English Dictionary: Ratsfrau | by the DICT Development Group |
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Radiciflorous \Ra*dic`i*flo"rous\, a. [L. radix, -icis, root + flos, floris, a flower.] (Bot.) Rhizanthous. | |
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Radiciform \Ra*dic"i*form\, a. (Bot.) Having the nature or appearance of a radix or root. | |
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Radioscopy \Ra`di*os"co*py\, n. [Radio- + -scopy.] Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as the R[94]ntgen rays. -- {Ra`di*o*scop"ic}, {*scop"ic*al}, a. | |
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Radioscopy \Ra`di*os"co*py\, n. [Radio- + -scopy.] Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as the R[94]ntgen rays. -- {Ra`di*o*scop"ic}, {*scop"ic*al}, a. | |
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Radish \Rad"ish\, n. [F. radis; cf. It. radice, Pr. raditz: all fr. L. radix, -icis, a root, an edible root, especially a radish, akin to E. wort. See {Wort}, and cf. {Eradicate}, {Race} a root, {Radix}.] (Bot.) The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant ({Paphanus sativus}); also, the whole plant. {Radish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia raphani}) whose larv[91] burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly. {Rat-tailed radish} (Bot.), an herb ({Raphanus caudatus}) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten. {Wild radish} (Bot.), the jointed charlock. | |
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Radius \Ra"di*us\, n.; pl. L. {Radii}; E. {Radiuses}. [L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere. 2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}. Note: The radius is on the same side of the limb as the thumb, or pollex, and in man it so articulated that its lower end is capable of partial rotation about the ulna. 3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See {Ray}, 2. 4. pl. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The barbs of a perfect feather. (b) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates. 5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument. --Knight. {Radius bar} (Math.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular arc. {Radius of curvature}. See under {Curvature}. | |
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Radius \Ra"di*us\, n.; pl. L. {Radii}; E. {Radiuses}. [L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere. 2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}. Note: The radius is on the same side of the limb as the thumb, or pollex, and in man it so articulated that its lower end is capable of partial rotation about the ulna. 3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See {Ray}, 2. 4. pl. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The barbs of a perfect feather. (b) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates. 5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument. --Knight. {Radius bar} (Math.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular arc. {Radius of curvature}. See under {Curvature}. | |
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Curvature \Cur"va*ture\ (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See {Curvate}.] 1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve. --Cowper. The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin. 2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point. {Aberrancy of curvature} (Geom.), the deviation of a curve from a circular form. {Absolute curvature}. See under {Absolute}. {Angle of curvature} (Geom.), one that expresses the amount of curvature of a curve. {Chord of curvature}. See under {Chord}. {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve}, under {Circle}. {Curvature of the spine} (Med.), an abnormal curving of the spine, especially in a lateral direction. {Radius of curvature}, the radius of the circle of curvature, or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. | |
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Gyration \Gy*ra"tion\, n. 1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey. If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle, with gyrations continually repeated, the whole circle will appear like fire. --Sir I. Newton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. {Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}. {Radius of gyration} the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine. | |
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Weaver \Weav"er\, n. 1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. [bd]Weavers of linen.[b8] --P. Plowman. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A weaver bird. 3. (Zo[94]l.) An aquatic beetle of the genus {Gyrinus}. See {Whirling}. {Weaver bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to {Ploceus} and allied genera of the family {Ploceid[91]}. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube. {Weavers' shuttle} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian marine univalve shell ({Radius volva}); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of {Shuttle shell}, under {Shuttle}. | |
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Ratsbane \Rats"bane\, n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic. | |
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Arsenic \Ar"se*nic\ ([aum]r"s[esl]*n[icr]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[c6]kh: cf. F. arsenic.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356[deg] Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As. 2. (Com.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also {arsenious acid}, {white arsenic}, and {ratsbane}. | |
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Ratsbane \Rats"bane\, n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic. | |
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Arsenic \Ar"se*nic\ ([aum]r"s[esl]*n[icr]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[c6]kh: cf. F. arsenic.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356[deg] Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As. 2. (Com.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also {arsenious acid}, {white arsenic}, and {ratsbane}. | |
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Ratsbaned \Rats"baned`\, a. Poisoned by ratsbane. | |
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{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked. | |
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Guava \Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.] A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus {Psidium.} Two varieties are well known, the {P. pyriferum}, or {white guava}, and {P. pomiferum}, or {red guava}. The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly. | |
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Kolinsky \Ko*lin"sky\, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.] Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., {Putorius sibiricus}, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are {red sable} and {Tatar sable}. | |
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay. | |
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay. | |
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d8Amadavat \[d8]Am`a*da*vat"\, n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo[94]l.) The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird ({Estrelda amandava}), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also {red waxbill}. [Written also {amaduvad} and {avadavat}.] | |
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Redcap \Red"cap`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l) The European goldfinch. 2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] --Jamieson. | |
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Red dog \Red dog\, [or] Red-dog flour \Red`-dog" flour\ The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm animals. | |
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Redisburse \Re`dis*burse"\ (r?`d?s*b?rs"), v. t. To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back. --Spenser. | |
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Rediscover \Re`dis*cov"er\ (-k?v"?r), v. t. To discover again. | |
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Redispose \Re`dis*pose"\ (-p?z"), v. t. To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange. --A. Baxter. | |
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Ursula \Ur"su*la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A beautiful North American butterfly ({Basilarchia, [or] Limenitis, astyanax}). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also {red-spotted purple}. | |
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Malma \Mal"ma\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A spotted trout ({Salvelinus malma}), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout}, {bull trout}, {red-spotted trout}, and {golet}. | |
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Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\ 1. A character in Dickens's novel [bd]Barnaby Rudge,[b8] a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons. 2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress. {Dolly Varden trout} (Zo[94]l.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and {red-spotted trout}. See {Malma}. | |
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Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as {Salmo trutta} and {S. Cambricus}, which ascend rivers; -- called also {sea trout}. (b) {Salvelinus malma} of California and Oregon; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout} and {red-spotted trout}. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube. | |
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Reducible \Re*du"ci*ble\ (-s?*b'll), a. Capable of being reduced. | |
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Reducibleness \Re*du"ci*ble*ness\, n. Quality of being reducible. | |
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Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre[oacute]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried, OHG. kriot, riot.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites communis}). 2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe. Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Of Hermes. --Milton. 3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior. 4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Mus.) (a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube. (b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of pipes in an organ. 6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See {Batten}. 7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting. 8. (Arch.) Same as {Reeding}. {Egyptian reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Free reed} (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of the organ and clarinet. {Meadow reed grass} (Bot.), the {Glyceria aquatica}, a tall grass found in wet places. {Reed babbler}. See {Reedbird}. {Reed bunting} (Zo[94]l.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called also {reed sparrow}, {ring bunting}. (b) Reedling. {Reed canary grass} (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris arundinacea}). {Reed grass}. (Bot.) (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, 1. (b) A plant of the genus {Sparganium}; bur reed. See under {Bur}. {Reed organ} (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc. {Reed pipe} (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed. {Reed sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reed bunting}, above. {Reed stop} (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with reeds. {Reed warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European warbler ({Acrocephalus streperus}); -- called also {reed wren}. (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian warblers of the genera {Acrocephalus}, {Calamoherpe}, and {Arundinax}. They are excellent singers. {Sea-sand reed} (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna arundinacea}), common in moist woods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre[oacute]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried, OHG. kriot, riot.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites communis}). 2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe. Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Of Hermes. --Milton. 3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior. 4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Mus.) (a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube. (b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of pipes in an organ. 6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See {Batten}. 7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting. 8. (Arch.) Same as {Reeding}. {Egyptian reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Free reed} (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of the organ and clarinet. {Meadow reed grass} (Bot.), the {Glyceria aquatica}, a tall grass found in wet places. {Reed babbler}. See {Reedbird}. {Reed bunting} (Zo[94]l.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called also {reed sparrow}, {ring bunting}. (b) Reedling. {Reed canary grass} (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris arundinacea}). {Reed grass}. (Bot.) (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, 1. (b) A plant of the genus {Sparganium}; bur reed. See under {Bur}. {Reed organ} (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc. {Reed pipe} (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed. {Reed sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reed bunting}, above. {Reed stop} (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with reeds. {Reed warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European warbler ({Acrocephalus streperus}); -- called also {reed wren}. (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian warblers of the genera {Acrocephalus}, {Calamoherpe}, and {Arundinax}. They are excellent singers. {Sea-sand reed} (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna arundinacea}), common in moist woods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhodosperm \Rho"do*sperm\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] (Bot.) Any seaweed with red spores. Note: As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or {Rhodosperme[91]}, is synonymous with {Floride[91]} (which see.) | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhodosperm \Rho"do*sperm\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] (Bot.) Any seaweed with red spores. Note: As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or {Rhodosperme[91]}, is synonymous with {Floride[91]} (which see.) | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ridgeband \Ridge"band`\, n. The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also {ridgerope}, and {ridger}. --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ridgebone \Ridge"bone`\, n. The backbone. [Obs.] Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone. --Holland. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ridgepiece \Ridge"piece`\, Ridgeplate \Ridge"plate`\, n. See {Ridgepole}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ridgepiece \Ridge"piece`\, Ridgeplate \Ridge"plate`\, n. See {Ridgepole}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ridgepole \Ridge"pole`\, n. (Arch.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rootcap \Root"cap`\ (r[oomac]t"k[acr]p`), n. (Bot.) A mass of parenchymatous cells which covers and protects the growing cells at the end of a root; a pileorhiza. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotascope \Ro"ta*scope\, n. [L. rota a wheel + -scope.] Same as {Gyroscope}, 1. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gyroscope \Gy"ro*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] ring, circle + -scope.] 1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the {rotascope}. 2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotascope \Ro"ta*scope\, n. [L. rota a wheel + -scope.] Same as {Gyroscope}, 1. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gyroscope \Gy"ro*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] ring, circle + -scope.] 1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the {rotascope}. 2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rudesby \Rudes"by\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] An uncivil, turbulent fellow. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Readsboro, VT Zip code(s): 05350 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Red Springs, NC (town, FIPS 55660) Location: 34.81420 N, 79.18452 W Population (1990): 3799 (1549 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28377 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reeds Spring, MO (city, FIPS 61112) Location: 36.75006 N, 93.38085 W Population (1990): 411 (200 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reedsburg, WI (city, FIPS 66800) Location: 43.53491 N, 89.99902 W Population (1990): 5834 (2485 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53959 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reedsport, OR (city, FIPS 61300) Location: 43.69895 N, 124.11092 W Population (1990): 4796 (2095 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reedsville, OH Zip code(s): 45772 Reedsville, PA (CDP, FIPS 63976) Location: 40.65928 N, 77.60202 W Population (1990): 1030 (425 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17084 Reedsville, WI (village, FIPS 66875) Location: 44.15360 N, 87.95312 W Population (1990): 1182 (463 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54230 Reedsville, WV (town, FIPS 67636) Location: 39.51040 N, 79.80011 W Population (1990): 482 (195 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26547 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reidsville, GA (city, FIPS 64512) Location: 32.08499 N, 82.11818 W Population (1990): 2469 (1083 housing units) Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30453 Reidsville, NC (city, FIPS 55900) Location: 36.34831 N, 79.67239 W Population (1990): 12183 (5369 housing units) Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27320 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rhoadesville, VA Zip code(s): 22542 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ridge Farm, IL (village, FIPS 63862) Location: 39.89534 N, 87.65227 W Population (1990): 939 (397 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61870 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ridgefield, CT (CDP, FIPS 63900) Location: 41.27383 N, 73.49988 W Population (1990): 6363 (2717 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06877 Ridgefield, NJ (borough, FIPS 62910) Location: 40.83140 N, 74.01567 W Population (1990): 9996 (4106 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07657 Ridgefield, WA (city, FIPS 58410) Location: 45.81731 N, 122.74023 W Population (1990): 1297 (455 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98642 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ridgefield Park, NJ (village, FIPS 62940) Location: 40.85460 N, 74.02047 W Population (1990): 12454 (5126 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07660 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ridgeview, WV Zip code(s): 25169 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ridgeville, AL (town, FIPS 64656) Location: 34.05701 N, 86.10326 W Population (1990): 178 (73 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Ridgeville, IN (town, FIPS 64422) Location: 40.28962 N, 85.02981 W Population (1990): 808 (352 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47380 Ridgeville, SC (town, FIPS 60370) Location: 33.08991 N, 80.30668 W Population (1990): 1625 (182 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29472 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ritzville, WA (city, FIPS 58725) Location: 47.12656 N, 118.37600 W Population (1990): 1725 (883 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99169 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rothsville, PA (CDP, FIPS 66392) Location: 40.15267 N, 76.24574 W Population (1990): 2097 (765 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RTSP {Real Time Streaming Protocol} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Red Sea, Passage of The account of the march of the Israelites through the Red Sea is given in Ex. 14:22-31. There has been great diversity of opinion as to the precise place where this occurred. The difficulty of arriving at any definite conclusion on the matter is much increased by the consideration that the head of the Gulf of Suez, which was the branch of the sea that was crossed, must have extended at the time of the Exodus probably 50 miles farther north than it does at present. Some have argued that the crossing took place opposite the Wady Tawarik, where the sea is at present some 7 miles broad. But the opinion that seems to be best supported is that which points to the neighbourhood of Suez. This position perfectly satisfies all the conditions of the stupendous miracle as recorded in the sacred narrative. (See {EXODUS}.) |