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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Reech'y, a. p. 1103Tarnished with smoke or vapor; hence, sweaty. “Reechy neck.” Shak.Reed, n. p. 1103(Bot.) One of a large family of plants, mostly aquatic plants, being chiefly large grasses, with hollow, jointed stems, such as the common reed (Phragmites communis), the bamboo, &c. 2. A musical…Reed-organ or Reed-pipe or Reed-stop p. 1103a wind instrument of music, in which the wind acts on a set of reeds, as the melodeon, and the like.— Reed-pipe, a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed. Moore.— Reed-stop, a set of pipes in an…Reed'-bird, n. p. 1103The same as the RICE-BIRD of the United States.Reed'-bŭnt'ing, n. p. 1103(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Emberiza (E. schœniclus), which frequents marshy places, and feeds upon seeds and small mollusks; — called also reed-sparrow. Baird.Reed'ed, a. p. 1103Covered with reeds. Tusser. 2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.Reed'en, a. p. 1103Consisting of a reed or reeds. “Reeden pipes.” Dryden.Reed'-grass, n. p. 1103(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur-reed. Meadow reed-grass, the Glyceria aquatica, introduced from Europe. — Wood reed-grass, a tall, elegant grass (Cinna arundinacea), common in woods and…Re-ēd′i-fi-cā′tion, n. p. 1103The act or operation of re-building; the state of being rebuilt.Re-ēd'ĭ-fy, v. t. p. 1103To re-build; to build again after destruction. [R.] Milton.Reed'ing, n. p. 1103(Arch.) A small convex molding. ☞ Several reedings are often placed together, parallel to each other, either projecting from, or inserted into, the adjoining surface.Reed'less, a. p. 1103Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.Reed'-māçe, n. p. 1103(Bot.) A plant; cat-tail or mace-reed. See MACE-REED.Reed'-spăr'rōw, n. p. 1103(Ornith.) See REED-BUNTING.Reed'y, a. p. 1103Abounding with reeds. “A reedy pool.” Thomson. 2. Having the quality of a reed in tone, that is, harsh and thick, as a voice.Reef, n. p. 1103(Naut.) A certain portion of a sail comprehended between the head and a reef-band, which is folded or rolled up to contract the sail, when the violence of the wind renders it necessary. ☞ From the…Reef, n. p. 1103A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water.Reef, v. t. p. 1103(Naut.) To contract or reduce the extent of, as a sail, by rolling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard. Totten.Reef'er, n. p. 1103(Naut.) One who reefs; — a name often given to midshipmen. Marryatt.Reef'y, a. p. 1103Full of reefs or rocks.Reek, n. p. 1103Vapor; steam; smoke. “As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln.” Shak. 2. A rick; a stack. “A whole reek of corn.” B. Jonson.Reek, v. i. p. 1103To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to steam; to exhale; to smoke. I found me laid In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed. Milton.Reek'y, a. p. 1103Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. Shak.Reel, n. p. 1103A frame turning on an axis, and on which yarn, threads, lines, and the like, are wound; as, a log-reel, used by seamen; an angler’s reel. 2. (Mus.) A lively dance peculiar to Scotland, characterized…Reel, v. t. p. 1104To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread from the spindle.Reel or Reeling-ripe, v. i. p. 1104To incline or move in walking, first to one side and then to the other; to vacillate; to stagger. “The wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves.” Macaulay. He, with heavy fumes oppressed, Reeled from…Rē'-e-lēct', v. t. p. 1104To elect again; as, to re-elect the former governor.Rē'-e-lēc'tion, n. p. 1104Election a second time, or repeated election; as, the re-election of a former representative.Rē-ēl'e-vāte, v. t. p. 1104To elevate again or anew.Rē-ēl'i-gi-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1104The capacity of being re-elected to the same office.Rē-ēl'i-gi-ble, a. p. 1104Capable of being elected again to the same office.Reem, n. p. 1104An unknown animal, called, by the translators of the received version of Job, the unicorn. By some it is supposed to be the rhinoceros, by others a species of antelope. C. H. Smith. Will the unicorn…Rē'-em-bärk', v. t. p. 1104To embark or put on board again.Rē'-em-bärk', v. i. p. 1104To embark or go on board again.Re-ëm'bär-kā'tion, n. p. 1104A putting on board, or a going on board, again.Rē'-em-băt'tle, v. t. p. 1104To array again for battle; to arrange again in the order of battle.Rē'-em-bŏd'y, v. t. p. 1104To embody again.