rain cats and dogs
         v 1: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring
               outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {stream}, {rain cats and
               dogs}, {rain buckets}]

English Dictionary: renegade	by the DICT Development Group
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rain shadow n an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
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rain stick n a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain
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raincoat n a water-resistant coat Synonym(s): raincoat, waterproof
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rainstorm n a storm with rain
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ram's-head n orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head Synonym(s): ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, Cypripedium arietinum
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ram's-head lady's slipper n orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head Synonym(s): ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, Cypripedium arietinum
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ramjet n a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed Synonym(s): ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe
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ramjet engine n a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed Synonym(s): ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe
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Rana catesbeiana n largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep- pitched voice Synonym(s): bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
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rancid adj (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon" smelling of fermentation or staleness Synonym(s): sour, rancid
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rancidity n the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
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rancidness n the property of being rancid
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range hood n exhaust hood over a kitchen range
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rank-difference correlation n the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables Synonym(s): rank-order correlation coefficient, rank-order correlation, rank-difference correlation coefficient, rank-difference correlation
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rank-difference correlation coefficient n the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables Synonym(s): rank-order correlation coefficient, rank-order correlation, rank-difference correlation coefficient, rank-difference correlation
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ranked adj arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" Synonym(s): graded, ranked, stratified
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rayon stocking n women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) Synonym(s): nylons, nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking
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reenact v enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton" enact again; "Congress reenacted the law" act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" Synonym(s): enact, reenact, act out
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reenactment n performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; "the reenactment of the battle of Princeton"
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reenactor n a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
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reinstall v install again; "She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired"
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reinstate v restore to the previous state or rank bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" Synonym(s): restore, reinstate, reestablish
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reinstatement n the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly" the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"
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Remicade n a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician Synonym(s): infliximab, Remicade an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis Synonym(s): infliximab, Remicade
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renegade adj having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" Synonym(s): recreant, renegade n someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Synonym(s): deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter v break with established customs Synonym(s): rebel, renegade
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renegade state n a state that does not respect other states in its international actions Synonym(s): rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation
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renegotiate v negociate anew; "The two warring parties will have to renegociate" Synonym(s): renegociate, renegotiate revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" Synonym(s): renegociate, renegotiate
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Rh negative n the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) Synonym(s): Rh-negative blood type, Rh-negative blood, Rh negative
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rh-negative adj of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present in their red blood cells Antonym(s): rh-positive
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Rh-negative blood n the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) Synonym(s): Rh-negative blood type, Rh-negative blood, Rh negative
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Rh-negative blood type n the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) Synonym(s): Rh-negative blood type, Rh-negative blood, Rh negative
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Rheims-Douay Bible n an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars Synonym(s): Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay- Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version
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Rheims-Douay Version n an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars Synonym(s): Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay- Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version
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Rheum australe n Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: Himalayan rhubarb, {Indian rhubarb}, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi]
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Rhincodon n whale sharks Synonym(s): Rhincodon, genus Rhincodon
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Rhincodon typus n large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton Synonym(s): whale shark, Rhincodon typus
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Rhincodontidae n small-toothed sharks comprising only one species [syn: Rhincodontidae, family Rhincodontidae]
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rhinestone n an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
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rhinostenosis n narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities
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rhymester n a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) Synonym(s): rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser
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Rimactane n an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis Synonym(s): rifampin, Rifadin, Rimactane
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ring dance n a folk dance; dancers form a circle [syn: round dance, ring dance]
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ring disease n disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum Synonym(s): ring rot, ring disease, tobacco wilt
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ring out v sound loudly; "a shot rang out"
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ring thrush n European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck Synonym(s): ring ouzel, ring blackbird, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus
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ring-stalked fungus n genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae Synonym(s): Stropharia, genus Stropharia, ring-stalked fungus
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ring-tailed cat n raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Synonym(s): bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring- tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
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ring-tailed lemur n small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn: Madagascar cat, ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta]
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ringdove n greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged Synonym(s): ringdove, Streptopelia risoria Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck Synonym(s): wood pigeon, ringdove, cushat, Columba palumbus
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ringed adj shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped] having colored rings around the body wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married; "a ringed wife"- Tennyson
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ringed snake n harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England Synonym(s): grass snake, ring snake, ringed snake, Natrix natrix
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ringgit n the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen
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ringside n first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring Synonym(s): ringside, ringside seat
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ringside seat n first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring Synonym(s): ringside, ringside seat
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ringtail n raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Synonym(s): bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring- tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus North American raccoon Synonym(s): common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotor monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl Synonym(s): capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus an immature golden eagle
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Rumex scutatus n low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves Synonym(s): French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus
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Ramist \Ra"mist\, n.       A follower of Pierre Ram[82], better known as Ramus, a       celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and       philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed       the Aristotelians.
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Eyepiece \Eye"piece`\, n. (Opt.)       The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a       telescope or other optical instrument, through which the       image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed.          {Collimating eyepiece}. See under {Collimate}.          {Negative}, or {Huyghenian}, {eyepiece}, an eyepiece             consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved             surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated             from each other by about half the sum of their focal             distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed             between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who             applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the             microscope, whence it is sometimes called {Campani's             eyepiece}.          {Positive eyepiece}, an eyepiece consisting of two             plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces             toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat             less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the             image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; --             called also, from the name of the inventor, {Ramsden's             eyepiece}.          {terrestrial}, or {Erecting eyepiece}, an eyepiece used in             telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of             three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present             the image of the object viewed in an erect position.
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Toadflax \Toad"flax`\, n. (Bot.)       An herb ({Linaria vulgaris}) of the Figwort family, having       narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called       also {butter and eggs}, {flaxweed}, and {ramsted}.
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Ramsted \Ram"sted\, n. (Bot.)       A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who       introduced it into Pennsylvania. See {Toad flax}. Called also       {Ramsted weed}.
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Toadflax \Toad"flax`\, n. (Bot.)       An herb ({Linaria vulgaris}) of the Figwort family, having       narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called       also {butter and eggs}, {flaxweed}, and {ramsted}.
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Ramsted \Ram"sted\, n. (Bot.)       A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who       introduced it into Pennsylvania. See {Toad flax}. Called also       {Ramsted weed}.
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Ramsted \Ram"sted\, n. (Bot.)       A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who       introduced it into Pennsylvania. See {Toad flax}. Called also       {Ramsted weed}.
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Bullfrog \Bull"frog`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A very large species of frog ({Rana Catesbiana}), found in       North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.
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Rancid \Ran"cid\, a. [L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or       rank.]       Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or       decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.
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Rancidity \Ran*cid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. rancidit[82].]       The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or       flavor, as of old oil. --Ure.
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Rancidly \Ran"cid*ly\, adv.       In a rancid manner.
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Rancidness \Ran"cid*ness\, n.       The quality of being rancid.
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Range \Range\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ranged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ranging}.] [OE. rengen, OF. rengier, F. ranger, OF. renc       row, rank, F. rang; of German origin. See {Rane}, n.]       1. To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or             lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to             rank; as, to range soldiers in line.                         Maccabeus ranged his army by hands.   --2 Macc. xii.                                                                               20.          2. To place (as a single individual) among others in a line,             row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually,             reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a             cause, to join a party, etc.                         It would be absurd in me to range myself on the side                      of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding                      society.                                             --Burke.          3. To separate into parts; to sift. [Obs.] --Holland.          4. To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to             arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in             genera and species.          5. To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.                         Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake.                                                                               --Gay.          6. To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to             range the coast.          Note: Compare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the French                ranger une c[93]te.          7. (Biol.) To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
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Rank \Rank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ranked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ranking},]       1. To place abreast, or in a line.          2. To range in a particular class, order, or division; to             class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable             classes or order; to classify.                         Ranking all things under general and special heads.                                                                               --I. Watts.                         Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers.                                                                               --Broome.                         Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. --Dr.                                                                               H. More.          3. To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.]
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Re89nact \Re`[89]n*act"\ (r?`?n*?kt"), v. t.       To enact again.
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Re89naction \Re`[89]n*ac"tion\ (-?k"sh?n), n.       The act of re[?]nacting; the state of being re[?]nacted.
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Reannexation \Re*an`nex*a"tion\, n.       Act of reannexing.
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Reincit \Re"in*cit"\ (-s?t"), v. t.       To incite again.
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Reinstall \Re`in*stall"\ (-st?l"), v. t. [Pref. re- + install:       cf. F. r[82]installer.]       To install again. --Milton.
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Reinstallment \Re`in*stall"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n.       A renewed installment.
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Reinstate \Re`in*state"\ (-st?t"), v. t.       To place again in possession, or in a former state; to       restore to a state from which one had been removed; to       instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of       the kingdom.                   For the just we have said already thet some of them                were reinstated in their pristine happiness and                felicity.                                                --Glanvill.
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Reinstatement \Re`in*state"ment\ (-ment), n.       The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated;       re[?]stablishment.
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Reinstation \Re`in*sta"tion\ (-st?"sh?n), n.       Reinstatement. [R.]
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Reinstruct \Re`in*struct"\ (-str?kt"), v. t.       To instruct anew.
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Remast \Re*mast"\ (r?-m?st"), v. t.       To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.
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Remasticate \Re*mas"ti*cate\ (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), v. t.       To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the       cud.
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Remastication \Re*mas`ti*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n.       The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.
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Remise \Re*mise"\ (r?-m?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remised}       (-m?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remising}.] [F. remise delivery,       surrender, fr. remettre to put back, deliver, L. remittere.       See {Remit}.]       To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to       resign or surrender by deed; to return. --Blackstone.
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Renegade \Ren"e*gade\ (r?n"?-g?d), n. [Sp. renegado, LL.       renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to       deny. See {Negation}, and cf. {Runagate}.]       One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:       (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of             religious faith.                         James justly regarded these renegades as the most                      serviceable tools that he could employ. --Macaulay.       (b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a             deserter. --Arbuthnot.       (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
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Renegado \Ren`e*ga"do\ (r?n`?-g?"d?), n. [Sp.]       See {Renegade}.
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Renegat \Ren"e*gat\ (r?n"?-g?t), n. [See {Runegate}.]       A renegade. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Renegation \Ren`e*ga"tion\ (r?n`?-ga"sh?n), n.       A denial. [R.] [bd]Absolute renegation of Christ.[b8]       --Milman.
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Sap \Sap\, n. [AS. s[91]p; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel.       safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to       taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf.       {Sapid}, {Sapient}.]       1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending             and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to             nutrition.          Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of                which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the                elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.          2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.          3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang]          {Sap ball} (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.             See {Polyporus}.          {Sap green}, a dull light green pigment prepared from the             juice of the ripe berries of the {Rhamnus catharticus}, or             buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.                      {Sap rot}, the dry rot. See under {Dry}.          {Sap sucker} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             American woodpeckers of the genus {Sphyrapicus},             especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker ({S. varius}) of             the Eastern United States. They are so named because they             puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the sap. The name             is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.          {Sap tube} (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.
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French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus,       from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,       fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf.       {Frankish}.]       Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.          {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus             vulgaris}).          {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn             ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or             purple pigment.          {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under             {Window}.          {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used             for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.          {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See             {Bear's-ear}.          {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it             backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run             freely.          {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}             ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.                      {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a             long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually             expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the             sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.          {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;             esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.          {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8])             + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]             (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker             ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}.          {French polish}.       (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of             gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or             shellac with other gums added.       (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the             above.          {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used             for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of             mordants. --Ure.          {French red} rouge.          {French rice}, amelcorn.          {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having             a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.          {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and             logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.          {French window}. See under {Window}.
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Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.       [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.       candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)       (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian             and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several             other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum             Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S.             latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other             kinds of fragrant wood.       (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields             sandalwood.       (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for             dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).          {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of             the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum             tenuifolium} of Tahiti.          {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the             heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus             santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also             {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and             {rubywood}.
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Rhemish \Rhemish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France.          {Rhemish Testament}, the English version of the New Testament             used by Roman Catholics. See {Douay Bible}.
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Rheumic \Rheum"ic\, a. (Med.)       Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.          {Rheumic diathesis}. See {Dartrous diathesis}, under             {Dartrous}.
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Dartrous \Dar"trous\, a. [F. dartreux. See {Dartars}.] (Med.)       Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease       called tetter; herpetic.          {Dartrous diathesis}, A morbid condition of the system             predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases,             such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called             {rheumic diathesis}, and {herpetism}. --Piffard.
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Rheumic \Rheum"ic\, a. (Med.)       Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.          {Rheumic diathesis}. See {Dartrous diathesis}, under             {Dartrous}.
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Dartrous \Dar"trous\, a. [F. dartreux. See {Dartars}.] (Med.)       Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease       called tetter; herpetic.          {Dartrous diathesis}, A morbid condition of the system             predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases,             such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called             {rheumic diathesis}, and {herpetism}. --Piffard.
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Rhinestone \Rhine"stone`\, n. [Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz.]       A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much       used as an inexpensive ornament.
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Dace \Dace\, n. [Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase,       dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an       OF. nom. darz. See {Dart} a javelin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small European cyprinoid fish ({Squalius leuciscus} or       {Leuciscus vulgaris}); -- called also {dare}.          Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes                of the genera {Squalius}, {Minnilus}, etc. The                black-nosed dace is {Rhinichthys atronasus} the horned                dace is {Semotilus corporalis}. For red dace, see                {Redfin}.
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Rhymester \Rhyme"ster\, n.       A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. --Bp. Hall. Byron.
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Rhymist \Rhym"ist\, n.       A rhymer; a rhymester. --Johnston.
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Ynambu \Y*nam"bu\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A South American tinamou ({Rhynchotus rufescens}); -- called       also {perdiz grande}, and {rufous tinamou}. See Illust. of       {Tinamou}.
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d8Rhynchota \[d8]Rhyn*cho"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos       snout.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Hemiptera}. [Written also {Rhyncota}.]
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Rimosity \Ri*mos"i*ty\, n.       State of being rimose.
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Stopper \Stop"per\, n.       1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops             or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in             a vessel.          2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both             ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure             something. --Totten.          3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found             in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See             {Eugenia}. --C. S. Sargent.          {Ring stopper} (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through             the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.          {Stopper bolt} (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to             which the deck stoppers are hooked.
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Ringdove \Ring"dove`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A European wild pigeon ({Columba palumbus}) having a white       crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called       also {wood pigeon}, and {cushat}.
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Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS.       d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw.       dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E.       dive.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various             related genera. The species are numerous.          Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called                {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was                derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of                Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated                for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or                {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of                European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina                dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the                {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle                alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock                pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,                and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the                typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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Ringdove \Ring"dove`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A European wild pigeon ({Columba palumbus}) having a white       crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called       also {wood pigeon}, and {cushat}.
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Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS.       d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw.       dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E.       dive.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various             related genera. The species are numerous.          Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called                {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was                derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of                Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated                for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or                {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of                European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina                dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the                {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle                alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock                pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,                and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the                typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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Ringed \Ringed\, a.       1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.          2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. [bd]A             ringed wife.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Ringed seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca             f[d2]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless European snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.          {Ringed worm} (Zo[94]l.), an annelid.
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Ring \Ring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ringed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ringing}.]       1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.             [bd]Ring these fingers.[b8] --Shak.          2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to             girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.          3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a             swine's snout.
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Ringed \Ringed\, a.       1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.          2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. [bd]A             ringed wife.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Ringed seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca             f[d2]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless European snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.          {Ringed worm} (Zo[94]l.), an annelid.
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Ringed \Ringed\, a.       1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.          2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. [bd]A             ringed wife.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Ringed seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca             f[d2]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless European snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.          {Ringed worm} (Zo[94]l.), an annelid.
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Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.       sn[be]kr, sn[?]kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,       whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and {Serpent}.          Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the                larger number are harmless to man.          {Blind snake}, {Garter snake}, {Green snake}, {King snake},       {Milk snake}, {Rock snake}, {Water snake}, etc. See under             {Blind}, {Garter}, etc.          {Fetich snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large African snake ({Python             Seb[91]}) used by the natives as a fetich.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a common European columbrine snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}).          {Snake eater}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The markhoor.       (b) The secretary bird.          {Snake fence}, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]          {Snake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             neuropterous insects of the genus {Rhaphidia}; -- so             called because of their large head and elongated neck and             prothorax.          {Snake gourd} (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes             anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than             that of the serpent cucumber.          {Snake killer}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The secretary bird.       (b) The chaparral cock.          {Snake moss} (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium             clavatum}). See {Lycopodium}.          {Snake nut} (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree             ({Ophiocaryon paradoxum}) of Guiana, the embryo of which             resembles a snake coiled up.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,             especially those of the genus {Dendrophis} and allied             genera.
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Ringed \Ringed\, a.       1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.          2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. [bd]A             ringed wife.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Ringed seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca             f[d2]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless European snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.          {Ringed worm} (Zo[94]l.), an annelid.
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Ringhead \Ring"head`\, n. (Cloth Manuf.)       An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.
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Ringstraked \Ring"straked`\, a.       Ring-streaked.                   Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. --Gen. xxx.                                                                               39.
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Ring-streaked \Ring"-streaked`\, a.       Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as,       ring-streaked goats.
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Ringtail \Ring"tail`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across             the tail, as the hen harrier.          2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a             boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also {ringsail}.          {Ringtail boom} (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for             setting a ringtail.
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Ringtail \Ring"tail`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across             the tail, as the hen harrier.          2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a             boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also {ringsail}.          {Ringtail boom} (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for             setting a ringtail.
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Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.          {Ring-tailed cat} (Zo[94]l.), the cacomixle.          {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a young golden eagle.
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Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.          {Ring-tailed cat} (Zo[94]l.), the cacomixle.          {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a young golden eagle.
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Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.          {Ring-tailed cat} (Zo[94]l.), the cacomixle.          {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a young golden eagle.
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Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,       from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]       1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.          2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.          3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently             auspicious; as, golden opinions.          {Golden age}.             (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of                   manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,                   bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.             (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.                   14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when                   Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:             (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when                   it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its                   greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been                   considered the golden age of English literature.          {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a             pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the             coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in             London having been Lombards.          {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.          {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named             from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.          {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium             aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow             flowers.          {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.          {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle             ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and             North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow             tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety             is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year             is the {ring-tailed eagle}.          {Golden fleece}.             (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken                   from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to                   Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the                   Argonautic expedition.             (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by                   Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also                   {Toison d'Or}.          {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]          {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant             with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.                      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who             overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th             century.          {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])             written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the             13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,             and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus             entitled.          {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]          {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;             sufficiency without excess; moderation.                         Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.          {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African             Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling             moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,             purple, and gold.          {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the             lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and             is so called from having formerly been written in the             calendar in gold.          {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.          {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.          {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.                      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of             plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.             apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,             black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common             American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called             {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.          {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.                      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by             the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some             church or person in recognition of special services             rendered to the Holy See.          {Golden rule}.             (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.                   Cf. --Luke vi. 31.             (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.          {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula             crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.          {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet             places in early spring.          {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb             ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock             and large rounded leaves.          {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the             pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow             powder.          {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler             ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow             warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.          {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous             insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are             golden, blue, and green.          {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
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Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.          {Ring-tailed cat} (Zo[94]l.), the cacomixle.          {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a young golden eagle.
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Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,       from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]       1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.          2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.          3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently             auspicious; as, golden opinions.          {Golden age}.             (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of                   manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,                   bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.             (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.                   14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when                   Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:             (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when                   it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its                   greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been                   considered the golden age of English literature.          {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a             pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the             coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in             London having been Lombards.          {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.          {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named             from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.          {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium             aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow             flowers.          {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.          {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle             ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and             North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow             tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety             is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year             is the {ring-tailed eagle}.          {Golden fleece}.             (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken                   from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to                   Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the                   Argonautic expedition.             (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by                   Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also                   {Toison d'Or}.          {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]          {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant             with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.                      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who             overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th             century.          {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])             written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the             13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,             and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus             entitled.          {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]          {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;             sufficiency without excess; moderation.                         Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.          {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African             Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling             moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,             purple, and gold.          {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the             lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and             is so called from having formerly been written in the             calendar in gold.          {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.          {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.          {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.                      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of             plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.             apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,             black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common             American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called             {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.          {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.                      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by             the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some             church or person in recognition of special services             rendered to the Holy See.          {Golden rule}.             (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.                   Cf. --Luke vi. 31.             (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.          {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula             crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.          {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet             places in early spring.          {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb             ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock             and large rounded leaves.          {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the             pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow             powder.          {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler             ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow             warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.          {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous             insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are             golden, blue, and green.          {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
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Ringtoss \Ring"toss`\, n.       A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will       catch upon an upright stick.
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Rinse \Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Rinsing}.] [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser,       ra[8b]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]       1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated             application of water after washing.          2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied             especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle.             [bd]Like a glass did break i' the rinsing.[b8] --Shak.
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Rome penny \Rome" pen`ny\, [or] Rome scot \Rome" scot`\       See {Peter pence}, under {Peter}.
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Peter \Pe"ter\, n.       A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the       apostles,          {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally             of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English             rivers.          {Peter Funk}, the auctioneer in a mock auction. [Cant, U.S.]                      {Peter pence}, [or] {Peter's pence}.       (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English             people to the pope, being a penny for every house,             payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; -- called also {Rome             scot}, and {hearth money}.       (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman             Catholics to the private purse of the pope.          {Peter's fish} (Zo[94]l.), a haddock; -- so called because             the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are             traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of             St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The             name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar             spots.
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Romist \Rom"ist\, n.       A Roman Catholic. [R.] --South.
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Roncador \Ron`ca*dor"\, n. [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore.       So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on       being taken from the water. ] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of California sci[91]noid food       fishes, especially {Roncador Stearnsi}, which is an excellent       market fish, and the red roncador ({Corvina, [or] Johnius,       saturna}).
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Roncador \Ron`ca*dor"\, n. [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore.       So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on       being taken from the water. ] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of California sci[91]noid food       fishes, especially {Roncador Stearnsi}, which is an excellent       market fish, and the red roncador ({Corvina, [or] Johnius,       saturna}).
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Rummage \Rum"mage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rummaged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Rummaging}.]       1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move             about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close             stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written             {roomage}, and {romage}. [Obs.]                         They might bring away a great deal more than they                      do, if they would take pain in the romaging.                                                                               --Hakluyt.          2. To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every             corner, and turning over or removing goods or other             things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over             leaf after leaf.                         He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys,                      and so rummageth all his closets and trunks.                                                                               --Howell.                         What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek                      dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! --M.                                                                               Arnold.
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Run \Run\, a.       1. Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as,             run butter; run iron or lead.          2. Smuggled; as, run goods. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth.          {Run steel}, malleable iron castings. See under {Malleable}.             --Raymond.
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Runagate \Run"a*gate\, n. [F. ren[82]gat, Prov. renegat. LL.       renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See       {Renegade}.]       A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See       {Renegade}. --Bunyan.                   Wretched runagates from the jail.            --De Quincey.                   Who has not been a runagate from duty?   --Hare.
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Runcation \Run*ca"tion\, n. [L. runcatio, fr. runcare to weed       out.]       A weeding. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Rune \Rune\ (r[udd]n), n. [AS. r[umac]n a rune, a secret, a       mystery; akin to Icel. r[umac]n, OHG. & Goth. r[umac]na a       secret, secret colloquy, G. & Dan. rune rune, and probably to       Gr. 'ereyna^n to search for. Cf. {Roun} to whisper.]       1. A letter, or character, belonging to the written language             of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider             sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of             Northern Europe in general.          Note: The Norsemen had a peculiar alphabet, consisting of                sixteen letters, or characters, called runes, the                origin of which is lost in the remotest antiquity. The                signification of the word rune (mystery) seems to                allude to the fact that originally only a few were                acquainted with the use of these marks, and that they                were mostly applied to secret tricks, witchcrafts and                enchantments. But the runes were also used in                communication by writing.          2. pl. Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.                         Runes were upon his tongue, As on the warrior's                      sword.                                                --Longfellow.          {Rune stone}, a stone bearing a runic inscription.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Runghead \Rung"head`\, n. (Shipbuilding)       The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Runic \Ru"nic\, a.       Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as,       runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.          {Runic staff}. See {Clog almanac}, under {Clog}.          {Runic wand}, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought             to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe             in magical ceremonies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clog \Clog\, n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to       to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of       the same origin as E. clay.]       1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an             encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.                         All the ancient, honest, juridical principles and                      institutions of England are so many clogs to check                      and retard the headlong course of violence and                      opression.                                          --Burke.          2. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or             an animal to hinder motion.                         As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose, And quits                      his clog.                                          --Hudibras.                         A clog of lead was round my feet.      --Tennyson.          3. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet,             or to increase the apparent stature, and having,             therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. {Chopine}.                         In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the                      middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.                                                                               --Harvey.          {Clog almanac}, a primitive kind of almanac or calendar,             formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and             figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of             wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a {Runic staff}, from             the Runic characters used in the numerical notation.          {Clog dance}, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or             thick-soled shoes.          {Clog dancer}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ranchettes, WY (CDP, FIPS 63800)       Location: 41.21852 N, 104.78969 W       Population (1990): 4038 (1378 housing units)       Area: 106.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ranchita, CA       Zip code(s): 92066
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho Dominguez, CA       Zip code(s): 90220
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Reamstown, PA (CDP, FIPS 63664)       Location: 40.21195 N, 76.11792 W       Population (1990): 2649 (954 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ringsted, IA (city, FIPS 67170)       Location: 43.29640 N, 94.50656 W       Population (1990): 481 (234 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50578
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ringtown, PA (borough, FIPS 65000)       Location: 40.85689 N, 76.23537 W       Population (1990): 853 (353 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17967
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ringwood, IL       Zip code(s): 60072    Ringwood, NJ (borough, FIPS 63150)       Location: 41.11150 N, 74.27475 W       Population (1990): 12623 (4141 housing units)       Area: 64.7 sq km (land), 7.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07456    Ringwood, OK (city, FIPS 63450)       Location: 36.38217 N, 98.24082 W       Population (1990): 394 (189 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73768
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rome City, IN (town, FIPS 65808)       Location: 41.48835 N, 85.35581 W       Population (1990): 1138 (643 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46784
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ring topology          {ring network}