Webster's Dictionary 1913

5077

Rue (2)

Rue, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruing.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reuen, Icel. hry...

5078

Rue (3)

Rue, v. i. 1. To have compassion.God so wisly [i.e., truly] on my soul rue. Chaucer.Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. Ridley.2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.W...

5079

Rue (4)

Rue, n. [AS. hreów. See Rue, v. t.] Sorrow; repetance. Shak.

5080

Rueful

Rue″ful (?), a. 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.2. Expressing sorrow. “Rueful faces.” Dryden.Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. Sir W. Scot...

5081

Ruell bone

Ru″ell bone′ (?). See rewel bone.

5082

Ruelle

Ru‐elle″ (�), n. [F. ruelle a narrow street, a lan�, ruelle, fr. rue a street.] A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle. Dryden.

5083

Rufescent

Ru‐fes″cent (?), a. [L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.] Reddish; tinged with red.

5084

Ruff

Ruff (?), n. [F. ronfle; cf. It. ronfa, Pg. rufa, rifa.] (Card Playing) (a) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it. Nares.(b) The act of trumping, especially when on...

5085

Ruff (2)

Ruff, v. i. & t.(Card Playing) To trump.

5086

Ruff (3)

Ruff, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. r�finn rough, uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp, curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E. rough...

5087

Ruff (4)

Ruff, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ruffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruffing.] 1. To ruffle; to disorder. Spenser.2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.3. (Hawking) To hit, as the...

5088

Ruff (5)

{ Ruff, Ruffe } (?), n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zoöl.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); — called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch.

5089

Ruffed

Ruffed (?), a. Furnished with a ruff.Ruffed grouse(Zoöl.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a...

5090

Ruffian

Ruf″fian (rŭf″yan or rŭf″fĭ‐an; 277), n. [F. rufien, OF. ruffien, ruffian, pimp, libertine, rake; cf. Pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. ...

5091

Ruffian (2)

Ruf″fian, a. Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

5092

Ruffian (3)

Ruf″fian, v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. Shak.

5093

Ruffianage

Ruf″fian‐age (?), n. Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. “The vilest ruffianage.” Sir F. Palgrave.

5094

Ruffianish

Ruf″fian‐ish, a. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.

5095

Ruffianlike

Ruf″fian‐like′ (?), a. Ruffianly. Fulke.

5096

Ruffianly

Ruf″fian‐ly, a. Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

5097

Ruffianous

Ruf″fian‐ous (?), a. Ruffianly. Chapman.

5098

Ruffin

Ruf″fin (?), a. [See Ruffian.] Disordered.His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. Spenser.

5099

Ruffle

Ruf″fle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ruffled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruffling (?).] [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a r...

5100

Ruffle (2)

Ruf″fle (?), v. i. [Perhaps of different origin from ruffle to wrinkle; cf. OD. roffeln, roffen, to pander, LG. raffein, Dan. ruffer a pimp. Cf. Rufflan.] 1. To grow rough, bois...

5101

Ruffle (3)

Ruf″fle, n. [See Ruffle, v. t. & i.] 1. That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and...

5102

Ruffleless

Ruf″fle‐less, a. Having no ruffle.

5103

Rufflement

Ruf″fle‐ment (?), n. The act of ruffling.