Webster's Dictionary 1913

5023

Ruby

Ru″by (?), n.; pl.Rubies (#). [F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi), LL. rubinus, robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber. See Rouge, red.] 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a carmine...

5024

Ruby (2)

Ru″by, a. Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.

5025

Ruby (3)

Ru″by, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rubied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rubying.] To make red; to redden. Pope.

5026

Ruby-tailed

Ru″by–tailed′ (?), a. Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.

5027

Rubytail

Ru″by‐tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A European gold wasp (Chrysis ignita) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster...

5028

Rubythroat

Ru″by‐throat′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant ...

5029

Rubywood

Ru″by‐wood′ (?), n. red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.

5030

Rucervine

Ru‐cer″vine (?), a. [NL. Rucervus, the genus, fr. NL. Rusa a certain genus of deer (Malay r�sa deer) + Cervus.] (Zoöl.) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rucervus,...

5031

Ruche

Ruche (?), n. [F. ruche ruche, beehive, OF. rusche a beehive, which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W. rhisg, rhisgl, bark, gael. rusg bark, rind.] 1. A plaited, qui...

5032

Ruching

Ruch″ing, n. A ruche, or ruches collectively.

5033

Ruck

Ruck (?), n. A roc. Drayton.

5034

Ruck (2)

Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Rucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rucking.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ...

5035

Ruck (3)

Ruck, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.] A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

5036

Ruck (4)

Ruck, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.] To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. Gower. South.The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.

5037

Ruck (5)

Ruck, n. [Cf. Ruck.] 1. A heap; a rick.2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.

5038

Ructation

Ruc‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. ructatio, fr. ructare to belch: cf. F. ructation.] The act of belching wind.

5039

Ruction

Ruc″tion (?), n. An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak.

5040

Rud

Rud (?), n. [AS. rudu, akin to reád red. √113. See Red, and cf. Ruddy.] 1. Redness; blush.2. Ruddle; red ocher.3. (Zoöl.) The rudd.

5041

Rud (2)

Rud, v. t. To make red. Spenser.

5042

Rudbeckia

‖Rud‐beck″i‐a (?), n. [NL. So named after Olaf Rudebeck, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, the coneflowers, consisting of perennial herbs with showy pedun...

5043

Rudd

Rudd (?), n. [See Rud, n.] (Zoöl.) A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsa...

5044

Rudder

Rud″der (?), n. A riddle or sieve.

5045

Rudder (2)

Rud″der (?), n. [OE. rother, AS. rōðer a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. √ 8. See Row to propel with an oar, and cf. ...

5046

Rudder (3)

Rud″der, n. In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.

5047

Rudderhead

Rud″der‐head′ (?), n.(Naut.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.

5048

Rudderhole

Rud″der‐hole (?), n.(Naut.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.

5049

Rudderless

Rud″der‐less, a. Without a rudder.