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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Rā'di-ant, a. p. 1080Emitting or proceeding from a center; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or…Rā'di-ant, n. p. 1080(Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates; or a body reflecting light brightly. 2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is…Rā'di-ant-ly, adv. p. 1081In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor.Rā'di-a-ry, n. p. 1081One of the Radiata. Kirby.Rā'di-ā'tă, n. pl. p. 1081(Zoöl.) One of the subkingdoms of animals in which all the parts are arranged uniformly around the longitudinal axis of the body. See ANIMAL KINGDOM.Rā'di-āte, v. i. p. 1081To issue and proceed in direct lines from a point or surface, as heat or light. 2. To issue in rays, as light; to dart, as beams of brightness; to shine. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly…Rā'di-āte, v. t. p. 1081To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat. 2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [Rare.]Rā'di-ate, a. p. 1081Formed of rays diverging from a center; as, a radiate mineral; having the parts of a structure arranged radiately about a center; as, a radiate animal. 2. (Bot.) Having large ray-florets in a flower…Rā'di-ā'ted, a. p. 1081(Min.) Having crystals diverging from a center. 2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the division Radiata.Rā'diā'ted-veined, a. p. 1081(Bot.) Having the principal veins radiating or diverging from the apex of the petiole; — said of certain reticulate leaves. Gray.Rā'di-ate-ly, adv. p. 1081In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center.Rā'di-ates, n. pl. p. 1081The same as RADIATA.Rā'di-ā'tion, n. p. 1081The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. 2. The divergence or shooting forth of any thing from a point or surface, like the…Rā'di-ā'tor, n. p. 1081That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus the use of which is to radiate heat.Rād'i-cal, a. p. 1081Pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root. 2. Hence, pertaining, or relating, to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, or the like…Rād'i-cal, n. p. 1081(Philology.) (a.) A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon. (b.) A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the radix. The words we at present make use…Răd'i-cal-ism, n. p. 1081The doctrine or principle of radicals in politics or reformation. Radicalism means root-work; the uprooting of all falsehoods and abuses. F. W. Robertson.Răd/i-eăl'ity, n. p. 1081Origination. [Obs.] Browne. 2. The state or quality of being radical; relation to a root in essential nature or principle.Rād'i-cal-ly, adv. p. 1081At the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or defective. 2. Without derivation; primitively; essentially; originally. [Rare.] “These great orbs thus radically…Rād'i-cal-ness, n. p. 1081The state or quality of being radical or fundamental.Rād'i-cant, a. p. 1081(Bot.) Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet-creeper.Rād'i-cāte, v. t. p. 1081To root; to plant deeply and firmly; as, radicated opinions; radicated knowledge. Glanville.Rād'i-cate, a. p. 1081Radicated; deeply-rooted; firmly established. “Prejudices of a whole race of people radicated by a succession of ages.” Burke.Răd/i-cā'tion, n. p. 1081The process of taking root deeply; as, the radication of habits. 2. (Bot.) The disposition of the root of a plant with respect to the ascending and descending caudex. Lee.Rād'i-cĕl, n. p. 1081(Bot.) A little root, or rootlet. Gray.Rād′i-cle, n. p. 1081(Bot.) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo.Rād'i-ēūle, n. p. 1081(Bot.) That end of the embryo which is opposite to the cotyledons. Loudon.Rā'di-o-lite, n. p. 1081(Zool.) One of a genus of fossil shells having the inferior valve in the shape of a reversed cone, and the superior valve convex. 2. (Min.) A variety of natrolite. Dana.Rā'di-ŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1081The fore staff, an instrument formerly used for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies. Hutton.Rā'di-ōus, a. p. 1081Consisting of rays, as of light. [R.] Berkeley. 2. Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] Fletcher.Rād'ish, n. p. 1081(Bot.) A cultivated plant of the genus Raphanus, the root of which is eaten raw as a salad.Rā′di-ŭs, n. p. 1081Lat. pl. RĀ′DI-Ī. [Lat. See RADIAL.] 1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere. 2. (Anat.) The exterior bone of…Rā'di-ŭs-vĕc'tor, n. p. 1081(Math.) A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which it turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a…Rā'dix, n. p. 1081(Philology.) A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. 2. (Math.) (a.) A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made; the fundamental number of any system; a…Räd'i-ā-lā, n. p. 1081(Zoöl.) The rasp-like organ in the mouth of univalve mollusks. Dama.Ra-dū'li-fōrm, a. p. 1081Rasp-like; as, raduliform teeth.Rāer, n. p. 1081The rail of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] Smart.Rāff, v. t. p. 1081To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep; to strike suddenly off. From her body, full of filthy sin, He raft her hateful head without remorse. Spenser. 2. To rob; to…Răff, n. p. 1081A promiscuous heap; a jumble. Barrow. 2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob;—chiefly used in the compound or duplicate riffraff. 3. A low fellow; a churl. [Colloq.] Let raff be rife in…Răff'ish, a. p. 1081Resembling or having the character of a raff; refuse. Bulwer.Rāf'fle, v. i. p. 1081To engage in a raffle; to have a share in the purchase of something of which chance is to determine which of the shareholders shall be sole possessor; as, to raffle for a watch.Rāf'fle, n. p. 1081A game of chance, or lottery, in which several persons deposit or furnish a part of the value of something, and it is determined by chance which of them shall become sole possessor.Raf-fle'si-a, n. p. 1081(Bot.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitic upon the roots of a species of vine in Sumatra. The flowers are usually very large, attaining the diameter of three feet in one species…Rāf'ler, n. p. 1081One who raffles.Răff'-mēr'chant, n. p. 1081A lumber-merchant. [Prov. Eng.]Rāft, n. p. 1081A collection of boards, planks, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either to serve as a support upon the water, or to move the materials from one place to another; a float.Rāft, v. t. p. 1081To carry on or in a raft.Rāft, imp. & p. p. p. 1081of raff. See RAFF.Rāft'-brĭdge, n. p. 1081A bridge whose points of support are rafts.Rāft’er, n. p. 1081A roof-timber; a piece of timber that extends from the plate of a building to or toward the ridge, and serves to support the covering of the roof. In lowly sheds With smoky rafters. Milton.Rāft'er, v. t. p. 1081To make into or like a rafter, as timber. 2. To furnish with rafters, as a house. 3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]Raft'ing, n. p. 1081The business of floating rafts.Rāfts'man, n. p. 1081A man who manages a raft.Rāf'ty, a. p. 1081Damp; musty. [Prov. Eng.]Rāg, n. p. 1081A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered fragment; a shred; a tatter; hence, a fragment; a bit; a patch. “Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty.” Fuller. Cowls…Rāg, v. t. p. 1082To scold or rail at; to rate. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.Rāg'a-bāsh' or Rāg'a-brāsh', n. p. 1082An idle, ragged person. Nares. Grose.Rāg'a-mūf'fin, n. p. 1082A paltry fellow; a mean wretch.Rāg'-bōlt, n. p. 1082An iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in its place.Rāg'-dāst, n. p. 1082Fine particles of rags when torn thoroughly to pieces, used in making papier-maché.