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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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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.Rōad'ster, n. p. 1144(Naut.) A vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay. 2. A horse fitted for traveling. Bell.Rōad'-sūl'ky, n. p. 1144A light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, with springs and dash-board, and the seat set on braces.Rōad'wāy, n. p. 1144The part of a road traveled by carriages. Shak.Rōak, n. p. 1144See ROKE.Rōam, v. i. p. 1144To walk or move about from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove. “Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.” Shak. Syn.—To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble; stray.Rōam, v. t. p. 1144To range or wander over. And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.Rōam, n. p. 1144The act of roaming; a wandering. He . . . began Through wood, through waste, o’er hill, o’er dale, his roam. Milton.Rōam'er, n. p. 1144One who roams; a wanderer; a rover.Rōan, a. p. 1144Having a bay, sorrel, or dark color, with spots of gray, or white, thickly interspersed; — said of a horse. Give my roan horse a drench. Shak.Rōan, n. p. 1144The color of a roan horse; a roan color. 2. A roan horse. 3. A kind of leather for book-binding, made from sheep-skin, in imitation of morocco. Tomlinson.Rōan'-tree, n. p. 1144(Bot.) A tree of the genus Pyrus; the European mountain-ash. Lee.Rōar, v. i. p. 1144To cry with a full, loud, continued sound; especially, (a.) To bellow or cry as a beast. “Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.” Spenser. (b.) To cry loudly, as in pain or distress. The suffering…Rōar, v. t. p. 1144To cry aloud; to make known loudly. [Rare.] This last action will roar thy infamy. Ford.Rōar, n. p. 1144The sound of roaring; as, (a.) The bellow or loud note of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion. (b.) The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, and the like; as, the roar of a child in pain. (c.) A…Roar'er, n. p. 1144One who, or that which, roars; specifically, (a.) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy. “O strange! a lady to turn roarer, and break glasses.” Massinger. (b.) A horse subject to roaring.Rōar'ing, n. p. 1144A loud, continuous sound, as of a beast, or of one in distress, anger, mirth, and the like. 2. (Far.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under…Roar'ing-ly, adv. p. 1144In a roaring manner.Rōar'y, a. p. 1144Dewy; — more properly rory.Rōast, v. t. p. 1144To cook, dress, or prepare, as meat for the table, by exposure to heat, before the fire, or in an oven. 2. To prepare for food by exposure to heat; as, to roast apples or potatoes; to roast eggs. 3.…Rōast, n. p. 1144That which is roasted. To rule the roast, to take the lead; to domineer. “The new-made duke that rules the roast.” Shak. ☞ The origin of this phrase is uncertain. Johnson says, “It was originally…Rōast, a. p. 1144Roasted; as, roast beef.Rōast, v. i. p. 1144To be cooked by exposure to heat before a fire; to be roasted.Rōast'er, n. p. 1144One who roasts meat. 2. A contrivance for roasting. 3. A pig, or other animal or article, for roasting.Rŏb, n. p. 1144The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup, which will prevent its fermentation. It is sometimes mixed with…Rŏb, v. t. p. 1144To take away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to steal from. Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish? Milton. 2. (Law.) To take property from…Rŏb'and, n. p. 1144(Naut.) A rope-band. See ROPE-BAND. Dana.Rŏb'ber, n. p. 1144One who commits a robbery; one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or putting him in fear. “Some roving robber calling to his fellows.” Milton. Syn.—Thief…Rŏb'ber-y, n. p. 1144The crime of robbing or stealing by force; a taking away by violence, wrong, or oppression. Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. Shak. 2. (Law.) The felonious taking…Rŏb'bĭn, n. p. 1144(Com.) A certain kind of package in which pepper and other dry goods are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds. Simmonds. 2. The spring of a…Rōbe, n. p. 1144An outer garment for man or woman; a dress; a gown; especially, one of a rich, flowing, or elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, and the like. Through tattered clothes small…Rōbe, v. t. p. 1144To invest with a robe; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green. Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and…Rōb'erds-man or Rōb'erts-man, n. p. 1144(Old Statutes of Eng.) A bold, stout robber, or night-thief;—said to be so called from Robin Hood, a famous robber. Burvill.Rōb'ert, n. p. 1144(Bot.) An annual plant, of the genus Geranium (G. Robertianum); herb-robert. Loudon.Rōb'ert-ine, n. p. 1144(Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of monks, so called from Robert Flower, the founder, A. D. 1187.Rŏb'in, n. p. 1144(Ornith.) (a.) A European singing bird of the genus Erythaca (E. rubecula; Motacilla rubecula of Linnæus), having a reddish breast; the ruddock; — called also robinet and robin-redbreast. (b.) An…