Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Robert

Rob″ert (?), n.(Bot.) See Herb Robert, under Herb.

4349

Robin

Rob″in (?), n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr�� glory, fame, Goth. hr�peigs victorius) ...

4350

Robin Goodfellow

Rob″in Good″fel′low (?). A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck. Shak.

4351

Robinet

Rob″i‐net (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The chaffinch; — called also roberd. (b) The European robin.2. A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.

4352

Robing

Rob″ing (?), n. The act of putting on a robe.Robing room, a room where official robes are put on, as by judges, etc.

4353

Robinia

‖Ro‐bin″i‐a (?), n. [NL. So called after Jean Robin, a French herbalist.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia).

4354

Roble

‖Ro″ble (?), n.(Bot.) The California white oak (Quercus lobata).

4355

Roborant

Rob″o‐rant (?), a. [L. roborans, p. pr. See Roborate.] Strengthening. — n.(Med.) A strengthening medicine; a tonic.

4356

Roborate

Rob″o‐rate (?), v. t. [L. roboratus, p. pr. of roborare to strengthen, fr. robur, roboris, strength.] To give strength or support to; to confirm. Fuller.

4357

Roboration

Rob′o‐ra″tion (?), n. [LL. roboratio.] The act of strengthening. Coles.

4358

Roborean

{ Ro‐bo″re‐an (?), Ro‐bo″re‐ous (?), } a. [L. roboreus.] Made of oak.

4359

Robust

Ro‐bust″ (?), a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.] 1. Evincing strength; indicating vigor...

4360

Robustious

Ro‐bus″tious (?), a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. W. Irving.In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. Milton.— Ro‐bus″tious‐ly, adv. — Ro‐bus″t...

4361

Robustly

Ro‐bust″ly, adv. In a robust manner.

4362

Robustness

Ro‐bust″ness, n. The quality or state of being robust.

4363

Roc

Roc (?), n. [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.] A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also rock, and rukh.] Brande & C.

4364

Rocaille

‖Ro′caille″ (?), n. [F. Cf. Rock a stone.] (Art) (a) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. (b) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part...

4365

Rocambole

Roc″am‐bole (?), n. [Written also rokambole.] (Bot.) A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot.

4366

Roccellic

Roc‐cel″lic (?), a. [F. roccellique, fr. roccelle archil, It. & NL. roccella, fr. It. rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibas...

4367

Roccellin

Roc‐cel″lin (?), n. A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol.

4368

Roche

Roche (?), n. [See Rock.] Rock. Chaucer.

4369

Roche alum

Roche″ al′um (?). (Chem.) A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; — so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; — also called rock alum.

4370

Roche moutonnée

‖Roche″ mou′ton′née″ (?). (Geol.) See Sheepback.

4371

Rochelime

Roche″lime′ (?), n. [F. roche rock + E. lime.] Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime.

4372

Rochelle

Ro‐chelle″ (?), n. A seaport town in France.Rochelle powders. Same as Seidlitz powders. — Rochelle salt(Chem.), the double tartrate of sodium and potassium, a white crystalline ...

4373

Rochet

Roch″et (?), n. [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.] 1. (Eccl.) A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, an...

4374

Rochet (2)

Roch″et, n. [Probably corrupted fr. F. rouget the red gurnet, from rouge red. CF. Rouge.] (Zoöl.) The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard.