Red-hot Red"-hot` adjective Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical. Shak.
Red-letter Red"-let`ter adjective Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters. Red-letter day ,
a day that is fortunate or auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.
Red-light district Red-light district A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front of many such resorts at night. [ Colloq. or Cant]
Red-riband Red"-rib`and noun (Zoology) The European red band fish, or fireflame. See Rend fish .
Red-short Red"-short` adjective (Metal.) Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron. --
Red"-short`ness ,
noun
Red-tailed Red"-tailed` adjective Having a red tail. Red-tailed hawk (Zoology) ,
a large North American hawk ( Buteo borealis ). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck , and red-tailed buzzard .
Red-tape Red"-tape` adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape , under Red , adjective
Red-tapism Red`-tap"ism noun Strict adherence to official formalities. J. C. Shairp.
Red-tapist Red`-tap"ist noun One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities. Ld. Lytton.
Redact Re·dact" transitive verb [ Latin
redactus , past participle of
redigere ; prefix
red- ,
re- , again, back +
agere to put in motion, to drive.]
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
Rédacteur Ré`dac`teur" (ra`dȧk`tẽr")
noun [ French]
See Redactor .
Redaction Re·dac"tion noun [ French
rédaction .]
The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
Redactor Re·dac"tor noun One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor. Carlyle.
Redan Re·dan" noun [ French, for Old French
redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, from Latin prefix
re- re- +
dens ,
dentis , a tooth. Confer
Redented .] [ Written sometimes
redent and
redens .]
1. (Fort.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy. 2. A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level.
Redargue Red·ar"gue transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Redargued (-g?d);
present participle & verbal noun Redarguing .] [ Latin
redarguere ; prefix
red- ,
re- re- +
arguere to accuse, charge with: confer French
rédarguer .]
To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to convict. [ Archaic]
How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness?
Jer. Taylor. Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external objects has, as far as I know, been redargued in three different ways.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Redargution Red`ar·gu"tion noun [ Latin
redargutio .]
The act of redarguing; refutation. [ Obsolete or R.]
Bacon.
Redargutory Red`ar·gu"to·ry adjective Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [ R.]
Redback Red"back` noun (Zoology) The dunlin. [ U. S.]
Redbelly Red"bel`ly noun (Zoology) The char.
Redbird Red"bird` noun (Zoology) (a) The cardinal bird. (b) The summer redbird ( Piranga rubra ). (c) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager .
Redbreast Red"breast` noun 1. (Zoology) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. See Robin . (c) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast , and robin snipe . See Knot . 2. (Zoology) The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish .
Redbud Red"bud` noun (Botany) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis . See Judas tree , under Judas .
Redcap Red"cap` noun 1. (Zoöl) The European goldfinch. 2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [ Scot.]
Jamieson.
Redcoat Red"coat` (-kōt`)
noun One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British soldier.
Redde Red"de (-de),
obsolete imperfect of Read , or Rede . Chaucer.
Redden Red"den transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reddened (-d'nd);
present participle & verbal noun Reddening .] [ From
Red ,
adjective ]
To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
Redden Red"den intransitive verb To grow or become red; to blush. Appius reddens at each word you speak.
Pope. He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued.
Sir W. SCott.
Reddendum Red·den"dum noun [ Neut. of Latin
reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of
reddere . See
Reddition .]
(Law) A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease. Cruise.
Reddi*tive Red"di·*tive adjective [ Latin
redditivus .]
(Gram.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
Reddish Red"dish adjective Somewhat red; moderately red . --
Red"dish*ness ,
noun
Reddition Red·di"tion noun [ Latin
redditio , from
reddere to give back, to return: confer French
reddition . See
Render .]
1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell. 2. Explanation; representation. [ R.]
The reddition or application of the comparison.
Chapman.
Reddle Red"dle noun [ From
Red ; confer German
r...thel . Confer
Ruddle .]
(Min.) Red chalk. See under Chalk .
Reddour Red"dour noun [ French
raideur , from
raide stiff.]
Rigor; violence. [ Obsolete]
Gower.
Rede Rede transitive verb [ See
Read ,
transitive verb ]
1. To advise or counsel. [ Obsolete or Scot.]
I rede that our host here shall begin.
Chaucer. 2. To interpret; to explain. [ Obsolete]
My sweven [ dream] rede aright.
Chaucer.
Rede Rede noun [ See
Read ,
noun ]
1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [ Obsolete or Scot.]
Burns. There was none other remedy ne reed .
Chaucer. 2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [ Obsolete] "This
rede is rife."
Spenser.
Redeem Re·deem" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Redeemed . (-d...md");
present participle & verbal noun Redeeming .] [ French
rédimer , Latin
redimere ; prefix
red- ,
re- re- +
emere ,
emptum , to buy, originally, to take, confer OIr.
em (in comp.), Lithuanian
imti . Confer
Assume ,
Consume ,
Exempt ,
Premium ,
Prompt ,
Ransom .]
1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold.
Lev. xxv. 29. 2. Hence, specifically:
(a) (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. (b) (Com.) To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin. 3. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Ps. xxv. 22. The Almighty from the grave
Hath me redeemed .
Sandys. 4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us.
Gal. iii. 13. 5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. I will redeem all this on Percy's head.
Shak. 6. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error. Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem
Man's mortal crime?
Milton. It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows.
Shak. To redeem the time ,
to make the best use of it.
Redeemability Re·deem`a·bil"i·ty noun Redeemableness.
Redeemable Re·deem"a·ble adjective 1. Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeemable . 2. Subject to an obligation of redemtion; conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due; as, bonds, promissory notes, etc. , redeemabble in gold, or in current money, or four months after date.
Redeemableness Re·deem"a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being redeemable; redeemability.
Redeemer Re·deem"er noun 1. One who redeems. 2. Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.
Redeless Rede"less adjective Without rede or counsel. [ Obsolete]
Redeliberate Re`de·lib"er·ate transitive verb & i. To deliberate again; to reconsider.
Redeliver Re`de·liv"er transitive verb 1. To deliver or give back; to return. Ay...iffe. 2. To deliver or liberate a second time or again. 3. To report; to deliver the answer of. [ R.] "Shall I
redeliver you e'en so?"
Shak.
Redeliverance Re`de·liv"er·ance (-
a ns)
noun A second deliverance.
Redelivery Re`de·liv"er·y noun 1. Act of delivering back. 2. A second or new delivery or liberation.
Redemand Re`de·mand" transitive verb [ Prefix
re- back, again +
demand : confer French
redemander .]
To demand back; to demand again.
Redemand Re`de·mand" noun A demanding back; a second or renewed demand.
Redemise Re`de·mise" transitive verb To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.
Redemise Re`de·mise" noun (Law) The transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it; reconveyance; as, the demise and redemise of an estate. See under Demise .
Redemonstrate Re·dem"on·strate transitive verb To demonstrate again, or anew. Every truth of morals must be redemonstrated in the experience of the individual man before he is capable of utilizing it as a constituent of character or a guide in action.
Lowell.
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