Webster's Dictionary 1913

3430

Retromingent

Re′tro‐min″gent (?), a. [Pref. retro- + L. mingens, p. pr. of mingere to urinate.] Organized so as to discharge the urine backward. — n.(Zoöl.) An animal that discharges its uri...

3431

Retropulsive

Re′tro‐pul″sive (?), a. [Pref. retro- + L. pellere, pulsum, to impel.] Driving back; repelling.

3432

Retrorse

Re‐trorse″ (?), a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.] Bent backward or downward. — Re‐trorse″ly, adv.

3433

Retrospect

Re″tro‐spect (?), v. i. [L. retrospicere; retro back + specere, spectum, to look. See Spy, and cf. Expect.] To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.It may be ...

3434

Retrospect (2)

Re″tro‐spect, n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. Cowper.We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy. Landor.

3435

Retrospection

Re′tro‐spec″tion (?), n. The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.

3436

Retrospective

Re′tro‐spec″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rétrospectif.] 1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; — opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.The sage, with retrospective e...

3437

Retrospectively

Re′tro‐spec″tive‐ly, adv. By way of retrospect.

3438

Retroussé

‖Re‐trous′sé″ (?), a. [F., p.p. of retrousser to turn up.] Turned up; — said of a pug nose.

3439

Retroussé (2)

‖Re‐trous′sé″ (?), a. [F., p.p. of retrousser to turn up.] Turned up; — said of a pug nose.

3440

Retrovaccination

Re′tro‐vac′ci‐na″tion (?), n.(Med.) The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.

3441

Retroversion

Re′tro‐ver″sion (?), n. [Cf. F. rétroversion. See Retrovert.] A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retrov...

3442

Retrovert

Re″tro‐vert (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retroverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retroverting.] [Pref. retro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrorse.] To turn back.

3443

Retroverted

Re″tro‐vert‐ed, a. In a state of retroversion.

3444

Retrude

Re‐trude″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retruded; p. pr. & vb. n.Retruding.] [L. retrudere; re- + trudere to thrust.] To thrust back. Dr. H. More.

3445

Retruse

Re‐truse″ (?), a. [L. retrusus concealed, p. p. of retrudere.] Abstruse. Dr. H. More.

3446

Retrusion

Re‐tru″sion (?), n. The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.In virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the constituent cause. Coleridge.

3447

Retry

Re‐try″ (?), v. t. To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.

3448

Rette

Rette (?), v. t. See Aret. Chaucer.

3449

Rettery

Ret″ter‐y (?), n. A place or establishment where flax is retted. See Ret. Ure.

3450

Retting

Ret″ting (?), n. 1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; — also called rotting. See Ret. Ure.2. A place where flax is rett...

3451

Retund

Re‐tund″ (?), v. t. [L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- + tundere to beat.] To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidenc...

3452

Return

Re‐turn″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Returned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Returning.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner; pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See Turn.] 1. To turn back; to...

3453

Return (2)

Re‐turn″, v. t. 1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye. Spenser.2. To repay; as, t...

3454

Return (3)

Re‐turn″ (?), n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of th...

3455

Returnable

Re‐turn″a‐ble (?), a. 1. Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.2. (Law) Legally required to be returned, delivered, given, or rendered; as, a writ or precept returnable at...

3456

Returner

Re‐turn″er (?), n. One who returns.