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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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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.Rē-ōc'cu-py, v. t. p. 1118To occupy again.Re-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 1118The same as RHEOMETER.Re-ō'pen, v. t. p. 1118To open again.Rē'-op-pōse', v. t. p. 1118To oppose again.Rē'-or-dāin', v. t. p. 1118To ordain again, as when the first ordination is defective.Rē-ôr'der, v. t. p. 1118To order a second time.Rē-ôr'di-nā'tion, n. p. 1118A second ordination.Rē-ōr'gan-i-zā'tion, n. p. 1118The act of organizing anew; as, repeated re-organization of the troops.Rē-ôr'gan-īze, v. t. p. 1118To organize anew; to reduce again to an organized condition; to cause to assume wonted or regular functions; as, to re-organize a society or an army.Rē'o-trōpe, n. p. 1118See RHEOTROPE.Rē-ōx'y-gen-āte, v. t. p. 1118To oxygenate anew, or a second time.Rĕp, a. p. 1118Formed with a surface closely corded, or of a cord-like appearance;—applied to a certain style of dry goods; as, rep-silk, rep-worsted, and the like.Rĕp, n. p. 1118A kind of stuff having a surface appearing as if made of small cords.Rē-pāçe', v. t. p. 1118To pace again; to retrace one's footsteps; to go in a contrary direction.Rē-pāc'i-fy, v. t. p. 1118To pacify again.Rē-păck′, v. t. p. 1118To pack a second time; as, to repack beef or pork.Rē-păck'er, n. p. 1118One who repacks.Rē-pā'gan-ize, v. t. p. 1118To paganize anew; to reduce again to paganism.Rē-pāint', v. t. p. 1118To paint over again; as, to repaint the ground of a picture.Rē-pāir′, v. t. p. 1118To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; as, to repair a house, a wall, or a ship. “Secret refreshings that repair his strength.” Milton. 2. To…Re-pāir', n. p. 1118Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial destruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or a city. Sunk down and…Re-pâir', v. i. p. 1118To go; to betake one's self; to resort; as, to repair to a sanctuary for safety. Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. Pope.Re-pâir', n. p. 1118The act of betaking one's self to any place. The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. Clarendon. 2. The place to which one repairs; an abode; resort. And beat him downward to…Re-pāir'a-ble, a. p. 1118Capable of being repaired; repairable.Re-pâir'er, n. p. 1118One who repairs, restores, or makes amends.Re-pâir'ment, n. p. 1118The act of repairing.Re-pānd’, a. p. 1118(Bot.) Having an undulating or slightly sinuous margin, as in the common nightshade; — said of a leaf. Lindley.Re-pând'oûs, a. p. 1118Bent upward; convexedly crooked. Browne.Rĕp'a-ra-ble, a. p. 1118Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; as, a reparable injury. Syn. — Restorable; retrievable; recoverable.Rēp'a-ra-bly, adv. p. 1118In a reparable manner.Rĕp'a-rā'tion, n. p. 1118The act of repairing; restoration to soundness or a good state; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway. 2. The state of being repaired; as, the reparation of decaying health. 3. That which is…Re-păr'a-tive, a. p. 1118Tending to repair; restoring to a sound or good state; tending to amend defect, or make good. Bp. Taylor.Re-pâr'a-tive, n. p. 1118That which restores to a good state; that which makes amends. Wotton.Re-pâr'el, n. p. 1118A change of apparel; a second or different suit. [Obs.] B. & Fl.