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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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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.Rūs'tic-al, a. p. 1159Rustic. [Obs. or rare.]Rūs'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1159In a rustic manner; rudely; coarsely. The pulpit style of Germany has been always rustically negligent, or bristling with pedantry. De Quincey.Rŭs'tic-al-ness, n. p. 1159The quality of being rustical; rudeness; coarseness; want of refinement.Rŭs'tic-āte, v. i. p. 1159To dwell or reside in the country.Rŭs'tic-āte, v. t. p. 1159To compel to reside in the country; to banish from a town or college for a time. The time is now come when the town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her…Rŭs'tic-ā'ted, a. p. 1159(Arch.) Having the character of rustic work.Rüs'ti-cā'tion, n. p. 1159The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated. 2. (Universities & Colleges.) The punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution, and reside for a time…Rus-tĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1159The state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; coarseness; simplicity; artlessness. The truth of it is, the sweetness and rusticity of a pastoral can not be so well expressed in any other…Rŭs'tic-ly, adv. p. 1159In a rustic manner; rustically. [Obs.] “Rusticly Ajax said.” Chapman.Rüst'i-ly, adv. p. 1159In a rusty state.Rüst'i-ness, n. p. 1159The state of being rusty.Rüst'-joint, n. p. 1159(Mech.) A joint made tight by the application of a composition called rust.Rŭs'tle, v. i. p. 1159To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing of silk cloth or dry leaves; as, a rustling silk; rustling leaves or trees. He is coming; I hear the straw rustle. Shak. Prouder than…Rüs'tler, n. p. 1159One who rustles.Rüst'y, a. p. 1159Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat. 2. Hence, impaired by inaction or neglect of use. Hector, in his dull and long-continued truce, Is rusty grown. Shak.Rüs'tle, n. p. 1159A quick succession of small sounds like those made by shaking straw, or rubbing silk, and the like; a rustling. When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of…Rŭt, n. p. 1159The copulation of animals, especially of deer. 2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See ROTE.Rŭt, v. i. p. 1159To seek copulation.Rŭt, v. t. p. 1159To cover in copulation; to tup.Rŭt, n. p. 1159A furrow or track worn by a wheel.Rŭt, v. t. p. 1159To cut or penetrate in ruts, as roads. 2. To cut a line on, as the soil, with a spade.Ru'ta-bā'gā, n. p. 1159(Bot.) The Swedish turnip, or Brassica campestris.Ru-tā'ceous, a. p. 1159(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of an order including the common rue (Ruta graveolens).Rūth, n. p. 1159Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Obs. except in poetry.] To stir up gentle ruth Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth. Spenser. Ruth began to work Against his anger…Ru-thē'nĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1159A metal extracted from the ore of platinum. It is of a gray color, very hard and brittle. Its specific gravity is 8.6.Ruth'ful, a. p. 1159Full of ruth; pitiful; tender. 2. Full of sorrow; woful.Ruth'ful-ly, adv. p. 1159In a ruthful manner.Ruth'less, a. p. 1159Having no ruth or pity; cruel; pitiless. Their rage the hostile bands restrain, All but the ruthless monarch of the main. Pope.Ruth'less-ly, adv. p. 1159In a ruthless manner; without pity; cruelly; barbarously.Ruth'less-ness, n. p. 1159The state of being ruthless; want of compassion; insensibility to the distresses of others.Ry'ti-dō'sis, n. p. 1159(Med.) Atrophy or destruction of the eye, attended with corrugation and subsidence of the cornea. Dunglison.Ru'til, n. p. 1159The same as RUTILE.Ru'ti-lant, a. p. 1159Shining. [Obs.] “Parchments colored with his rutilant mixture.” Evelyn.Ru'ti-lāte, v. i. p. 1159To shine; to emit rays of light. [Obs.] Ure.Ru'tĭle, n. p. 1159(Min.) An ore of titanium, of a reddish-brown color, sometimes passing into red. It occurs usually in prismatic crystals, sometimes massive. Dana.Rŭt'ter, n. p. 1159[See RUT.] One who ruts. 2. [D. ruiter, a rider, N. H. Ger. reiter, ritter, O. H. Ger. ritari. See RIDE.] A horseman or trooper; a cavalier; hence, a fine, dashing, boastful gallant. [Obs.] Such a…Rŭt'ter-kĭn, n. p. 1159An old crafty fox or beguiler; — a word of contempt. [Obs.]Rŭt'ti-er, n. p. 1159A directory to show the proper course of a vessel. [Obs.] 2. An old traveler acquainted with roads; an old soldier. [Obs.] Blount.Rŭt'tish, a. p. 1159Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. [Rare.] Shak.Rŭt'tish-ness, n. p. 1159The state or quality of being ruttish; salaciousness.Rŭt'tle, v. i. p. 1159To rattle. [Obs.]Rŭt'tle, n. p. 1159A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing: rattle. [Obs.]Rŭt'ty, a. p. 1159Lustful. 2. Full of ruts; as, a rutty road. 3. [See ROOT.] Rooty. [Obs.] “Whose rutty bank was painted all with flowers.” Spenser.Rȳ'al, n. p. 1159A certain coin. See RIAL.Rȳ'der, n. p. 1159A clause added to a document; a rider. See RIDER. [Rare.] 2. A Dutch coin worth about 25 shillings sterling, or about $6.05. Simmonds.Rȳe, n. p. 1159(Bot.) A hardy plant (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the grain or fruit of this plant, which constitutes a large portion of the bread-stuff used by man. 2. A disease in a hawk.…Rȳe'-grȧss, n. p. 1159(Bot.) (a.) A grass-like plant (Lolium perenne) which is sometimes cultivated for cattle in England; the darnel. (b.) A species of barley (Hordeum murinum).Ry̆n'chops, n. p. 1159(Ornith.) See RHYNCHOPS.Ry̆nd, n. p. 1159A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone.Rȳ'ot, n. p. 1159A cultivator of the soil; a renter of land by a lease which is considered as perpetual, and at a rate fixed by ancient surveys and valuations; a peasant; — so called in Hindostan.Ry̆th, n. p. 1159A ford. [Obs.]