Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ROYALLY

ROY'ALLY, adverb In a kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.His body shall be royally interr'd.

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ROYALTY

ROY'ALTY, noun1. Kingship; the character, state or office of a king.Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.2. Royalties, plural emblems of royalty; regalia.3. Rights o...

2973

ROYNE

ROYNE, verb transitive To bite; to gnaw. [Not in use.]

2974

ROYNISH

ROYN'ISH, adjectiveMean; paltry; as the roynish clown. [Not in use.]

2975

ROYTELET

ROY'TELET, noun A little king. [Not in use.]

2976

ROYTISH

ROY'TISH, adjective Wild; irregular. [Not in use.]

2977

RUB

RUB, verb transitive [Latin probrum, exprobro; Gr. to rub We have the elements of the word in scrape, scrub, Latin scribo, Gr.]1. To move something along the surface of a body w...

2978

RUBBAGE

RUBBAGE,RUB'BER, noun1. One that rubs.2. The instrument or thing used in rubbing or cleaning.3. A coarse file, or the rough part of it.4. A whetstone; a rubstone.5. The gaming, ...

2979

RUBBER

RUB'BER, n.1. One that rubs.2. The instrument or thing used in rubbing or cleaning.3. A coarse file, or the rough part of it.4. A whetstone; a rubstone.5. The gaming, two games ...

2980

RUBBIDGE

RUBBIDGE,RUB'BISH, noun [from rub; properly, that which is rubbed off; but not now used in this limited sense.]1. Fragments of buildings; broken or imperfect pieces of any struc...

2981

RUBBLE

RUBBLE, for rubbish, vulgar and not used.

2982

RUBBLE-STONE

RUB'BLE-STONE, noun A stone, so called from its being rubbed and worn by water; graywacke.

2983

RUBEFACIENT

RU'BEFACIENT, adjective [Latin rubefacio, infra.] Making red.RU'BEFACIENT, noun In medicine, a substance or external application which excites redness of the skin.

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RUBELLITE

RU'BELLITE, noun [from Latin rubeus, red.] A silicious mineral of a red color of various shades; the red shorl; siberite. It occurs in accumulated groups of a middle or large si...

2985

RUBESCENT

RUBES'CENT, adjective [Latin rubescens, rubesco, from rubeo, to redden or to be red.]Growing or becoming red; tending to a red color.

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RUBICAN

RU'BICAN, adjective [Latin rubeo, to be red.]Rubican color of a horse, is a bay, sorrel or black, with a light gray or white upon the flanks, but the gray or white not predomina...

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RUBICEL

RU'BICEL, noun [Latin rubeo, to be red.] A gem or mineral, a variety of ruby of a reddish color, from Brazil.

2988

RUBICUND

RU'BICUND, adjective [Latin rubicundus.] Inclining to redness.

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RUBIED

RU'BIED, adjective Red as a ruby; as a rubied lip; rubied nectar.

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RUBIFIC

RUBIF'IC, adjective [Latin ruber and facio.] Making red; as rubific rays.

2991

RUBIFICATION

RUBIFICA'TION, noun The act of making red.

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RUBIFORM

RU'BIFORM, noun [Latin ruber, red, and form.] Having the form of red; as, the rubiform rays of the sun are least refrangible.

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RUBIFY

RU'BIFY, verb transitive [Latin ruber, red and facio, to make.] To make red. [Little used.]

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RUBIOUS

RU'BIOUS, adjective [Latin rubeus.] Red; ruddy. [Not in use.]

2995

RUBLE

RU'BLE, noun roo'bl.A silver coin of Russia, of the value of about fifty seven cents, or two shillings and seven pence sterling; in Russia, a hundred kopecks; originally, the fo...

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RUBRIC

RU'BRIC, noun [Latin rubrica; rubeo, to be red.]1. In the canon law, a title or article in certain ancient law books; so called because written in red letters.2. Directions prin...

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RUBRICAL

RU'BRICAL, adjective Red.RU'BRICAL, adjective Placed in rubrics.