Webster's Dictionary 1828

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RUTIL

RU'TIL,RU'TILANT, adjective [Latin rutilans, rutilo, to whine; perhaps from the root of red, ruddy.]Shining.

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RUTILANT

RU'TILANT, a. [L. rutilans, rutilo, to whine; perhaps from the root of red, ruddy.]Shining.

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RUTILATE

RU'TILATE, verb intransitive [Latin rutilo.] To shine; to emit rays of light. [not used.]

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RUTILE

RU'TILE, noun Sphene, an oxyd of titanium, of a dark red color, or of a light or brownish red. It occurs massive, disseminated, membranous, and in crystals.

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RUTTER

RUT'TER, noun [See ride.]A horseman or trooper. [Not in use.]

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RUTTERKIN

RUT'TERKIN, noun A word of contempt; an old crafty fox or beguiler. [Not in use.]

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RUTTIER

RUT'TIER, noun Direction of the road or course at sea; an old traveler acquainted with roads; an old soldier. [Not in use.]

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RUTTISH

RUT'TISH, adjective [from rut.] Lustful; libidinous.

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RUTTLE

RUT'TLE, for rattle, not much used.

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RYAL

RY'AL, noun A coin. [See Rial.]

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RYDER

RY'DER, noun A clause added to a bill in parliament. [See Rider and Ride.]

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RYE

RYE, noun [This word is the English rough.]1. An esculent grain of the genus Secale, of a quality inferior to wheat, but a species of grain easily cultivated, and constituting a...

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RYE-GRASS

RYE-GRASS, noun A species of strong grass, of the genus Hordeum.

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RYOT

RY'OT, noun In Hindoostan, a renter of land by a lease which is considered as perpetual, and at a rate fixed by ancient surveys and valuations.