Raph`a*el*esque" (rf`*l*sk"), a. Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's
manner of painting.
Raph"a*el*ism (rf"*l*z'm), n. The principles of painting introduced by
Raphael, the Italian painter.
Raph"a*el*ite (-t), n. One who advocates or adopts the principles of
Raphaelism.
Raph"a*ny (rf"*n), n. [Cf. F. raphanie.] (Med.) A convulsive disease,
attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It
was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which
seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but
the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism.
Ra"phe (r"f), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or suture, fr. "ra`ptein
to sew or stitch together.] 1. (Anat.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band
of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.