English Dictionary: rorqual | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rehearsal \Re*hears"al\ (r?*h?rs"a), n. The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. --Chaucer. In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. --Hooker. Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. --Shak. {Dress rehearsal} (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Re-resolve \Re`-re*solve"\ (r?`r?-z?lv"), v. t. & i. To resolve again. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. --Young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo[94]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus antiquorum}, or {Bal[91]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also {razorback}. Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ruricolist \Ru*ric"o*list\, n. [L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the country + colere to inhabit.] An inhabitant of the country. [R.] --Bailey. |