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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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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.Riv'ered, a. p. 1143Supplied with rivers; as, a well-rivered country. Wilson.Riv'er-ět, n. p. 1143A small river; a rivulet. [Obs.]Riv'er-gŏd, n. p. 1143A deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity.Riv'er-hööd, n. p. 1143The quality of being a river. “Useful riverhood.” H. Miller.Riv'er-hôrse, n. p. 1143The hippopotamus, an animal inhabiting rivers.Riv'er-plāin, n. p. 1143A plain by a river.Rĭv'er-y, a. p. 1143Having rivers; as, a rivery country. [Obs.] Drayton.Rĭv'et, n. p. 1143A pin of iron or other metal with a head, driven through a piece of timber or metal, the point being bent or spread and beaten down fast, to prevent its being drawn out; a pin or bolt clinched at…Riv'et, v. t. p. 1143To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. 2. To clinch; as, to rivet a pin or bolt. Moxon. 3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet…Riv'et-ing, n. p. 1143The act of jointing with rivets. 2. The whole set of rivets collectively. Tomlinson.Rī-vōse', a. p. 1143(Zoöl.) Marked with furrows sinuate and irregular.Rĭv'ŭ-let, n. p. 1143A small river or brook; a streamlet. By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton.Rix-ā'tion, n. p. 1143A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.]Rix-ā'trix, n. p. 1143(Law.) A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold. Barrill.Rĭx'-dōl'lar, n. p. 1143A silver coin of Germany, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden, of different value in different places, and varying from 60 cents to $1.08, according to the country where coined.Riz'zered, a. p. 1143Half dried or salted; as, rizzered haddock. W. Scott.Rōach, n. p. 1143(Ichth.) A gregarious fresh-water fish of the carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is of a silver-white color, with a greenish back, having the dorsal fin opposite the ventral. It is about a foot in…Rōad, n. p. 1143A journey. [Obs.] With easy roads he came to Leicester. Shak. 2. A place where one may ride; an open way public passage; a track for travel, forming a communication between one city, town, or place…Rōad, n. p. 1144A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead.Rōad'-bĕd, n. p. 1144The bed or foundation on which the superstructure of a railroad rests. Farnham.Rōad'-bōōk, n. p. 1144A guide-book for roads.Rōad'-mĕt'al, n. p. 1144The broken stone used in macadamizing roads.Rōad’stēad, n. p. 1144A place where ships may ride at anchor, at some distance from the shore.