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Rab"at (r, n. [See Rabot.] A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
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Ra`bat" (r, n. [F. Cf. Rabato.] (Eccl.) (a) A clerical linen collar. (b) A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat.
\'d8Ra`bat" (r, n. [F. Cf. Rabato.] (Eccl.) (a) A clerical linen collar. (b) A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat.
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Ra*bate" (r, v. t. [F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- + abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v.] (Falconry) To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.]
Chapman.
Rab"id*ness, n. The quality or state of being rabid.
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Ra"bi*es (r, n. [L. See Rage, n.] Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness.
\'d8Ra"bi*es (r, n. [L. See Rage, n.] Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness.
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Rab"i*net (r, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mil.) A kind of small ordnance formerly in use. [Written also rabanet.] Ainsworth.
Chapman.
Ra"bot (r, n. [F.] A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished. Knight.
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Ra"ca (r, a. [Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee r.] A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning \'bdworthless.\'b8
\'d8Ra"ca (r, a. [Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee r.] A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning \'bdworthless.\'b8
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Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. Matt. v. 22.
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Ra`ca`hout" (r, n. [F. racahout, probably fr. Ar. r\'beqaut.] A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.
\'d8Ra`ca`hout" (r, n. [F. racahout, probably fr. Ar. r\'beqaut.] A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.
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Rac*coon" (r, n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zo\'94l.) A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach.
Shak.
{ Rach, Rache (r }, n. [AS. r\'91cc; akin to Icel. rakki.] (Zo\'94l.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound. [Obs.]
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Ra`chi*al"gi*a (r, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.
\'d8Ra`chi*al"gi*a (r, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.
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Ra*chid"i*an (r, a. [See Rachis.] (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian.
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Ra*chil"la (r, n. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as Rhachilla.
\'d8Ra*chil"la (r, n. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as Rhachilla.
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Ra"chi*o*dont (r, a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rhachiodont.
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Ra"chis (r, n.; pl. E. Rachises (r, L. Rachides (r. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.] [Written also rhachis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.
\'d8Ra"chis (r, n.; pl. E. Rachises (r, L. Rachides (r. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.] [Written also rhachis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.
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2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Same as Rhachis.
Shak.
Ra*chit"ic (r, a. [Cf. F. rachitique. See Rachitis.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.
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Ra*chi"tis (r, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine.] [Written also rhachitis.] 1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets.
\'d8Ra*chi"tis (r, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine.] [Written also rhachitis.] 1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets.
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2. (Bot.) A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or seeds. Henslow.
racked even to the uttermost. Shak.<

Ra"cle*ness, n. See Rakelness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ra`con`teur" (r, n. [F.] A relater; a storyteller.
\'d8Ra`con`teur" (r, n. [F.] A relater; a storyteller.
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Ra*coon"da (r, n. [From a native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The coypu.
\'d8Ra*coon"da (r, n. [From a native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The coypu.
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Ra*co"vi*an (r, n. [From Racow.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.
Cowley.

Rade (r, n. A raid. [Scot.]
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Ra`deau" (r, n. [F.] A float; a raft.
\'d8Ra`deau" (r, n. [F.] A float; a raft.
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Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and behind it the radeau Thunderer. W. Irving.
Cowley.

Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry.
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Ra`di*a"le (r, n.; pl. Radialia (r. [NL. See Radial.] 1. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man.
\'d8Ra`di*a"le (r, n.; pl. Radialia (r. [NL. See Radial.] 1. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man.
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2. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.
Neale.
Ra"di*a*ry (r, n. [Cf. F. radiaire.] (Zo\'94l.) A radiate. [Obs.]
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Ra`di*a"ta (r, n. pl. [NL., fr. radiatus, p. p. See Radiate.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere.
\'d8Ra`di*a"ta (r, n. pl. [NL., fr. radiatus, p. p. See Radiate.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere.
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radiate like the sun at noon. Howel

Ra`di*o*con*duc"tor (r, n. (Elec.) A substance or device that has its conductivity altered in some way by electric waves, as a coherer.
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Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta (r, n. pl. [NL. See Radiate, and Flagellata.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.
\'d8Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta (r, n. pl. [NL. See Radiate, and Flagellata.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.
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ra"di*o*graph (r, n. [Radio- + -graph.] 1. An instrument for measuring and recording solar radiation.
radiate like the sun at noon. Howel

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Ra`di*o*la"ri*a (r, n. pl. [NL. See Radioli.] (Zo\'94l.) Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like rays. It includes the polycystines. See Polycystina.
\'d8Ra`di*o*la"ri*a (r, n. pl. [NL. See Radioli.] (Zo\'94l.) Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like rays. It includes the polycystines. See Polycystina.
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Ra`di*o*la"ri*an (r, a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Radiolaria. -- n. One of the Radiolaria.
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Ra*di"o*li (r, n. pl.; sing. Radiolus (r. [NL., dim. of L. radius radius: cf. L. radiolus a feeble sunbeam.] (Zo\'94l.) The barbs of the radii of a feather; barbules.
\'d8Ra*di"o*li (r, n. pl.; sing. Radiolus (r. [NL., dim. of L. radius radius: cf. L. radiolus a feeble sunbeam.] (Zo\'94l.) The barbs of the radii of a feather; barbules.
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Ra"di*o*lite (r, n. [L. radius ray + -lite: cf. F. radiolithe.] (Paleon.) A hippurite.
radiate like the sun at noon. Howel

Radius bar (Mach.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular arc. -- Radius of curvature. See under Curvature.
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Ra"di*us vec"tor (v. 1. (Math.) A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar co\'94rdinates. See Co\'94rdinate, n.
\'d8Ra"di*us vec"tor (v. 1. (Math.) A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar co\'94rdinates. See Co\'94rdinate, n.
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2. (Astron.) An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite.
radiate like the sun at noon. Howel

Ra"don (r, n. (Chem.) An intensely radioactive gaseous element produced by the radioactive decay of radium-226, which is the main isotope of radium found in pitchblende. Chemically it is an inert noble gas. Its atomic symbol is Rn. It has an atomic number of 86. The radon isotope produced by decay of radium has an atomic weight of 222.017, and this isotope decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 3.82 days. Numerous other isotopes have been observed, all radioactive and all having half-lives shorter than that of radon-222. Radon was discovered by M. and Mme. Curie, of Paris, in their studies of the radioactive substances in pitchblende. Radon was originally called radium emanation or exradio.
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Rad"u*la (r, n.; pl. Radul\'91 (r. [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zo\'94l.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.
\'d8Rad"u*la (r, n.; pl. Radul\'91 (r. [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zo\'94l.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.
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Ra*du"li*form (r, a. [L. radula a scraper + -form.] Rasplike; as, raduliform teeth.
radiate like the sun at noon. Howel

Raf"fler (r, n. One who raffles.
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Raf*fle"si*a (r, n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.
\'d8Raf*fle"si*a (r, n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.
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Raft (r, obs. imp. & p. p. of Reave. Spenser.
raged; dire was the noise. Milton.{ Rag"gie (r, or Rag"gy }, a. Ragged; rough. [Obs.] \'bdA stony and raggie hill.\'b8 Holland.
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Ragh`u*van"sa (r, n. [Skr. Raguva.] A celebrated Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu dynasty.
\'d8Ragh`u*van"sa (r, n. [Skr. Raguva.] A celebrated Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu dynasty.
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Ra"ging (r, a. & n. from Rage, v. i. -- Ra"ging*ly, adv.
raged; dire was the noise. Milton.Rag"man's roll` (r. [For ragman roll a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where ragman is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni a craven person, Sw. raggen the devil. Icel. ragmenni is fr. ragr cowardly (another form of argr, akin to AS. earg cowardly, vile, G. arg bad) + menni (in comp.) man, akin to E. man. See Roll, and cf. Rigmarole.] The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296. [Also written ragman-roll.]
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{ Rag"na*rok" (r, Rag"na*r\'94k" (r }, n. [Icel., fr. regin, r\'94gn, gods + r\'94k reason, origin, history; confused with ragna-r\'94kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.) The so-called \'bdTwilight of the Gods\'b8 (called in German G\'94tterd\'84mmerung), the final destruction of the world in the great conflict between the \'92sir (gods) on the one hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
{ Rag"na*rok" (r, \'d8Rag"na*r\'94k" (r }, n. [Icel., fr. regin, r\'94gn, gods + r\'94k reason, origin, history; confused with ragna-r\'94kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.) The so-called \'bdTwilight of the Gods\'b8 (called in German G\'94tterd\'84mmerung), the final destruction of the world in the great conflict between the \'92sir (gods) on the one hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
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Ra*gout" (r, n. [F. rago\'96t, fr. rago\'96ter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See Gust relish.] A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.
raged; dire was the noise. Milton.Senecio aureus is the golden ragwort of the United States; Senecio elegans is the purple ragwort of South Africa.
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Ra"ia (r, n. [L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of rays which includes the skates. See Skate.
\'d8Ra"ia (r, n. [L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of rays which includes the skates. See Skate.
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Ra"i\'91 (r, n. pl. [NL. See Raia.] (Zo\'94l.) The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also Raj\'91, and Rajii.
\'d8Ra"i\'91 (r, n. pl. [NL. See Raia.] (Zo\'94l.) The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also Raj\'91, and Rajii.
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Raid (r, n. [Icel. rei a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.] 1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
raid, the morning fight. Sir W. Scott.Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery. Addison.
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Rail`leur" (r, n. [F.] A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] Wycherley.
\'d8Rail`leur" (r, n. [F.] A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] Wycherley.
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{ Rail"road` (r, Rail"way` (r, } n. 1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
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Raising bee, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee, n., 2. [U.S.] W. Irving. -- Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. -- Raising plate (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.
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Rai`son`n\'82" (r, a. [F. raisonn\'82, p. p. of raisonner to reason.] Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue raisonn\'82. See under Catalogue.
\'d8Rai`son`n\'82" (r, a. [F. raisonn\'82, p. p. of raisonner to reason.] Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue raisonn\'82. See under Catalogue.
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Rai"vel (r, n. (Weaving) A separator. [Scot.]
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Raj (r, n. [See Rajah.] Reign; rule. [India]
\'d8Raj (r, n. [See Rajah.] Reign; rule. [India]
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Ra"ja (r, n. Same as Rajah.
\'d8Ra"ja (r, n. Same as Rajah.
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Ra"jah (r, n. [Hind. r\'bej\'be, Skr. r\'bejan, akin to L. rex, regis. See Regal, a.] A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts. [India]
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Ra"jah*ship, n. The office or dignity of a rajah.
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{ Raj`poot", Raj`put" } (r, n. [Hind. r\'bej-p, Skr. r\'beja-putra king's son.] A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
{ \'d8Raj`poot", \'d8Raj`put" } (r, n. [Hind. r\'bej-p, Skr. r\'beja-putra king's son.] A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
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Rake (r, n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'ore`gein to stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.] 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
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Rake"-vein` (r, n. See Rake, a mineral vein.
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{ Ra`ki", Ra`kee" } (r, n. [Turk. r\'beq\'c6 arrack.] A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc.
{ \'d8Ra`ki", \'d8Ra`kee" } (r, n. [Turk. r\'beq\'c6 arrack.] A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc.
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Rak"ing (r, n. 1. The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
Milton.
Rak"ish*ness, n. The quality or state of being rakish.
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Ra"ku ware` (r. A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
\'d8Ra"ku ware` (r. A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
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R\'83le (r, n. [F. r\'83le. Cf. Rail the bird.] (Med.) An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
\'d8R\'83le (r, n. [F. r\'83le. Cf. Rail the bird.] (Med.) An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
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Ral`len*tan"do (r, a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
\'d8Ral`len*tan"do (r, a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
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Ral"li*ance (r, n. [Cf. OF. raliance. See Rally to reunite.] The act of rallying.
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Ral"li*er (r, n. One who rallies.
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Ral"li\'82s" (r, n. pl. [F., p. p. pl. See Rally, v. t.] A French political group, also known as the Constitutional Right from its position in the Chambers, mainly monarchists who rallied to the support of the Republic in obedience to the encyclical put forth by Pope Leo XIII. in Feb., 1892.
\'d8Ral"li\'82s" (r, n. pl. [F., p. p. pl. See Rally, v. t.] A French political group, also known as the Constitutional Right from its position in the Chambers, mainly monarchists who rallied to the support of the Republic in obedience to the encyclical put forth by Pope Leo XIII. in Feb., 1892.
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Ral"line (r, a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the rails.
rallied with disdain. Gay.<

A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.
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Ram`a*dan" (r, n. [Ar. rama, or ramaz\'ben, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.] 1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
\'d8Ram`a*dan" (r, n. [Ar. rama, or ramaz\'ben, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.] 1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
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2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month.
rallied with disdain. Gay.<

Ra"mal (r, a. [L. ramus branch.] Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal.
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Ra*ma"ya*na (r, n. [Skr. R\'bem\'beya.] The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
\'d8Ra*ma"ya*na (r, n. [Skr. R\'bem\'beya.] The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
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Ram"berge (r, n. [F., fr. rame oar + barge barge.] Formerly, a kind of large war galley.
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Ra*men"ta (r, n. pl. [L., scrapings.] (Bot.) Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. Gray.
\'d8Ra*men"ta (r, n. pl. [L., scrapings.] (Bot.) Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. Gray.
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Ram"u*lus (r, n.; pl. Ramuli (r. (Zo\'94l.) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.
\'d8Ram"u*lus (r, n.; pl. Ramuli (r. (Zo\'94l.) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.
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Ra"mus (r, n.; pl. Rami (r. (Nat. Hist.) A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
\'d8Ra"mus (r, n.; pl. Rami (r. (Nat. Hist.) A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
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Ra*mus"cule (r, n. [L. ramusculus.] (Nat. Hist.) A small ramus, or branch.
Ran, n. (Naut.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
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Ra"na (r, n. [L., a frog.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs.
\'d8Ra"na (r, n. [L., a frog.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs.
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Ra"nal (r, a. (Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.
Ranch, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]
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Ran`che*ri"a (r, n. [Sp. rancheria.] 1. A dwelling place of a ranchero.
\'d8Ran`che*ri"a (r, n. [Sp. rancheria.] 1. A dwelling place of a ranchero.
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2. A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians. [Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S.]
3. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes.
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Ran*che"ro (r, n.; pl. Rancheros (r. [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.] 1. A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.
\'d8Ran*che"ro (r, n.; pl. Rancheros (r. [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.] 1. A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.
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2. The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho.
Ranch"man (r, n.; pl. Ranchmen (r. An owner or occupant of, or laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman. [Western U. S.]
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Ran"cho (r, n.; pl. Ranchos (r. [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d Ranch.] 1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
\'d8Ran"cho (r, n.; pl. Ranchos (r. [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d Ranch.] 1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
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2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California] Bartlett.
Sir W. Scott.
Rane"deer` (r, n. See Reindeer. [Obs.]
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Ra"nee (r, n. Same as Rani.
\'d8Ra"nee (r, n. Same as Rani.
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Ran"force` (r, n. [Cf. F. renforcer.] See Re. [Obs.] Bailey.
Sir W. Scott.
Ran"gy (r, a. [From Range, v. i.] Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable distances; apt or suited for much roving, -- chiefly used of cattle.
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Ra"ni (r, n. [Hind. r\'ben\'c6, Skr. r\'bejn\'c6. See Rajah.] A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also ranee.] [India]
\'d8Ra"ni (r, n. [Hind. r\'ben\'c6, Skr. r\'bejn\'c6. See Rajah.] A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also ranee.] [India]
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Ra"nine (r, a. [L. rana a frog.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.
ransack. J. Webster.Rant"y (r, a. Wild; noisy; boisterous.
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Ran"u*la (r, n. [L., a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a frog.] (Med.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
\'d8Ran"u*la (r, n. [L., a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a frog.] (Med.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
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Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous (r, a. [See Ranunculus.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Ranunculace\'91), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.
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Ranz" des` vaches" (r. [F., the ranks or rows of cows, the name being given from the fact that the cattle, when answering the musical call of their keeper, move towards him in a row, preceded by those wearing bells.] The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the Alpine horn, and sometimes sung.
\'d8Ranz" des` vaches" (r. [F., the ranks or rows of cows, the name being given from the fact that the cattle, when answering the musical call of their keeper, move towards him in a row, preceded by those wearing bells.] The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the Alpine horn, and sometimes sung.
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Rap (r, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. Knight.
Chapman.
2. (ca. 1985) a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap music.
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Ra*pa"ces (r, n. pl. [NL. See Rapacious.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Accipitres.
\'d8Ra*pa"ces (r, n. pl. [NL. See Rapacious.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Accipitres.
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Ra*pa"cious (r, a. [L. rapax, -acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away. See Rapid.]
rapes restore. Sandys.<

2. (Bot.) Same as Rhaphe.
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Raph"i*des (r, n. pl. [F. raphide.] (Bot.) See Rhaphides.
\'d8Raph"i*des (r, n. pl. [F. raphide.] (Bot.) See Rhaphides.
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Rap"id (r, a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. 'arpa`zein: cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]
rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Moore.Ra"pi*ered (-, a. Wearing a rapier. \'bdScarletcoated, rapiered figures.\'b8 Lowell.
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Ra*pil"li (r, n. pl. [It.] (Min.) Lapilli.
\'d8Ra*pil"li (r, n. pl. [It.] (Min.) Lapilli.
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Rap"ine (r, n. [F. rapine; cf. Pr. & It. rapina; all fr. L. rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off by force. See Rapid, and cf. Raven rapine.] 1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder.
rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Moore.\'d8En` rap`port" ( [F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits influence or communication.
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Rap`proche`ment" (?), n. [F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again. See Re-; Approach.] Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of cordial relations.
\'d8Rap`proche`ment" (?), n. [F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again. See Re-; Approach.] Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of cordial relations.
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He had witnessed the gradual rapprochement between the papacy and Austria. Wilfrid Ward.
rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Moore.Rap"tor (r, n. [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid.] A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]
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Rap*to"res (r, n. pl. [NL. See Raptor.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also Raptatores.
\'d8Rap*to"res (r, n. pl. [NL. See Raptor.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also Raptatores.
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Rap*to"ri*al (r, a. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds. (b) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals. (c) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.
rare. Dryden.

Ras (r, n. See 2d Reis.
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Ra`sante" (r, a. [F., p. pr. of raser to graze.] (Fort.) Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them. H. L. Scott.
\'d8Ra`sante" (r, a. [F., p. pr. of raser to graze.] (Fort.) Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them. H. L. Scott.
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Ras"cal (r, n. [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See Rase, v.]
Hudibras.
Syn. -- Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation; hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration; carelessness. See Temerity.
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Ras*kol"nik (r, n.; pl. Raskolniki (r or Raskolniks (#). [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.] The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. \'bdMost obnoxious.\'b8 the Judaizers; the Molokane, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the Dukhobortsy, or Dukhobors, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the Khlysty, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the Skoptsy, who practice castration; and a section of the Bezpopovtsy, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. \'bdObnoxious:\'b8 the Bezpopovtsy, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. \'bdLeast obnoxious:\'b8 the Popovtsy, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only. [Written also rascolnik.]
\'d8Ras*kol"nik (r, n.; pl. Raskolniki (r or Raskolniks (#). [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.] The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. \'bdMost obnoxious.\'b8 the Judaizers; the Molokane, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the Dukhobortsy, or Dukhobors, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the Khlysty, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the Skoptsy, who practice castration; and a section of the Bezpopovtsy, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. \'bdObnoxious:\'b8 the Bezpopovtsy, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. \'bdLeast obnoxious:\'b8 the Popovtsy, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only. [Written also rascolnik.]
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Ra*so"res (r, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. radere, rasum, to scratch. See Rase, v. t.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds; the Gallin\'91.
\'d8Ra*so"res (r, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. radere, rasum, to scratch. See Rase, v. t.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds; the Gallin\'91.
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Rasores was used in a wider sense, so as to include other birds now widely separated in classification.
Hudibras.
Rasp palm (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree (Iriartea exorhiza) which has strong a\'89rial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common name.
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Ras`pa*to"ri*um (r, n. [LL.] See Raspatory.
\'d8Ras`pa*to"ri*um (r, n. [LL.] See Raspatory.
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Rasp"a*to*ry (r, n. [LL. raspatorium: cf. F. raspatoir. See Rasp, v.] A surgeon's rasp. Wiseman.
Hudibras.
Rat"a*ny (r, n. (Bot.) Same as Rhatany.
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Ra`ta`plan" (r, n. [F.] The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse.
\'d8Ra`ta`plan" (r, n. [F.] The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse.
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Ratch (r, n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rotche.
Shak.
Such who delight in rathripe fruits. Fuller.
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Raths"kel`ler (r, n. [G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.] Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold; hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where liquors are served.
\'d8Raths"kel`ler (r, n. [G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.] Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold; hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where liquors are served.
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Rat`i*fi*ca"tion (r, n. [Cf. F. ratification.] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
rational, love still. Milton.Ra"tion*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being rational; rationality.
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Ra*ti"t\'91 (r, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds in