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Raffia palm \Raf"fi*a palm\ (a) A pinnate-leaved palm ({Raphia ruffia}) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks. (b) The jupati palm. | |
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Rapier \Ra"pi*er\, n. [F. rapi[8a]re, perhaps for raspi[8a]re, and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. rasp, v.] A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting. {Rapier fish} (Zo[94]l.), the swordfish. [Obs.] --Grew. | |
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Re proval \Re prov"al\ (-al), n. Reproof. --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Rebarbarize \Re*bar"ba*rize\, v. t. To reduce again to barbarism. -- {Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion}, n. Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious wars. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Rebarbarize \Re*bar"ba*rize\, v. t. To reduce again to barbarism. -- {Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion}, n. Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious wars. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Referable \Ref"er*a*ble\ (r?f"?r*?*b'l), a. Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written also {referrible}.] It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which obtain between bodies are referable to one general cause. --W. Nicholson. | |
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Referable \Ref"er*a*ble\ (r?f"?r*?*b'l), a. Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written also {referrible}.] It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which obtain between bodies are referable to one general cause. --W. Nicholson. | |
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Referrible \Re*fer"ri*ble\ (-r?*b'l), a. Referable. --Hallam. | |
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Referable \Ref"er*a*ble\ (r?f"?r*?*b'l), a. Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written also {referrible}.] It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which obtain between bodies are referable to one general cause. --W. Nicholson. | |
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Referrible \Re*fer"ri*ble\ (-r?*b'l), a. Referable. --Hallam. | |
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Refurbish \Re*fur"bish\ (r?*f?r"b?sh), v. t. To furbish anew. | |
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Repairable \Re*pair"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. Reparable. --Gauden. | |
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Reparability \Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty\ (r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or state of being reparable. | |
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Reparable \Rep"a*ra*ble\ (r?p"?-r?-b'l), a. [L. reparabilis: cf. F. r[82]parable.] Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury. | |
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Reparably \Rep"a*ra*bly\, adv. In a reparable manner. | |
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Repprobacy \Repp"ro*ba*cy\ (r?p"r?-b?-c?), n. Reprobation. [R.] | |
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Reprefe \Re*prefe"\ (r?-pr?f"), n. Reproof. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Reprevable \Re*prev"a*ble\ (r?-pr?v"?-b'l), a. Reprovable. [Obs.] | |
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Repreve \Re*preve"\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [See {Reprieve}, v. t.] To reprove. [Obs.] [bd]Repreve him of his vice.[b8] --Chaucer. | |
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Repreve \Re*preve"\, n. Reproof. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Repriefe \Re*priefe"\ (r?-pr?f"), n. Repreve. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Reprieval \Re*priev"al\ (r?-pr?v"al), n. Reprieve. --Overbury. | |
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Reprieve \Re*prieve\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprieved} (-pr?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprieving}.] [OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il reprueve), F. r[82]prouver to disapprove, fr. L. reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try, prove. See {Prove}, and cf. {Reprove}, {Reprobate}.] 1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. --Rogers. 2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily. Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. --South. | |
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Reprieve \Re*prieve"\ (r?-pr?v"), n. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. --Clarendon. 2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. --Denham. | |
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Reprieve \Re*prieve\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprieved} (-pr?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprieving}.] [OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il reprueve), F. r[82]prouver to disapprove, fr. L. reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try, prove. See {Prove}, and cf. {Reprove}, {Reprobate}.] 1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. --Rogers. 2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily. Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. --South. | |
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Reprieve \Re*prieve\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprieved} (-pr?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprieving}.] [OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il reprueve), F. r[82]prouver to disapprove, fr. L. reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try, prove. See {Prove}, and cf. {Reprove}, {Reprobate}.] 1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. --Rogers. 2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily. Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. --South. | |
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Reprive \Re*prive"\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [Pref. re- + L. privare to deprive.] To take back or away. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Reprive \Re*prive"\, v. t. To reprieve. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Reprobance \Rep"ro*bance\ (-bans), n. Reprobation. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} (-b?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears. --Ayliffe. Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other. --Macaulay. 2. To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. Syn: To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject. | |
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Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), a. [L. reprobatus, p. p. of reprobare to disapprove, condemn. See {Reprieve}, {Reprove}.] 1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected. [Obs.] Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. --Jer. vi. 30. 2. Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally abandoned and lost; given up to vice; depraved. And strength, and art, are easily outdone By spirits reprobate. --Milton. 3. Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as, reprobate conduct. [bd]Reprobate desire.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Abandoned; vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked; profligate; base; vile. See {Abandoned}. | |
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Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\, n. One morally abandoned and lost. I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a traitor to the king. --Sir W. Raleigh. | |
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Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} (-b?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears. --Ayliffe. Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other. --Macaulay. 2. To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. Syn: To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject. | |
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Reprobateness \Rep"ro*bate*ness\, n. The state of being reprobate. | |
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Reprobater \Rep"ro*ba`ter\ (-b?`t?r), n. One who reprobates. | |
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Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} (-b?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears. --Ayliffe. Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other. --Macaulay. 2. To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. Syn: To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject. | |
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Reprobation \Rep`ro*ba"tion\ (-b?`sh?n), n. [F. r[82]probation, or L. reprobatio.] 1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation. --Jeffrey. Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin. --Dryden. 2. (Theol.) The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. | |
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Reprobationer \Rep`ro*ba"tion*er\ (-?r), n. (Theol.) One who believes in reprobation. See {Reprobation}, 2. --South. | |
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Reprobative \Rep"ro*ba*tive\ (-b?-t?v), a. Of or pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation. | |
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Reprobatory \Rep"ro*ba`to*ry\ (-b?`t?-r?), a. Reprobative. | |
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Reproof \Re*proof"\ (r?-pr??f"), n. [OE. reproef. See {Proof}, {Reprove}.] 1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.] 2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. --Pope. Syn: Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See {Admonition}. | |
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Reprovable \Re*prov"a*ble\ (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]prouvable.] Worthy of reproof or censure. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable. --{Re*prov"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*prov"a*bly}, adv. | |
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Reprovable \Re*prov"a*ble\ (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]prouvable.] Worthy of reproof or censure. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable. --{Re*prov"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*prov"a*bly}, adv. | |
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Reprovable \Re*prov"a*ble\ (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]prouvable.] Worthy of reproof or censure. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable. --{Re*prov"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*prov"a*bly}, adv. | |
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Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r[82]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate}, and cf. {Reproof}.] 1. To convince. [Obs.] When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi. 9. 2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.] Reprove my allegation, if you can. --Shak. 3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. What if thy son Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, [bd]Wherefore didst thou beget me?[b8] --Milton. 4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men. --Udall. Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. Usage: {Reprove}, {Rebuke}, {Reprimand}. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty. | |
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Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r[82]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate}, and cf. {Reproof}.] 1. To convince. [Obs.] When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi. 9. 2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.] Reprove my allegation, if you can. --Shak. 3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. What if thy son Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, [bd]Wherefore didst thou beget me?[b8] --Milton. 4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men. --Udall. Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. Usage: {Reprove}, {Rebuke}, {Reprimand}. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty. | |
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Reprover \Re*prov"er\ (r?-pr??v"?r), n. One who, or that which, reproves. | |
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Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r[82]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate}, and cf. {Reproof}.] 1. To convince. [Obs.] When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi. 9. 2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.] Reprove my allegation, if you can. --Shak. 3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. What if thy son Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, [bd]Wherefore didst thou beget me?[b8] --Milton. 4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men. --Udall. Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. Usage: {Reprove}, {Rebuke}, {Reprimand}. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty. | |
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Reprovingly \Re*prov"ing*ly\, adv. In a reproving manner. | |
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Repurify \Re*pu"ri*fy\ (r?-p?"r?-f?), v. t. To purify again. | |
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Reverb \Re*verb"\, v. t. To echo. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Reverberant \Re*ver"ber*ant\, a. [L. reverberans, p. pr. : cf. F. r[82]verb[82]rant. See {Reverberate}.] Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating. | |
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Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, a. [L. reverberatus, p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.] 1. Reverberant. [Obs.] [bd]The reverberate hills.[b8] --Shak. 2. Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again. --Shak. 2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace. 3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] [bd]Reverberated into glass.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. i. 1. To resound; to echo. 2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound. | |
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Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again. --Shak. 2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace. 3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] [bd]Reverberated into glass.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again. --Shak. 2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace. 3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] [bd]Reverberated into glass.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Reverberation \Re*ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [CF. F. r[82]verb[82]ration.] The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or re[89]choing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reverberative \Re*ver"ber*a*tive\, a. Of the nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate; reflective. This reverberative influence is that which we have intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its centers. --I. Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reverberator \Re*ver"ber*a`tor\, n. One who, or that which, produces reverberation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reverberatory \Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry\, a. Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. {Reverberatory furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reverberatory \Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry\, n. A reverberatory furnace. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reverberatory \Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry\, a. Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. {Reverberatory furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhabarbarate \Rha*bar"ba*rate\, a. [From NL. rhabarbarum, an old name of rhubarb. See {Rhubarb}.] Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb. --Floyer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhabarbarin \Rha*bar"ba*rin\, [or] Rhabarbarine \Rha*bar"ba*rine\, n. (Chem.) Chrysophanic acid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhabarbarin \Rha*bar"ba*rin\, [or] Rhabarbarine \Rha*bar"ba*rine\, n. (Chem.) Chrysophanic acid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. [?][?][?] (and [?][?]) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous}, {Rhaponticine}.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[91]}. 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}. 3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much as a cathartic medicine. {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}. {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chrysophanic \Chrys`o*phan"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane. {Chrysophanic acid} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also {rhein}, {rheic acid}, {rhubarbarin}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhubarby \Rhu"barb*y\, a. Like rhubarb. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Riffraff \Riff"raff`\, n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf. CF. {Raff}, and 1st {Rifle}.] Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. --Beau. & Fl. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Riprap \Rip"rap`\, n. [Cf. {Rap}.] (Masonry) A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Riprap \Rip"rap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riprapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riprapping}.] To form a riprap in or upon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Riprap \Rip"rap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riprapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riprapping}.] To form a riprap in or upon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Riprap \Rip"rap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riprapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riprapping}.] To form a riprap in or upon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below. {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
River \Riv"er\, n. [F. riv[8a]re a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Arrive}, {Riparian}.] 1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook. Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow. --Macaulay. 2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil. {River chub} (Zo[94]l.), the hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes. {River crab} (Zo[94]l.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the genus {Thelphusa}, as {T. depressa} of Southern Europe. {River dragon}, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king of Egypt. {River driver}, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. --Bartlett. {River duck} (Zo[94]l.), any species of duck belonging to {Anas}, {Spatula}, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck. {River god}, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity. {River herring} (Zo[94]l.), an alewife. {River hog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus {Potamoch[oe]rus}. They frequent wet places along the rivers. (b) The capybara. {River horse} (Zo[94]l.), the hippopotamus. {River jack} (Zo[94]l.), an African puff adder ({Clotho nasicornis}) having a spine on the nose. {River limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus {Ancylus}, having a limpet-shaped shell. {River pirate} (Zo[94]l.), the pike. {River snail} (Zo[94]l.), any species of fresh-water gastropods of {Paludina}, {Melontho}, and allied genera. See {Pond snail}, under {Pond}. {River tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus {Trionyx} and allied genera. See {Trionyx}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Robber \Rob"ber\, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. --Milton. Syn: Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See {Thief}. {Robber crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab. {Robber fly}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}. {Robber gull} (Zo[94]l.), a jager gull. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hornet \Hor"net\, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, strong wasp. The European species ({Vespa crabro}) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet ({V. maculata}) is larger and has similar habits. {Hornet fly} (Zo[94]l.), any dipterous insect of the genus {Asilus}, and allied genera, of which there are numerous species. They are large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Called also {hawk fly}, {robber fly}. {To stir up a hornet's nest}, to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Robber \Rob"ber\, n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. --Milton. Syn: Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See {Thief}. {Robber crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab. {Robber fly}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}. {Robber gull} (Zo[94]l.), a jager gull. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hornet \Hor"net\, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, strong wasp. The European species ({Vespa crabro}) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet ({V. maculata}) is larger and has similar habits. {Hornet fly} (Zo[94]l.), any dipterous insect of the genus {Asilus}, and allied genera, of which there are numerous species. They are large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Called also {hawk fly}, {robber fly}. {To stir up a hornet's nest}, to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rio Bravo, TX Zip code(s): 78043 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
River Bend, NC (town, FIPS 56710) Location: 35.07311 N, 77.15224 W Population (1990): 2408 (1173 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
River Bluff, KY (city, FIPS 65559) Location: 38.36933 N, 85.60282 W Population (1990): 452 (140 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
River Falls, AL (town, FIPS 64776) Location: 31.35036 N, 86.54189 W Population (1990): 710 (298 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) River Falls, WI (city, FIPS 68275) Location: 44.85574 N, 92.62161 W Population (1990): 10610 (3525 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54022 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
River Forest, IL (village, FIPS 64304) Location: 41.89485 N, 87.81905 W Population (1990): 11669 (4197 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60305 River Forest, IN (town, FIPS 64728) Location: 40.10947 N, 85.72938 W Population (1990): 16 (9 housing units) Area: 0.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
River Vale, NJ (CDP, FIPS 63720) Location: 41.01362 N, 74.00697 W Population (1990): 9410 (3208 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Riverbank, CA (city, FIPS 61068) Location: 37.73281 N, 120.94510 W Population (1990): 8547 (2647 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95367 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Riverview, AL (town, FIPS 65016) Location: 31.05846 N, 87.05672 W Population (1990): 90 (43 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Riverview, DE (CDP, FIPS 61480) Location: 39.02907 N, 75.51981 W Population (1990): 1138 (384 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Riverview, FL (CDP, FIPS 60950) Location: 27.87051 N, 82.31671 W Population (1990): 6478 (2921 housing units) Area: 22.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33569 Riverview, MI (city, FIPS 68880) Location: 42.17135 N, 83.19212 W Population (1990): 13894 (5227 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48192 Riverview, MO (village, FIPS 62192) Location: 38.74370 N, 90.21173 W Population (1990): 3242 (1502 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Riviera Beach, FL (city, FIPS 60975) Location: 26.78295 N, 80.06936 W Population (1990): 27639 (14078 housing units) Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33404 Riviera Beach, MD (CDP, FIPS 66850) Location: 39.16065 N, 76.52335 W Population (1990): 11376 (4278 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21122 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
REF-ARF ["REF-ARF: A System for Solving Problems Stated as Procedures", R.E. Fikes, Artif Intell J 1(1), Spring 1970]. (1998-06-29) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Reprobate that which is rejected on account of its own worthlessness (Jer. 6:30; Heb. 6:8; Gr. adokimos, "rejected"). This word is also used with reference to persons cast away or rejected because they have failed to make use of opportunities offered them (1 Cor. 9:27; 2 Cor. 13:5-7). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
River of Egypt (1.) Heb. nahar mitsraim, denotes in Gen. 15:18 the Nile, or its eastern branch (2 Chr. 9:26). (2.) In Num. 34:5 (R.V., "brook of Egypt") the Hebrew word is _nahal_, denoting a stream flowing rapidly in winter, or in the rainy season. This is a desert stream on the borders of Egypt. It is now called the Wady el-'Arish. The present boundary between Egypt and Palestine is about midway between this wady and Gaza. (See Num. 34:5; Josh. 15:4, 47; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7; Isa. 27:12; Ezek. 47:19. In all these passages the R.V. has "brook" and the A.V. "river.") | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
River of Gad probably the Arno (2 Sam. 24:5). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
River of God (Ps. 65:9), as opposed to earthly streams, denoting that the divine resources are inexhaustible, or the sum of all fertilizing streams that water the earth (Gen. 2:10). |