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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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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.Rōpe'-rīpe, a. p. 1148Fit for the rope; deserving to be hanged. [Obs.] Chapman.Rōp'er-y, n. p. 1148A place where ropes are made. 2. A trick that deserves the halter. [Obs.] Shak.Rōpe'-trick, n. p. 1148A trick that deserves the halter; ropery. Shak.Rōpe'-walk, n. p. 1148A long, covered walk, or a long building over level ground, where ropes are manufactured.Rōpe'-yārn, n. p. 1148Yarn for ropes, consisting of a single thread.Rōp'i-ly, adv. p. 1148In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner, so as to be drawn out like a rope.Rōp'i-ness, n. p. 1148The quality of being ropy; viscosity; adhesiveness.Rōp'ish, a. p. 1149Somewhat viscous or glutinous; ropy.Rôp'y, a. p. 1149Capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; adhesive; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as, ropy wine; ropy lees.Rōq'ue-laure, n. p. 1149A cloak or surtout formed to button from top to bottom in front. [Written also roquelo.]Rô'ral, a. p. 1149Pertaining to dew, or consisting of dew; dewy. [Obs.] Green.Ro-rā'tion, n. p. 1149A falling of dew. [Obs.]Rō'rid, a. p. 1149Dewy. [Obs.] Granger.Ro-rif'er-oüs, a. p. 1149Generating or producing dew. [Rare.] 2. (Med.) Pouring or depositing exhaled fluids like dew upon the surfaces of organs;—said of certain vessels. Dunglison.Ro-rif'lu-ent, a. p. 1149Flowing with dew. [Obs.]Rōr'qual, n. p. 1149(Zoöl.) A cetaceous mammal or whale of the genus Balenoptera, resembling the common whale, but having a more slender body. It has a dorsal fin, and is characterized by longitudinal folds on the…Rō'ru-lent, a. p. 1149Full of dew. [Rare.]Rō'ry, a. p. 1149Dewy. See ROARY. [Rare.] “And shook his wings with rory May-dews wet.” Fairfax.Ro-sā'ceous, a. p. 1149(Bot.) (a.) Composed of several petals, arranged like those of the rose; as, a rosaceous corol. Martyn. (b.) Pertaining to the rose family of plants; having flowers resembling those of the rose.Rō'sa-ry, n. p. 1149A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A series of prayers, and a string of beads by which they are counted. “To throw contempt . . . upon his idolized book, and the whole…Rōs'cid, a. p. 1149Containing dew, or consisting of dew; dewy. [Obs.] Bacon.Rōse, n. p. 1149A plant and flower of the genus Rosa, of many species and varieties, as the wild, canine or dog rose, the white rose, the red rose, the cinnamon rose, the eglantine or sweet brier, and the like. At…Rose of Jericho p. 1149a plant growing on the plain of Jericho; the Anastatica hierochuntina. Baird. — Under the rose. [Lat. sub rosa.] In secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; — the rose being among the…Rōse, v. t. p. 1149To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Obs. or rare.] “A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty.” Shak.Rōse, imp. p. 1149of rise.Rō′se-al, a. p. 1149Resembling a rose in smell or color. [Obs.] Sir T. Eliot.Rō'se-ate, a. p. 1149Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers. 2. Of a rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty.Rōse'bāy, n. p. 1149(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Rhododendron, having handsome flowers. (b.) A plant of the genus Epilobium (E. angustifolium).Rōse'-bŭg, n. p. 1149(Entom.) A winged insect of the genus Ceton'ia (C. aurata); a species of diurnal beetle, which feeds on the blossoms of the rose, and on various other plants; — called also rose-beetle, rose-chafer…Rōse'-bush, n. p. 1149The bush, shrub, or plant which bears roses.Rōse'-cām/pi-on, n. p. 1149(Bot.) A plant of the genus Agrostemma, especially A. coronaria. Loudon.Rōse'-chā'fer, n. p. 1149(Entom.) (a.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Macrodactylus (M. subspinosa), which is very destructive to rose-bushes, grape-vines, and the like. (b.) The rose-bug. See ROSE-BUG.Rōse'-cŏl'or, n. p. 1149The color of a rose; pink. 2. Hence, a beautiful hue or appearance, as of a rose; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise.Rōsĕ'-cōl'ored, a. p. 1149Having the color of a rose. 2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, exaggeratedly fine or pleasing; extravagant; as, rose-colored anticipations.Rōse'-cūt, a. p. 1149Cut with a smooth, round surface, as distinguished from those which have numerous facets; — said of diamonds and other precious stones. Francis.Rōse-dī'a-mond, n. p. 1149A diamond nearly hemispherical, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular planes in two ranges.Rōse'-drŏp, n. p. 1149A kind of lozenge having the flavor of the rose. Simmonds. 2. An ear-ring. Simmonds. 3. (Med.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose, caused by drinking ardent spirits; grog-blossom. Dunglison.Rōse'-ēn'ġine, n. p. 1149An appendage to the turning-lathe, by which a surface of wood, metal, &c., is engraved with a variety of curved lines. Craig.Rōse'-fish, n. p. 1149A Norway haddock. Simmonds.Rōse'-fly, n. p. 1149See ROSE-BUG.Rōse'-gall, n. p. 1149An excrescence on the dog-rose.Rōse'-head, n. p. 1149A perforated nozzle; a rose. See ROSE, 4.