Rop"er*y (?), n. 1. A place where ropes are made.
2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . .
so full of his ropery." Shak.
Rope's"-end` (?), v. t. To punish with a rope's end.
Rope"walk` (?), a. A long, covered walk, or a low, level building,
where ropes are manufactured.
Rope"walk`er (?), n. A ropedancer.
Rope"-yarn` (?), n. the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the
strands of a rope are made.
Rop"i*ly (?), adv. In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner.
Rop"i*ness, n. Quality of being ropy; viscosity.
Rop"ish, a. Somewhat ropy.
Rop"y (?), a. capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous
substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy
lees.
Roq"ue*laure (?; 277), n. [F.; so called after Duc de Roquelaure, in
the reign of Louis XIV.] A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the
knees, worn in the 18th century. [Written also roquelo.]
Ro*quet" (?), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain] (Croquet) To hit, as another's
ball, with one's own ball.
Ro*quet", v. i. To hit another's ball with one's own.
Ro"ral (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew.] Of or pertaining to dew;
consisting of dew; dewy. [R.] M. Green.
Ro*ra"tion (?), n. [L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew.] A
falling of dew. [R.]
Ro"ric (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew.] Of or pertaining to dew;
resembling dew; dewy.
Roric figures (Physics), figures which appear upon a polished surface,
as glass, when objects which have been near to, or in contact with, the
surface are removed and the surface breathed upon; -- called also
Moser's images.
Ro"rid (?), a. [L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew.] Dewy; bedewed. [R.]
T. Granger.
Ro*rif"er*ous (?), a. [L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to bear: cf.
F. rorifère.] generating or producing dew. [R.]
Ro*rif"lu*ent (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to
flow.] Flowing with dew. [R.]
Ror"qual (?), n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zoöl.) A very
large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or
Balænoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal
folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback.
It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one
hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is
noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related
species of finback whales.
Ro"ru*lent (?), a. [L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew.] 1. Full of,
or abounding in, dew. [R.]
2. (Zoöl.) Having the surface appearing as if dusty, or covered with
fine dew.