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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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Rĭp'ier or Rĭp'per, n. p. 1142(O. Law.) One who brings fish from the sea-coast to market in the inland country. [Obs.] But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish? Beau. & Fl.Rĭp'per, n. p. 1142One who rips, tears, or cuts open.Rĭp'ping, n. p. 1142A tearing. 2. A discovery. [Obs.] Spenser.Rĭp'ple, v. i. p. 1142To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water, when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations.Rĭp'ple, v. t. p. 1142To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations. 2. To remove the seeds from, as the stalks of flax, by means of a ripple.Rĭp'ple, n. p. 1142The fretting or dimpling of the surface of running water; little, curling waves. 2. A little wave or undulation. 3. A kind of comb with long wire teeth, through which flax plants are passed in order…Rip'ple-grass, n. p. 1142(Bot.) A species of plantain; Plantago lanceolata; rib-grass.Rip'ple-mārk, n. p. 1142The mark produced on sand or mud by a gentle flow or undulatory movement in water. 2. (Geol.) A mark on the surface of a rock resembling that made by receding waves on a sea-beach.Rip'ple-marked, a. p. 1142Having ripple-marks. Lyell.Rip'plet, n. p. 1142A small ripple.Rip'pling-ly, adv. p. 1142In the manner of ripples.Rip'räp, n. p. 1142(Engin.) A foundation or parapet of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water, or on a soft bottom.Rip'rap, v. t. p. 1142To form a riprap in or upon.Rip'-saw, n. p. 1142A handsaw with coarse teeth, which have but a slight pitch, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; — called also ripping-saw.Rip'tow-el, n. p. 1142A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn. [Obs.] Bailey.Rise (rīz), v. i. p. 1142To move or pass from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up; to become elevated; to attain a height; as, (a.) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion…Rise, n. p. 1143The act of rising, or the state of being risen; ascent. 2. The distance through which any thing rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet. 3. That…Rĭs'er, n. p. 1143One who rises; as, an early riser. 2. (Arch.) The upright piece in a stair. Simmonds.Rĭsh, n. p. 1143A certain plant; a rush. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ris'i-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1143The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species. “A strong and obvious disposition to risibility.” W. Scott.Ris'i-ble, a. p. 1143Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. [Rare.] 2. Capable of exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance. W. Scott. He…Rĭs'i-ble-ness, n. p. 1143The state or quality of being risible; risibility.Rĭs'i-bly, adv. p. 1143In a risible manner; laughably.Rīs'ing, p. a. p. 1143Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character. 2. Growing; advancing to adult years, and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation. One of the…Rīs'ing, n. p. 1143The act of rising. 2. A morbid tumor; a boil. Lev. xiii. 10.Risk, n. p. 1143Hazard; danger; peril; sometimes, the degree of peril or danger. “The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves.” Macaulay. 2. (Com.) (a.) The hazard of…Rĭsk, v. t. p. 1143To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication. Syn.—To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard…Rĭsk'er, n. p. 1143One who risks or hazards.Rĭsk'y, a. p. 1143Attended with danger; hazardous; as, a risky enterprise. [U. S.] Bartlett.Rī-sō'ri-al, a. p. 1143Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; as, the risorial muscles.Ri-tar-dan'do, a. p. 1143(Mus.) Retarding;—a direction for slackening the time; rallentando.Rite, n. p. 1143The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; formal act of religion, or other solemn duty; a religious ceremony or usage. He looked with indifference on…Rĭt'or-nĕl'le or Rĭ-tor-nĕl'lo, n. p. 1143(Mus.) (a.) A short introductory or concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (b.) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal…Rĭt'ū-al, a. p. 1143Pertaining to rites; consisting of rites; as, ritual service or sacrifices. 2. Prescribing rites; as, the ritual law.Rĭt'ū-al, n. p. 1143The manner of performing divine service in a particular church or communion. 2. A book containing the rites to be observed.Rĭt'ū-al-ĭzm, n. p. 1143The system of rituals or prescribed forms of religious worship. 2. Observance of prescribed forms in religion. 3. Confidence in mere rites or external ceremonies.Rĭt'ū-al-ist, n. p. 1143One skilled in, or devoted to, a ritual.Rĭt'ū-al-is'tic, a. p. 1143Pertaining to, or in accordance with, the ritual; adhering to rituals.Rĭt'ū-al-ly, adv. p. 1143By rites, or by a particular rite.Rĭv'age, n. p. 1143A bank, shore, or coast. [Rare.] Spenser. From the green rivage many a fall Of diamond rillets musical. Tennyson.Rĭ'val, n. p. 1143A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. [Obs.] If you do meet Horatio And Marcellus, the rivals of my watch, Bid them make haste. Shak. 2. One who is in pursuit of the…Rī'val, a. p. 1143Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions. “The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival…Rī'val, v. t. p. 1143To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love. 2. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate. “To rival thunder in its rapid course.” Dryden.RĪ'val, v. i. p. 1143To be competitors. [Obs.] Shak.Rī-vā'lis, n. p. 1143A rival. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Rī-vāl'i-ty, n. p. 1143Rivalry; competition; rivalship. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Equality, as of rank. [Obs.]Rī'val-ry, n. p. 1143The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. “Keen contentions and eager rivalries.” Jeffrey. Syn.—Emulation; competition; rivalship; strife. See EMULATION.Rĭ'val-shĭp, n. p. 1143The same as RIVALRY. [Rare.]Rīve, v. t. p. 1143To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber, for rails or shingles, with wedges. The scolding winds Have rived the knotty oaks. Shak.Rīve, v. i. p. 1143To be split or rent asunder. Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. Woodward.Rīve, n. p. 1143A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]Rĭv'el, v. t. p. 1143To contract into wrinkles; to shrink; as, riveledRiv'el, n. p. 1143A wrinkle. [Obs.]Riv'en, p. p. p. 1143of rive. See RIVE.Riv'er, n. p. 1143One who rives or splits.Rĭv'er, n. p. 1143A large stream of water flowing in a channel on land toward the ocean, a lake, or another river; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook. “Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is…Riv'er, v. t. p. 1143To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. [Obs.] Halliwell.Riv'er-děl'tá, n. p. 1143A delta formed by the current of a river.Riv'er-drăg'on, n. p. 1143A crocodile;—a name given by Milton to the king of Egypt.Riv'er-driv'er, n. p. 1143A lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. [U. S.] Bartlett.