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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Re-sid'ū-al, a. p. 1124Remaining after a part is taken. Residual analysis (Math.), a method which proceeds by taking the difference of a function in two different states, and then expressing the relation between this…Re-sid'ū-a-ry, a. p. 1124Pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate. Ayliffe. Residuary clause, that part of the testator’s will in which the residue of his estate is disposed of.…Rĕs'i-dūe, n. p. 1124That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated. The residue of them will I deliver to the sword. Jer. xv. 9. If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a…Re-sĭd'ū-oŭs, a. p. 1124Remaining; residual. Landor.Re-sĭd'ū-ŭm, n. p. 1124That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue. See RESIDUE. “I think so,” is the whole residuus that can…Rē-siēge', v. t. p. 1124To seat again; to reinstate. [Obs.] Spenser.Re-sign', v. t. p. 1124To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; — said especially of office or emolument; hence, to submit; to yield; to give up; — said of the wishes or will, or of…Re-sign’, v. t. p. 1125To affix one's signature a second time to.Re-sign', n. p. 1125Resignation. [Obs.]Rĕs'ig-nā'tion, n. p. 1125The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, wish, or the like; as, the resignation of a crown or commission. 2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet submission; unresisting…Re-signed’, p. a. p. 1125Submissive; yielding; not disposed to murmur. A firm, yet cautious mind; Sincere, though prudent; constant, yet resigned. Pope.Re-sign'ed-ly, adv. p. 1125With submission.Res'ig-nee', n. p. 1125One to whom any thing is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.Re-sign'er, n. p. 1125One who resigns.Re-sign'ment, n. p. 1125The act of resigning.Re-sile', v. i. p. 1125To start back; to recede from a purpose. [Obs.] Ellis.Re-sil'i-ence or Re-sil'i-en-cy, n. p. 1125The act of resiling or springing back, or the act of rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. Bacon.Re-sĭl'ĭ-ent, a. p. 1125Inclined to resile, leap, or spring back; rebounding.Rĕs/i-lĭ'tion, n. p. 1125The act of springing back; resilience. [Rare.]Rĕs'in, n. p. 1125A solid, inflammable substance, of vegetable origin, a non-conductor of electricity, and insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol and in essential oils. ☞ Resins exude from trees in combination…Rĕs'in-ā'ceous, a. p. 1125Having the quality of resin.Res'in-if'er-ŏus, a. p. 1125Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.Rĕs'in-i-fōrm, a. p. 1125Having the form of resin.Rĕs'in-o-e-lĕc'tric, a. p. 1125Containing or exhibiting negative electricity, or that kind which is produced by the friction of resinous substances. Gray.Res'in-ous, a. p. 1125Partaking of the qualities of resin, or resembling it in appearance; pertaining to, or obtained from, resin. Resinous electricity, electricity which is excited by rubbing bodies of the resinous…Rĕs'in-ous-ly, adv. p. 1125By means of resin.