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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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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.Rōot'-house, n. p. 1148A house made of roots. 2. A house for keeping roots.Rōot'-lēaf, n. p. 1148(Bot.) A leaf growing immediately from the root.Rōot'less, a. p. 1148Without roots; destitute of roots. “A rootless tree.” T. Moore.Rōot'let, n. p. 1148A radicle; a little root.Rōot'-stŏck, n. p. 1148(Bot.) A root-like trunk under ground, yearly producing young branches; a rhizoma.Rōot'y, a. p. 1148Full of roots; as, rooty ground.Rōoze, v. t. p. 1148To shed; to scatter. [Prov. Eng.]Rō-păl'ic, a. p. 1148Club-formed; increasing or swelling toward the end.Rōpe, n. p. 1148A large, stout, twisted cord, of not less, usually, than an inch in circumference. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. ☞ Ropes are, by seamen, ranked under two descriptions…Rōpe, v. i. p. 1148To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality. Let us hang like roping icicles Upon our houses' thatch. Shak.Rōpe, v. t. p. 1148To draw by, or as by, a rope. To rope in, as partisans, to draw in collectively and by force; — a phrase derived from the practice of winding a rope round large masses of hay heaped up in the field…Rōpe'-bānd, n. p. 1148(Naut.) A small piece of spun-yarn or marline, used to confine the head of the sail to the yard or gaff. [Written also roband and robbin.] See ROBBIN. Dana.Rōpe'-dān'cer, n. p. 1148One who walks or dances on a rope extended through the air.Rōpe'-lād'der, n. p. 1148A ladder made of ropes.Rōpe'-māk'er, n. p. 1148One whose occupation is to make ropes or cordage.Rōpe'-măt, n. p. 1148A mat made of oakum, or cordage.Rōpe'-pūmp, n. p. 1148A machine for raising water by means of an endless rope, which passes through the well or fountain, and brings up the water by the momentum it acquires when put in motion. Francis.Rōp'er, n. p. 1148A maker of ropes; a packer. Wright. 2. One fit to be hanged. [Obs.] Douce.