Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rail (7)

Rail (rāl), v. t. 1. To rail at. Feltham.2. To move or influence by railing.Rail the seal from off my bond. Shak.

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Rail (8)

Rail, n. A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.

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Railer

Rail″er (–ẽr), n. One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.

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Railing

Rail″ing, a. Expressing reproach; insulting.Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them. 2 Pet. ii. 11.

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Railing (2)

Rail″ing, n. 1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails.2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.

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Railingly

Rail″ing‐ly, adv. With scoffing or insulting language.

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Raillery

Rail″ler‐y (răl″lẽr‐y̆ or rāl″–; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.Let raillery...

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Railleur

‖Rail′leur″ (rȧ′lyẽr″ or rȧ′yẽr″), n. A banterer; a jester; a mocker. Wycherley.

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Railroad

{ Rail″road′ (rāl″rōd′), Rail″way′ (–wā′), } 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 wh...

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Railroad (2)

Rail″road′, v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Con...

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Railroading

Rail″road′ing, n. The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.

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Raiment

Rai″ment (rā″ment), n. [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See Array.] 1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; — usually singular in form, with a collective sense.Living, both food and r...

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Rain

Rain (rān), n. & v. Reign. Spenser.

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Rain (2)

Rain (rān), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr....

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Rain (3)

Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rained (rānd); p. pr. & vb. n.Raining.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan. See Rain, n.] 1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; — u...

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Rain (4)

Rain (rān), v. t. 1. To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. Ex. xvi. 4.2. To ...

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Rain-tight

Rain″–tight′ (–tīt′), a. So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.

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Rainbow

Rain″bow′ (–bō′), n. [AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See Rain, and Bow anything bent.] A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, ...

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Rainbowed

Rain″bowed′ (–bōd′), a. Formed with or like a rainbow.

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Raindeer

Rain″deer′ (–dēr′), n.(Zoöl.) See Reindeer.

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Raindrop

Rain″drop′ (–drŏp′), n. A drop of rain.

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Rainfall

Rain″fall′ (rān″fa̤l′), n. A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region.Supplied by the rainfall of ...

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Raininess

Rain″i‐ness (–ĭ‐nĕs), n. The state of being rainy.

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Rainless

Rain″less, a. Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region.

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Rainy

Rain″y (–y̆), a. [AS. regenig.] Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy day or season.

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Raip

Raip (rāp), n. [Cf. Icel. reip rope. Cf. Rope.] A rope; also, a measure equal to a rod.

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Rais

Rais (rīs), n. Same as 2d Reis.