ets>, n.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn up the earth +with the snout, as swine.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low +arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.</def> + +<hw>Root</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn up or to dig out +with the snout; <as>as, the swine <ex>roots</ex> the +earth</as>.</def> + +<hw>Root</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>r\'d3t</ets> (for +<ets>vr\'d3t</ets>); akin to E. <ets>wort</ets>, and perhaps to +<ets>root</ets> to turn up the earth. See <er>Wort</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The underground +portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or +rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The descending, and commonly branching, axis of +a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, +not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having +for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with +moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a +reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, +may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., +as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some +epiphytic orchids.</def> + +<-- p. 1251 --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>An edible or esculent root, especially of such +plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; +<as>as, the <ex>root</ex> crop</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which resembles a root in position or +function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from +which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; <as>as, +the <ex>root</ex> of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the +like</as>.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An ancestor or +progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem.</def> + +<q>They were the <qex>roots</qex> out of which sprang two +distinct people.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest +terms employed in language; a word from which other words are +formed; a radix, or radical</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The cause or +occasion by which anything is brought about; the source</def>. +\'bdShe herself . . . is <xex>root</xex> of bounty.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>The love of money is a <qex>root</qex> of all kinds of +evil.</q> +<qau>1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver. )</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>That factor of a quantity +which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; +<as>thus, 3 is a <ex>root</ex> of 9, because 3 multiplied into +itself produces 9; 3 is the cube <ex>root</ex> of 27</as>.</def> +<sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The fundamental tone of any +chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is +composed</def>. + +<au>Busby.</au> + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>The lowest place, position, or part</def>. +\'bdDeep to the <xex>roots</xex> of hell.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> +\'bdThe <xex>roots</xex> of the mountains.\'b8 <au>Southey.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The time which to reckon in +making calculations.</def> + +<q>When a <qex>root</qex> is of a birth yknowe [known].</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<cs><col>A\'89rial roots</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the open air, +which, attaching themselves to the bark of trees, etc., serve to +support the plant.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Large roots growing from +the stem, etc., which descend and establish themselves in the +soil. See <xex>Illust<xex>. of <er>Mangrove</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Multiple primary root</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name +given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle in many +plants, as the squash.</cd> -- <col>Primary root</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the central, first-formed, main root, from +which the rootlets are given off.</cd> -- <col>Root and +branch</col>, <cd>every part; wholly; completely; <as>as, to +destroy an error <ex>root and branch<ex></as>.</cd> -- +<col>Root-and-branch men</col>, <cd>radical reformers; -- a +designation applied to the English Independents (1641). See +Citation under <er>Radical</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- +<col>Root barnacle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the +Rhizocephala.</cd> -- <col>Root hair</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>one of the slender, hairlike fibers found on the surface of +fresh roots. They are prolongations of the superficial cells of +the root into minute tubes.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col>Root +leaf</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a radical leaf.</cd> See +<er>Radical</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 3 <sd>(b)</sd>. -- <col>Root +louse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any plant louse, or aphid, +which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the +grapevine.</cd> See <er>Phylloxera</er>. -- <col>Root of an +equation</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>that value which, +substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies +the equation.</cd> -- <col>Root of a nail</col> <sd>(Anat.)</sd>, +<cd>the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.</cd> -- +<col>Root of a tooth</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a +tooth contained in the socket and consisting of one or more +fangs.</cd> -- <col>Secondary roots</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>roots emitted from any part of the plant above the +radicle.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To strike root</col>, <col>To take +root</col></mcol>, <cd>to send forth roots; to become fixed in +the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in general, to become planted, +fixed, or established; to increase and spread; as, an opinion +<xex>takes root</xex>.</cd> \'bdThe bended twigs <xex>take +root</xex>.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au></cs> + +<hw>Root</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rooted</er>; <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Rooting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and +begin to grow.</def> + +<q>In deep grounds the weeds <qex>root</qex> deeper.</q> +<qau>Mortimer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be firmly fixed; to be established.</def> + +<q>If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause +misappehensions, he gave them not leave to <qex>root</qex> and +fasten by concealment.</q> +<qau>Bp. Fell.</qau> + +<hw>Root</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To plant and fix +deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant firmly; +hence, to make deep or radical; to establish; -- used chiefly in +the participle; <as>as, <ex>rooted</ex> trees or forests; +<ex>rooted</ex> dislike.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to +extirpate; -- with <xex>up</xex>, <xex>out</xex>, or +<xex>away</xex>.</def> \'bdI will go <xex>root</xex> away the +noisome weeds.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>The Lord <qex>rooted</qex> them out of their land . . . and +cast them into another land.</q> +<qau>Deut. xxix. 28.</qau> + +<hw>Root"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A mass of parenchym<?/tous cells which covers and protects +the growing cells at the end of a root; a pileorhiza.</def> + +<hw>Root"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having taken root; firmly +implanted; fixed in the heart.</def> \'bdA <xex>rooted</xex> +sorrow.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Root"*ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Root"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rooter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that +which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.</def> + +<hw>Root"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pile of roots, set with +plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in +gardening.</def> + +<hw>Root"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of roots.</def> + +<hw>Rot"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A radicle; a +little root.</def> + +<hw>Root"stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial underground stem, producing +leafly s<?/ems or flower stems from year to year; a +rhizome.</def> + +<hw>Root"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of roots; +<as>as, <ex>rooty</ex> ground</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*pal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rhopalic</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r\'bep</ets>; akin to D. <ets>reep</ets>, G. <ets>reif</ets> +ring hoop, Icel. <ets>reip</ets> rope, Sw. <ets>rep</ets>, Dan. +<ets>reb</ets>, <ets>reeb</ets> Goth. skauda<ets>raip</ets> +latchet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large, stout cord, usually one +not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted +or braided together. It differs from <xex>cord</xex>, +<xex>line</xex>, and <xex>string</xex>, only in its size. See +<er>Cordage</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A row or string consisting of a number of things +united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>rope</ex> of +onions</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The small intestines; <as>as, +the <ex>ropes</ex> of birds</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rope ladder</col>, <cd>a ladder made of ropes.</cd> -- +<col>Rope mat</col>., <cd>a mat made of cordage, or strands of +old rope.</cd> -- <col>Rope of sand</col>, <cd>something of no +cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be +relied upon.</cd> -- <col>Rope pump</col>, <cd>a pump in which a +rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum +communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope.</cd> -- +<col>Rope transmission</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a method of +transmitting power, as between distant places, by means of +endless ropes running over grooved pulleys.</cd> -- <col>Rope's +end</col>, <cd>a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash in +inflicting punishment.</cd> -- <col>To give one rope</col>, +<cd>to give one liberty or license; to let one go at will +uncheked.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Roping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To +be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or +thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.</def> + +<q>Let us not hang like <qex>roping</qex>icicles +Upon our houses' thatch.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rope</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind, fasten, +or tie with a rope or cord; <as>as, to <ex>rope</ex> a bale of +goods</as>.</def> Hence: -- + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect or fasten together, as a party of +mountain climbers, with a rope.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To partition, separate, or divide off, by means +of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; <as>as, to +<ex>rope in</ex>, <ex>or rope</ex> off, a plot of ground; to +<ex>rope</ex> out a crowd</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To lasso (a steer, horse).</def> <mark>[Colloq. +U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; +to decoy; <as>as, to <ex>rope in customers or +voters</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling +or curbing.</def> <mark>[Racing Slang, Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rope"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small piece of spun yarn or marline, +used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>roband</asp>, and +<asp>robbin</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rope"dan`cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended +through the air at some height.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rope"dan`cing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rop"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +maker of ropes.</def> + +<au>P. Plowman.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who ropes goods; a packer.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One fit to be hanged.</def> <mark>[Old +Slang]</mark> + +<au>Douce.</au> + +<hw>Rop"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +place where ropes are made.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tricks deserving the halter; roguery.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSaucy merchant . . . so full of his +<xex>ropery</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rope's"-end`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To +punish with a rope's end.</def> + +<hw>Rope"walk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>A long, +covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are +manufactured.</def> + +<hw>Rope"walk`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +ropedancer.</def> + +<hw>Rope"-yarn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the yarn or +thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are +made.</def> + +<hw>Rop"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ropy +manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner.</def> + +<hw>Rop"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being ropy; +viscosity.</def> + +<hw>Rop"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat ropy.</def> + +<hw>Rop"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>capable of being +drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; +tenacious; glutinous; <as>as <ex>ropy</ex> sirup; <ex>ropy</ex> +lees</as>.</def> + +<hw>Roq"ue*laure</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; +so called after Duc de <ets>Roquelaure</ets>, in the reign of +Louis XIV.]</ety> <def>A cloak reaching about to, or just below, +the knees, worn in the 18th century.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>roquelo</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Ro*quet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain]</ety> <fld>(Croquet)</fld> <def>To hit, as another's +ball, with one's own ball.</def> + +<hw>Ro*quet"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hit another's ball +with one's own.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>M. Green.</au> + +<hw>Ro*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roratio</ets>, fr. <ets>rorare</ets> to drop dew, fr. +<ets>ros</ets> dew.]</ety> <def>A falling of dew.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew.]</ety> <def>Of or +pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy.</def> + +<cs><col>Roric figures</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>figures +which appear upon a polished surface, as glass, when objects +which have been near to, or in contact with, the surface are +removed and the surface breathed upon; -- called also +<altname>Moser's images</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"rid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roridus</ets>, fr. <ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, +dew.]</ety> <def>Dewy; bedewed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>T. Granger.</au> + +<hw>Ro*rif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rorifer</ets>; <ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew + +<ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>rorif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> +<def>generating or producing dew.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*rif"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew + <ets>fluens</ets>, p.pr. +of <ets>fluere</ets> to flow.]</ety> <def>Flowing with dew.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ror"qual</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Norw. +<ets>rorqualus</ets> a whale with folds.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very large North Atlantic whalebone +whale (<spn>Physalus antiquorum</spn>, or <spn>Bal\'91noptera +physalus</spn>). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal +folds on the throat and belly. Called also +<altname>razorback</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Ro"ru*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rorulentus</ets>, from <ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, +dew.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of, or abounding in, dew.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the surface +appearing as if dusty, or covered with fine dew.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew.]</ety> <def>Dewy.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>And shook his wings with <qex>rory</qex> May-dew wet.</q> +<qau>Fairfax.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*sa"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rosaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>rosa</ets> rose.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural +order of plants (<spn>Rosace\'91</spn>) of which the rose is the +type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, +brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service +tress, and quinces.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Like a rose in shape +or appearance; <as>as, a <ex>rosaceous</ex> corolla</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of a pure purpish pink color.</def> + +<hw>Ro*sac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rosaceous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old med. Chem.)</fld> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also +<xex>lithic acid</xex>) found in certain red precipitates of +urine. See <er>Uric</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro*sal"gar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>realgar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>chaucer.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*sa"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rosalie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A form of +melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, +each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence.</def> + +<hw>Ros*an"i*line</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rose</ets> + <ets>aniline</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous base, +<chform>C20H21N3O</chform>, 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 <xex>fuchsine</xex>, <xex>aniline +red</xex>, etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances +derived from, or related to, rosaniline proper.</def> + +<hw>Ro*sa"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +cultivator of roses.</def> + +<hw>Ro"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rosaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[LL. +<ets>rosarium</ets> a string of beads, L. <ets>rosarium</ets> a +place planted with roses, <ets>rosa</ets> a rose: cf. F. +<ets>rosaire</ets>. See <er>Rose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +bed of roses, or place where roses grow.</def> \'bdThick +<xex>rosaries</xex> of scented thorn.\'b8 + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>A series of prayers (see +Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a +string of beads by which the prayers are counted.</def> + +<q>His idolized book, and the whole <qex>rosary</qex> of his +prayers.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<note><hand/ A <xex>rosary</xex> consists of fifteen decades. +Each decade contains ten <xex>Ave Marias</xex> marked by small +beads, preceded by a <xex>Paternoster</xex>, marked by a larger +bead, and concluded by a <xex>Gloria Patri</xex>. Five decades +make a <xex>chaplet</xex>, a third part of the rosary.</note> + +<au>Bp. Fitzpatrick.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, +as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.</def> + +<q>Every day propound to yourself a <qex>rosary</qex> or chaplet +of good works to present to God at night.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A coin bearing the figure of a rose, +fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a +penny.</def> + +<cs><col>Rosary shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any marine +gastropod shell of the genus <spn>Monodonta</spn>. They are +top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ros"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roscidus</ets>, fr. <ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, +dew.]</ety> <def>Containing, or consisting of, dew; dewy.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Ros"coe*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From an +English chemist, H.E. <ets>Roscoe</ets> + +<ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A green micaceous +mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate +of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.</def> + +<hw>Rose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of +<er>Rise</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rose</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>rose</ets>, L. +<ets>rosa</ets>, probably akin to Gr. <?/, Armor. +<ets>vard</ets>, OPer. <ets>vareda</ets>; and perhaps to E. +<ets>wort</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rose</ets>, from the Latin. Cf. +<er>Copperas</er>, <er>Rhododendron</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A flower and shrub of any species of the genus +<spn>Rosa</spn>, of which there are many species, mostly found in +the morthern hemispere</def> + +<note><hand/ 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 +<xex>Banksia</xex>, <xex>Baurbon</xex>, <xex>Boursalt</xex>, +<xex>China</xex>, <xex>Noisette</xex>, <xex>hybrid +perpetual</xex>, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly +every class.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose +knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.</def> + +<au>Sha.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A rose window. See <cref>Rose +window</cref>, below.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., +for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer +at the foot of a pump.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The erysipelas.</def> + +<au>Dunglison.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>The card of the mariner's compass; also, a +circular card with radiating lines, used in other +instruments.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>A diamond. See <cref>Rose diamond</cref>, +below.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Cabbage rose</col>, <col>China rose</col></mcol>, +<cd>etc. See under <er>Cabbage</er>, <er>China</er>, etc.</cd> -- +<col>Corn rose</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Corn +poppy</cref>, under <er>Corn</er>.</cd> -- <col>Infantile +rose</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of roseola.</cd> -- +<col>Jamaica rose</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Jamaica</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rose acacia</col> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a low American leguminous shrub +(<spn>Robinia hispida</spn>) with handsome clusters of +rose-colored blossoms.</cd> -- <col>Rose aniline</col>. +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Rosaniline</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rose apple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit of the +tropical myrtaceous tree <spn>Eugenia Jambos</spn>. It is an +edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a +very strong roselike perfume.</cd> -- <col>Rose beetle</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small yellowish or buff +longlegged beetle (<spn>Macrodactylus subspinosus</spn>), which +eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to +rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also +<altname>rose bug</altname>, and <altname>rose +chafer</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European chafer.</cd> +-- <col>Rose bug</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>same as +<cref>Rose beetle</cref>, <cref>Rose chafer</cref>.</cd> -- +<col>Rose burner</col>, <cd>a kind of gas-burner producing a +rose-shaped flame.</cd> -- <col>Rose camphor</col> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a solid odorless substance which +separates from rose oil.</cd> -- <col>Rose campion</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Campion</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rose catarrh</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>rose cold.</cd> -- +<col>Rose chafer</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A +common European beetle (<spn>Cetonia aurata</spn>) which is often +very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also <altname>rose +beetle</altname>, and <altname>rose fly</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> +The rose beetle <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Rose cold</col> +<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of hay fever, sometimes +attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See +<cref>Hay fever</cref>, under <er>Hay</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rose +color</col>, <cd>the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful +hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or +promise.</cd> <-- p. 1252 --> -- <mcol><col>Rose de +Pompadour</col>, <col>Rose du Barry</col></mcol>, <cd>names +succesively given to a delicate rose color used on S\'8avres +porcelain.</cd> -- <col>Rose diamond</col>, <cd>a diamond, one +side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four +triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed +at the top. Cf. <er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- +<col>Rose ear</col>. <cd>See under <er>Ear</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rose elder</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the +Guelder-rose.</cd> -- <col>Rose engine</col>, <cd>a machine, or +an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, +metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines.</cd> +<au>Craig.</au> -- <col>Rose family</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<cd>the <spn>Rosece\'91</spn>.</cd> See <er>Rosaceous</er>. -- +<col>Rose fever</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>rose cold.</cd> -- +<col>Rose fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a rose betle, or +rose chafer.</cd> -- <col>Rose gall</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>any gall found on rosebushes.</cd> See <er>Bedeguar</er>. -- +<col>Rose knot</col>, <cd>a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited +so as to resemble a rose; a rosette.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Rose +lake</col>, <col>Rose madder</col></mcol>, <cd>a rich tint +prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy +basis.</cd> <au>Fairholt.</au> -- <col>Rose mallow</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A name of several malvaceous +plants of the genus <spn>Hibiscus</spn>, with large rose-colored +flowers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the hollyhock</cd>. -- <col>Rose +nail</col>, <cd>a nail with a convex, faceted head.</cd> -- +<col>Rose noble</col>, <cd>an ancient English gold coin, stamped +with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward +III., and current at 6s. 8d.</cd> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- +<col>Rose of China</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>China +rose</cref> <sd>(b)</sd>, under <er>China</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rose +of Jericho</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a Syrian cruciferous +plant (<spn>Anastatica Hierochuntica</spn>) which rolls up when +dry, and expands again when moistened; -- called also +<altname>resurrection plant</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rose of +Sharon</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an ornamental malvaceous +shrub (<spn>Hibiscus Syriacus</spn>). In the Bible the name is +used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or +possibly the great lotus flower.</cd> -- <col>Rose oil</col> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the yellow essential oil extracted from +various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of +attar of roses.</cd> -- <col>Rose pink</col>, <cd>a pigment of a +rose color, made by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of +Brazil wood and alum; also, the color of the pigment.</cd> -- +<col>Rose quartz</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of quartz +which is rose-red.</cd> -- <col>Rose rash</col>. +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Roseola</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rose +slug</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the small green larva of a +black sawfly (<spn>Selandria ros\'91</spn>)</mcol>. These +larv\'91 feed in groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of +rosebushes, and are often abundant and very destructive.</cd> -- +<col>Rose window</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a circular window +filled with ornamental tracery. Called also <altname>Catherine +wheel</altname>, and <altname>marigold window</altname>. Cf. +<cref>wheel window</cref>, under <er>Wheel</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Summer rose</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of +roseola. See <er>Roseola</er>.</cd> -- <col>Under the rose</col> +<ety>[a translation of L. <ets>sub rosa</ets>]</ety>, <cd>in +secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the +rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up +at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be +divulged.</cd> -- <col>Wars of the Roses</col> <fld>(Eng. +Hist.)</fld>, <cd>feuds between the Houses of York and Lancaster, +the <xex>white rose</xex> being the badge of the House of York, +and the <xex>red rose</xex> of the House of Lancaster.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.</def> +<mark>[Poetic]</mark> \'bdA maid yet <xex>rosed</xex> over with +the virgin crimson of modesty.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To perfume, as with roses.</def> +<mark>[Poetic]</mark> + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<hw>Ro"se*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>roseus</ets>, fr. <ets>rosa</ets> a rose.]</ety> +<def>resembling a rose in smell or color.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au> + +<hw>Ro"se*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. +<ets>roseus</ets>, <ets>rosatus</ets>, prepared from roses. See +<er>Roseal</er>, <er>Rose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of +roses; rosy; <as>as, <ex>roseate</ex> bowers</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., +tinged with rose color; blooming; <as>as, <ex>roseate</ex> +beauty; her <ex>roseate</ex> lips</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Roseate tern</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an +American and European tern (<spn>Sterna Dougalli</spn>) whose +breast is roseate in the breeding season.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rose"bay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>the oleander.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any shrub of the genus +<spn>Rhododendron</spn></def>. <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>An herb (<spn>Epilobium spicatum</spn>) with showy purple +flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also +<altname>great willow herb</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rose"bud`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The flower of +a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.</def> + +<hw>Rose"bush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bush or +shrub which bears roses.</def> + +<hw>Rose"-col`ored</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate +pink color.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine +or pleasing; alluring; <as>as, <ex>rose-colored</ex> +anticipations</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rose"-cut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cut flat on +the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets +in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See +<cref>Rose diamond</cref>, under <er>Rose</er>. Cf. +<er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rose"drop`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lozenge +having a rose flavor.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of earring.</def> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A ruddy eruption upon the nose +caused by drinking ardent spirits; a grog blossom.</def> + +<hw>Rose"finch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of Asiatic +finches of the genera <spn>Carpodacus</spn>, and +<spn>Propasser</spn>, and allied genera, in which the male is +more or less colored with rose red.</def> + +<hw>Rose"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large marine scorp\'91noid food fish +(<spn>Sebastes marinus</spn>) found on the northern coasts of +Europe and America. called also <altname>red perch</altname>, +<altname>hemdurgan</altname>, <altname>Norway haddok</altname>, +and also, erroneously, <altname>snapper</altname>, +<altname>bream</altname>, and <altname>bergylt</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or +orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky +brown.</note> + +<hw>Rose"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>See <er>Rose</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a +nail with such a head.</def> + +<hw>Ro"se*ine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Magenta</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"se*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the +German mineralogist G. <ets>Rose</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in +small red crystals, allied to erythrite.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ro"sel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +dim. of L. <ets>rosa</ets> rose.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A beautiful Australian parrakeet (<spn>Platycercus +eximius</spn>) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of +the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green +varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow.</def> + +<hw>Ro*selle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>a malvaceous plant (<spn>Hibiscus Sabdariffa</spn>) +cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, +which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid +drink.</def> + +<hw>Rose`mal"oes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the +native name; cf. Malay <ets>rasam\'bela</ets> the name of the +tree.]</ety> <def>The liquid storax of the East Indian +<spn>Liquidambar orientalis</spn>.</def> + +<hw>Rose"ma*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rosmarine</ets>, L. <ets>rosmarinus</ets>; <ets>ros</ets> +dew (cf. Russ. <ets>rosa</ets>, Lith. <ets>rasa</ets>, Skr. +<ets>rasa</ets> juice) + <ets>marinus</ets> marine: cf. F. +<ets>romarin</ets>. In English the word has been changed as if it +meant the <ets>rose of Mary</ets>. See <er>Marine</er>.]</ety> +<def>A labiate shrub (<spn>Rosmarinus officinalis</spn>) with +narrow grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of +France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has +a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is +used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or +constancy.</def> + +<q>There's <qex>rosemary</qex>, that's for remembrance.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>Marsh rosemary</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A little shrub +<fld>(Andromeda polifolia)</fld> growing in cold swamps and +having leaves like those of the rosemary</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<cd>See under <er>Marsh</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rosemary pine</col>, +<cd>the loblolly pine. See under <er>Loblolly</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ros"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of +roses; rosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro"sen*m\'81l`ler's or"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>[So named +from its first describer, J. C. <xex>Rosenm\'81ller</xex>, a +German anatomist.] <fld>(Anat.)</fld> The parovarium.</def> + +<hw>Ro"se*o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A prefix +(also used adjectively) signifying <xex>rose-red</xex>; +specifically used to designate certain rose-red compounds (called +<xex>roseo-cobaltic compounds</xex>) of cobalt with ammonia. Cf. +<er>Luteo</er>-.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*se"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +dim. of L. <ets>rosa</ets> a rose.]</ety> <fld>(med.)</fld> +<def>A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in +circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often +alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease +which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- +called also <altname>rose rash</altname>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Ro*se"o*lous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>a.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rose"-pink`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the +pigment called <xex>rose pink</xex>. See <cref>Rose pink</cref>, +under <er>Rose</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; +hence, sentimental.</def> \'bd<xex>Rose-pink</xex> piety.\'b8 + +<au>C. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Ros"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rosier; a +rosebush.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rose"-red`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Red as a +rose; specifically <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, of a pure purplish red +color.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rose"-ri`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rose</er>, and <er>Royal</er>.]</ety> <def>A name of several +English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having +different values; a rose noble.</def> + +<hw>Rose"root`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>A fleshy-leaved herb (<spn>Rhodiola rosea</spn>); rosewort; +-- so called because the roots have the odor of roses.</def> + +<hw>Ros"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where +roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See <er>Rosary</er>, +1.</def> + +<hw>Ro"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rosette</ets>. See <er>Rosette</er>.]</ety> <def>A red color +used by painters.</def> + +<au>Peacham.</au> + +<hw>Ro-set"ta stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A stone found at +<xex>Rosetta</xex>, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, +by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to +the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<hw>Ro*set"ta wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>An east Indian wood +of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. +It is occasionally used for cabinetwork.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Ro*sette</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of +<ets>rose</ets> a rose. Cf. <er>Roset</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, +-- used as an ornament or a badge.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament in the form of a +rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A red color. See <er>Roset</er>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A rose burner. See under <er>Rose</er>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any structure +having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad +ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid +sea urchins. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Spicule</er>, and +<xex>Sand dollar</xex>, under <er>Sand</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A flowerlike color marking; <as>as, the <ex>rosettes</ex> on +the leopard</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rose" wa`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Water tinctured with +roses by distillation.</def> + +<hw>Rose"-wa`ter</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the odor of rose +water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rose-water</xex> philantropy.\'b8 + +<au>Carlyle.</au> + +<hw>Rose"wood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A valuable +cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with +black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the +genera <spn>Dalbergia</spn> and <spn>Mach\'91rium</spn>. The +finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the +<spn>Dalbergia nigra</spn>.</def> + +<cs><col>African rosewood</col>, <cd>the wood of the leguminous +tree <spn>Pterocarpus erinaceus</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Jamaica +rosewood</col>, <cd>the wood of two West Indian trees +(<spn>Amyris balsamifera</spn>, and <spn>Linocieria +ligustrina</spn>).</cd> -- <col>New South Wales rosewood</col>, +<cd>the wood of <spn>Trichilia glandulosa</spn>, a tree related +to the margosa.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rose"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva of any one of several +species of lepidopterous insects which feed upon the leaves, +buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially <spn>Cac\'91cia +rosaceana</spn>, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, and +devours both the leaves and buds.</def> + +<hw>Rose"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Roseroot.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any plant +nearly related to the rose.</def> + +<au>Lindley.</au> + +<hw>Ros`i*cru"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The +name is probably due to a German theologian, Johann Valentin +Andre\'84, who in anonymous pamphlets called himself a knight of +the <ets>Rose Cross</ets> (G. <ets>Rosenkreuz</ets>), using a +seal with a St. Andrew's cross and four roses.)]</ety> <def>One +who, in the 17th century and the early part of the 18th, claimed +to belong to a secret society of philosophers deeply versed in +the secrets of nature, -- the alleged society having existed, it +was stated, several hundred years.</def> + +<note><hand/ The Rosicrucians also called <xex>brothers of the +Rosy Cross</xex>, <xex>Rosy-cross Knights</xex>, <xex>Rosy-cross +philosophers</xex>, 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.</note> + +<hw>Ros`i*cru"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.</def> + +<hw>Ros"ied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Decorated with +roses, or with the color of roses.</def> + +<hw>Ro"sier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>rosarius</ets> of roses. Cf. <er>Rosary</er>.]</ety> <def>A +rosebush; roses, collectively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Crowned with a garland of sweet <qex>rosier</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ros"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rosy +manner.</def> + +<au>M. Arnold.</au> + +<hw>Ros"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A variant of +<ets>resin</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hard, amber-colored resin left +after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; +colophony.</def> + +<cs><col>Rosin oil</col>, <cd>an oil obtained from the resin of +the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, +etc.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ros"in</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rub with rosin, as +musicians rub the bow of a violin.</def> + +<q>Or with the <qex>rosined</qex> bow torment the string.</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<hw>Ros"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality +of being rosy.</def> + +<hw>Ros"in*weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The compass plant. See under +<er>Compass</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A name given in +California to various composite plants which secrete resins or +have a resinous smell.</def> + +<hw>Ros"in*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>like rosin, or +having its qualities.</def> + +<hw>Ros"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. +<ets>rhos</ets> a meadow, a moor + E. <ets>land</ets>.]</ety> +<def>heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery +land.</def> <mark>[prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Ros"ma*rine`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See +<er>Rosemary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dew from the sea; sea +dew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>That purer brine +And wholesome dew called <qex>rosmarine</qex>.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rosemary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<au>Spenser.</au> \'bdBiting on anise seed and +<xex>rosmarine</xex>.\'b8 <au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Ros"ma*rine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Norw. <ets>rosmar</ets> +a walrus; <ets>ros</ets> a horse (akin to E. <ets>horse</ets>) + +(probably) <ets>mar</ets> the sea.]</ety> <def>A fabulous sea +animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the +tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.</def> + +<q>And greedly <qex>rosmarines</qex> with visages deforme.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*sol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rose</ets> + carbo<ets>lic</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex +red dyestuff (called <xex>rosolic acid</xex>) which is analogous +to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of +phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, +<chform>C20H16O3</chform>, which forms weak salts with bases, and +stable ones with acids. Called also <altname>methyl +aurin</altname>, and, formerly, +<altname>corallin</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ross</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; 115), <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>The rough, scaly matter on the surface of +the bark of trees.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Ross</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To divest of the ross, or +rough, scaly surface; <as>as, to <ex>ross</ex> bark</as>.</def> +<mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Ros"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Light land; +rosland.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<hw>Ros"sel*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Loose; +light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<hw>Rost</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Roust</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Jemieson.</au> + +<hw>Ros"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rostellum</ets>, dim. of <ets>rostrum</ets> a beak: cf. F. +<ets>rostelle</ets>.]</ety> <def>same as +<er>Rostellum</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ros*tel"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining +to a rostellum.</def> + +<hw>Ros"tel*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>rostellatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a rostellum, or small +beak; terminating in a beak.</def> + +<hw>Ros*tel"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +the form of a rostellum, or small beak.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ros*tel"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rostella</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See +<er>Rostel</er>.]</ety> <def>A small beaklike process or +extension of some part; a small rostrum; <as>as, the +<ex>rostellum</ex> of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum +of many mosses; the <ex>rostellum</ex> on the head of a +tapeworm.</as></def> + +<hw>Ros"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps a +corruption of <ets>register</ets>; or cf. <ets>roll</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A register or roll showing the order in +which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called +on to serve.</def> + +<hw>Ros"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rostrum</er>, 2.</def> + +<hw>Ros"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rostralis</ets>, fr. <ets>rostrum</ets> a beak; cf. F. +<ets>rostral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the beak or +snout of an animal, or the beak of a ship; resembling a rostrum, +esp., the rostra at Rome, or their decorations.</def> + +<q>[Monuments] adorned with <qex>rostral</qex> crowns and naval +ornaments.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ros"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ros"tra*ted</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rostratus</ets>, fr. <ets>rostrum</ets> a beak. See +<er>Rostrum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a process +resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Furnished or adorned with beaks; <as>as, +<ex>rostrated</ex> galleys</as>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ros*trif"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>rostrum</ets> beak + <ets>ferre</ets> to +bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of +pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head prolonged into a +snout which is not retractile.</def> + +<hw>Ros"tri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rostrum</ets> a beak + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>rostrifarme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a +beak.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ros"tru*lum <?/</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rostrula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of L. +<ets>rostrum</ets> a beak.]</ety> <def>A little rostrum, or beak, +as of an insect.</def> + +<-- p. 1253 --> + +<hw>Ros"trum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L. +<plw>Rostra</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Rostrums</plw> +<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., beak, ship's beak, fr. +<ets>rodere</ets>, <ets>rosum</ets>, to gnaw. See +<er>Rodent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The beak or head of a +ship.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> (<er>Rostra</er>) <fld>(Rom. +Antiq.)</fld> <def>The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum +where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were +delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was +adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also +to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public +orators.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit +or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.</def> + +<q>Myself will mount the <qex>rostrum</qex> in his favor.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any beaklike +prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of +birds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The beak, or sucking mouth parts, +of Hemiptera.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The snout of a gastropod +mollusk. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Littorina</er>.</def> +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of +the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the +prawn.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rostellum</er>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>The pipe to convey the +distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic.</def> + +<au>Quincy.</au> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A pair of forceps of various +kinds, having a beaklike form.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Coxe.</au> + +<hw>Ro"su*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>rosulatus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rosa</ets> a rose.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- +said of leaves and bracts.</def> + +<hw>Ros"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Rosier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Rosiest</er>.]</wordforms> <def>Resembling +a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; +also, adorned with roses.</def> + +<q>A smile that glowed +Celestial <qex>rosy</qex>-red, love's proper hue.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>While blooming youth and gay delight +Sit thy <qex>rosy</qex> cheeks confessed.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rosy</xex> is sometimes used in the formation +of self<?/xplaining compounde; as, <xex>rosy</xex>-bosomed, +<xex>rosy</xex>-colored, <xex>rosy</xex>-crowned, +<xex>rosy</xex>-fingered, <xex>rosy</xex>-tinted.</note> + +<cs><col>Rosy cross</col>. <cd>See the Note under +<er>Rosicrucian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs> + +<hw>Rot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. +& p. p.</pos> <er>Rotted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rotting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rotien</ets>, AS. +<ets>rotian</ets>; akin to D. <ets>rotten</ets>, Prov. G. +<ets>rotten</ets>, OHG. <ets>rozz<?/n</ets>, G. +<ets>r\'94sten</ets> to steep flax, Icel. <ets>rotna</ets> to +rot, Sw. <ets>ruttna</ets>, Dan. <ets>raadne</ets>, Icel. +<ets>rottin</ets> rotten. <root/117. Cf. <er>Ret</er>, +<er>Rotten</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To undergo a process +common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of +their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving off +usually in some stages of the process more or less offensive +odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to +decay.</def> + +<q>Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot, +To draw nutrition, propagate, and <qex>rot</qex>.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to +die; to become corrupt.</def> + +<q>Four of the sufferers were left to <qex>rot</qex> in +irons.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<q><qex>Rot</qex>, poor bachelor, in your club.</q> +<qau>Thackeray.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil.</syn> + +<hw>Rot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make putrid; +to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural +processes; <as>as, to <ex>rot</ex> vegetable fiber</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, +etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.</def> + +<hw>Rot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Process of rotting; +decay; putrefaction.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A disease or decay in fruits, +leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See +<cref>Bitter rot</cref>, <cref>Black rot</cref>, etc., +below.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>rotz</ets> glanders.]</ety> <def>A +fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. +It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or +gall bladder. See 1st <er>Fluke</er>, 2.</def> + +<q>His cattle must of <qex>rot</qex> and murrain die.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<cs><col>Bitter rot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a disease of +apples, caused by the fungus <spn>Gl\'91osporium +fructigenum</spn>.</cd> <au>F. L. Scribner.</au> -- <col>Black +rot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a disease of grapevines, +attacking the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus +<spn>L\'91stadia Bidwellii</spn>.</cd> <au>F. L. Scribner.</au> +-- <col>Dry rot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Dry</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grinder's rot</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<cd>See under <er>Grinder</er>.</cd> -- <col>Potato rot</col>. +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Potato</er>.</cd> -- +<col>White rot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a disease of grapes, +first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the +fungus <spn>Coniothyrium diplodiella</spn>.</cd> <au>F. L. +Scribner.</au></cs> + +<hw>\'d8Ro"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rota</ets> 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 <er>Rotary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also <altname>Rota +Romana</altname>, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It +consists of twelve members.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A short-lived political +club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the +democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the +state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of +Parliament.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> +<def>A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the +Middle Ages in church music; -- written also +<asp>rotta</asp>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rhotacism</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to +wheels or to rotary motion; rotary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ro"ta*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rota</ets> wheel + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Any fossil foraminifer of the genus +<spn>Rotalia</spn>, abundant in the chalk formation. See +<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Rhizopod</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rota</ets> a wheel. See <er>Roll</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and +cf. <er>barouche</er>, <er>Rodomontade</er>, <er>Rou\'82</er>, +<er>Round</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Rowel</er>.]</ety> +<def>Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or +resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; <as>as, +<ex>rotary</ex> motion</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rotary engine</col>, <cd>steam engine in which the +continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action +of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, +instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the +ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also +<altname>rotatory engine</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Rotary +pump</col>, <cd>a pump in which the fluid is impelled by rotating +devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or +pistons.</cd> -- <col>Rotary shears</col>, <cd>shears, as for +cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged or +sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting.</cd> -- <col>Rotary +valve</col>, <cd>a valve acting by continuous or partial +rotation, as in the four-way cock.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"ta*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rota</ets> a wheel + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as +<er>Gyroscope</er>, 1.</def> + +<hw>Ro"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>rotare</ets> to turn round like +a wheel, fr. <ets>rota</ets> wheel. See <er>Rotary</er>, and cf. +<er>Roue</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the parts spreading out like a +wheel; wheel-shaped; <as>as, a <ex>rotate</ex> spicule or scale; +a <ex>rotate</ex> corolla, <it>i.e.</it>, a monopetalous corolla +with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short +one.</as></def> + +<hw>Ro"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rotated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rotating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn, as a +wheel, round an axis; to revolve.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform any act, function, or operation in +turn, to hold office in turn; <as>as, to <ex>rotate</ex> in +office</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to +succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in +office.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdBoth, after a brief +service, were <xex>rotated</xex> out of office.\'b8 + +<au>Harper's Mag.</au> + +<hw>Ro"ta*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turned round, +as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate.</def> + +<hw>Ro*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rotation</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body +on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a +revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily +turning of the earth on its axis is a <xex>rotation</xex>; its +annual motion round the sun is a <xex>revolution</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any return or succesion in a series.</def> + +<cs><col>Moment of rotation</col>. <cd>See <cref>Moment of +inertia</cref>, under <er>Moment</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rotation in +office</col>, <cd>the practice of changing public officers at +frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions.</cd> -- +<col>Rotation of crops</col>, <cd>the practices of cultivating an +orderly succession of different crops on the same land.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or +characterized by, rotation; <as>as, <ex>rotational</ex> +velocity</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rotatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>turning, as a wheel; rotary; +rotational.</def> + +<q>This high <qex>rotative</qex> velocity of the sun must cause +an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere.</q> +<qau>Siemens.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rotative engine</col>, <cd>a steam engine in which the +reciprocating motion of the piston is transformed into a +continuous rotary motion, as by means of a connecting rod, a +working beam and crank, or an oscillating cylinder.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>that which gives a rotary or +rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some +part on its axis.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A revolving reverberatory +furnace.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ro`ta*to"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as +<er>Rotifera</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rotatoire</ets>. See <er>Rotate</er>, +<er>Rotary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turning as on an axis; +rotary.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Going in a circle; following in rotation or +succession; <as>as, <ex>rotatory</ex> assembles</as>.</def> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Producing rotation of the +plane of polarization; <as>as, the <ex>rotatory</ex> power of +bodies on light</as>. See the Note under +<er>polarization</er>.</def> + +<au>Nichol.</au> + +<hw>Ro"ta*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +rotifer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Kirby.</au> + +<hw>Rotche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<def>A very small arctic sea bird (<spn>Mergulus alle</spn>, or +<spn>Alle alle</spn>) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in +winter; -- called also <altname>little auk</altname>, +<altname>dovekie</altname>, <altname>rotch</altname>, +<altname>rotchie</altname>, and <altname>sea +dove</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rotch"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European red gurnard (<spn>Trigla +pini</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Rote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A root.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rote</ets>, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. +<ets>rotte</ets>, OHG. <ets>rota</ets>, <ets>hrota</ets>, LL. +<ets>chrotta</ets>. Cf. <er>Crowd</er> a kind of violin.]</ety> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of guitar, the notes of which were +produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an +instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.</def> + +<q>Well could he sing and play on a <qex>rote</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and +<qex>rotes</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Rote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Rut</er> +roaring.]</ety> <def>The noise produced by the surf of the sea +dashing upon the shore. See <er>Rut</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>rote</ets>, F. +<ets>route</ets>, road, path. See <er>Route</er>, and cf. +<er>Rut</er> a furrow, <er>Routine</er>.]</ety> <def>A frequent +repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; +mere repetition; <as>as, to learn rules by +<ex>rote</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<q>till he the first verse could [<it>i. e.</it>, knew] all by +<qex>rote</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Thy love did read by <qex>rote</qex>, and could not spell.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rote</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Roted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Roting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To learn or repeat by +rote.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak</au>. + +<hw>Rote</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go out by rotation or +succession; to rotate</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> +<-- = rotate out? --> + +<au>Z. Grey.</au> + +<hw>Ro*tel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of +<ets>rota</ets> wheel; cf. LL. <ets>rotella</ets> a little +whell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous +species of small, polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus +<spn>Rotella</spn>, native of tropical seas.</def> + +<hw>Rot"gut</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bad +small beer.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when +adulterated so as to be very deleterious.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Roth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hry<edh/er</ets>; cf. D. <ets>rund</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bovine.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> +<def>A bovine beast.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<cs><col>Rother beasts</col>, <cd>cattle of the bovine genus; +black cattle. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <au>Golding.</au> -- +<col>Rother soil</col>, <cd>the dung of rother beasts.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Roth"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See +<er>Rudder</er>.]</ety> <def>A rudder.</def> + +<cs><col>Rother nail</col>, <cd>a nail with a very full head, +used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by +shipwrights.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ro"ti*fer</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. see +<er>Rotifera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the +Rotifera. See <xex>Illust</xex>. in Appendix.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ro*tif"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; +<plu>pl</plu>. <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>rota</ets> <?/ wheel + +<ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An +order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of +vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often give an +appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species are very +numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in form and +habits.</def> + +<hw>Ro"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rota</ets> wheel + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Wheel-shaped; <as>as, <ex>rotiform</ex> +appendages</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rotate</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rot"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> +<def>See <er>Rota</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rot"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Icel. +<ets>rotinn</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>rutten</ets>, Dan. +<ets>radden</ets>. See <er>Rot</er>.]</ety> <def>Having rotted; +putrid; decayed; <as>as, a <ex>rotten</ex> apple; <ex>rotten</ex> +meat</as>.</def> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Offensive to the smell; +fetid; disgusting.</def> + +<q>You common cry or curs! whose breath I hate +As reek of the <qex>rotten</qex> fens.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; +treacherous; unsafe; <as>as, a <ex>rotten</ex> plank, bone, +stone</as>.</def> \'bdThe deepness of the <xex>rotten</xex> +way.\'b8 + +<au>Knolles.</au> + +<cs><col>Rotten borough</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Borough</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rotten stone</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soft stone, called also Tripoli (from +the country from which it was formerly brought), used in all +sorts of finer grinding and polishing in the arts, and for +cleaning metallic substances. The name is also given to other +friable siliceous stones applied to like uses.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound; +corrupt; deceitful; treacherous.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rot"ten*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rot"ten*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>\'d8Rot"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a +little wheel; cf. It. <ets>rotula</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The patella, or kneepan.</def> + +<hw>Rot"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotula</ets>, dim. of <ets>rota</ets> wheel.]</ety> +<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the rotula, or +kneepan.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tund"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotundus</ets>. See <er>Round</er>, and cf. +<er>Rotunda</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Round; circular; +spherical.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence; complete; entire.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>orbicular, or nearly so.</def> + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<hw>Ro*tund"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rotunds.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Burke.</au> + +<hw>Ro*tun"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. +<ets>rotonda</ets>, F. <ets>rotonde</ets>; both fr. L. +<ets>rotundus</ets> round. See <er>Rotund</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A round building; +especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, +like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used +for a large round room; <as>as, the <ex>rotunda</ex> of the +Capitol at Washington</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tund"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rounded; +especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotundus</ets> round + <ets>folium</ets> a leaf.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having round leaves.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tund"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rotunditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rotondit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being rotu<?/; +roundness; sphericity; circularity.</def> + +<q>Smite flat the thick <qex>rotundity</qex> o'the world!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.</def> + +<q>For the more <qex>rotundity</qex> of the number and grace of +the matter, it passeth for a full thousand.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<q>A boldness and <qex>rotundity</qex> of speech.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<hw>Ro*tund"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Roundness; +rotundity.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tun"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rotunda</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ro*tur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +roturier.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ro`tu`rier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A person who is not of noble birth; specif., +a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial +land.</def> + +<hw>Rot"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rot</er>.]</ety> <def>To make rotten.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard, +Than that it <qex>roty</qex> all the remenant.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>\'d8Rou"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coin. See +<er>Ruble</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rouche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ruche</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rou`\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +properly p.p. of <ets>rouer</ets> to break upon the wheel, fr. +<ets>roue</ets> a wheel, L. <ets>rota</ets>. See <er>Rotate</er>, +<er>Rotary</er>.]</ety> <def>One devoted to a life of sensual +pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rou`et"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for +discharging them.</def> + +<au>Crabb.</au> + +<hw>Rouge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>rubeus</ets> red, akin to <ets>rubere</ets> to be red, +<ets>ruber</ets> red. See <er>Red</er>.]</ety> <def>red.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<cs><col>\'d8Rouge et noir</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[F., red and +black]</ety>, <cd>a game at cards in which persons play against +the owner of the bank; -- so called because the table around +which the players sit has certain compartments colored red and +black, upon which the stakes are deposited.</cd></cs> + +<au>Hoyle.</au> + +<hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A red amorphous powder consisting of +ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and +as a cosmetic, etc. Called also <altname>crocus</altname>, +<altname>jeweler's rouge</altname>, etc.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the +cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of +the safflower, but it is often made from carmine.</def> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rouged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rouging</er> .]</wordforms> <def>To paint the face or cheeks +with rouge.</def> + +<hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tint with rouge; <as>as, +to <ex>rouge</ex> the face or the cheeks</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rouge`croix"</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F., literally, red cross.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>One +of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.</def> + +<hw>Rouge" drag`on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +literally, red dragon.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>One of the +four pursuivants of the English college of arms.</def> + +<-- p. 1254 --> + +<hw>Rough</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Rougher</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Roughest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rou<?/</ets>, <ets>rou</ets>, <ets>row</ets>, +<ets>rugh</ets>, <ets>ruh</ets>, AS. <ets>r<?/h</ets>; akin to +LG. <ets>rug</ets>, D. <ets>rug</ets>, D. <ets>ruig</ets>, +<ets>ruw</ets>, OHG. <ets>r<?/h</ets>, G. <ets>rauh</ets>, +<ets>rauch</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>raukas</ets> wrinkle, +<ets>rukti</ets> to wrinkle. <root/ 18. Cf. <er>Rug</er>, +<pos>n</pos>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having inequalities, small +ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; <as>as, a +<ex>rough</ex> board; a <ex>rough</ex> stone; <ex>rough</ex> +cloth</as>.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not level; +having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or +of a road.</def> \'bdRough, uneven ways.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a +<xex>rough</xex> diamond</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Tossed in +waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of +water</def>. + +<q>More unequal than the <qex>roughest</qex> sea.</q> +<qau>T. Burnet.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; +disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; <as>as, a +<ex>rough</ex> coat</as>.</def> \'bdA visage +<xex>rough</xex>.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au> +\'bd<xex>Rough</xex>satyrs.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, +gentleness, or polish.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not +courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; <as>as, a <ex>rough</ex> +temper</as>.</def> + +<q>A fiend, a fury, pitiless and <qex>rough</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>A surly boatman, <qex>rough</qex> as wayes or winds.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; +<as>as, <ex>rough</ex> measures or actions</as>.</def> + +<q>On the <qex>rough</qex> edge of battle.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>A quicker and <qex>rougher</qex> remedy.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<q>Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which +<qex>rough</qex> and imperious usage often produces.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; +grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; <as>as, a +<ex>rough</ex> tone; <ex>rough</ex> numbers</as>.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Austere; harsh to the taste; <as>as, +<ex>rough</ex> wine</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Tempestuous; +boisterous; stormy; <as>as, <ex>rough</ex> weather; a +<ex>rough</ex> day</as>.</def> + +<q>He stayeth his <qex>rough</qex> wind.</q> +<qau>Isa. xxvii. 8.</qau> + +<q>Time and the hour runs through the <qex>roughest</qex> +day.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; +incomplete; <as>as, a <ex>rough</ex> estimate; a <ex>rough</ex> +draught</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rough diamond</col>, <cd>an uncut diamond; hence, +colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude +exterior.</cd><-- = diamond in the rough --> -- <col>Rough and +ready</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Acting with offhand promptness and +efficiency</cd>. \'bdThe <xex>rough and ready<xex> +understanding.\'b8</cd></cs> + +<au>Lowell.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Produced offhand</def>. \'bdSome <xex>rough and +ready</xex> theory.\'b8 + +<au>Tylor.</au> + +<hw>Rough</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Boisterous +weather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Fletcher.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.</def> + +<cs><col>In the rough</col>, <cd>in an unwrought or rude +condition; unpolished; <as>as, a diamond or a sketch <ex>in the +rough<ex></as>.</cd></cs> + +<q>Contemplating the people <qex>in the rough</qex>.</q> +<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau> + +<hw>Rough</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rough manner; rudely; +roughly.</def> + +<q>Sleeping <qex>rough</qex> on the trenches, and dying +stubbornly in their boats.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Rough</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render +rough; to roughen.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To break in, as a horse, especially for military +purposes.</def> + +<au>Crabb.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with +<xex>out; <as>as, to <ex>rough</ex> out a carving, a +sketch</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Roughing rolls</col>, <cd>rolls for reducing, in a rough +manner, a bloom of iron to bars.</cd> -- <col>To rough it</col>, +<cd>to endure hard conditions of living; to live without ordinary +comforts.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rough`cast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To form in its first rudiments, without revision, +correction, or polish.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with +asperities and inequalities.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or +pebbles; <as>as, to <ex>roughcast</ex> a building</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rough"cast`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rude +model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of plastering made of lime, with a +mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rough"cast`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +roughcasts.</def> + +<hw>Rough"draw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To draw +or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.</def> + +<hw>Rough"dry`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>in +laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.</def> + +<hw>Rough"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Roughened</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Roughening</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From +<er>Rough</er>.]</ety> <def>To make rough.</def> + +<hw>Rough"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or become +rough.</def> + +<hw>Rough"-foot`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Feather-footed; <as>as, a +<ex>rough-footed</ex> dove</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sherwood.</au> + +<hw>Rough"-grained</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a +rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits +of character; not polished; brisque.</def> + +<hw>Rough"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The redfin.</def> + +<hw>Rough"hew`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To hew coarsely, without smoothing; <as>as, to +<ex>roughhew</ex> timber</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give the first form or shape to; to form +rudely; to shape appromaxitely and rudely; to roughcast.</def> + +<q>There's a divinity that shapes our ends, +<qex>Roughhew</qex> them how we will.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rough"hew`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +roughhews.</def> + +<hw>Rough"hewn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not +polished.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; +rough-grained.</def> \'bdA <xex>roughhewn</xex> seaman.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Rough"ing-in`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The first +coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying +it.</def> + +<hw>Rough"ings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<def>Rowen</def>. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rough"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat rough.</def> + +<hw>Rough"leg`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of large +hawks of the genus <spn>Archibuteo</spn>, having the legs +feathered to the toes. Called also <altname>rough-legged +hawk</altname>, and <altname>rough-legged +buzzard</altname>.</def> + +<note><hand/ The best known species is <spn>Archibuteo +lagopus</spn> of Northern Europe, with its darker American +variety (<spn>Sancti-johannis</spn>). The latter is often nearly +or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (<spn>Archibuteo +ferrugineus</spn>) inhabits Western North America.</note> + +<hw>Rough"-legged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the legs covered with feathers; +-- said of a bird.</def> + +<cs><col>rough-legged hawk</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Roughleg</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rough"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rough manner; +unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.</def> + +<hw>Rough"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rough.</def> + +<hw>Rough"rid`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +breaks horses; especially <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, a noncommissioned +officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the +riding master.</def> + +<hw>Rough"scuff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rough</ets> + <ets>scuff</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rough, +coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the +rabble; the riffraff.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rough"set`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mason +who builds rough stonework.</def> + +<hw>Rough"shod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shod with +shoes armed with points or calks; <as>as, a <ex>roughshod</ex> +horse</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>To ride roughshod</col>, <cd>to pursue a course +regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.</cd></cs> +<-- usu. with "over" --> + +<hw>Rough"strings`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<fld>(Capr.)</fld> <def>Pieces of undressed timber put under the +steps of a wooden stair for their support.</def> + +<hw>Rought</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> +<def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Reach</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rought</hw>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp.</pos> of +<er>Reck</er>, to care.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rough"tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of small ground snakes of +the family <spn>Uropeltid\'91</spn>; -- so called from their +<xex>rough tails</xex>.</def> + +<hw>Rough"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To work +over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or +finish.</def> + +<au>Moxon.</au> + +<hw>Rough"wrought`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrought +in a rough, unfinished way; worked over coarsely.</def> + +<hw>Rouk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See 5th +<er>Ruck</er>, and <er>Roke</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Rou`lade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A smoothly running passage +of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, +sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Rou`leau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. F. +<plw>Rouleaux</plw> <pr>(F. <?/; E. <?/)</pr>, E. +<plw>Rouleaus</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., a roll, dim. +fr. fr. <ets>r\'93le</ets>, formerly also spelt +<ets>roulle</ets>. See <er>Roll</er>.]</ety> <def>A little roll; +a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a +roll.</def> + +<hw>Rou*lette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +properly, a little wheel or ball. See <er>Rouleau</er>, +<er>Roll</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A game of chance, in which +a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided +off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops +indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the +game.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small +toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to +order to produce rows of dots.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A similar +wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making +alterations in a mezzotint.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>the curve traced by any point +in the plane of a given curve when the latter rolls, without +sliding, over another fixed curve. See <er>Cycloid</er>, and +<er>Epycycloid</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rou"ly-pou`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rolly-pooly</er>.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Roun</hw>, <hw>Rown</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>v. +i. & t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>r<?/nian</ets>, fr. <ets>r<?/n</ets> +a rune, secret, mystery; akin to G. <ets>raunen</ets> to whisper. +See <er>Rune</er>.]</ety> <def>To whisper.</def> +<mark>[obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gower.</au> + +<q>Another <qex>rouned</qex> to his fellow low.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Rounce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>ronce</ets> bramble, brier, thorn, <ets>ranche</ets> a +round, step, rack, or E. <ets>round</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The handle by which the bed of a hand +press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen +and out again; -- sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by +which the form is moved under the platen.</def> + +<hw>Roun"ce*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>Ronceval</ets>, <ets>Roncevaux</ets>, a town at the foot of +the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. <ets>Roncesvalles</ets>.]</ety> +<def>Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at +Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roun"ce*val</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A giant; anything large; +a kind of pea called also <altname>marrowfat</altname>.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roun"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A common +hackney horse; a nag.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>he rode upon a <qex>rouncy</qex> as he could.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Round</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Roun</er>.]</ety> <def>To whisper.</def> <mark>[obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak. Holland.</au> + +<q>The Bishop of Glasgow <qex>rounding</qex> in his ear, \'bdYe +are not a wise man,\'b8 . . . he <qex>rounded</qex> likewise to +the bishop, and said, \'bdWherefore brought ye me here?\'b8</q> +<qau>Calderwood.</qau> + +<hw>Round</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>roond</ets>, +<ets>roont</ets>, <ets>reond</ets>, F. <ets>rond</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>rotundus</ets>, fr. <ets>rota</ets> wheel. See +<er>Rotary</er>, and cf. <er>Rotund</er>, <er>roundel</er>, +<er>Rundlet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having every portion of +the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the +center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a +spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; <as>as, a +<ex>round</ex> ball</as>.</def> \'bdThe big, <xex>round</xex> +tears.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>Upon the firm opacous globe +Of this <qex>round</qex> world.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; +<as>as, the barrel of a musket is <ex>round</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Having a curved outline or form; especially, one +like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the +surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or +pointed; <as>as, a <ex>round</ex> arch; <ex>round</ex> +hills.</as></def> \'bdTheir <xex>round</xex> haunches gored.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; +approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- +said of numbers.</def> + +<q>Pliny put a <qex>round</qex> number near the truth, rather +than the fraction.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; +free; <as>as, a <ex>round</ex> price</as>.</def> + +<q>Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good <qex>round</qex> sum.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q><qex>Round</qex> was their pace at first, but slackened +soon.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Uttered or emitted with a full tone; <as>as, a +<ex>round</ex> voice; a <ex>round</ex> note.</as></def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>Modified, as a vowel, by +contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less +round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See <xex>Guide to +Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/ 11.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; +unqualified; not mincing; <as>as, a <ex>round</ex> answer; a +<ex>round</ex> oath.</as></def> \'bdThe <xex>round</xex> +assertion.\'b8 + +<au>M. Arnold.</au> + +<q>Sir Toby, I must be <qex>round</qex> with you.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or +abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with +reference to their style.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>In his satires Horace is quick, <qex>round</qex>, and +pleasant.</q> +<qau>Peacham.</qau> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied +to conduct.</def> + +<q><qex>Round</qex> dealing is the honor of man's nature.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<cs><col>At a round rate</col>, <cd>rapidly.</cd> +<au>Dryden.</au> -- <col>In round numbers</col>, +<cd>approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; <as>as, a +bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold <ex>in round +numbers</ex> 100 bushels</as>.</cd> -- <col>Round bodies</col> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the sphere right cone, and right +cylinder.</cd> -- <col>Round clam</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, +<cd>the quahog.</cd> -- <col>Round dance</col> <cd>one which is +danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the +waltz, polka, etc.</cd> -- <col>Round game</col>, <cd>a game, as +of cards, in which each plays on his own account.</cd> -- +<col>Round hand</col>, <cd>a style of penmanship in which the +letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each +separately distinct; -- distinguished from <xex>running +hand</xex>.</cd> -- <col>Round robin</col>. <ety>[Perhaps F. +<ets><cd>round</ets> round + <ets>ruban</ets> ribbon.]</ety> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, +protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as +not to indicate who signed first.</cd> \'bdNo <xex>round +robins</xex> signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the +Porch.\'b8 <au>De Quincey.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>The cigar fish.</cd> -- <col>Round +shot</col>, <cd>a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.</cd> +-- <col>Round Table</col>, <cd>the table about which sat King +Arthur and his knights. See <cref>Knights of the Round +Table</cref>, under <er>Knight</er>.</cd> -- <col>Round +tower</col>, <cd>one of certain lofty circular stone towers, +tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap +or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. +They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five +to one hundred and thiry feet.</cd> -- <col>Round trot</col>, +<cd>one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, +brisk, quick trot.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col>Round +turn</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>one turn of a rope round a +timber, a belaying pin, etc.</cd> -- <col>To bring up with a +round turn</col>, <cd>to stop abruptly.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; +orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.</syn> + +<hw>Round</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Anything round, as a circle, <?/ globe, a ring. \'bdThe +golden <xex>round</xex>\'b8 [the crown].</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>In labyrinth of many a <qex>round</qex> self-rolled.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A series of changes or events ending where it +began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; +a periodical revolution; <as>as, the <ex>round</ex> of the +seasons; a <ex>round</ex> of pleasures.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A course of action or conduct performed by a +number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in +a circle.</def> + +<q>Women to cards may be compared: we play +A <qex>round</qex> or two; which used, we throw away.</q> +<qau>Granville.</qau> + +<q>The feast was served; the bowl was crowned; +To the king's pleasure went the mirthful <qex>round</qex>.</q> +<qau>Prior.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A series of duties or tasks which must be +performed in turn, and then repeated.</def> + +<q>the trivial <qex>round</qex>, the common task.</q> +<qau>Keble.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A circular dance.</def> + +<q>Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, +In a light fantastic <qex>round</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>That which goes round a whole circle or company; +<as>as, a <ex>round</ex> of applause</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Rotation, as in office; succession.</def> + +<au>Holyday.</au> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a +crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.</def> + +<q>All the <qex>rounds</qex> like Jacob's ladder rise.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>A course ending where it began; a circuit; a +beat; especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also, the +act of traversing a circuit; <as>as, a watchman's <ex>round</ex>; +the <ex>rounds</ex> of the postman</as>.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A walk performed +by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or +among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all +things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who +performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which +each soldier fires once.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Ammunition for +discharging a piece or pieces once; <as>as, twenty +<ex>rounds</ex> of ammunition were given out</as>.</def> + +<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short vocal piece, +resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each +other round in a species of canon in the unison.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <def>The time during which prize fighters or boxers +are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by +their rules; a bout.</def> + +<sn>13.</sn> <def>A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is +concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.</def> + +<sn>14.</sn> <def>A vessel filled, as for drinking.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<sn>15.</sn> <def>An assembly; a group; a circle; <as>as, a +<ex>round</ex> of politicians</as>.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<sn>16.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Roundtop</er>.</def> + +<sn>17.</sn> <def>Same as <cref>Round of beef</cref>, +below.</def> + +<-- 18. A complete set of plays in a game or contest covering a +standard number of individual plays or parts; as, a round of +golf, a round of tennis. Sim. to def. 3, without the seating. + +19. One set of games in a tournament. --> + +<cs><col>Gentlemen of the round</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Gentlemen +soldiers of low rank who made the rounds</cd>. See 10 +<sd>(a)</sd>, above. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Disbanded soldiers who +lived by begging. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> + +<q>Worm-eaten <qex>gentlemen of the round</qex>, 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.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +-- <col>Round of beef</col>, <cd>the part of the thigh below the +aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg.</cd> See +<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>beef</er>. -- <col>Round steak</col>, +<cd>a beefsteak cut from the round.</cd> -- <col>Sculpture in the +round</col>, <cd>sculpture giving the full form, as of man; +statuary, distinguished from relief.</cd></cs> + +<-- p. 1255 --> + +<hw>Round</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On all sides; +around.</def> + +<q><qex>Round</qex> he throws his baleful eyes.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by +revolving or reversing one's position; <as>as, to turn one's head +<ex>round</ex>; a wheel turns <ex>round</ex>.</as></def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>In circumference; <as>as, a ball is ten inches +<ex>round</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>From one side or party to another; as to come or +turn <xex>round</xex>, -- that is, to change sides or +opinions.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the +direct course; back to the starting point.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Through a circle, as of friends or houses.</def> + +<q>The invitations were sent <qex>round</qex> accordingly.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Roundly; fully; vigorously.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<cs><col>All round</col>, <cd>over the whole place; in every +direction.</cd> -- <col>All-round</col>, <cd>of general capacity; +<as>as, an <ex>all-round</ex> man</as>.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To bring one round</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To cause one to change his opinions or line of +conduct</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To restore one to health</cd>. +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs> + +<hw>Round</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>On every side +of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; <as>as, the +people atood <ex>round</ex> him; to go <ex>round</ex> the city; +to wind a cable <ex>round</ex> a windlass</as>.</def> + +<q>The serpent Error twines <qex>round</qex> human hearts.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<cs><col>Round about</col>, <cd>an emphatic form for +<xex>round<xex> or <xex>about<xex>.</cd> \'bdMoses . . . set them +[The elders] <xex>round about<xex> the tabernacle.\'b8 <au>Num. +xi. 24.</au> -- <col>To come round</col>, <cd>to gain the consent +of, or circumvent, (a person) by flattery or deception.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs> + +<hw>Round</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rounded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rounding</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make +circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex +figure to; <as>as, to <ex>round</ex> a silver coin; to +<ex>round</ex> the edges of anything</as>.</def> + +<q>Worms with many feet, which <qex>round</qex> themselves into +balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>The figures on our modern medals are raised and +<qex>rounded</qex> to a very great perfection.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To surround; to encircle; to encompass.</def> + +<q>The inclusive verge +Of golden metal that must <qex>round</qex> my brow.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To bring to fullness or completeness; to +complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion.</def> + +<q>We are such stuff +As dreams are made on, and our little life +Is <qex>rounded</qex> with a sleep.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a +corner or point); <as>as, to <ex>round</ex> a corner; to +<ex>round</ex> Cape Horn</as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make full, smooth, and flowing; <as>as, to +<ex>round</ex> periods in writing</as>.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<cs><col>To round in</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To haul up; +usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, +or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.</cd> +<au>Totten.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To collect together (cattle) by +riding around them, as on cattle ranches<-- round up --></cd>. +<mark>[Western U.S.]</mark></cs> + +<hw>Round</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow round +or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or +perfection.</def> + +<q>The queen your mother <qex>rounds</qex> apace.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>So <qex>rounds</qex> he to a separate mind, +From whence clear memory may begin.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go round, as a guard.</def> +<mark>[Poetic]</mark><-- = make the rounds --> + +<q>They . . . nightly <qex>rounding</qex> walk.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To go or turn round; to wheel about.</def> + +<au>Tennyson.</au> + +<cs><col>To round to</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn the +head of a ship toward the wind.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Round"a*bout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Circuitous; going round; indirect; <as>as, +<ex>roundabout</ex> speech</as>.</def> + +<q>We have taken a terrible <qex>roundabout</qex> road.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.</def> +\'bdLarge, sound, <xex>roundabout</xex> sense.\'b8 + +<au>Locke.</au> + +<hw>Round"a*bout`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on +which children ride; a merry-go-round.</def> + +<au>Smart.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dance performed in a circle.</def> + +<au>Goldsmith.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, +etc.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A state or scene of constant change, or of +recurring labor and vicissitude.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<hw>Round"a*bout`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of +being roundabout; circuitousness.</def> + +<hw>Round"-arm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>Applied to the method delivering the +ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally.</def> + +<au>R. A. Proctor.</au> + +<hw>Round"-backed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a +round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.</def> + +<hw>Round"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> +<def>Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; +labial. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/ 11.</def> + +<hw>Roun"del</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rondel</ets> a roundelay, F. <ets>rondel</ets>, +<ets>rondeau</ets>, a dim. fr. <ets>rond</ets>; for sense 2, cf. +F. <ets>rondelle</ets> a round, a round shield. See +<er>Round</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Rondel</er>, +<er>Rondelay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A +rondelay.</def> \'bdSung all the <xex>roundel</xex> lustily.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>Come, now a <qex>roundel</qex> and a fairy song.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything having a round form; a round figure; a +circle.</def> + +<q>The Spaniards, casting themselves into <qex>roundels</qex>, . +. . made a flying march to Calais.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small circular shield, +sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in +the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a +small circle</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A +bastion of a circular form</def>. + +<hw>Round"e*lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>rondelet</ets>, dim. of <ets>rondel</ets>. See +<er>Roundel</er>, <er>Roundeau</er>, and cf. <er>Roundlet</er>, +<er>Rundlet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Poetry)</fld> <def>See +<er>Rondeau</er>, and <er>Rondel</er>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tune in which a +simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is +short and lively.</def> <au>Spenser. Tennyson.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>A dance in a circle</def>. + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything having a round form; a roundel.</def> + +<hw>Round"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or +regularly.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tool for making an edge or surface +round.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An English game somewhat +resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the +game of fives, but played with a football.</def> + +<q>Now we play <qex>rounders</qex>, and then we played prisoner's +base.</q> +<qau>Bagehot.</qau> + +<hw>Round"fish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any ordinary market fish, +exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other +<xex>flatfishes</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A lake whitefish +(<spn>Coregonus quadrilateralis</spn>), less compressed than the +common species. It is very abundant in British America and +Alaska.</def> + +<hw>Round"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. +Hist.)</fld> <def>A nickname for a Puritan. See +<xex>Roundheads</xex>, <xex>the</xex>, in the Dictionary of Noted +Names in Fiction.</def> + +<au>Toone.</au> + +<hw>Round"head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a round head or +top.</def> + +<hw>Round"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station +house.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cabin or +apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop +for its roof; -- sometimes called the +<altname>coach</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A privy near +the bow of the vessel.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A house for locomotive engines, built circularly +around a turntable.</def> + +<hw>Round"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Round or nearly round; +becoming round; roundish.</def> + +<hw>Round"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a +rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also +<altname>service</altname>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>Modifying a speech sound +by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. +See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/ 11.</def> + +<hw>Round"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat round; <as>as, a +<ex>roundish</ex> seed; a <ex>roundish</ex> figure</as>.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Round"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Round"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little +circle.</def> + +<au>J. Gregory.</au> + +<hw>Round"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a round +form or manner.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.</def> + +<q>He affirms everything <qex>roundly</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Briskly; with speed.</def> + +<au>locke.</au> + +<q>Two of the outlaws walked <qex>roundly</qex> forward.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Completely; vigorously; in earnest.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Without regard to detail; in gross; +comprehensively; generally; <as>as, to give numbers +<ex>roundly</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>In speaking <qex>roundly</qex> of this period.</q> +<qau>H. Morley.</qau> + +<hw>Round"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality +or state of being round in shape; <as>as, the <ex>roundness</ex> +of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a +column, etc.</as></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fullness; smoothness of flow; <as>as, the +<ex>roundness</ex> of a period; the <ex>roundness</ex> of a note; +<ex>roundness</ex> of tone</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; +<as>as, the <ex>roundness</ex> of an assertion</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity; +globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness; +rotundity.</syn> + +<hw>Round"ridge`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>To form into round ridges by +plowing.</def> + +<au>B. Edwards.</au> + +<hw>Round"-shoul`dered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; +round-backed.</def> + +<hw>Rounds"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Roundsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A patrolman; +also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the +patrolmen.</def> + +<hw>Round"top`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A top; a platform at a masthead; -- so +called because formerly round in shape.</def> + +<hw>Round"-up`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding +around them and driving them in.</def> <mark>[Western +U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Roun"dure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rondure</er>.]</ety> <def>Roundness; a round or circle.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Round"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A nematoid worm.</def> + +<hw>Round"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Round.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> + +<hw>Roup</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. +hr<?/pan to cry out, G. <ets>rufen</ets>, Goth. +<ets>hr<?/pian</ets>. Cf. <er>Roop</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry or +shout; hence, to sell by auction.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<hw>Roup</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An outcry; hence, a +sale of gods by auction.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<q>To <qex>roup</qex>, that is, the sale of his crops, was +over.</q> +<qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease in poultry. See <er>Pip</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rous"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(her.)</fld> +<def>Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude of rising; +also, sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed.</def> + +<hw>Rouse</hw> <pr>(rouz <or/ rous)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> +<ety>[Perhaps the same word as <ets>rouse</ets> to start up, +\'bdbuckle to.\'b8]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To pull or haul +strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance +of mechanical appliances.</def> + +<hw>Rouse</hw> <pr>(rouz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. +<ets>roes</ets> drunkeness, icel. <ets>r<?/ss</ets>, Sw. +<ets>rus</ets>, G. <ets>rauchen</ets>, and also E. +<ets>rouse</ets>, v.t., <ets>rush</ets>, v.i. Cf. <er>Row</er> a +disturbance.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bumper in honor of a toast +or health.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.</def> + +<q>Fill the cup, and fill the can, +Have a <qex>rouse</qex> before the morn.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Rouse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Roused</er> <pr>(rouzd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rousing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Probably of Scan. +origin; cf. Sw. <ets>rusa</ets> to rush, Dan. <ets>ruse</ets>, +AS. <ets>hre\'a2san</ets> to fall, rush. Cf. <er>Rush</er>, +<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to start from a +covert or lurking place; <as>as, to <ex>rouse</ex> a deer or +other animal of the chase</as>.</def> + +<q>Like wild boars late <qex>roused</qex> out of the brakes.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q><qex>Rouse</qex> the fleet hart, and cheer the opening +hound.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wake from sleep or repose; <as>as, to +<ex>rouse</ex> one early or suddenly</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To excite to lively thought or action from a +state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; <as>as, +to <ex>rouse</ex> the faculties, passions, or +emotions</as>.</def> + +<q>To <qex>rouse</qex> up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in +Christendom.</q> +<qau>Atterbury.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.</def> + +<q>Blustering winds, which all night long +Had <qex>roused</qex> the sea.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To raise; to make erect.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser. Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rouse</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To get or start +up; to rise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Night's black agents to their preys do <qex>rouse</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To awake from sleep or repose.</def> + +<q>Morpheus <qex>rouses</qex> from his bed.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be exited to thought or action from a state +of indolence or inattention.</def> + +<hw>Rous"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rouses.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something very exciting or great.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Brewing)</fld> <def>A stirrer in a copper for +boiling wort.</def> + +<hw>Rous"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.</def> + +<q>I begin to feel +Some <qex>rousing</qex> motions in me.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Very great; violent; astounding; <as>as, a +<ex>rousing</ex> fire; a <ex>rousing</ex> lie</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rous"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rousing +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rous*sette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; -- so +called in allusion to the color. See <er>Russet</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fruit bat, especially +the large species (<spn>Pieropus vulgaris</spn>) inhabiting the +islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the +expanded wings.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any small shark of the +genus <spn>Scyllium</spn>; -- called also +<altname>dogfish</altname>. See <er>Dogfish</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roust</hw> <pr>(roust)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rouse; +to disturb; <as>as, to <ex>roust</ex> one out</as>.</def> +<mark>[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Roust</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>r\'94st</ets> +an estuary.]</ety> <def>A strong tide or current, especially in a +narrow channel.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>rost</asp>, and +<asp>roost</asp>.]</altsp> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<hw>Roust"a*bout`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a +river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and +the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives +by chance jobs.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rout</hw> <pr>(rout)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>hr<umac/tan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To roar; to bellow; to snort; +to snore loudly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bellowing; a shouting; noise; +clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<q>This new book the whole world makes such a <qex>rout</qex> +about.</q> +<qau>Sterne.</qau> + +<q>\'bdMy child, it is not well,\'b8 I said, +\'bdAmong the graves to shout; +To laugh and play among the dead, +And make this noisy <qex>rout</qex>.\'b8</q> +<qau>Trench.</qau> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[A variant of +<ets>root</ets>.]</ety> <def>To scoop out with a gouge or other +tool; to furrow.</def> + +<cs><col>To rout out</col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To turn up to view, +as if by rooting; to discover; to find</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To +turn out by force or compulsion; as, <xex>to rout<xex> people +<xex>out<xex> of bed</cd>. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To search or root in the +ground, as a swine.</def> + +<au>Edwards.</au> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>route</ets>, LL. +<ets>rupta</ets>, properly, a breaking, fr. L. <ets>ruptus</ets>, +p.p. of <ets>rumpere</ets> to break. See <er>Rupture</er>, +<er>reave</er>, and cf. <er>Rote</er> repetition of forms, +<er>Route</er>. In some senses this word has been confused with +<ets>rout</ets> a bellowing, an uproar.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly +spelled also <asp>route</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A troop; +a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company +or throng.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>route</xex> of +ratones [rats].\'b8 <au>Piers Plowman.</au> \'bdA great solemn +<xex>route</xex>.\'b8 <au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>And ever he rode the hinderest of the <qex>route</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>A <qex>rout</qex> of people there assembled were.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, +the rabble; the herd of common people.</def> + +<q>the endless <qex>routs</qex> of wretched thralls.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<q>The ringleader and head of all this <qex>rout</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Nor do I name of men the common <qex>rout</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being disorganized and thrown into +confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in +pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of +defeating and breaking up an army; <as>as, the <ex>rout</ex> of +the enemy was complete</as>.</def> + +<q>thy army . . . +Dispersed in <qex>rout</qex>, betook them all to fly.</q> +<qau>Daniel.</qau> + +<q>To these giad conquest, murderous <qex>rout</qex> to +those.</q> +<qau>pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A disturbance of the peace by +persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if +executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion +toward the executing thereof.</def> + +<au>Wharton.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>A fashionable assembly, or large evening +party.</def> \'bdAt <xex>routs</xex> and dances.\'b8 + +<au>Landor.</au> + +<cs><col>To put to rout</col>, <cd>to defeat and throw into +confusion; to overthrow and put to flight.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Routed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Routing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To break the ranks of, as +troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout.</def> + +<q>That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally +<qex>routed</qex> and defeated their whole army, that they +fied.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.</syn> + +<hw>Rout</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To assemble in a crowd, +whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.</def> +<mark>[obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<q>In all that land no Christian[s] durste <qex>route</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Route</hw> <pr>(r<oomac/t <or/ rout; 277)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. & F. <ets>route</ets>, OF. +<ets>rote</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rupta</ets> (sc. <ets>via</ets>), +fr. <ets>ruptus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>rumpere</ets> to break; +hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See +<er>Rout</er>, and cf. <er>Rut</er> a track.]</ety> <def>The +course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a +passing; a course; a road or path; a march.</def> + +<q>Wide through the furzy field their <qex>route</qex> they +take.</q> +<qau>Gay.</qau> + +<hw>Rout"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the +inside edges of circular sashes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plane +with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing +the bottom of a cavity.</def> + +<hw>Routhe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ruth; +sorrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rou"ti*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Involving, +or pertaining to, routine; ordinary; customary.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Emerson.</au> + +<hw>Rou*tine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +<ets>route</ets> a path, way, road. See <er>Route</er>, +<er>Rote</er>repetition.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A round of +business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; +especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or +frequently returning.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any regular course of action or procedure +rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.</def> + +<hw>Rou*tin""ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the +practice of doing things with undiscriminating, mechanical +regularity.</def> + +<hw>Rou*tin"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who habituated to a +routine.</def> + +<hw>Rout"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Uproarious; +riotous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rout"ous*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>With that violation of law called a rout. +See 5th <er>Rout</er>, 4.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Roux</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. beurre +<ets>roux</ets> brown butter.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A +thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies.</def> + +<-- p. 1256 --> + +<hw>Rove</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[perhaps fr. or +akin to <ets>reeve</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw through +an eye or aperture.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw out into falkes; to card, as wool.</def> + +<au>Jamieson.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers +of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.</def> + +<hw>Rove</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat +building.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and +<?/lighty twisted, preparatory to futher process; a roving.</def> + +<hw>Rove</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Roved</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Roving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>rooven</ets> to +rob; akin to E. <ets>reave</ets>. See <er>Reave Rob</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To practice robbery on the seas;to wander about +on the seas in piracy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Hakluyt.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, +move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by +sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.</def> + +<q>For who has power to walk has power to <qex>rove</qex>.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Archery)</fld> <def>To shoot at rovers; hence, +to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers +usually being beyond the point-blank range).</def> + +<q>Fair Venusson that with thy cruel dart +At that good knoght cunningly didst <qex>rove</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.</syn> + +<hw>Rove</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wander over +or through.</def> + +<q><qex>Roving</qex> the field, i chanced +A goodly tree far distant to behold.</q> +<qau>milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two +furrows together.</def> + +<hw>Rove</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of wandering; a +ramble.</def> + +<q>In thy nocturnal <qex>rove</qex> one moment halt.</q> +<qau>Young.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rove beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of +numerous species of beetles of the family +<spn>Staphylinid\'91</spn>, having short elytra beneath which the +wings are folded transversely. They are rapid runners, and +seldom fly.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>roover</ets> a robber. See <er>Rove</er>, <pos>v. +i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who practices robbery on the +seas; a pirate.</def> + +<q>Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for scouring +the seas, and taking from the <qex>rovers</qex> 846 sail of +ships.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who wanders about by sea or land; a +wanderer; a rambler.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Croquet)</fld> <def>A ball which has passed +through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is +continued in play; also, the player of such a ball.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Archery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Casual marks +at uncertain distances.</def> + +<au>Encyc. Brit.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A sort of arrow</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>All sorts, flights, <qex>rovers</qex>, and butt shafts.</q> +<qau>B. Jonson.</qau> + +<cs><col>At rovers</col>, <cd>at casual marks; hence, at random; +<as>as, shooting <ex>at rovers<ex>. See def. 5 <sd>(a)</sd> +above</as>.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> + +<q>Bound down on every side with many bands because it shall not +run <qex>at rovers</qex>.</q> +<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau> +</cs> + +<hw>Rov"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The operatin of +forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or +cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a +<xex>roving frame</xex>, or <xex>roving machine</xex>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and +slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d <er>Rove</er>, 2.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Roving frame</col>, <col>Roving +machine</col></mcol>, <cd>a machine for drawing and twisting +roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the +spinning machine.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rov"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who roves or +wanders.</def> + +<hw>Rov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a wandering +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of +roving.</def> + +<hw>Row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rough</er>.]</ety> <def>Rough; stern; angry.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdLock he never so <xex>row</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>rouse</ets>, +n.]</ety> <def>A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a +brawl.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Byron.</au> + +<hw>Row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rowe</ets>, <ets>rawe</ets>, <ets>rewe</ets>, AS. +<ets>r\'bew</ets>, <ets>r<?/w</ets>; probably akin to D. +<ets>rij</ets>, G. <ets>reihe</ets>; cf. Skr. +<ets>r<?/kh\'be</ets> a line, stroke.]</ety> <def>A series of +persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a +file; <as>as, a <ex>row</ex> of trees; a <ex>row</ex> of houses +or columns</as>.</def> + +<q>And there were windows in three <qex>rows</qex>.</q> +<qau>1 Kings vii. 4.</qau> + +<q>The bright seraphim in burning <qex>row</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<cs><col>Row culture</col> <fld>(Agric.)</fld>, <cd>the practice +of cultivating crops in drills.</cd> -- <col>Row of points</col> +<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the points on a line, infinite in number, +as the points in which a pencil of rays is intersected by a +line.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. +& p. p.</pos> <er>Rowed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r<?/wan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>roeijen</ets>, MHG. +<ets>r\'81ejen</ets>, Dan. <ets>roe</ets>, Sw. <ets>ro</ets>, +Icel. <ets>r<?/a</ets>, L. <ets>remus</ets> oar, Gr. <?/, Skr. +<ets>aritra</ets>. <root/8. Cf. <er>Rudder</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along +the surface of water; <as>as, to <ex>row</ex> a boat</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To transport in a boat propelled with oars; +<as>as, to <ex>row</ex> the captain ashore in his +barge</as>.</def> + +<hw>Row</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use the oar; +<as>as, to <ex>row</ex> well</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be moved by oars; <as>as, the boat +<ex>rows</ex> easily</as>.</def> + +<hw>Row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of rowing; excursion in +a rowboat.</def> + +<hw>Row"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be +rowed, or rowed upon.</def> \'bdThat long barren fen, once +<xex>rowable</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Row"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rowan +tree.</def> + +<cs><col>Rowan barry</col>, <cd>a barry of the rowan +tree.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Row"an tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Cf. Sw. +<ets>r\'94nn</ets>, Dan. <ets>r\'94nne</ets>, Icel. +<ets>reynir</ets>, and L. <ets>ornus</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A european tree (<spn>Pyrus +aucuparia</spn>) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves +and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright +red berries. Called also <altname>roan tree</altname>, and +<altname>mountain ash</altname>. The name is also applied to two +American trees of similar habit (<spn>Pyrus Americana</spn>, and +<spn>P. sambucifolia</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Row"boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boat +designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.</def> + +<hw>Row"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rowdies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[From <er>Rout</er>, +or Row a brawl.]</ety> <def>One who engages in rows, or noisy +quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.</def> + +<au>M. Arnold.</au> + +<hw>Row"dy*dow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hubbub; +uproar.</def> <mark>[Vulgar]</mark> + +<hw>Row"dy*dow`dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Uproarious.</def> <mark>[Vulgar]</mark> + +<hw>Row"dy*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a rowdy in +temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.</def> + +<hw>Row"dy*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the conduct +of a rowdy.</def> + +<hw>Rowed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed into a +row, or rows; having a row, or rows; <as>as, a +twelve-<ex>rowed</ex> ear of corn</as>.</def> + +<hw>Row"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. +<ets>roele</ets>, <ets>rouele</ets>, properly, a little wheel, F. +<ets>rouelle</ets> collop, slice, LL. <ets>rotella</ets> a little +wheel, dim. of L. <ets>rota</ets> a wheel. See <er>Roll</er>, and +cf. <er>Rota</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The little wheel of a +spur, with sharp points.</def> + +<q>With sounding whip, and <qex>rowels</qex> dyed in blood.</q> +<qau>Cowper.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A little flat ring or wheel on horses' +bits.</def> + +<q>The iron <qex>rowels</qex> into frothy foam he bit.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A roll of hair, silk, etc., +passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human +surgery.</def> + +<hw>Row"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Roweled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Rowelled</er>; +<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Roweling</er> or +<er>Rowelling</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>To insert +a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a +horse).</def> + +<au>Mortimer.</au> + +<hw>Row"el bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>rewel +bone</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Row"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. E. +<ets>rough</ets>, OE. <ets>row</ets>, <ets>rowe</ets>.]</ety> +[Called also <altname>rowet</altname>, <altname>rowett</altname>, +<altname>rowings</altname>, <altname>roughings</altname>.] +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A stubble field left unplowed till late in the +autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle.</def> + +<q>Turn your cows, that give milk, into your <qex>rowens</qex> +till snow comes.</q> +<qau>Mortimer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The second growth of grass in a season; +aftermath.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Row"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rows +with an oar.</def> + +<hw>Row"ett</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rowen</er>.</def> + +<hw>Row"lock</hw> <pr>(? <it>colloq.</it> <?/)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>oarlock</ets>; AS. +\'b5<ets>rloc</ets>, where the second part is skin to G. +<ets>loch</ets> a hole, E. <ets>lock</ets> a fastening. See +<er>Oar</er>, and <er>Lock</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A +contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in +rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a +boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on +the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing +through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the +gunwale and suporting the oar.</def> + +<hw>Rown</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>see +<er>Roun</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Row"port</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> +<def>An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the +surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.</def> + +<hw>Rox"burgh</hw> <pr>(?; Scot. <?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[From the third duke of <ets>Roxburgh</ets> (Scotland), a +noted book collector who had his books so bound.]</ety> <def>A +style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the +sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and +bottom left uncut.</def> + +<hw>Roy</hw> <pr>(roi)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>roi</ets>.]</ety> <def>A king.</def> <mark>[obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Roy</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Royal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Roy"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>roial</ets>, <ets>riall</ets>, <ets>real</ets>, OF. +<ets>roial</ets>. <ets>reial</ets>, F. <ets>royal</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>regalis</ets>, fr. <ets>rex</ets>, <ets>regis</ets>, king. +See <er>Rich</er>, and cf. <er>regal</er>, <er>real</er> a coin, +<er>Rial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Kingly; pertaining to the +crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; +<as>as, <ex>royal</ex> power or prerogative; <ex>royal</ex> +domains; the <ex>royal</ex> family; <ex>royal</ex> +state</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.</def> + +<q>How doth that <qex>royal</qex> merchant, good Antonio?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Under the patronage of royality; holding a +charter granted by the sovereign; <as>as, the <ex>Royal</ex> +Academy of Arts; the <ex>Royal</ex> Society</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Battle royal</col>. <cd>See under <er>Battle</er>.</cd> +-- <col>Royal bay</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the classic laurel +(<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>.)</cd> -- <col>Royal eagle</col>. +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Golden eagle</cref>, under +<er>Golden</er>.</cd> -- <col>Royal fern</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>the handsome fern <spn>Osmunda regalis</spn>. See +<er>Osmund</er>.</cd> -- <col>Royal mast</col> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the mast next above the topgallant mast +and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The <xex>royal +yard<xex> and <xex>royal sail<xex> are attached to the <xex>royal +mast<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Royal metal</col>, <cd>an old name for +gold.</cd> -- <col>Royal palm</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a +magnificent West Indian palm tree (<spn>Oreodoxa regia</spn>), +lately discovered also in Florida.</cd> -- <col>Royal +pheasant</col>. <cd>See <er>Curassow</er>.</cd> -- <col>Royal +purple</col>, <cd>an intense violet color, verging toward +blue.</cd> -- <col>Royal tern</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a +large, crested American tern (<spn>Sterna maxima</spn>).</cd> -- +<col>Royal tiger</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See +<er>Tiger</er>.</cd> -- <col>Royal touch</col>, <cd>the touching +of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of +restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, +particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; +princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; +magnanimous.</syn> + +<hw>Roy"al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Printing and +writing papers of particular sizes. See under <er>paper</er>, +<pos>n.</pos></def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small sail immediately +above the topgallant sail.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the upper or distal +branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the +antlers of a stag.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A small mortar.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One of the soldiers of the +first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the +<xex>Royals</xex>, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in +Europe; -- now called the <xex>Royal Scots</xex>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>An old English coin. See <er>Rial</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roy"al*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A petty or +powerless king.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>there were at this time two other <qex>royalets</qex>, as only +kings by his leave.</q> +<qau>Fuller.</qau> + +<hw>Roy"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>royalisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>the principles or conduct of +royalists.</def> + +<hw>Roy"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>royaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>An adherent of a king (as of +Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one +attached to monarchical government.</def> + +<q>Where Ca'ndish fought, the <qex>Royalists</qex> prevailed.</q> +<qau>Waller.</qau> + +<hw>Roy`al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +act of making loyal to a king.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Saintsbury.</au> + +<hw>Roy"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to make +royal.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Roy"al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a royal +or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.</def> + +<q>His body shall be <qex>royally</qex> interred.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Roy"al*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Royalties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OF. +<ets>roialt\'82</ets>, <ets>royault\'82</ets>, F. +<ets>royaut\'82</ets>. See <er>Royal</er>, and cf. +<er>Regality</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being +royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; +kingly office; sovereignty.</def> + +<q><qex>Royalty</qex> by birth was the sweetest way of +majesty.</q> +<qau>Holyday.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; +<as>as, in the presence of <ex>royalty</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>For thus his <qex>royalty</qex> doth speak.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, +meaning <xex>regalia</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Wherefore do I assume +These <qex>royalties</qex>, and not refuse to reign?</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.</def> + +<q>In his <qex>royalty</qex> of nature +Reigns that which would be fear'd.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Domain; province; sphere.</def> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>That which is due to a sovereign, as a +seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken +from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; +imperiality.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, +forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to +use the property.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Hence <fld>(Com.)</fld>, a duty paid by a +manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain +rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the +owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.</def> + +<hw>Royne</hw> <pr>(roin)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rogner</ets>, OF. <ets>rooignier</ets>, to clip, pare, +scare, fr. L. <ets>rotundus</ets> round See +<er>Rotund</er>.]</ety> <def>To bite; to gnaw.</def> +<altsp>[Written also <asp>roin</asp>.]</altsp> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Royn"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rogneux</ets>, +from <ets>rogne</ets> scab, mange, itch.]</ety> <def>Mangy; +scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>roinish</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe +<xex>roynish</xex> clown.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Roys"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Roys"ter*er</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as +<er>Roister</er>, <er>Roisterer</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roys"ton crow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from +<ets>Royston</ets>, a town in England.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Hooded crow</cref>, under +<er>Hooded</er>.</def> + +<hw>Roy"te*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>roitelet</ets>, dim. of <ets>roi</ets> king.]</ety> <def>A +little king.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> + +<au>Heylin. Bancroft.</au> + +<hw>Roy"tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. for +<ets>riotish</ets>, from <ets>riot</ets>, like Scot. +<ets>roytous</ets> for <ets>riotous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wild; +irregular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rub</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. +& p. p.</pos> <er>Rubbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rubbing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Probably of Celtic +origin; cf. W. <ets>rhwbiaw</ets>, gael. <ets>rub</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To subject (a body) to the action of something +moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to +the action of something moving back and forth; <as>as, to +<ex>rub</ex> the flesh with the hand; to <ex>rub</ex> wood with +sandpaper</as>.</def> + +<q>It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to +<qex>rub</qex> the body with a coarse linen cloth.</q> +<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To move over the surface of (a body) with +pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; <as>as, the boat +<ex>rubs</ex> the ground</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause (a body) to move with pressure and +friction along a surface; <as>as, to <ex>rub</ex> the hand over +the body</as>.</def> + +<q>Two bones <qex>rubbed</qex> hard against one another.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To spread a substance thinly over; to +smear.</def> + +<q>The smoothed plank, . . . +New <qex>rubbed</qex> with balm.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to +cleanse; -- often with <xex>up</xex> or <xex>over</xex>; <as>as, +to <ex>rub</ex> up silver</as>.</def> + +<q>The whole business of our redemption is to <qex>rub</qex> over +the defaced copy of the creation.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To hinder; to cross; to thwart.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>'T is the duke's pleasure, +Whose disposition, all the world well knows, +Will not be <qex>rubbed</qex> nor stopped.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<cs><col>To rub down</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To clean by rubbing; +to comb or curry; as, <xex>to down<xex> a horse</cd>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, <xex>to rub +down<xex> the rough points.</cd> -- <col>To rub off</col>, <cd>to +clean anything by rubbing; to separate by friction; <as>as, +<ex>to rub off<ex> rust</as>.</cd> -- <col>To rub out</col>, +<cd>to remove or separate by friction; to erase; to obliterate; +<as>as, <ex>to rub out<ex> a mark or letter; <ex>to rub out<ex> a +stain</as>.</cd> -- <col>To rub up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To +burnish; to polish; to clean</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To excite; to +awaken; to rouse to action; <as>as, <ex>to rub up<ex> the +memory</as>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move along the +surface of a body with pressure; to grate; <as>as, a wheel +<ex>rubs</ex> against the gatepost</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fret; to chafe; <as>as, to <ex>rub</ex> upon +a sore</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To move or pass with difficulty; <as>as, to +<ex>rub</ex> through woods, as huntsmen; to <ex>rub</ex> through +the world</as>.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>To rub along</col> or <col>on</col></mcol>, <cd>to +go on with difficulty; <as>as, they manage, with strict economy, +<ex>to rub along</ex></as>. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>rhwb</ets>. See +Rub, v,t,]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rubbing; +friction.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or +obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an +impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to +overcome; a pinch.</def> + +<q>Every <qex>rub</qex> is smoothed on our way.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the +<qex>rub</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Upon this <qex>rub</qex>, the English ambassadors thought fit +to demur.</q> +<qau>Hayward.</qau> + +<q>One knows not, certainly, what other <qex>rubs</qex> might +have been ordained for us by a wise Providence.</q> +<qau>W. Besant.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the +game of bowls; unevenness.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; +joke; <as>as, a hard <ex>rub</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Imperfection; failing; fault.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Beau. & Fl.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>A chance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Flight shall leave no Greek a <qex>rub</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chapman.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting +tools; a whetstone; -- called also +<altname>rubstone</altname>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rub iron</col>, <cd>an iron guard on a wagon body, +against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub"a-dub</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sound of +a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated +sound; a clatter.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rubadub</qex> of the abolition presses.</q> +<qau>D. Webster.</qau> + +<-- p. 1257 --> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*ba"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[It.]</ety> <def>Robbed; borrowed.</def> + +<cs><col>\'d8Temple rubato</col>. <ety>[It.]</ety> +<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>Borrowed time; -- a term applied to a style +of performance in which some tones are held longer than their +legitimate time, while others are proportionally +curtailed.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub"bage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rubbish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rub"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who, or that which, rubs.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or +cleaning.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A coarse file, or the rough +part of a file.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A whetstone; a +rubstone.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An eraser, usually made of +caoutchouc.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The cushion of an electrical +machine.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>One who performs massage, +especially in a Turkish bath.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>Something +that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the +feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.</def> + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the +third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; +<as>as, to play the <ex>rubber</ex></as>; also, a contest +determined by the winning of two out of three games; <as>as, to +play a <ex>rubber</ex> of whist</as>.</def> +<au>Beaconsfield.</au> \'bdA <xex>rubber</xex> of cribbage.\'b8 +<au>Dickens.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>India rubber; caoutchouc.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An overshoe made of India rubber.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<-- 5. A condom. [Colloq.] --> + +<cs><col>Antimony rubber</col>, <cd>an elastic durable variety of +vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony +sulphide as an important constituent.</cd> -- <col>Hard +rubber</col>, <cd>a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly +resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc.</cd> -- <col>India +rubber</col>, <cd>caoutchouc. See <er>Caoutchouc</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rubber cloth</col>, <cd>cloth covered with caoutchouc for +excluding water or moisture.</cd> -- <col>Rubber dam</col> +<fld>(Dentistry)</fld>, <cd>a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped +around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub"bidge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Rubbish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bp. Hall.</au> + +<hw>Rub"bing</hw>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos> from <er>Rub</er>, +<pos>v.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rub"bish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>robows</ets>, <ets>robeux</ets>, rubble, originally an Old +French plural from an assumed dim. of <ets>robe</ets>, probably +in the sense of trash; cf. It. <ets>robaccia</ets> trash, +<ets>roba</ets> stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically +<ets>rubbish</ets> is the pl. of <ets>rubble</ets>. See +<er>Robe</er>, and cf. <er>Rubble</er>.]</ety> <def>Waste or +rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; +especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; +ruins; d\'82bris.</def> + +<q>What <qex>rubbish</qex> and what offal!</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>he saw the town's one half in <qex>rubbish</qex> lie.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rubbish pulley</col>. <cd>See <cref>Gin block</cref>, +under <er>Gin</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub"bish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.</def> + +<au>De Quincey.</au> + +<hw>Rub"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From an +assumed Old French dim. of <ets>robe</ets> See +<er>Rubbish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Water-worn or rough +broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to +fill up between the facing courses of walls.</def> + +<q>Inside [the wall] there was <qex>rubble</qex> or mortar.</q> +<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a +quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed portion +of a mass of stone; brash.</def> + +<au>Brande & C.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A mass or stratum of +fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the +neighboring rock.</def> + +<au>Lyell.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The whole of the bran of wheat +before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc.</def> +<mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<cs><col>Coursed rubble</col>, <cd>rubble masonry in which +courses are formed by leveling off the work at certain +heights.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rub"ble*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rubble</er>, 1 and 2.</def> + +<hw>Rub"ble*work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Masonry +constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and +shape.</def> + +<hw>Rub"bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or +containing, rubble.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bed"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubedo</ets> redness, fr. <ets>rubere</ets> to be +red.]</ety> <def>Reddish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>M. Stuart.</au> + +<hw>Ru`be*fa"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubefaciens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>rubefacere</ets> to make +red; <ets>rubere</ets> to be red + <ets>facere</ets> to +make.]</ety> <def>Making red.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An external application which produces +redness of the skin.</def></def2> + +<hw>Ru`be*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act +or process of making red.</def> + +<hw>Ru"be*let</hw> <pr>(r<udd/"b<esl/*l<ecr/t)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <def>A little ruby.</def> + +<au>Herrick.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*bel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +L. <ets>rubellus</ets> reddish.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An +acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption +resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; +-- called also <altname>German measles</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubellus</ets> reddish.]</ety> <def>A red color used in +enameling.</def> + +<au>Weale.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bel*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubellus</ets> reddish, dim. of <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of tourmaline varying in color +from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*be"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. L. <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <def>the measles.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> +<def>Rubella.</def> + +<hw>Ru`ber*y*thrin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruber</ets> red + <ets>erythrin</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid +extracted from madder root. It is a yellow crystalline substance +from which alizarin is obtained.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bes"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The +quality or state of being rubescent; a reddening; a flush.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bes"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. of +<ets>rubescere</ets> to grow red, v. incho from <ets>rubere</ets> +to be red: cf. F. <ets>rubescent</ets>. See <er>Ruby</er>.]</ety> +<def>Growing or becoming red; tending to redness.</def> + +<hw>Ru`bi*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubia</ets> madder, fr. <ets>rubeus</ets> red.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a very large natural +order of plants (<spn>Rubiace\'91</spn>) named after the madder +(<spn>Rubia tinctoria</spn>), and including about three hundred +and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are +the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, +the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible +fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants +noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms.</def> + +<hw>Ru"bi*a*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubia</ets> madder, fr. <ets>rubeus</ets> red.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem)</fld> <def>A substance found in madder root, and +probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.</def> + +<hw>Ru"bi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubia</ets> madder, fr. <ets>rubeus</ets> red.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of several color-producing glycosides +found in madder root.</def> + +<hw>Ru`bi*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>pertaining to, or derived from, rubian; +specifically, designating an acid called also +<altname>ruberythrinic</altname> acid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru" bi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +ribble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bi*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<def>Colored a prevailing red, bay, or black, with flecks of +white or gray especially on the flanks; -- said of horses.</def> + +<au>Smart.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bi*celle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rubacelle</ets>, <ets>rubicelle</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>rubeus</ets> red, reddish.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A +variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil.</def> + +<hw>Ru"bi*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anc. +geog.)</fld> <def>A small river which separated Italy from +Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C\'91sar.</def> + +<note><hand/ By leading an army across this river, contrary to +the prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C\'91sar +precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey +and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the phrase <xex>to +pass</xex> or <xex>cross the Rubicon</xex> signifies to take the +decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise +from which there is no retreat.</note> + +<hw>Ru"bi*cund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubicundus</ets>, fr. <ets>rubere</ets> to be red, akin to +<ets>ruber</ets> red. See <er>Red</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclining to +redness; ruddy; red.</def> \'bdHis <xex>rubicund</xex> face.\'b8 + +<au>Longfellow.</au> + +<hw>Ru`bi*cun"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>rubicunditas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of +being rubicund; ruddiness.</def> + +<q>To parade your <qex>rubicundity</qex> and gray hairs.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<hw>Ru*bid"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium.</def> + +<hw>Ru"bi*dine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous base homologous with +pyridine, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, +<chform>C11H17N</chform>; also, any one of the group od metameric +compounds of which rubidine is the type.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +L. <ets>rubidus</ets> red, fr. <ets>rubere</ets> to be red. So +called from two <ets>dark red</ets> spectroscopic lines by means +of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, +Moravia. See <er>Rubicund</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A +rare metallic element. It occurs quite widely, but in small +quantities, and always combined. It is isolated as a soft +yellowish white metal, analogous to potassium in most of its +properties. Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.2.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruber</ets> red + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> +<def>Making red; <as>as, <ex>rubific</ex> rays</as>.</def> + +<au>Grew.</au> + +<hw>Ru`bi*fca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rubification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making red.</def> + +<au>Howell.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruber</ets> red + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the +nature or quality of red; <as>as, the <ex>rubiform</ex> rays of +the sun</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir I. newton.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bi*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rub\'82fier</ets>. See <er>Rubific</er>.]</ety> <def>To +redden.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdWaters +<xex>rubifying</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ru*big"i*nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Ru*big"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[L. <ets>rubiginosus</ets>, fr. <ets>rubigo</ets>, +<ets>robigo</ets>, rust: cf. F. <ets>rubigineux</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the appearance or color of iron +rust; rusty-looking.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*bi"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubigo</ets>, <ets>robigo</ets>, rust of metals, rust, +blight.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>same as <er>Rust</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> + +<hw>Ru"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. +<ets>rubinus</ets>, It. <ets>rubino</ets>. See +<er>Ruby</er>.]</ety> <def>A ruby.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubeus</ets>, fr. <ets>rubere</ets> to be red. See +<er>Rouge</er>.]</ety> <def>Red; ruddy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ru`bi*re"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rubi</ets>an + Gr. <?/ resin.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the red dye products extracted +from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic +acid.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. +<ets>ruble</ets>.]</ety> <def>The unit of monetary value in +Russia. <-- and, 1917-1992, in the Soviet Union --> It is divided +into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the +five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver +ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rouble</asp>.]</altsp><-- After the severe inflation of +1992-1996, the ruble is now exchanged at 5000 rubles to the +dollar. Th Kopeck is no longer minted or used in trade, the +smallest coin (1996) being the ruble. --> + +<hw>Ru"bric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rubriche</ets>, OF. <ets>rubriche</ets>, F. +<ets>rubrique</ets> ( cf. it. <ets>rubrica</ets>), fr. L. +<ets>rubrica</ets> red earth for coloring, red chalk, the title +of a law (because written in red), fr. <ets>ruber</ets> red. See +<er>red</er>.]</ety> <def>That part of any work in the early +manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish +it from other portions.</def> Hence, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date +and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when +printed in red.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Law books)</fld> +<def>The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently +written in red letters.</def> <au>Bell.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> +<fld>(Liturgies)</fld> <def>The directions and rules for the +conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, +also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in +the plural</def>. + +<q>All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to +observe the <qex>rubrics</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hook.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Hence, that which is established or settled, as +by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed</def>. + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<q>Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions +before Christianity.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<-- category, class, classification + under the rubric of, (See def. (b)) in the category of --> + +<hw>Ru"bric</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn ith red; to +redden; to rubricate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Johnson.</au> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ru"bric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ru"bric*al</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Colored in, +or marked with, red; placed in rubrics.</def> + +<q>What though my name stood <qex>rubric</qex> on the walls +Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals?</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rubrical</xex> eccentricities.\'b8 + +<au>C. Kingsley.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rubricatus</ets> p.p. of <ets>rubricare</ets> to color red. +See <er>Rubric</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Marked with +red.</def> + +<au>Sp<?/lmman.</au> + +<hw>Ru"bri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark +or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric; to +establish in a settled and unchangeable form.</def> + +<au>Foxe.</au> + +<q>A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men were to +be classed and <qex>rubricated</qex> forever after.</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ru*bri"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ru"bri*cist</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in, or +tenaciously adhering to, the rubric or rubrics.</def> + +<hw>Ru*bric"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<def>Redness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rub"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone for +scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru"bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of rosaceous plants, including the +raspberry and blackberry.</def> + +<hw>Ru"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rubies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>rubis</ets> +(cf. Pr. <ets>robi</ets>), LL. <ets>rubinus</ets>, +<ets>robinus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>rubeus</ets> red, reddish, akin +to <ets>ruber</ets>. See <er>Rouge</er>, <er>red</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A precious stone of a carmine +red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between +carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of +corundum.</def> + +<note><hand/ Besides the true or <xex>Oriental ruby</xex> above +defined, there are the <xex>balas ruby</xex>, or <xex>ruby +spinel</xex>, a red variety of spinel, and the <xex>rock</xex> +ruby, a red variety of garnet.</note> +<-- artificially produced variants are used in jewelry and in +lasers. --> + +<q>Of <qex>rubies</qex>, sapphires, and pearles white.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red +tint.</def> + +<q>The natural <qex>ruby</qex> of your cheeks.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which has the color of the ruby, as red +wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>See <er>Agate</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of South +American humming birds of the genus <spn>Clytol\'91ma</spn>. The +males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Ruby of arsenic</col>, <col>Ruby of +sulphur</col></mcol> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a glassy substance +of a red color and a variable composition, but always consisting +chiefly of the disulphide of arsenic; -- called also +<altname>ruby sulphur</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Ruby of zinc</col> +<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc blende or +sphalerite.</cd> -- <col>Ruby silver</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, +<cd>red silver. See under <er>Red</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ru"by</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ruby-colored; red; <as>as, +<ex>ruby</ex> lips</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ru"by</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rubied</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rubying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make red; to redden.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Ru"by*tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European gold wasp (<spn>Chrysis +ignita</spn>) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, +and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The +larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees.</def> + +<hw>Ru"by-tailed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.</def> + +<hw>Ru"by*throat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of humming +birds belonging to <spn>Trochilus</spn>, <spn>Calypte</spn>, +<spn>Stellula</spn>, 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 (<spn>Trochilus colubris</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Ru"by*wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>red +sandalwood. See under <er>Sandalwood</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ru*cer"vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>Rucervus</ets>, the genus, fr. NL. <ets>Ru</ets>sa a certain +genus of deer (Malay <ets>r<?/sa</ets> deer) + +<ets>Cervus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of, like, or +pertaining to, a deer of the genus <spn>Rucervus</spn>, which +includes the swamp deer of India.</def> + +<hw>Ruche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ruche</ets> ruche, beehive, OF. <ets>rusche</ets> a beehive, +which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W. +<ets>rhisg</ets>, <ets>rhisgl</ets>, bark, gael. <ets>rusg</ets> +bark, rind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A plaited, quilled, or +goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used +in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's +dresses and bonnets.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rouche</asp>.]</altsp> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain +oyster spawn.</def> + +<hw>Ruch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A ruche, or ruches +collectively.</def> + +<hw>Ruck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A roc.</def> +<mark>[Obs. or prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rucked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rucking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Icel <ets>hrukkast</ets> to +wrinkle, <ets>hrukka</ets> wrinkle, fold.]</ety> <def>To draw +into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; <as>as, to +<ex>ruck</ex> up a carpet</as>.</def> + +<au>Smart.</au> + +<hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>hrukka</ets>. Cf. +<er>Ruck</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A wrinkle or crease +in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.</def> + +<hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>ruge</ets> to +brood, to hatch.]</ety> <def>To cower; to huddle together; to +squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. +Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Gower. South.</au> + +<q>The sheep that <qex>rouketh</qex> in the fold.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Ruck</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>A heap; a rick.</def> <mark>[Prov Eng. & +Scot.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The common sort, whether persons or things; +<as>as, the <ex>ruck</ex> in a horse race</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<q>The <qex>ruck</qex> in society as a whole.</q> +<qau>Lond. Sat. Rev.</qau> + +<hw>Ruc*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ructatio</ets>, fr. <ets>ructare</ets> to belch: cf. F. +<ets>ructation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of belching wind.</def> + +<hw>Ruc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An uproar; a +quarrel; a noisy outbreak.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & +Scot.]</mark> + +<hw>Rud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rudu</ets>, akin to <ets>re\'a0d</ets> red. <root/113. See +<er>Red</er>, and cf. <er>Ruddy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Redness; blush.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ruddle; red ocher.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The rudd.</def> + +<hw>Rud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make red.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rudd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rud</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water +European fish of the Carp family (<spn>Leuciscus +erythrophthalmus</spn>). 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 <altname>redeye</altname>, +<altname>roud</altname>, <altname>finscale</altname>, and +<altname>shallow</altname>. A blue variety is called +<stype>azurine</stype>, or <stype>blue roach</stype>.</def> + +<hw>Rud"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A riddle or +sieve.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<-- p. 1258 --> + +<hw>Rud"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rother</ets>, AS. <ets>r<omac/<edh/er</ets> a paddle; akin +to D. <ets>roer</ets> rudder, oar, G. <ets>ruder</ets>, OHG. +<ets>roadar</ets>, Sw. <ets>roder</ets>, <ets>ror</ets>, Dan. +<ets>roer</ets>, <ets>ror</ets>. <root/ 8. See <er>Row</er> to +propel with an oar, and cf. <er>Rother</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The mechanical appliance by means of +which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad +and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is +fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the +sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from +side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other +attachment.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide +or governor; that which guides or governs the course.</def> + +<q>For rhyme the <qex>rudder</qex> is of verses.</q> +<qau>Hudibras.</qau> + +<cs><col>Balance rudder</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a rudder +pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on +sharpies.</cd> -- <col>Drop rudder</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective +in steering.</cd> -- <col>Rudder chain</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to +the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and +for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken.</cd> +-- <col>Rudder coat</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a covering of +tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the +rudderhole.</cd> -- <col>Rudder fish</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The pilot fish</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The amber +fish (<spn>Seriola zonata</spn>), which is bluish having six +broad black bands</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A plain greenish black +American fish (<spn>Leirus perciformis</spn>); -- called also +<altname>black rudder fish</altname>, <altname>logfish</altname>, +and <altname>barrel fish</altname>. The name is also applied to +other fishes which follow vessels.</cd> -- <col>Rudder +pendants</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>ropes connected with the +rudder chains.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rud"der*head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The upper end of the rudderpost, to which +the tiller is attashed.</def> + +<hw>Rud"der*hole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The hole in the deck through which the +rudderpost passes.</def> + +<hw>Rud"der*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a rudder.</def> + +<hw>Rud"der*post</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The shank of a rudder, having the blade +at one end and the attachments for operating it at the +other.</def> + +<hw>Rud"der*stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The main part or blade of the rudder, +which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of +a vessel.</def> + +<hw>Rud"died</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made ruddy or +red.</def> + +<hw>Rud"di*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ruddy +manner.</def> + +<au>Byron.</au> + +<hw>Rud"di*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being ruddy; <as>as, the <ex>ruddiness</ex> of the cheeks or the +sky</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rud"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raddle or +twist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A riddle or sieve.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rud</er>; cf. +<er>Reddle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A species of red +earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.</def> + +<hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark with ruddle; to +raddle; to rouge.</def> \'bdTheir <xex>ruddled</xex> cheeks.\'b8 + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +<q>A fair sheep newly <qex>ruddled</qex>.</q> +<qau>Lady M. W. Montagu.</qau> + +<hw>Rud"dock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>ruddic</ets>; cf. W. <ets>rhuddog</ets> the redbreast. +<root/113. See <er>Rud</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>raddock</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European robin.</def> \'bdThe tame +<xex>ruddock</xex> and the coward kite.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of gold money; -- probably because the +gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also +<altname>red ruddock</altname>, and <altname>golden +ruddock</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Great pieces of gold . . . red <qex>ruddocks</qex>.</q> +<qau>Florio.</qau> + +<hw>Rud"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Ruddier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Ruddiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rudig</ets>. See <er>Rud</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a red color; red, or reddish; <as>as, a +<ex>ruddy</ex> sky; a <ex>ruddy</ex> flame</as>.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>They were more <qex>ruddy</qex> in body than rubies.</q> +<qau>Lam. iv. 7.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the +human skin in high health; <as>as, <ex>ruddy</ex> cheeks or +lips</as>.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<cs><col>Ruddy duck</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American +duck (<spn>Erismatura rubida</spn>) 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 +<altname>dunbird</altname>, <altname>dundiver</altname>, +<altname>ruddy diver</altname>, <altname>stifftail</altname>, +<altname>spinetail</altname>, <altname>hardhead</altname>, +<altname>sleepy duck</altname>, <altname>fool duck</altname>, +<altname>spoonbill</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Ruddy +plover</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>the sanderling.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rud"dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make ruddy.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Rude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Ruder</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; +<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Rudest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F., fr. L. +<ets>rudis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by +roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; +coarse.</def> + +<q>Such gardening tools as art, yet <qex>rude</qex>, . . . had +formed.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> Hence, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Unformed by +taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- +said especially of material things; <as>as, <ex>rude</ex> +workmanship</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Rude</xex> was the cloth.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q><qex>Rude</qex> and unpolished stones.</q> +<qau>Bp. Stillingfleet.</qau> + +<q>The heaven-born child +All meanly wrapt in the <qex>rude</qex> manger lies.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; +uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, +or of conduct, skill, and the like</def>. \'bdMine ancestors were +<xex>rude</xex>.\'b8 +<-- impolite. --> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>He was but <qex>rude</qex> in the profession of arms.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<q>the <qex>rude</qex> forefathers of the hamlet sleep.</q> +<qau>Gray.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; +harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; +<as>as, the <ex>rude</ex> winter</as>.</def> + +<q>[Clouds] pushed with winds, <qex>rude</qex> in their +shock.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The <qex>rude</qex> agitation [of water] breaks it into +foam.</q> +<qau>Boyle.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said +of war, conflict, and the like; as, the <xex>rude</xex> shock of +armies</def>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Not finished or complete; +inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; +unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, +language, style, and the like</def>. \'bdThe <xex>rude</xex> +Irish books.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<q><qex>Rude</qex> am I in my speech.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Unblemished by my <qex>rude</qex> translation.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned; +rugged; artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic; coarse; +vulgar; clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught; illiterate; +ignorant; uncivil; impolite; saucy; impudent; insolent; surly; +currish; churlish; brutal; uncivilized; barbarous; savage; +violent; fierce; tumultuous; turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; +harsh; inclement; severe. See <er>Impertiment</er>.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rude"ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rude"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ru"den*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., +fr. L. <ets>rudens</ets> a rope.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> +<def>Cabling. See <er>Cabling</er>.</def> + +<au>gwilt.</au> + +<hw>Ru"de*ra*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruderarius</ets>, fr. <ets>rudus</ets>, <ets>ruderis</ets>, +stones crushed and mixed with lime, old rubbish.]</ety> <def>Of +or pertaining to rubbish..</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bailey.</au> + +<hw>Rudes"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>An uncivil, turbulent fellow.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>R\'81"des*heim`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +German wine made near <xex>R\'81desheim</xex>, on the +Rhine.</def> + +<hw>Ru"di*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rudimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>rudis</ets> unwrought, ignorant, +rude: cf. F. <ets>rudiment</ets>. See <er>Rude</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is unformed or undeveloped; the +principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an +unfinished beginning.</def> + +<q>but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit +Those <qex>rudiments</qex>, and see before thine eyes +The monarchies of the earth.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>the single leaf is the <qex>rudiment</qex> of beauty in +landscape.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, an element or first principle of any art +or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.</def> + +<q>This boy is forest-born, +And hath been tutored in the <qex>rudiments</qex> +of many desperate studies.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>There he shall first lay down the <qex>rudiments</qex> +Of his great warfare.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An imperfect organ or part, +or one which is never developed.</def> + +<hw>Ru"di*ment</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with first +principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.</def> + +<au>Gayton.</au> + +<hw>Ru`di*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rudimentary.</def> + +<au>Addison.</au> + +<hw>Ru`di*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rudimentaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining +to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; +initial; <as>as, <ex>rudimental</ex> essays</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Very imperfectly developed; +in an early stage of development; embryonic.</def> + +<hw>Rud"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat +rude.</def> + +<au>Foote.</au> + +<hw>Ru*dis"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. L. <ets>rudis</ets> rough.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> +<def>An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks +characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also +<altname>Rudista</altname>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under +<er>Hippurite</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ru"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruditas</ets> ignorance, fr. <ets>rudis</ets> rude, +illiterate.]</ety> <def>Rudeness; ignorance.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Rud"mas*day</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rood</er>, <er>Mass</er>, <er>Day</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, +occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.</def> + +<hw>Ru*dolph"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by +Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so +named from <xex>Rudolph</xex> II., emperor of Germany.</def> + +<hw>Rue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rue</ets>, +L. <ets>ruta</ets>, akin to Gr. <?/; cf. AS. +<ets>r<?/de</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A +perennial suffrutescent plant (<spn>Ruta graveolens</spn>), +having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It +is used in medicine.</def> + +<q>Then purged with euphrasy and <qex>rue</qex> +The visual nerve, for he had much to see.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, +incense, sulphur, <qex>rue</qex>, which from thence, as we +suppose, came to be called herb of grace.</q> +<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; +regret.</def> + +<cs><col>Goat's rue</col>. <cd>See under <er>Goat</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rue anemone</col>, <cd>a pretty springtime flower +(<spn>Thalictrum anemonides</spn>) common in the United +States.</cd> -- <col>Wall rue</col>, <cd>a little fern +(<spn>Asplenium Ruta-muraria</spn>) common on walls in +Europe.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rued</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ruing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>rewen</ets>, +<ets>reouwen</ets>, to grive, make sorry, AS. +<ets>hre\'a2wan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>hrewan</ets>, D. +<ets>rouwen</ets>, OHG. <ets>hriuwan</ets>, G. <ets>reun</ets>, +Icel. <ets>hruggr</ets> grieved, <ets>hrug<edh/</ets> sorrow. +<root/ 18. Cf. <er>Ruth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lament; +to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>I wept to see, and <qex>rued</qex> it from my heart.</q> +<qau>Chapmen.</qau> + +<q>Thy will +Chose freely what it now so justly <qex>rues</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to grieve; to afflict.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdGod wot, it <xex>rueth</xex> me.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; +to get released from.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Rue</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have +compassion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>God so wisly [<it>i. e.</it>, truly] on my soul +<qex>rue</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Which stirred men's hearts to <qex>rue</qex> upon them.</q> +<qau>Ridley.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.</def> + +<q>Work by counsel and thou shalt not <qex>rue</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Old year, we'll dearly <qex>rue</qex> for you.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Rue</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>hre\'a2w</ets>. See +<er>Rue</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Sorrow; +repetance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rue"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; +sorrowful.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing sorrow.</def> \'bd<xex>Rueful</xex> +faces.\'b8 + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<q>Two <qex>rueful</qex> figures, with long black cloaks.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rue"ful*ly</wf>, adv. -- <wf>Rue"ful*ness</wf>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ru"ell bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>rewel +bone</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru*elle"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ruelle</ets> a narrow street, a lan<?/, ruelle, fr. +<ets>rue</ets> a street.]</ety> <def>A private circle or assembly +at a private house; a circle</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Ru*fes"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rufescens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>rufescere</ets> to become +reddish, fr. <ets>rufus</ets> red: cf. F. +<ets>rufescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Reddish; tinged with red.</def> + +<hw>Ruff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ronfle</ets>; cf. It. <ets>ronfa</ets>, Pg. <ets>rufa</ets>, +<ets>rifa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> +<def>A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.</def> + +<au>Nares.</au> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act of trumping, especially when one has no +card of the suit led</def>. + +<hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> +<def>To trump.</def> + +<hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. +<ets>r<?/finn</ets> rough, uncombed, Pr. <ets>ruf</ets> rude, +rough, Sp. <ets>rufo</ets> frizzed, crisp, curled, G. +<ets>raufen</ets> to pluck, fight, <ets>rupfen</ets> to pluck, +pull, E. <ets>rough</ets>. <root/18. Cf. <er>Ruffle</er> to +wrinkle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A muslin or linen collar +plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now +only by women and children.</def> + +<q>Here to-morrow with his best <qex>ruff</qex> on.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>His gravity is much lessened since the late proclamation came +out against <qex>ruffs</qex>; . . . they were come to that height +of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be paid for +starching of a <qex>ruff</qex>.</q> +<qau>Howell.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something formed with plaits or flutings, like +the collar of this name.</def> + +<q>I reared this flower; . . . +Soft on the paper <qex>ruff</qex> its leaves I spread.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.</def> + +<q>How many princes . . . in the <qex>ruff</qex> of all their +glory, have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to +the wheel of the victor's chariot!</q> +<qau>L'Estrange.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>To ruffle it out in a riotous <qex>ruff</qex>.</q> +<qau>Latimer.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A low, vibrating beat of a +drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A collar on a shaft ot other +piece to prevent endwise motion. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of +<er>Collar</er>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A set of lengthened or +otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a +bird.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A limicoline +bird of Europe and Asia (<spn>Pavoncella, <or/ Philommachus, +pugnax</spn>) 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 <xex>reeve</xex>, or +<xex>rheeve</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of the +domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.</def> + +<hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ruffed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ruffing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ruffle; to +disorder.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To beat with the ruff or +ruffle, as a drum.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Hawking)</fld> <def>To hit, as the prey, +without fixing it.</def> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ruff</hw>, <hw>Ruffe</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ruffe</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small freshwater European perch +(<spn>Acerina vulgaris</spn>); -- called also +<altname>pope</altname>, <altname>blacktail</altname>, and +<altname>stone, <or/ striped, perch</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Ruffed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a +ruff.</def> + +<cs><col>Ruffed grouse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North +American grouse (<spn>Bonasa umbellus</spn>) 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 <altname>tippet grouse</altname>, +<altname>partridge</altname>, <altname>birch partridge</altname>, +<altname>pheasant</altname>, <altname>drummer</altname>, and +<altname>white-flesher</altname>.</cd> -- <col>ruffed lemur</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of lemur (<spn>lemur +varius</spn>) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. +Its color is varied with black and white. Called also +<altname>ruffed maucaco</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ruf"fian</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[F. <ets>rufien</ets>, OF. <ets>ruffen</ets>, +<ets>ruffian</ets>, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. +<ets>rufian</ets>, It. <ets>ruffiano</ets>; all perhaps of German +or Dutch origin; cf. G. <ets>raufen</ets> to pluck, scuffle, +fight, OD. <ets>roffen</ets> to pander. Cf. <ets>Ruffle</ets> to +grow <ets>urbulent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pimp; a +pander; also, a paramour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at +home, reveling with her <qex>ruffians</qex>.</q> +<qau>Bp. Reynolds.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate +fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.</def> + +<q>Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the <qex>ruffian</qex>?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Ruf"fian</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>brutal; cruel; savagely +boisterous; murderous; <as>as, <ex>ruffian</ex> rage</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ruf"fian</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To play the ruffian; to +rage; to raise tumult.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ruf"fian*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ruffians, +collectively; a body of ruffians.</def> \'bdThe vilest +<xex>ruffianage</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Sir F. Palgrave.</au> + +<hw>Ruf"fian*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the qualities or +manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.</def> + +<hw>Ruf"fian*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Ruffianly.</def> + +<au>Fulke.</au> + +<hw>Ruf"fian*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a ruffian; bold in +crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.</def> + +<hw>Ruf"fian*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Ruffianly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Ruf"fin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<ets>Ruffian</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disordered.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>His <qex>ruffin</qex> rainment all was stained with blood.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<-- p. 1259 --> + +<hw>Ruf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ruffled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ruffling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Ruff</er> a plaited +collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. <ets>ruyffelen</ets> to +wrinkle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make into a ruff; to draw or +contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with ruffles; <as>as, to +<ex>ruffle</ex> a shirt</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make +uneven by agitation or commotion.</def> + +<q>The fantastic revelries . . . that so often <qex>ruffled</qex> +the placid bosom of the Nile.</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<q>She smoothed the <qex>ruffled</qex> seas.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To erect in a ruff, as feathers.</def> + +<q>[the swan] <qex>ruffles</qex> her pure cold plume.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To beat with the ruff or +ruffle, as a drum.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.</def> + +<q>These <qex>ruffle</qex> the tranquillity of the mind.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau> + +<q>But, ever after, the small violence done +Rankled in him and <qex>ruffled</qex> all his heart.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To throw into disorder or confusion.</def> + +<q>Where best +He might the <qex>ruffled</qex> foe infest.</q> +<qau>Hudibras.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To throw together in a disorderly manner.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>I <qex>ruffled</qex> up falen leaves in heap.</q> +<qau>Chapman</qau> + +<cs><col>To ruffle the feathers of</col>, <cd>to exite the +resentment of; to irritate.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ruf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps of +different origin from <ets>ruffle</ets> to wrinkle; cf. OD. +<ets>roffeln</ets>, <ets>roffen</ets>, to pander, LG. +<ets>raffein</ets>, Dan. <ets>ruffer</ets> a pimp. Cf. +<er>Rufflan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow rough, +boisterous, or turbulent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The night comes on, and the bleak winds +Do sorely <qex>ruffle</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To become disordered; to play loosely; to +flutter.</def> + +<q>On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined, +<qex>Ruffles</qex> at speed, and dances in the wind.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, +to put on airs; to swagger.</def> + +<q>They would <qex>ruffle</qex> with jurors.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>Gallants who <qex>ruffled</qex> in silk and embroidery.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Ruf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ruffle</er>, +<pos>v. t. & i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is +ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine +cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used +as a trimming; a frill.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of being ruffled or disturbed; +disturbance; agitation; commotion; <as>as, to put the mind in a +<ex>ruffle</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A low, vibrating beat of a +drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also +<altname>ruff</altname>.</def> + +<au>H. L. Scott.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The connected series of +large egg capsules, or o\'94thec\'91, of any one of several +species of American marine gastropods of the genus +<spn>Fulgur</spn>. See <er>O\'94theca</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ruffle of a boot</col>, <cd>the top turned down, and +scalloped or plaited.</cd></cs> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Ruf"fle*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no ruffle.</def> + +<hw>Ruf"fle*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of +ruffling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ruf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.</def> + +<q>Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew +of <qex>rufflers</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing +machine attachment for making ruffles.</def> + +<hw>Ru`fi*gal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rufi</ets>opin + <ets>gallic</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid +which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline +substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene.</def> + +<hw>Ru`fi*o"pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rufus</ets> reddish + <ets>op</ets>ianic.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellowish red crystalline substance +related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic acid.</def> + +<hw>Ru"fol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rufus</ets> reddish + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A phenol derivative of anthracene +obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation +produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.</def> + +<hw>Ru"fous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rufus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Reddish; of a yellowish red or +brownish red color; tawny.</def> + +<hw>Ruft</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> +<def>Eructation; belching.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ruf"ter*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Ruff</er> a plaited collar.]</ety> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> +<def>A kind of hood for a hawk.</def> + +<hw>Rug</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. +<ets>rugg</ets> entanglend hair, <ets>ruggig</ets> rugged, +shaggy, probably akin to E. <ets>rough</ets>. See <er>Rough</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of coarse, heavy +frieze, formerly used for garments.</def> + +<q>They spin the choicest <qex>rug</qex> in Ireland. A friend of +mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these +Waterford <qex>rugs</qex>. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had +been a bear, would fain have baited him.</q> +<qau>Holinshed.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of +wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and +ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a +poti\'8are, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to +protect the legs from cold, etc.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.</def> + +<cs><col>Rug gown</col>, <cd>a gown made of rug, of or coarse, +shaggy cloth.</cd></cs> + +<au>B. Johnson.</au> + +<hw>Rug</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pull roughly or hastily; +to plunder; to spoil; to tear.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ru"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +<plw>Rug\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. +Hist.)</fld> <def>A wrinkle; a fold; <as>as, the <ex>rug\'91</ex> +of the stomach</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ru"gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rugatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>rugare</ets> to wrinkle, fr. +<ets>ruga</ets> a wrinkle.]</ety> <def>Having alternate ridges +and depressions; wrinkled.</def> + +<au>Dana.</au> + +<hw>Rug"ged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See +<er>Rug</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of +asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, +or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; <as>as, a <ex>rugged</ex> +mountain; a <ex>rugged</ex> road</as>.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rugged</qex> bark of some broad elm.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not neat or regular; uneven.</def> + +<q>His well-proportioned beard made rough and +<qex>rugged</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.</def> +\'bdThe <xex>rugged</xex> Russian bear.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of +temper, character, and the like, or of persons.</def> + +<q>Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, +<qex>rugged</qex>, and unconcerned as ever.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of +sound, style, and the like.</def> + +<q>Through the harsh cadence of a <qex>rugged</qex> line.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of +looks, etc.</def> \'bdSleek o'er your <xex>rugged</xex> +looks.\'b8 + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, +manners, etc.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, +physique, etc.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; +harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; +violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; +inclement.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rug"ged*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +-- <wf>Rug"ged*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rug"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse kind +of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing, etc.</def> + +<hw>Rug"-gowned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a +coarse gown or shaggy garment made of rug.</def> + +<au>Beau. & Fl.</au> + +<hw>Rug"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rugged; +rough.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWith <xex>ruggy</xex>, ashy +hairs.\'b8 + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rug"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having +shaggy hair; shock-headed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Those rough <qex>rug-headed</qex> kerns.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<hw>Rug"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nappy +cloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +<hw>Ru"gine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> +<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for scraping the periosteum +from bones; a raspatory.</def> + +<hw>Ru"gine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ruginer</ets> to +scrape.]</ety> <def>To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*go"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. +See <er>Rugose</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct +tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them +of large size. They are characteristic of the Paleozoic +formations. The radiating septs, when present, are usually in +multiples of four. See <er>Cyathophylloid</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ru*gose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rugosus</ets>, r. <ets>ruga</ets> a wrinkle.]</ety> +<def>Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, +as the leaves of the sage and horehound.</def> + +<hw>Ru*gos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[l. +<ets>rugositas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rugosit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The quality or state of being rugose.</def> + +<hw>Ru"gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>rugueux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wrinkled; rugose.</def> + +<hw>Ru`gu*lose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat +rugose.</def> + +<hw>Ruhm"korff's coil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from +its inventor, <ets>Ruhmkorff</ets>, a german physicist.]</ety> +<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Induction coil</cref>, under +<er>Induction</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ru"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>ruine</ets>, F. <ets>ruine</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ruina</ets>, +fr. ruere, rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble +down.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of falling or tumbling +down; fall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHis <xex>ruin</xex> +startled the other steeds.\'b8 + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Such a change of anything as destroys it, or +entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; +overthrow; <as>as, the <ex>ruin</ex> of a ship or an army; the +<ex>ruin</ex> of a constitution or a government; the +<ex>ruin</ex> of health or hopes</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Ruin</xex> +seize thee, ruthless king!\'b8 + +<au>Gray.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is fallen down and become worthless +from injury or decay; <as>as, his mind is a <ex>ruin</ex></as>; +especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, +dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the +like.</def> + +<q>The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, +And one promiscuous ruin cover all; +Nor, after length of years, a stone betray +The place where once the very <qex>ruins</qex> lay.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the +<qex>ruins</qex> of an old and vicious character.</q> +<qau>Buckminster.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being dcayed, or of having become +ruined or worthless; <as>as, to be in <ex>ruins</ex>; to go to +<ex>ruin</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>That which promotes injury, decay, or +destruction.</def> + +<q>The errors of young men are the <qex>ruin</qex> of +business.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; +subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.</syn> + +<hw>Ru"in</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ruined</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ruining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ruiner</ets>, +LL. <ets>ruinare</ets>. See <er>Ruin</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> +<def>To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to +make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or +bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to +overthrow.</def> + +<q>this mortal house I'll <qex>ruin</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>By thee raised, I <qex>ruin</qex> all my foes.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<q>The eyes of other people are the eyes that <qex>ruin</qex> +us.</q> +<qau>Franklin.</qau> + +<q>By the fireside there are old men seated, +Seeling <qex>ruined</qex> cities in the ashes.</q> +<qau>Longfellow.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"in</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fall to ruins; to go to +ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>Though he his house of polished marble build, +Yet shall it <qex>ruin</qex> like the moth's frail cell.</q> +<qau>Sandys.</qau> + +<q>If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, +we shall <qex>ruin</qex> the faster.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"in*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of +being ruined.</def> + +<hw>Ru"in*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>ruinatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>ruinare</ets> to ruin. See +<er>Ruin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To demolish; to subvert; +to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.</def> + +<q>I will not <qex>ruinate</qex> my f<?/ther's house.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q><qex>Ruinating</qex> thereby the health of their bodies.</q> +<qau>Burton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to fall; to cast down.</def> + +<q>On the other side they saw that perilous rock +Threatening itself on them to <qex>ruinate</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"in*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fall; to +tumble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru"in*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruinatus</ets>, p.p.]</ety> <def>Involved in ruin; +ruined.</def> + +<q>My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, +I in a mansion here all <qex>ruinate</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. Webster.</qau> + +<hw>Ru`in*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. +<ets>ruinatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ruining, or the state +of being ruined.</def> + +<hw>Ru"in*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, ruins.</def> + +<hw>Ru"in*i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Ruin</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. +<ets>ruiniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the appearance of +ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of certain +minerals.</def> + +<hw>Ru"in*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruinosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ruineux</ets>. See +<er>Ruin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Causing, or tending to +cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; <as>as, a +<ex>ruinous</ex> project</as>.</def> + +<q>After a night of storm so <qex>ruinous</qex>.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; +<as>as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a <ex>ruinous</ex> +state</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.</def> + +<q>Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a <qex>ruinous</qex> heap.</q> +<qau>Isa. xvii. 1.</qau> + +<syn>Syn. -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; +destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.</syn> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ru"in*ous*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> +-- <wf>Ru"in*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rukh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Srr +<er>Roc</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The roc.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large bird, supposed by +some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rul"*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be +ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule.</def> + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<hw>Rule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>reule</ets>, <ets>riule</ets>, OF. <ets>riule</ets>, +<ets>reule</ets>, F. <ets>r\'82gle</ets>, fr. L. +<ets>regula</ets> a ruler, rule, model, fr. <ets>regere</ets>, +<ets>rectum</ets>, to lead straight, to direct. See +<er>Right</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Regular</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide +for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific +purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a +prescription; a precept; <as>as, the <ex>rules</ex> of various +societies; the <ex>rules</ex> governing a school; a <ex>rule</ex> +of etiquette or propriety; the <ex>rules</ex> of +cricket</as>.</def> + +<q>We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most +exact <qex>rules</qex> for the government of our lives.</q> +<qau>Tillotson.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Uniform or established +course of things.</def> + +<q>'T is against the <qex>rule</qex> of nature.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Systematic method or practice; as, my +<xex>ule</xex> is to rise at six o'clock</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or +condition of things; <as>as, it is a <ex>rule</ex> to which there +are many exeptions</as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Conduct in +general; behavior</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>This uncivil <qex>rule</qex>; she shall know of it.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of ruling; administration of law; +government; empire; authority; control.</def> + +<q>Obey them that have the <qex>rule</qex> over you.</q> +<qau>Heb. xiii. 17.</qau> + +<q>His stern <qex>rule</qex> the groaning land obeyed.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An order regulating the +practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an +action or a suit.</def> + +<au>Wharton.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A determinate method +prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain +result; <as>as, a <ex>rule</ex> for extracting the cube +root</as>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A general principle +concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement +thereof; thus, it is a <xex>rule</xex> in England, that +<xex>s</xex> or <xex>es</xex> , added to a noun in the singular +number, forms the plural of that noun; but \'bdman\'b8 forms its +plural \'bdmen\'b8, and is an exception to the +<xex>rule</xex>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A straight strip of wood, metal, or +the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a +ruler.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A measuring instrument consisting +of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is +usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and +jointed so that it may be folded compactly.</def> + +<q>A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to +his <qex>rule</qex>.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A thin plate of +metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used +for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in +tabular work.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A composing rule. See under +<er>Conposing</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>As a rule</col>, <cd>as a general thing; in the main; +usually; <as>as, he behaves well, <ex>as a rule<ex></as>.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>Board rule</col>, <col>Caliber rule</col>,etc.</mcol> +<cd>See under <er>Board</er>, <er>Caliber</er>, etc.</cd> -- +<col>Rule joint</col>, <cd>a knuckle joint having shoulders that +abut when the connected pieces come in line with each other, and +thus permit folding in one direction only.</cd> -- <col>Rule of +three</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>that rule which directs, +when three terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall +have the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the +first; proportion. See <er>Proportion</er>, 5 <sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> +-- <col>Rule of thumb</col>, <cd>any rude process or operation, +like that of using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, +judgment and practical experience as distinguished from +scientific knowledge.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; +order; method; direction; control; government; sway; +empire.</syn> + +<hw>Rule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ruled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ruling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. <ets>OF</ets>. +<ets>riuler</ets>, <ets>ruiler</ets>, L. <ets>regulare</ets>. See +<er>Rule</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Regulate</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>To control the will and actions of; to exercise +authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.</def> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<q>A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that +<qex>ruleth</qex> well his own house, having his children in +subjection.</q> +<qau>1 Tim. iii. 2, 4.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To control or direct by influence, counsel, or +persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.</def> + +<q>I think she will be <qex>ruled</qex> +In all respects by me.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to +fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.</def> + +<q>That's are <qex>ruled</qex> case with the schoolmen.</q> +<qau>Atterbury.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To require or command by rule; +to give as a direction or order of court.</def> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, +etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by +means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; +<as>as, to <ex>rule</ex> a sheet of paper of a blank +book</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Ruled surface</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>any surface +that may be described by a straight line moving according to a +given law; -- called also a <altname>scroll</altname>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rule</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have power or +command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by +<xex>over</xex>.</def> + +<q>By me princes <qex>rule</qex>, and nobles.</q> +<qau>Prov. viii. 16.</qau> + +<q>We subdue and <qex>rule</qex> over all other creatures.</q> +<qau>Ray.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To lay down and settle a rule +or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a +rule.</def> + +<au>Burril. Bouvier.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To keep within a (certain) +range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; <as>as, prices +<ex>ruled</ex> lower yesterday than the day before</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rule"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of rule; +lawless.</def> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Rule"-mon`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +stickler for rules; a slave of rules</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Hare.</au> + +<-- p. 1260 --> + +<-- p. 1260 --> + +<hw>Rul"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One +who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.</def> + +<q>And he made him <qex>ruler</qex> over all the land.</q> +<qau>Gen. xii. 43.</qau> + +<q>A prince and <qex>ruler</qex> of the land.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., +with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing +lines. Cf. <er>Rule</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 7 <sd>(a)</sd><-- usu. +marked with graduations so that it can be used to measure +distances -->.</def> + +<cs><col>Parallel ruler</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Parallel</er>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rul"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Predominant; +chief; reigning; controlling; <as>as, a <ex>ruling</ex> passion; +a <ex>ruling</ex> sovereign</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Used in marking or engraving lines; <as>as, a +<ex>ruling</ex> machine or pen</as>.</def> + +<syn>Syn. -- Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; +guilding; governing; prevailing; prevalent.</syn> + +<hw>Rul"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one +who rules; ruled lines.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A decision or rule of a judge +or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding +evidence.</def> + +<hw>Rul"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ruling manner; so +as to rule.</def> + +<hw>Rul"li*chies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +D. <ets>rolletje</ets> alittle roll.]</ety> <def>Chopped meat +stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and +fried.</def> <mark>[Local, New York]</mark> + +<hw>Rul"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rule</er>.]</ety> <def>orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed +to <ant>unruly</ant>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Gascoigne.</au> + +<hw>Rum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[probably shortened +from prov. E. <ets>rumbullion</ets> a great tumult, formerly +applied in the island of Barbadoes to an intoxicating +liquor.]</ety> <def>A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from +cane juice, or from the scumming of the boiled juice, or from +treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. +Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective +name for intoxicating liquor.</def> + +<cs><col>Rum bud</col>, <cd>a grog blossom.</cd> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Rum shrub</col>, <cd>a drink +composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, +with some flavoring extract.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rum</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Formerly <ets>rome</ets>, a +slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy +<ets>rom</ets> a husband, a gypsy.]</ety> <def>Old-fashioned; +queer; odd; <as>as, a <ex>rum</ex> idea; a <ex>rum</ex> +fellow</as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<au>Dickens.</au> + +<hw>Rum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A queer or odd person or thing; +a country parson.</def> <mark>[Slang, Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<hw>Rum"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>romblen</ets>, akin to D. <ets>rommeln</ets>, G. +<ets>rumpeln</ets>, Dan. <ets>rumle</ets>; cf. Icel. +<ets>rumja</ets> to roar.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a low, +heavy, continued sound; <as>as, the thunder <ex>rumbles</ex> at a +distance</as>.</def> + +<q>In the mean while the skies 'gan <qex>rumble</qex> sore.</q> +<qau>Surrey.</qau> + +<q>The people cried and <qex>rombled</qex> up and down.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To murmur; to ripple.</def> + +<q>To <qex>rumble</qex> gently down with murmur soft.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<--3. to engage in a fight, usu. between street gangs.--> + +<hw>Rum"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A noisy report; +rumor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Delighting ever in <qex>rumble</qex> that is new.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by +heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; +<as>as, the <ex>rumble</ex> of a railboard train</as>.</def> + +<q>Clamor and <qex>rumble</qex>, and ringing and clatter.</q> +<qau>tennyson.</qau> + +<q>Merged in the <qex>rumble</qex> of awakening day.</q> +<qau>H. James.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A seat for servants, behind the body of a +carriage.</def> + +<q>Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the <qex>rumble</qex> +behind.</q> +<qau>Dickens.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A rotating cask or box in which small articles +are smoothed or poliched by friction against each other.</def> + +<-- <col>rumble seat</col>, a seat in the rear of an automobile, +outside the passenger cabin, which folds out from the body --> + +<hw>Rum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to pass through +a rumble, or shaking machine. See <er>Rumble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, +4.</def> + +<hw>Rum"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or +that which, rumbles.</def> + +<hw>Rum"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos> from +<er>Rumble</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> + +<hw>Rum"bling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rumbling +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rum"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>grog.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<hw>Rum*bow"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Rombowline</er>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rumen</ets>, <ets>-inis</ets>, the throat.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The first stomach of +ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See <xex>Illust</xex>. +below.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The cud of a ruminant.</def> + +<hw>Ru"mi*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow +dock (<spn>Rumex crispus</spn>) and identical with +<altname>chrysophanic acid</altname>.</def> + +<hw>Rumi*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruminalis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Ruminant; +ruminating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru"mi*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruminans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p.pr.: cf. F. +<ets>ruminant</ets>. See <er>Ruminate</er>.]</ety> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Chewing the cud; characterized by +chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the +Ruminantia.</def> + +<hw>Ru"mi*nant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru`mi*nan"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of +Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the +camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and +allies.</def> + +<-- Letters refer to the Illustration, "Stomach of a ruminant." +--> +<note><hand/ The vegetable food, after the first mastication, +enters the first stomach (<xex>r</xex>). It afterwards passes +into the second (<xex>n</xex>), 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 (<xex>m</xex>), whence it passes to the fourth +(<xex>s</xex>), where it is finally digested.</note> + +<hw>Ru"mi*nant*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.</def> + +<hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ruminated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Ruminating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>ruminatus</ets>, +p.p. of <ets>ruminari</ets>, <ets>ruminare</ets>, fr. +<ets>rumen</ets>, <ets>-inis</ets>, throat, akin to +<ets>ructare</ets> to belch, <ets>erugere</ets> to belch out, Gr. +<?/, AS. <ets>roccettan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To chew +the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and +swallowed.</def> \'bdCattle free to <xex>ruminate</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Wordsworth.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to +meditate; to ponder; to reflect.</def> + +<au>Cowper.</au> + +<q>Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that +<qex>ruminates</qex> on the felicity of heaven?</q> +<qau>I. Taylor.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>To chew over again.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse +on.</def> + +<q>Mad with desire, she <qex>ruminates</qex> her sin.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<q>What I know +Is <qex>ruminated</qex>, plotted, and set down.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ru"mi*na`ted</hw> +<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having +a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with +softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American +papaw.</def> + +<hw>Ru`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruminatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rumination</ets>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the +cud; the habit of chewing the cud.</def> + +<q><qex>Rumination</qex> is given to animals to enable them at +once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew +it.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being disposed to ruminate or +ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.</def> + +<q>Retiring full of <qex>rumination</qex> sad.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The regurgitation of food +from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally +oberved as a morbid phenomenon in man.</def> + +<hw>Ru"mi*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined +to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.</def> + +<hw>Ru"mi*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> +<def>One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.</def> + +<hw>Rum"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rummer</er>, and see <er>-kin</er>.]</ety> <def>A popular or +jocular name for a drinking vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rum"mage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For +<ets>roomage</ets>, fr. <ets>room</ets>; hence originally, a +making room, a packing away closely. See <er>Room</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A place or room for the +stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the +pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; +-- formerly written <xex>romage</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A searching carefully by looking into every +corner, and by turning things over.</def> + +<q>He has such a general <qex>rummage</qex> and reform in the +office of matrimony.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rummage sale</col>, <cd>a clearance sale of unclaimed +goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have +accumulated in a shop.</cd></cs> + +<au>Simmonds.</au> + +<hw>Rum"mage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rummaged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rummaging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> +<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To make room in, as a ship, +for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to +permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly +written <altname>roomage</altname>, and +<altname>romage</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>They night bring away a great deal more than they do, if they +would take pain in the <qex>romaging</qex>.</q> +<qau>Hakluyt.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To search or examine thoroughly by looking into +every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; +to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after +leaf.</def> + +<q>He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so +<qex>rummageth</qex> all his closets and trunks.</q> +<qau>Howell.</qau> + +<q>What schoolboy of us has not <qex>rummaged</qex> his Greek +dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account!</q> +<qau>M. Arnold.</qau> + +<hw>Rum"mage</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To search a place +narrowly.</def> + +<q>I have often <qex>rummaged</qex> for old books in Little +Britain and Duck Lane.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<q>[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . +. . . <qex>rummaged</qex> like a rat.</q> +<qau>Tennyson.</qau> + +<hw>Rum"ma*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who rummages.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A person on shipboard whose +business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly +written <altname>roomager</altname>, and +<altname>romager</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a +<qex>romager</qex>, to range and bestow all merchandise.</q> +<qau>Hakluyt</qau>. + +<hw>Rum"mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>roemer</ets>, romer, akin to G. <ets>r\'94mer</ets>, Sw. +<ets>remmare</ets>; perhaps properly, Roman.]</ety> <def>A large +and tall glass, or drinking cup</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>J. Philips.</au> + +<hw>Rum"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to rum; characteristic of rum; as a <xex>rummy</xex> +flavor.</def> + +<hw>Rum"my</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Rummies</plw> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who drinks rum; an habitually +intemperate person.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> + +<-- Rummy, a game of cards. + Gin rummy, a type of rummy. --> + +<hw>Rum"my</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Rum</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Strange; odd.</def> +<mark>[Slang]</mark> + +<hw>Rum"ney</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sort of +Spanish wine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru"mor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rumeur</ets>, L. <ets>rumor</ets>; cf. +<ets>rumificare</ets>, <ets>rumitare</ets> to rumor, Skr. +<ets>ru</ets> to cry.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rumour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flying or popular +report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.</def> + +<q>This <qex>rumor</qex> of him went forth throughout all Judea, +and throughout all the region round about.</q> +<qau>Luke vii. 17.</qau> + +<q>Great is the <qex>rumor</qex> of this dreadful knight.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A current story passing from one person to +another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this +sense often personified.</def> + +<q><qex>Rumor</qex> next, and Chance, +And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A prolonged; indistinct noise.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ru"mor</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rumored</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rumoring</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To report by rumor; +to tell.</def> + +<q>'T was <qex>rumored</qex> +My father 'scaped from out the citadel.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"mor*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A teller of +news; especially, one who spreads false reports.</def> +<-- = rumor-monger --> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Ru"mor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. +<ets>rumoreux</ets>, It. <ets>rumoroso</ets>, +<ets>romoroso</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +a rumor; of the nature of rumors.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Famous; notorious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Bale.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Murmuring.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> + +<au>Drayton.</au> + +<hw>Rump</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rumpe</ets>; akin to D. <ets>romp</ets> trunk, body, LG. +<ets>rump</ets>, G. <ets>rumpf</ets>, Dan. <ets>rumpe</ets> rump, +Icel. <ets>rumpr</ets>, Sw. <ets>rumpa</ets> rump, tail.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>The end of the backbone of an animal, with the +parts adjacent; the buttock or buttoks.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Among butchers, the piece of beef betwen the +sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of +<er>Beef</er>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a +remnant.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>Rump Parliament</col>, <or/ <col>The +Rump</col></mcol> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>the remnant of the +Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in 1648 of those +who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, +but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in +1659.</cd> + +<q>The <qex>rump</qex> abolished the House of Lords, the army +abolished the <qex>Rump</qex>, and by this army of saints +Cromwell governed.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +-- <col>Rump steak</col>, <cd>a beefsteak from the rump.</cd> +<au>Goldsmith.</au></cs> + +<hw>Rump"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member or a +supporter of the Rump Parliament.</def> + +<au>I. Disraeli.</au> + +<hw>Rump"-fed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>A +Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps \'bdfattened in +the rump, pampered.\'b8</def> \'bdThe <xex>rump-fed</xex> +ronyon.\'b8 + +<hw>Rum"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rumpled</er> <pos>p. pr. +& vb. n.</pos> <er>Rumpling</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> +<ety>[Cf. <ets>rimple</ets>, and D. <ets>rimpelen</ets> to +wrinkle, <ets>rompelig</ets> rough, uneven, G. +<ets>r\'81mpgen</ets> to wrinkle, MHG. <ets>r\'81mphen</ets>, +OHG. <ets>rimpfan</ets>, Gr. <grk>"ra`mfos</grk> the crooked beak +of birds of prey, <?/ to roam.]</ety> <def>To make uneven; to +form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; <as>as, +to <ex>rumple</ex> an apron or a cravat</as>.</def> + +<q>They would not give a dog's ear of their most +<qex>rumpled</qex> and ragged Scoth paper for twenty of your +fairest assignats.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<hw>Rum"ple</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fold or plait; a +wrinkle.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Run"pled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrinkled; +crumpled.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Rump"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of +a rump.</def> + +<hw>Rum"ply</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rumpled.</def> + +<au>Carlyle.</au> + +<hw>Rum"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disturbance; +noise and confusion; a quarrel.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<hw>Rum"sell`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one +who sells spirituous beverages at retail.</def> + +<-- p. 1261 --> + +<hw>Run</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Ran</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or +<er>Run</er>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Run</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Running</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rinnen</ets>, <ets>rennen</ets> (imp. <ets>ran</ets>, p.p. +<ets>runnen</ets>, <ets>ronnen</ets>). AS. <ets>rinnan</ets> to +flow (imp. <ets>ran</ets>, p.p. <ets>gerunnen</ets>), and +<ets>iernan</ets>, <ets>irnan</ets>, to run (imp. <ets>orn</ets>, +<ets>arn</ets>, <ets>earn</ets>, p.p. <ets>urnen</ets>); akin to +D. <ets>runnen</ets>, <ets>renne</ets>, OS. & OHG. +<ets>rinnan</ets>, G. <ets>rinnen</ets>, <ets>rennen</ets>, Icel. +<ets>renna</ets>, <ets>rinna</ets>, Sw. rinna, r\'84nna, Dan. +<ets>rinde</ets>, <ets>rende</ets>, Goth. <ets>rinnan</ets>, and +perh. to L. <ets>oriri</ets> to rise, Gr. <?/ to stir up, rouse, +Skr. <?/ (cf. <er>Origin</er>), or perh. to L. <ets>rivus</ets> +brook (cf. <er>Rival</er>). \'fb11. Cf. <er>Ember</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>, Rennet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move, proceed, +advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick +action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, +glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to +move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a +dog.</def> Specifically: -- + +<sn>2.</sn> Of voluntary or personal action: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To +go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.</def> + +<q>\'bdHa, ha, the fox!\'b8 and after him they +<qex>ran</qex>.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To flee, as from fear or danger</def>. + +<q>As from a bear a man would <qex>run</qex> for life.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To steal off; to depart secretly</def>. + +<q>My conscience will serve me to <qex>run</qex> from this +jew.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a +contest; to become a candidate; as, to <xex>run</xex> for +Congress</def>. + +<q>Know ye not that they which <qex>run</qex> in a race +<qex>run</qex> all, but one receiveth the prize? So +<qex>run</qex>, that ye may obtain.</q> +<qau>1 Cor. ix. 24.</qau> + +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To pass from one state or condition to another; +to come into a certain condition; -- often with <xex>in</xex> or +<xex>into</xex>; as, to <xex>run</xex> into evil practices; to +<xex>run</xex> in debt</def>. + +<q>Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart +with grief and <qex>run</qex> distracted?</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sd>(f)</sd> <def>To exert continuous activity; to proceed; +<as>as, to <ex>run</ex> through life; to <ex>run</ex> in a +circle</as>.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>To pass or go quickly in +thought or conversation; as, to <xex>run</xex> from one subject +to another</def>. + +<q>Virgil, in his first Georgic, has <qex>run</qex> into a set of +precepts foreign to his subject.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sd>(h)</sd> <def>To discuss; to continue to think or speak about +something; -- with <xex>on</xex></def>. <sd>(i)</sd> <def>To make +numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with +<xex>on</xex>.</def> <sd>(j)</sd> <def>To creep, as +serpents</def>. + +<sn>3.</sn> Of involuntary motion: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To flow, as +a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; <as>as, rivers +<ex>run</ex> to the sea; sap <ex>runs</ex> up in the spring; her +blood <ex>ran</ex> cold</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To proceed +along a surface; to extend; to spread.</def> + +<q>The fire <qex>ran</qex> along upon the ground.</q> +<qau>Ex. ix. 23.</qau> + +<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To become fluid; to melt; to fuse</def>. + +<q>As wax dissolves, as ice begins to <qex>run</qex>.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>Sussex iron ores <qex>run</qex> freely in the fire.</q> +<qau>Woodward.</qau> + +<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or +pivot; as, a wheel <xex>runs</xex> swiftly round</def>. +<sd>(e)</sd> <def>To travel; to make progress; to be moved by +mechanical means; to go; <as>as, the steamboat <ex>runs</ex> +regularly to Albany; the train <ex>runs</ex> to +Chicago</as>.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>To extend; to reach; +<as>as, the road <ex>runs</ex> from Philadelphia to New York; the +memory of man <ex>runneth</ex> not the contrary</as>.</def> + +<q>She saw with joy the line immortal <qex>run</qex>, +Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sd>(g)</sd> <def>To go back and forth from place to place; to +ply; as, the stage <xex>runs</xex> between the hotel and the +station</def>.<-- same as (e)? --> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>To make +progress; to proceed; to pass</def>. + +<q>As fast as our time <qex>runs</qex>, we should be very glad in +most part of our lives that it <qex>ran</qex> much faster.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sd>(i)</sd> <def>To continue in operation; to be kept in action +or motion; <as>as, this engine <ex>runs</ex> night and day; the +mill <ex>runs</ex> six days in the week</as>.</def> + +<q>When we desire anything, our minds <qex>run</qex> wholly on +the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run +wholly on the bad ones.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sd>(j)</sd> <def>To have a course or direction; as, a line +<xex>runs</xex> east and west</def>. + +<q>Where the generally allowed practice <qex>runs</qex> counter +to it.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<q>Little is the wisdom, where the flight +So <qex>runs</qex> against all reason.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sd>(k)</sd> <def>To be in form thus, as a combination of +words</def>. + +<q>The king's ordinary style <qex>runneth</qex>, \'bdOur +sovereign lord the king.\'b8</q> +<qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau> + +<sd>(l)</sd> <def>To be popularly known; to be generally +received</def>. + +<q>Men gave them their own names, by which they <qex>run</qex> a +great while in Rome.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau> + +<q>Neither was he ignorant what report <qex>ran</qex> of +himself.</q> +<qau>Knolle<?/.</qau> + +<sd>(m)</sd> <def>To have growth or development; <as>as, boys and +girls <ex>run</ex> up rapidly</as>.</def> + +<q>if the richness of the ground cause turnips to <qex>run</qex> +to leaves.</q> +<qau>Mortimer.</qau> + +<sd>(n)</sd> <def>To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to +incline</def>. + +<q>A man's nature <qex>runs</qex> either to herbs or weeds.</q> +<qau>Bacon.</qau> + +<q>Temperate climates <qex>run</qex> into moderate +governments.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sd>(o)</sd> <def>To spread and blend together; to unite; <as>as, +colors <ex>run</ex> in washing</as>.</def> + +<q>In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, +but near the borders they <qex>run</qex> into one another.</q> +<qau>I. Watts.</qau> + +<sd>(p)</sd> <def>To have a legal course; to be attached; to +continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in +company; <as>as, certain covenants <ex>run</ex> with the +land</as>.</def> + +<q>Customs <qex>run</qex> only upon our goods imported or +exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest +<qex>runs</qex> as well upon our ships as goods, and must be +yearly paid.</q> +<qau>Sir J. Child.</qau> + +<sd>(q)</sd> <def>To continue without falling due; to hold good; +<as>as, a note has thirty days to <ex>run</ex></as>.</def> +<sd>(r)</sd> <def>To discharge pus or other matter; <as>as, an +ulcer <ex>runs</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(s)</sd> <def>To be played on +the stage a number of successive days or nights; <as>as, the +piece <ex>ran</ex> for six months</as>.</def> <sd>(t)</sd> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To sail before the wind, in distinction +from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels</def>. + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Specifically, of horse: To move rapidly in a +gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a +supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered +in the air under the body.</def> + +<au>Stillman (The Horse in Motion).</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Athletics)</fld> <def>To move rapidly by +springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when +neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from +<xex>walking</xex> in athletic competition.</def> + +<cs><col>As thing run</col>, <cd>according to the usual order, +conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or +specification.</cd> -- <col>To let run</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, +<cd>to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen.</cd> +-- <col>To run after</col>, <cd>to pursue or follow; to search +for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as <xex>to run after<xex> +similies.</cd> <au>Locke.</au> -- <col>To run away</col>, <cd>to +flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or +guidance.</cd> -- <col>To run away with</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or +elopement.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To drag rapidly and with +violence; <as>as, a horse <ex>runs away with</ex> a +carriage</as>.</cd> -- <col>To run down</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> +<cd>To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of +the motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc.</cd><-- +batteries --> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To decline in condition; <as>as, +<ex>to run down</ex> in health</as>.</cd> -- <col>To run down a +coast</col>, <cd>to sail along it.</cd> -- <col>To run for an +office</col>, <cd>to stand as a candidate for an office.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>To run in</col> <or/ <col>into</col></mcol>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To enter; to step in</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To +come in collision with.</cd> -- <col>To run in trust</col>, +<cd>to run in debt; to get credit.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- +<col>To run in with</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To close; to comply; +to agree with.</cd> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>T. Baker.</au> +<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To make toward; to near; to +sail close to; as, <xex>to run in with</xex> the land.</cd> -- +<mcol><col>To run mad</col>, <col>To run mad after</col> <or/ +<col>on</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Mad</er>.</cd> -- <col>To +run on</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be continued; as, their +accounts had <xex>run on</xex> for a year or two without a +settlement.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To talk incessantly</cd>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To continue a course</cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To +press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard +on</cd>. <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <cd>To be continued in +the same lines, without making a break or beginning a new +paragraph</cd>. -- <col>To run out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To +come to an end; to expire; as, the lease <xex>runs out</xex> +Michaelmas.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To extend; to spread</cd>. +\'bdInsectile animals . . . <xex>run</xex> all <xex>out</xex> +into legs.\'b8 <au>Hammond.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To expatiate; +as, <xex>to run out</xex> into beautiful digressions.</cd> +<sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To be wasted or exhausted; to become poor; to +become extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will soon +<xex>run out</xex>.</cd> + +<q>And had her stock been less, no doubt +She must have long ago <qex>run out</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +-- <col>To run over</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To overflow; <as>as, +a cup <ex>runs over</ex>, or the liquor <ex>runs +over</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To go over, examine, or +rehearse cursorily</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To ride or drive over; +<as>as, <ex>to run over</ex> a child</as>.</cd> -- <col>To run +riot</col>, <cd>to go to excess.</cd> -- <col>To run +through</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To go through hastily; <as>as +<ex>to run through</ex> a book</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To +spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate.</cd> -- <col>To +run to seed</col>, <cd>to expend or exhaust vitality in producing +seed, as a plant; figuratively and colloquially, to cease +growing; to lose vital force, as the body or mind.</cd> -- +<col>To run up</col>, <cd>to rise; to swell; to grow; to +increase; as, accounts of goods credited <xex>run up</xex> very +fast.</cd> + +<q>But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had <qex>run +up</qex> into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +-- <col>To run with</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be drenched with, +so that streams flow; <as>as, the streets <ex>ran with</ex> +blood</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To flow while charged with some +foreign substance</cd>. \'bdIts rivers <xex>ran with</xex> +gold.\'b8 <au>J. H. Newman.</au></cs> + +<hw>Run</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +cause to run (in the various senses of <er>Run</er>, <pos>v. +i.</pos>); <as>as, to <ex>run<ex> a horse; to <ex>run<ex> a +stage; to <ex>run<ex> a machine; to <ex>run<ex> a rope through a +block</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pursue in thought; to carry in +contemplation.</def> + +<q>To <qex>run</qex> the world back to its first original.</q> +<qau>South.</qau> + +<q>I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and +<qex>run</qex> it up to its \'bdpunctum saliens.\'b8</q> +<qau>Collier.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to enter; to thrust; <as>as, to +<ex>run</ex> a sword into or through the body; to <ex>run</ex> a +nail into the foot</as>.</def> + +<q>You <qex>run</qex> your head into the lion's mouth.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<q>Having <qex>run</qex> his fingers through his hair.</q> +<qau>Dickens.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be +driven.</def> + +<q>They <qex>ran</qex> the ship aground.</q> +<qau>Acts xxvii. 41.</qau> + +<q>A talkative person <qex>runs</qex> himself upon great +inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's secrets.</q> +<qau>Ray.</qau> + +<q>Others, accustomed to retired speculations, <qex>run</qex> +natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.</q> +<qau>Locke.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; <as>as, to +<ex>run</ex> bullets, and the like</as>.</def> + +<q>The purest gold must be <qex>run</qex> and washed.</q> +<qau>Felton.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>To cause to be draw; to mark out; to indicate; +to determine; <as>as, to <ex>run</ex> a line</as>.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>To cause to pass, to evade, offical +restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable +goods.</def> + +<q>heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of +<qex>running</qex> goods.</q> +<qau>Swift.</qau> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>To go through or accomplish by running; <as>as, +to <ex>run</ex> a race; to <ex>run</ex> a certain +career</as>.</def> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to +support for office; <as>as, to <ex>run</ex> some one for +Congress</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; +<as>as, to <ex>run</ex> the risk of losing one's life. See <ex>To +run the chance</ex>, below</as>.</def> \'bdHe <xex>runneth</xex> +two dangers.\'b8 + +<au>Bacon.</au> + +<-- "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." Quail. +--> + +<sn>11.</sn> <def>To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.</def> + +<q>He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and +<qex>run</qex> his fortune with them.</q> +<qau>Clarendon.</qau> + +<sn>12.</sn> <def>To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; +to be bathed with; <as>as, the pipe or faucet <ex>runs</ex> hot +water</as>.</def> + +<q>At the base of Pompey's statua, +Which all the while <qex>ran</qex> blood, great C\'91sar +fell.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>13.</sn> <def>To be charged with, or to contain much of, +while flowing; <as>as, the rivers <ex>ran</ex> blood</as>.</def> + +<sn>14.</sn> <def>To conduct; to manage; to carry on; <as>as, to +<ex>run</ex> a factory or a hotel</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. +U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>15.</sn> <def>To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>16.</sn> <def>To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle +through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series +of stitches on the needle at the same time.</def> + +<sn>17.</sn> <def>To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; +esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.</def> + +<cs><col>To run a blockade</col>, <cd>to get to, or away from, a +blockaded port in safety.</cd> -- <col>To run down</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <cd>To chase till the object +pursued is captured or exhausted; <as>as, <ex>to run down<ex>, a +stag</as></cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To run +against and sink, as a vessel</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To crush; to +overthrow; to overbear</cd>. \'bdreligion is <xex>run down<xex> +by the license of these times.\'b8</cd> <au>Berkeley.</au> +<sd>(d)</sd> To disparage; to traduce. <au>F. W. Newman.</au> -- +<col>To run hard</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To press in competition; +<as>as, <ex>to run</ex> one <ex>hard</ex> in a race</as>.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To urge or press importunately</cd>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To banter severely.</cd> -- <col>To run into the +ground</col>, <cd>to carry to an absurd extreme; to overdo. +<mark>[Slang, U.S.</cd>]</mark><-- also, to operate a machine (as +a car) without maintenance, until it malfunctions or becomes +useless --> -- <col>To run off</col>, <cd>to cause to flow away, +as a charge of molten metal from a furnace.</cd> -- <col>To run +on</col> <fld>(Print.<cd>)</fld>, to carry on or continue, as the +type for a new sentence, without making a break or commencing a +new paragraph.</cd> -- <col>To run out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To +thrust or push out; to extend.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To waste; to +exhaust; <as>as, <ex>to run out</ex> an estate</as></cd>. +<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <cd>To put out while running +between two bases.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To run the chances</col>, +<or/ <col>one's chances</col></mcol>, <cd>to encounter all the +risks of a certain course.</cd> -- <col>To run through</col>, +<cd>to transfix; to pierce, as with a sword.</cd> \'bd[He] was +<xex>run through</xex> the body by the man who had asked his +advice.\'b8 <au>Addison.</au> -- <col>To run up</col>. +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To thrust up, as anything long and slender.</cd> +<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To increase; to enlarge by additions, as an +account</cd>.<-- e.g. to incur a debt, as to <ex>run up</ex> a +bill --> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To erect hastily, as a +building</cd>.</cs> + +<hw>Run</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act +of running; <as>as, a long <ex>run</ex>; a good <ex>run</ex>; a +quick <ex>run</ex>; to go on the <ex>run</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small stream; a brook; a creek.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which runs or flows in the course of a +certain operation, or during a certain time; <as>as, a +<ex>run</ex> of must in wine making; the first <ex>run</ex> of +sap in a maple orchard</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A course; a series; that which continues in a +certain course or series; <as>as, a <ex>run</ex> of good or bad +luck</as>.</def> + +<q>They who made their arrangements in the first <qex>run</qex> +of misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.</q> +<qau>Burke.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>State of being current; currency; +popularity.</def> + +<q>it is impossible for detached papers to have a general +<qex>run</qex>, or long continuance, if not diversified with +humor.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a +play; <as>as, to have a <ex>run</ex> of a hundred successive +nights</as>.</def> + +<q>A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense +<qex>run</qex>.</q> +<qau>Macaulay.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>A continuing urgent demand; especially, a +pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <def>A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; +<as>as, a sheep <ex>run</ex></as>.</def> + +<au>Howitt.</au> + +<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The aftermost +part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under +the quarter</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The distance sailed by a +ship; <as>as, a good <ex>run</ex>; a <ex>run</ex> of fifty +miles</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A voyage; <as>as, +<ex>run</ex> to China</as>.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <def>A pleasure excursion; a trip.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<q>A think of giving her a <qex>run</qex> in London.</q> +<qau>Dickens.</qau> + +<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The horizontal distance to +which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor +of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction +which a vein of ore or other substance takes.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A roulade, or series of +running tones.</def> + +<sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The greatest degree of +swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles +as the double-quick, but with greater speed.</def> + +<sn>14.</sn> <def>The act of migrating, or ascending a river to +spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes +which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of +spawning.</def> + +<sn>15.</sn> <def>In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases +made by a player, which enables him to score one; in cricket, a +passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is +scored; <as>as, a player made three <ex>runs</ex>; the side went +out with two hundred <ex>runs</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>The \'bd<qex>runs</qex>\'b8 are made from wicket to wicket, +the batsmen interchanging ends at each <qex>run</qex>.</q> +<qau>R. A. Proctor.</qau> + +<sn>16.</sn> <def>A pair or set of millstones.</def> + +<cs><mcol><col>At the long run</col>, <it>now, commonly</it>, +<col>In the long run</col></mcol>, <cd>in or during the whole +process or course of things taken together; in the final result; +in the end; finally.</cd> + +<q>[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he +surpasses them <qex>in the long run</qex>.</q> +<qau>J. H. Newman.</qau> + +-- <col>Home run</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A running or returning +toward home, or to the point from which the start was made.</cd> +Cf. <cref>Home stretch</cref>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> +<cd>See under <er>Home</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>The run</col>, +<or/ <col>The common run</col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>ordinary +persons; the generality or average of people or things; also, +that which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or +kind.</cd> + +<q>I saw nothing else that is superior to <qex>the common +run</qex> of parks.</q> +<qau>Walpole.</qau> + +<q>Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, +merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to +<qex>the common run</qex> of men.</q> +<qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau> + +<q>His whole appearance was something out of <qex>the common +run</qex>.</q> +<qau>W. Irving.</qau> + +-- <col>To let go by the run</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to +loosen and let run freely, as lines; to let fall without +restraint, as a sail.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Run</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Melted, or made from +molten material; cast in a mold; <as>as, <ex>run</ex> butter; +<ex>run</ex> iron or lead</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Smuggled; <as>as, <ex>run</ex> goods</as>.</def> +<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>Miss Edgeworth.</au> + +<cs><col>Run steel</col>, <cd>malleable iron castings. See under +<er>Malleable</er>.</cd></cs> + +<au>Raymond.</au> + +<hw>Run"a*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>ren\'82gat</ets>, Prov. <ets>renegat</ets>. LL. +<ets>renegatus</ets>; confused with E. <ets>run</ets> and +<ets>gate</ets> a way. See <er>Renegate</er>.]</ety> <def>A +fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See +<er>Renegade</er>.</def> + +<au>Bunyan.</au> + +<q>Wretched <qex>runagates</qex> from the jail.</q> +<qau>De Quincey.</qau> + +<q>Who has not been a <qex>runagate</qex> from duty?</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<hw>Run"a*way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, +etc.; a fugitive.</def> + +<q>Thou <qex>runaway</qex>, thou coward, art thou fled?</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of running away, esp. of a horse or +teams; <as>as, there was a <ex>runaway</ex> yesterday</as>.</def> + +<hw>Run"a*way`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Running away; +fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; <as>as, +<ex>runaway</ex> soldiers; a <ex>runaway</ex> horse</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Accomplished by running away or elopment, or +during flight; <as>as, a <ex>runaway</ex> marriage</as>.</def> + +<-- <sn>3.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Won by a long lead; <as>as, a +<ex>runaway</ex> victory</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Very +successful; accomplishing success quickly; <as>as, a +<ex>runaway</ex> bestseller</as>.</def> --> + +<hw>Run*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>runcatio</ets>, fr. <ets>runcare</ets>to weed out.]</ety> +<def>A weedling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Evelyn.</au> + +<hw>Runch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>The wild radish.</def> + +<au>Dr. Prior.</au> + +<hw>Run"ci*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>runcinatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>runcinare</ets>to plane off, +fr. <ets>runcina</ets> a plane.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> +<def>Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf +of the dandelion.</def> + +<hw>Run"del</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rindle</er>.]</ety> <def>A moat with water in it; also, a +small stream; a runlet.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<hw>Run"del</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Rundle</er>.]</ety> +<def>A circle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<hw>Run"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[E. +<ets>round</ets>. Cf. <er>Rondle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +round; a step of a ladder; a rung.</def> + +<au>Duppa.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A ball.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Holland.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Something which rotates about an axis, as a +wheel, or the drum of a capstan.</def> \'bdAn axis or cylinder +having a <xex>rundle</xex> about it.\'b8 + +<au>Bp. Wilkins.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>One of the pins or trundles +of a lantern wheel.</def> + +<hw>Rund"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of OF. +<ets>rondele</ets> a little tun, fr. <ets>rond</ets> round. See +<er>Round</er>, and cf. <er>Roundlet</er>, +<er>Runlet</er>.]</ety> <def>A small barrel of no certain +dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually +holds about 14<frac12/ gallons.</def> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>runlet</asp>.]</altsp> + +<hw>Rune</hw> <pr>(r<udd/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>r<umac/n</ets> a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to Icel. +<ets>r<umac/n</ets>, OHG. & Goth. <ets>r<umac/na</ets> a secret, +secret colloquy, G. & Dan. <ets>rune</ets> rune, and probably to +Gr. <grk>'ereyna^n</grk> to search for. Cf. <er>Roun</er> to +whisper.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A letter, or character, +belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or +Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the +ancient nations of Northern Europe in general.</def> + +<note><hand/ The Norsemen had a peculiar alphabet, consisting of +sixteen letters, or characters, called <xex>runes</xex>, the +origin of which is lost in the remotest antiquity. The +signification of the word <xex>rune</xex> (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.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Old Norse poetry expressed in +runes.</def> + +<q><qex>Runes</qex> were upon his tongue, +As on the warrior's sword.</q> +<qau>Longfellow.</qau> + +<cs><col>Rune stone</col>, <cd>a stone bearing a runic +inscription.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Ru"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bard, or +learned man, among the ancient Goths.</def> + +<au>Sir W. Temple.</au> + +<hw>Rung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of +<er>Ring</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rung</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ronge</ets>, AS. +<ets>hrung</ets>, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. <ets>runge</ets> +a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. <ets>ronghe</ets> a +prop, support, Icel. <ets>r\'94ng</ets> a rib in a ship, Goth. +<ets>Hrugga</ets> a staff.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A floor timber in a ship.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the rounds of a ladder.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy +staff.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>One of the radial handles +projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the +pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.</def> + +<hw>Rung"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>The upper end of a floor timber in +a ship.</def> + +<hw>Ru"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; <as>as, <ex>runic</ex> +verses; <ex>runic</ex> letters; <ex>runic</ex> names; +<ex>runic</ex> rhyme</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Runic staff</col>. <cd>See <cref>Clog almanac</cref>, +under <er>Clog</er>.</cd> -- <col>Runic wand</col>, <cd>a willow +wand bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the +heathen tribes of Northern Europe in magical +ceremonies.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Run"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Run</ets> ++ <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little run or stream; a +streamlet; a brook.</def> + +<q>To trace out to its marshy source every <qex>runlet</qex> that +has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest.</q> +<qau>Lowell.</qau> + +<hw>Run"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as +<er>Rundlet</er>.</def> \'bdA stoup of sack, or a +<xex>runlet</xex> of canary.\'b8 + +<au>Sir W. Scott.</au> + +<-- p. 1262 --> + +<hw>Run"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Run</er>. Cf. <er>Rundle</er>.]</ety> <def>A rivulet or small +brook.</def> + +<q>Buddling <qex>rundels</qex> joined the sound.</q> +<qau>Collins.</qau> + +<q>By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow +<qex>runnels</qex>, in which one can see the minnows +swimming.</q> +<qau>Masson.</qau> + +<hw>Run"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Run</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, +runs; a racer.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A detective.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Dickens.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A messenger.</def> + +<au>Swift.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A smuggler.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<au>R. North.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>One employed to solicit patronage, as for a +steamboat, hotel, shop, etc.</def> <mark>[Cant, U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A slender trailing branch +which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, +as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil.</def> + +<sn>7.</sn> <def>The rotating stone of a set of millstones.</def> + +<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope through a block and +used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.</def> + +<au>Totten.</au> + +<sn>9.</sn> <def>One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh +slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the +ice.</def> + +<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horizontal +channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity +formed by the pattern; also, the waste metal left in such a +channel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A trough or channel for leading +molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed.</def> + +<sn>11.</sn> <def>The movable piece to which the ribs of an +umbrella are attached.</def> + +<sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A food fish +(<spn>Elagatis pinnulatis</spn>) of Florida and the West Indies; +-- called also <altname>skipjack</altname>, +<altname>shoemaker</altname>, and <altname>yellowtail</altname>. +The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the +water.</def> + +<sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any cursorial bird.</def> + +<sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A movable slab +or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone.</def> +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, +for polishing or grinding.</def> + +<hw>Run"net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rennet</er>.</def> + +<hw>Run"ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Moving or advancing by running.</def> Specifically, of a +horse; <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having a running gait; not a trotter or +pacer</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>trained and kept for running +races; <as>as, a <ex>running</ex> horse</as>.</def> + +<au>Law.</au> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Successive; one following the other without +break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; <as>as, to be +away two days <ex>running</ex>; to sow land two years +<ex>running</ex></as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Flowing; easy; cursive; <as>as, a +<ex>running</ex> hand</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Continuous; keeping along step by step; <as>as, +he stated the facts with a <ex>running</ex> +explanation</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>running</xex> conquest.\'b8 + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>What are art and science if not a <qex>running</qex> +commentary on Nature?</q> +<qau>Hare.</qau> + +<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Extending by a slender +climbing or trailing stem; <as>as, a <ex>running</ex> +vine</as>.</def> + +<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(med.)</fld> <def>Discharging pus; <as>as, a +<ex>running</ex> sore</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Running block</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a block in +an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight +which is raised or lowered.</cd> -- <col>Running board</col>, +<cd>a narrow platform extending along the side of a +locomotive.</cd><-- or automobile(pre-1960) --> -- <col>Running +bowsprit</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Reefing +bowsprit</cref>.</cd> -- <col>Running days</col> +<fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>the consecutive days occupied on a voyage +under working days.</cd> <au>Simmonds.</au> -- <col>Running +fire</col>, <cd>a constant fire of musketry or cannon.</cd> -- +<col>Running gear</col>, <cd>the wheels and axles of a vehicle, +and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the +working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction +from the framework.</cd> -- <col>Running hand</col>, <cd>a style +of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the +words formed without lifting the pen; -- distinguished from +<cref>round hand</cref>.</cd> -- <col>Running part</col> +<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>that part of a rope that is hauled upon, +-- in distinction from the <xex>standing part</xex>.</cd> -- +<col>Running rigging</col> <fld>(Naut.<cd>)</fld>, that part of a +ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- is +distinction from <xex>standing rigging</xex>.</cd> -- +<col>Running title</col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>the title of a +book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper +margin.</cd><-- it may be different, for conciseness, from the +title on the first page. --></cs> + +<hw>Run"ning</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who, or of +that which runs; <as>as, the <ex>running</ex> was +slow</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which runs or flows; the quantity of a +liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain +operation; <as>as, the first <ex>running</ex> of a +still</as>.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.</def> + +<cs><col>At long running</col>, <cd>in the long run. +<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <au>Jer. Taylor.</au></cs> + +<hw>Run"ning*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a running +manner.</def> + +<hw>Run"nion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Ronion.</er></def> + +<hw>Ru*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Rune</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science +of runes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ru*nol"o*gist</wf> +<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Run"round`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A felon or +whitlow.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Runt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also +<asp>rant</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Scot. <ets>runt</ets> an old cow. +<?/ withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, <?/ of a tree; cf. +D. <ets>rund</ets> a bullock, an ox or <?/. Cf. <er>Rother</er>, +<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any +animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its +kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A variety of domestic +pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish +person; -- used opprobriously.</def> + +<q>Before I buy a bargain of such <qex>runts</qex>, +I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.</q> +<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a +plant.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Halliwell.</au> + +<q>Neither young poles nor old <qex>runts</qex> are durable.</q> +<qau>Holland.</qau> + +<hw>Runt"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a runt; +diminutive; mean.</def> + +<hw>Run"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The channel of a stream.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The beaten path made, by deer or other animals +in passing to and from their feeding grounds.</def> + +<hw>Ru*pee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[Hind.<ets>r<?/piyah</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>r<?/py</ets> +silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.]</ety> <def>A silver +coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.</def> + +<note><hand/ The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the +standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury +departament, varies from time to time with the price silver. In +1889 it was rated at about thirty-two cents.</note> + +<hw>Ru"pel*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. +<ets>rupes</ets> a rock.]</ety> <def>Rocky.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThis <xex>rupellary</xex> nidary.\'b8 + +<au>Evelyn.</au> + +<hw>Ru"pert's drop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A kind of glass drop +with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is +remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is +scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince +<xex>Rupert</xex>, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first +brought to England. Called also <altname>Rupert's ball</altname>, +and <altname>glass tear</altname>.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +G. <?/ filth, dirt.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An eruption +upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and +filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, +forming a blackish crust.</def> + +<hw>Ru"pi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to rupia.</def> + +<hw>\'d8Ru*pic"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., +fr. L. <ets>rupes</ets>, gen. <ets>rupis</ets>, a rock + +<ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A +genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the +cock of the rock.</def> + +<note><hand/ 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.</note> + +<hw>Ru*pic"o*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Rock-inhabiting.</def> + +<hw>Rup"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruptio</ets>, fr. <ets>rumpere</ets>, <ets>ruptum</ets> to +break.]</ety> <def>A breaking or bursting open; breach; +rupture.</def> \'bdBy <xex>ruption</xex> or apertion.\'b8 + +<au>Wiseman.</au> + +<hw>Rup"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<ets>Roturier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One not of noble blood; a +plebeian; a roturier.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<q>The exclusion of the French <qex>ruptuaries</qex> +(\'bdroturiers,\'b8 for history must find a word for this class +when it speaks of other nations) from the order of nobility.</q> +<qau>Chenevix.</qau> + +<hw>Rup"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruptura</ets>, fr. <ets>rumpere</ets>, <ets>ruptum</ets> to +break: cf. F. <ets>rupture</ets>. See <er>Reave</er>, and cf. +<er>Rout</er> a defeat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +breaking apart, or separating; the state of being asunder; +<as>as, the <ex>rupture</ex> of the skin; the <ex>rupture</ex> of +a vessel or fiber; the <ex>rupture</ex> of a +lutestring</as>.</def> + +<au>Arbuthnot.</au> + +<q>Hatch from the egg, that soon, +Bursting with kindly <qex>rupture</qex>, forth disclosed +Their callow young.</q> +<qau>Milton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Breach of peace or concord between individuals; +open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly +relations; <as>as, the parties came to a +<ex>rupture</ex></as>.</def> + +<q>He knew that policy would desincline Napoleon from a +<qex>rupture</qex> with his family.</q> +<qau>E. Everett.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Hernia. See +<er>Hernia</er>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less +sudden manner than by explosion. See <er>Explosion</er>.</def> + +<cs><col>Modulus of rupture</col>. <cd>(Engin.) See under +<er>Modulus</er>.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; +dissolution. See <er>Fracture</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rup"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Ruptured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. +n.</pos> <er>Rupturing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To +part by violence; to break; to burst; <as>as, to <ex>rupture</ex> +a blood vessel</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce a hernia in.</def> + +<hw>Rup"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To suffer a breach or +disruption.</def> + +<hw>Rup"tured</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having a rupture, or hernia.</def> + +<hw>Rup"ture*wort"</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as +<er>Burstwort</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A West Indian plant +(<spn>Alternanthera polygonoides</spn>) somewhat resembling +burstwort.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. +L.<ets>ruralis</ets>, fr. <ets>rus</ets>, <ets>ruris</ets>, the +country. Cf. <er>Room</er> space, <er>Rustic</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the country, as +distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; +suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; <as>as, +<ex>rural</ex> scenes; a <ex>rural</ex> prospect</as>.</def> + +<q>Here is a <qex>rural</qex> fellow; . . . +He brings you figs.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to agriculture; <as>as, +<ex>rural</ex> economy</as>.</def> + +<cs><col>Rural dean</col>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Dean</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rural deanery</col> +<fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the state, office, or residence, of a +rural dean.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rustic.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Rural</er>, +<er>Rustic</er>. <xex>Rural</xex> refers to the country itself; +as, <xex>rural</xex> scenes, prospects, delights, etc. +<xex>Rustic</xex> refers to the character, condition, taste, +etc., of the original inhabitans of the country, who were +generally uncultivated and rude; as, <xex>rustic</xex> manners; a +<xex>rustic</xex> dress; a <xex>rustic</xex> bridge; rustic +architecture, etc. + +<q>We turn +To where the silver Thames first <qex>rural</qex> grows.</q> +<qau>Thomson.</qau> + +<q>Lay bashfulness, that <qex>rustic</qex> virtue, by; +To manly confidence thy throughts apply.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> +</usage> + +<hw>\'d8Ru"ra"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> +<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gossamer-winged +butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the +hairstreaks, violets, and theclas.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rural idiom or expression.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who leads a rural +life.</def> + +<au>Coventry.</au> + +<hw>Ru*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. +-<plw>ties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. LL. +<ets>ruralitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or +state of being rural.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rural place.</def> \'bdLeafy +<xex>ruralities</xex>.\'b8 + +<au>Carlyle.</au> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ruralized</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ruralizing</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To render rural; to give a rural +appearance to.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become rural; to go +into the country; to rusticate.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rural manner; as in +the country.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ral*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rural.</def> + +<hw>Ru*ric"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>ruricola</ets>; <ets>rus</ets>, <ets>ruris</ets>, the +country + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <def>An inhabitant +of the country.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Bailey.</au> + +<hw>Ru`ri*dec"a*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rus</ets>, <ets>ruris</ets> the country + <ets>decanus</ets> +the chief of ten. See <er>Dean</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining +to a rural dean; <as>as, a <ex>ruridecanal</ex> district; the +<ex>ruridecanal</ex> intellect</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> + +<hw>Ru*rig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rurigena</ets>; <ets>rus</ets>, <ets>ruris</ets>, the +country + <ets>genere</ets>, <ets>gignere</ets>, to bring forth, +pass., to be born.]</ety> <def>Born in the country.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Ruse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. OF. +<ets>re\'81ser</ets>, <ets>rehuser</ets>, to turn aside, to +shuffle, retreat, fr. L. <ets>recusare</ets> to refuse; pref. +<ets>re-</ets> again + <ets>causa</ets> cause. See +<er>Cause</er>, and cf. <er>Recusant</er>.]</ety> <def>An +artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraund; deceit.</def> + +<cs><col>\'d8Ruse de guerre</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[F.]</ety>, +<cd>a stratagem of war.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rusche</ets>, <ets>rische</ets>, <ets>resche</ets>, AS. +<ets>risce</ets>, akin to LG. <ets>rusk</ets>, <ets>risch</ets>, +D. & G. <ets>rusch</ets>; all probably fr. L. <ets>ruscum</ets> +butcher's broom; akin to Goth. <ets>raus</ets> reed, G. +<ets>rohr</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name +given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with +soft, slender stems, as the species of <spn>Juncus</spn> and +<spn>Scirpus</spn>.</def> + +<note><hand/ Some species are used in bottoming chairs and +plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to +lamps and rushlights.</note> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The merest trifle; a straw.</def> + +<q>John Bull's friendship is not worth a <qex>rush</qex>.</q> +<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau> + +<cs><col>Bog rush</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bog</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Club rush</col>, <cd>any rush of the genus +<spn>Scirpus</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Flowering rush</col>. <cd>See +under <er>Flowering</er>.</cd> -- <col>Nut rush</col> +<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any plant of the genus <spn>Scleria</spn>, +rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A +name for several species of <spn>Cyperus</spn> having tuberous +roots.</cd> -- <col>Rush broom</col>, <cd>an Australian +leguminous plant (<spn>Viminaria denudata</spn>), having long, +slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under +<er>Candle</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rush grass</col>, <cd>any grass of +the genus <spn>Vilfa</spn>, grasses with wiry stems and +one-flowered spikelets.</cd> -- <col>Rush toad</col> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the natterjack.</cd> -- <col>Scouring +rush</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Dutch rush</cref>, +under <er>Dutch.</er> -- <col>Spike rush</col>, any rushlike +plant of the genus <spn>Eleocharis</spn>, in which the flowers +grow in dense spikes.</cd> -- <col>Sweet rush</col>, <cd>a +sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (<spn>Andropogon +sch\'d2nanthus</spn>), used in Oriental medical practice.</cd> -- +<col>Wood rush</col>, <cd>any plant of the genus +<spn>Luzula</spn>, which differs in some technical characters +from <spn>Juncus</spn>.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rushed</er> +<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rushing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ruschen</ets>; cf. +AS. <ets>hryscan</ets> to make a noise, D. <ets>ruischen</ets> to +rustle, G. <ets>rauschen</ets>, MHG. <ets>r<?/schen</ets> ro +rush, to rustle, LG. <ets>rusken</ets>, OSw. <ets>ruska</ets>, +Icel. & Sw. <ets>ruska</ets> to shake, Dan. <ets>ruske</ets> to +shake, and E. <ets>rouse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move +forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or +haste; <as>as, armies <ex>rush</ex> to battle; waters +<ex>rush</ex> down a precipice</as>.</def> + +<q>Like to an entered tide, they all <qex>rush</qex> by.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter into something with undue haste and +eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; <as>as, +to <ex>rush</ex> business or speculation</as>.</def> + +<q>They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to +<qex>rush</qex> into the office of princes and ministers.</q> +<qau>Sprat.</qau> + +<hw>Rush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To push or urge +forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) +without an error.</def> <mark>[College Cant, U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rush</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A moving forward +with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; +<as>as, a <ex>rush</ex> of troops; a <ex>rush</ex> of winds; a +<ex>rush</ex> of water</as>.</def> + +<q>A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a +violent <qex>rush</qex>, severed him from the duke.</q> +<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Great activity with pressure; <as>as, a +<ex>rush</ex> of business</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A perfect recitation.</def> <mark>[College Cant, +U.S.]</mark> + +<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Football)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A rusher; +<as>as, the center <ex>rush</ex>, whose place is in the center of +the rush line; the end <ex>rush</ex></as>.</def><-- now, lineman. +--> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act of running with the ball.</def> +<-- rushing. --> + +<cs><col>Bunt rush</col> <fld>(Football)</fld>, <cd>a combined +rush by main strength.</cd> -- <col>Rush line</col> +<fld>(Football)</fld>, <cd>the line composed of +rushers.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rush"-bear`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind +of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the +parishioners brought rushes to strew the church.</def> +<mark>[Eng.]</mark> + +<au>Nares.</au> + +<hw>Rush"buc`kler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>That flock of stout, bragging <qex>rushbucklers</qex>.</q> +<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau> + +<hw>Rushed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding or +covered with rushes.</def> + +<hw>Rush"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who +rushes.</def> + +<au>Whitlock.</au> + +<hw>Rush"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who strewed rushes on +the floor at dances.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>B. Jonson.</au> + +<hw>Rush"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rushy</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of abounding +with rushes.</def> + +<hw>Rush"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rushing +manner.</def> + +<hw>Rush"light`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rush +candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.</def> + +<hw>Rush"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a +rush; weak.</def> + +<hw>Rush"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>Abounding with rushes.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made of rushes.</def> + +<q>Me <qex>rushy</qex> couch and frugal fare.</q> +<qau>Goldsmith.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. +<ets>rusa</ets>, the name of the genus, Malay +<ets>r<umac/sa</ets> deer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of, +like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus <spn>Rusa</spn>, +which includes the sambur deer (<spn>Rusa Aristotelis</spn>) of +India.</def> + +<cs><col>Rusine antler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an antler +with the brow tyne simple, and the beam forked at the +tip.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rusk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>rosca de +mar</ets> sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, <ets>rosca</ets> properly +meaning, a screw, spiral.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of +light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or +crisped in an oven; or a kind of sweetened biscuit.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for +stores</def> + +<au>Smart.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Bread or cake which has been made brown and +crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.</def> + +<hw>Rus"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. from +Turk. <ets>khyryzma</ets> a paste used as a depilatory, fr. Gr. +<?/ an unguent; cf. F. <ets>rusma</ets>.]</ety> <def>A depilatory +made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See +<er>Rhusma</er>.</def> + +<hw>Russ</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>A Russian, or the Russians.</def> <mark>[Rare, except in +poetry.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Russians.</def> + +<hw>Russ</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Russians.</def> + +<hw>Rus"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>rousset</ets>, dim. of <ets>roux</ets> red, L. +<ets>russus</ets> (for <ets>rudtus</ets>, <ets>rudhtus</ets>), +akin to E. <ets>red</ets>. See <er>Red</er>, and cf. +<er>Roussette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a reddish brown +color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of +blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, +namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of +a yellowish brown color.</def> + +<q>The morn, in <qex>russet</qex> mantle clad.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Our summer such a <qex>russet</qex> livery wears.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarse; homespun; rustic.</def> +<mark>[R.]</mark> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +<hw>Rus"set</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A russet color; +a pigment of a russet color.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cloth or clothing of a russet color.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>A country dress; -- so called because often of a +russet color.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; <as>as, +the <ex>English russet</ex>, and the <ex>Roxbury +russet</ex></as>.</def> + +<hw>Rus"set*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Russet</er>, +<pos>n.</pos>, 2 and 4.</def> + +<hw>Rus"set*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a russet +color; russet.</def> + +<-- p. 1263 --> + +<hw>Rus"sia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A country of +Europe and Asia.</def> + +<cs><col>Russia iron</col>, <cd>a kind of sheet iron made in +Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface.</cd> -- <col>Russia +leather</col>, <cd>a soft kind of leather, made originally in +Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being +impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used +in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and +being proof against insects.</cd> -- <col>Russia matting</col>, +<cd>matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the +linden (<spn>Tilia Europ\'91a</spn>).</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rus"sian</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.</def> -- +<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Russia; the +language of Russia.</def></def2> + +<cs><col>Russian bath</col>. <cd>See under +<er>Bath</er>.</cd></cs><-- Russian roulette -- an act of bravado +played by loading one bullet into one chamber of a revolver in +which the cylinder has five or six positions, spinning the +cylinder (thus moving the bullet randomly to one of the six +positions of the cylinder), pointing the gun to one's head, and +pulling the trigger. If the bullet is in firing position, the +"player" is usually killed. Such a "game" may be played on a +dare, or, in some places, as part of a gamble. + 2. (Fig.) Any dangerous act resembling Russian roulette in the +acceptance of a high risk of serious negative consequences, +usually unnecessarily. --> + +<hw>Rus"sian*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make +Russian, or more or less like the Russians; <as>as, to +<ex>Russianize</ex> the Poles</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rus"si*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Russia</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (im comp.) to +make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of being +Russified.</def> + +<hw>Rus"si*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. +<ets>russifier.</ets> See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>To +Russianize; <as>as, to <ex>Russify</ex> conquered +tribes</as>.</def> + +<-- Russky Pl. Russkies, a Russian [Colloq.] --> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rus"so*phile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Rus"soph"i*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> +<ety>[<ets>Russia</ets> + Gr. <ets><?/</ets> to love: cf. F. +<ets>russophile</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, not being a Russian, +favors Russian policy and aggrandizement.</def> -- +<wordforms><wf>Rus*soph"ilism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, +<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <mark>[Chiefly newspaper words.]</mark> + +<mhw>{ <hw>Rus"so*phobe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, +<hw>Rus*soph"o*bist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, +<ety>[<ets>Russia</ets> + Gr. <?/ to fear.]</ety> <def>One who +dreads Russia or Russian influence.</def> <mark>[Words sometimes +found in the newspapers.]</mark> + +<hw>Rus`so*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Morbid +dread of Russia or of Russian influence.</def> + +<hw>Rust</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rust</ets>; akin to D. <ets>roest</ets>, G. & Sw. +<ets>rost</ets>, Icel. <ets>ry\'eb</ets>; -- named from its +color, and akin to E. <ets>red</ets>. \'fb113. See +<er>Red</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The +reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, +consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any +metallic film of corrosion.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A minute mold or fungus +forming reddish or rusty spots on the leaves and stems of cereal +and other grasses (<spn>Trichobasis Rubigo-vera</spn>), now +usually believed to be a form or condition of the corn mildew +(<spn>Puccinia graminis</spn>). As rust, it has solitary reddish +spores; as corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish.</def> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rust</xex> is also applied to many other minute +fungi which infest vegetation, such as the species of +<spn>Ustilago</spn>, <spn>Uredo</spn>, and +<spn>Lecythea</spn>.</note> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which resembles rust in appearance or +effects.</def> Specifically: (a) <def>A composition used in +making a rust joint</def>. See <cref>Rust joint</cref>, below. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Foul matter arising from degeneration; <as>as, +<ex>rust</ex> on salted meat</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Corrosive or injurious accretion or influence.</def> + +<q>Sacred truths cleared from all <qex>rust</qex> and dross of +human mixtures.</q> +<qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau> + +<note><hand/ <xex>Rust</xex> is used in the formation of +compounds of obvious meaning; as, <xex>rust</xex>-colored, +<xex>rust</xex>-consumed, <xex>rust</xex>-eaten, and the +like.</note> + +<cs><col>Rust joint</col>, <cd>a joint made between surfaces of +iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of +cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by oxidation +becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water, etc.</cd> -- +<col>Rust mite</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a minute mite +(<spn>Phytopius oleivorus</spn>) which, by puncturing the rind, +causes the rust-colored patches on oranges.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rust</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rusted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rusting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rustian</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To contract rust; to +be become oxidized.</def> + +<q>If gold <qex>ruste</qex>, what shall iron do?</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>Our armors now may <qex>rust</qex>.</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be affected with the parasitic fungus called +rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance. as plants.</def> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull +or impaired by inaction.</def> + +<q>Must I <qex>rust</qex> in Egypt? never more +Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?</q> +<qau>Dryden.</qau> + +<hw>Rust</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to +contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect with rust of any +kind.</def> + +<q>Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will <qex>rust</qex> +them.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To impair by time and inactivity.</def> + +<au>Johmson.</au> + +<hw>Rust"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of rust; +resembling rust; causing rust; rusty.</def> +\'bd<xex>Rustful</xex> sloth.\'b8 + +<au>Quarles.</au> + +<hw>Rus"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rusticus</ets>, fr. <ets>rus</ets>, <ets>ruris</ets>, the +country: cf. F. <ets>rustique</ets>. See <er>Rural</er>.]</ety> +<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the country; rural; <as>as, +the <ex>rustic</ex> gods of antiquity</as>.</def> + +<au>Milton.</au> + +<q>And many a holy text around she strews, +That teach the <qex>rustic</qex> moralist to die.</q> +<qau>Gray.</qau> + +<q>She had a <qex>rustic</qex>, woodland air.</q> +<qau>Wordsworth.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; <as>as, +<ex>rustic</ex> manners</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>rustic</xex> +muse.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Coarse; plain; simple; <as>as, a <ex>rustic</ex> +entertainment; <ex>rustic</ex> dress</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<cs><col>Rustic moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any moth +belonging to <spn>Agrotis</spn> and allied genera. Their larv\'91 +are called <xex>cutworms<xex>. See <er>Cutworm</er>.</cd> -- +<col>Rustic work</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>Cut +stone facing which has the joints worked with grooves or +channels, the face of each block projecting beyond the joint, so +that the joints are very conspicuous</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> +<fld>(Arch. & Woodwork)</fld> <cd>Summer houses, or furniture for +summer houses, etc., made of rough limbs of trees fancifully +arranged.</cd></cs> + +<syn>Syn. -- Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; +artless; honest. See <er>Rural</er>.</syn> + +<hw>Rus"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of +the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a +clown.</def> + +<q>Hence to your fields, you <qex>rustics</qex>! hence, away.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rural person having a natural simplicity of +character or manners; an artless, unaffected person.</def> +<mark>[Poetic]</mark> + +<hw>Rus`tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Rustic.</def> \'bd<xex>Rustical</xex> society.\'b8 + +<au>Thackeray.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rus"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Rus"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rus"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rusticated</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rusticating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. +<ets>rusticaticus</ets>, <ets>p. p. of rusticari</ets> to +rusticate. See <er>Rustic</er>.]</ety> <def>To go into or reside +in the country; to ruralize.</def> + +<au>Pope.</au> + +<hw>Rus"ti*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To require or compel +to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to +impose rustication on.</def> + +<q>The town is again beginning to be full, and the +<qex>rusticated</qex> beauty sees an end of her banishment.</q> +<qau>Idler.</qau> + +<hw>Rus"ti*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>resembling rustic work. See <cref>Rustic +work</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, under <er>Rustic</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rus`ti*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rusticatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of +rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the +punishment of a student for some offence, by compelling him to +leave the institution for a time.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Rustic work.</def> + +<hw>Rus*tic"*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rusticatus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>rusticit\'82</ets>.]</ety> +<def>The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; +rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.</def> + +<q>The sweetness and <qex>rusticity</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Addison.</qau> + +<q>The Saxons were refined from their <qex>rusticity</qex>.</q> +<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau> + +<hw>Rus"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a +rustic manner; rustically.</def> + +<au>Chapman.</au> + +<hw>Rust"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rusty +state.</def> + +<hw>Rust"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of +being rusty.</def> + +<hw>Rus"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> +<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Rustled</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Rustling</er> +<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>hristlan</ets> to +rustle; or cf. Sw. <ets>rusta</ets> to stir, make a riot, or E. +<ets>rush</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a quick +succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk +cloth or dry leaves.</def> + +<q>He is coming; I hear his straw <qex>rustle</qex>.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<q>Prouder than <qex>rustling</qex> in unpaid-for silk.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>To stir about energetically; to strive to +succeed; to bustle about.</def> <mark>[Slang, Western +U.S.]</mark> + +<-- To steal, esp. cattle --> + +<hw>Rus"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to rustle; +<as>as, the wind <ex>rustles</ex> the leaves</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quick succession or +confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or +straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.</def> + +<q>When the noise of a torrent, the <qex>rustle</qex> 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.</q> +<qau>Idler.</qau> + +<hw>Rus"tler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rustles.</def> +<-- esp. cattle rustler --> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bovine animal that can care for itself in any +circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person.</def> +<mark>[Slang, Western U.S.]</mark> + +<hw>Rust"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from +rust.</def> + +<hw>Rust"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. +<ets>rustig</ets>.]</ety> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> +<er>Rustier</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> +<er>Rustiest.</er>] <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered or affected with +rust; <as>as, a <ex>rusty</ex> knife or sword; <ex>rusty</ex> +wheat</as>.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.</def> +<-- less skillful than when in continued practise --> + +<q>[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce, +Is <qex>rusty</qex> grown.</q> +<qau>Shak.</qau> + +<sn>3.</sn> <def>Discolored and rancid; reasty; <as>as, +<ex>rusty</ex> bacon</as>.</def> + +<sn>4.</sn> <def>Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.</def> <mark>[Obs. +or Prov. Eng.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Rusty</xex> words.\'b8 + +<au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<sn>5.</sn> <def>Rust-colored; dark.</def> \'bd<xex>Rusty</xex> +blood.\'b8 + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<sn>6.</sn> <def>Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; +filthy.</def> + +<q>The <qex>rustly</qex> little schooners that bring fire wood +from the Brititsh provinces.</q> +<qau>Hawthorne.</qau> + +<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or covered with a +substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.</def> + +<hw>Rut</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>rut</ets>, +OF. <ets>ruit</ets>, L. <ets>ruditus</ets> a roaring, fr. +<ets>rugire</ets> to roar; -sp called from the noise made by deer +in rutting time.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> +<def>Sexual desire or \'d2strus of deer, cattle, and various +other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the \'d2strus +exists.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; +rote. See <er>Rote</er>.</def> + +<hw>Rut</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. +p.</pos> <er>Rutted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> +<er>Rutting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To have a strong sexual +impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, +etc.</def> + +<hw>Rut</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover in copulation.</def> + +<au>Dryden.</au> + +<hw>Rut</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[variant of +<ets>route</ets>.]</ety> <def>A track worn by a wheel or by +habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. +Also used figuratively.</def> + +<-- (Fig.) Habitual, unvarying activity -- usually used in the +phrase <it>in a rut</it>. --> + +<hw>Rut</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a rut or ruts in; -- +chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj; <as>as, a +<ex>rutted</ex> road</as>.</def> + +<hw>Ru`ta-ba"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of turnip commonly with a large and +long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See +<er>Turnip</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ru*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rutaceous</ets>, from <ets>ruta</ets> rue. See <er>Rue</er> +the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to +plants of a natural order (<spn>Rutac\'91</spn>) of which the rue +is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon, dittany, +and buchu.</def> + +<hw>Ru"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>A salt of rutic acid.</def> + +<hw>Ruth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From +<er>Rue</er>, <pos>v.</pos>: cf. Icel. <ets>hrygg<edh/</ets>, +<ets>hryg<edh/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sorrow for the +misery of another; pity; tenderness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> +\'bdThey weep for <xex>ruth</xex>.\'b8 <au>Chaucer.</au> +\'bdHave <xex>ruth</xex> of the poor.\'b8 <au>Piers Plowman.</au> + +<q>To stir up gentle <qex>ruth</qex>, +Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which causes pity or compassion; misery; +distress; a pitiful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>It had been hard this <qex>ruth</qex> for to see.</q> +<qau>Chaucer.</qau> + +<q>With wretched miseries and woeful <qex>ruth</qex>.</q> +<qau>Spenser.</qau> + +<hw>Ru*then"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; +specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a +higher valence as contrasted with <xex>ruthenious</xex> +compounds.</def> + +<hw>Ru*the"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; +designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as +contrasted with <xex>ruthenic</xex> compounds.</def> + +<hw>Ru*the"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So +named from the <ets>Ruthenians</ets>, a Little Russian people, as +coming from Russia, the metal having been found in the Ural +mountains.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare element of the +light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and +isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very +infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity +12.26. See <cref>Platinum metals</cref>, under +<er>Platinum</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ruth"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of +ruth</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pitiful; tender</def>. +<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Full of sorrow; woeful</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> +<def>Causing sorrow.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ruth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ruth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no ruth; cruel; +pitiless.</def> + +<q>Their rage the hostile bands restrain, +All but the <qex>ruthless</qex> monarch of the main.</q> +<qau>Pope.</qau> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Ruth"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- +<wf>Ruth"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Ru"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. +<er>Rutaceous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>pertaining to, +or obtained from, rue (<spn>Ruta</spn>); <as>as, <ex>rutic</ex> +acid, now commonly called <altname>capric +acid</altname></as>.</def> + +<hw>Ru"ti*lant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rutilans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>rutilare</ets> to have a +reddish glow, fr. <ets>rutilus</ets> red: cf. F. +<ets>rutilant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a reddish glow; +shining.</def> + +<q>Parchments . . . colored with this <qex>rutilant</qex> +mixture.</q> +<qau>Evelin.</qau> + +<hw>Ru"ti*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rutilare</ets>, <ets>rutilatum</ets>.]</ety> <def>To shine; +to emit rays of light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Ure.</au> + +<hw>Ru"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. +<ets>rutilus</ets> red, inclining to golden yellow.]</ety> +<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral usually of a reddish brown +color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in +tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like +octahedrite and brooklite.</def> + +<hw>Ru*til"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of lamellicorn beetles +belonging to <spn>Rurila</spn> and allied genera, as the spotted +grapevine beetle (<spn>Pelidnota punctata</spn>).</def> + +<hw>Ru"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> +<def>A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin +is found in the leaves of the rue (<spn>Ruta graveolens</spn>) +and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline +substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.</def> + +<-- <hw>Rutinose.</hw> <def>A disaccharide present in +glycosides</def>. Prepared from rutin by hydrolysis with +rhamnodiastase. +<altname>6-O-<alpha/-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose</altname>; +<chform>C12H22O10</chform>. --> + +<hw>Rut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. +<ets>ruiter</ets> a rider. Cf. <er>Ruttier</er>.]</ety> <def>A +horseman or trooper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<q>Such a regiment of <qex>rutters</qex> +Never defied men braver.</q> +<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau> + +<hw>Rut"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Rut</er>.]</ety> +<def>That which ruts.</def> + +<hw>Rut"ter*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old +crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of contempt.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Cotgrave.</au> + +<hw>Rut"ti*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. +<ets>routier</ets>, fr. <ets>route</ets> a road. See +<er>Route</er>.]</ety> <def>A chart of a course, esp. at +sea.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rut"tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to +rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious.</def> + +<au>Shak.</au> + +-- <wordforms><wf>Rut"tish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> + +<hw>Rut"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rattling sound in the +throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>Rut"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ruttish; +lustful.</def> + +<hw>Rut"ty</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of ruts; <as>as a +<ex>rutty</ex> road</as>.</def> + +<hw>Rut"ty</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Root</er>.]</ety> +<def>Rooty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Spenser.</au> + +<hw>Ru"ty*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> +<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A liquid hydrocarbon, +<chform>C10H18</chform>, of the acetylene series. It is produced +artificially.</def> + +<hw>Ry"al</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> +<def>Royal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ry"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rial</er>, and old English coin.</def> + +<hw>Ry"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A +clause added to a document; a rider. See <er>Rider</er>.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[D. <ets>rijder</ets>, properly, a rider.]</ety> +<def>A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, +about $ 5.60.</def> + +<hw>Rye</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. +<ets>rie</ets>, <ets>reie</ets>, AS. <ets>ryge</ets>; akin to +Icel. <ets>rugr</ets>, Sw. <ets>r\'86g</ets>, Dan. +<ets>rug</ets>, D. <ets>rogge</ets>, OHG. <ets>rocco</ets>, +<ets>roggo</ets>, G. <ets>rocken</ets>, <ets>roggen</ets>, Lith. +<ets>rugei</ets>, Russ. <ets>roje</ets>, and perh. To Gr. +<grk>'o`ryza</grk> rice. Cf. <er>Rice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> +<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass +(<spn>Secale cereale</spn>), closely allied to wheat; also, the +plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff +used by man.</def> + +<sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease in a hawk.</def> + +<au>Ainsworth.</au> + +<cs><mcol><col>Rye grass</col>, <col>Italian rye +grass</col></mcol>, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under +<er>Grass</er>. See also <er>Ray grass</er>, and +<er>Darnel</er>.</cd> -- <col>Wild rye</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, +<cd>any plant of the genus <spn>Elymus</spn>, tall grasses with +much the appearance of rye.</cd></cs> + +<hw>Rynd</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. +uncertain.]</ety> <def>A piece of iron crossing the hole in the +upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the +spindle.</def> + +<hw>Ry"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. & Hind. +<ets>ra'iyat</ets>, the same word as <ets>ra'iyah</ets>, a +subject, tenant, peasant. See <er>Rayah</er>.]</ety> <def>A +peasant or cultivator of the soil.</def> <mark>[India]</mark> + +<q>The Indian <qex>ryot</qex> and the Egyptian fellah work for +less pay than any other laborers in the world.</q> +<qau>The Nation.</qau> + +<hw>Ry*poph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ +filth + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Eating, or +subsisting on, filth.</def> + +<hw>Rys</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A +branch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Rysh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rush, a +plant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<au>Chaucer.</au> + +<hw>Ry*sim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See +<er>Rhysimeter</er>.</def> + +<hw>Ryth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. +<ets>ri<?/</ets> brook.]</ety> <def>A ford.</def> +<mark>[Obs.]</mark> + +<hw>\'d8Ryt"i*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. +Gr. <?/ a wrinkle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of +large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, +including but one species (<spn>R. Stelleri</spn>); -- called +also <altname>Steller's sea cow</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written +also <asp>Rhytina</asp>.]</altsp> + +<note>\'b5 It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at +Behring's Island, near Behring's Straits. It was twenty-five feet +or more in length, with a thick, blackish, naked skin. The last +were killed in 1768 for their oil and flesh.</note><-- another +man-made extinction --> + +<-- p. 1264 --> + |