English Dictionary: Roussillon' | by the DICT Development Group |
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Kinglet \King"let\, n. 1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[91]}. Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the rubycrowned kinglet ({R. calendula}), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet ({R. cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested wren}, {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are often popularly called {wrens}, both in America and England. | |
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Racleness \Ra"cle*ness\, n. See {Rakelness}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Raglan \Rag"lan\, n. A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord Raglan, an English general. | |
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Rakel \Ra"kel\, a. [OE. See {Rake} a debauchee.] Hasty; reckless; rash. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Ra"kel*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Rascallion \Ras*cal"lion\, n. [{From Rascal}] A low, mean wretch [Written also {rascalion}.] | |
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Rascallion \Ras*cal"lion\, n. [{From Rascal}] A low, mean wretch [Written also {rascalion}.] | |
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n. [Russ. rascolenik' schismatic, heretic.] (Eccl.) One of the separatists or dissenters from the established or Greek church in Russia. [Written also {rascolnik}.] | |
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Rashling \Rash"ling\, n. A rash person. [Obs.] | |
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n.; pl. {Raskolniki}or {Raskolniks}. [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.] The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. [bd]Most obnoxious.[b8] the {Judaizers}; the {Molokane}, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the {Dukhobortsy}, or {Dukhobors}, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the {Khlysty}, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the {Skoptsy}, who practice castration; and a section of the {Bezpopovtsy}, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. [bd]Obnoxious:[b8] the {Bezpopovtsy}, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. [bd]Least obnoxious:[b8] the {Popovtsy}, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only. | |
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n.; pl. {Raskolniki}or {Raskolniks}. [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.] The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. [bd]Most obnoxious.[b8] the {Judaizers}; the {Molokane}, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the {Dukhobortsy}, or {Dukhobors}, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the {Khlysty}, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the {Skoptsy}, who practice castration; and a section of the {Bezpopovtsy}, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. [bd]Obnoxious:[b8] the {Bezpopovtsy}, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. [bd]Least obnoxious:[b8] the {Popovtsy}, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only. | |
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Recallment \Re*call"ment\, n. Recall. [R.] --R. Browning. | |
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Reckling \Reck"ling\, a. Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child. --H. Taylor. -- n. A weak child or animal. --Tennyson. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t. To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of. A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. --W. Coxe. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclaiming}.] [F. r[82]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See {Claim}.] 1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call. --Chaucer. 2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting. The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden. 3. To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals. [bd]An eagle well reclaimed.[b8] --Dryden. 4. Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed land, etc. 5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform. It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind. --Rogers. 6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.] Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir E. Hoby. 7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller. Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. i. 1. To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions. Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it. --Waterland. At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton. --Bain. 2. To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform. They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, Grieving to see his glory . . . took envy. --Milton. 3. To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, n. The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery. [Obs.] | |
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Reclaimable \Re*claim"a*ble\, a. That may be reclaimed. | |
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Reclaimant \Re*claim"ant\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]clamant, p. pr.] One who reclaims; one who cries out against or contradicts. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclaiming}.] [F. r[82]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See {Claim}.] 1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call. --Chaucer. 2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting. The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden. 3. To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals. [bd]An eagle well reclaimed.[b8] --Dryden. 4. Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed land, etc. 5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform. It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind. --Rogers. 6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.] Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir E. Hoby. 7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller. Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct. | |
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Reclaimer \Re*claim"er\, n. One who reclaims. | |
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Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclaiming}.] [F. r[82]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See {Claim}.] 1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call. --Chaucer. 2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting. The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden. 3. To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals. [bd]An eagle well reclaimed.[b8] --Dryden. 4. Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed land, etc. 5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform. It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind. --Rogers. 6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.] Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir E. Hoby. 7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller. Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct. | |
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Reclaimless \Re*claim"less\, a. That can not be reclaimed. | |
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Reclamation \Rec`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. r[82]clamation, L. reclamatio. See {Reclaim}.] 1. The act or process of reclaiming. 2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. --Landor. | |
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Reclinant \Re*clin"ant\, a. [L. reclinans, p. pr. See {Recline}.] Bending or leaning backward. | |
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Reclinate \Rec"li*nate\, a. [L. reclinatus, p. p.] (Bot.) Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base. | |
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Reclination \Rec`li*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]clinaison.] 1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. 2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. --Brande & C. 3. (Surg.) The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one. --Dunglison. | |
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Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. | |
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Recline \Re*cline"\, v. i. 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. 2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. | |
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Recline \Re*cline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See {Recline}, v. t.] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. --Milton. | |
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Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. | |
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Reclined \Re*clined"\, a. (Bot.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate. | |
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Recliner \Re*clin"er\, n. One who, or that which, reclines. | |
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Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). | |
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Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. | |
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Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). | |
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Recoil \Re*coil"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Recoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recoiling}.] [OE. recoilen, F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re- re- + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil.] 1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. Evil on itself shall back recoil. --Milton. The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits. --De Quincey. 2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink. --Shak. 3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] [bd]To your bowers recoil.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Recoilingly \Re*coil"ing*ly\, adv. In the manner of a recoil. | |
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Recoilment \Re*coil"ment\, n. [Cf. F. reculement.] Recoil. [R.] | |
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Recolonization \Re*col`o*ni*za"tion\ (r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), n. A second or renewed colonization. | |
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Recolonize \Re*col"o*nize\ (r?*k?l"?*n?z), v. t. To colonize again. | |
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Recule \Re*cule"\ (r?*k?l"), Reculement \Re*cule"ment\ (-ment), n. [F. reculement.] Recoil. [Obs.] | |
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Regalement \Re*gale"ment\ (-ment), n. The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment. | |
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Regalian \Re*ga"li*an\ (-an), a. Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives. --Hallam. | |
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Regale \Re*gale"\ (r?*g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regaled} (-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regaling}.] [F. r[82]galer, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff. {Gelatin}), or cf. Sp. gala graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. {Gala}), or most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.] To enerta[?]n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear. | |
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Reglement \Re"gle*ment\ (r?g"'l*ment), n. [F. r[82]glement, fr. r[82]gler, L. regulare. See {Regulate}.] Regulation. [Obs.] The reformation and reglement of usury. --Bacon. | |
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Reglementary \Reg`le*men"ta*ry\ (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), a. [F. r[82]glementaire, fr. r[82]glement.] Regulative. [R.] | |
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Reguline \Reg"u*line\ (r?g"?*l?n), a. [Cf. F. r[82]gulin. See {Regulus}.] (Chem. & Metal.) Of or pertaining to regulus. | |
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Reiglement \Rei"gle*ment\ (-ment), n. [See {Reglement}.] Rule; regulation. [Obs.] --Bacon. Jer. Taylor. | |
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Resilience \Re*sil"i*ence\ (r?-z?l"?-ens), Resiliency \Re*sil"i*en*cy\ (-en-s?), n. 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. 2. (Mech. & Engyn.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain. | |
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Resilience \Re*sil"i*ence\ (r?-z?l"?-ens), Resiliency \Re*sil"i*en*cy\ (-en-s?), n. 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. 2. (Mech. & Engyn.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain. | |
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Resilient \Re*sil"i*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.] Leaping back; rebounding; recoling. | |
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Resile \Re*sile"\ (r?-z?l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resiled} (-z?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resiling}.] [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See {Salient}.] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J. Ellis. | |
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Rhigolene \Rhig"o*lene\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?] cold + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purification of crude petroleum, and is used as a refregerant. | |
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Roccellin \Roc*cel"lin\, n. A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol. | |
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Roche alum \Roche" al`um\ (Chem.) A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called {rock alum}. | |
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Rochelime \Roche"lime`\, n. [F. roche rock + E. lime.] Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime. [Eng.] | |
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Roche alum \Roche" al`um\ (Chem.) A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called {rock alum}. | |
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roche alum \Roche" al`um\ (Chem.) A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called {rock alum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rockling \Rock"ling\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera {Onos} and {Rhinonemus} (formerly {Motella}), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[icr]n"n[ecr]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[c6]netwige, fr. AS. l[c6]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera {Linota}, {Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common European species ({L. cannabina}), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also {gray linnet}, {red linnet}, {rose linnet}, {brown linnet}, {lintie}, {lintwhite}, {gorse thatcher}, {linnet finch}, and {greater redpoll}. The American redpoll linnet ({Acanthis linaria}) often has the crown and throat rosy. See {Redpoll}, and {Twite}. {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the European green finch. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rosland \Ros"land\, n. [W. rhos a meadow, a moor + E. land.] heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery land. [prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Bunt rush} (Football), a combined rush by main strength. {Rush line} (Football), the line composed of rushers. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Raceland, KY (city, FIPS 63858) Location: 38.53620 N, 82.73369 W Population (1990): 2256 (919 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 41169 Raceland, LA (CDP, FIPS 63155) Location: 29.71810 N, 90.59683 W Population (1990): 5564 (2077 housing units) Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70394 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ragland, AL (town, FIPS 63216) Location: 33.74806 N, 86.13630 W Population (1990): 1807 (714 housing units) Area: 43.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35131 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland, GA (city, FIPS 65016) Location: 32.08454 N, 84.67582 W Population (1990): 1668 (644 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31825 Richland, IA (city, FIPS 66720) Location: 41.18587 N, 91.99497 W Population (1990): 522 (260 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52585 Richland, IN Zip code(s): 47634 Richland, MI (village, FIPS 68240) Location: 42.37563 N, 85.45613 W Population (1990): 465 (185 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49083 Richland, MO (city, FIPS 61562) Location: 37.86115 N, 92.39949 W Population (1990): 2029 (921 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65556 Richland, MS (city, FIPS 62400) Location: 32.23318 N, 90.16496 W Population (1990): 4014 (1620 housing units) Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39218 Richland, MT Zip code(s): 59260 Richland, NE (village, FIPS 41375) Location: 41.43729 N, 97.21412 W Population (1990): 96 (47 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68601 Richland, NJ Zip code(s): 08350 Richland, NY Zip code(s): 13144 Richland, OR (city, FIPS 61700) Location: 44.76766 N, 117.16756 W Population (1990): 161 (97 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97870 Richland, PA (borough, FIPS 64560) Location: 40.35703 N, 76.25751 W Population (1990): 1457 (557 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17087 Richland, TX (town, FIPS 61820) Location: 31.92505 N, 96.42583 W Population (1990): 244 (119 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76681 Richland, WA (city, FIPS 58235) Location: 46.29400 N, 119.29072 W Population (1990): 32315 (13872 housing units) Area: 83.0 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99352 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland Center, WI (city, FIPS 67625) Location: 43.33782 N, 90.38323 W Population (1990): 5018 (2290 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland County, IL (county, FIPS 159) Location: 38.71339 N, 88.08519 W Population (1990): 16545 (7142 housing units) Area: 932.8 sq km (land), 4.8 sq km (water) Richland County, MT (county, FIPS 83) Location: 47.78546 N, 104.56113 W Population (1990): 10716 (4825 housing units) Area: 5398.0 sq km (land), 49.0 sq km (water) Richland County, ND (county, FIPS 77) Location: 46.26534 N, 96.95127 W Population (1990): 18148 (7394 housing units) Area: 3721.6 sq km (land), 23.0 sq km (water) Richland County, OH (county, FIPS 139) Location: 40.77535 N, 82.53602 W Population (1990): 126137 (50350 housing units) Area: 1287.3 sq km (land), 8.6 sq km (water) Richland County, SC (county, FIPS 79) Location: 34.03098 N, 80.90659 W Population (1990): 285720 (109564 housing units) Area: 1959.4 sq km (land), 39.4 sq km (water) Richland County, WI (county, FIPS 103) Location: 43.37718 N, 90.42664 W Population (1990): 17521 (7325 housing units) Area: 1518.4 sq km (land), 8.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland Hills, TX (city, FIPS 61844) Location: 32.80995 N, 97.22608 W Population (1990): 7978 (3270 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 83) Location: 32.41747 N, 91.76423 W Population (1990): 20629 (8031 housing units) Area: 1446.5 sq km (land), 15.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richland Springs, TX (town, FIPS 61880) Location: 31.27016 N, 98.94533 W Population (1990): 344 (214 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76871 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richlands, NC (town, FIPS 56360) Location: 34.89979 N, 77.54783 W Population (1990): 996 (431 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28574 Richlands, VA (town, FIPS 66928) Location: 37.09516 N, 81.80231 W Population (1990): 4456 (1995 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24641 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richlandtown, PA (borough, FIPS 64584) Location: 40.47228 N, 75.32133 W Population (1990): 1195 (379 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18955 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Richlawn, KY (city, FIPS 65208) Location: 38.25525 N, 85.64128 W Population (1990): 435 (184 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rock Glen, NY Zip code(s): 14550 Rock Glen, PA Zip code(s): 18246 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rockland, ID (city, FIPS 69130) Location: 42.57356 N, 112.87420 W Population (1990): 264 (102 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83271 Rockland, MA Zip code(s): 02370 Rockland, ME (city, FIPS 63590) Location: 44.12336 N, 69.13134 W Population (1990): 7972 (3719 housing units) Area: 33.4 sq km (land), 5.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04841 Rockland, TX Zip code(s): 75938 Rockland, WI (village, FIPS 68900) Location: 43.90615 N, 90.91824 W Population (1990): 509 (157 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54653 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rockland County, NY (county, FIPS 87) Location: 41.14975 N, 74.02669 W Population (1990): 265475 (88264 housing units) Area: 451.2 sq km (land), 65.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rocklin, CA (city, FIPS 62364) Location: 38.80240 N, 121.24027 W Population (1990): 19033 (7559 housing units) Area: 32.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95677 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roseland, AR Zip code(s): 72442 Roseland, CA (CDP, FIPS 62868) Location: 38.42150 N, 122.72487 W Population (1990): 8779 (2934 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Roseland, FL (CDP, FIPS 61875) Location: 27.83986 N, 80.48946 W Population (1990): 1379 (802 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water) Roseland, IN (town, FIPS 65988) Location: 41.71670 N, 86.25158 W Population (1990): 706 (328 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Roseland, KS (city, FIPS 61275) Location: 37.27937 N, 94.85126 W Population (1990): 98 (47 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Roseland, LA (town, FIPS 66165) Location: 30.76467 N, 90.51282 W Population (1990): 1093 (451 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70456 Roseland, NE (village, FIPS 42355) Location: 40.47091 N, 98.55792 W Population (1990): 247 (103 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68973 Roseland, NJ (borough, FIPS 64590) Location: 40.82195 N, 74.30837 W Population (1990): 4847 (1850 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07068 Roseland, VA Zip code(s): 22967 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roslindale, MA Zip code(s): 02131 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roslyn, NY (village, FIPS 63770) Location: 40.79965 N, 73.64877 W Population (1990): 1965 (1064 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11576 Roslyn, SD (town, FIPS 56380) Location: 45.49664 N, 97.49340 W Population (1990): 251 (114 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57261 Roslyn, WA (city, FIPS 60055) Location: 47.24485 N, 121.10262 W Population (1990): 869 (606 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roslyn Estates, NY (village, FIPS 63792) Location: 40.79405 N, 73.66232 W Population (1990): 1184 (421 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roslyn Harbor, NY (village, FIPS 63803) Location: 40.81835 N, 73.64064 W Population (1990): 1114 (393 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Roslyn Heights, NY (CDP, FIPS 63814) Location: 40.77875 N, 73.64062 W Population (1990): 6405 (2233 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11577 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rosslyn Farms, PA (borough, FIPS 66320) Location: 40.42160 N, 80.08984 W Population (1990): 483 (194 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Rogelim fullers, a town of Gilead, the residence of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Sam. 17:27; 19:31), probably near to Mahanaim. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Rogelim, a foot or footman |