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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ragabash \Rag"a*bash`\, Ragabrash \Rag"a*brash`\, n. An idle, ragged person. --Nares. Grose. | |
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Raspberry \Rasp"ber*ry\ (?; 277), n. [From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.] (Bot.) (a) The thimble-shaped fruit of the {Rubus Id[91]us} and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red and the white raspberry. (b) The shrub bearing this fruit. Note: Technically, raspberries are those brambles in which the fruit separates readily from the core or receptacle, in this differing from the blackberries, in which the fruit is firmly attached to the receptacle. | |
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Rasper \Rasp"er\, n. One who, or which, rasps; a scraper. | |
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Re coverance \Re cov"er*ance\ (-[ait]ns), n. Recovery. [Obs.] | |
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Re89xperience \Re`[89]x*pe"ri*ence\ (-p?`r?-ens), n. A renewed or repeated experience. | |
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Re89xport \Re`[89]x*port"\ (-p?rt"), v. t. To export again, as what has been imported. | |
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Re89xport \Re*[89]x"port\ (r?*?ks"p?rt), n/ Any commodity re[89]xported; -- chiefly in the ptural. | |
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Re89xportation \Re*[89]x`por*ta"tion\ (-p?r*t?"sh?n), n. The act of re[89]xporting, or of exporting an import. --A. Smith. | |
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Recapper \Re*cap"per\, n. (Firearms) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it. | |
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Receiver \Re*ceiv"er\, n. (Firearms) In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector, cut-off, etc. | |
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Receiver \Re*ceiv"er\, n. [Cf. F. receveur.] 1. One who takes or receives in any manner. 2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up its affairs, in certain cases. --Bouvier. 3. One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen. --Blackstone. 4. (Chem.) (a) A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of distillation. (b) A vessel for receiving and containing gases. 5. (Pneumatics) The glass vessel in which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. {Bell jar}, and see Illust. of {Air pump}. 6. (Steam Engine) (a) A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine. (b) A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine. 7. That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter. {Exhausted receiver} (Physics), a receiver, as that used with the air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a vessel the interior of which is a more or less complete vacuum. | |
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Receiver's certificate \Re*ceiv"er's cer*tif"i*cate\ An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the assets held by him, as for operating a railroad. Receivers' certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets, prior to that of bonds or other securities. | |
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Receivership \Re*ceiv"er*ship\, n. The state or office of a receiver. | |
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}. 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. 3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x. {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure. {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely. | |
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Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, n. 1. That which is reciprocal to another thing. Corruption is a reciprocal to generation. --Bacon. 2. (Arith. & Alg.) The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus [ac] is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a + b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
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Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak. 3. Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. --I. Watts. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of [ac] to 1/9. {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. Syn: Mutual; alternate. Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. | |
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Reciprocality \Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty\, n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness. [R.] | |
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Reciprocally \Re*cip"ro*cal*ly\, adv. 1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. These two particles to reciprocally affect each other with the same force. --Bentley. 2. (Math.) In the manner of reciprocals. {Reciprocally proportional} (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other. | |
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Reciprocally \Re*cip"ro*cal*ly\, adv. 1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. These two particles to reciprocally affect each other with the same force. --Bentley. 2. (Math.) In the manner of reciprocals. {Reciprocally proportional} (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other. | |
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Reciprocalness \Re*cip"ro*cal*ness\, n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. t. To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to unterchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors. --Cowper. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. | |
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Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. | |
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Reciprocation \Re*cip`ro*ca"tion\, n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. reciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. 2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Reciprocity \Rec`i*proc"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]ciprocit[82]. See {Reciprocal}.] 1. Mutual action and reaction. 2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation. {Reciprocity treaty}, [or] {Treaty of reciprocity}, a treaty concluded between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in other respects. Syn: Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality. | |
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Reciprocity \Rec`i*proc"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]ciprocit[82]. See {Reciprocal}.] 1. Mutual action and reaction. 2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation. {Reciprocity treaty}, [or] {Treaty of reciprocity}, a treaty concluded between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in other respects. Syn: Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality. | |
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Reciprocornous \Re*cip`ro*cor"nous\, a. [L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal + cornu horn.] (Zo[94]l.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. [R.] --Ash. | |
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Reciprocous \Re*cip"ro*cous\, a. Reciprocal. [Obs.] | |
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Reciprok \Rec"i*prok\, a. [F. r[82]ciproque, L. reciprocus.] Reciprocal. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Reciproque \Rec"i*proque\, a. & n. [F. r[82]ciproque.] Reciprocal. --Bacon. | |
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Recouper \Re*coup"er\ (r?*k??p"?r), n. One who recoups. --Story. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. [bd]Loss of catel may recovered be.[b8] --Chaucer. Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers. 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak. 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley. When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe. 5. To rescue; to deliver. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26. 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak. Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales. 7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. {Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of [bd]aim[b8] to that of [bd]ready.[b8] Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright. Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. --2 Kings i. 2. 2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.] With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. --Fuller. 3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\, n. Recovery. --Sir T. Malory. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. [bd]Loss of catel may recovered be.[b8] --Chaucer. Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers. 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak. 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley. When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe. 5. To rescue; to deliver. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26. 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak. Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales. 7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. {Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of [bd]aim[b8] to that of [bd]ready.[b8] Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure. | |
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Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.] Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. --Shak. If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper. -- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.] Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. --Shak. If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper. -- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. [bd]Loss of catel may recovered be.[b8] --Chaucer. Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers. 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak. 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley. When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe. 5. To rescue; to deliver. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26. 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak. Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales. 7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. {Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of [bd]aim[b8] to that of [bd]ready.[b8] Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure. | |
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Recoveree \Re*cov`er*ee"\ (-[emac]"), n. (Law) The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery. | |
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Recoverer \Re*cov"er*er\ (r?*k?v"?r*?r), n. One who recovers. | |
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Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. [bd]Loss of catel may recovered be.[b8] --Chaucer. Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers. 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak. 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley. When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe. 5. To rescue; to deliver. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26. 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak. Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales. 7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. {Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of [bd]aim[b8] to that of [bd]ready.[b8] Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure. | |
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Recoveror \Re*cov`er*or"\ (-?r), n. (Law) The demandant in a common recovery after judgment. --Wharton. | |
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Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\, n. 1. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. 2. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack. | |
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Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n. 1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession. 2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc. 3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court. 4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.] [bd]Help be past recovery.[b8] --Tusser. 5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke. {Common recovery} (Law), a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America. --Burrill. Warren. | |
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Recuperable \Re*cu"per*a*ble\ (r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l), a. [Cf.F. r[82]cup[?]rable. See {Recover}.] Recoverable. --Sir T. Elyot. | |
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Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. &. p. p. {Recuperated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recuperating}.] [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See {Recover} to get again.] To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. | |
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Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\, v. t. To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength. | |
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Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. &. p. p. {Recuperated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recuperating}.] [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See {Recover} to get again.] To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. | |
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Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. &. p. p. {Recuperated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recuperating}.] [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See {Recover} to get again.] To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. | |
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Recuperation \Re*cu`per*a"tion\ (-?`sh?n), n.. [L. recuperatio: cf. F. r[82]cup[?]ration.] Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength. | |
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Recuperative \Re*cu"per*a*tive\ (-?*t?v), Recuperatory \Re*cu"per*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. recuperativus, recuperatorius.] Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery. | |
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Recuperator \Re*cu"per*a`tor\ (r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), n. [Cf. L. recuperator a recoverer.] (Steel Manuf.) Same as {Regenerator}. | |
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Recuperative \Re*cu"per*a*tive\ (-?*t?v), Recuperatory \Re*cu"per*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. recuperativus, recuperatorius.] Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery. | |
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Reshipper \Re*ship"per\ (-p?r), n. One who reships. | |
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Resperse \Re*sperse"\ (r?*sp?rs"), v. t. [L. respersus, p. p. of respergere; pref. re- re- + spargere to srew, sprinkle.] To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Respersion \Re*sper"sion\ (r?*sp?r"sh?n), n. [L. respersio.] The act of sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.] | |
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Respirability \Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? [or] r?s`p?*r?-), n. [Cf. F. respirabilit[?].] The quality or state of being respirable; respirableness. | |
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Respirable \Re*spir"a*ble\ (r?*sp?r"?*b'l [or] r?s"p?*r?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. respirable.] Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- {Re*spir"a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Respirable \Re*spir"a*ble\ (r?*sp?r"?*b'l [or] r?s"p?*r?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. respirable.] Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- {Re*spir"a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Respiration \Res`pi*ra"tion\ (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), n. [L. respiratio: cf. F. respiration. See {Respire}.] 1. The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath. 2. Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.] Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And vengeance to the wicked. --Milton. 3. Interval; intermission. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. 4. (Physiol.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed. Note: Respiration in the higher animals is divided into: ({a}) Internal respiration, or the interchange of oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body and the bathing them, which in one sense is a process of nutrition. ({b}) External respiration, or the gaseous interchange taking place in the special respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes respiration proper. --Gamgee. In the respiration of plants oxygen is likewise absorbed and carbonic acid exhaled, but in the light this process is obscured by another process which goes on with more vigor, in which the plant inhales and absorbs carbonic acid and exhales free oxygen. | |
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Respirational \Res`pi*ra"tion*al\ (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-al), a. Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirational difficulties. | |
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Respirative \Re*spir"a*tive\ (r?*sp?*r?*t?v), a. Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirative organs. | |
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Respirator \Res"pi*ra`tor\ (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), n. [Cf. F. respirateur.] A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors. | |
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Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? [or] r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. {Respiratory foods}. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1. {Respiratory tree} (Zo[94]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. | |
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Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? [or] r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. {Respiratory foods}. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1. {Respiratory tree} (Zo[94]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. | |
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Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? [or] r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. {Respiratory foods}. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1. {Respiratory tree} (Zo[94]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. | |
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Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired} (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See {Spirit}.] 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. --Spenser. Here leave me to respire. --Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. 2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. | |
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Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t. 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. --Byron. 2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired} (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See {Spirit}.] 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. --Spenser. Here leave me to respire. --Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. 2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. | |
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Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired} (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See {Spirit}.] 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. --Spenser. Here leave me to respire. --Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. 2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. | |
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Rhizophorous \Rhi*zoph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. [?][?][?] a root + [?][?][?][?] to bear.] (Bot.) Bearing roots. | |
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Sumac \Su"mac\, Sumach \Su"mach\, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summ[be]q.] [Written also {shumac}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rhus}, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese {Rhus vernicifera}, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer. 2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. {Poison sumac}. (Bot.) See under {Poison}. | |
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Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases. 2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. {Poison ash}. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus {Amyris} ({A. balsamifera}) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac ({Rhus venenata}). [U. S.] {Poison dogwood} (Bot.), poison sumac. {Poison fang} (Zo[94]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison gland} (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed along an organ capable of inflicting a wound. {Poison hemlock} (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Conium maculatum}). See {Hemlock}. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) of North America. It is common on stone walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See {Poison sumac}. Called also {poison oak}, and {mercury}. {Poison nut}. (Bot.) (a) Nux vomica. (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. {Poison oak} (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby {Rhus diversiloba} of California and Oregon. {Poison sac}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Poison gland}, above. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison sumac} (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus {Rhus} ({R. venenata}); -- also called {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, and {poison elder}. It has pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are harmless. The tree ({Rhus vernicifera}) which yields the celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan. Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity. Usage: {Poison}, {Venom}. Poison usually denotes something received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc. Venom is something discharged from animals and received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically implies some malignity of nature or purpose. | |
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Japan \Ja*pan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply {Japan}. {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}. {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}. {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac. | |
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Java \Ja"va\, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang. {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. | |
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Ricebird \Rice"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink. | |
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Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}. The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving. | |
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Java \Ja"va\, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang. {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. | |
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Ricebird \Rice"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink. | |
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Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}. The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving. | |
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Java \Ja"va\, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang. {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. | |
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Ricebird \Rice"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink. | |
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Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}. The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving. | |
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Riga fir \Ri"ga fir`\, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.] (Bot.) A species of pine ({Pinus sylvestris}), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also {Scotch pine}, and {red [or] yellow deal}. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia. | |
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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. | |
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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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
Roquefort cheese \Roque`fort" cheese\, [or] Roquefort \Roque`fort"\, n. A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roquefort cheese \Roque`fort" cheese\, [or] Roquefort \Roque`fort"\, n. A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?], Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha. 3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below. 4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump. 5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison. 6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below. {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage}, {China}, etc. {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}. {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}. {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}. {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}. (b) The European chafer. {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}. {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}. {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}. (b) The rose beetle (a) . {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See {Hay fever}, under {Hay}. {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burner \Burn"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. {Bunsen's burner} (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame. {Argand burner}, {Rose burner}, etc. See under {Argand}, {Rose}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below. {Breathing place}. (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall. {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak. {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d {Asper}, n. {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). | |
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Roxburgh \Rox"burgh\ (?; Scot. [?]), n. [From the third duke of Roxburgh (Scotland), a noted book collector who had his books so bound.] A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut. | |
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Russet \Rus"set\, n. 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. --Dryden. 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English russet}, and the {Roxbury russet}. | |
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Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. 2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower. 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. (b) An American woody climber ({Celastrus scandens}), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called {Roxbury waxwork}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rush \Rush\, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of {Juncus} and {Scirpus}. Note: Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and rushlights. 2. The merest trifle; a straw. John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush. --Arbuthnot. {Bog rush}. See under {Bog}. {Club rush}, any rush of the genus {Scirpus}. {Flowering rush}. See under {Flowering}. {Nut rush} (a) Any plant of the genus {Scleria}, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b) A name for several species of {Cyperus} having tuberous roots. {Rush broom}, an Australian leguminous plant ({Viminaria denudata}), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under {Spanish}. {Rush candle}, See under {Candle}. {Rush grass}, any grass of the genus {Vilfa}, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. {Rush toad} (Zo[94]l.), the natterjack. {Scouring rush}. (Bot.) Same as {Dutch rush}, under {Dutch.} {Spike rush}, any rushlike plant of the genus {Eleocharis}, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. {Sweet rush}, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. ({Andropogon sch[d2]nanthus}), used in Oriental medical practice. {Wood rush}, any plant of the genus {Luzula}, which differs in some technical characters from {Juncus}. | |
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Rush-bearing \Rush"-bear`ing\, n. A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.] --Nares. | |
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Rego Park, NY Zip code(s): 11374 | |
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Rexburg, ID (city, FIPS 67420) Location: 43.82517 N, 111.78742 W Population (1990): 14302 (3554 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83440 | |
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Rexford, KS (city, FIPS 59125) Location: 39.47051 N, 100.74355 W Population (1990): 171 (102 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rexford, MT (town, FIPS 62200) Location: 48.90101 N, 115.17034 W Population (1990): 132 (60 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59930 Rexford, NY Zip code(s): 12148 | |
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Riceboro, GA (city, FIPS 64960) Location: 31.72730 N, 81.44084 W Population (1990): 745 (269 housing units) Area: 27.7 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31323 | |
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Richboro, PA (CDP, FIPS 64464) Location: 40.22730 N, 75.00084 W Population (1990): 5332 (1548 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18954 | |
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Richburg, NY (village, FIPS 61434) Location: 42.08987 N, 78.15598 W Population (1990): 494 (175 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Richburg, SC (town, FIPS 59920) Location: 34.71555 N, 81.02029 W Population (1990): 405 (122 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29729 | |
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Richford, NY Zip code(s): 13835 Richford, VT (village, FIPS 59050) Location: 44.99569 N, 72.67342 W Population (1990): 1425 (629 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05476 | |
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Rixford, PA Zip code(s): 16745 | |
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Rocheport, MO (city, FIPS 62498) Location: 38.97947 N, 92.56331 W Population (1990): 255 (117 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65279 | |
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Rochford, SD Zip code(s): 57778 | |
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Rock Port, MO (city, FIPS 62696) Location: 40.41138 N, 95.51638 W Population (1990): 1438 (707 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64482 | |
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Rock Spring, GA Zip code(s): 30739 | |
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Rock Springs, AZ Zip code(s): 85324 Rock Springs, WI (village, FIPS 68975) Location: 43.47988 N, 89.91796 W Population (1990): 432 (165 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53961 Rock Springs, WY (city, FIPS 67235) Location: 41.59814 N, 109.22146 W Population (1990): 19050 (8056 housing units) Area: 47.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82901 | |
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Rockbridge, IL (village, FIPS 64811) Location: 39.27293 N, 90.20892 W Population (1990): 212 (94 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62081 Rockbridge, OH Zip code(s): 43149 | |
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Rockbridge Baths, VA Zip code(s): 24473 | |
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Rockbridge County, VA (county, FIPS 163) Location: 37.81464 N, 79.44620 W Population (1990): 18350 (7975 housing units) Area: 1553.1 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water) | |
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Rockford, AL (town, FIPS 65472) Location: 32.88759 N, 86.21723 W Population (1990): 461 (209 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35136 Rockford, IA (city, FIPS 68070) Location: 43.05284 N, 92.94750 W Population (1990): 863 (409 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50468 Rockford, IL (city, FIPS 65000) Location: 42.27030 N, 89.06315 W Population (1990): 139426 (58146 housing units) Area: 116.5 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61101, 61102, 61103, 61104, 61107, 61108, 61109, 61112 Rockford, MI (city, FIPS 69080) Location: 43.12621 N, 85.55663 W Population (1990): 3750 (1434 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49341 Rockford, MN (city, FIPS 55006) Location: 45.08910 N, 93.73556 W Population (1990): 2665 (1016 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55373 Rockford, OH (village, FIPS 67874) Location: 40.69201 N, 84.64869 W Population (1990): 1119 (491 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45882 Rockford, TN (city, FIPS 64160) Location: 35.82979 N, 83.93574 W Population (1990): 646 (256 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37853 Rockford, WA (town, FIPS 59145) Location: 47.45102 N, 117.12920 W Population (1990): 481 (179 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99030 | |
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Rockport, AR (town, FIPS 60020) Location: 34.39187 N, 92.81627 W Population (1990): 388 (172 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rockport, IL Zip code(s): 62370 Rockport, IN (city, FIPS 65484) Location: 37.88367 N, 87.05087 W Population (1990): 2315 (1056 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47635 Rockport, KY (city, FIPS 66216) Location: 37.33638 N, 86.99278 W Population (1990): 385 (148 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42369 Rockport, MA (CDP, FIPS 57845) Location: 42.64602 N, 70.61943 W Population (1990): 5448 (3193 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01966 Rockport, ME Zip code(s): 04856 Rockport, TX (city, FIPS 62804) Location: 28.04073 N, 97.05153 W Population (1990): 4753 (2721 housing units) Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78382 Rockport, WA Zip code(s): 98283 Rockport, WV Zip code(s): 26169 | |
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Rocksprings, TX (town, FIPS 62816) Location: 30.01684 N, 100.21185 W Population (1990): 1339 (536 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78880 | |
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Rocky Ford, CO (city, FIPS 65190) Location: 38.04992 N, 103.72190 W Population (1990): 4162 (1829 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81067 Rocky Ford, GA (town, FIPS 66444) Location: 32.66336 N, 81.82901 W Population (1990): 197 (86 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30455 | |
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Rockybranch, KY Zip code(s): 42640 | |
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Rosburg, WA Zip code(s): 98643 | |
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Roseboro, NC (town, FIPS 57800) Location: 34.95388 N, 78.51211 W Population (1990): 1441 (583 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28382 | |
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Roseburg, OR (city, FIPS 63650) Location: 43.21969 N, 123.35762 W Population (1990): 17032 (7052 housing units) Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97470 | |
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Roseburg North, OR (CDP, FIPS 63660) Location: 43.25362 N, 123.32111 W Population (1990): 6831 (2994 housing units) Area: 62.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) | |
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Rossburg, OH (village, FIPS 68672) Location: 40.27981 N, 84.63816 W Population (1990): 250 (85 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45362 | |
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Rossford, OH (city, FIPS 68686) Location: 41.60375 N, 83.56197 W Population (1990): 5861 (2442 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43460 | |
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Roxboro, NC (city, FIPS 58160) Location: 36.40160 N, 78.98009 W Population (1990): 7332 (3195 housing units) Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27573 | |
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Roxbury, CT Zip code(s): 06783 Roxbury, KS Zip code(s): 67476 Roxbury, MA Zip code(s): 02118, 02119, 02120 Roxbury, ME Zip code(s): 04275 Roxbury, NY Zip code(s): 12474 Roxbury, VT Zip code(s): 05669 | |
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Rushford, MN (city, FIPS 56284) Location: 43.81234 N, 91.75241 W Population (1990): 1485 (657 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55971 Rushford, NY Zip code(s): 14777 | |
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Rushford Village, MN (city, FIPS 56302) Location: 43.80440 N, 91.78730 W Population (1990): 705 (237 housing units) Area: 86.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) |