Her weary head upon your bosom rest.
Waller.
Rest, n. [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back,
remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf.
Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article.) 1. That which is left,
or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in
contemplation; remainder; residue.
Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of
having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best
security that Heaven can give.
Tillotson.
2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder;
others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." Bp. Stillingfleet.
Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.
DRyden.
3. (Com.) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its
dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above
liabilities. [Eng.]
Syn. -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve;
others.
Rest, v. i. [F. rester. See Rest remainder.] To be left; to remain; to
continue to be.
The affairs of men rest still uncertain.
Shak.
Re*stag"nant (r?*st?g"nant), a. [L. restagnans, p. pr. ] Stagnant;
motionless. [Obs.] Boyle.
Re*stag"nate (-n?t), v. i. [L. restagnare to overflow.] To stagnate; to
cease to flow. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Re`stag*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. [L. restagnatio aninundation.]
Stagnation. [Obs.]
Res"tant (r?s"tant), a. [L. restans, p. pr. of restare: cf. F. restant.
See Rest remainder.] (Bot.) Persistent.
Re*state" (r?*st?t"), v. t. To state anew. Palfrey.
Res"tau*rant (r?s"t?*r?nt;277), n. [F., fr. restaurer. See Restore.] An
eating house.
Res"tau*rate (r?s"t?*r?t), v. t. [L. restauratus, p. p. of restaurare.
See Restore.] To restore. [Obs.]
||Re`stau`ra`teur" (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), n. [F.] The keeper of an eathing
||house or a restaurant.
Res`tau*ra"tion (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [LL. restauratio: cf. F.
restauration.] Restoration. [Obs.] Cower.
Re*stem" (r?*st?m"), v. t. 1. To force back against the current; as, to
restem their backward course. Shak.