Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Raisable

Rais″a‐ble (rāz″ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being raised.

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Raise

Raise (rāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Raised (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Raising.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of rīsa to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to raise.]1. To cause to rise...

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Raised

Raised (rāzd), a. 1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work.2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; — used of bread, cake, etc., as distin...

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Raiser

Rais″er (rāz″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the verb).

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Raisin

Rai″sin (rā″z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ρἅξ, ραγὅσ, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.] 1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. Cotgrave...

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Raising

Rais″ing (rāz″ĭng), n. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of ...

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Raisonné

‖Rai′son′né″ (rā̍′zō̍′nā̍″), a. [F. raisonné, p. p. of raisonner to reason.] Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue raisonné. See under Ca...

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Raivel

Rai″vel (rā″vel), n.(Weaving) A separator.

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Raj

‖Raj (räj), n. [See Rajah.] Reign; rule.

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Raja

‖Ra″ja (rä″jä or rā″jȧ), n. Same as Rajah.

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Rajah

Ra″jah (rä″jä or rā″jȧ), n. [Hind. rājā, Skr. rājan, akin to L. rex, regis. See Regal, a.] A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultura...

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Rajahship

Ra″jah‐ship, n. The office or dignity of a rajah.

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Rajpoot

{ ‖Raj′poot″, ‖Raj′put″ } (räj′po͞ot″), n. [Hind. rāj-pūt, Skr. rāja-putra king's son.] A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabit...

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Rake

Rake (rāk), 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. ορἔγειν to stretch ou...

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Rake (2)

Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Raked (rākt); p. pr. & vb. n.Raking.] [AS. racian. See 1st Rake.] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; — often with up; as, he raked up the falle...

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Rake (3)

Rake (rāk), v. i. 1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely.One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words. Dryden.2. To pass with v...

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Rake (4)

Rake, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.] The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially (Naut.), ...

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Rake (5)

Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft.Raking course(Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wa...

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Rake (6)

Rake, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering, unsettled, reika to wander.] A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a...

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Rake (7)

Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly.2. [See Rake a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shensto...

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Rake-vein

Rake″–vein′ (–vān′), n. See Rake, a mineral vein.

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Rakehell

Rake″hell′ (rāk″hĕl′), n. [See Rakel.] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together...

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Rakehell (2)

{ Rake″hell′, Rake″hell′y (–y̆), } a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. Spenser. B. Jonson.

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Rakel

Ra″kel (rä″kĕl), a. [OE. See Rake a debauchee.] Hasty; reckless; rash. Chaucer. — Ra″kel‐ness, n.Chaucer.

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Raker

Rak″er (rāk″ẽr), n. [See 1st Rake.] 1. One who, or that which, rakes; as: (a) A person who uses a rake. (b) A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other power. (c) A gun ...

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Rakery

Rak″er‐y (–y̆), n. Debauchery; lewdness.The rakery and intrigues of the lewd town. R. North.

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Rakeshame

Rake″shame′ (rāk″shām′), n. [Cf. Rakehell, Ragabash.] A vile, dissolute wretch. Milton.