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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. Rĕd'/ar-gū'tion, n.p. 1101The act of redarguing; refutation; conviction. [Obs.] Bacon.
  2. Rēd'är-gū'to-ry, a.p. 1101Pertaining to, or containing, redargution or refutation; refutatory.
  3. Rĕd'bird, n.p. 1101(Ornith.) A bird of several different species, found in the United States, as the Tanagra æstiva, or summer redbird, the Tanagra rubra, and the Baltimore oriole, or hang-nest.
  4. Rĕd'-bōōk, n.p. 1101A book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record, in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam…
  5. Rĕd'brĕast, n.p. 1101A bird so called from the color of its breast; the robin. See ROBIN.
  6. Rēd′/bŭd, n.p. 1101(Bot.) A small ornamental tree of the genus Cercis; judas-tree.
  7. Rēd'căp, n.p. 1101(Ornith.) A species of goldfinch having the top of the head of a red color. 2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. Jamieson.
  8. Rēd'coat, n.p. 1101A soldier who wears a red coat; an English soldier; — so called in contempt.
  9. Rĕd'-dēal, n.p. 1101The wood of the Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris). It is valuable for timber, and durable.
  10. Rĕd'den, v. t.p. 1101To make red; to give a red color to.
  11. Rĕd'den, v. i.p. 1101To grow or become red; hence, 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 subdued. W. Scott.
  12. Red-dĕn'dum, n.p. 1101(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.
  13. Rĕd'dish, a.p. 1101Somewhat red; moderately red.
  14. Rĕd'dish-ness, n.p. 1101The state or quality of being reddish; redness in a moderate degree.
  15. Red-dĭ'tion, n.p. 1101A returning of any thing; restitution; surrender. Howell. 2. Explanation; representation. [R.] “The reddition or application of the comparison.” Chapman.
  16. Rēd'dī-tīve, a.p. 1101(Gram.) Answering to an interrogative; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
  17. Rĕd'dle, n.p. 1101(Min.) Red chalk. Dana.
  18. Rĕd'dour, n.p. 1101Firmness or stiffness; strength; vigor; force. [Obs. and rare.] Gower.
  19. Rēde, n.p. 1101A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb. [Obs.] “This rede is rife.” Spenser. 2. Counsel; advice. [Obs.] Shak.
  20. Rēde, v. t.p. 1101To counsel or advise. [Obs.] Spenser. I rede thee hence remove. Shak.
  21. Rē-dĕc'o-rāte, v. t.p. 1101To decorate or adorn again.
  22. Rē-dĕd'i-cā'tion, n.p. 1101A second or renewed dedication.
  23. Re-deem', v. t.p. 1101To 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.…
  24. Re-deem'a-ble, a.p. 1101Capable of being redeemed; admitting redemption. 2. Purchasable or payable in gold and silver, and capable of being thus brought into the possession of government or the original promisor. The…
  25. Re-deem'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1101The state of being redeemable.
  26. Re-deem'er, n.p. 1101One who redeems or ransoms. 2. Specifically, the Savior of the world, JESUS CHRIST.
  27. Rē'de-līb'er-āte, v. i.p. 1101To deliberate again.
  28. Rē'de-līb'er-āte, v. t.p. 1101To reconsider. [Obs.]
  29. Rē'de-liv'er, v. t.p. 1101To deliver back. Ayliffe. 2. To deliver again; to liberate a second time.
  30. Rē'de-līv'er-ance, n.p. 1101A second deliverance.
  31. Rē'de-līv'er-y, n.p. 1101The act of delivering back. 2. A second delivery or liberation.
  32. Rē'de-mānd', v. t.p. 1101To demand back; to demand again.
  33. Rē'de-mānd', n.p. 1101A demanding back again.
  34. Rē'de-mānd'a-ble, a.p. 1101Capable of being demanded back.
  35. Rē'de-mīse', v. t.p. 1101To convey or transfer back, as an estate.
  36. Rē'de-mīse', n.p. 1101(Law.) The transfer of an estate back to the person who has demised it; reconveyance; as, the demise and redemise of an estate.
  37. Re-dĕmp'ti-ble, a.p. 1101Capable of being redeemed.
  38. Re-dĕmp'tion (-dĕmp'shun, 84), n.p. 1101The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo; hence…
  39. Re-dĕmp'tion-a-ry, n.p. 1101One who is, or may be, redeemed. [Rare.] Hakluyt.
  40. Re-dĕmp'tion-er, n.p. 1101One who redeems himself. 2. Formerly, one wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, whose services were sold, for a stipulated time, to pay the expenses of his passage.
  41. Re-dĕmp'tive, a.p. 1101Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.
  42. Re-dēmpt'or-ist, n.p. 1101(Rom. Cath. Church.) One of a religious order, founded in Naples in 1732, by St. Alphonsus Liguori. It was introduced into the United States in 1841. The priests of the order devote themselves to the…
  43. Re-dĕmp'to-ry, a.p. 1101Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. “Hector's redemptory price.” Chapman.
  44. Re-dēnt'ed, a.p. 1101Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.
  45. Rē'de-scend', v. i.p. 1101To descend again. Howell.
  46. Rĕd'eye, n.p. 1101(Ichth.) A fish of the carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus), so named from the color of the iris; — called also rudd. Jardine. 2. Fiery new whisky. [Low.] [U. S.] Bartlett.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. 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…
  51. Rĕd′-hŏt, n.p. 1102Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls.
  52. Rē'di-ent, a.p. 1102Returning. [Rare.] E. H. Smith.
  53. Rē'di-gĕst', v. t.p. 1102To digest or reduce to form a second time. Kent.
  54. Rē'di-mĭn'ish, v. t.p. 1102To diminish or lessen again.
  55. 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.
  56. Re-dĭn'te-grate, a.p. 1102Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. [Obs.] Bacon.
  57. 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.
  58. Rē'dis-būrse', v. t.p. 1102To repay or refund. Spenser.
  59. Rē'dis-cōv'er, v. t.p. 1102To discover again.
  60. Rē'dis-pōse', v. t.p. 1102To dispose or adjust again. Baxter.