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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-split′, v. i. p. 1127To split, or rend, a second time.Re-spōnd', v. i. p. 1127To answer; to reply. A new affliction strings a new chord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of human woe. Buckminster. 2. To correspond; to suit. To…Re-spōnd', v. t. p. 1127To answer; to suit or accord with; to correspond to. For his great deeds respond his speeches great. Fairfax. 2. To satisfy by payment; as, the surety was held to respond the judgment of court.Re-spŏnd', n. p. 1127A short anthem interrupting the reading of a chapter, which is not to proceed till the anthem is ended. Wheatly. 2. An answer; a response. [Obs.] 3. (Arch.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall…Re-spŏnd'ençe or Re-spŏnd'en-çy, n. p. 1127The act of responding; an answering. Chalmers.Re-spŏnd'ent, a. p. 1127Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according. “Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.” Bacon.Re-spŏnd'ent, n. p. 1127One who responds; as, (a.) (Law.) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in…Rē'spon-dĕn'ti-ā, n. p. 1127(Commercial Law.) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself. Bouvier.Re-spŏn'sal, a. p. 1127Answerable; responsible. [Obs.]Re-spōn'sal, n. p. 1127Response; answer. Brevint. 2. One who is responsible. [Obs.] Barrow.Re-spōnse', n. p. 1127The act of responding. 2. An answer or reply; especially, (a.) Reply to an objection in formal disputation. Watts. (b.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest, in the litany and other…Re-spŏn'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1127The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust or office, or for a debt. 2. That for which any one is responsible or accountable. 3. Ability to answer in payment; means of…Re-spōn'si-ble, a. p. 1127Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; as, a guardian is responsible for the faithful discharge of his duty to his ward. 2. Able to respond, or to answer in…Re-spôn'si-ble-ness, n. p. 1127The state of being responsible; responsibility.Re-spôn'si-bly, adv. p. 1127In a responsible manner.Re-spŏn'sion, n. p. 1127The act of answering. [Obs.] 2. (University of Oxford.) An examination about the middle of the college course;—called also the little-go. See LITTLE-GO. Lyell.Re-spŏn'sive, a. p. 1127Able, ready, or inclined to respond. 2. Suited to something else; correspondent. “The vocal lay responsive to the strings.” Pope.Re-spôn'sive-ly, adv. p. 1127In a responsive manner.Re-spôn'/sive-ness, n. p. 1127The state of being responsive.Re-spŏn'so-ry, a. p. 1127Containing or making answer.Re-spŏn'so-ry, n. p. 1127The answer of the people to the priest in the alternate speaking, in church service; a response. [Rare.] Which, if I should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another…Rĕst, n. p. 1127[A-S. rest, rīst, Dan. & Sw. rast, rest, repose, Icel. rōst, O. Fries. resta, O. Sax., Goth., & O. H. Ger. rasta, a league, pause, quiet, N. H. Ger. rast, L. Ger. & D. rust, Pr. & It. resta, pause…Rĕst, v. i. p. 1127To cease from action or motion of any kind; to stop. God rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. 2. To be free from whatever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or…Rĕst, v. t. p. 1127To lay or place at rest; to quiet. Your piety has paid All needful rites to rest my wandering shade. Dryden. 2. To place, as on a support. Her weary head upon your bosom rest. Waller.Rĕst, n. p. 1127That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder. Religion gives part of its reward in hand, ... the present comfort of having done…Rĕst, v. i. p. 1127To be left; to remain. The affairs of men rest still uncertain. Shak.Re-stāg'nant, a. p. 1127Remaining without a flow or current; stagnant. [Obs.] Boyle.Re-stāg'nāte, v. i. p. 1127To stand or remain without flowing; to stagnate. [Obs.] Wiseman.Rē'stag-nā'tion, n. p. 1127The same as STAGNATION. [Obs.]Rēs'tant, a. p. 1127(Bot.) Remaining, as footstalks after the fructification has fallen off; persistent.Rē-stāte', v. t. p. 1127To state anew; as, to restate charges. Palfrey.Restaurant, n. p. 1127An eating-house.Restaurateur, n. p. 1127The keeper of an eating-house, or house for occasional refreshment.Rēs'tau-rā'tion, n. p. 1127The same as RESTORATION. [Obs.] See RESTORATION.Rē-stēm', v. t. p. 1127To force back against the current. How they restem Their backward course, bearing with frank appearance Toward Cyprus. Shak. 2. To stem or move against; as, to restem a swift current.Rest'ful, a. p. 1127Being at rest; quiet. Shak. 2. Giving rest; full of rest. Tired with all these, for restful death I cry, Shak.Rĕst'ful-ly, adv. p. 1127In a state of rest. Herbert.Rēst'ful-ness, n. p. 1127The state or quality of being restful; quietness; tranquillity.Rĕst'-hār'/rōw, n. p. 1127(Bot.) A prickly European plant of the genus Ononis, with long, tough roots.Rēst'-house, n. p. 1127An empty house for the accommodation of travelers; a choultry or serai. [India.]Rĕst'iff, a. p. 1127The same as RESTIVE, q. v.Rĕst'iff, n. p. 1127A stubborn horse.Rēst'iff-ness, n. p. 1127The same as RESTIVENESS.Rēs'ti-fōrm, a. p. 1127Formed like a rope; made up of strands;—applied particularly to the posterior strands of the medulla oblongata, or the medullary substance constituting part of the brain.Re-stīne'tion, n. p. 1127Act of quenching or extinguishing. [Obs.]Rēst'l-ness, n. p. 1127The act of taking rest; repose. [Obs.] “The snake by restiness and lying still all winter.” Holland.Re-stīng'guish, v. t. p. 1127To quench or extinguish. [Obs.] Field.Rē-stĭp'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 1127To stipulate anew.Rē-stĭp'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1127A new or second stipulation.Rēs'ti-tūte, v. t. p. 1127To restore to a former state. [Rare.] Dyer.Rĕs'ti-tūte, n. p. 1127That which is restored or offered in place of something; hence, a substitute. [Rare.]Rēs'ti-tū'tion, n. p. 1127The act of restituting. 2. Especially, the act of restoring any thing to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. He…Rĕs'ti-tū'tor, n. p. 1128One who makes restitution. [Rare.]Rĕst'ive, a. p. 1128Inclined or disposed to rest or stand still; especially, unwilling to go, or only running back; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; as, a restive steed. The people remarked with awe and…Rĕst'īve-ness, n. p. 1128The quality or state of being restive; obstinate reluctance or indisposition to move. 2. Obstinate unwillingness.Rĕst'less, a. p. 1128Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. “Restless revolution day by day.” Milton. 2. Not inclined to rest; unquiet; uneasy. Restless he passed the remnant of the…Rĕst'less-ly, adv. p. 1128In a restless manner; unquietly. When the mind casts and turns itself restlessly from one thing to another. South.Rĕst'less-ness, n. p. 1128The quality or state of being restless; uneasiness; agitation. “His weakness and restlessness continued.” Macaulay.Re-stōr'a-ble, a. p. 1128Admitting of being restored; capable of being brought to a former condition; as, restorable land. Swift.Re-stōr'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1128The quality or state of being restorable.