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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-new', v. t. p. 1117To make over as good as new; to restore to former freshness or perfection; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to restore; to re-establish; to re-create; to rebuild. In such a night Medea gathered…Re-new', v. i. p. 1117To be made new; to grow or commence again.Re-new'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1117Capacity of being renewed. [Rare.]Re-new'a-ble, a. p. 1117Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure. Swift.Re-new'al, n. p. 1117The act of renewing; the act of forming anew; as, the renewal of a treaty. 2. That which is renewed.Re-new'ed-ly, adv. p. 1117Again; once more. [U. S.]Re-new'ed-ness, n. p. 1117The state of being renewed. Hammond.Re-new'er, n. p. 1117One who renews.Rē-nid/i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1117The act of building a nest a second time. Bulwer.Rēn'i-fōrm, a. p. 1117Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral. Dana. 2. (Bot.) Having the form of a section of a kidney; broader than long, and more or less rounded, with the lower margin concave.Re-nī'tence or Re-nī'ten-cy, n. p. 1117The state of being renitent; resistance; reluctance. We find a tendency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. Darwin. It is a singular blessing…Re-nī'tent, a. p. 1117Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force. Ray. 2. Persistently opposed.Rĕn'net, n. p. 1117The inner membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk. [Written also runnet.]Rĕn'net or Rĕn'net-ing, n. p. 1117A certain kind of apple. A golden rennet is a very pleasant and fair fruit, of a yellow flush, and the best of bearers. Mortimer.Rĕn'net-ed, a. p. 1117Provided or treated with rennet. [Rare.] “Pressed milk renneted.” Chapman.Rēn'ning, n. p. 1117The same as RENNET. [Obs.] Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it instead of renning to turn milk. Holland.Re-nounce’, v. t. p. 1117To declare against; to reject, as a title or claim; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or a claim to reward; to renounce all pretensions to…Re-nounce’, v. i. p. 1117To declare a renunciation. [Obs.] He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. Dryden. 2. (Card-playing.) To fail or neglect to follow suit, when one has a…Re-nounce', n. p. 1117(Card-playing.) The declining to follow suit when it can be done.Re-nounce'ment, n. p. 1117The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. Shak.Re-noun'cer, n. p. 1117One who renounces or disclaims.Rĕn'o-vāte, v. t. p. 1117To make over again; to restore to freshness; to render as good as new; to renew. All nature feels the renovating force Of winter, only to the thoughtless eye In ruin seen. Thomson.Rēn'/o-vā'tion, n. p. 1117The act of renovating; a making new after decay, destruction, or depravation; renewal. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rambler. 2. A state of being…Ren'o-vā'tor, n. p. 1117One who, or that which, renovates or renews. Foster.Re-nŏv'el, v. t. p. 1117To make new or novel; to renovate. [Obs.] Chaucer.Re-nŏv'el-ance, n. p. 1117Renewal; renovation. [Obs.]Re-nown’, n. p. 1117The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; notoriety;—always in a good sense. He was…Re-nown’, v. t. p. 1117To make famous. [Obs.] “For joy to hear me so renown his son.” Chapman. “A bard whom pilfered pastorals renown.” Pope.Re-nowned',, a. p. 1117Famous; celebrated for great and heroic achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. “Some renowned metropolis.” Milton. Syn.—Famous; famed…Re-nown'ed-ly, adv. p. 1117In a renowned manner.Re-nown'er, n. p. 1117One who makes renowned; one who gives honor. [Obs.] Chapman.Re-nown'ful, a. p. 1117Full of renown; distinguished; illustrious. “Renownful Scipio, spread thy two-necked eagles.” Marston.Re-nown'less, a. p. 1117Without renown; inglorious.Rēns'se-laër-īte, n. p. 1117(Min.) A soft, compact, translucent variety of pyroxene, of fine texture. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles. Dana.Rĕnt, imp. & p. p. p. 1117of rend.Rĕnt, n. p. 1117An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force. See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak. 2. A schism; a separation; as, a rent in the church. White. Syn.—Fissure; breach…Rēnt, v. t. p. 1117To tear. [Obs.] See REND. Chaucer.Rēnt, v. i. p. 1117To rant. [Obs. and rare.] Hudibras.Rēnt, n. p. 1117A certain periodical profit in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in retribution for the use; a compensation or return, in the nature of an acknowledgment, for…Rēnt, v. t. p. 1117To grant the possession and enjoyment of; to lease; as, the owner of an estate or house rents it to a tenant for a term of years. 2. To take and hold by lease the possession of; as, the tenant rents…Rēnt, v. t. p. 1117To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate or a tenement rents for five hundred dollars a year.Rēnt'a-ble, a. p. 1117Admitting of being rented.Rēnt'age, n. p. 1117Rent. [Obs.]Rēnt'al, n. p. 1117A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, &c.; a rent-roll.Rēnt'-chārge, n. p. 1117(Law.) A rent reserved on a conveyance of land in fee-simple, or granted out of lands by deed;—so called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the land is charged with a…Rĕnt'er, n. p. 1117One who rents or leases an estate; more generally, the lessee or tenant who takes an estate or tenement on rent.Rēn’ter, v. t. p. 1117To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to fine-draw. 2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp;—said with reference to tapestry.Rēn'ter-er, n. p. 1117A fine-drawer.Rentier, n. p. 1117One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.Rēnt'-rōll, n. p. 1117A list or account of rents or income; a rental. Godfrey Bertram succeeded to a long pedigree and a short rent-roll, like many lairds of that period. W. Scott.Rēnt'seck, n. p. 1117(Law.) A rent reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. Bouvier.Rēnt'-sērv'īçe, n. p. 1117(Eng. Law.) Rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service;— so called from such service being incident to it. Tomlins.Rĕn'ū-ent, a. p. 1118Serving to throw the head back;—applied to two muscles which perform this office.Rē-nū'mer-āte, v. t. p. 1118To recount.Re-nŭn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 1118The act of renouncing; a disowning; rejection. Syn.—Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.Ren-vèrse', v. t. p. 1118To reverse. [Obs.] Spencer.Ren-vèrse', a. p. 1118(Her.) Reversed; set with the head downward, or contrary to the natural posture.Ren-vèrse'ment, n. p. 1118The act of reversing. [Obs.]Rē'-ob-tāin', v. t. p. 1118To obtain again.Rē'-ob-tāin'a-ble, a. p. 1118Capable of being obtained again. Sherwood.