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   reasonless
         adj 1: not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence";
                  "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" [syn:
                  {mindless}, {reasonless}, {senseless}]
         2: not endowed with the capacity to reason; "a reasonless brute"
         3: having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless
            murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an
            apparently arbitrary and reasonless change" [syn:
            {causeless}, {reasonless}]

English Dictionary: regional enteritis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Reginald Carey Harrison
n
  1. English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: Harrison, Rex Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey Harrison]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Reginald Joseph Mitchell
n
  1. English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: Mitchell, R. J. Mitchell, Reginald Joseph Mitchell]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Reginald Marsh
n
  1. United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: Marsh, {Reginald Marsh}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional
adj
  1. characteristic of a region; "regional flora"
  2. related or limited to a particular region; "a regional dialect"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional anaesthesia
n
  1. loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
    Synonym(s): regional anesthesia, regional anaesthesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional anatomy
n
  1. the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
    Synonym(s): regional anatomy, topographic anatomy, topology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional anesthesia
n
  1. loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
    Synonym(s): regional anesthesia, regional anaesthesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional enteritis
n
  1. a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss
    Synonym(s): regional enteritis, regional ileitis, Crohn's disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regional ileitis
n
  1. a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss
    Synonym(s): regional enteritis, regional ileitis, Crohn's disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regionalism
n
  1. a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
  2. a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
  3. loyalty to the interests of a particular region
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regionally
adv
  1. in a regional manner; "regionally governed"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regnellidium
n
  1. small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil
    Synonym(s): regnellidium, Regnellidium diphyllum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Regnellidium diphyllum
n
  1. small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil
    Synonym(s): regnellidium, Regnellidium diphyllum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
resinlike
adj
  1. resembling resin in properties or texture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ricinoleic acid
n
  1. an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Riksmaal
n
  1. in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bokmal
    Synonym(s): Riksmal, Riksmaal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Riksmal
n
  1. in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bokmal
    Synonym(s): Riksmal, Riksmaal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rock gunnel
n
  1. slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters
    Synonym(s): rock gunnel, butterfish, Pholis gunnellus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rosa Melba Ponselle
n
  1. United States soprano (1897-1981) [syn: Ponselle, {Rosa Ponselle}, Rosa Melba Ponselle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rosa multiflora
n
  1. vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
    Synonym(s): multiflora, multiflora rose, Japanese rose, baby rose, Rosa multiflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose mallow
n
  1. showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
    Synonym(s): rose mallow, swamp mallow, common rose mallow, swamp rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos
  2. plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
    Synonym(s): rose mallow, Alcea rosea, Althea rosea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosemaling
n
  1. a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Russian almond
n
  1. Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn: Russian almond, dwarf Russian almond, Prunus tenella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Russian olive
n
  1. deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny
    Synonym(s): Russian olive, silver berry, Elaeagnus augustifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Russian wolfhound
n
  1. tall fast-moving dog breed [syn: borzoi, {Russian wolfhound}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Racemule \Rac"e*mule\, n. (Bot.)
      A little raceme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Racemulose \Ra*cem"u*lose`\, a. (Bot.)
      Growing in very small racemes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reasonless \Rea"son*less\, a.
      1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. --Shak.
  
      2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason;
            unreasonable.
  
                     This proffer is absurd and reasonless. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reassimilate \Re`as*sim"i*late\, v. t. & i.
      To assimilate again. -- {Re`as*sim`i*la"tion}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reassimilate \Re`as*sim"i*late\, v. t. & i.
      To assimilate again. -- {Re`as*sim`i*la"tion}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regional \Re"gion*al\ (-al), a.
      Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regnal \Reg"nal\ (r?g"nal), a. [L. regnum reign.]
      Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Resino-electric \Res`in*o-e*lec"tric\ (-?-?-l?k"tr?k), a.
      (Elec.)
      Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinelaidic \Ric`in*e`la*id"ic\, a. [Ricinoleic + elaidic.]
      Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of
      ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinelaidin \Ric`in*e*la"i*din\, n. (Chem.)
      The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white
      crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with
      nitrous acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinoleate \Ric`in*o"le*ate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called {palmate}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinic \Ri*cin"ic\, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,
      designating an acid now called {ricinoleic} acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinoleic \Ric`in*o"le*ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to
      oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance,
      C[?]H[?]O[?] with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinic \Ri*cin"ic\, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,
      designating an acid now called {ricinoleic} acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinoleic \Ric`in*o"le*ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to
      oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance,
      C[?]H[?]O[?] with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinolein \Ric`in*o"le*in\, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant +
      oleum oil.] (Chem.)
      The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a
      characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called
      palmin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ricinolic \Ric`i*nol"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Ricinoleic.

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]:
   Milk \Milk\, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to
      OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[?]ok,
      Sw. mj[94]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk,
      OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. [?].
      [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Milch}, {Emulsion}, {Milt} soft roe of
      fishes.]
      1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
            female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
            consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
            solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
            salts. [bd]White as morne milk.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
            found in certain plants; latex. See {Latex}.
  
      3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
            almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
            water.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
  
      {Condensed milk}. See under {Condense}, v. t.
  
      {Milk crust} (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
            and scalp of nursing infants. See {Eczema}.
  
      {Milk fever}.
            (a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
                  lactation. It is usually transitory.
            (b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
                  also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
                  calving.
  
      {Milk glass}, glass having a milky appearance.
  
      {Milk knot} (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
            nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
            congestion of the mammary glands.
  
      {Milk leg} (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
            puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
            characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
            accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
            tissue.
  
      {Milk meats}, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
            [Obs.] --Bailey.
  
      {Milk mirror}. Same as {Escutcheon}, 2.
  
      {Milk molar} (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
            are shed and replaced by the premolars.
  
      {Milk of lime} (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
            produced by macerating quicklime in water.
  
      {Milk parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum
            palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
  
      {Milk pea} (Bot.), a genus ({Galactia}) of leguminous and,
            usually, twining plants.
  
      {Milk sickness} (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease,
            occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and
            affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and
            persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of
            infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are
            uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and
            muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously
            ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food,
            and to polluted drinking water.
  
      {Milk snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless American snake
            ({Ophibolus triangulus}, or {O. eximius}). It is variously
            marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk
            adder}, {chicken snake}, {house snake}, etc.
  
      {Milk sugar}. (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}, and {Sugar of
            milk} (below).
  
      {Milk thistle} (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum
            marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
            whiteness.
  
      {Milk thrush}. (Med.) See {Thrush}.
  
      {Milk tooth} (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
            in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
  
      {Milk tree} (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
            tree of South America ({Brosimum Galactodendron}), and the
            {Euphorbia balsamifera} of the Canaries, the milk of both
            of which is wholesome food.
  
      {Milk vessel} (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
            plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
            contained. See {Latex}.
  
      {Rock milk}. See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.
  
      {Sugar of milk}. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
            white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
            evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
            powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
            article of diet. See {Lactose}.

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]:
   Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. [?], said to be
      fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
      1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species,
            of which the common mushroom is an example.
  
      2. An old name for several species of {Polyporus}, corky
            fungi growing on decaying wood.
  
      Note: The [bd]female agaric[b8] ({Polyporus officinalis}) was
               renowned as a cathartic; the [bd]male agaric[b8]
               ({Polyporus igniarius}) is used for preparing
               touchwood, called punk or German tinder.
  
      {Agaric mineral}, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
            lime, sometimes called {rock milk}, formed in caverns or
            fissures of limestone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Milk \Milk\, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to
      OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[?]ok,
      Sw. mj[94]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk,
      OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. [?].
      [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Milch}, {Emulsion}, {Milt} soft roe of
      fishes.]
      1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
            female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
            consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
            solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
            salts. [bd]White as morne milk.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
            found in certain plants; latex. See {Latex}.
  
      3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
            almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
            water.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
  
      {Condensed milk}. See under {Condense}, v. t.
  
      {Milk crust} (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
            and scalp of nursing infants. See {Eczema}.
  
      {Milk fever}.
            (a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
                  lactation. It is usually transitory.
            (b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
                  also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
                  calving.
  
      {Milk glass}, glass having a milky appearance.
  
      {Milk knot} (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
            nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
            congestion of the mammary glands.
  
      {Milk leg} (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
            puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
            characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
            accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
            tissue.
  
      {Milk meats}, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
            [Obs.] --Bailey.
  
      {Milk mirror}. Same as {Escutcheon}, 2.
  
      {Milk molar} (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
            are shed and replaced by the premolars.
  
      {Milk of lime} (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
            produced by macerating quicklime in water.
  
      {Milk parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum
            palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
  
      {Milk pea} (Bot.), a genus ({Galactia}) of leguminous and,
            usually, twining plants.
  
      {Milk sickness} (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease,
            occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and
            affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and
            persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of
            infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are
            uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and
            muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously
            ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food,
            and to polluted drinking water.
  
      {Milk snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless American snake
            ({Ophibolus triangulus}, or {O. eximius}). It is variously
            marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk
            adder}, {chicken snake}, {house snake}, etc.
  
      {Milk sugar}. (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}, and {Sugar of
            milk} (below).
  
      {Milk thistle} (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum
            marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
            whiteness.
  
      {Milk thrush}. (Med.) See {Thrush}.
  
      {Milk tooth} (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
            in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
  
      {Milk tree} (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
            tree of South America ({Brosimum Galactodendron}), and the
            {Euphorbia balsamifera} of the Canaries, the milk of both
            of which is wholesome food.
  
      {Milk vessel} (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
            plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
            contained. See {Latex}.
  
      {Rock milk}. See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.
  
      {Sugar of milk}. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
            white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
            evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
            powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
            article of diet. See {Lactose}.

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]:
   Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. [?], said to be
      fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
      1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species,
            of which the common mushroom is an example.
  
      2. An old name for several species of {Polyporus}, corky
            fungi growing on decaying wood.
  
      Note: The [bd]female agaric[b8] ({Polyporus officinalis}) was
               renowned as a cathartic; the [bd]male agaric[b8]
               ({Polyporus igniarius}) is used for preparing
               touchwood, called punk or German tinder.
  
      {Agaric mineral}, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
            lime, sometimes called {rock milk}, formed in caverns or
            fissures of limestone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rosaniline \Ros*an"i*line\ (? [or] ?), n. [Rose + aniline.]
      (Chem.)
      A complex nitrogenous base, {C20H21N3O}, obtained by
      oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless
      crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are
      essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as
      fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the
      series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline
      proper.

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]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc
      mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid
      hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because
      brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.)
      A species of Alth[91]a ({A. rosea}), bearing flowers of
      various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc
      mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid
      hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because
      brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.)
      A species of Alth[91]a ({A. rosea}), bearing flowers of
      various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rosemaloes \Rose`mal"oes\, n. [From the native name; cf. Malay
      rasam[be]la the name of the tree.]
      The liquid storax of the East Indian {Liquidambar
      orientalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rosenm81ller's organ \Ro"sen*m[81]l`ler's or"gan\ [So named from
      its first describer, J. C. Rosenm[81]ller, a German
      anatomist.] (Anat.)
      The parovarium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rosin \Ros"in\, n. [A variant of resin.]
      The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the
      volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.
  
      {Rosin oil}, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree,
            -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rock Mills, AL
      Zip code(s): 36274

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   regional network
  
      {mid-level network}
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Regem-melech
      friend of the king, one of the two messengers sent by the exiled
      Jews to Jerusalem in the time of Darius (Zech. 7:2) to make
      inquiries at the temple.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Regemmelech, he that stones the king; purple of the king
  
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