Rut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rutting.] To have a
strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer,
cattle, etc.
Rut, v. t. To cover in copulation. Dryden.
Rut, n. [variant of route.] A track worn by a wheel or by habitual
passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used
figuratively.
Rut, v. t. To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past
participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road.
Ru`ta-ba"ga (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of turnip commonly with a large and
long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip.
Ru*ta"ceous (?), a. [L. rutaceous, from ruta rue. See Rue the plant.]
(Bot.) Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order (Rutaceæ) of which
the rue is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon,
dittany, and buchu.
Ru"tate (r"tt), n. (Chem.) A salt of rutic acid.
Ruth (rth), n. [From Rue, v.: cf. Icel. hryggð, hrygð.] 1. Sorrow for
the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Poetic] "They weep for ruth."
Chaucer. "Have ruth of the poor." Piers Plowman.
To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her
tender youth.
Spenser.
2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful
sight. [Obs.]
It had been hard this ruth for to see.
Chaucer.
With wretched miseries and woeful ruth.
Spenser.
Ru*then"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium;
specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher
valence as contrasted with ruthenious compounds.
Ru*the"ni*ous (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium;
specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a lower
valence as contrasted with ruthenic compounds.
Ru*the"ni*um (?), n. [NL. So named from the Ruthenians, a Little
Russian people, as coming from Russia, the metal having been found in
the Ural mountains.] (Chem.) A rare element of the light platinum
group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard,
brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic
weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under
Platinum.
Ruth"ful (?), a. Full of ruth; as: (a) Pitiful; tender. (b) Full of
sorrow; woeful. (c) Causing sorrow. Shak. -- Ruth"ful*ly, adv.
Ruth"less, a. Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.
Their rage the hostile bands restrain, All but the ruthless monarch
of the main.
Pope.
-- Ruth"less*ly, adv. -- Ruth"less*ness, n.
Ru"tic (r"tk), a. [Cf. Rutaceous.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained
from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid.
Ru"ti*lant (&?;), a. [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish
glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.] Having a reddish glow;
shining.
Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture.
Evelyn.
Ru"ti*late (?), v. i. [L. rutilare, rutilatum.] To shine; to emit rays
of light. [Obs.] Ure.
Ru"tile (r"tl), n. [L. rutilus red, inclining to golden yellow.] (Min.)
A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic
adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it
is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite.
Ru*til"i*an (r*tl"*an), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of lamellicorn beetles
belonging to Rutila and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle
(Pelidnota punctata).
Ru"tin (r"tn), n. (Chem.) A glucoside resembling, but distinct from,
quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens)
and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance
which yields quercitin on decomposition.
Rut"ter (rt"tr), n. [D. ruiter a rider. Cf. Ruttier.] A horseman or
trooper. [Obs.]
Such a regiment of rutters Never defied men braver.
Beau. & Fl.
Rut"ter, n. [From Rut.] That which ruts.
Rut"ter*kin (?), n. An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of
contempt. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Rut"ti*er (?), n. [F. routier, fr. route a road. See Route.] A chart of
a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.]
Rut"tish (?), a. Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. Shak.
-- Rut"tish*ness, n.
Rut"tle, n. A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of
breathing; a rattle. [Obs.]
Rut"ty (?), a. Ruttish; lustful.
Rut"ty, a. Full of ruts; as, a rutty road.
Rut"ty, a. [See Root.] Rooty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ru"ty*lene (?), n. (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H18, of the
acetylene series. It is produced artificially.
Ry"al (? or ?), a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ry"al (?), n. See Rial, an old English coin.
Ry"der (?), n. 1. A clause added to a document; a rider. See Rider.
[Obs.]
2. [D. rijder, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands]
equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
Rye (?), n. [OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel. rugr, Sw. råg, Dan.
rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G. rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ.
roje, and perh. to Gr. 'o`ryza rice. Cf. Rice.] 1. (Bot.) A grain
yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to
wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the
breadstuff used by man.