John xi. 25.
Cross of the resurrection, a slender cross with a pennant floating from
the junction of the bars. -- Resurrection plant (Bot.), a name given to
several species of Selaginella (as S. convoluta and S. lepidophylla),
flowerless plants which, when dry, close up so as to resemble a bird's
nest, but revive and expand again when moistened. The name is sometimes
also given to the rose of Jericho. See under Rose.
Res`ur*rec"tion*ist (?), n. One who steals bodies from the grave, as
for dissection. [Slang]
Res`ur*rec"tion*ize (?), v. t. To raise from the dead. [R.] Southey.
Re`sur*vey" (?), v. t. To survey again or anew; to review. Shak.
Re*sur"vey (?), n. A second or new survey.
Re*sus"ci*ta*ble (?), a. Capable of resuscitation; as, resuscitable
plants. Boyle.
Re*sus"ci*tant (?), n. One who, or that which resuscitates. Also used
adjectively.
Re*sus"ci*tate (?), a. [L. resuscitatus, p. p. of resuscitare; pref.
re- re- + suscitare to raise, rouse. See Suscitate.] Restored to life.
[R.] Bp. Gardiner.
Re*sus"ci*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resuscitated (?);p. pr. & vb.
n. Resuscitating.] To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or
restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to
resuscitate withered plants.
Re*sus"ci*tate, v. i. To come to life again; to revive.
These projects, however often slain, always resuscitate.
J. S. Mill.
Re*sus`ci*ta"tion (?), n. [L. resuscitatio.] The act of resuscitating,
or state of being resuscitated.
The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries.
Sir W. Scott.
Re*sus"ci*ta*tive (?), a. Tending to resuscitate; reviving;
revivifying.
Re*sus"ci*ta`tor (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, resuscitates.
Ret (?), v. t. See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ret, v. t. [Akin to rot.] To prepare for use, as flax, by separating
the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and
other treatment. Ure.
Re*ta"ble (?), n. (Eccl.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of
lights, vases of wlowers, etc.
Re"tail (?), n. [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF.
retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.] The sale of commodities in
small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the
sale of commodities at second hand.
Re"tail, a. Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a
retail trade; a retail grocer.
Re*tail" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retailed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.
Retailing.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to
cut. See Retail, n., Tailor, and cf. Detail.] 1. To sell in small
quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell
directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries.