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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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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.Rēd'strēak, n. p. 1102A sort of apple; — so called from its red streaks. Mortimer. 2. Cider pressed from the redstreak apples.Rēd'tāil, n. p. 1102See REDSTART.Rēd'-tāpe, a. p. 1102Pertaining to official formality. See Red tape among the phrases under RED, a.Rēd'-tāp'ism, n. p. 1102Strict adherence to official formalities. Duff.Rēd'-tāp'ist, n. p. 1102One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities. Quart. Rev.Rēd'tōp, n. p. 1102(Bot.) A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris), highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; — called also English grass and, in some localities, herds-grass. The tall redtop is…Re-dūb’, v. t. p. 1102To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite. [Obs.] It shall be good that you redub that negligence. Wyatt. God shall give power to redub it with some like requital to the…Re-dūce′, v. t. p. 1102[Lat. reducere, from re, again, back, and ducere, to lead; It. riducere or ridurre, Sp. reducir, Pg. reduzir, Fr. réduire. 1. To bring back or lead in again. [Obs.] “And to his brother’s house…Re-dūçe'ment, n. p. 1103The act of reducing or bringing back; restoration; reduction. Religion attained not a perfect reducement in the beginning of her reign. Milton.Re-dū'çent, a. p. 1103Tending to reduce.Re-dū'cent, n. p. 1103That which reduces.Re-dū'çer, n. p. 1103One who reduces.Re-dū'çi-ble, a. p. 1103Capable of being reduced; convertible. All the parts of painting are reducible into these mentioned by the author. Dryden.Re-dū'çi-ble-ness, n. p. 1103Quality of being reducible.Re-dūct′, v. t. p. 1103To reduce. [Obs.] Warde.Re-dūct′, n. p. 1103(Arch.) A quirk or small piece taken out of a larger to make it more regular and uniform, or for some other convenience. Gwilt.Re-dŭc'tion, n. p. 1103The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction…Re-dūc'tive, a. p. 1103Having the power of reducing; tending to reduce; admitting of reduction.Re-dūc'tive, n. p. 1103That which has the power of reducing. Hale.Re-dūc'tive-ly, adv. p. 1103By reduction; by consequence. Hammond.Réduit, n. p. 1103(Permanent Fort.) The same as REDOUBT. See REDOUBT.Re-dŭn'dance or Re-dŭn'dan-cy, n. p. 1103The quality of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance. 2. That which is redundant or in excess; any thing superfluous. Labor throws off redundancies. Addison.Re-dŭn'dant, a. p. 1103Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food. Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh.…Re-dŭn'dant-ly, adv. p. 1103In a redundant manner; superfluously; superabundantly.Re-dû'pli-cāte, v. t. p. 1103To redouble; to multiply; to repeat. 2. (Gram.) To repeat the first letter or letters of.Re-dū'pli-cate, a. p. 1103Double; doubled; reduplicative. 2. (Bot.) Characterized, in estivation, by a variation of the valvate form in which the margins of the leaves project outward, instead of inward. Gray.Re-dū'pli-cā'tion, n. p. 1103Act of doubling, or state of being doubled. 2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse. 3. (Gr. Gram.) A prefix to a verb, made by…Re-dŭ'pli-ca-tive, a. p. 1103Double. Watts.Rĕd'-wȧ/ter, n. p. 1103A disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine.Rĕd'wĭng, n. p. 1103(Or-nith.) A European bird of the thrush family (Turdus iliacus), named from the deep orange-red color of its under wing-coverts. Jardine.Rēd'wōod, n. p. 1103(Bot.) A coniferous tree in California; the Sequoia sempervirens (Taxodium sempervirens of Don). The mammoth trees of California are of another species of Sequoia (S. gigantea). Gray.Ree, n. p. 1103A small Portuguese coin or money of account, value about one mill and a fourth, or one eighth of a cent, American money. [Written also re and rei.]Ree, v. t. p. 1103To riddle; to sift; that is, to separate or throw off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.Ree’bok, n. p. 1103(Zoöl.) A South African species of antelope (Antilope capreolus);—so called by the Dutch.Rē-ëch'o, v. t. p. 1103To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills re-echo the roar of cannon.Rē-ēch'o, v. i. p. 1103To give echoes; to return back or be reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to be resonant. And a loud groan re-echoes from the main. Pope.Rē-ēch'o, n. p. 1103The echo of an echo; a repeated or second echo.