Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia	by the DICT Development Group
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radio observation n an observation made with a radio telescope
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radio-opacity n opacity to X-rays or other radiation [syn: radiopacity, radio-opacity]
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radio-opaque adj not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "barium sulfate is radiopaque" Synonym(s): radiopaque, radio-opaque Antonym(s): radiolucent
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radiopacity n opacity to X-rays or other radiation [syn: radiopacity, radio-opacity]
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radiopaque adj not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "barium sulfate is radiopaque" Synonym(s): radiopaque, radio-opaque Antonym(s): radiolucent
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radiopaque dye n dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray examination
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rat typhus n acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash Synonym(s): murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus
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rate of exchange n the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another Synonym(s): rate of exchange, exchange rate
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rate of growth n the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: {growth rate}, rate of growth]
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ratification n making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment" Synonym(s): ratification, confirmation
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red beech n North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts Synonym(s): American beech, white beech, red beech, Fagus grandifolia, Fagus americana large tree of Australasia Synonym(s): red beech, brown oak, booyong, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm, Heritiera trifoliolata, Terrietia trifoliolata
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red buckeye n a shrub buckeye of southern United States
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red fox n weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {red fox}, Celosia argentea] New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox Synonym(s): red fox, Vulpes fulva the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species Synonym(s): red fox, Vulpes vulpes
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red-backed lemming n Old World lemming [syn: grey lemming, gray lemming, red-backed lemming]
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red-backed mouse n any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America Synonym(s): red-backed mouse, redback vole
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red-backed sandpiper n small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions Synonym(s): red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina
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red-faced adj (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" Synonym(s): crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" Synonym(s): blushful, blushing(a), red-faced
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redback vole n any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America Synonym(s): red-backed mouse, redback vole
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redbug n larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation Synonym(s): harvest mite, chigger, jigger, redbug
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redeposit v deposit once again; "redeposit a cheque" deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks"
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redeposition n deposition from one deposit to another
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redfish n North Atlantic rockfish [syn: redfish, rosefish, {ocean perch}] large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico Synonym(s): red drum, channel bass, redfish, Sciaenops ocellatus male salmon that has recently spawned
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Rediffusion n a system for distributing radio or tv programs
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Rhodophyceae n coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae [syn: Rhodophyceae, class Rhodophyceae]
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rhodopsin n a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light Synonym(s): visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple
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rite of passage n a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
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roadbook n a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer
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root vegetable n any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
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Rudbeckia n North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads Synonym(s): Rudbeckia, genus Rudbeckia
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Rudbeckia hirta n the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays Synonym(s): black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia serotina
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Rudbeckia laciniata n tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast Synonym(s): cutleaved coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
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Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia n very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads Synonym(s): golden glow, double gold, hortensia, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
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Rudbeckia serotina n the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays Synonym(s): black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia serotina
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rutabaga n the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food Synonym(s): rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root Synonym(s): rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica
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rutabaga plant n a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root Synonym(s): rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratfish \Rat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rat-tail}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratification \Rat`ifica"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ratification.] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratio \Ra"ti*o\, n. [L., fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think, judge. See {Reason}.] 1. (Math.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by [frac36] or [frac12]; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a. Note: Some writers consider ratio as the quotient itself, making ratio equivalent to a number. The term ratio is also sometimes applied to the difference of two quantities as well as to their quotient, in which case the former is called arithmetical ratio, the latter, geometrical ratio. The name ratio is sometimes given to the rule of three in arithmetic. See under {Rule}. 2. Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress. {Compound ratio}, {Duplicate ratio}, {Inverse ratio}, etc. See under {Compound}, {Duplicate}, etc. {Ratio of a geometrical progression}, the constant quantity by which each term is multiplied to produce the succeeding one.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89dification \Re[89]d`ifica"tion\ (r??d`?f?k?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[82][82]dification. See {Re[89]dify}.] The act re[89]difying; the state of being re[89]dified.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckeye \Buck"eye`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ({[92]sculus}) as the horse chestnut. {The Ohio buckeye}, [or] {Fetid buckeye}, is {[92]sculus glabra}. {Red buckeye} is {[92]. Pavia}. {Small buckeye} is {[92]. paviflora}. {Sweet buckeye}, [or] {Yellow buckeye}, is {[92]. flava}. 2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.] {Buckeye State}, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redback \Red"back`\ (r?d"b?k`), n. (Zo[94]l.) The dunlin. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); -- called also {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red-backed sandpiper}. It is found both in Europe and America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redeposit \Re`depos"it\ (r?`d?p?z"?t), v. t. To deposit again.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon}, {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[ecr]d"f[icr]sh`), n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also {nerka}. See {Blueback} (b) . (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}. (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under {Drumfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon}, {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[ecr]d"f[icr]sh`), n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also {nerka}. See {Blueback} (b) . (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}. (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under {Drumfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red-tapism \Red`-tap"ism\ (r?d`t?p"?z'm), n. Strict adherence to official formalities. --J. C. Shairp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red-tapist \Red`-tap"ist\, n. One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities. --Ld. Lytton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reedbuck \Reed"buck"\ (-b?k`), n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Rietboc}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}. {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight. {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin}, and {vision purple}. See {Optography}. {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight. {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhodopsin \Rho*dop"sin\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.] (Physiol.) The visual purple. See under {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}. {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight. {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin}, and {vision purple}. See {Optography}. {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight. {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhodopsin \Rho*dop"sin\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.] (Physiol.) The visual purple. See under {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zo[94]l.) The reedbuck, a South African antelope ({Cervicapra arundinacea}); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also {inghalla}, and {rietbok}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zo[94]l.) The reedbuck, a South African antelope ({Cervicapra arundinacea}); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also {inghalla}, and {rietbok}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come unto a quiet rode [road]. --Spenser. {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a road; coming or going; on the way. My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. --Cowper. {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.] The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly called. --The century. {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances. {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads. {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact. -- often driven by steam. {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock. {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads. {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a commercial traveler. [Colloq.] {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling. {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the highways. Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; course. See {Way}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roodebok \Roo"de*bok\, n. [D. rood red + bok buck.] (Zo[94]l.) The pallah.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pallah \Pal"lah\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large South African antelope ({[92]pyceros melampus}). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also {roodebok}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roodebok \Roo"de*bok\, n. [D. rood red + bok buck.] (Zo[94]l.) The pallah.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pallah \Pal"lah\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large South African antelope ({[92]pyceros melampus}). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also {roodebok}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Black-eyed Susan \Black"-eyed` Su"san\ (Bot.) (a) The coneflower, or yellow daisy ({Rudbeckia hirta}). (b) The bladder ketmie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rudbeckia \[d8]Rudbeck"ia\, n. [NL. So named after Olaf Rudebeck, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, the coneflowers, consisting of perennial herbs with showy pedunculate heads, having a hemispherical involucre, sterile ray flowers, and a conical chaffy receptacle. There are about thirty species, exclusively North American. {Rudbeckia hirta}, the black-eyed Susan, is a common weed in meadows.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Redfox, KY Zip code(s): 41847
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Red Book n. 1. Informal name for one of the four standard references on {{PostScript}} ("PostScript Language Reference Manual", Adobe Systems (Addison-Wesley, 1985; QA76.73.P67P67; ISBN 0-201-10174-2, or the 1990 second edition ISBN 0-201-18127-4); the others are known as the {Green Book}, the {Blue Book}, and the {White Book} (sense 2). 2. Informal name for one of the 3 standard references on Smalltalk ("Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment" by Adele Goldberg (Addison-Wesley, 1984; QA76.8.S635G638; ISBN 0-201-11372-4); this too is associated with blue and green books). 3. Any of the 1984 standards issued by the CCITT eighth plenary assembly. These include, among other things, the X.400 email spec and the Group 1 through 4 fax standards. 4. The new version of the {Green Book} (sense 4) -- IEEE 1003.1-1990, a.k.a ISO 9945-1 -- is (because of the color and the fact that it is printed on A4 paper) known in the USA as "the Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On The Shelf" and in Europe as "the Ugly Red Book That's A Sensible Size". 5. The NSA "Trusted Network Interpretation" companion to the {Orange Book}. 6. Nemeth, Snyder, Seebass, Hein; "Unix System Administration Handbook, Second Edition" (Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey; 1995; QA76.76.063N45; ISBN 0-13-151051-7). See also {{book titles}}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RTFAQ /R-T-F-A-Q/ imp. [Usenet: primarily written, by analogy with {RTFM}] Abbrev. for `Read the FAQ!', an exhortation that the person addressed ought to read the newsgroup's {FAQ list} before posting questions.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RTFS /R-T-F-S/ [Unix] 1. imp. Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking Source'. Variant form of {RTFM}, used when the problem at hand is not necessarily obvious and not answerable from the manuals -- or the manuals are not yet written and maybe never will be. For even trickier situations, see {RTFB}. Unlike RTFM, the anger inherent in RTFS is not usually directed at the person asking the question, but rather at the people who failed to provide adequate documentation. 2. imp. `Read The Fucking Standard'; this oath can only be used when the problem area (e.g., a language or operating system interface) has actually been codified in a ratified standards document. The existence of these standards documents (and the technically inappropriate but politically mandated compromises that they inevitably contain, and the impenetrable {legalese} in which they are invariably written, and the unbelievably tedious bureaucratic process by which they are produced) can be unnerving to hackers, who are used to a certain amount of ambiguity in the specifications of the systems they use. (Hackers feel that such ambiguities are acceptable as long as the {Right Thing} to do is obvious to any thinking observer; sadly, this casual attitude towards specifications becomes unworkable when a system becomes popular in the {Real World}.) Since a hacker is likely to feel that a standards document is both unnecessary and technically deficient, the deprecation inherent in this term may be directed as much against the standard as against the person who ought to read it.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Red Book 1. Informal name for one of the four standard references on {PostScript}. The other three official guides are known as the {Blue Book}, the {Green Book}, and the {White Book}. ["PostScript Language Reference Manual", Adobe Systems, Addison-Wesley, 1985 (ISBN 0-201-10174-2); second edition 1990 (ISBN 0-201-18127-4)]. 2. Informal name for one of the three standard references on Smalltalk. This book also has blue and green siblings. ["Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment", Adele Goldberg, Addison-Wesley, 1984; (ISBN 0-201-11372-4)]. 3. Any of the 1984 standards issued by the {ITU-T} eighth plenary assembly. These include, among other things, the {X.400} {electronic mail} specification, the Group 1 through 4 fax standards, {ISDN}, the R2 signalling system (Q.400 series recommendations), data communication via the {PSTN} (the V series recommendations) and tariffs and metering principles (the D series). 4. The new version of the {Green Book} - IEEE 1003.1-1990, also known as ISO 9945-1 - is (because of the colour and the fact that it is printed on A4 paper) known in the USA. as "the Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On The Shelf" and in Europe as "the Ugly Red Book That's A Sensible Size". 5. The NSA "Trusted Network Interpretation" companion to the {Orange Book}. See also {book titles}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTFAQ ({Usenet}, primarily written, by analogy with {RTFM}) Read the FAQ! An exhortation that the person addressed ought to read the newsgroup's {FAQ list} before posting questions. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTFS 1. Read The Fucking Source. Variant form of {RTFM}, used when the problem at hand is not necessarily obvious and not answerable from the manuals - or the manuals are not yet written and maybe never will be. For even trickier situations, see {RTFB}. Unlike RTFM, the anger inherent in RTFS is not usually directed at the person asking the question, but rather at the people who failed to provide adequate documentation. 2. Read The Fucking Standard; this oath can only be used when the problem area (e.g. a language or operating system interface) has actually been codified in a ratified standards document. The existence of these standards documents (and the technically inappropriate but politically mandated compromises that they inevitably contain, and the impenetrable {legalese} in which they are invariably written, and the unbelievably tedious bureaucratic process by which they are produced) can be unnerving to hackers, who are used to a certain amount of ambiguity in the specifications of the systems they use. (Hackers feel that such ambiguities are acceptable as long as the {Right Thing} to do is obvious to any thinking observer; sadly, this casual attitude toward specifications becomes unworkable when a system becomes popular in the {Real World}.) Since a hacker is likely to feel that a standards document is both unnecessary and technically deficient, the deprecation inherent in this term may be directed as much against the standard as against the person who ought to read it. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RT-PC RISC Technology Personal Computer. (Commonly, but incorrectly, known as the "PC-RT", later changed to just "RT") {IBM}'s first {RISC}-based {Unix} computer. The RT-PC was the predecessor to IBM's {RS/6000}. It ran {AIX} 1.x and 2.x and had a {PC-AT} bus and IBM's {ROMP} {microprocessor}. It was withdrawn from the marketing around 1989 or 1990. (1995-04-06)