Ren"der*ing, n. The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered.
Specifically: (a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the
Hebrew text. Lowth. (b) In art, the presentation, expression, or
interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. (c) The act of laying the
first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. (d) The coat of
plaster thus laid on. Gwilt. (e) The process of trying out or
extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.
Ren"dez*vous (r?n"d?*v or r?n"-; 277), n.; pl. Rendezvouses
(r&?;n"d&?;-v`z&?;z). [Rare in the plural.] [F. rendez- vous, properly,
render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.] 1. A place appointed
for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers.
Sir W. Scott.
2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a
fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a
rendezvous at Marlborough.
Clarendon.