ecclesiastical garments are kept.
REVESTU, r[=e]-ves't[=u], _adj._ (_her._) covered by a square set
diagonally, the corners of which touch the edges of the space covered. [O.
Fr.]
REVESTURE, r[=e]-ves't[=u]r, _n._ (_obs._) vesture.
REVET, r[=e]-vet', _v.t._ (_fort._) to face with masonry, &c., as an
embankment with a steep slope.--_n._ REVET'MENT, a retaining wall, a facing
of stone, wood, &c. [Fr. _revêtir_, to reclothe.]
REVIBRATE, r[=e]-v[=i]'br[=a]t, _v.i._ to vibrate back or in return.--_n._
REVIBR[=A]'TION.
REVICT, r[=e]-vikt', _v.t._ (_obs._) to reconquer.--_n._ REVIC'TION, return
to life, revival.
REVICTUAL, r[=e]-vit'l, _v.t._ to furnish again with provisions.
REVIE, r[=e]-v[=i]', _v.t._ to vie with, or rival: to stake a larger sum at
cards: to outdo.--_v.i._ to exceed an adversary's wager in card-playing: to
retort.
REVIEW, r[=e]-v[=u]', _v.t._ to re-examine: to revise: to examine
critically: to see again: to retrace: to inspect, as a body of
troops.--_n._ a viewing again: a reconsideration: a revision: a careful or
critical examination: a critique: a written discussion: a periodical with
critiques of books, &c.: the inspection of a body of troops or a number of
ships: (_law_) the judicial revision of a higher court.--_adj._
REVIEW'ABLE, capable of being reviewed.--_ns._ REVIEW'AGE, the work of
reviewing; REVIEW'AL, a review of a book: a critique on a new publication;
REVIEW'ER, an inspector: a writer in a review.--COURT OF REVIEW, the court
of appeal from the commissioners of bankruptcy. [Fr. _revue_, pa.p. of
_revoir_--L. _re-_, again, _vid[=e]re_, to see.]
REVIGORATE, r[=e]-vig'or-[=a]t, _v.t._ to give new vigour to:--_pr.p._
revig'or[=a]ting: _pa.p._ revig'or[=a]ted.--_p.adj._ REVIG'OR[=A]TED,
endued with new vigour or strength. [L. _re-_, again, _vigor[=a]tus_,
_vigor[=a]re_--_vigor_, vigour.]
REVILE, r[=e]-v[=i]l', _v.t._ to reproach: to calumniate.--_v.i._ to speak
contemptuously.--_ns._ REVILE'MENT, the act of reviling, reproach;
REVIL'ER.--_adv._ REVIL'INGLY. [Pfx. _re-_, again, O. Fr. _aviler_, to make
vile, from _a_--L. _ad_, _vil_--L. _vilis_, cheap.]
REVINCE, r[=e]-vins', _v.t._ (_obs._) to refute, to disprove.
REVINDICATE, r[=e]-vin'di-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to reclaim, to claim what has been
illegally taken away.--_n._ REVINDIC[=A]'TION. [Low L. _revindic[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--L. _re-_, again, _vindic[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to lay claim to.]
REVIRE, r[=e]-v[=i]r', _v.t._ (_obs._) to revive.--_n._ REVIRES'CENCE
(_Swinburne_), renewal of youth or vigour.
REVISE, r[=e]-v[=i]z', _v.t._ to review and amend: to examine with a view
to correction.--_n._ review: a second proof-sheet.--_ns._ REV[=I]'SAL,
REVI'SION, review: re-examination; REV[=I]SED'-VER'SION, a fresh English
translation of the Bible, issued, the New Testament in 1881, the Old in
1885; REV[=I]'SER, -OR (_print._), one who examines proofs;
REV[=I]'SING-BARR'ISTER, a barrister appointed annually by the English
judges to revise the list of voters for members of parliament, the revision
generally taking place between August and October of each year.--_adjs._
REVI'SIONAL, REVI'SIONARY, pertaining to revision.--_n._
REVI'SIONIST.--_adj._ REV[=I]'SORY. [Fr. _reviser_--L.
_revis[)e]re_--_re-_, back, _vis[)e]re_, inten. of _vid[=e]re_, to see.]
REVISIT, r[=e]-viz'it, _v.t._ to visit again.--_ns._ REVIS'IT;
REVIS'ITANT.--_adj._ revisiting.--_n._ REVISIT[=A]'TION.
REVITALISE, r[=e]-v[=i]'tal-[=i]z, _v.t._ to restore vitality to.--_n._
REVITALIS[=A]'TION.
REVIVE, re-v[=i]v', _v.i._ to return to life, vigour, or fame: to recover
from neglect, oblivion, or depression: to regain use or currency: to have
the memory refreshed.--_v.t._ to restore to life again: to reawaken in the
mind: to recover from neglect or depression: to bring again into public
notice, as a play: to recall, to restore to use: to reproduce: (_chem._) to
restore to its natural state.--_n._ REV[=I]VABIL'ITY.--_adj._
REV[=I]'VABLE, capable of being revived.--_adv._ REV[=I]'VABLY.--_ns._
REV[=I]'VAL, recovery from languor, neglect, depression, &c.: renewed
performance of, as of a play: renewed interest in or attention to: a time
of extraordinary religious awakening: restoration: quickening: renewal, as
of trade: awakening, as revival of learning: (_law_) reinstatement of an
action; REV[=I]'VALISM; REV[=I]'VALIST, one who promotes religious
revivals: an itinerant preacher.--_adj._ REV[=I]VALIS'TIC.--_ns._
REV[=I]VE'MENT; REV[=I]'VER, one who, or that which, revives: a compound
for renovating clothes; REVIVIFIC[=A]'TION (_chem._), the reduction of a
metal from a state of combination to its natural state.--_v.t._ REVIV'IFY,
to cause to revive: to reanimate: to enliven.--_v.i._ to become efficient
again as a reagent.--_adv._ REV[=I]'VINGLY.--_n._ REVIVIS'CENCE, an
awakening from torpidity, after hibernation.--_adj._ REVIVIS'CENT.--_n._
REV[=I]'VOR (_law_), the revival of a suit which was abated by the death of
a party or other cause.--THE ANGLO-CATHOLIC REVIVAL, a strong reaction
within the Church of England towards the views of doctrine and practice
held by Laud and his school (see TRACTARIANISM). [O. Fr. _revivre_--L.
_re-_, again, _viv[)e]re_, to live.]
REVOKE, r[=e]-v[=o]k', _v.t._ to annul by recalling: to repeal: to reverse:
to neglect to follow suit (at cards).--_n._ revocation, recall: act of
revoking at cards.--_adj._ REV'OCABLE, that may be revoked.--_ns._
REV'OCABLENESS, REVOCABIL'ITY.--_adv._ REV'OCABLY.--_n._ REVOC[=A]'TION,
_a_ recalling: repeal: reversal.--_adj._ REV'OC[=A]TORY.--_n._ REVOKE'MENT
(_Shak._), revocation.--REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES, the taking away
by Louis IV., in 1685, of the Huguenot privileges granted by Henry IV. in
1598. [Fr.,--L. _revoc[=a]re_--_re-_, back, _voc[=a]re_, to call.]
REVOLT, r[=e]-v[=o]lt', _v.i._ to renounce allegiance: to be grossly
offended: to mutiny: to be shocked.--_v.t._ to cause to rise in revolt: to
shock.--_n._ a rebellion: insurrection, desertion: a change of sides:
fickleness.--_n._ REVOL'TER.--_adj._ REVOL'TING, causing a turning away
from: shocking: repulsive.--_adv._ REVOL'TINGLY. [O. Fr. _revolte_--It.
_rivolta_--L. _revolv[)e]re_, to roll back, _re-_, back, _volv[)e]re_,
_volutum_, to turn.]
REVOLUTION, rev-[=o]-l[=u]'shun, _n._ act of revolving: motion round a
centre: course which brings to the same point or state: space measured by a
revolving body: a radical change, as of one's way of living: fundamental
change in the government of a country: a revolt: a complete rotation
through 360°: a round of periodic changes, as the revolutions of the
seasons: the winding of a spiral about its axis: change of circumstances:
consideration.--_adj._ REVOL[=U]'TIONARY, pertaining to, or tending to, a
revolution in government.--_v.t._ REVOL[=U]'TIONISE, to cause a revolution
or entire change of anything.--_ns._ REVOL[=U]'TIONISM; REVOL[=U]'TIONIST,
one who promotes or favours a revolution.--THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the
change from the position of colonies to that of national independence
effected by the thirteen American colonies of England in 1776; THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION, the downfall of the old French monarchy and the old absolutism
(1789); THE REVOLUTION, the expulsion of James II. from the throne of
England (1689), and the establishment of a really constitutional government
under William III. and Mary. [_Revolve._]
REVOLVE, r[=e]-volv', _v.i._ to roll back: to roll round on an axis: to
move round a centre: to rotate, as the planets: to meditate.--_v.t._ to
cause to turn: to consider.--_n._ a radical change.--_v.i._ REV'OLUTE, to
revolve.--_adj._ rolled backward.--_adjs._ REV'OL[=U]TIVE, cogitating;
REVOL'VABLE.--_ns._ REVOLVE'MENT, reflection; REVOL'VENCY,
revolution.--_adj._ REVOL'VING, turning, moving round.--_ns._
REVOL'VING-FUR'NACE, a furnace used in making black ash; REVOL'VING-LIGHT,
a lamp in a lighthouse so arranged as to appear and disappear at intervals.
[Fr.,--L. _revolv[)e]re_, _revol[=u]tum_--_re-_, back, _volv[)e]re_, to
roll.]
REVOLVER, r[=e]-volv'[.e]r, _n._ that which revolves: a firearm having
barrels or chambers which revolve upon a common centre, and are fired in
turn by one lock mechanism: a revolving cannon.
REVOMIT, r[=e]-vom'it, _v.t._ to reject from the stomach.
REVULSION, r[=e]-vul'shun, _n._ disgust: the diverting of a disease from
one part to another: forced separation: a sudden change, esp. of feeling: a
counter-irritant.--_adj._ REVUL'SIVE, tending to revulsion.--_n._
REVUL'SOR, an apparatus for applying heat and cold in turns for medical
purposes. [L. _revulsio_--_revell[)e]re_, _revulsum_--_re-_, away,
_vell[)e]re_, to tear.]
REW, r[=oo], _v.t._ (_Spens._). Same as RUE.
REW, r[=oo], _n._ (_Spens._). Same as ROW.
REWAKEN, r[=e]-w[=a]'kn, _v.i._ to waken again.
REWARD, r[=e]-wawrd', _n._ that which is given in return for good or evil:
recompense: retribution: the fruit of one's own labour: regard: requital:
remuneration: guerdon: consideration.--_v.t._ to give in return: to
requite, whether good or evil: to punish: (_B._) to recompense: to
compensate: to notice carefully: to watch over.--_adj._ REWAR'DABLE,
capable or worthy of being rewarded.--_n._ REWAR'DABLENESS.--_adv._
REWAR'DABLY.--_n._ REWAR'DER, one who rewards.--_adjs._ REWARD'FUL,
yielding reward; REWARD'LESS, having or receiving no reward. [O. Fr.
_rewarder_, _reswarder_, _regarder_--_re-_, again, _warder_, _guarder_, to
guard; of Teut. origin.]
REWEIGH, r[=e]-w[=a]', _v.t._ to weigh again.
REWET, r[=oo]'et, _n._ the revolving part of a wheel-lock.
REWIN, r[=e]-win', _v.t._ to win back or again.
REWOOD, r[=e]-w[=oo]d', _v.t._ to plant again.
REWORD, r[=e]-wurd', _v.t._ to repeat in the same words, to re-echo: to put
into different words.
REWRITE, r[=e]-r[=i]t', _v.t._ to write a second time.
REX, reks, _n._ a king.--PLAY REX (_obs._), to handle roughly. [L.; cf.
Sans. _r[=a]jan_, Gael. _righ_.]
REYNARD, r[=a]'nard, or ren'ard, _n._ a fox, from the name given to the fox
in the famous beast epic of Low Ger. origin, _Reynard the Fox_--also
REN'ARD.--_adj._ REN'ARDINE. [Fr.,--Old Flem. _Reinaerd_, _Reinaert_--Mid.
High Ger. _Reinhart_ (Old High Ger. _Reginhart_), lit. 'strong in
counsel.']
RHABARBARATE, ra-bär'ba-r[=a]t, _adj._ (_obs._) impregnated with
rhubarb.--_n._ RHABAR'BARUM, rhubarb.
RHABARBARINE, ra-bär'ba-rin, _n._ chrysophanic acid.
RHABDAMMININA, rab-da-mi-n[=i]'na, _n._ a group of marine imperforate
foraminiferous protozoans. [Gr. _rhabdos_, a rod, _ammos_, sand.]
RHABDITE, rab'd[=i]t, _n._ a smooth, rod-like structure found in the cells
of the integument of most turbellarian worms: one of the hard parts
composing the ovipositor of some insects.--_adj._ RHABDIT'IC. [Gr.
_rhabdos_, a rod.]
RHABDOCOELA, rab-d[=o]-s[=e]'la, _n._ a prime division of turbellarian
worms.--_adjs._ RHABDOCOE'LIDAN, RHABDOCOE'LOUS. [Gr. _rhabdos_, a rod,
_koilos_, hollow.]
RHABDOCREPIDA, rab-d[=o]-krep'i-da, _n._ a sub-order of lithistidan
sponges. [Gr. _rhabdos_, a rod, _kr[=e]pis_, a foundation.]
RHABDOID, rab'doid, _n._ a spindle-shaped body chemically related to the
plastids, found in certain cells of irritable plants like _Drosera_,
_Dionæa_, &c.--_adj._ RHABDOID'AL, rod-like: (_anat._) sagittal. [Gr.
_rhabdos_, a rod.]
RHABDOLITH, rab'd[=o]-lith, _n._ a minute rhabdoidal concretion of
calcareous matter forming the armature of a rhabdosphere.--_adj._
RHABDOLITH'IC.
RHABDOLOGY, rab-dol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the art of computing by Napier's bones or
rods.--Also RABDOL'OGY.
RHABDOM, rab'dom, _n._ (_entom._) a tubular rod-like structure in the eye,
the central axis of a retinula.--_adj._ RHAB'D[=O]MAL.
RHABDOMANCY, rab'd[=o]-man-si, _n._ divination by means of rods, esp. the
impudent imposture of finding water, &c., by means of the
divining-rod.--_n._ RHAB'DOMANCER.--_adj._ RHABDOMAN'TIC. [Gr. _rhabdos_,
rod, _manteia_, divination.]
RHABDOME, rab'd[=o]m, _n._ in sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus,
bearing the cladome.
RHABDOMESODON, rab-d[=o]-mes'[=o]-don, _n._ a genus of polyzoans. [Gr.
_rhabdos_, a rod, _mesos_, middle, _odous_, _odontos_, a tooth.]
RHABDOMYOMA, rab-d[=o]-m[=i]-[=o]'ma, _n._ a myoma consisting of striated
muscular fibres.
RHABDONEMA, rab-d[=o]-n[=e]'ma, _n._ a genus of small nematoid worms. [Gr.
_rhabdos_, a rod, _n[=e]ma_, a thread.]
RHABDOPHANE, rab'd[=o]-f[=a]n, _n._ a rare phosphate of the yttrium and
cerium earths. [Gr. _rhabdos_, a rod, _phan[=e]s_, appearing.]
RHABDOPHORA, rab-dof'[=o]-ra, _n._ a group of fossil organisms.--_adjs._
RHABDOPH'[=O]RAN, RHABDOPH'[=O]ROUS.
RHABDOPLEURA, rab-d[=o]-pl[=oo]'ra, _n._ a marine polyzoan. [Gr. _rhabdos_,
a rod, _pleuron_, a rib.]
RHABDOSPHERE, rab'd[=o]-sf[=e]r, _n._ a minute spherical body found in the
depths of the Atlantic. [Gr. _rhabdos_, a rod, _sphaira_, sphere.]
RHABDOSTEIDÆ, rab-dos-t[=e]'i-d[=e], _n._ a family of fossil-toothed
cetaceans--its typical genus, RHABDOS'T[=E]US. [Gr. _rhabdos_, rod,
_osteon_, bone.]
RHABDOSTYLA, rab-d[=o]-st[=i]'la, _n._ a genus of peritrichous ciliate
infusorians. [Gr. _rhabdos_, rod, _stylos_, pillar.]
RHABDUS, rab'dus, _n._ a simple, straight spicule.--_adj._ RHAB'DOUS. [Gr.
_rhabdos_, a rod.]
RHACHIOMYELITIS, r[=a]-ki-[=o]-m[=i]-e-l[=i]'tis, _n._ inflammation of the
spinal cord--_myelitis._--_ns._ RHACHIOT'OMY, incision into the spinal
canal; RHACHIS'CHISIS, defective formation of the spinal canal--_spina
bifida._ [Gr. _rhachis_, the spine, _myelos_, marrow.]
RHACHITIS=_Rachitis_ (q.v.).
RHACOCHILUS, rak-[=o]-k[=i]'lus, _n._ a genus of embiotocoid fishes. [Gr.
_rhakos_, a rag, _cheilos_, the lip.]
RHACOPHORUS, r[=a]-kof'[=o]-rus, _n._ a genus of batrachians, with long and
webbed feet, adapting it for long leaps. [Gr. _rhakos_, a rag, _pherein_,
to bear.]
RHADAMANTHINE, ra-da-man'thin, _n._ of _Rhadamanthus_, judge of the lower
world, with Minos and Æacus--applied generally to a solemn and final
judgment.--Also RHADAMAN'TINE.
RHÆTIAN, r[=e]'shi-an, _adj._ pertaining to the ancient Rhætians or their
country _Rhætia_, a Roman province between the Po and the Danube--also
RHÆ'TIC.--_adj._ and _n._ RHÆ'TO-ROMAN'IC, pertaining to a group of Romance
dialects spoken in south-eastern Switzerland.--RHÆTIC BEDS, a series of
strata forming the uppermost portion of the Trias, extensively developed in
the _Rhætian_ Alps.
RHAGADES, rag'a-d[=e]z, _n.pl._ fissures of the skin. [Gr. _rhagas_ (pl.
_rhagades_), a crack.]
RHAGODIA, ra-g[=o]'di-a, _n._ a genus of apetalous plants. [Gr.
_rhag[=o]d[=e]s_, like grapes--_rhax_, _rhagos_, a grape.]
RHAGON, rag'on, _n._ a form of sponge with clustered spherical flagellated
endodermal chambers.--_adjs._ RHAG'ON[=A]TE, RHAG'OSE. [Gr. _rhax_,
_rhagos_, a grape.]
RHAMNACEÆ, ram-n[=a]'s[=e]-[=e], _n._ an order of polypetalous
plants.--_adj._ RHAMN[=A]'CEOUS.
RHAMNUS, ram'nus, _n._ a genus of polypetalous shrubs and trees, including
the buckthorn. [Gr.]
RHAMPHASTIDÆ, ram-fas'ti-d[=e], _n._ a family of picarian birds, toucans.
[Gr. _rhamphos_, a beak.]
RHAMPHOCELUS, ram-f[=o]-c[=e]'lus, _n._ a remarkable genus of tanagers,
native to South America.
RHAMPHODON, ram'f[=o]-don, _n._ the saw-billed humming-bird. [Gr.
_rhamphos_, a curved beak, _odous_, a tooth.]
RHAMPHOID, ram'foid, _adj._ beak-shaped.
RHAMPHOLEON, ram-f[=o]'l[=e]-on, _n._ a genus of chameleons. [Gr.
_rhamphos_, a curved beak, _le[=o]n_, lion.]
RHAMPHOMICRON, ram-f[=o]-mik'ron, _n._ a genus of humming-birds. [Gr.
_rhamphos_, a beak, _mikros_, little.]
RHAMPHORHYNCHUS, ram-f[=o]-ring'kus, _n._ a genus of pterodactyls. [Gr.
_rhamphos_, a curved beak, _rhyngchos_, a beak.]
RHAMPHOTHECA, ram-f[=o]-th[=e]'ka, _n._ (_ornith._) the integument of the
whole beak. [Gr. _rhamphos_, a curved beak, _th[=e]k[=e]_, a sheath.]
RHAPIDOPHYLLUM, ra-pi-d[=o]-fil'um, _n._ a genus of palms--the blue
palmetto of Florida.--_n._ RH[=A]'PIS, a genus of Chinese palms. [Gr.
_rhapis_, rod, _phyllon_, leaf.]
RHAPONTIC, r[=a]-pon'tik, _n._ rhubarb. [L., 'Pontic rha.']
RHAPSODIC, -AL, rap-sod'ik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to, consisting of, or
resembling rhapsody: gushing.--_adv._ RHAPSOD'ICALLY.--_v.t._ and _v.i._
RHAP'SODISE, to write or utter rhapsodies: to express with poetic
feeling:--_pr.p._ rhap'sod[=i]sing; _pa.p._ rhap'sod[=i]sed.--_n._
RHAP'SODIST, one who recites or sings rhapsodies, esp. one of a class of
men in ancient Greece who travelled from place to place reciting Homer and
other epic poetry--also RHAP'SODE: one who composes verses extempore: one
who speaks or writes disjointedly.--_adj._ RHAPSODIS'TIC.--_ns._
RHAP'SODOMANCY, divination by means of verses; RHAP'SODY, any wild
unconnected composition: a part of an epic poem for recitation at one time:
a jumble: (_mus._) composition irregular in form. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr.
_rhaps[=o]dia_, _rhaptein_, to sew, _[=o]d[=e]_, a song.]
RHEA, r[=e]'a, _n._ the ramie plant or fibre.
RHEA, r[=e]'a, _n._ the daughter of Uranus and Ge, wife and sister of
Kronos: the only three-toed ostrich: the fifth satellite of Jupiter.
RHEIC, r[=e]'ik, _adj._ pertaining to rhubarb.--_n._ RH[=E]'INE, rheic
acid.
RHEIN-BERRY, r[=i]n'ber-i, _n._ the common buckthorn.--Also RHINE'-BERR'Y.
RHEMATIC, r[=e]-mat'ik, _adj._ derived from a verb.--_n._ the doctrine of
propositions.
RHEMISH, r[=e]'mish, _adj._ pertaining to _Rheims_ in north-eastern
France.--RHEMISH VERSION, the English translation of the New Testament used
by Roman Catholics, prepared at Rheims in 1582, forming part of the Douay
Bible--Old Testament part prepared at _Douay_ in 1609-10.
RHENISH, ren'ish, _adj._ pertaining to the river _Rhine_.--_n._ Rhine wine,
hock, light and still. [L. _Rhenus_.]
RHEOCORD, r[=e]'[=o]-kord, _n._ a metallic wire used in measuring the
resistance of an electric current. [Gr. _rhein_, to flow, _chord[=e]_, a
cord.]
RHEOMETER, REOMETER, r[=e]-om'e-t[.e]r, _n._ an instrument for measuring
the strength of currents, as of electricity: a galvanometer.--_adj._
RHEOMET'RIC.--_n._ RHEOM'ETRY, fluxions. [Gr. _rhein_, to flow, _metron_,
measure.]
RHEOSCOPE, r[=e]'[=o]-sk[=o]p, _n._ an electroscope.--_adj._ RHEOSCOP'IC.
[Gr. _rhein_, to flow, _skopein_, to view.]
RHEOSTAT, r[=e]'o-stat, _n._ the name given by Wheatstone to an instrument
for varying an electric resistance between given limits.--_adj._
RHEOSTAT'IC.--_n._ RHEOSTAT'ICS, the statics of fluids. [Gr. _rhein_, to
flow, _statos_, verbal adj. of _histanai_, to stand.]
RHEOTOME, r[=e]'[=o]-t[=o]m, _n._ a means by which an electric current can
be periodically interrupted. [Gr. _rhein_, to flow, _temnein_, to cut.]
RHEOTROPE, r[=e]'[=o]-tr[=o]p, _n._ an instrument for periodically changing
the direction of an electric current.--_n._ RHEOT'R[=O]PISM, the effect of
a current of water upon the direction of plant growth. [Gr. _rhein_, to
flow, _trepein_, to turn.]
RHESUS, r[=e]'sus, _n._ the boonder, one of the most widely distributed
Indian monkeys, much venerated by the natives: (_entom._) a genus of
coleopterous insects.--_adj._ RH[=E]'SIAN. [Gr.]
RHETORIC, ret'or-ik, _n._ the theory and practice of eloquence, whether
spoken or written, the whole art of using language so as to persuade
others: the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force: artificial
oratory: declamation.--_adj._ RHETOR'ICAL, pertaining to rhetoric:
oratorical.--_adv._ RHETOR'ICALLY.--_v.i._ RHETOR'IC[=A]TE (_obs._), to act
the orator.--_ns._ RHETORIC[=A]'TION (_obs._); RHETORI'CIAN, one who
teaches the art of rhetoric: an orator.--_v.i._ RHET'ORISE, to play the
orator. [Fr.,--L. _rhetorica_ (_ars_)--Gr. _rh[=e]torik[=e]_ (_techn[=e]_),
the rhetorical (art)--_rh[=e]t[=o]r_, a public speaker--_erein_, to speak.]
RHEUM, r[=oo]m, _n._ the mucous discharge from the lungs or nostrils caused
by cold: (_obs._) spleen, choler: a genus of apetalous plants.--_n._
RHEUMAT'IC, one who suffers from rheumatism: (_pl._) rheumatic pains
(_coll._).--_adjs._ RHEUMAT'IC, -AL, pertaining to or affected with
rheumatism: choleric.--_n._ RHEUM'ATISM, a name still used somewhat
loosely, but applying specially to an acute febrile disease, with swelling
and pain in and around the larger joints.--_adjs._ RHEUMATIS'MAL;
RHEUM'ATOID, resembling rheumatism.--_n._ RHEUMOPHTHAL'MIA, rheumatic
ophthalmia.--_adj._ RHEUM'Y, full of or causing rheum. [L.,--Gr.
_rheuma_--_rhein_, to flow.]
RHEXIA, rek'si-a, _n._ a genus of polypetalous plants, native to North
America, of the tribe RHEXIEÆ (rek-s[=i]'[=e]-[=e]). [L.,--Gr.
_rh[=e]xis_--_rh[=e]gnynai_, to break.]
RHIGOLENE, rig'[=o]-l[=e]n, _n._ a volatile product of petroleum
distillation. [Gr. _rhigos_, cold, _elaion_, oil.]
RHINACANTHUS, r[=i]-na-kan'thus, _n._ a genus of gamopetalous plants in
tropical Africa, India, &c. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _akanthos_,
acanthus.]
RHINÆ, r[=i]'n[=e], _n.pl._ one of the main divisions of sharks. [L.,--Gr.
_rhin[=e]_, a file.]
RHINÆSTHESIA, r[=i]-nez-th[=e]'si-a, _n._ sense of smell. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose, _aisth[=e]sis_, perception.]
RHINAL, r[=i]'nal, _adj._ pertaining to the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_,
nose.]
RHINALGIA, r[=i]-nal'ji-a, _n._ neuralgic pains in the nose. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose, _algos_, pain.]
RHINANTHUS, r[=i]-nan'thus, _n._ a genus of gamopetalous plants. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _anthos_, flower.]
RHINARIUM, r[=i]-n[=a]'ri-um, _n._ (_entom._) the nostril-piece. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose.]
RHINASTER, r[=i]-nas't[.e]r, _n._ the two-horned rhinoceros: the star-nosed
moles. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _ast[=e]r_, star.]
RHINENCEPHALON, r[=i]-nen-sef'a-lon, _n._ the olfactory lobe of the
brain.--_adjs._ RHINENCEPHAL'IC, RHINENCEPH'ALOUS. [Gr. _rhis_, nose,
_enkephalos_, brain.]
RHINESTONE, r[=i]n'st[=o]n, _n._ an imitation gem-stone made of paste or
strass.
RHINEURYNTER, r[=i]-n[=u]-rin't[.e]r, _n._ a small inflatable bag used for
plugging the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _eurynein_, to widen.]
RHINICHTHYS, r[=i]-nik'this, _n._ a North American genus of cyprinoid
fishes. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _ichthys_, fish.]
RHINIDÆ, r[=i]'ni-d[=e], _n._ a family of plagiostomous fishes. [L.
_rhina_, shark--Gr. _rhin[=e]_.]
RHINITIS, ri-n[=i]'tis, _n._ inflammation of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose.]
RHINO, r[=i]'n[=o], _n._ (_slang_) money, cash.--Also R[=I]'NO.
RHINOBATUS, r[=i]-nob'a-tus, _n._ the typical genus of the _Rhinobatidæ_,
or shark-rays: (_entom._) a genus of coleopterous insects.
RHINOBLENNORRHEA, r[=i]-n[=o]-blen-[=o]-r[=e]'a, _n._ mucous discharges
from the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _blennos_, mucus, _rhoia_,
flow.]
RHINOCAUL, r[=i]'n[=o]-kawl, _n._ the support of the olfactory bulb. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _kaulos_, stalk.]
RHINOCEROS, r[=i]-nos'[.e]r-os, _n._ a genus forming a family of ungulate
mammals, found in Africa and India, having a very thick skin lying in
enormous folds, clumsy, and with one or two horns on the nose:--_pl._
RHINOC'EROSES.--_adjs._ RHINOC[=E]'RIAL, RHINOC[=E]'RICAL.--_ns._
RHINOC'EROS-AUK, a bird belonging to the family _Alcidæ_;
RHINOC'EROS-BEE'TLE, a beetle of the genus _Dynastes_ having a large
up-curved horn on the head; RHINOC'EROS-BIRD, a beefeater, the hornbill;
RHINOC'EROS-TICK, the tick which infests rhinoceroses; RHINOC'EROT
(_obs._), a rhinoceros.--_adjs._ RHINOCEROT'IC; RHINOCEROT'IFORM, shaped
like a rhinoceros. [L.,--Gr. _rhinoker[=o]s_--_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose,
_keras_, a horn.]
RHINOCHILUS, r[=i]-n[=o]-k[=i]'lus, _n._ a genus of harmless serpents. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _cheilos_, a lip.]
RHINOCLEISIS, r[=i]-n[=o]-kl[=i]'sis, _n._ nasal obstruction. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose, _kleisis_, _kl[=e]sis_, a closing.]
RHINOCRYPTA, r[=i]-n[=o]-krip'ta, _n._ a remarkable genus of rock-wrens.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _kryptos_, hidden.]
RHINODERMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-der'ma, _n._ a genus of batrachians, some species
bearing a large pouch for the young. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _derma_,
skin.]
RHINODON, r[=i]'n[=o]-don, _n._ an immense shark in the Indian Ocean. [Gr.
_rhin[=e]_, a shark, _odous_, tooth.]
RHINODYNIA, r[=i]-n[=o]-din'i-a, _n._ pain in the nose. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose, _odyn[=e]_, pain.]
RHINOLITH, r[=i]'n[=o]-lith, _n._ a stony concretion found in the
nose.--_n._ RHINOLITH[=I]'ASIS. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _lithos_, a
stone.]
RHINOLOGY, r[=i]-nol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the knowledge of the nose.--_adj._
RHINOLOG'ICAL.--_n._ RHINOL'OGIST, a specialist in diseases of the nose.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose--_logia_--_legein_, to speak.]
RHINOLOPHUS, r[=i]-nol'[=o]-fus, _n._ a genus of horse-shoe bats. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _lophos_, crest.]
RHINOMACER, r[=i]-nom'a-s[.e]r, _n._ a genus of rhynchophorous beetles.
[Gr. _rhis_, nose, _makros_, long.]
RHINOPHARYNGITIS, r[=i]-n[=o]-far-in-j[=i]'tis, _n._ inflammation of the
mucous membrane of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _pharyngx_.]
RHINOPHIS, r[=i]'n[=o]-fis, _n._ a genus of shield-tailed serpents. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _ophis_, a serpent.]
RHINOPHORE, r[=i]'n[=o]-f[=o]r, _n._ an organ bearing an olfactory sense.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _pherein_, to bear.]
RHINOPHRYNE, r[=i]-n[=o]-fr[=i]'n[=e], _n._ a genus of spade-footed toads.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _phryn[=e]_, a toad.]
RHINOPHYLLA, r[=i]-n[=o]-fil'a, _n._ a genus of South American small
tailless bats. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _phyllon_, a leaf.]
RHINOPHYMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-f[=i]'ma, _n._ hyperemia of nose-skin. [Gr. _rhis_,
_rhinos_, nose, _phyma_, a tumour.]
RHINOPLASTIC, r[=i]-n[=o]-plas'tik, _adj._ noting a surgical operation for
affixing an artificial nose.--_ns._ RH[=I]'NOPLAST, one who undergoes this
operation; RH[=I]'NOPLASTY, plastic surgery of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, nose,
_plastikos_, moulding--_plassein_, to mould.]
RHINOPOMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-p[=o]'ma, _n._ a genus of Old World bats. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _p[=o]ma_, a cover.]
RHINOPOMASTES, r[=i]-n[=o]-p[=o]-mas't[=e]z, _n._ a genus of African
wood-hoopoes. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _p[=o]mat[=e]rion_, dim. of
_p[=o]ma_, a cover.]
RHINOPTERA, r[=i]-nop'te-ra, _n._ a genus of rays. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_,
nose, _pteron_, wing.]
RHINORRHAGIA, r[=i]-n[=o]-r[=a]'ji-a, _n._ hæmorrhage from the nose. [Gr.
_rhis_, nose, _rhagia_--_rhegnynai_, break.]
RHINORRHEA, r[=i]-n[=o]-r[=e]'a, _n._ mucous discharge from the
nose.--_adj._ RHINORRH[=E]'AL. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose,
_rhoia_--_rhein_, to flow.]
RHINORTHA, r[=i]-nor'tha, _n._ a genus of cuckoos: a genus of hemipterous
insects. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _orthos_, straight.]
RHINOSCLEROMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-skl[=e]-r[=o]'ma, _n._ a disease with reddish
swelling and thickening of nose, lips, and pharynx. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_,
nose, _skl[=e]ros_, hard.]
RHINOSCOPE, r[=i]'n[=o]-sk[=o]p, _n._ an instrument for examining the
nose.--_adj._ RHINOSCOP'IC.--_n._ RH[=I]'NOSCOPY. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_,
nose, _skopein_, to see.]
RHINOTHECA, r[=i]-n[=o]-th[=e]'ka, _n._ the integument of a bird's upper
mandible. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _th[=e]k[=e]_, a sheath.]
RHIPICERA, r[=i]-pis'e-ra, _n._ a genus of serricorn beetles native to
South America and Australia. [Gr. _rhipis_, a fan, _keras_, horn.]
RHIPIDATE, rip'i-d[=a]t, _adj._ fan-shaped.--_n._ RH[=I]PID'ION, in the
Greek Church, the eucharistic fan or flabellum. [Gr. _rhipis_, _rhipidos_,
a fan.]
RHIPIDISTIA, rip-i-dis'ti-a, _n._ an order of rhipidopterygian
fishes.--_adj._ RHIPIDIS'TIOUS. [Gr. _rhipis_, a fan, _histion_, a sail.]
RHIPIDOGLOSSA, rip-i-d[=o]-glos'a, _n._ a group of prosobranchiate
gasteropods. [Gr. _rhipis_, _rhipidos_, a fan, _gl[=o]ssa_, the tongue.]
RHIPIDOGORGIA, rip-i-d[=o]-gor'ji-a, _n._ a genus of alcyonarian polyps of
fan-like shape. [Gr. _rhipis_, _rhipidos_, a fan, _gorgos_, fierce.]
RHIPIDOPTERA, rip-i-dop'te-ra, _n.pl._ fan-winged insects--a group of the
coleoptera.--_adj._ RHIPIDOP'TEROUS. [Gr. _rhipis_, _rhipidos_, a fan,
_pteron_, a wing.]
RHIPIDOPTERYGIA, rip-i-dop-te-rij'i-a, _n.pl._ a superorder of teleostomous
fishes.--_adj._ RHIPIDOPTERYG'IAN. [Gr. _rhipis_, a fan, _pteryx_, a wing.]
RHIPIDURA, rip-i-d[=u]'ra, _n._ the posterior pair of pleopods of a
crustacean: the fan-tailed fly-catcher. [Gr. _rhipis_, _rhipidos_, a fan,
_oura_, a tail.]
RHIPIPHORUS, r[=i]-pif'o-rus, _n._ a genus of heteromerous beetles. [Gr.
_rhipis_, a fan, _pherein_, to carry.]
RHIPIPTERA, r[=i]-pip'te-ra, _n.pl._ an order of insects.--_n._
RHIPIP'TERAN, a rhipipter.--_adj._ RHIPIP'TEROUS. [_Rhipidoptera_.]
RHIPSALIS, rip'sa-lis, _n._ a genus of Cacti. [Gr. _rhips_, a mat.]
RHIPTOGLOSSA, rip-t[=o]-glos'a, _n._ a sub-order of lizards.--_adj._
RHIPTOGLOSS'ATE. [Gr. _rhiptein_, to throw, _gl[=o]ssa_, the tongue.]
RHIZANTH, r[=i]'zanth, _n._ a plant that seems to flower from the
root.--_n.pl._ RHIZANTHEÆ (r[=i]-zan'th[=e]-[=e]), one of the five classes
into which Lindley divides the vegetable kingdom.
RHIZIC, r[=i]'zik, _adj._ pertaining to the root of an equation. [Gr.
_rhizikos_--_rhiza_, a root.]
RHIZINA, ri-z[=i]'na, _n._ a rhizoid.--Also RH[=I]'ZINE.
RHIZOCARPIC, r[=i]-z[=o]-kär'pik, _adj._ with annual stem and perennial
root--also RHIZOCAR'POUS.--_n.pl._ RHIZOCAR'PEÆ, a group of
cryptogams.--_adj._ RHIZOCAR'P[=E]AN. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _karpos_, fruit.]
RHIZOCAUL, r[=i]'z[=o]-kawl, _n._ the root-stock of a polyp. [Gr. _rhiza_,
root, _kaulos_, stalk.]
RHIZOCEPHALA, r[=i]-z[=o]-sef'a-la, _n._ a group of small parasitic
crustaceans.--_adj._ RHIZOCEPH'ALOUS. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _kephal[=e]_,
head.]
RHIZOCRINUS, r[=i]-zok'ri-nus, _n._ a genus of crinoids.--_n._
RHIZOC'RINOID, a crinoid of this genus. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _krinon_,
lily.]
RHIZODONT, r[=i]'z[=o]-dont, _n._ having teeth rooted or ankylosed to the
jaw in sockets, as crocodiles. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _odous_, _odontos_, a
tooth.]
RHIZOFLAGELLATA, r[=i]-z[=o]-flaj-e-l[=a]'ta, _n._ an order of flagellate
infusoria.--_adj._ RHIZOFLAG'ELLATE. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, and Eng.
_flagellum_.]
RHIZOGEN, r[=i]'z[=o]-jen, _n._ a parasitic plant growing on the root of
another plant.--_adjs._ RHIZOGEN'IC, RHIZOG'ENOUS. [Gr. _rhiza_, root,
_gen[=e]s_, producing.]
RHIZOID, r[=i]'zoid, _adj._ root-like.--_n._ a filamentous organ like a
root developed on all kinds of thalli, and on moss-stems.--_adjs._
RHIZOI'DAL, RHIZOI'D[=E]OUS. [Gr. _rhiz[=o]-d[=e]s_, root-like--_rhiza_, a
root.]
RHIZOMANIA, r[=i]-z[=o]-m[=a]'ni-a, _n._ an abnormal development of
adventitious roots, as in the ivy, fig, &c. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _mania_,
madness.]
RHIZOME, r[=i]'z[=o]m, _n._ a root-stock, an underground stem when its
shape is cylindrical, ending in a bud and bearing leaves or scales.--Also
RHIZ[=O]'MA. [Gr. _rhiz[=o]ma_--_rhiza_, root.]
RHIZOMORPH, r[=i]'z[=o]-morf, _n._ (_bot._) a term for the peculiar
mycelial growths by which certain fungi attach themselves to higher
plants.--_adjs._ RHIZOMOR'PHOID, RHIZOMOR'PHOUS. [Gr. _rhiza_, root,
_morph[=e]_, form.]
RHIZOMYS, r[=i]'z[=o]-mis, _n._ a genus of mole-rats, including the Asian
bay bamboo-rat. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _mys_, mouse.]
RHIZONYCHIUM, r[=i]-z[=o]-nik'i-um, _n._ a claw-joint.--_adj._
RHIZONYCH'IAL. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _onyx_, a claw.]
RHIZOPHAGOUS, r[=i]-zof'a-gus, _adj._ root-eating: pertaining to the
Rhizophaga.--_n._ RHIZOPH'AGA, a class of marsupials, as the wombat. [Gr.
_rhiza_, root, _phagein_, to eat.]
RHIZOPHORA, r[=i]-zof'[=o]-ra, _n._ a small genus of trees, the mangroves.
RHIZOPHORE, r[=i]'z[=o]-f[=o]r, _n._ the structure bearing the true roots
in certain species of _Selaginella_.--_adj._ RHIZOPH'OROUS. [Gr. _rhiza_,
root, _pherein_, to bear.]
RHIZOPHYDIUM, r[=i]-z[=o]-fid'i-um, _n._ a genus of unicellular
fungi.--_adj._ RHIZOPHYD'IAL. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _pheidos_, sparing.]
RHIZOPOD, r[=i]'z[=o]-pod, _n._ one of the RHIZOP'ODA, a division of the
_Protozoa_, esp. a class with pseudopodia for locomotion and the ingestion
of food.--_adjs._ RHIZOP'ODAL, RHIZOP'ODOUS. [Gr. _rhiza_, a root, _pous_,
_podos_, a foot.]
RHIZORISTIC, r[=i]-z[=o]-ris'tik, _adj._ (_math._) pertaining to the
separation of the roots of an equation. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _horizein_, to
limit.]
RHIZOSTOMATA, r[=i]-z[=o]-st[=o]'ma-ta, _n.pl._ an order of
discomedusans:--_sing._ RHIZOS'TOMA.--_adjs._ RHIZOST[=O]'MATOUS,
RHIZOST[=O]'MEAN. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _stoma_, _stomatos_, mouth.]
RHIZOTA, r[=i]-z[=o]'ta, _n._ an order of _Rotifera_.--_adj._ RH[=I]'ZOTE,
rooted. [Gr. _rhiza_, root.]
RHIZOTAXIS, r[=i]-z[=o]-tak'sis, _n._ the arrangement of roots.--Also
RH[=I]'ZOTAXY. [Gr. _rhiza_, root, _taxis_, order.]
RHIZOTROGUS, r[=i]-z[=o]-tr[=o]'gus, _n._ a genus of melolonthine beetles.
[Gr. _rhiza_, root, _tr[=o]gein_, to gnaw.]
RHODANIC, r[=o]-dan'ik, _adj._ (_chem._) producing a rose-red colour. [Gr.
_rhodon_, a rose.]
RHODEINA, r[=o]-d[=e]-[=i]'na, _n._ a group of cyprinoid fishes--its
typical genus, RH[=O]'D[=E]US. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose.]
RHODEORETIN, r[=o]-d[=e]-or'e-tin, _n._ one of the elements of resin of
jalap.--_adj._ RHODEORETIN'IC. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose, _rh[=e]tin[=e]_,
resin.]
RHODIAN, r[=o]'di-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Rhodes._--RHODIAN LAWS, the
earliest system of marine law; RHODIAN SCHOOL, a school of Hellenistic
sculpture, of which the Laocoon is the greatest product.
RHODITES, r[=o]-d[=i]'t[=e]z, _n._ a genus of gallflies infesting the rose.
[Gr. _rhodit[=e]s_, rosy--_rhodon_, a rose.]
RHODIUM, r[=o]'di-um, _n._ a white, very hard metal, resembling aluminium,
extracted from the ore of platinum, and so called from the rose-colour of
its salts. [Gr. _rhodon_, a rose.]
RHODIUM-WOOD, r[=o]'di-um-w[=oo]d, _n._ a sweet-scented wood.
RHODOCRINUS, r[=o]-dok'ri-nus, _n._ a genus of paleozoic encrinites. [Gr.
_rhodon_, rose, _krinon_, lily.]
RHODODENDRON, r[=o]-d[=o]-den'dron, _n._ a genus of trees and shrubs of the
natural order _Ericaceæ_, having evergreen leaves and large, beautiful
flowers like roses. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose, _dendron_, tree.]
RHODOMELA, r[=o]-dom'e-la, _n._ a genus of marine algæ. [Gr. _rhodon_,
rose, _melas_, black.]
RHODOMONTADE. Same as RODOMONTADE.
RHODONITE, r[=o]'d[=o]-n[=i]t, _n._ a native manganese silicate. [Gr.
_rhodon_, a rose.]
RHODOPE, r[=o]'d[=o]-p[=e], _n._ a genus of the family _Rhodopidæ_, marine
invertebrates of dubious relationships. [_Rhodop[=e]_, a Thracian nymph.]
RHODOPHANE, r[=o]'d[=o]-f[=a]n, _n._ a red pigment found in the retinal
cones of the eyes of certain fishes, reptiles, and birds. [Gr. _rhodon_,
rose, _phan[=e]s_, appearing.]
RHODOPHYL, r[=o]'d[=o]-fil, _n._ the compound pigment found in the red
algæ.--_adj._ RHODOPHYL'LOUS. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose, _phyllon_, leaf.]
RHODOPSIN, r[=o]-dop'sin, _n._ a purple pigment found in the retina. [Gr.
_rhodon_, rose, _opsis_, view.]
RHODORA, r[=o]-d[=o]'ra, _n._ a handsome shrub with terminal clusters of
pale purple flowers preceding the deciduous leaves: a genus of _Ericaceæ_,
now included in Rhododendron. [Gr. _rhodon_, a rose.]
RHODOSTAUROTIC, r[=o]-d[=o]-staw-rot'ik, _adj._ (_obs._) rosicrucian. [Gr.
_rhodon_, rose, _stauros_, a cross.]
RHODOSTETHIA, r[=o]-d[=o]-st[=e]'thi-a, _n._ a genus of _Laridæ_, with
rose-tinted breast and wedge-shaped tail. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose,
_st[=e]thos_, the breast.]
RHODOTHAMNUS, r[=o]-d[=o]-tham'nus, _n._ a genus of small shrubs, the
ground Cistus. [Gr. _rhodon_, rose, _thamnos_, bush.]
RHODYMENIA, r[=o]-di-m[=e]'ni-a, _n._ a genus of marine algæ. [Gr.
_rhodon_, rose, _hym[=e]n_, membrane.]
RHOEADIC, r[=e]-ad'ik, _adj._ pertaining, to or derived from, the red
poppy, _Papaver Rhoeas_.--_n._ RHOE'ADINE, a non-poisonous alkaloid found
in the same. [Gr. _rhoias_, _rhoiados_, a poppy.]
RHOMB, romb, _n._ a quadrilateral figure having its sides equal but its
angles not right angles: (_crystal._) a rhombohedron: (_Milt._) a material
circle--also RHOM'BUS.--_adj._ RHOM'BIC.--_ns._ RHOMBICOSIDODECAH[=E]'DRON,
a solid having sixty-two faces; RHOMBICUBOCTAH[=E]'DRON, a solid having
twenty-six faces.--_adjs._ RHOM'BIFORM, RHOM'BOID, shaped like a
rhomb.--FRESNEL'S RHOMB, a rhomb of crown 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 two total reflections. [L.
_rhombus_--Gr. _rhombos_--_rhembein_, to turn round and round.]
RHOMBOCOELIA, rom-b[=o]-s[=e]'li-a, _n._ a dilatation of the spinal cord in
the sacral region.--_adj._ RHOMBOCOE'LIAN. [Gr. _rhombos_, rhomb, _koilia_,
a cavity.]
RHOMBOGEN, rom'b[=o]-jen, _n._ the infusoriform embryo of a nematoid
worm.--_adjs._ RHOMBOGEN'IC, RHOMBOG'ENOUS. [Gr. _rhombos_, rhomb,
_gen[=e]s_, producing.]
RHOMBOHEDRON, rom-b[=o]-h[=e]'dron, _n._ a solid bounded by six rhombic
planes.--_adj._ RHOMBOH[=E]'DRAL.--_adv._ RHOMBOH[=E]'DRALLY. [Gr.
_rhombos_, rhomb, _hedra_, a base.]
RHOMBOID, rom'boid, _n._ a figure of the form of a rhomb: a quadrilateral
figure having only its opposite sides and angles equal.--_adj._
RHOMBOID'AL, having the shape of a rhomboid. [Gr. _rhombos_, rhomb,
_eidos_, form.]
RHOMBOIDEUM, rom-boi'd[=e]-um, _n._ (_anat._) the ligament which unites the
sternal end of the clavicle with the cartage of the first rib.
RHOMBUS. Same as RHOMB.
RHONCHUS, rong'kus, _n._ a râle, esp. when bronchial.--_adjs._ RHONCH'AL,
RHONCH'IAL. [L.,--Gr. _rhengchos_, a snoring--_rhengkein_, to snore.]
RHOPALIC, r[=o]-pal'ik, _n._ a hexameter in which each succeeding word
contains one syllable more than what precedes it. [Gr. _rhopalikos_,
club-like, _rhopalon_, a club.]
RHOPALOCERA, r[=o]-pa-los'e-ra, _n.pl._ an order of _Lepidoptera_, with
clubbed antennæ.--_adjs._ RHOPALOC'ERAL, RHOPALOC'EROUS. [Gr. _rhopalon_, a
club, _keras_, a horn.]
RHOPALODINIDÆ, r[=o]-pa-l[=o]-din'i-d[=e], _n.pl._ the sea-gourds.
RHOTACISM, r[=o]'ta-sizm, _n._ erroneous pronunciation of the letter _r_:
burring: the tendency of _s_ to change into _r_.--_v.i._ RH[=O]'TACISE.
RHUBARB, r[=oo]'bärb, _n._ a plant, the tender acidulous leaf-stalks of
which are much used in cooking, and the root in medicine: the root of any
medicinal rhubarb, with cathartic properties.--_adj._ RHU'BARBY.--MONK'S
RHUBARB, the patience dock. [O. Fr. _rheubarbe_--Low L. _rheubarbarum_--Gr.
_rh[=e]on barbaron_--_rh[=e]on_, adj. of _rha_, the rha-plant, from the
_Rha_, the Volga.]
RHUMB, rumb, or rum, _n._ any vertical circle, hence any point of the
compass.--_ns._ RHUMB'-LINE, a line which cuts all the meridians at the
same angle; RHUMB'-SAIL'ING, the course of a vessel keeping straight on a
rhumb-line. [Fr. _rumb_, a by-form of _rhombe_, through L., from Gr.
_rhombos_, rhomb.]
RHUS, rus, _n._ a genus of shrubs and trees, the cashew-nut family.
[L.,--Gr. _rhous_, sumac.]
RHUSMA, rus'ma, _n._ a mixture of quicklime and orpiment, used as a
depilatory.--Also RUS'MA.
RHYACOLITE, r[=i]-ak'[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ a glassy feldspar found at Mt. Somma
in Italy. [Gr. _rhyax_, _rhyakos_, a stream, _lithos_, stone.]
RHYACOPHILIDÆ, r[=i]-a-k[=o]-fil'i-d[=e], _n._ a family of neuropterous
insects.--_n._ RHYACOPH'ILUS, a genus of _Scolopacidæ_--the green or
solitary sandpiper. [Gr. _rhyax_, a stream, _philein_, to love.]
RHYME, RIME, r[=i]m, _n._ the recurrence of similar sounds at certain
intervals: (_orig._) words arranged in numbers or verse: poetry: metre: a
short poem.--_v.i._ to correspond in sound: to harmonise: to chime: to make
rhymes or verses.--_v.t._ to put into rhyme.--_adj._ RHYME'LESS, without
rhyme or reason: without sound or sense: neither pleasant to the mind nor
to the ear.--_ns._ RHYME'-LETT'ER, the repeated letters in alliteration
(q.v.); RHY'MER, RHY'MIST, R[=I]'MIST, an inferior poet: a minstrel;
RHYME'-ROY'AL (so called from its use by King James I. of Scotland in the
_King's Quair_), a seven-line stanza borrowed by Chaucer from the
French--its formula, _a b a b b c c_; RHYME'STER, a poetaster: a would-be
poet.--_adjs._ RHY'MIC, R[=I]'MIC.--FEMININE RHYME (see FEMININE); MALE, or
MASCULINE, RHYME, a rhyme in which the accent and rhyme fall on the final
syllable only.--NEITHER RHYME NOR REASON, without either sound or
sense.--THE RHYMER, Thomas the Rhymer, the earliest poet of Scotland
(_flor._ 1286). [Properly _rime_ (the _hy_ being due to the influence of
_Rhythm_)--A.S. _rim_, number, cog. with Old High Ger. _r[=i]m_ (Ger.
_reim_).]
RHYNCHÆNUS, ring-k[=e]'nus, _n._ a genus of coleopterous insects, of the
family of snout-beetles. [Gr. _rhyngchaina_, having a large snout.]
RHYNCHEA, ring-k[=e]'a, _n._ the painted snipe.--_adj._ RHYNCHÆ'AN. [Gr.
_rhyngchos_, snout.]
RHYNCHETIDÆ, ring-ket'i-d[=e], _n.pl._ a family of suctorial
infusorians--its typical genus, RHYNCH[=E]'TA. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, snout,
_chait[=e]_, a mane.]
RHYNCHITES, ring-k[=i]'t[=e]z, _n.pl._ a genus of weevils. [Gr.
_rhyngchos_, a snout.]
RHYNCHOCOELA, ring-k[=o]-s[=e]'la, _n.pl._ a group of proctuchous
turbellarians, the nemerteans.--_adj._ RHYNCHOCOE'LAN. [Gr. _rhyngchos_,
snout, _koilos_, hollow.]
RHYNCHOCYONIDÆ, ring-k[=o]-s[=i]-on'i-d[=e], _n.pl._ a family of small
insectivorous mammals, native to eastern Africa.--_n._ RHYNCHOC'YON. [Gr.
_rhyngchos_, snout, _ky[=o]n_, a dog.]
RHYNCHODONT, ring'k[=o]-dont, _adj._ having the beak toothed, as the
falcon. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, snout, _odous_, _odontos_, tooth.]
RYNCHOFLAGELLATE, ring-k[=o]-flaj'e-l[=a]t, _adj._ having a flagellum like
a snout.
RHYNCHOLITE, ring'k[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ the fossil beak of a tetrabranchiate
cephalopod. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, snout, _lithos_, stone.]
RHYNCHONELLA, ring-k[=o]-nel'a, _n._ a typical genus of _Rhynchonellidæ_, a
family of arthropomatous brachiopods. [Gr _rhyngchos_, a snout.]
RHYNCHOPHORA, ring-kof'[=o]-ra, _n.pl._ a section of tetramerous
coleopterous insects: the weevils.--_adjs._ RHYNCHOPH'ORAN,
RHYNCHOPH'OROUS. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, snout, _pherein_, to bear.]
RHYNCHOPS, ring'kops, _n._ the skimmers or scissor-bills. [Gr. _rhyngchos_,
snout, _[=o]ps_, _[=o]pos_, an eye.]
RHYNCHOSIA, ring-k[=o]'si-a, _n._ a genus of leguminous plants. [Gr.
_rhyngchos_, a snout.]
RHYNCHOSPORA, ring-kos'p[=o]-ra, _n._ a genus of sedge-like plants--the
beak-rush or beak-sedge. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, snout, _sporos_, seed.]
RHYNCHOTA, ring-k[=o]'ta, _n._ an order of true hexapod insects.--_adjs._
RHYNCH'[=O]TE, beaked; RHYNCH[=O]'TOUS, belonging to the Rhynchota. [Gr.
_rhyngchos_, a snout.]
RHYNCHOTUS, ring-k[=o]'tus, _n._ a genus of the South American tinamous,
including the ynambu. [Gr. _rhyngchos_, a snout.]
RHYNE, r[=i]n, _n._ the best kind of Russian hemp.
RHYOLITE, r[=i]'[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ an igneous rock, called also _Liparite_
and _Quartz-trachyte_.--_adj._ RHYOLIT'IC. [Gr. _rhyax_, a stream,
_lithos_, a stone.]
RHYPAROGRAPHY, rip-a-rog'ra-fi, _n._ _genre_ or still-life pictures, esp.
of low subjects.--_adj._ RHYPAROGRAPH'IC. [Gr. _rhyparos_, dirty,
_graphein_, to write.]
RHYPHUS, r[=i]'fus, _n._ a genus of gnats.
RHYPTICUS, rip'ti-kus, _n._ a genus of serranoid fishes--the soap-fishes.
[Gr. _rhyptikos_--_rhypein_, to cleanse--_rhypos_, dirt.]
RHYSIMETER, r[=i]-sim'e-t[.e]r, _n._ an instrument for measuring the
velocity of fluids and the speed of ships. [Gr. _rhysis_, a flowing,
_metron_, a measure.]
RHYSSA, ris'a, _n._ a genus of long-tailed ichneumon flies. [Gr. _rhyssos_,
wrinkled, _eryein_, to draw.]
RHYSSODES, ri-s[=o]'d[=e]z, _n.pl._ a genus of clavicorn beetles. [Gr.
_rhyssod[=e]s_, wrinkled-looking--_rhyssos_, wrinkled, _eidos_, form.]
RHYTHM, ri_th_m, or rithm, _n._ flowing motion: metre: regular recurrence
of accents: harmony of proportion: a measure, or foot: (_mus._) the regular
succession of heavy and light accents: (_phys._) the succession of
alternate and opposite states.--_adjs._ RHYTH'MIC, -AL, having or
pertaining to rhythm or metre.--_adv._ RHYTH'MICALLY.--_n._ RHYTH'MICS, the
science of rhythm.--_v.t._ and _v.i._ RHYTH'MISE, to subject to rhythm: to
observe rhythm.--_n._ RHYTH'MIST, one who composes in rhythm.--_adj._
RHYTHM'LESS, destitute of rhythm.--_ns._ RHYTHMOM'ETER, an instrument for
marking rhythms for music, a metronome; RHYTHMOPOE'IA, the art of composing
rhythmically. [L.,--Gr. _rhythmos_--_rhein_, to flow.]
RHYTINA, ri-t[=i]'na, _n._ a genus of _Sirenia_, akin to the dugong and the
manatee, once plentiful in the northern Pacific. [Gr. _rhytis_, a wrinkle.]
RHYTON, r[=i]'ton, _n._ a Greek drinking-vase, with one handle, generally
ending in a beast's head:--_pl._ RHY'TA. [Gr.]
RIALTO, ri-al't[=o], _n._ a famous bridge over the Grand Canal, Venice,
[It., _rio_, stream--L. _rivus_, a stream--It. _alto_, deep--L. _altus_,
deep.]
RIANT, r[=i]'ant, _adj._ laughing: gay.--_n._ R[=I]'ANCY. [Fr.,--L.
_ridens_, pr.p. of _rid[=e]re_, to laugh.]
RIATA. See REATA.
RIB, rib, _n._ one of the bones from the backbone which encircle the chest:
anything like a rib in form or use: a piece of meat containing one or more
ribs: a piece of timber which helps to form or strengthen the side of a
ship: a vein of a leaf, or an insect's wing: a prominence running in a
line: a ridge: (_archit._) a moulding or projecting band on a ceiling: one
of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended: (_coll._) a wife
(from Gen. ii., 21-23).--_v.t._ to furnish or enclose with ribs: to form
with rising lines--as corduroy: to enclose:--_pr.p._ rib'bing; _pa.t._ and
_pa.p._ ribbed.--_ns._ RIB'-BAND, a piece of timber bolted longitudinally
to the ribs of a vessel to hold them in position; RIB'BING, an arrangement
of ribs; RIB'-GRASS, the ribwort plantain.--_adj._ RIB'LESS, having no
ribs.--_n._ RIB'LET, a rudimentary rib.--_adjs._ RIB'-LIKE, like a rib:
resembling a rib; RIB'-NOSED, having the snout ribbed, as a baboon.--_v.t._
RIB'-ROAST, to beat soundly.--_ns._ RIB'-ROAST'ER (_coll._), a severe blow
on the ribs; RIB'-ROAST'ING, a severe beating; RIB'-VAULT'ING. [A.S.
_ribb_; Ger. _rippe_.]
RIB, rib, _n._ hound's tongue: water-cress. [A.S. _ribbe_.]
RIBALD, rib'ald, _n._ a loose, low character.--_adj._ low, base, mean:
licentious: foul-mouthed--also RIB'AUD (_Spens._).--_adjs._ RIB'ALDISH,
RIB'ALDROUS, ribald.--_n._ RIB'ALDRY, obscenity: filthiness: low and vulgar
scurrility--also RIB'AUDRY (_obs._). [O. Fr. _ribald_, _ribaut_ (Fr.
_ribaud_, It. _ribaldo_)--Old High Ger. _hr[=i]p[=a]_, Mid. High Ger.
_ribe_, a whore.]
RIBAND, rib'and, _n._ Same as RIBBON.
RIBATTUTA, r[=e]-bat-t[=oo]'ta, _n._ (_mus._) a melodic embellishment.
[It.]
RIBAUDEQUIN, ri-baw'de-kin, _n._ a movable cheval-de-frise. [O. Fr.; of
doubtful origin.]
RIBBLE-RABBLE, rib'l-rab'l, _n._ a mob: indecent language.--_n._
RIBB'LE-ROW, a list of rabble.
RIBBON, rib'on, _n._ a fillet or strip of silk: a narrow strip: (_pl._)
reins for driving: a shred: a watch-spring: an endless saw: (_her._) a
bearing considered usually as one of the subordinaries: (_naut._) a painted
moulding on the side of a ship--also RIB'AND, RIBB'AND.--_adj._ made of
ribbon: having bands of different colours.--_v.t._ to adorn with ribbons:
to stripe: to streak.--_ns._ RIBB'ON-BRAKE, a brake having a band which
nearly surrounds the wheel whose motion is to be checked; RIBB'ON-FISH, a
long, slender, compressed fish, like a ribbon; RIBB'ON-GRASS, a variety of
striped canary-grass: Lady's Garter; RIBB'ONISM, a system of secret
associations among the lower classes in Ireland, at its greatest height
from about 1835 to 1855--from the green badge worn; RIBB'ONMAN, a member of
a Ribbon society; RIBB'ON-MAP, a map printed on a long strip which winds on
an axis within a case; RIBB'ON-SEAL, a North Pacific seal, banded and
striped; RIBB'ON-SNAKE, a harmless striped snake abundant in the United
States; RIBB'ON-STAMP, a simple form of printing-press for transferring
colours to paper; RIBB'ON-WAVE, a common geometrid moth; RIBB'ON-WEED, a
seaweed whose frond has a long, flat blade; RIBB'ON-WIRE, a strong tape
with wire threads for strengthening garments; RIBB'ON-WORM, tapeworm.--BLUE
RIBBON, the ribbon of the Order of the Garter: anything which marks the
attainment of some ambition, also the object itself: the badge adopted by a
teetotal society; RED RIBBON, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath. [O. Fr.
_riban_ (Fr. _ruban_), perh. Celt.; cf. Ir. _ribin_, Gael. _ribean_. Diez
suggests Dut. _ring-band_, necktie, collar.]
RIBES, ribz, _n.sing._ and _pl._ a currant, currants.--_n.sing._ RIBES
(r[=i]'b[=e]z), a genus of shrubs belonging to the natural order
_Ribesiaceæ_, familiar examples of which are the garden Gooseberry and the
Currant. [O. Fr. _ribes_--Low L. _ribus_--Ar. _r[=i]b[=e]s_,
_r[=i]b[=a]s_.]
RIBIBE, rib-[=i]b', _n._ (_obs._) a rebec: an old woman.--_v.i._ to play on
a ribibe. [_Rebec._]
RIBSTON-PIPPIN, rib'ston-pip'in, _n._ a fine variety of winter apple--from
_Ribston_ in Yorkshire, where Sir Henry Goodricke (1642-1705) first
introduced them.
RICARDIAN, ri-kär'di-an, _adj._ pertaining to the political economist David
_Ricardo_ (1772-1823), or his theory.
RICASSO, ri-kas'[=o], _n._ that part of a rapier-blade next to the hilt.
[Ety. unknown.]
RICCIA, rik'si-a, _n._ a genus of cryptogamous plants. [From the Italian
botanist P. Francisco _Ricci_.]
RICE, r[=i]s, _n._ one of the most useful and extensively cultivated of
grains, like oats when ripe.--_ns._ RICE'-BIRD, the reed-bird: the paddy
bird or Java sparrow; RICE'-BIS'CUIT, a sweet biscuit made of flour mixed
with rice; RICE'-DUST, RICE'-MEAL, the refuse of rice, a valuable food for
cattle; RICE'-FIELD-MOUSE, the rice-rat; RICE'-FLOUR, a ground rice for
puddings, for a face-powder, &c.; RICE'-GLUE, a cement made by boiling
rice-flour in soft water; RICE'-HEN, the common American gallinule;
RICE'-MILK, milk boiled and thickened with rice; RICE'-P[=A]'PER, a white
smooth paper, made by the Chinese from the pith of _Fatsia (Aralia)
papyrifera_, a tree peculiar to Formosa; RICE'-PLANT'ER, an implement for
sowing rice; RICE'-POUND'ER, a rice-mill; RICE'-PUDD'ING, a pudding made of
rice and milk, sweetened, often with eggs, raisins, &c.; RICE'-SOUP, a soup
of rice with flour, &c.; RICE'-STITCH, an embroidery-stitch resembling rice
in grain; RICE'-WA'TER, water in which rice has been boiled--a nourishing
drink for invalids; RICE'-WEE'VIL, a weevil that destroys stored rice, &c.
[O. Fr. _ris_--L. _oryza_--Gr. _oryza_, from Old Pers., whence also Ar.
_uruzz_, _ruzz_.]
RICERCATA, r[=e]-cher-kä'ta, _n._ a very elaborate form of fugue. [It.
_ricercare_, to search out.]
RICH, rich (_comp._ RICH'ER, _superl._ RICH'EST), _adj._ abounding in
possessions: wealthy: valuable: sumptuous: fertile: full of agreeable or
nutritive qualities: affluent: productive, as a rich mine: costly: mighty:
ruling: ample: of superior quality: luxurious: of great moral worth: highly
seasoned or flavoured, as rich pastry: bright, as a colour: full of
harmonious sounds, as a rich voice: full of beauty, as a rich landscape: of
a vivid colour: extravagant, as a rich joke.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to
enrich.--_v.i. to_ grow rich.--_v.i._ RICH'EN, to become rich, or of higher
quality of any kind.--_adj._ RICH'-LEFT (_Shak._), left with much wealth,
richly endowed.--_adv._ RICH'LY.--_n._ RICH'NESS, wealth: abundance:
fruitfulness: value: costliness: abundance of imagery. [A.S. _ríce_, rich;
Ger. _reich_, Dut. _rijk_, Goth. _reiks_.]
RICHARDIA, ri-chär'di-a, _n._ a small genus of South African herbs of the
Arum family, including the calla-lily. [From the French botanists, L. C. M.
_Richard_ (1754-1821) and his son.]
RICHARDSONIA, rich-ärd-s[=o]'ni-a, _n._ a genus of gamopetalous plants,
belonging to the madder family, native to the warmer parts of America.
[Named from the 17th-cent. Eng. botanist, Richard _Richardson_.]
RICHEL-BIRD, rich'el-b[.e]rd, _n._ (_prov._) the least tern.
RICHES, rich'ez, _n.pl._ (in _B._ sometimes _n.sing._) wealth: richness:
abundance: an intellectual treasure, as the riches of wisdom: the pearl,
flower, or cream of anything. [M. E. _richesse_ (n.sing.)--O. Fr.
_richesse_--Mid. High Ger. _ríche_.]
RICINIÆ, r[=i]-sin'i-[=e], _n._ a division of mites or acarines. [L.
_ricinus_, a tick.]
RICINIUM, r[=i]-sin'i-um, _n._ a mantle, chiefly worn by women, among the
ancient Romans.
RICINUS, ris'i-nus, _n._ a genus of apetalous plants, whose one species is
_Ricinus communis_, the castor-oil plant.--_adj._ RICINOL'IC, pertaining
to, or obtained from, castor-oil. [L. _ricinus_, the castor-oil plant.]
RICK, rik, _n._ a pile or heap, as of hay.--_n.pl._ RICK'ERS, the stems of
young trees cut up for spars, &c.--_ns._ RICK'LE (_Scot._), a pile of
stones loosely thrown together: a small rick of grain; RICK'-RACK, a kind
of open-work edging made of serpentine braid; RICK'-STAND, a flooring on
which a rick is made; HAY'-RICK'ER, a horse-rake for cocking up hay. [A.S.
_hreác_; Ice. _hraukr._]
RICKETS, rik'ets, _n.sing._ a disease of children, characterised by
softness and curvature of the bones.--_adv._ RICK'ETILY, shakily.--_n._
RICK'ETINESS, unsteadiness.--_adjs._ RICK'ETLY, shaky; RICK'ETY, affected
with rickets: feeble, unstable. [From M. E. _wrikken_, to twist, allied to
A.S. _wringan_, to twist. The medical term _rachitis_ was coined about
1650, with a punning allusion to Gr. _rhachis_, the spine.]
RICOCHET, rik-[=o]-sh[=a]', or -shet', _n._ a rebound along the ground, as
of a ball fired at a low elevation.--_v.i._ to skip along the
ground:--_pr.p._ ricochet'ting; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ ricochet'ted. [Fr.;
ety. unknown.]
RICOLITE, r[=e]'k[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ a stratified ornamental stone. [_Rico_
in New Mexico, Gr. _lithos_, a stone.]
RICTUS, rik'tus, _n._ the gape of the bill: the throat of the
calyx.--_adj._ RIC'TAL. [L., a gaping.]
RID, rid, _v.t._ to free: to deliver: to remove by violence: to clear: to
disencumber: to expel: to separate: to despatch: (_obs._) to banish, to
kill:--_pr.p._ rid'ding; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ rid.--_ns._ RID'DANCE, act of
ridding or freeing: destruction: the earth thrown up by a burrowing animal;
RID'DER, one who rids or relieves.--A GOOD RIDDANCE, a welcome relief; GET
RID OF, to get deliverance from. [A.S. _hreddan_, to snatch away; Ger.
_retten_.]
RIDDLE, rid'l, _n._ an obscure description of something which the hearer is
asked to name: a puzzling question: an enigma: anything puzzling, even a
person.--_v.i._ to make riddles: to speak obscurely: to plait.--_adj._
RIDD'LE-LIKE (_Shak._), like a riddle or enigma.--_ns._ RIDD'LER; RIDD'LING
(_Spens._), skill in explaining riddles.--_adv._ RIDD'LINGLY. [A.S.
_r['æ]delse_--_r['æ]dan_, to guess, to read--_r['æ]d_, counsel; cog. with
Dut. _raad_, Ger. _rath_.]
RIDDLE, rid'l, _n._ a large sieve for separating coarser materials from
finer.--_v.t._ to separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff: to make full
of holes like a riddle, as with shot.--_n.pl._ RIDD'LINGS, siftings. [A.S.
_hridder_; Gael. _criathar_.]
RIDDLEMEREE, rid'l-me-r[=e]', _n._ rigmarole.
RIDE, r[=i]d, _v.i._ to be borne, as on horseback or in a carriage: to
practise riding: to manage a horse: to float, as a ship at anchor: to move
easily: to domineer: to overlap.--_v.t._ to do or perform by riding, as a
race: to be carried through: to gallop through: to rest on so as to be
carried: to control, esp. harshly:--_pa.t._ r[=o]de; _pa.p._ rid'den.--_n._
act of riding: an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle: the course passed
over in riding, a place for riding: a district inspected by an
excise-officer: (_print._) a fault caused by the overlapping of leads,
&c.--_adjs._ R[=I]'DABLE, R[=I]'DEABLE, capable of being ridden: passable
on horseback.--_n._ R[=I]'DER, one who rides on a horse: one who manages a
horse: one who breaks a horse: a commercial traveller: an addition to a
document after its completion, on a separate piece of paper: an additional
clause: a mounted robber: a knight: a small forked weight which straddles
the beam of a balance to measure the weight: a Dutch gold coin.--_adjs._
R[=I]'DERED, having stakes laid across the bars; R[=I]'DERLESS, without a
rider; R[=I]'DING, used to ride or travel: suitable for riding on, as a
horse.--_n._ a road for riding on: a district visited by an
excise-officer.--_n.pl._ R[=I]'DING-BITTS, the bitts to which a ship's
cable is secured when riding at anchor.--_ns._ R[=I]'DING-BOOT, a high boot
worn in riding; R[=I]'DING-CLERK, a mercantile traveller;
R[=I]'DING-COMMIT'TEE, a committee of ministers sent by the General
Assembly to carry out an ordination or induction, where the local
presbytery refused to act, under the Moderate domination in Scotland in the
18th century; R[=I]'DING-GLOVE, a gauntlet; R[=I]'DING-HAB'IT, the long
upper habit, garment, or skirt worn by ladies when riding; R[=I]'DING-HOOD,
a hood formerly worn by women when riding.--_n.pl._ R[=I]'DING-IN'TERESTS
(_Scots law_), interests depending on other interests.--_ns._
R[=I]'DING-LIGHT, a light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is
riding at anchor; R[=I]'DING-MAS'TER, one who teaches riding;
R[=I]'DING-RHYME, the iambic pentameter, heroic verse--from its use in
Chaucer's _Tales_ of the Canterbury pilgrims; R[=I]'DING-ROBE, a
riding-habit; R[=I]'DING-ROD, a light cane for equestrians;
R[=I]'DING-SAIL, a triangular sail; R[=I]'DING-SCHOOL, a place where riding
is taught, esp. a military school; R[=I]'DING-SKIRT, a skirt fastened round
a woman's waist in riding; RI'DING-SPEAR, a javelin; R[=I]'DING-SUIT, a
suit adapted for riding; R[=I]'DING-WHIP, a switch with short lash, used by
riders; BUSH'-R[=I]'DER, in Australia, a cross-country rider.--RIDE A
HOBBY, to pursue to excess a favourite theory; RIDE AND TIE, to ride and go
on foot alternately; RIDE DOWN, to overthrow, treat with severity; RIDE
EASY, when a ship does not pitch--opp. to RIDE HARD, when she pitches
violently; RIDE IN THE MARROW-BONE COACH(_slang_), to go on foot; RIDE OUT,
to keep afloat throughout a storm; RIDE OVER, to domineer; RIDE ROUGH-SHOD,
to pursue a course regardless of the consequences to others; RIDE SHANK'S
MARE (_slang_), to walk; RIDE THE HIGH HORSE, to have grand airs; RIDE THE
MARCHES (see MARCH); RIDE THE SPANISH MARE, to be put astride a boom as a
punishment; RIDE THE WILD MARE (_Shak._), to play at see-saw; RIDE TO
HOUNDS, to take part in a fox-hunt, esp. to ride close behind the hounds;
RIDING THE FAIR, the ceremony of proclaiming a fair. [A.S. _ridan_; Dut.
_rijden_, Ger. _reiten_.]
RIDEAU, r[=e]-d[=o]', _n._ an eminence commanding a plain, covering the
entrance to a camp, &c. [Fr.]
RIDGE, rij, _n._ the back, or top of the back: anything like a back, as a
long range of hills: an extended protuberance: a crest: the earth thrown up
by the plough between the furrows, a breadth of ground running the whole
length of the field, divided from those on either side by broad open
furrows, helping to guide the sowers and reapers and effecting drainage in
wet soils: the upper horizontal timber of a roof: the highest portion of a
glacis.--_v.t._ to form into ridges: to wrinkle.--_ns._ RIDGE'-BAND, that
part of the harness of a cart which goes over the saddle; RIDGE'-BONE, the
spine.--_adj._ RIDGED, having ridges on a surface: ridgy.--_ns._
RIDGE'-FILL'ET, a fillet between two flutes of a column; RIDGE'-HARR'OW, a
harrow made to lap upon the sides of a ridge over which it passes;
RIDGE'-PLOUGH, a plough with a double mould-board; RIDGE'-POLE, the timber
forming the ridge of a roof; RIDGE'-ROPE, the central rope of an
awning.--_adj._ RIDG'Y, having ridges. [A.S. _hrycg_; Ice. _hryggr_, Ger.
_rücken_, back.]
RIDGEL, rij'el, _n._ a male animal with but one testicle.--Also RIDG'IL,
RIDG'LING--(_Scot._) RIG'LAN, RIG'GOT.
RIDICULE, rid'i-k[=u]l, _n._ wit exposing one to laughter: derision:
mockery.--_v.t._ to laugh at: to expose to merriment: to deride: to
mock.--_n._ RID'I C[=U]LER.--_v.t._ RIDIC'[=U]LISE.--_n._
RIDIC[=U]LOS'ITY.--_adj._ RIDIC'[=U]LOUS, deserving or exciting ridicule:
absurd: (_obs._) outrageous.--_adv._ RIDIC'[=U]LOUSLY.--_n._
RIDIC'[=U]LOUSNESS. [L. _ridiculus_--_rid[=e]re_, to laugh.]
RIDING, r[=i]'ding, _n._ one of the three divisions of the county of York.
[A corr. of _thriding_--Ice. _þridjungr_, the third, _þriði_, third,
_þrir_, three.]
RIDOTTO, ri-dot'[=o], _n._ a house of public entertainment: a dancing
party.--_v.i._ to frequent such. [It.]
RIE, an old spelling of _rye_.
RIEM, r[=e]m, _n._ a raw-hide thong. [Dut.]
RIESEL-IRON, r[=e]'zel-[=i]'urn, _n._ a kind of nipper used to remove
irregularities from the edges of glass.
RIEVE, RIEVER. Same as REAVE, REAVER.
RIFACIMENTO, r[=e]-fä-chi-men't[=o], _n._ a recasting of literary
works:--_pl._ RIFACIMEN'TI. [It.]
RIFE, r[=i]f, _adj._ prevailing: abundant: plentiful: well supplied:
current: manifest.--_adv._ RIFE'LY.--_n._ RIFE'NESS. [A.S. _rífe_; Dut.
_rijf_, Ice. _rífr_.]
RIFFLE, rif'l, _n._ in mining, the lining of the bottom of a sluice: in
seal engraving, a small iron disc at the end of a tool.--_n._ RIFF'LER, a
curved file for working in depressions. [Dan. _rifle_, a groove.]
RIFF-RAFF, rif'-raf, _n._ sweepings: refuse: the rabble, the mob.
[Explained by Skeat as M. E. _rif and raf_--O. Fr. _rif et raf_, also
_rifle et rafle_. _Rifler_, to rifle, ransack--Ice. _hrífa_, to catch;
_rafler_--Teut., cf. Ger. _raffen_, to seize.]
RIFLE, r[=i]'fl, _v.t._ to carry off by force: to strip, to rob: to whet,
as a scythe.--_n._ R[=I]'FLER. [O. Fr. _rifler_--Scand., Ice. _hrífa_, to
seize.]
RIFLE, r[=i]'fl, _v.t._ to groove spirally, as a gun-barrel.--_n._ a musket
with a barrel spirally grooved--many varieties, the _Enfield_, _Minié_,
_Martini-Henry_, _Chassepot_, _Mannlicher-repeating_, _Remington_,
_Lee-Metford_, &c.--_ns._ R[=I]'FLE-BIRD, an Australian bird-of-Paradise;
R[=I]'FLE-CORPS, a body of soldiers armed with rifles; R[=I]'FLEMAN, a man
armed with a rifle; R[=I]'FLE-PIT, a pit dug to shelter riflemen;
R[=I]'FLE-RANGE, a place for practice with the rifle; R[=I]'FLING, the act
of cutting spiral grooves in the bore of a gun; R[=I]'FLING-MACHINE'.
[Scand.; Dan. _rifle_, to groove, freq. of _rive_, to tear.]
RIFT, rift, _n._ an opening split in anything: a fissure: a veil: a
fording-place.--_v.t._ to rive: to cleave.--_v.i._ to split: to burst open.
[_Rive._]
RIG, rig, _v.t._ to clothe, to dress: to put on: to equip: (_naut._) to fit
with sails and tackling:--_pr.p._ rig'ging; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
rigged.--_n._ sails and tackling: an equipage, or turn-out, for driving,
&c.: fishing-tackle: (_coll._) costume, dress.--_ns._ RIG'GER, one who rigs
or dresses: in machinery, a large cylindrical pulley, or narrow drum;
RIG'GING, tackle: the system of cordage which supports a ship's masts and
extends the sails: the roof; RIG'GING-LOFT, the place in a theatre from
which the scenery is raised; RIG'GING-SCREW, a machine formed of a clamp
worked by a screw; RIG'GING-TREE, a roof-tree; RIG'-OUT, an outfit.--RIG
OUT, to furnish with complete dress, &c.; RIG THE MARKET, to raise or lower
prices artificially. [Scand.; Norw. _rigga_, to bandage, to put on sails,
_rigg_, rigging.]
RIG, rig, _n._ (_Scot._) a ridge: a path. [_Ridge._]
RIG, rig, _n._ a frolic, trick: (_obs._) a wanton.--_v.i._ to romp, act the
wanton.--_adj._ RIG'GISH (_Shak._), wanton, lewd.--_n._ RIG'GITE, one who
plays rigs, a jester.--RUN A RIG, to play a trick; RUN THE RIG UPON, to
play a trick upon. [Prob. _wriggle_.]
RIGADOON, rig-a-d[=oo]n', _n._ a lively dance for one couple, or its music:
formerly in the French army, a beat of drum while culprits were being
marched to punishment. [Fr. _rigaudon_.]
RIGATION, r[=i]-g[=a]'shun, _n._ irrigation. [_Irrigation._]
RIGESCENT, r[=i]-jes'ent, _n._ growing stiff.
RIGGLE, rig'l, _n._ a species of sand-eel.
RIGHT, r[=i]t, _adj._ straight: most direct: upright: erect: according to
truth and justice: according to law: true: correct: just: fit: proper:
exact: most convenient: well performed: most dexterous, as the hand: on the
right-hand: on the right-hand of one looking towards the mouth of a river:
righteous: duly genuine: correct in judgment: equitable: not crooked: to be
preferred: precise: in good health: denoting the side designed to go
outward, as cloth: opposed to left, as the right-hand: (_math._) upright
from a base: containing 90 degrees.--_n._ RIGHT'NESS. [A.S. _riht_; Ger.
_recht_, L. _rectus_.]
RIGHT, r[=i]t, _adv._ in a straight or direct line: in a right manner:
according to truth and justice: correctly: very: in a great degree.
RIGHT, r[=i]t, _n._ that which is right or correct: truth: justice: virtue:
freedom from error: what one has a just claim to: privilege: property: the
right side.--_n._ RIGHT'-ABOUT', in the opposite direction.--_adj._
RIGHT'-ANG'LED, having a right angle or angles; RIGHT'-DRAWN (_Shak._),
drawn in a right or just cause.--_v.t._ RIGHT'EN, to set right.--_n._
RIGHT'ER, one who sets right or redresses wrong.--_adj._ RIGHT'FUL, having
a just claim: according to justice: belonging by right.--_adv._
RIGHT'FULLY.--_ns._ RIGHT'FULNESS, righteousness: justice; RIGHT'-HAND, the
hand which is more used, convenient, and dexterous than the other.--_adj._
chiefly relied on.--_adj._ RIGHT'-HAND'ED, using the right-hand more easily
than the left: dextral: clockwise.--_ns._ RIGHT'-HAND'EDNESS;
RIGHT'-HAND'ER, a blow with the right-hand.--_adjs._ RIGHT'-HEART'ED,
having right or kindly dispositions: good-hearted; RIGHT'LESS, without
right.--_adv._ RIGHT'LY, uprightly: suitably: not erroneously.--_adj._
RIGHT'-MIND'ED, having a right or honest mind.--_ns._ RIGHT'-MIND'EDNESS,
the state of being right-minded; RIGHT'NESS, the character of being right,
correctness: the state of being on the right-hand; RIGHT-OF-WAY, the right
which the public has to the free passage over roads or tracks, esp. such as
are not statutory roads.--_advs._ RIGHTS (_obs._); RIGHT'WARD.--_n._
RIGHT'-WHALE, the Greenland whale, the most important species of the true
whales.--RIGHT AND LEFT, on both sides; RIGHT ASCENSION (see ASCENSION);
RIGHT BANK OF A RIVER, the bank on the right hand of a person looking in
the direction the water flows; RIGHT DOWN, plainly; RIGHT OF ACTION, a
right which will sustain a civil action; RIGHT OFF, immediately; RIGHT THE
HELM, to put it amidships, in a line with the keel.--ABSOLUTE RIGHTS, those
which belong to human beings as such; AT ALL RIGHTS, in all points; BASE
RIGHT (_Scots law_), the right which a disposer acquires when he disposes
of feudal property; BY RIGHT, or RIGHTS, rightfully; CLAIM OF RIGHT, the
statement of the right of the church to spiritual independence and liberty
from the interference of the civil courts in her spiritual functions,
adopted by an immense majority of the General Assembly in 1842; CONTINGENT
RIGHTS, such as are distinguished from vested rights; DECLARATION AND BILL
OF RIGHTS, the instrument drawn up by the Convention Parliament which
called the Prince and Princess of Orange to the throne of England in 1689,
stating the fundamental principles of the constitution; DECLARATION OF THE
RIGHTS OF MAN, a famous statement of the constitution and principles of
civil society and government adopted by the French National Assembly in
August 1789; DO ONE RIGHT, to do one justice; HAVE A RIGHT, to be under a
moral necessity; HAVE RIGHT, to be right; IN ONE'S OWN RIGHT, by absolute
and personal right; IN THE RIGHT, free from error; NATURAL RIGHTS, those
which exist by virtue of natural law--liberty, security of person and
property; PETITION OF RIGHT, an action by which a subject vindicates his
rights against the Crown; PUBLIC RIGHTS, the rights which the state has
over the subject, and the subject against the state; PUT TO RIGHTS, to
arrange; THE RIGHT, among continentals, the conservatives, from their
usually sitting on the president's right in legislative assemblies; THE
RIGHT SIDE, the place of honour; WRIT OF RIGHT, an action to establish the
title to real property.
RIGHTEOUS, r[=i]'tyus, _adj._ living and acting according to right and
justice: free from guilt or sin: equitable: merited.--_adv._ RIGHT'EOUSLY,
in a righteous manner: (_arch._) justly.--_n._ RIGHT'EOUSNESS, purity of
life: rectitude: conformity to a right standard: a righteous act or
quality: holiness: the coming into spiritual reconciliation with God by
means of the righteousness of Christ being imputed to a man in consequence
of faith.--ORIGINAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, the condition of man before the Fall as
made in the image of God. [A.S. _rihtwís_--_riht_, right, _wís_, wise.]
RIGID, rij'id, _adj._ not easily bent: stiff: severe: strict: unyielding:
harsh: without delicacy: wanting in ease.--_n._ RIGID'ITY, the quality of
resisting change of form: stiffness of manner.--_adv._ RIG'IDLY.--_n._
RIG'IDNESS.--_adj._ RIGID'[=U]LOUS, rather stiff. [L.
_rigidus_--_rig[=e]re_, to be stiff with cold.]
RIGMAROLE, rig'ma-r[=o]l, _n._ a repetition of foolish words: a long story:
balderdash.--_adj._ prolix, tedious. [A corr. of _ragman-roll_, a document
with a long list of names, or with numerous seals pendent.]
RIGOL, rig'ol, _n._ (_Shak._) a ring, a circle of a crown or coronet. [It.
_rigolo_--Teut.; Ger. _ringel_, a ring.]
RIGOLETTE, rig-[=o]-let', _n._ a light head-wrap.
RIGOR, r[=i]'gur, _n._ the same as RIGOUR: (_med._) a sense of chilliness
with contraction of the skin, a preliminary symptom of many diseases.--_n._
R[=I]'GOR-MOR'TIS, the characteristic stiffening of the body caused by the
contraction of the muscles after death.
RIGOUR, rig'ur, _n._ the quality of being rigid or severe: stiffness of
opinion or temper: strictness: exactness: violence: relentlessness:
severity of climate: _(med._, spelt RIGOR; see above).--_adj._ RIG'OROUS,
exercising rigour: allowing no abatement: marked by severity: harsh:
scrupulously accurate: very severe.--_adv._ RIG'OROUSLY.--_ns._
RIG'OROUSNESS; RIG'OURISM (_R.C._), the opposite of _Probalilism_;
RIG'OURIST, a person of strict principles: a purist. [L.
_rigor_--_rig[=e]re._]
RIGSDAG, rigz'dag, _n._ the parliament of Denmark.
RIGVEDA, rig-v[=a]'da, _n._ the first of the four Vedas. [Sans., _rich_, a
hymn, _veda_, knowledge.]
RIGWIDDIE, rig-wid'i, _n._ (_Scot._) the rope that goes over a horse's back
to support the shafts of the vehicle it draws. [_Rig_, the back, _widdie_,
_withy_, a rope.]
RILE, r[=i]l, _v.t._ to make angry, to vex--a form of _roil_.
RILIEVO, or RELIEVO. See ALTO-RELIEVO.
RILL, ril, _n._ a small murmuring brook: a streamlet.--_v.i._ to flow in
small streams.--_ns._ RILL'ET (_Tenn._), a rivulet, a little rill;
RILL'-MARK, a marking produced by the oozing of water on sand. [Low Ger.
_rille_, a channel; Ger. _rille_, a furrow.]
RIM, rim, _n._ a raised margin, border, brim: in a wheel, the circular part
farthest from the nave.--_v.t._ to put a rim to:--_pr.p._ rim'ming; _pa.t._
and _pa.p._ rimmed.--_n._ RIM'-FIRE, a cartridge which has a detonating
substance placed in some part of the rim of its base.--_adjs._ RIM'IFORM;
RIM'LESS.--_ns._ RIM'MER, an instrument for ornamenting pastry;
RIM'-PL[=A]N'ER, a machine for dressing wheel-fellies; RIM'-SAW, a saw, the
cutting part of which is annular. [A.S. _rima_.]
RIM, rim, _n._ a membrane: the peritoneum. [A.S. _reóma_.]
RIMBASE, rim'b[=a]s, _n._ a short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the
body of a cannon.
RIME, r[=i]m, _n._ hoar-frost: frozen dew.--_adj._ R[=I]'MY. [A.S. _hrím_;
Dut. _rijm_, Ger. _reif_.]
RIME, r[=i]m, _n._ a rent, chink, or fissure--also R[=I]'MA:--_pl._
R[=I]'MÆ.--_adj._ R[=I]MOSE', full of rimes or chinks: having numerous
minute fissures, mostly parallel, like the bark of a tree.--_n._ RIMOS'ITY,
state of being rimose or chinky.--_adj._ R[=I]'MOUS, rimose. [L. _rima_.]
RIMPLE, rim'pl, _v.i._ to wrinkle.
RIMULA, rim'[=u]-la, _n._ (_conch._) a genus of fossil keyhole
limpets.--_adjs._ RIM'[=U]LIFORM, shaped like a crack; RIM'[=U]LOSE. [L.,
dim. of _rima_, a crack.]
RINABOUT, rin'a-bowt, _n._ (_Scot._) a vagrant.
RIND, r[=i]nd, _n._ the external covering, as the skin of fruit, the bark
of trees, &c.--_v.t._ to strip the rind from.--_adj._ RIND'ED.--_n._
RIND'-GALL, a defect in timber. [A.S. _rinde_; Dut. and Ger. _rinde_; prob.
Old High Ger. _rinta_, _rinda_.]
RINDERPEST, rin'd[.e]r-pest, _n._ a malignant and contagious disease of
cattle. [Ger., 'cattle-plague.']
RINE, r[=i]n, _v.t._ to touch.--_n._ the same as RIND. [A.S. _hrínan_; Ice.
_hrína_, to hurt.]
RINE, r[=i]n, _n._ (_prov._) a ditch or water-course.--Also RHINE, RONE,
RUNE. [A.S. _ryne_, a run, flow--_rinnan_, to run; Ger. _ronne_, a
channel.]
RINFORZANDO, rin-for-tsan'd[=o], _adj._ (_mus._) with special emphasis.
[It.]
RING, ring, _n._ a circle: a small hoop, usually of metal, worn on the
finger or in the ear as an ornament: a circular area for races, &c.: a
circular course, a revolution: a clique organised to control the market: an
arena or prize-ring: the commercial measure of staves for casks:
(_archit._) a cincture round a column: (_anat._) an annulus: a group or
combination of persons.--_v.t._ to encircle: to fit with a ring: to
surround: to wed with a ring: (_hort._) to cut out a ring of bark from a
tree.--_v.i._ to move in rings.--_ns._ RING'-AR'MATURE, an armature in
which the coils of wire are wound round a ring; RING'-ARM'OUR, armour made
of metal rings (see CHAIN-MAIL).--_v.t._ RING'-BARK, to strip a ring of
bark round a tree to kill it.--_ns._ RING'BILL, the ring-necked duck;
RING'-BOLT, an iron bolt with a ring through a hole at one end; RING'BONE,
in farriery, a bony callus on a horse's pastern-bone, the result of
inflammation: the condition caused by this; RING'-BUNT'ING, the
reed-bunting; RING'-CARR'IER, a go-between; RING'-D[=I]'AL, a portable
sun-dial; RING'-DOG, an iron apparatus for hauling timber; RING'-DOTT'EREL,
the ringed plover; RING'DOVE, the cushat or wood-pigeon, so called from a
white ring or line on the neck; RING'-DROP'PING, a trick practised by
rogues upon simple people.--_adj._ RINGED, surrounded as with a ring,
annulose, annulate: wearing a wedding-ring.--_ns._ RINGED'-CAR'PET, a
British geometrid moth; RING'-FENCE, a fence continuously encircling an
estate, a limit; RING'-FING'ER, the third finger of the left hand, on which
women wear their marriage-ring.--_adj._ RING'-FORMED, annular.--_ns._
RING'-FRAME, any one of a class of spinning-machines with vertical
spindles; RING'-GAUGE, a measure consisting of a ring of fixed size used
for measuring spherical objects; RING'LEADER, the head of a riotous body:
one who opens a ball; RING'LET, a little ring: a curl, esp. of
hair.--_adj._ RING'LETED.--_ns._ RING'LOCK, a puzzle-lock; RING'-MAIL,
chain-armour; RING'MAN, the third finger of the hand: one interested in the
prize-ring; RING'-MAS'TER, one who has charge of a circus-ring and the
performances in it; RING'-MON'EY, rudely formed rings anciently used for
money; RING'-NECK, a kind of ring-plover: the ring-necked duck; RING'-NET,
a net for catching butterflies; RING'-OU'SEL, a species of thrush, with a
white band on the breast; RING'-PARR'OT, a common Indian parrot;
RING'-PERCH, the perch of North America; RING'-PLOV'ER, a ring-necked
plover; RING'-ROPE, a rope for hauling the cable in rough weather;
RING'-SAW, a scroll-saw with annular web; RING'-SMALL, broken stones of
such a size as to pass through a ring two inches in diameter; RING'-SNAKE,
the collared snake, a harmless serpent of the United States; RING'STER, a
member of a ring; RING'-STOP'PER, a piece of rope by which the ring of an
anchor is secured to the cat-head.--_adjs._ RING'-STRAKED (_B._),
-STREAKED, streaked with rings.--_n._ RING'-TAIL (_naut._), a studding-sail
set upon the gaff of a fore-and-aft sail: a light sail set abaft and beyond
the spanker: the female of the hen-harrier, named from a rust-coloured ring
formed by the tips of the tail-feathers when expanded.--_adj._
RING'-TAILED, having the tail marked with bars or rings of colour, as a
lemur: having a tail curled at the end.--_ns._ RING'-THRUSH, the
ring-ousel; RING'-TIME (_Shak._), time for marrying; RING'-VALVE, a hollow
cylindrical valve; RING'-WORK, a material composed of rings interlinked;
RING'WORM, a skin disease in which itchy pimples appear in rings.--RING THE
CHANGES (see CHANGE).--RIDE, or TILT, AT THE RING, to practise the sport of
riding rapidly, spear in hand, and carrying off with it a ring hung up; THE
RING, pugilism and the persons connected with it. [A.S. _hring_; Ice.
_hring-r_, Ger., Dan., and Sw. _ring_.]
RING, ring, _v.i._ to sound as a bell when struck: to tinkle: to practise
the art of ringing bells: to continue to sound: to be filled with report:
to resound: to echo.--_v.t._ to cause to sound, as a metal: to produce by
ringing:--_pa.t._ rang, rung; _pa.p._ rung.--_n._ a sound, esp. of metals:
the sound of many voices: a chime of many bells.--_ns._ RING'ER; RING'ING,
the act of causing to sound, as music-bells: resounding.--_adv._
RING'INGLY.--RING BACKWARD, to change the order of ringing; RING DOWN, to
conclude; RING IN (_theat._), to signal the conductor to begin; RINGING OF
THE EARS, a sound in the ears; RING UP, to rouse by the ringing of a bell.
[A.S. _hringan_; cog. with Ice. _hringja_, to ring bells, _hringla_, to
clink, Dan. _ringle_, to tinkle.]
RINGE, rinj, _n._ a whisk made of heather.
RINGENT, rin'jent, _adj._ gaping.
RINGICULA, rin-jik'[=u]-la, _n._ a genus of tectibranchiates.
RINK, ringk, _n._ the area where a race is run or games are played: a place
artificially prepared for skating: a certain piece of ice marked off for
curling--about 40 yards in length, and 9 in breadth. [Simply a variant of
_ring_, a circle.]
RINSE, rins, _v.t._ to cleanse by introducing water: to cleanse with clean
water.--_ns._ RINS'ER; RINS'ING-MACHINE', in cotton manufacture, a series
of tanks for cleansing. [O. Fr. _rinser_ (Fr. _rincer_)--Ice. _hreinsa_;
Ger. and Dut. _rein_, pure.]
RINTHEREOUT, rin'th[=a]r-[=oo]t, _n._ (_Scot._) a vagrant: a vagabond.
RIO, RIYO, r[=a]-[=o]', _n._ a Japanese ounce, esp. of silver: a tael.
RIOT, r[=i]'ot, _n._ uproar: tumult: a disturbance of the peace: excessive
feasting: luxury.--_v.i._ to brawl: to raise an uproar: to run to excess in
feasting, behaviour, &c.: to be highly excited: to throw into a tumult: to
annoy.--_ns._ R[=I]'OTER; R[=I]'OTING; R[=I]'OTISE (_Spens._), riot,
extravagance.--_adj._ R[=I]'OTOUS, engaging in riot: seditious: tumultuous:
luxurious: wanton.--_adv._ R[=I]'OTOUSLY.--_ns._ R[=I]'OTOUSNESS;
R[=I]'OTRY.--RIOT ACT, a statute designed to prevent riotous
assemblies.--RUN RIOT, to act without restraint or control. [Fr. _riotte_;
ety. dub.]
RIP, rip, _v.t._ to divide by cutting or tearing: to cut open: to take out
by cutting or tearing: to tear up for search or alteration: to explode,
give vent to.--_v.i._ to break out violently.--_v.t._ to utter violently
(with _out_):--_pr.p._ rip'ping; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ ripped.--_n._ a tear:
a rent: a place torn: (_slang_) a vicious person: a worthless horse: a
ripple. [Scand., Norw. _ripa_, to scratch; Ice. _rífa_, to rive.]
RIP, rip, _n._ (_Scot._) a handful of grain not thrashed.
RIPARIAN, r[=i]-p[=a]'ri-an, _adj._ belonging to a river-bank: of animals,
shore-loving.--_adj._ RIP[=A]'RIAL.--RIPARIAN NATIONS, nations possessing
opposite banks of the same river; RIPARIAN PROPRIETOR, an owner who has
property in the soil to the centre of the stream; RIPARIAN RIGHTS, the
right of fishery belonging to the proprietor of a stream. [L. _ripa_, a
river-bank.]
RIPE, r[=i]p, _adj._ ready for harvest: arrived at perfection: fit for use:
developed to the utmost: finished: ready: resembling ripe fruit: mature, as
ripe judgment.--_v.i._ to grow ripe, to ripen.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to make
ripe.--_adv._ RIPE'LY.--_v.i._ R[=I]'PEN, to grow ripe: to approach or
reach perfection.--_v.t._ to make ripe: to bring to perfection.--_n._
RIPE'NESS. [A.S. _ripe_, conn. with _rip_, harvest; cog. with Dut. _riip_,
Ger. _reif_; akin to A.S. _ripan_, to reap.]
RIPE, r[=i]p, _v.t._ to search, to rummage. [_Rip._]
RIPIDOLITE, r[=i]-pid'[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ the commonest member of the
chlorite family of minerals.
RIPIENO, ri-py[=a]'n[=o], _adj._ (_mus._) supplementary.--_n._ a
supplementary instrument or performer:--_pl._ RIPIE'NI.--_n._ RIPIENIST
(ri-py[=a]'nist), a supplementary instrumentalist. [It.]
RIPON, RIPPON, rip'on, _n._ a spur. [_Ripon_, city.]
RIPOSTE, ri-p[=o]st', _n._ a quick short thrust in fencing: a repartee.
[Fr.]
RIPPER, rip'[.e]r, _n._ a tool used in shaping roof-slates: a ripping-tool:
one who does his work well: a robber.
RIPPER, rip'[.e]r, _n._ one who brings fish from the coast inland. [L.
_riparius_.]
RIPPER, rip'[.e]r, _n._ a fog-horn.
RIPPLE, rip'l, _n._ the light fretting of the surface of water: a little
curling wave.--_v.t._ to cause a ripple in.--_v.i._ to curl on the surface,
as running water.--_ns._ RIPP'LE-BARR'EL, a drum used in theatres;
RIPP'LE-GRASS, the rib-grass; RIPP'LE-MARK, a mark produced on sand at the
bottom by the gentle flow of water: (_geol._) the mark left on a sea-beach
by receding waves, and left impressed on the surface of rocks.--_adj._
RIPP'LE-MARKED.--_ns._ RIPP'LET, a small ripple: rippling: an eddy;
RIPP'LING, an eddy caused by conflicting currents or tides--also
_adj._--_adv._ RIPP'LINGLY.--_adj._ RIPP'LY, rippling. [Variant of earlier
_rimple_, A.S. _hrimpan_, to wrinkle, pa.p. _hrumpen_.]
RIPPLE, rip'l, _v.t._ to pluck the seeds from stalks of flax by drawing
them through an iron comb.--_n._ the comb for rippling.--_n._ RIPP'LER, an
apparatus for rippling flax. [Low Ger. _repel_, _reppel_, a ripple, hoe,
Ger. _riffel_.]
RIPRAP, rip'rap, _n._ broken stones used for walls.
RIPSACK, rip'sak, _n._ the Californian gray whale.
RIP-SAW, rip'-saw, _n._ a hand-saw, with large but narrow-set teeth, for
sawing timber lengthwise.
RIPT=ripped. See RIP.
RIPUARIAN, rip-[=u]-[=a]'ri-an, _adj._ riparian.
RISALDAR, ris-al-där', _n._ the native commander of a troop of cavalry in
the British Indian army.--_n._ RIS'ALA, a troop of native irregular
cavalry.
RISBAN, ris'ban, _n._ a piece of ground upon which a fort is constructed
for defence of a post. [Fr.,--Ger. _rissbank_.]
RISBERM, ris-berm', _n._ a glacis in jetties to withstand the violence of
the sea.
RISE, r[=i]z, _v.i._ to move from a lower to a higher position: to stand
up: to ascend: to grow upward: to swell in quantity or extent: to take an
upright position: to leave the place of rest: to tower up: to appear above
the horizon: to break forth: to appear: to have its source: to increase in
size, value, &c.: to become excited or hostile: to break forth into
commotion or insurrection: to increase in rank, fortune, or fame: to be
promoted: to be perceptible to other senses: to excavate upward: to come to
mind: to close a session: (_B._) to ascend from the grave:--_pa.t._
r[=o]se; _pa.p._ risen (riz'n).--_n._ act of rising: ascent: degree of
elevation: a steep: origin: increase: (_archit._) the upright piece of a
step from tread to tread: (_mining_) a shaft excavated from below: (_mus._)
elevation of the voice.--_n._ R[=I]'SER, a rebel: one who, or that which,
rises.--RISE FROM THE RANKS, to win a commission; RISE TO THE OCCASION, to
be equal to an emergency.--TAKE A RISE OUT OF, to take the conceit out of a
person by making him ridiculous. [A.S. _rísan_; Ice. _rísa_, Goth.
_reisan_, Ger. _reisen_.]
RISE, r[=i]s, _n._ a twig, a small bush.--_ns._ RISE'BUSH, a faggot;
R[=I]'SEL, a support for a climbing vine; RISE'-WOOD, small wood cut for
hedging. [A.S. _hrís_; Ger. _reis_.]
RISHI, rish'i, _n._ a sage or poet, the author of a Vedic hymn.--THE SEVEN
RISHIS, the stars of the Great Bear. [Sans.]
RISIBLE, riz'i-bl, _adj._ capable of exciting laughter: laughable:
amusing.--_ns._ RISIBIL'ITY, quality of being risible;
RIS'IBLENESS.--_adv._ RIS'IBLY. [L. _risibilis_--_rid[=e]re_, _risum_, to
laugh.]
RISING, r[=i]'zing, _n._ act of rising: a revolt: resurrection: the
quantity of dough set to rise at one time: (_B._) a tumour.--_adj._
increasing in importance: advancing: approaching a specified amount, as
rising three years old.--_ns._ R[=I]'SING-LARK, the skylark;
R[=I]'SING-LINE, a line drawn to determine the sweep of the floor-heads
throughout the ship's length; R[=I]'SING-MAIN, the column of pumps in a
mine through which water is lifted to the surface; R[=I]'SING-SEAT, in a
Friends' meeting, that occupied by ministers and elders.
RISK, risk, _n._ hazard: chance of loss or injury.--_v.t._ to expose to
hazard: to venture, to take the chance of.--_n._ RISK'ER, one who
risks.--_adj._ RISK'Y, dangerous: venturesome.--RUN A RISK, to incur
hazard. [Fr. _risque_ (It. _risico_)--Sp. _risco_, a rock--L.
_resec[=a]re_, to cut off--_re-_, off, _sec[=a]re_, to cut.]
RISLEY, riz'li, _n._ a Risley performer is an acrobat who lies on his back
and carries burdens on his feet.
RISORIAL, r[=i]-s[=o]'ri-al, _adj._ risible, causing laughter.--_n._
RIS[=O]'RIUS, the laughing muscle. [_Risible_.]
RISOTTO, ri-zot't[=o], _n._ a stew of onions, butter, rice. [It.]
RISP, risp, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to rasp.
RISP, risp, _n._ a branch, green stalks.
RISSA, ris'a, _n._ the genus of birds including the kittiwakes.
RISSOLE, ris'[=o]l, _n._ fish or meat minced and fried with bread-crumbs
and egg. [Fr.]
RISTORI, ris-t[=o]'ri, _n._ a woman's loose open jacket--from Madame
_Ristori_, the famous actress.
RISUS, r[=i]'sus, _n._ a laugh: a grin. [L.]
RIT, rit, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to strike.--_n._ a scratch, tear, &c. [Dut.
_ritten_, to tear.]
RITARDANDO, r[=e]-tar-dan'd[=o], _adj._ (_mus._) diminishing in speed.
[It.]
RITE, r[=i]t, _n._ a religious usage or ceremony.--_adv._ RITE'LY, with due
rites.--AMBROSIAN RITE, the Ambrosian office and liturgy; MOZARABIC RITE
(see MOZARABIC). [L. _ritus_.]
RITHE, r[=i]_th_, _n._ (_prov._) a small stream. [A.S. _ríth_.]
RITORNELLE, r[=e]-tor-nel', _n._ (_mus._) an instrumental prelude belonging
to a vocal work.--Also RITORNEL'LO. [It.]
RITTER, rit'[.e]r, _n._ a knight.--_n._ RITT'-MAS'TER, a captain of
cavalry. [Ger. _ritter_.]
RITTOCK, rit'ok, _n._ the common tern.--Also RÍPP'OCK.
RITUAL, rit'[=u]-al, _adj._ consisting of or prescribing rites.--_n._
manner of performing divine service, or a book containing it: the body of
rites employed in the church: the code of ceremonies observed by an
organisation, as the ritual of the Freemasons.--_ns._ RIT'[=U]ALISM,
systems of rituals or prescribed forms of religion: the observance of them:
the name popularly given to the great increase of ceremonial and symbolism
by means of special vestments, &c., in the Church of England since about
1860-65: RIT'[=U]ALIST, one skilled in or devoted to a ritual: one of the
party devoted to ritualism in the Church of England.--_adj._
RIT[=U]ALIST'IC, pertaining to the ritual.--_adv._ RIT'[=U]ALLY. [L.
_ritualis_; cf. _Rite_.]
RIVA, r[=i]'va, _n._ a rift or cleft. [Ice. _rifa_.]
RIVAGE, riv'[=a]j, _n._ a bank, shore. [Fr.,--L. _ripa_, a bank.]
RIVAL, r[=i]'val, _n._ one pursuing the same object as another: one who
strives to equal or excel another: a competitor.--_adj._ having the same
claims: standing in competition.--_v.t._ to stand in competition with: to
try to gain the same object as another: to try to equal or excel:--_pr.p._
r[=i]'valling; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ r[=i]'valled.--_n._ R[=I]'VALESS, a
female rival.--_adj._ R[=I]'VAL-H[=A]T'ING, jealous.--_v.i._ R[=I]'VALISE,
to enter into rivalry.--_ns._ RIVAL'ITY (_Shak._), rivalry, equality in
rank or authority; R[=I]'VALRY, act of rivalling: competition: emulation;
R[=I]'VALSHIP, emulation. [Fr.,--L. _rivalis_--_rivus_, a brook.]
RIVE, r[=i]v, _v.t._ to tear asunder: to split: to pierce: to
explode.--_v.i._ to be split asunder:--_pa.t._ r[=i]ved; _pa.p._ r[=i]ved,
riv'en.--_n._ that which is torn. [Scand., Ice. _rífa_, to rive; Dut.
_rijven_, Ger. _reiben_.]
RIVE, r[=i]v, _n._ a bank: shore.--_v.i._ to land.
RIVEL, riv'el, _v.t._ to wrinkle. [A.S. _rifian_, to wrinkle.]
RIVELING, riv'ling, _n._ a rough shoe once worn in Scotland: (_obs._) a
Scotchman. [A.S. _rifeling_.]
RIVER, riv'[.e]r, _n._ a large running stream of water.--_adj._ RIV'ERAIN,
riparian.--_ns._ RIV'ER-BANK, the bank of a river; RIV'ER-B[=A]S'IN, the
whole region drained by a river and its affluents; RIV'ER-BED, the channel
in which a river flows; RIV'ER-BIRCH, the red birch; RIV'ER-BOTT'OM, the
alluvial land along the margin of a river; RIV'ER-CARP, the common carp;
RIV'ER-CHUB, the horny-head or jerker; RIV'ER-COURSE, the bed of a river;
RIV'ER-CRAB, a fresh-water crab; RIV'ER-CRAFT, small vessels which ply on
rivers; RIV'ER-CRAY'FISH, a crayfish proper; RIV'ER-DOL'PHIN, a Gangetic
dolphin; RIV'ER-DRAG'ON (_Milt._), a crocodile; RIV'ER-DUCK, a fresh-water
duck; RIV'ERET, RIV'ERLING, a small river; RIV'ER-FLAT, alluvial land along
a river; RIV'ER-GOD, the tutelary deity of a river; RIV'ER-HEAD, the spring
of a river; RIV'ER-HOG, the capybara; RIV'ER-HORSE, the
hippopotamus.--_adj._ RIV'ERINE, pertaining to, or resembling, a
river.--_ns._ RIV'ER-JACK, the common water-snake of Europe; RIV'ER-MAN,
one who makes his livelihood by dragging the river for sunken goods;
RIVER-MUSS'EL, a fresh-water mussel; RIV'ER-OTT'ER, the common European
otter; RIV'ER-PERCH, a Californian surf-fish; RIV'ER-PIE, the water-ousel;
RIV'ER-SHORE, the shore or bank of a river; RIV'ER-SIDE, the bank of a
river; RIV'ER-SMELT, the gudgeon; RIV'ER-SNAIL, a pond snail;
RIV'ER-SWALL'OW, the sand-martin; RIV'ER-TIDE, the tide from the sea rising
or ebbing in a river; RIV'ER-TOR'TOISE, a soft-shelled turtle; RIV'ER-WALL,
a wall made to confine the waters of a river within definite
bounds.--_adj._ RIV'ERY, pertaining to rivers, like rivers. [Fr. _rivière_
(It. _riviera_, shore, river)--Low L. _riparia_, a shore district--L.
_ripa_, a bank.]
RIVESALTES, r[=e]v'salt, _n._ a sweet wine made from Muscat grapes.
[_Rivésaltes_ in southern France.]
RIVET, riv'et, _n._ bearded wheat.
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RIVET, riv'et, _n._ a bolt of metal fastened by being hammered at both
ends.--_v.t._ to fasten with a rivet: to make firm or immovable:--_pr.p._
riv'eting; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ riv'eted.--_ns._ RIV'ET-CUT'TER, a tool for
cutting off the ends of rivets; RIV'ETER, RIV'ETTER; RIV'ET-HEARTH, a light
portable furnace for heating rivets; RIV'ETING; RIV'ETING-HAMM'ER;
RIV'ETING-MACHINE', a power-machine for forcing hot rivets into position in
metal-work, and heading them; RIV'ETING-SET, a hollow-faced punch for
swaging rivet-heads; RIV'ET-KNOB, a tool for swaging rivet-heads;
RIV'ET-MACHINE', a machine for making rivets from rod-iron. [O. Fr.
_rivet_; acc. to Diez from the root of Ice. _rífa_, Dan. _rive_, Ger.
_reiben_, Eng. _rive_.]
RIVIÈRE, r[=e]-vi[=a]r, _n._ a necklace of precious stones, particularly
diamonds. [Fr.]
RIVINA, ri-v[=i]'na, _n._ a genus of apetalous plants, the pokeweed family.
RIVING, r[=i]'ving, _n._ the act of separating.--_ns._ RI'VING-KNIFE, a
tool for splitting shingles; R[=I]'VING-MACHINE', a machine for splitting
wood for hoops.
RIVO, r[=i]'v[=o], _interj._ (_Shak._) a drinking cry.
RIVOSE, r[=i]'v[=o]s, _adj._ furrowed. [L. _rivus_, a stream.]
RIVULARIA, riv-[=u]-l[=a]'ri-a, _n._ a genus of fresh-water algæ.
RIVULET, riv'[=u]-let, _n._ a small stream, brook: a geometrid
moth.--_adj._ RIV'[=U]LOSE (_bot._), marked with irregular lines. [L.
_rivulus_--_rivus_, a stream.]
RIX-DOLLAR, riks'-dol'ar, _n._ the rigs-daler of Denmark, &c.
RIXY, rik'si, _n._ (_prov._) the sea-swallow.
RIXY, rik'si, _adj._ quarrelsome.--_n._ RIX[=A]'TION, a brawl. [Fr.
_rixe_--L. _rixa_, a quarrel.]
RIZOM, riz'om, _n._ a plume, as of oats.--_adj._ RIZ'OMED (_her._), having
grains, as an oat-stalk.
RIZZER, riz'[.e]r, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to dry in the sun.--_n._ a rizzered
haddock.
RIZZER, riz'[.e]r, _n._ (_Scot._) a red currant.
RIZZLE, riz'l, _v.t._ (_prov._) to roast imperfectly.
RIZZLE, riz'l, _v.i._ (_prov._) to creep, as ivy.
ROACH, r[=o]ch, _n._ a silvery fresh-water fish: a concave curve in the
foot of a square sail.--_v.t._ to arch: to cut short. [O. Fr.
_roche_--Teut.; Ger. _roche_.]
ROACH, r[=o]ch, _n._ a rock: refuse gritty stone.--AS SOUND AS A ROACH,
perfectly sound.
ROAD, r[=o]d, _n._ a highway for traffic: (_B._) a plundering
excursion.--_ns._ ROAD, ROAD'STEAD, ROADS, a place where ships ride at
anchor; ROAD'-[=A]G'ENT, a highwayman: a commercial traveller; ROAD'-BED,
the bed or foundation of a road: the whole superstructure thereon;
ROAD'-BOOK, a guide-book; ROAD'-CAR, a kind of omnibus; ROAD'-HARR'OW, a
machine for dragging over roads out of repair; ROAD'ING, the act of running
races with teams; ROAD'-LEV'EL, a plumb-level used in the construction of
roads; ROAD'-LOCOM[=O]'TIVE, a road-steamer; ROAD'-MACHINE', a scraper used
in road-making; ROAD'MAN, ROADS'MAN, one who keeps a road in repair;
ROAD'-MET'AL, broken stones for roads; ROAD'-ROLL'ER, a heavy roller used
on a macadamised road; ROAD'-RUN'NER, a large ground-cuckoo;
ROAD'-SCR[=A]P'ER, an implement for levelling roads and clearing them of
loose stones, &c.; ROAD'SIDE, footpath: wayside; ROAD'STEAD, a place near a
shore where vessels may anchor; ROAD'-STEAM'ER, a locomotive with broad
wheels for roads; ROAD'STER, a horse for driving or riding on the road: a
coach-driver: a bicycle, or tricycle; ROAD'-SURVEY'OR, one who supervises
roads; ROAD'WAY, the way or part of a road or street travelled by
carriages; ROAD'-WEED, a plant of the genus Plantago.--_adj._ ROAD'WORTHY,
fit for the road.--BY THE ROAD, by the highway; ON THE ROAD, travelling;
RULE OF THE ROAD, the custom of the country in passing on a highway; TAKE
TO THE ROAD, to become a highwayman. [A.S. _rád_, a riding--_rád_, pa.t. of
_rídan_, to ride.]
ROAM, r[=o]m, _v.i._ to rove about: to ramble.--_v.t._ to wander over: to
range.--_n._ ROAM'ER, a wanderer. [M. E. _romen_, _ramen_; allied to A.S.
_á-r['æ]man_, to spread out, Old High Ger. _r[=a]man_, _r[=a]men_, to
direct one's course; the meaning influenced by M. E. _Rome-rennere_, a
pilgrim.]
ROAN, r[=o]n, _adj._ having a bay or dark colour, with spots of gray and
white: of a mixed colour, with a decided shade of red.--_n._ a roan colour:
a roan horse: grained sheepskin leather. [O. Fr. _roan_ (Fr. _rouan_)--Low
L. _rufanus_--L. _rufus_, red.]
ROAN-TREE, r[=o]n'-tr[=e]. See _Rowan_.
ROAR, r[=o]r, _v.i._ to utter a full, loud sound: to bellow, as a beast: to
cry aloud: to bawl: to guffaw.--_n._ a full, loud sound: the cry of a
beast: an outcry of mirth, esp. of laughter.--_ns._ ROAR'ER; ROAR'ING, act
or sound of roaring: a disease of horses causing them to roar in
breathing.--_adv._ ROAR'INGLY.--ROARING BOYS, swaggerers; ROARING FORTIES,
the stormy tract between 49° and 50° N. latitude; ROARING GAME, curling.
[A.S. _rárian_; Mid. High Ger. _r[=e]ran_, Ger. _röhren_, to cry as a stag,
to bellow.]
ROAST, r[=o]st, _v.t._ to cook before a fire, or in an oven: to expose a
person to ridicule: to parch by exposure to heat: to heat to excess: to
dissipate the volatile parts of by heat.--_n._ that which is
roasted.--_ns._ ROAS'TER, anything suitable for roasting: a furnace used in
making ball soda; ROAS'TER-SLAG, slag from the fifth stage of
copper-smelting; ROAS'TING; ROAS'TING-CYL'INDER, a furnace for roasting
ore; ROAS'TING-EAR, an ear of maize fit for roasting; ROAS'TING-JACK, an
apparatus for turning the spit on which meat is roasted; ROAS'TING-KILN;
ROAS'TING-OV'EN; ROAST'-[=I]'RON, a gridiron.--ROASTBEEF PLANT, an iris of
Western Europe.--RULE THE ROAST, to domineer. [A.S. _róstian_; cog. with
Dut. _roosten_, Ger. _rösten_; or O. Fr. _rostir_ (Fr. _rôtir_)--Old High
Ger. _r[=o]stan_; or Celt., as Gael. _rost_, W. _rhostio_, Bret. _rosta_,
all meaning to roast.]
ROB, rob, _v.t._ to take away from by force or theft: to plunder: to steal:
to deprive: (_B._) to withhold what is due.--_v.i._ to commit
robbery:--_pr.p._ rob'bing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ robbed.--_ns._ ROB'BER, one
who robs; ROB'BER-COUN'CIL (_Latrocinium Ephesinum_), the council which met
at Ephesus in August 449, under the presidency of Dioscurus, whose horde of
fanatical monks by sheer violence carried the restoration of Eutyches--its
resolutions were annulled at Chalcedon in 451; ROB'BER-CRAB, a hermit-crab;
ROB'BER-FLY, any dipterous insect of the family _Asilidæ_; ROB'BER-GULL,
the skua; ROB'BERY, theft from the person, aggravated by violence or
intimidation: plundering.--ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL, paying and repaying
out of the same fund: taking what is due to one to pay another. [O. Fr.
_rober_--Old High Ger. _roub[=o]n_, Ger. _rauben_.]
ROB, rob, _n._ the juice of ripe fruit mixed with honey or sugar.
[Fr.,--Sp.,--Ar. _robb_, purified syrup of boiled fruit.]
ROBALO, rob'a-l[=o], _n._ a fish of the genus _Centropomus_. [Sp.,--L.
_labrus_--Gr. _labrax_.]
ROBBIN, rob'in, _n._ a short piece of spun-yarn to fasten the head of a
sail: the spring of a carriage: the package in which spices, &c., are
exported from the East Indies.
ROBE, r[=o]b, _n._ a gown or outer garment: a dress of dignity or state: a
rich dress: a dressed skin: the largest and strongest tobacco-leaves: the
early form of the chasuble.--_v.t._ to dress, clothe.--_v.i._ to assume
official vestments.--_ns._ ROBE'-DE-CHAM'BRE, a dressing-gown;
ROBE'-M[=A]K'ER, a maker of official robes; ROB'ING, the act of putting on
ceremonious apparel: a trimming on women's garments; ROB'ING-ROOM, a room
in which those wearing official robes, as lawyers, &c., put them
on.--MASTER OF THE ROBES, an officer having the charge of the sovereign's
robes; THE ROBE, or THE LONG ROBE, the legal profession. [Fr. _robe_,
_robbe_; from Old High Ger. _raup_ (Ger. _raub_), booty.]
ROBERD, rob'[.e]rd, _n._ the chaffinch.
ROBERTSMAN, rob'[.e]rts-man, _n._ a stout robber.--Also ROB'ERDSMAN.
ROBIN, rob'in, _n._ the ROB'IN-RED'BREAST, a well-known and widely-spread
singing bird of the family _Sylviidæ_, with a reddish-orange breast: the
red-breasted thrush of North America: the sea-robin or red-breasted
merganser: a trimming in front of a dress.--_ns._ ROB'IN-BREAST, the
robin-snipe; ROB'IN-DIP'PER, the buffle-headed duck; ROB'INET, a chaffinch:
a little robin: a tap; ROB'IN-GOOD'FELLOW, the English name of a domestic
spirit or brownie, described as the offspring of a woman and Oberon, king
of the fairies: an elf or fairy generally, Puck; ROB'IN-RUN-IN-THE-HEDGE,
the ground-ivy: the bed-straw; ROB'IN-SNIPE, the red-breasted sandpiper;
ROB'IN'S-RYE, the hair-cap moss. [A familiar form of _Robert_; cf.
_Jack_-daw, _Mag_-pie.]
ROBINIA, r[=o]-bin'i-a, _n._ a genus of leguminous trees and shrubs--the
_Locust-tree_, the _False Acacia_, _Thorn Acacia_, often simply Acacia.
[From the Paris gardener Jean _Robin_ (1550-1629).]
ROBLE, r[=o]'bl, _n._ one of the white oaks of California. [Sp.,--L.
_robur_, oak.]
ROBORANT, rob'or-ant, _adj._ giving strength.--_n._ a strengthening
medicine.--_adj._ ROB[=O]'REOUS, like oak, strong. [L. _robor[=a]re_, to
strengthen.]
ROBURITE, rob'[=u]-r[=i]t, _n._ a flameless explosive, composed of
chlorinated dinitro-benzene mixed with sufficient ammonium nitrate to
completely oxidise it.
ROBUST, r[=o]-bust', _adj._ of great strength or vigour: requiring
strength: rude, rough.--_adj._ ROBUST'IOUS (_Milt._), violent,
rough.--_adv._ ROBUST'IOUSLY.--_n._ ROBUST'IOUSNESS.--_adv._
ROBUST'LY.--_n._ ROBUST'NESS. [Fr.,--L. _robustus_--_robur_, oak.]
ROC, rok, _n._ an immense fabulous bird, able to carry off an
elephant--also ROK, RUC, RUKH.--ROC'S EGG, a mare's nest. [Pers. _rukh_.]
ROCAILLE, r[=o]-kal'-ye, _n._ a scroll ornament of the eighteenth century.
ROCAMBOLE, rok'am-b[=o]l, _n._ a plant of the same genus with garlic,
onion, leek, &c., long cultivated in kitchen-gardens.--Also ROK'AMBOLE.
ROCCELLA, rok-sel'a, _n._ a genus of parmeliaceous lichens, yielding dyers'
archil or orchil.--_adjs._ ROCCEL'LIC, ROCCEL'LINE. [Cf. _Archil._]
ROCCUS, rok'us, _n._ a genus of serranoid fishes, including the rock-fish
or striped bass of the United States.
ROCHEA, r[=o]'k[=e]-a, _n._ a genus of plants of the order _Crassulaceæ_.
[From the botanist _Laroche_.]
ROCHELLE-POWDER, r[=o]-shel'-pow'd[.e]r, _n._ seidlitz-powder.--_n._
ROCHELLE'-SALT, the popular name of the tartrate of soda and potash
discovered in 1672 by a _Rochelle_ apothecary named Seignette.
ROCHET, roch'et, _n._ a close-fitting fine linen or lawn vestment proper to
bishops and abbots: a mantlet worn by the peers of England during
ceremonies. [O. Fr., dim. of Low L. _roccus_--Old High Ger. _roch_ (A.S.
_rocc_, Ger. _rock_), a coat.]
ROCHES MOUTONNÉES, rosh m[=oo]-to-n[=a], _n.pl._ smooth, rounded, hummocky
bosses and undulating surfaces of rock, common in regions overflowed by
glacier-ice. [Fr., _roche_, a rock, _moutonnée_, masc. _moutonné_, rounded
like a sheep's back.]