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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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Răg'man's-rōll, n. p. 1082The record, contained on rolls of parchment, of those instruments by which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296. See RIGMAROLE. P. Cyc.Ra-gout', n. p. 1082A dish made of fragments of meat, sometimes of more than one kind, mixed, stewed, and highly seasoned; a stew; a hash.Răg'stōne, n. p. 1082A dark-gray silicious sandstone; — called also Rowley ragg. Brande.Ra-gūled' or Rag-gūled', a. p. 1082(Her.) Jagged or notched in an irregular manner. Cross raguled, one made of two trunks of trees without their branches, of which only the stumps appear.Răg'-weed, n. p. 1082(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ambrosia (A. artemisiæfolia); hog-weed. Gray.Răg'-wheel, n. p. 1082(Mech.) A wheel furnished with projecting pins or cogs on the rim, which fit into the links of a chain to prevent its slipping in receiving motion from, or communicating motion to, the wheel; —…Răg'-work, n. p. 1082A kind of rubble-work formed of ragstones about the thickness of a brick.Răg'wort, n. p. 1082(Bot.) A plant of the genus Senecio.Rāid, n. p. 1082A hostile or predatory incursion; especially, an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force. Marauding chief! his sole delight The moonlight raid, the morning…Rāil, n. p. 1082A piece of timber, or of iron, or other metal, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, &c. 2. The horizontal part in any piece of framing or paneling. 3.…Rāil, n. p. 1082(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Rallus (R. [or Porzana] Carolinus), of a greenish-brown color above, and ashy blue with white markings below, found in the United States. The European water-rail is R.…Rāil, n. p. 1082A garment like a vail or cloak, made of fine linen, formerly worn by women about the neck. [Obs.]Rāil, v. t. p. 1082To inclose with rails. It ought to be fenced in and railed. Ayliffe. 2. To range in a line. [Obs.] They were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of horses in a cart. Bacon.Rāil, v. i. p. 1082To use insolent and reproachful language; to reproach or censure in opprobrious terms; to utter reproaches; to scoff; — followed by at or against, formerly by on. And rail at arts he did not…Rāil, v. i. p. 1082To flow forth; to roll out; to course. [Obs.] “Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing.” Spenser.Rāil'-eār, n. p. 1082A car used on railways.Rāil'er, n. p. 1082One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.Rāil'-fēnce, n. p. 1082A fence made of wooden rails.Rāil'ing, a. p. 1082Expressing reproach; insulting. Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them. 2 Pet. ii. 11.Rāil'ing, n. p. 1082A series of rails; a fence. 2. Rails in general; or the materials for rails.Rāil'ing-ly, adv. p. 1082With scoffing or insulting language.Rāil'-joint, n. p. 1082A splice connecting the adjacent ends of rails, in distinction from a chair, which is merely a seat. ☞ The two devices are sometimes united. Among several hundred varieties, the fish-joint is…Rāil'ler-y, n. p. 1082Good-humored pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson. Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is…Railleur, n. p. 1082A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [Rare.]Rāil'road or Rāil'wāy, n. p. 1082A road or way on which iron rails are laid for wheels to run on, for the conveyance of heavy loads in vehicles. Build pyramids, gauge railroads, reign, reap, dine. E. B. Browning. Railway-plant, the…Rāi'ment, n. p. 1082Clothing in general; vestments; vesture; garments. Living, both food and raiment she supplies. Dryden. 2. An article of dress; a piece of clothing; a garment. [Obs.] Sidney.Rāin, v. i. p. 1082To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; — used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains; it will rain; it rained; or it has rained. The rain it raineth every day. Shak. 2. To fall or drop…Rāin, v. t. p. 1082To pour or shower down from above like rain from the clouds. Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. Ex. xvi. 4.Rāin, n. p. 1082Water falling in drops from the atmosphere; the descent of water in drops from the atmosphere. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. Milton. Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the…Rāin, n. p. 1082A ridge; — a bound or limit. [Prov. Eng.]Rāin'-bēat, a. p. 1082Beaten or injured by the rain. [Obs.]Rāin'bōw, n. p. 1082A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of his rays in drops…Rāin'bōwed, a. p. 1083Formed with or like a rainbow.Rāin'bōw-tint'ed, a. p. 1083Having tints like those of a rainbow.Rāin'deer, n. p. 1083See REINDEER.Rāin'-fall, n. p. 1083A fall or descent of rain; the water that falls in rain. “Supplied by the rain-fall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and Singaleleh.” Hooker.Rain'-gāge, n. p. 1083The same as RAIN-GAUGE.Rāin'-gāuge, n. p. 1083An instrument for measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviameter; an ombrometer.Rāin'i-ness, n. p. 1083The state of being rainy.Rāin'less, a. p. 1083Without rain; as, a rainless region.Rāin'-līne, n. p. 1083(Naut.) A small rope or line sometimes used to form the sheer of a ship, and to set the beams of the deck fairly. Weale.Rāin'-wa'ter, n. p. 1083Water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.Rāin'y, a. p. 1083Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy day or season.Rāip, n. p. 1083A rod to measure ground.Rāis'a-ble, a. p. 1083Capable of being raised.Raise (rāz), v. t. p. 1083To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight; hence, used in derived senses, as, (a.) To bring to a higher condition…Rāis'er, n. p. 1083One who, or that which, raises; a builder; a levier; a collector. 2. (Arch.) One of the upright boards on the front of the steps of a flight of stairs; a riser.Rāi'sĭn, n. p. 1083A grape dried in the sun, or by artificial heat. ☞ Formerly pronounced re'zn.Rāis'ing, n. p. 1083The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. 2. The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building, or any structure of timber. [U. S.]Raising-plate p. 1083the plate or longitudinal timber on which a roof is raised, and upon which it rests. Brande.Raisonné, a. p. 1083Having proofs, illustrations, or notices; arranged analytically or systematically; as, a catalogue raisonné.Rā'jā, n. p. 1083The same as RAJAH.Rā'jah, n. p. 1083A native prince or king. [India.]Rā'jah-ship or Rājāh-ship, n. p. 1083The dignity or principality of a rajah.Rāj-pōōt', n. p. 1083A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatruya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajputana, in northern central India.Rāke, n. p. 1083An instrument consisting of a head-piece in which teeth are inserted, and a long handle at right angles to it;—used for collecting hay or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or…Rāke, n. p. 1083A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a man addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices. “An illiterate and frivolous old rake.” Macaulay.Rāke, n. p. 1083(Naut.) (a.) The projection of the upper parts of a ship, at the height of the stem and stern, beyond the extremities of the keel. (b.) The inclination of a mast from a perpendicular direction. 2.…Rāke, n. p. 1083(Mining.) A mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so, and of the same thickness;—called also rake-vein.Rāke, v. t. p. 1083To treat with a rake; to pass a rake over; to smooth, to clear, to gather, &c., with a rake; to scrape over; as, to rake the ground; to rake hay or barley. 2. Hence, to collect or draw together with…