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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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Rē-sēize', v. t. p. 1123To seize again, or a second time. Spenser. 2. (Law.) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels…Rē-sēiz'er, n. p. 1123One who seizes again. 2. (Eng. Law.) The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly misused, contrary to the form and order of law. Craig.Rē-sēiz'ūre, n. p. 1123A second seizure; the act of seizing again. Bacon.Rē-sēll', v. t. p. 1123To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold.Re-sēm'bla-ble, a. p. 1123Admitting of being compared. [Obs.] Gower.Re-sēm'blance, n. p. 1123The state of resembling or being like; similitude. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar…Re-sēm'blant, a. p. 1123Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. [Rare.]Re-sēm'ble, v. t. p. 1123To be like to; — said of one thing as compared with another; to be alike or similar to; — said of two or more objects with respect to one another; to bear the similitude of, either in form, figure…Re-sēm'bler, n. p. 1123One who resembles.Re-sĕm'bling-ly, adv. p. 1123So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.Re-sĕm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1123To produce again by means of seed. [Obs.] Browne.Rē-sĕnd', v. t. p. 1123To send again; to send back. [Obs.] Shak.Re-sēnt', v. t. p. 1123To feel back in return; to think over; as, (a.) To take well; to receive with satisfaction; — in a good sense. [Obs.] Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by…Re-sĕnt', v. i. p. 1123To feel or harbor resentment; to be angry.Re-sēnt'er, n. p. 1123One who resents. Wotton.Re-sĕnt'ful, a. p. 1123Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; of an irritable temper.Re-sĕnt'ful-ly, adv. p. 1123In a resentful manner.Re-sĕnt'i-ment, n. p. 1123Resentment. [Obs.]Re-sent'ing-ly, adv. p. 1123With deep sense or strong perception. [Obs.] 2. With a sense of wrong or affront; with a degree of anger.Re-sĕnt'ive, a. p. 1124Disposed to resent; easily provoked or irritated; quick to feel an injury or affront. [Rare.] Thomson.Re-sĕnt'ment, n. p. 1124The act of resenting. 2. The state of being resentful, or inclined to think over: as, (a.) A state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression. [Obs.] He retains vivid resentments of the more…Rēs'er-āte, v. t. p. 1124To unlock; to open. [Obs.] Boyle.Re-sĕrv'ance, n. p. 1124Reservation. [Rare.] Burnet.Rēs'er-vā'tion, n. p. 1124The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve. “With reservation of a hundred knights.” Shak. Make some reservation of your wrong. Shak. 2. Something…Re-sĕrv'a-tĭve, a. p. 1124Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.Re-sĕrv'a-to-ry, n. p. 1124A place in which things are reserved or kept. Woodward.Re-sērve', v. t. p. 1124To keep in store for future or other use; to withhold from present use for another purpose; to keep; to retain. Hast thou seen the treasures of the hall which I have reserved against the time of…Re-sērve', n. p. 1124The act of reserving or keeping back. 2. That which is reserved or kept back. The virgins, beside the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a continual supply.…Re-sērved', p. a. p. 1124Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank. “To all obliging, yet reserved to all.” Walsh. “Nothing reserved or sullen was…Re-sĕrv'ed-ly, adv. p. 1124With reserve; with backwardness; not with openness or frankness; cautiously; coldly.Re-sĕrv'ed-ness, n. p. 1124The state of being reserved; want of frankness, openness, or freedom.Re-sĕrv'er, n. p. 1124One who reserves.Rĕs'er-voir', n. p. 1124A place where any thing is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a…Re-sēt', v. t. p. 1124(Print.) To set over again, as a page of matter. 2. To furnish with a new setting, border, or adornment; as, to reset a diamond.Rē-sĕt', n. p. 1124The act of resetting. 2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.Re-sét’, v. t. p. 1124(Scots Law.) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southerns here. W. Scott.Re-sĕt', n. p. 1124(Scots Law.) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. Jamieson.Re-sĕt'ter, n. p. 1124One who resets.Re-sĕt'ter, n. p. 1124(Scots Law.) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or a criminal.Rē-sĕt'tle, v. t. p. 1124To settle again. Swift. 2. To install again, as a minister of the gospel.Rē-sĕt'tle, v. i. p. 1124To settle in the gospel ministry a second time; to be installed again.Rē-sĕt'tle-ment, n. p. 1124The act of settling or composing again. “The resettlement of my discomposed soul.” Norris. 2. The state of settling or subsiding again; as, the resettlement of lees. Mortimer. 3. A second settlement…Rē-shāpe′, v. t. p. 1124To shape again.Rē-ship′, v. t. p. 1124To ship again; to ship, as any thing which has been conveyed by water or imported; as, coffee and sugar imported into New York, and reshipped for Hamburg.Rē-ship'ment, n. p. 1124The act of reshipping or loading on board of a ship a second time; the shipping for exportation what has been imported. 2. That which is reshipped.Rē'si-ance, n. p. 1124Residence; abode. [Obs.] Bacon.Rē'si-ant, a. p. 1124Resident; dwelling; present in a place. [Obs.] “In which her kingdom’s throne is chiefly resiant.” Spencer.Rē'si-ant, n. p. 1124A resident. [Obs.]Re-side', v. i. p. 1124To continue to sit; to remain; to dwell permanently or for a length of time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuously; to have one's dwelling or home; to remain for a long time. At…Rē'si-dence, n. p. 1124The act of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. The confessor had often made considerable residences…Rēz'i-den-cy, n. p. 1124The same as RESIDENCE. 2. Specifically, the official dwelling of a government officer in India. Malcolm.Rĕz'i-dent, a. p. 1124Dwelling or having an abode in a place for a continued length of time; fixed; residing; as, resident in the city or in the country. “One there still resident as day or night.” Davenant. His…Rĕs'i-dent, n. p. 1124One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. 2. A public minister who resides at a foreign court; — a term usually applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors.Rē'si-dent-er, n. p. 1124A resident.Rē'si-dĕn'tial, a. p. 1124Residing; residentiary. [Rare.]Rĕs'i-dĕnʹtia-ry, a. p. 1124Having residence. More.Rēz/i-dĕn'/tia-ry, n. p. 1124One who is resident. The residentary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there. Coleridge. 2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.…Rēz/i-dēnʹtia-ry-ship, n. p. 1124The office or condition of a residentiary.Rĕs'i-dent-ship, n. p. 1124The condition or station of a resident.Re-sĭd'er, n. p. 1124One who resides in a particular place.