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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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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.]Ry̆t'i-nȧ, n. p. 1159(Zoöl.) A genus of cetaceous mammals allied to the manatee, found in the Arctic Ocean. Baird.S p. 1160S, the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, from its hissing sound. It has two uses; one to express a mere hissing, as in Sabbath, sack, sin…Sā'adb, n. p. 1160One of a certain Indian sect who have embraced Christianity, and who, in some respects, resemble the Quakers in their doctrine and mode of life. [Written also Saad.]Sā’bā, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A species of bean, resembling the Lima bean, but not as large.Săb'a-dĭl'lă, n. p. 1160(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Veratrum (V. sabadilla), found in Mexico and the West Indies. (b.) A Mexican plant of the genus Asagrea (A. officinalis). (c.) A plant of the genus Stenanthium (S.…Sa-bæ'an, n. p. 1160The same as SABIAN, q. v.Sa-bæ'an-ĭsm, n. p. 1160See SABIANISM.Sā'bæ-ĭsm or Sā'ba-ĭsm, n. p. 1160See SABIANISM.Sā'bal, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A genus of palm-trees found in tropical countries.Sāb'a-ŏth or Sa-bā'oth, n. pl. p. 1160Armies; hosts; — used only in the phrase from the Scriptures, the Lord of Sabaoth. The cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. James v. 4.Sa-bā'zi-ă, n. pl. p. 1160(Anc. Myth.) Festivals in honor of various divinities entitled Sa-basii. Mithras, the sun, is called Sabasius in ancient monuments, and the term was also applied to Jupiter and Bacchus; but its…Săb'băt, n. p. 1160The nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were once thought to celebrate their orgies.Săb'ba-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1160One who regards the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the decalogue. ☞ There were Christians in the early church who held this opinion; and one…Săb'ba-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the Sabbath, or to the tenets of Sabbatarians.Sāb'ba-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 1160The tenets of Sabbatarians.Sāb'bath, n. p. 1160A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a…Săb'bath-brēāk'er, n. p. 1160One who breaks or profanes the Sabbath.Săb'bath-breāk'ing, n. p. 1160The breaking or profanation of the Sabbath.Săb'bath-less, a. p. 1160Without Sabbath or period of intermission of labor; — hence, without respite or rest. Bacon.Sab-bā'ti-ā, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A genus of plants found in North America, including the American centaury.Sab-bāt'ic or Sab-bāt'ic-al, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer…Săb′ba-tĭsm, n. p. 1160Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest.Sāb'ba-tons, n. pl. p. 1160A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part of the sixteenth century. Fairholt.Sāb'bīre, n. p. 1160A beam or piece of timber.Sa-bē'an, a. & n. p. 1160See SĀBIAN.Sā'be-ism, n. p. 1160The same as SABIANISM.Sa-bĕl'ĭă, n. p. 1160(Zoöl.) A genus of annelids living in tubes formed of sand or gravel.Săb'el-lā'mā, n. p. 1160(Geol.) Coarse sand or gravel.Sa-bēl'li-an, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the heresy of Sabellius. See SABELLIAN, n.Sa-bĕl'li-an, n. p. 1160(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais, in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and the Holy Spirit are only…Sa-bĕl'li-an-ism, n. p. 1160(Eccl.) The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See SABELLIAN, n.Sā'ber or Sā'bre, n. p. 1160A sword or cimeter with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and a little curved toward the point; a cavalry sword.Sabre-tasche p. 1160(Mil.) A leathern case or pocket worn by a cavalry officer at the left side, suspended from the sword-belt. Campbell.Sā'ber or Sā'bre, v. t. p. 1160To strike, cut, or kill with a saber. Flashed all their sabers bare, Flashed as they turned in air, Sabring the gunners there. Tennyson.Sā′bi-an, a. p. 1160(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Saba, in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants. 2. Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies.Sā'bi-an, n. p. 1160An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies. [Written also Sabæan and Sabean.]Sā'bi-an-ism, n. p. 1160The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consisted in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars. It existed in Chaldea or Persia at an early period of the world.…Săb'ĭne, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A small tree of the genus Juniperus; savin. See SAVIN. 2. (Ichth.) A small fish, which is sometimes preserved in oil for food.