Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter R > Page 75 of 108. « Previous ¦67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 ¦ Next » Rhamnaceous Rham·na"ceous adjective (Botany) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees ( Rhamnaceæ , or Rhamneæ ) of which the buckthorn ( Rhamnus ) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus ( Zizyphus ).
Rhamnus Rham"nus noun [ New Latin , from Greek Rhamphorhynchus Rham`pho·rhyn"chus noun [ New Latin , from Greek Rhamphotheca Rham`pho·the"ca noun ; plural Rhaphe Rha"phe noun [ New Latin , from Greek ......... seam, from ......... to sew. ] (Botany) The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [ Written also raphe .] Gray.
Rhaphides Rhaph"i·des noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ........., ........., a needle, French raphides .] (Botany) Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants. [ Written also raphides .]
Rhaponticine Rha·pon"ti·cine noun [ Latin rhaponticum rhubarb. See Rhubarb .] (Chemistry) Chrysophanic acid.
Rhapsode Rhap"sode (răp"sōd) noun [ Greek Rhapsoder Rhap"so·der noun A rhapsodist. [ Obsolete]
Rhapsodic, Rhapsodic Rhap·sod"ic, Rhap·sod"ic adjective [ Greek Rhapsodist Rhap"so·dist noun [ From Rhapsody .] The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite Ariosto.Carlyle. Rhapsodize Rhap"so·dize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rhapsodized ; present participle & verbal noun Rhapsodizing .] To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody Sterne.
Rhapsodize Rhap"so·dize intransitive verb To utter rhapsodies. Jefferson.
Rhapsodomancy Rhap"so·do·man`cy noun [ Rhapsody + -mancy .] Divination by means of verses.
Rhapsody Rhap"so·dy noun ; plural Rhatany, Rhatanhy Rhat"a·ny, Rhat"an·hy noun [ Spanish ratania , rataña , Peruv. rataña .] The powerfully astringent root of a half- shrubby Peruvian plant ( Krameria triandra ). It is used in medicine and to color port wine. [ Written also ratany .] Savanilla rhatany , Rhea Rhe"a noun (Botany) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant , under Grass .
Rhea Rhe"a noun [ Latin , a proper name.] (Zoology) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia . Called also the American ostrich . » The common rhea, or nandou ( Rhea Americana ), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ( Pterocnemia Darwinii ), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.
Rheeboc Rhee"boc noun [ Dutch reebok roebuck.] (Zoology) The peele. [ Written also reebok .]
Rheic Rhe"ic adjective [ New Latin Rheum rhubarb, Greek ......... See Rhubarb .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb ( Rheum ). [ Obsoles.]
Rhein Rhe"in noun (Chemistry) Chrysophanic acid.
Rheinberry Rhein"ber·ry noun [ German rheinbeere .] (Botany) One of the berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn itself.
Rhematic Rhe·mat"ic adjective [ Greek ............ of or for a verb, from ........., ........., a sentence. See Rhetoric .] (Gram.) Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; as, rhematic adjectives. Ftzed. Hall.
Rhematic Rhe·mat"ic noun The doctrine of propositions or sentences. Coleridge.
Rhemish Rhemish adjective Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France. Rhemish Testament , Rhenish Rhen"ish adjective [ Latin Rhenus the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- noun Rhine wine.
Rheochord Rhe"o·chord noun [ Greek Rheocrat Rhe"o·crat noun [ Greek Rheometer Rhe·om"e·ter noun [ Greek Rheometric Rhe`o·met"ric adjective Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry. Lardner.
Rheometry Rhe·om"e·try noun Rheomotor Rhe"o·mo`tor noun [ Greek Rheophore Rhe"o·phore noun [ Greek Rheoscope Rhe"o·scope noun [ Greek Rheostat Rhe"o·stat noun [ Greek Rheotome Rhe"o·tome (-tōm) noun [ Greek Rheotrope Rhe"o·trope noun [ Greek Rhesus Rhe"sus noun [ Latin Rhesus , a proper name, Greek ..........] (Zoology) A monkey; the bhunder.
Rhetian Rhe"ti·an adjective [ Latin Rhaetius , Raetius : confer French rhétien .] Pertaining to the ancient Rhæti, or Rhætians, or to Rhætia, their country; as, the Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons.
Rhetic Rhe"tic adjective (Min.) Same as Rhætic .
Rhetizite Rhe"ti·zite noun (Min.) Same as Rhætizite .
Rhetor Rhe"tor noun [ Latin , from Greek ..........] A rhetorician. [ Obsolete] Hammond.
Rhetoric Rhet"o·ric noun [ French rhétorique , Latin rhetorica , Greek ............ (sc. .........), from ......... rhetorical, oratorical, from ......... orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to English word ; confer ......... to say.] Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes.Daniel. Rhetorical Rhe·tor"ic·al adjective [ Latin rhetoricus , Greek ............. See Rhetoric .] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense.M. Arnold. -- Rhetoricate Rhe·tor"i·cate intransitive verb [ Latin rhetoricari . See Rhetoric .] To play the orator. [ Obsolete] South.
Rhetorication Rhe·tor`i·ca"tion noun [ Confer French rhétorication .] Rhetorical amplification. [ Obsolete] Waterland.
Rhetorician Rhet`o·ri"cian noun [ Confer French rhétoricien .] The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a mere rhetorician .F. W. Robertson. The ancient sophists and rhetoricians , which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old.Bacon. Rhetorician Rhet`o·ri"cian adjective Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With rhetorician pride." Blackmore.
Rhetorize Rhet"o·rize (rĕt"o*rīz) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rhetorized (- rīzd); present participle & verbal noun Rhetorizing (- rī`zĭng).] To play the orator. Colgrave.
Rhetorize Rhet"o·rize transitive verb To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification. Milton.
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