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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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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.…Rūsh'-beār'ing, n. p. 1158A kind of rural festival held at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.] Naves.Rūsh'-bŭck/ler, n. p. 1158A bullying and violent person. [Obs.] “That flock of stout, bragging rush-bucklers.” Sir T. More.Rūsh'-cān'dle, n. p. 1158A small taper, made by stripping a rush, except one small strip of the bark which holds the pith together, and dipping it in tallow. Johnson. Milton.Rū'shed, a. p. 1158Abounding with rushes.Rūsh'er, n. p. 1158One who rushes. Whitlock. 2. One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Rūsh'-grāss, n. p. 1158(Bot.) A coarse kind of grass, of the genus Vilfa. Gray.Rūsh'i-ness, n. p. 1158The state of abounding with rushes.Rūsh'ing-ly, adv. p. 1158In a rushing manner; with violence and rapidity.Rŭsh'-light, n. p. 1158A rush-candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.Rūsh'-līke, a. p. 1158Resembling a rush; weak.Rūsh'-rĭng, n. p. 1158A ring made from a rush or from rushes. Davenant.Rūsh'y, a. p. 1158Abounding with rushes. 2. Made of rushes. “My rushy couch and frugal fare.” Goldsmith.Rūsk, n. p. 1158A kind of light, soft cake, or a kind of soft, sweetened biscuit. 2. A kind of cake or small loaf which has been rasped. Simmonds. 3. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores. Smart.Rāṣ'mā, n. p. 1158A brown and light iron substance, with half as much quicklime steeped in water, of which the Turkish women make a depilatory. Grew.Rŭss or Russ, n. p. 1158(Geog.) 1. A Russian. [Rare, except in poetry.] 2. The language of the Russians.Rüss or Ryss, a. p. 1158(Geog.) Pertaining to the Russ or Russians.Rŭs'set, a. p. 1158Of a reddish color; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow, in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, of two parts of red to one part each of blue and yellow. “The morn in russet…Rŭs'set, n. p. 1158A country dress. Dryden.Rŭs'set or Rŭs'set-ing, n. p. 1158A kind of apple of a russet color and rough skin. [Also russetting.]Rŭs'set-y, a. p. 1158Of a russet color; russet.Rus'siȧ Lĕath'er p. 1158A soft kind of leather, made in Russia, and having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in book-binding, on account of its not being subject to…Rus'sian, a. p. 1159(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Russia.Rus'sian, n. p. 1159(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Russia. 2. The language of Russia; Russ.Rŭst, n. p. 1159The reddish or brownish yellow coating on iron exposed to moist air; an oxide of iron which forms a rough coat on its surface; hence, sometimes, any metallic oxide. 2. That which resembles rust in…Rūst, v. i. p. 1159To contract rust; to be oxidized, and contract a roughness on the surface. Our armors now may rust. Dryden. 2. To degenerate in idleness; to become dull by inaction. Must I rust in Egypt, never more…Rŭst, v. t. p. 1159To cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust. Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them. Shak. 2. To impair by time and inactivity. Johnson.Rŭst'ful, a. p. 1159Full of rust; resembling rust; rusty. “Rustful sloth.” Quarles.Rūs'tic, a. p. 1159Pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. “Rustic lays.” Milton. And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Gray. 2. Rude; unpolished…Rūs'tic, n. p. 1159An inhabitant of the country; a clown. Hence to your fields, you rustics! hence, away! Nor stain with grief the pleasures of the day. Pope.