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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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Rōnt, n. p. 1147An animal stinted in its growth; a runt. [Obs.] Spenser.Rōn'yon, n. p. 1147The same as RONION. See RONION. Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.Rōod, n. p. 1147The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. 2. A measure of five and one half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Rōod, n. p. 1147A representation of the cross with Christ hanging on it; or more generally of the Trinity, the Father being represented as an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, holding the…Rōod'-bēam, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. Fairholt.Rōod'-free, a. p. 1147Exempt from punishment. [Rare.]Rōod'-lōft, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A loft or gallery in a church on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view. Gwilt.Rōod'-screen, n. p. 1147(Arch.) An altar-screen over which the rood was placed. Fairholt.Rōod'-tow'er, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A tower or steeple at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; — called also rood-steeple. Weale.Rōod'-tree, n. p. 1147The cross. [Obs.] “Died upon the rood-tree.” Gower.Rōod'y, a. p. 1147Coarse; luxurious. [Prov. Eng.]Rōof, n. p. 1147The cover or upper part of any house, barn, and the like. [See Illust. of King-post and Queen-post.] Their thoughts do hit the roofs of palaces. Shak. Gable Roof. Hip Roof. Conical Roof. Ogee Roof.…Rōof, v. t. p. 1147To cover with a roof. I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison. 2. To inclose in a house; to shelter. Here had we now our country's…Rōof'er, n. p. 1147One who puts on roofs.Rōof'ing, n. p. 1147The act of covering with a roof. 2. The materials of which a roof is composed, or materials for a roof. Gwilt. 3. Hence, the roof itself; shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Southey.Rōof'less, a. p. 1147Having no roof; as, a roofless house. 2. Having no house or home; unsheltered.Rōōf'let, n. p. 1148A small roof, covering, or shelter.Rōōf'-tree, n. p. 1148The beam in the angle of a roof. 2. Hence, the roof itself. Now for me the woods may wither, Now for me the roof-tree fall. Tennyson.Rōōf'y, a. p. 1148Having roofs. [Rare.] Dryden.Rōōk, n. p. 1148(Chess.) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle. ¶ The rook moves the whole extent of the board, in lines parallel to its sides, unless impeded by some other…Rōōk, n. p. 1148(Ornith.) A gregarious bird of the genus Corvus (C. frugilegus), resembling the crow, but differing from it in feeding chiefly on insects and grain, instead of carrion, and the like. In crows, also…Rōōk, v. i. p. 1148To cheat; to defraud. “A band of rooking officials.” Milton. 2. To squat or sit close; to ruck.Rōōk, v. t. p. 1148To cheat; to defraud by cheating. Aubrey.Rōōk, n. p. 1148See ROKE.Rōōk'er-y, n. p. 1148A place where rooks congregate and build their nests, as a wood, &c.;—applied by sailors to rocks and islets frequented by sea-birds for laying their eggs, and also to a resort of seals for breeding…Rōōk'y, a. p. 1148Inhabited by rooks; as, the rooky wood. Shak.Rōōm, n. p. 1148Space which has been set apart or appropriated to any purpose; space which may be occupied or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small. Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded…Rōōm, n. p. 1148A dye of a deep blue color obtained from a plant of the genus Ruellia. It is brought from Assam.Rōōm, v. i. p. 1148To occupy a room or apartment; to lodge;—used especially in American colleges; as, he rooms at No. 10.Rōōm'āge, n. p. 1148Space; place; room. [Obs.] Wotton.Rōōm'er, adv. p. 1148At a greater distance; further off. [Obs.] Harrington. To go or put roomer (Naut.), to tack about before the wind. [Obs.] Halliwell.Rōōm’ful, a. p. 1148Abounding with room or rooms. [Obs.] Donne.Rōōm'ful, n. p. 1148As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of persons.Rōōm'i-ly, adv. p. 1148Spaciously.Rōōm'i-ness, n. p. 1148The state of being roomy; large extent of space; spaciousness; space.Rōōm'less, a. p. 1148Without room or rooms. “Narrow and roomless.” Udal.Room'-sōme, a. p. 1148Roomy. [Obs.] “Not only capable, but roomsome.” Evelyn.Rōōmth, n. p. 1148Room; space. [Obs.]Rōōmth'y, a. p. 1148Roomy; spacious. [Obs.] Fuller.Rōōm'y, a. p. 1148Having ample room; spacious; wide; large; as, a roomy mansion; a roomy deck.Rōōn, a. p. 1148Of the color of vermilion; red. [Rare.] Her face was like the lily roon. Drake.Rōōp, n. p. 1148Hoarseness. [Rare.]Rōōr'bach, n. p. 1148A forgery or fictitious story published for purposes of political intrigue. [U. S.] ☞ The word originated in 1844, when such a forgery was published, purporting to be an extract from the “Travels of…Rōō'sā Oil p. 1148A volatile oil extracted from the Andropogon schœnanthus; — called also roosa grass-oil. It has an odor like that of roses, and is employed to adulterate attar of roses. Simmonds. Archer.Rōōst, n. p. 1148The pole or other support on which birds rest at night; a perch. He clasped his wings upon his roost. Dryden. 2. A collection of fowls roosting together. At roost, in a state of rest and sleep.Rōōst, v. i. p. 1148To sit, rest, or sleep, as birds on a pole, tree, or other thing at night; to perch. 2. To lodge. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert.Rōōst, n. p. 1148See ROUST.Rōōst'-cōck, n. p. 1148The male of the domestic fowl; rooster. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Rōōst'er, n. p. 1148The male of the domestic fowl, considered as the head or chief of the roost; a cock. [U. S.]Rōōt, n. p. 1148(Bot.) The usually descending axis of a plant, destitute of leaves or nodes, which increases in length by growth at or near its end only, and which usually gives off similar branching parts, called…Rōōt, v. i. p. 1148To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots. In deep grounds, the weeds root deeper. Mortimer. 2. To be firmly fixed; to be established. If any error chanced . . . to cause misapprehensions, he…Rōot, v. t. p. 1148To plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant firmly; hence, to make deep or radical; — used chiefly in the participle; as, rooted trees or forests; rooted dislike. 2. To tear…Root, v. i. p. 1148To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine. 2. Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.Rōot, v. t. p. 1148To turn up with the snout, as swine; as, the swine roots the earth.Rōot'-crōp, n. p. 1148A crop of esculent roots, especially those of such plants as produce single roots.Rōot'-ēat'er, n. p. 1148An animal that feeds on roots.Rōot'ed-ly, adv. p. 1148In a rooted or firmly fixed manner; deeply.Rōot'ed-ness, n. p. 1148The state or condition of being rooted.Rōot'er, n. p. 1148One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.Rōot'-hāir, n. p. 1148(Bot.) One of the slender, hair-like fibers found on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of the surface of the root into minute tubes. Gray.