Rurality Ru·ral"i·ty noun ;
plural -
ties . [ Confer Late Latin
ruralitas .]
1. The quality or state of being rural. 2. A rural place. "Leafy
ruralities ."
Carlyle.
Ruralize Ru"ral·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ruralized ;
present participle & verbal noun Ruralizing .]
To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.
Ruralize Ru"ral·ize intransitive verb To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate.
Rurally Ru"ral·ly adverb In a rural manner; as in the country.
Ruralness Ru"ral·ness noun The quality or state of being rural.
Ruricolist Ru·ric"o·list noun [ Latin
ruricola ;
rus ,
ruris , the country +
colere to inhabit.]
An inhabitant of the country. [ R.]
Bailey.
Ruridecanal Ru`ri·dec"a·nal adjective [ Latin
rus ,
ruris the country +
decanus the chief of ten. See
Dean .]
Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district; the ruridecanal intellect. [ R.]
Rurigenous Ru·rig"e·nous adjective [ Latin
rurigena ;
rus ,
ruris , the country +
genere ,
gignere , to bring forth, pass., to be born.]
Born in the country. [ Obsolete]
Ruse Ruse noun [ French, from Old French
reüser ,
rehuser , to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, from Latin
recusare to refuse; prefix
re- again +
causa cause. See
Cause , and confer
Recusant .]
An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. Rush Rush noun [ Middle English
rusche ,
rische ,
resche , Anglo-Saxon
risce , akin to LG.
rusk ,
risch , D. & German
rusch ; all probably from Latin
ruscum butcher's broom; akin to Goth.
raus reed, German
rohr .]
1. (Botany) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus . » Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and rushlights.
2. The merest trifle; a straw. John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush .
Arbuthnot. Bog rush .
See under Bog . --
Club rush ,
any rush of the genus Scirpus . --
Flowering rush .
See under Flowering . --
Nut rush (a) Any plant of the genus Scleria , rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits .
(b) A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots. --
Rush broom ,
an Australian leguminous plant ( Viminaria denudata ), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under Spanish . --
Rush candle ,
See under Candle . --
Rush grass ,
any grass of the genus Vilfa , grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. --
Rush toad (Zoology) ,
the natterjack. --
Scouring rush .
(Botany) Same as Dutch rush , under Dutch. -- Spike rush , any rushlike plant of the genus Eleocharis , in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. --
Sweet rush ,
a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. ( Andropogon schœnanthus ), used in Oriental medical practice. --
Wood rush ,
any plant of the genus Luzula , which differs in some technical characters from Juncus .
Rush Rush (rŭsh)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rushed (rŭsht);
present participle & verbal noun Rushing .] [ Middle English
ruschen ; confer Anglo-Saxon
hryscan to make a noise, Dutch
ruischen to rustle, German
rauschen , Middle High German
rūschen to rush, to rustle, LG.
rusken , OSw.
ruska , Icelandic & Swedish
ruska to shake, Danish
ruske to shake, and English
rouse .]
1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.
Shak. 2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.
Sprat.
Rush Rush transitive verb 1. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward. 2. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error. [ College Cant, U.S.]
Rush Rush noun 1. A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water. A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush , severed him from the duke.
Sir H. Wotton. 2. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business. [ Colloq.]
3. A perfect recitation. [ College Cant, U.S.]
4. (Football) (a) A rusher; as, the center rush , whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush . (b) The act of running with the ball. Bunt rush (Football) ,
a combined rush by main strength. --
Rush line (Football) ,
the line composed of rushers.
Rush-bearing Rush"-bear`ing noun A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [ Eng.]
Nares.
Rushbuckler Rush"buc`kler noun A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler. [ Obsolete]
That flock of stout, bragging rushbucklers .
Robynson (More's Utopia).
Rushed Rushed adjective Abounding or covered with rushes.
Rusher Rush"er noun One who rushes. Whitlock.
Rusher Rush"er noun One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Rushiness Rush"i·ness noun [ From
Rushy .]
The quality or state of abounding with rushes.
Rushingly Rush"ing·ly adverb In a rushing manner.
Rushlight Rush"light` noun A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.
Rushlike Rush"like` adjective Resembling a rush; weak.
Rushy Rush"y adjective 1. Abounding with rushes. 2. Made of rushes. My rushy couch and frugal fare.
Goldsmith.
Rusine Ru"sine adjective [ New Latin
rusa , the name of the genus, Malay
rūsa deer.]
(Zoology) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rusa , which includes the sambur deer ( Rusa Aristotelis ) of India. Rusine antler (Zoology) ,
an antler with the brow tyne simple, and the beam forked at the tip.
Rusk Rusk noun [ Spanish
rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit,
rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]
1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or, a kind of sweetened biscuit. 2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores. Smart. 3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Rusma Rus"ma noun [ Corrupt. from Turk.
khyryzma a paste used as a depilatory, from Greek ... an unguent; confer French
rusma .]
A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See Rhusma .
Russ Russ noun sing. & plural 1. A Russian, or the Russians. [ Rare, except in poetry.]
2. The language of the Russians.
Russ Russ adjective Of or pertaining to the Russians.
Russet Rus"set adjective [ French
rousset , dim. of
roux red, Latin
russus (for
rudtus ,
rudhtus ), akin to English
red . See
Red , and confer
Roussette .]
1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color. The morn, in russet mantle clad.
Shak. Our summer such a russet livery wears.
Dryden. 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [ R.]
Shak.
Russet Rus"set noun 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. Dryden. 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet , and the Roxbury russet .
Russeting Rus"set·ing noun See Russet , noun , 2 and 4.
Russety Rus"set·y adjective Of a russet color; russet.
Russia Rus"sia noun A country of Europe and Asia. Russia iron ,
a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. --
Russia leather ,
a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and being proof against insects. --
Russia matting ,
matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden ( Tilia Europæa ).
Russian Rus"sian adjective Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. --
noun A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia. Russian bath .
See under Bath .
Russian Church Rus"sian Church The established church of the Russian empire. It forms a portion, by far the largest, of the Eastern Church and is governed by the Holy Synod. The czar is the head of the church, but he has never claimed the right of deciding questions of theology and dogma.
Russianize Rus"sian·ize transitive verb To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles.
Russification Rus"si·fi·ca"tion noun [
Russia + Latin
-ficare (in comp.) to make. See
-fy .]
The act or process of Russifying, or the state of being Russified.
Russify Rus"si·fy transitive verb [ Confer French
russifier. See
-fy .]
To Russianize; as, to Russify conquered tribes.
Russophile, Russophilist Rus"so·phile, Rus·soph"i·list noun [
Russia + Greek
filei^n to love: confer French
russophile .]
One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. --
Rus*soph"ilism noun [ Chiefly newspaper words.]
Russophobe, Russophobist Rus"so·phobe, Rus·soph"o·bist [ Russia + Greek fobei^n to fear.] One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [ Words sometimes found in the newspapers.]
Russophobia Rus`so·pho"bi·a noun Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
Rust Rust noun [ Anglo-Saxon
rust ; akin to Dutch
roest , G. & Swedish
rost , Icelandic
ryð ; -- named from its color, and akin to English
red . √113. See
Red .]
1. (Chemistry) The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of corrosion. 2. (Botany) A minute mold or fungus forming reddish or rusty spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and other grasses ( Trichobasis Rubigo-vera ), now usually believed to be a form or condition of the corn mildew ( Puccinia graminis ). As rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish. »
Rust is also applied to many other minute fungi which infest vegetation, such as the species of
Ustilago ,
Uredo , and
Lecythea .
3. That which resembles rust in appearance or effects. Specifically: (a)
A composition used in making a rust joint. See Rust joint , below. (b) Foul matter arising from degeneration; as, rust on salted meat. (c) Corrosive or injurious accretion or influence. Sacred truths cleared from all rust and dross of human mixtures.
Eikon Basilike. »
Rust is used in the formation of compounds of obvious meaning; as,
rust -colored,
rust -consumed,
rust - eaten, and the like.
Rust joint ,
a joint made between surfaces of iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by oxidation becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water, etc. --
Rust mite (Zoology) ,
a minute mite ( Phytopius oleivorus ) which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored patches on oranges.
Rust Rust intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rusted ;
present participle & verbal noun Rusting .] [ Anglo-Saxon
rustian .]
1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized. If gold ruste , what shall iron do?
Chaucer. Our armors now may rust .
Dryden. 2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants. 3. Fig.:
To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction. Must I rust in Egypt? never more
Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
Dryden.
Rust Rust transitive verb 1. To cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect with rust of any kind. Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them.
Shak. 2. Fig.:
To impair by time and inactivity. Johnson.
Rustful Rust"ful adjective Full of rust; resembling rust; causing rust; rusty. "
Rustful sloth."
Quarles.
Rustic Rus"tic adjective [ Latin
rusticus , from
rus ,
ruris , the country: confer French
rustique . See
Rural .]
1. Of or pertaining 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. She had a rustic , woodland air.
Wordsworth. 2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners. "A
rustic muse."
Spenser. 3. Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic dress. 4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. Pope. Rustic moth (Zoology) ,
any moth belonging to Agrotis and allied genera. Their larvæ are called cutworms . See Cutworm . --
Rustic work .
(a) (Architecture) Cut stone facing which has the joints worked with grooves or channels, the face of each block projecting beyond the joint, so that the joints are very conspicuous .
(b) (Arch. & Woodwork) Summer houses, or furniture for summer houses, etc., made of rough limbs of trees fancifully arranged. Syn. -- Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; awkward; rough; coarse; plain; unadorned; simple; artless; honest. See
Rural .
Rustic Rus"tic noun 1. An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown. Hence to your fields, you rustics ! hence, away.
Pope. 2. A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or manners; an artless, unaffected person. [ Poetic]
Rustical Rus`tic·al adjective Rustic. "
Rustical society."
Thackeray. --
Rus"tic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Rus"tic*al*ness ,
noun
Rusticate Rus"ti·cate intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rusticated ;
present participle & verbal noun Rusticating .] [ Latin
rusticaticus , past participle of
rusticari to rusticate. See
Rustic .]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. Pope.
Rusticate Rus"ti·cate transitive verb To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment.
Idler.
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