Webster's Dictionary 1913

3349

Retiring

Re‐tir″ing, a. 1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners.2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging ...

3350

Retistene

Ret″i‐stene (?), n.(Chem.) A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene.

3351

Retitelæ

‖Ret′i‐te″læ (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. rete a net + tela a web.] (Zoöl.) A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; — called also Retitelariæ.

3352

Retold

Re‐told″ (?), imp. & p. p. of Retell.

3353

Retorsion

Re‐tor″sion (?), n. Same as Retortion.

3354

Retort

Re‐tort″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retorting.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. Retort, n.,...

3355

Retort (2)

Re‐tort″, v. i. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply. Pope.

3356

Retort (3)

Re‐tort″, n. [See Retort, v. t.] 1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.This is calle...

3357

Retorter

Re‐tort″er (?), n. One who retorts.

3358

Retortion

Re‐tor″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.] 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.]It was, however, necessary t...

3359

Retortive

Re‐tort″ive (?), a. Containing retort.

3360

Retoss

Re‐toss″ (?), v. t. To toss back or again.

3361

Retouch

Re‐touch″ (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F. retoucher.] 1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.2. (Photog.) To co...

3362

Retouch (2)

Re‐touch″, n.(Fine Arts) A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like.

3363

Retoucher

Re‐touch″er (?), n. One who retouches.

3364

Retrace

Re‐trace″ (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer. Cf. Retract.] 1. To trace back, as a line.Then if the line of Turnus you retrace,He springs from Inachus of Argive race...

3365

Retract

Re‐tract″ (rē̍‐trākt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retracting.] [F. rétracter, L. retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr. retrahere,...

3366

Retract (2)

Re‐tract″, v. i. 1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.She will, and sh...

3367

Retract (3)

Re‐tract″, n.(Far.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

3368

Retractable

Re‐tract″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. rétractable.] Capable of being retracted; retractile.

3369

Retractate

Re‐tract″ate (?), v. t. [L. retractatus, p. p. of retractare. See Retract.] To retract; to recant.

3370

Retractation

Re′trac‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. rétractation, L. retractatio a revision, reconsideration.] The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.

3371

Retractible

Re‐tract″i‐ble (?), a. Retractable.

3372

Retractile

Re‐tract″ile (?), a. [Cf. F. -rétractile.] (Physiol.) Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.

3373

Retraction

Re‐trac″tion (rē̍‐trāk″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. rétraction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.] 1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the r...

3374

Retractive

Re‐tract″ive (?), a. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. — Re‐tract″ive‐ly, adv.

3375

Retractive (2)

Re‐tract″ive, n. That which retracts, or withdraws.