Ran"gle (rn"g'l), v. i. To range about in an irregular manner. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
||Ra"ni (rä"n), n. [Hind. rn, Skr. rjn. See Rajah.] A queen or
||princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also ranee.] [India]
Ra"nine (r"nn), a. [L. rana a frog.] 1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the
frogs and toads.
2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue;
also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied
especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
Rank (rk), a. [Compar. Ranker (-r); superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong,
proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank
slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been
influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.] 1. Luxuriant in growth; of
vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass;
rank weeds.
And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and
good.
Gen. xli. 5.
2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank
heresy. "Rank nonsense." Hare. "I do forgive thy rankest fault." Shak.
3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and
fertile; as, rank land. Mortimer.
4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell;
rank-smelling rue. Spenser.
5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on
which they feed." Boyle.