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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-frāin'er, n.p. 1106One who refrains.
  2. Re-frâin'ment, n.p. 1106The act of refraining. [Obs.]
  3. Re-frāme', v. t.p. 1106To frame again.
  4. Re-frān'/ġi-bil'/i-ty, n.p. 1106The quality of being refrangible; a disposition of rays of light to be refracted or turned out of a direct course, in passing out of one transparent body or medium into another.
  5. Re-frăn'gi-ble, a.p. 1106Capable of being refracted or turned out of a direct course in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light.
  6. Re-frān'gi-ble-ness, n.p. 1106The quality of being refrangible; refrangibility.
  7. Rēf're-nā'tion, n.p. 1106The act of restraining. [Obs.]
  8. Re-frēsh', v. t.p. 1106To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to re-invigorate; to enliven anew; to re-animate. For they have refreshed my…
  9. Re-frēsh', n.p. 1106The act of refreshing. [Obs.] Daniel.
  10. Re-frĕsh'er, n.p. 1106One who, or that which, refreshes, revives, or invigorates. I took care that he should receive a refresher, as lawyers call it — a new and revised brief. De Quincy.
  11. Re-frēsh'ing, p. a.p. 1106Cooling; invigorating; reviving; reanimating.
  12. Re-frēsh'ing-ly, adv.p. 1106In a refreshing manner; so as to refresh, or give new life.
  13. Re-frĕsh'ing-ness, n.p. 1106The quality of being refreshing.
  14. Re-frēsh'ful, a.p. 1106Full of power to refresh; refreshing. They spread their breathing harvest to the sun, That throws refreshful round a rural smell. Thomson.
  15. Re-frĕsh'ment, n.p. 1106The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression. 2. That which refreshes…
  16. Re-frēt', n.p. 1107The burden of a song; refrain. [Obs.] Bailey.
  17. Re-frīg'er-ant, a.p. 1107Cooling; allaying heat. Bacon.
  18. Re-frīg'er-ant, n.p. 1107That which abates heat, or cools; hence, that which tends to allay excited feeling. “Unctuous liniments or salves . . . devised as lenitive and refrigerant.” Holland.
  19. Re-frig'er-āte, v. t.p. 1107To allay the heat of; to cool; to refresh.
  20. Re-frig'er-ā'tion, n.p. 1107The act of cooling; the abatement of heat; state of being cooled.
  21. Re-frĭg'er-a-tive, a.p. 1107Allaying heat; cooling. Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I. Taylor.
  22. Re-frĭg'er-a-tīve, n.p. 1107A remedy that allays heat; a cooling medicine.
  23. Re-frĭg'er-ā'tor, n.p. 1107That which refrigerates, or keeps cool; as, (a.) A box for keeping articles cool in summer by means of ice. (b.) An apparatus for rapid cooling, connected with a still, &c.
  24. Re-frig'er-a-to-ry, a.p. 1107Mitigating heat; cooling.
  25. Re-frĭg'er-a-to-ry, n.p. 1107That which refrigerates or cools; as, in distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, through which the worm passes, by which means the vapors are condensed as they pass through the worm.
  26. Rĕf'ri-gĕr'i-ăm, n.p. 1107Cooling refreshment; refrigeration. [Obs.] South.
  27. Re-frin'gen-cy, n.p. 1107(Physics.) The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different refringencies. Nichol.
  28. Re-frīn’gent, a.p. 1107Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. Nichol.
  29. Rĕft, imp. & p. p.p. 1107of reave. See REAVE. Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn, Mourn, widowed queen, forgotten Sion, mourn. Heber.
  30. Rĕf'ūge, n.p. 1107[Fr. réfuge, Pr. refug, refugi, Sp. & Pg. refugio, It. refugio, rifugio, Lat. refugium, from refugere, to flee back, from re, back, and fugere, to flee. 1. Shelter or protection from danger or…
  31. Réf'ûge, v. t.p. 1107To shelter; to protect.
  32. Rĕf'ū-gēe', n.p. 1107One who flies to a shelter or place of safety. 2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees, who…
  33. Re-fúl'gence or Re-fúl'gen-cy, n.p. 1107The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splendor; radiance.
  34. Re-făl'gent, a.p. 1107Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams; refulgent light; refulgent arms. “A conspicuous and refulgent truth.” Boyle.
  35. Re-fúl'gent-ly, adv.p. 1107With a flood of light; with great brightness.
  36. Re-fūnd′, v. t.p. 1107To pour back. [Rare.] Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object. Ray. 2. To return in payment or compensation for what has been taken; to…
  37. Rē-fūnd′, v. t.p. 1107To fund again or anew.
  38. Re-fūnd'er, n.p. 1107One who refunds.
  39. Rē-fūrʹbish, v. t.p. 1107To furbish a second time.
  40. Rē-fār'nish, v. t.p. 1107To furnish again; to supply or provide anew. Henry VII. refurnished his dominions. Sir T. Elyot.
  41. Re-fū'sa-ble, a.p. 1107Capable of being refused; admitting refusal. Young.
  42. Re-fuʹsal, n.p. 1107The act of refusing; denial of any thing demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance. Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, On my refusal, to distress me more? Milton. 2. The right of taking…
  43. Re-fūse', v. t.p. 1107To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant. 2. To decline to accept; to reject. The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest tool that he may chance to use.…
  44. Re-fūse′, v. i.p. 1107To decline to accept something offered; not to comply. “Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse.” Garth. If ye refuse, ye shall be devoured with the sword. Isa. i. 20.
  45. Rĕf'ūse, a.p. 1107Refused; rejected; hence, left as unworthy of reception; of no value; worthless. Please to bestow on him the refuse letters. Spectator.
  46. Rĕf'ūse, n.p. 1107That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste matter. Syn.—Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross; trash.
  47. Re-fū'sel, n.p. 1107Refusal. [Obs.] Fairfax.
  48. Re-fū́ser, n.p. 1107One who refuses or rejects.
  49. Rē-fu'sion, n.p. 1107Restoration. “Refusion of the soul.” Warburton. 2. New or repeated melting, as of metals.
  50. Re-fūt'a-ble, a.p. 1107Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.
  51. Re-fūt'al, n.p. 1107Refutation.
  52. Rēf/u-tā'tion, n.p. 1107The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or…
  53. Re-fūt'a-to-ry, a.p. 1107Tending to refute; refuting.
  54. Re-fūte', v. t.p. 1107To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments, to refute testimony, to refute opinions or theories…
  55. Re-fūt'er, n.p. 1107One who, or that which, refutes.
  56. Rē-gāin’, v. t.p. 1107To gain anew; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost. Syn.—To recover; re-obtain; repossess; retrieve.
  57. Rē'gal, a.p. 1107Pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, a regal title; regal authority; regal state, pomp, or splendor; regal power or sway. He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton. Syn.—Kingly; royal. See KINGLY.
  58. Rē'găl, n.p. 1107(Mus.) A small, portable organ, played with the fingers. [Obs.]
  59. Re-gā'le, n.p. 1107The prerogative of monarchy. [Rare.] Johnson.
  60. Re-gāle', n.p. 1107A royal or princely entertainment; a magnificent repast. Johnson.