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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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Rouge, a. p. 1150Red. [Rare.] Davies.Rouge, n. p. 1150( Chem.) An anhydrous sesquioxide of iron, of a bright red color, used for giving a fine luster to articles of metal or glass. Ure. 2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips…Rouge, v. i. p. 1151To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.Rouge, v. t. p. 1151To paint or tinge with rouge.Rouge'-drāg'on, n. p. 1151An officer of the college of heralds. [Eng.]Rouge'-et-noir', n. p. 1151A game at cards in which persons play against the owner of the table or bank;—so called because the table is divided into small compartments, colored red and black. Hoyle.Rough, a. p. 1151Having inequalities, small ridges, or points on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth; hence, (a.) Not level; uneven;—said of a piece of land, or of a road.…Rough, n. p. 1151Boisterous or stormy weather. [Obs.] 2. A rude, coarse fellow; a swaggerer; a coarse bully.Rŏugh, adv. p. 1151In a rough manner; rudely. “Sleeping rough in the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their boats.” W. Scott.Rough, v. t. p. 1151To render rough; to give a rough appearance to; to roughen. 2. To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes. Crabb. Roughing rollers, rollers for reducing, in a rough manner, a bloom of…Rough'-cast, v. t. p. 1151To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, and polish. 2. To mold without nicety or elegance, or to form with asperities. 3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or…Rough'-cast, n. p. 1151A rude model; the form of a thing in its first rudiments, or while unfinished. 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.Rough'-cast'er, n. p. 1151One who rough-casts.Rough'-draw, v. t. p. 1151To draw or delineate coarsely.Rough'en, v. t. p. 1151To make rough.Rough'en, v. i. p. 1151To grow or become rough.Rough'-foot'ed, a. p. 1151Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove. [Rare.] Sherwood.Rough'-hew, v. t. p. 1151To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to rough-hew timber. 2. To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to shape approximately and rudely. There's a divinity that shapes our ends…Rough'-hew'er, n. p. 1151One who rough-hews.Rough'-hewn, p. a. p. 1151Hewn coarsely, without smoothing. 2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated. “A rough-hewn seaman.” Bacon. 3. Not nicely finished; unpolished. Howell.Rough'ings, n. pl. p. 1151Grass after mowing or reaping. [Prov. Eng.]Rough'ish, a. p. 1151In some degree rough; somewhat rough.Rough'-lègged, a. p. 1151Having legs covered with feathers;—said of a bird.Rough'ly, adv. p. 1151In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.Rough'ness, n. p. 1151The quality or state of being rough; unevenness; harshness; rudeness; asperity; severity.Rough'-rid'er, n. p. 1151One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a non-commissioned officer in the cavalry, whose duty is to assist the riding-master. Campbell.Rough'-scuff, n. p. 1151A rough, coarse fellow;—the lowest class of the people; the rabble. [Colloq. U. S.]Rough'-shōd, a. p. 1151Shod with shoes armed with points; as, a rough-shod horse. To ride rough-shod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.Rough'-strings, n. pl. p. 1151(Carp.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support.Rought p. 1151for raught, imp. of reach. [Obs.]Rough'-work, v. t. p. 1151To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish. Maxon.Rouk, n. p. 1151See ROKE.Roulade, n. p. 1151(Mus.) A passage of running tones; especially, a rapid flight of notes extemporaneously introduced as an embellishment. Moore.Rouleau, n. p. 1151A little roll; a roll of coins in paper.Roulette, n. p. 1151A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into red and black spaces, and as it stops on the one or the other, the player wins or loses. 2. A small…Roun, v. i. p. 1151To whisper. [Obs.] Gower.Roun, v. t. p. 1151To address in a whisper. [Obs.]Rounce, n. p. 1151(Print.) The handle of a printing-press by which the carriage on which the form to be printed is laid, is run in under the platen and out again;—sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the…Roun'çe-val, a. p. 1151Large; strong;—from the gigantic bones of the old heroes pretended to be shown at Roncesvalles. 2. Hence, characterized as, or pertaining to, a large size of pea, now called marrow-fat. Coles.Roun'çe-val, n. p. 1151A giant; hence, any thing very large and strong. [Obs.]Round, a. p. 1151Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular, or having a form approaching this; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. The firm…Round, n. p. 1151That which is round, as a circle, a globe, a sphere. “In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.” Milton. 2. A series of events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance…Round, adv. p. 1151On all sides; around. Round he threw his baleful eyes. Milton. 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; as, a wheel turns round. 3. From one side or party to another; as, to come or turn round…Round, prep. p. 1151On every side of; around; as, the people stood round him; the sun sheds light round the earth. 2. About; as, to go round the city; to wind a cable round the windlass. Round the tree All other beasts…Round, v. t. p. 1151To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of any thing. Worms with many feet, that round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of…Round, v. i. p. 1152To grow or become round or full. The queen, your mother, rounds apace. Shak. So rounds he to a separate mind, From whence clear memory may begin. Tennyson. 2. To go round, as a guard. [Obs. and…Round, v. i. p. 1152To whisper. [Obs.] The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, “Ye are not a wise man,” . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, “Wherefore brought ye me here?” Calderwood.Round, v. t. p. 1152To whisper to; to speak in a whisper to. [Obs.] “If a man round an ass in the ear, and say closely.” Holland.Round'a-bout, a. p. 1152Indirect; going round; loose. It is easy to show that we have taken a terrible roundabout road. Burke. 2. Ample; extensive. “Large, sound, roundabout sense.” Locke. 3. Encircling; encompassing.…Round'a-bout, n. p. 1152An horizontal wheel, on which children ride. Smart. 2. A sort of surtout. Smart. 3. An arm-chair with a rounded back. 4. A short, close body-garment without skirts; a jacket worn by boys, sailors…Round'a-bout-ness, n. p. 1152The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.Round'-băcked, a. p. 1152Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.Roun'del, n. p. 1152Any thing having a round form or figure; a round form or figure; a circle. The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a flying march to Calais. Bacon. Specifically, (a.) A small…Round'e-lāy, n. p. 1152A sort of ancient poem, consisting of thirteen verses, of which eight are in one kind of rhyme, and five in another. It is divided into couplets; at the end of the second and third of which, the…Round'er, n. p. 1152One who rounds.Round'er, n. p. 1152Circumference; a circle; inclosure. [Obs.] Shak.Round'hĕad, n. p. 1152A Puritan; — so called in the time of Charles I. by the Cavaliers, from the practice which prevailed among the Puritans of cropping the hair. Toone.Round'hĕad-ed, a. p. 1152Having a round head or top.Round'house, n. p. 1152A constable's prison; a prison in which persons taken up by the night-watch are kept till they can be examined by a magistrate. 2. (Naut.) (a.) A cabin or apartment in the after part of the…Round'ing, a. p. 1152Round or roundish; nearly round.