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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Re-coup' or Recoupe, v. t.p. 1099To cut again; hence, to redivide or redistribute. 2. (Law.) To diminish damages by cutting out or keeping back a part of; to hold back a part of, as due. Burrill.
  2. Recoupe, n.p. 1099The same as RECOUPMENT.
  3. Re-coup'er, n.p. 1099One who recoups. Story.
  4. Re-equip'ment, n.p. 1099(Law.) The act of retaining something due; discount or deduction; diminution of plaintiff's damages, in an action on an agreement, for defect in performance on his part. Burrill.
  5. Re-equire', v. t.p. 1099To recover. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  6. Re-cōurse', n.p. 1099Renewed course or flow; frequent passage. [Obs.] “Swift recourse of flushing blood.” Spenser. 2. Return; renewed attack; recurrence. Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the healthy, or the…
  7. Re-cōurse', v. i.p. 1099To return; to recur. [Obs.] Foxe.
  8. Re-cōurse'ful, a.p. 1099Having recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately. [Obs.] Drayton.
  9. Rē-cȯv'er, v. t.p. 1099To cover again. W. Scott.
  10. Re-cōv'er, v. t.p. 1099To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 1 Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good to one's self by reparation; to…
  11. Re-cōv'er, v. i.p. 1099To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; — followed by of or from. Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2 Kings i. 2.…
  12. Rē-cōv'er, v. t.p. 1099To cover again.
  13. Re-cŏv'er-a-ble, a.p. 1099Capable of being recovered or regained; as, goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable; restorable from sickness, from a low condition, misfortune, or the like; capable of being brought back…
  14. Re-cōv'er-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1099The state of being recoverable; capability of being recovered.
  15. Re-cōv'er-ance, n.p. 1099Recovery. [Obs.] Berners.
  16. Re-cōv'er-ee', n.p. 1099(Law.) The tenant or person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery. Blackstone.
  17. Re-cōv'er-er, n.p. 1099One who recovers.
  18. Re-cōv'er-ōr', n.p. 1099(Law.) The demandant in a common recovery after judgment. Wharton.
  19. Re-cŏv'er-y, n.p. 1099The act of recovering, regaining, retaking, or obtaining possession. 2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from low condition or misfortune. 3. The obtaining of…
  20. Common recoveryp. 1099a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete both in England and…
  21. Rēe're-ance, n.p. 1099Recreancy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  22. Rēe're-an-cy, n.p. 1099The quality of being recreant.
  23. Rēc're-ant, a.p. 1099Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. Blackstone. 2. Apostate; false; unfaithful. Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to…
  24. Rē'cre-ant, n.p. 1099One who yields in combat, and cries craven; one who begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone. You are all recreants, dastards! Shak.
  25. Re'cre-āte, v. t.p. 1099To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to revive the exhausted strength or languid spirits of; to refresh from weariness; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.…
  26. Rēc're-āte, v. i.p. 1099To take recreation. Addison.
  27. Rē'cre-āte', v. t.p. 1099To create or form anew. On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of re-enforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army. Marshall.
  28. Rēe/re-ā'tion, n.p. 1099The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport. Syn.—Amusement; diversion; entertainment; pastime; sport.
  29. Rē`cre-ā'tion, n.p. 1099A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
  30. Rēc're-ā'tive, a.p. 1099Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Let the music be recreative. Bacon.
  31. Rēc're-ā'tive-ly, adv.p. 1099In a recreative manner; so as to afford recreation or diversion. Sherwood.
  32. Rēe're-ā'tive-ness, n.p. 1099The quality of being recreative, refreshing, or diverting.
  33. Rĕe're-ment, n.p. 1099Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; spume; as, the recrement of ore, or of the blood.
  34. Rĕc're-mĕnt'al or Rĕc're-men-tĭ'tial or Rĕc're-men-tĭ'tious, a.p. 1099Consisting of superfluous matter separated from that which is valuable; drossy.
  35. Re-crĭm'i-nāte, v. i.p. 1099To return one accusation with another; to retort a charge; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser; to charge an accuser with the like crime.
  36. Re-crĭm'i-nāte, v. t.p. 1099To accuse in return. South.
  37. Re-crĭm'i-nā'tion, n.p. 1099The act of recriminating; the return of one accusation with another. 2. (Law.) A counter-accusation; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser. Accusations and recriminations passed…
  38. Re-crĭm'i-nā'tive, a.p. 1099Recriminating, or retorting accusation; recriminatory.
  39. Re-crĭm'i-nā'tor, n.p. 1099One who recriminates.
  40. Re-crĭm'i-na-to-ry, a.p. 1099Recriminating; retorting accusation.
  41. Rē-crŏss', v. t.p. 1099To cross a second time.
  42. Re-crū'den-cy, n.p. 1099Recrudescence.
  43. Rē'cru-dēs'cence or Rē'cru-dēs'cen-cy, n.p. 1099The state of becoming sore again. Bacon. 2. (Med.) Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission. Dunglison.
  44. Rē'cru-dĕs'cent, a.p. 1099Growing raw, sore, or painful again.
  45. Re-cruīt′, v. t.p. 1099To repair by fresh supplies, as any thing wasted; to supply lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting…
  46. Re-crūit′, v. i.p. 1100To gain new supplies of any thing wasted; to gain flesh, health, spirits, and the like; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. 2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to…
  47. Re-cr'uit', n.p. 1100Supply of any thing wasted. The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its distempers. Burke. 2. Specifically, a person enlisted to make up deficiency in an army; a newly-enlisted…
  48. Re-cr'uit'er, n.p. 1100One who recruits.
  49. Re-cru'it'ment, n.p. 1100The act or business of recruiting or raising new supplies of men for an army.
  50. Rē-crys'tal-li-zā'tion, n.p. 1100The process of a second crystallizing.
  51. Rē-crys'talize, v. i.p. 1100To crystallize a second time. Henry.
  52. Rĕc'tal, a.p. 1100(Anat.) Pertaining to the rectum.
  53. Rēct’ang-gle, n.p. 1100A four-sided figure, having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram. ☞ As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for…
  54. Rēct'ang-gle, a.p. 1100Rectangular. [Obs.]
  55. Rēct'ang-gled, a.p. 1100Having one or more right angles, or angles of ninety degrees. Hutton.
  56. Rect-āng'gu-lar, a.p. 1100Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. Rectangular co-ordinates. See CO-ORDINATE.
  57. Rect-ăn'gu-lăr'i-ty, n.p. 1100The quality or state of being right-angled.
  58. Rect-ăn'gu-lar-ly, adv.p. 1100In a rectangular manner; with or at right angles.
  59. Rect-ān'gu-lar-ness, n.p. 1100The state of being rectangular.
  60. Rēe'ti-fī'a-ble, a.p. 1100Capable of being rectified, corrected, or set right; as, a rectifiable mistake. 2. (Math.) Admitting, as a curve, the construction of a straight line equal in length to any definite portion of the…