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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Rŭmp'er, n. p. 1157One who had been a member of the Rump Parliament.Rŭmp'-fĕd, a. p. 1157Fed or fattened in the rump; fat-bottomed. “The rump-fed ronyon.” Shak.Rŭm'ple, v. i. p. 1157To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your…Rŭm'ple, n. p. 1157A fold or plait. Dryden.Rūmp'less, a. p. 1157Destitute of a rump or tail; as, a rumpless fowl.Rŭmp'-steāk, n. p. 1157A choice quality of beef-steak, cut from the thigh near the rump. After dinner he observed that the steak was tough, and “Yet, sir,” returns he, “bad as it was, it seemed a rump-steak to me.”…Rŭm'pus, n. p. 1157A disturbance; noise and confusion. [Colloq. Eng. & U. S.]Rŭm'-swĭz'le, n. p. 1157A kind of fabric made in Dublin from undyed foreign wool, which possesses the property of resisting wet, while having the qualities of common cloth. Simmonds.Rŭn, v. i. p. 1157To go with a lighter or more rapid gait than by walking; to step quickly or spryly; to go in a quick, hurried manner; hence, — said of inanimate things, — to move with an easy or rapid movement; to…Rûn, v. t. p. 1157To cause to run, in the various senses of the word; as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a factory or a machine; to run a candidate; to run a race; to run a rope through a block. 2. To pursue…Rŭn, n. p. 1157The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run. 2. That which runs; also, a method or rate of running; mode of conduct or procedure; current; course; as, a run of verses. They who made…Rŭn'a-gāte, n. p. 1157A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See RENEGADE. “Wretched runagates from the jail.” De Quincey.Rūn'a-wāy, n. p. 1157One who flees from danger or restraint; a fugitive. Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Shak.Rūn'a-wāy, a. p. 1157Acting the part of a runaway; fleeing from danger or restraint; as, a runaway horse. 2. Accomplished by or during flight; as, a runaway marriage.Run-cā'tion, n. p. 1157A weeding. [Obs.] Evelyn.Rūn'ci-nate, a. p. 1157(Bot.) Having the lobes convex before, and pointing toward the base, as in the dandelion; saw-shaped.Rūn'del, n. p. 1157A circle. 2. A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet. Halliwell.Rŭn'dle, n. p. 1157A round; a step of a ladder. Duppa. 2. A ball. [Obs.] Holland. 3. Something put round an axis; the wheel of an axis in peritrochio. “An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it.” Wilkins.Rŭnd'let, n. p. 1157A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but usually holds about 14½ gallons. [Written also runlet.]Rūne, n. p. 1157The Runic letter or character. 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…Run'er, n. p. 1157A bard, or learned man among the ancient Goths. Temple.Rūng, imp. & p. p. p. 1157of ring. See RING.Rūng, n. p. 1157(Naut.) A floor timber in a ship. 2. One of the rounds of a ladder. 3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.Rŭng'-hēad, n. p. 1158(Naut.) The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.Ru'nic, a. p. 1158Of, or pertaining to, the Runes, or the language and letters of the ancient Norsemen. Runic knot (Arch.), a kind of twisted ornament used in buildings belonging to the Anglo-Saxon or Danish…Rŭn'let, n. p. 1158A little run or stream; a brook. 2. The same as RUNDLET. “A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary.” W. Scott.Rŭn'nel, n. p. 1158A rivulet or small brook. Bubbling runnels joined the sound. Collins. By the very side of the way, in lieu of ditches, there are slow runnels, in which one can see the minnows swimming. Masson.Rŭn'ner, n. p. 1158One who, or that which, runs; a racer. 2. Hence, one employed to solicit custom, as for a steamboat, railroad, &c. 3. (Bot.) A slender branch running along the ground, as in the strawberry, and…Rŭn'net, n. p. 1158The same as RENNET, q. v.Rŭn'ning, a. p. 1158Kept for the race; as, a running horse. Law. 2. Successive; without any thing of the same kind intervening; as, two days running; to sow land two years running. 3. Flowing; ready; easy; as, a running…Rŭn'ning, n. p. 1158The act of one who runs; the act of passing with speed. 2. That which runs or flows; as, the first running of a still, or of cider at the mill. 3. The discharge of an ulcer or other sore. At long…Rŭnn'ion, n. p. 1158The same as RONYON.Rŭnt, n. p. 1158Any animal small below the natural or usual size of the species. Of tame pigeons are croppers, carriers, and runts. Walton. 2. Hence, a dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person;—in contempt.…Ru-pee', n. p. 1158A coin and money of account in the East Indies. The gold rupee of Bombay and Madras is worth a little over 2½s. sterling, or about $7.00. The silver rupee, or sicca rupee, coined by the East India…Ru'pel-la-ry, a. p. 1158Rocky. [Obs. and rare.] In this rupellary nidery do the fowl lay eggs and breed. Evelyn.Ru'pert's-drōp, n. p. 1158A kind of glass drop with a long tail, remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched, or the tail broken;—so called from Prince Rupert, by whom they were first brought to…Ru-piē'o-lă, n. p. 1158(Ornith.) A genus of birds belonging to the dentirostral tribe, of the order Passeres, and family Ampelidæ. The species are remarkable for possessing an elevated crest of feathers on the head, and…Rŭp'tion, n. p. 1158A breaking or bursting open; breach. Wiseman.Rŭpt'ū-a-ry, n. p. 1158One of the ordinary class; one not of noble blood. The exclusion of the French ruptuaries (“roturiers,” for history must find a word for this class when it speaks of other nations) from the order of…Rŭpt'ūre, n. p. 1158The act of breaking or bursting. I am clothed in steel: And, spite of all the rupture of the sea, This jewel holds its biding on my arm. Shak. 2. The state of being broken or violently parted; as…Rŭpt'ūre, v. t. p. 1158To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood-vessel.Rŭpt'ūre, v. i. p. 1158To suffer a breach or disruption.Rŭpt'ūre-wort, n. p. 1158(Bot.) A plant of the genus Herniaria.Ru'ral, a. p. 1158Pertaining or belonging to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; suiting the country, or resembling it; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. Here is a rural fellow. Shak. 2.…Ru'ral-ism, n. p. 1158The state of being rural; ruralness.Ru'ral-íst, n. p. 1158One who leads a rural life.Rū-rāl'i-ty, n. p. 1158The state or quality of being rural; ruralness.Ru'ral-ize, v. t. p. 1158To render rural.Ru'ral-ize, v. i. p. 1158To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate.Ru'ral-ly, adv. p. 1158In a rural manner; as in the country.Ru'ral-ness, n. p. 1158The state or quality of being rural.Rū-ri'co-list, n. p. 1158An inhabitant of the country. [Obs.]Ru-rĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 1158Born in the country. [Obs.]Rūse, n. p. 1158Artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.Ruse de guerre p. 1158A stratagem of war.Rūsh, n. p. 1158(Bot.) A plant of the genus Juncus, of many species, growing in wet ground. ☞ Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and…Scouring-rush p. 1158a kind of rush abounding in silica, which makes it valuable for scouring; Equisetum hyemale; Dutch rush.Rŭsh, v. i. p. 1158To move or drive forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. They all rush by and leave you. Shak. 2. To enter with undue…Rūsh, v. t. p. 1158To push forward with violence.Rūsh, n. p. 1158A driving forward with eagerness and haste; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds. A gentleman spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.…