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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-frēt', n. p. 1107The burden of a song; refrain. [Obs.] Bailey.Re-frīg'er-ant, a. p. 1107Cooling; allaying heat. Bacon.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.Re-frig'er-āte, v. t. p. 1107To allay the heat of; to cool; to refresh.Re-frig'er-ā'tion, n. p. 1107The act of cooling; the abatement of heat; state of being cooled.Re-frĭg'er-a-tive, a. p. 1107Allaying heat; cooling. Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I. Taylor.Re-frĭg'er-a-tīve, n. p. 1107A remedy that allays heat; a cooling medicine.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.Re-frig'er-a-to-ry, a. p. 1107Mitigating heat; cooling.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.Rĕf'ri-gĕr'i-ăm, n. p. 1107Cooling refreshment; refrigeration. [Obs.] South.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.Re-frīn’gent, a. p. 1107Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. Nichol.Rĕft, imp. & p. p. p. 1107of reave. See REAVE. Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn, Mourn, widowed queen, forgotten Sion, mourn. Heber.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…Réf'ûge, v. t. p. 1107To shelter; to protect.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…Re-fúl'gence or Re-fúl'gen-cy, n. p. 1107The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splendor; radiance.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.Re-fúl'gent-ly, adv. p. 1107With a flood of light; with great brightness.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…Rē-fūnd′, v. t. p. 1107To fund again or anew.Re-fūnd'er, n. p. 1107One who refunds.Rē-fūrʹbish, v. t. p. 1107To furbish a second time.Rē-fār'nish, v. t. p. 1107To furnish again; to supply or provide anew. Henry VII. refurnished his dominions. Sir T. Elyot.Re-fū'sa-ble, a. p. 1107Capable of being refused; admitting refusal. Young.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…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.…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.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.Rĕf'ūse, n. p. 1107That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste matter. Syn.—Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross; trash.Re-fū'sel, n. p. 1107Refusal. [Obs.] Fairfax.Re-fū́ser, n. p. 1107One who refuses or rejects.Rē-fu'sion, n. p. 1107Restoration. “Refusion of the soul.” Warburton. 2. New or repeated melting, as of metals.Re-fūt'a-ble, a. p. 1107Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.Re-fūt'al, n. p. 1107Refutation.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…Re-fūt'a-to-ry, a. p. 1107Tending to refute; refuting.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…Re-fūt'er, n. p. 1107One who, or that which, refutes.Rē-gāin’, v. t. p. 1107To gain anew; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost. Syn.—To recover; re-obtain; repossess; retrieve.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.Rē'găl, n. p. 1107(Mus.) A small, portable organ, played with the fingers. [Obs.]Re-gā'le, n. p. 1107The prerogative of monarchy. [Rare.] Johnson.Re-gāle', n. p. 1107A royal or princely entertainment; a magnificent repast. Johnson.Re-gāle', v. t. p. 1107To entertain in a royal, princely, or sumptuous manner; hence, in general, to entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.Re-gāle', v. i. p. 1107To feast; to fare sumptuously.Re-gāle'ment, n. p. 1107The act of regaling; any thing which regales; refreshment; entertainment; gratification.Re-gā'li-ă, n. pl. p. 1107That which belongs to royalty; especially, the rights and prerogatives of a king. 2. Ensigns of royalty; regal symbols or paraphernalia. 3. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of…Re-gāl'i-ty, n. p. 1107Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon. 2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.]Rē'găl-ly, adv. p. 1107In a regal or royal manner.Re-gārd', v. t. p. 1107To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon; hence, to look toward; to face; to be opposite and in sight of. [Obs.] It is a peninsula which regardeth the main land. Sandys. That…Re-gārd', v. i. p. 1107To consider or care. She does not regard that she is my child. Shak.Re-gārd', n. p. 1107Look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. But her with stern regard he thus repelled. Milton. 2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; notice. Full many a lady I have…Re-gärd'a-ble, a. p. 1108Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [Rare.] Browne.Re-gärd'ant, a. p. 1108Looking behind. He, passing now Unknown and silently the dangerous track, Turns thither his regardant eye. Southey. 2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant. 3. (O. Eng. Law.)…Re-gärd’er, n. p. 1108One who regards. 2. (Eng. Forest Law.) An officer appointed to view the forest, to supervise the foresters and all other officers, and to inquire of all offenses and defaults. Cowell. Tomlins.Re-gärd'ful, a. p. 1108Taking notice; heedful; observing with care; attentive. Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God on his heart. South. Syn.— Mindful; heedful; attentive…Re-gärd'ful-ly, adv. p. 1108Attentively; heedfully. 2. Respectfully. Shak.Re-gärd’less, a. p. 1108Not looking or attending; heedless; negligent; careless; as, regardless of life or of health; regardless of danger; regardless of consequences. Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. Milton. 2. Not…