Webster's Dictionary 1913

3862

Rhubarb

Rhu″barb (?), n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. ��� (and ��) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on who...

3863

Rhubarby

Rhu″barb‐y (?), a. Like rhubarb.

3864

Rhumb

Rhumb (?), n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. ��� a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation) A...

3865

Rhus

‖Rhus (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac.

3866

Rhusma

Rhus″ma (?), n. [See Rusma.] A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, — used in the depilation of hides. Knight.

3867

Rhyme

Rhyme (?), n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rīm number; akin to OHG. rīm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of Germa...

3868

Rhyme (2)

Rhyme (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rhymed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Rhyming.] [OE. rimen, rymen, AS. rīman to count: cf. F. rimer to rhyme. See Rhyme, n.] 1. To make rhymes, or verses. “Tho...

3869

Rhyme (3)

Rhyme, v. t. 1. To put into rhyme. Sir T. Wilson.2. To influence by rhyme.Hearken to a verser, who may chanceRhyme thee to good. Herbert.

3870

Rhymeless

Rhyme″less, a. Destitute of rhyme. Bp. Hall.

3871

Rhymer

Rhym″er (?), n. One who makes rhymes; a versifier; — generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster.This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our common rhym...

3872

Rhymery

Rhym″er‐y (?), n. The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; — in contempt.

3873

Rhymester

Rhyme″ster (?), n. A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. Bp. Hall. Byron.

3874

Rhymic

Rhym″ic (?), a. Pertaining to rhyme.

3875

Rhymist

Rhym″ist, n. A rhymer; a rhymester. Johnston.

3876

Rhynchobdellea

‖Rhyn′chob‐del″le‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout + ��� a leech.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of leeches including those that have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsin...

3877

Rhynchocephala

‖Rhyn′cho‐ceph″a‐la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout + κεφαλή head.] (Zoöl.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebræ, immovable quadrate bones, and many other pecul...

3878

Rhynchocœla

‖Rhyn′cho‐cœ″la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout + κοίλοσ hollow.] (Zoöl.) Same as Nemertina. — Rhyn′cho‐cœ″lous (#), a.

3879

Rhyncholite

Rhyn″cho‐lite (�), n. [Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout, beak + -lie: cf. F. rhyncholithe.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod beak.

3880

Rhynchonella

‖Rhyn′cho‐nel″la (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout.] (Zoöl.) A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil.

3881

Rhynchophora

‖Rhyn‐choph″o‐ra (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout + φέρειν to carry.] (Zoöl.) A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.

3882

Rhynchophore

Rhyn″cho‐phore (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Rhynchophora.

3883

Rhynchota

‖Rhyn‐cho″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὕγχοσ snout.] (Zoöl.) Same as Hemiptera. [Written also Rhyncota.]

3884

Rhyolite

Rhy″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. ρεἱ̑ν to flow + -lite.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. — Rhy′o‐lit″ic, (#), a.

3885

Rhyparography

Rhy′pa‐rog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. ���� painting foul or mean objects; ρυπαρὅσ filthy, dirty + γράφειν to write, paint.] In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.

3886

Rhysimeter

Rhy‐sim″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. ��� flow + -meter.] An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.

3887

Rhythm

Rhythm (?), n. [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. ��� measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. ρεἱ̑ν to flow. See Stream.] 1. In the widest sense, a dividing into short ...

3888

Rhythmer

Rhyth″mer (rĭth″mẽr or rĭt͡h″–), n. One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter.One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted for a poet. Fuller.