Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rampe

Rampe (rămp), n. [In allusion to its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. See Ramp.] (Bot.) The cuckoopint.

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Rampier

Ram″pier (răm″pēr), n. See Rampart.

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Rampion

Ram″pi‐on (răm″pĭ‐ŭn), n. [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. Rape a plant.] (Bot.) A plant (Campanula...

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Rampire

Ram″pire (–pīr), n. A rampart.The Trojans round the place a rampire cast. Dryden.

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Rampire (2)

Ram″pire, v. t. To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. Chapman. “Rampired walls of gold.” R. Browning.

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Rampler

Ram″pler (răm″plẽr), n. A rambler.

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Rampler (2)

Ram″pler, a. Roving; rambling.

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Ramrod

Ram″rod′ (–rŏd′), n. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.

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Ramshackle

Ram″shac‐kle (–shăk‐k'l), a. Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.There came... my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach. Thackeray.

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Ramshackle (2)

Ram″shac‐kle, v. t. To search or ransack; to rummage.

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Ramson

Ram″son (–z'n), n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams, ramslök; cf. Gr. κρόμυον onion.] (Bot.) A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European ga...

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Ramsted

Ram″sted (–stĕd), n.(Bot.) A yellow-flowered weed; — so named from a Mr. Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad flax. Called also Ramsted weed.

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Ramtil

Ram″til (?), n. [Bengali ram-til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds (called ramtil, or niger, seeds) which yield a valuable oi...

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Ramulose

Ram″u‐lose′ (–ū̍‐lōs′), a. [L. ramulosus, fr. ramulus, dim. of ramus a branch.] (Nat. Hist.) Having many small branches, or ramuli.

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Ramulous

Ram″u‐lous (–lŭs), a.(Nat. Hist.) Ramulose.

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Ramulus

‖Ram″u‐lus (–lŭs), n.; pl.Ramuli (–lī). (Zoöl.) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

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Ramus

‖Ra″mus (rā″mŭs), n.; pl.Rami (–mī). (Nat. Hist.) A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.

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Ramuscule

Ra‐mus″cule (rȧ‐mŭs″kū̍l), n. [L. ramusculus.] (Nat. Hist.) A small ramus, or branch.

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Ran

Ran (răn), imp. of Run.

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Ran (2)

Ran, n. [AS. rān.] Open robbery. Lambarde.

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Ran (3)

Ran, n.(Naut.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

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Rana

‖Ra″na (rā″nȧ), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs.

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Ranal

Ra″nal (rā″nal), a.(Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.Ranal alliance(Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculac...

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Rance

Rance (răns), n. 1. A prop or shore.2. A round between the legs of a chair.

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Rancescent

Ran‐ces″cent (răn‐sĕs″sent), a. [L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to be rancid.] Becoming rancid or sour.

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Ranch

Ranch (rănch), v. t. [Written also raunch.] [Cf. Wrench.] To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. Dryden. “Hasting to raunch the arrow out.”...

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Ranch (2)

Ranch, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2.