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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Rĕd'-fire, n. p. 1102A compound which burns with a red flame, used in pyrotechnic works, and consisting of nitrate of strontia, chlorate of potash, sulphur, and antimony.Rĕd'-gŭm, n. p. 1102(Med.) A disease of new-born infants; an eruption of red pimples in early infancy; tooth-rash. Good. 2. A disease of grain, a kind of blight.Rĕd'-hănd, adv. p. 1102In the very act, as it were with red or bloody hands; — said of a person taken in the act of homicide. W. Scott.Rĕd'-hĕad, n. p. 1102A person having red hair. 2. (Ornith.) An American duck closely allied to the canvas-back (Aythēa Americana). Baird. 3. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Asclepias (A. curassavica), the leaves of which are…Rĕd′-hŏt, n. p. 1102Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls.Rē'di-ent, a. p. 1102Returning. [Rare.] E. H. Smith.Rē'di-gĕst', v. t. p. 1102To digest or reduce to form a second time. Kent.Rē'di-mĭn'ish, v. t. p. 1102To diminish or lessen again.Re-dĭn'te-grāte, v. t. p. 1102To make whole again; to renew; to restore to integrity or soundness. The English nation seems obliterated. What could redintegrate us again? Coleridge.Re-dĭn'te-grate, a. p. 1102Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. [Obs.] Bacon.Re-dĭn'te-grā'tion, n. p. 1102Restoration to a whole or sound state; renovation. Decay of Piety. 2. (Chem.) The restoration of any mixed body or matter to its former nature and constitution. Coxe.Rē'dis-būrse', v. t. p. 1102To repay or refund. Spenser.Rē'dis-cōv'er, v. t. p. 1102To discover again.Rē'dis-pōse', v. t. p. 1102To dispose or adjust again. Baxter.Rē'dis-sēize', v. t. p. 1102(Law.) To disseize anew or a second time. [Written also disseize.]Rē`dis-sēi'zin, n. p. 1102(Law.) A disseizin by one who once before was adjudged to have disseized the same person of the same lands, &c.; a writ which lay in such a case. Blackstone.Rē'dis-sēi'zor, n. p. 1102(Law.) One who redisseizes.Rē'dis-sōlve', v. t. p. 1102To dissolve again.Rē'dis-trāin'er, n. p. 1102One who distrains again or repeatedly.Rē'dis-trīb'ūte, v. t. p. 1102To distribute again; to deal back again. Colgrave.Rē-dis'tri-bū'tion, n. p. 1102A dealing back, or a second distribution.Re-dĭ'tion, n. p. 1102The act of returning; return. [Obs.] Chapman.Rē'di-vīde', v. t. p. 1102To divide anew.Rēd'lāe, n. p. 1102(Bot.) An evergreen shrub of the genus Rhus (R. succedanea), a species of sumach. Loudon.Rēd'-lĕt'ter, a. p. 1102Of, relating to, or marked by, red letters. Red-letter day, one that is a fortunate or auspicious day;— so called because the holy days, or saints' days, were marked in the old calendars with red…Rēd'-lĭq'uor, n. p. 1102(Chem.) A crude acetate of alumina, employed as a mordant in calico printing. Ure.Rēd'ly, adv. p. 1102With redness; so as to be, or cause to be, red.Rēd'ness, n. p. 1102The quality of being red; red color.Rēd'o-lence or Rēd'o-len-cy, n. p. 1102The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent.Rēd’o-lent, a. p. 1102Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; — usually followed by of. “Honey redolent of spring.” Dryden. “Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.” Gray.Re-doub'le (-dŭb'l), v. t. p. 1102To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply. So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Shak.Re-dou'ble, v. i. p. 1102To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to suffer great augmentation.Re-doubt', n. p. 1102(Fort.) (a.) (Field Works.) An inclosed work of any polygonal form without re-entering angles. (b.) (Permanent Fort.) An outwork placed within another outwork. [See f and i in Illust. of Ravelin.]…Re-doubt', v. t. p. 1102To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to be afraid of; to dread. [Rare.] W. Scott. “Lord regent and redoubted Burgundy.” Shak.Re-doubt’a-ble, a. p. 1102Formidable; to be dreaded; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; often in contempt or burlesque. [Written also redoutable.]Re-dound', v. i. p. 1102To roll back as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back. “Redounding tears.” Spenser. The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung. Milton. 2. To come back; to…Re-dound’, n. p. 1102The coming back as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital. We give you welcome; not without redound Of use and glory to yourselves ye come. Tennyson. 2. Rebound; echo; reverberation.…Rēd'ōw-ă, n. p. 1102A slow and graceful dance in triple time. Moore.Rĕd'-pōle, n. p. 1102(Ornith.) A small singing bird like the linnet (Ægiothus [or Fringilla] linaria), having a dark-crimson crown. It is found in Europe and America. [Written also red-poll.] Mealy red-pole, a larger…Rē-drăft', v. t. p. 1102To draft or draw anew.Rē-drăft', n. p. 1102A second draft or copy. 2. A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, by which he re-imburses to himself the amount of the protested bill with costs…Rē-draw', v. t. p. 1102To draw again; to draw a second draft or copy.Rē-draw', v. i. p. 1102(Com.) To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers.Re-drĕss’, v. t. p. 1102To put in order again; to set right; to amend; to revise. [Rare.] In yonder spring of roses Find what to redress till noon. Milton. When last in Philadelphia, you mentioned to me your wish that I…Re-drĕss', n. p. 1102Reformation; amendment. [Rare.] For us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. Hooker. 2. Deliverance from wrong, injury, or oppression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief…Re-drĕss'al, n. p. 1102The act of redressing, or the state of being redressed; redress; amendment; correction.Re-drĕss'er, n. p. 1102One who gives redress.Re-drĕss'i-ble, a. p. 1102Capable of being redressed, relieved, or atoned for.Re-drĕss'ive, a. p. 1102Giving redress; affording relief; succoring. Thomson.Re-drĕss'less, a. p. 1102Without redress or amendment; without relief. Sherwood.Re-drĕss'ment, n. p. 1102The act of redressing; redress. Jefferson.Rē-drīv'en, p. a. p. 1102Driven back or again. Southey.Rēd'-rōot, n. p. 1102(Bot.) A plant of several different genera having red roots; as, (a.) A plant of the genus Ceanothus (C. Americanus), the leaves of which were formerly sometimes used as a substitute for tea; New…Rēd'-sān'ders, n. p. 1102See SANDERS.Rĕd-sēar′, v. i. p. 1102To break or crack when red-hot, as iron under the hammer; — a term used by workmen. Moxon.Rēd'shănk, n. p. 1102(Ornith.) A bird of the snipe family and genus Totanus; — so called from the bright red color of its legs. 2. A bare-legged person; — a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch…Rēd'shōrt, a. p. 1102Brittle, or breaking short, when red-hot, as a metal; — a term used by workmen.Rĕd'-sĭl/ver, n. p. 1102(Min.) An ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish-black color. There are two species: the dark red contains 59 per cent. of silver united to sulphur and antimony, and the light red 65 per cent.…Rēd'-sōr'rel, n. p. 1102(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hibiscus (H. sabdariffa), the calyxes and capsules of which are sometimes used in making tarts, and the like, and also cooling drinks; — so called in the West Indies.…Rĕd’/stārt, n. p. 1102(Ornith.) A small, handsome singing bird (Phœnicura ruticilla), found in Europe, and allied to the nightingale; — called also redtail. The black redstart is P. tithys. Yarrell.