Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rappage

Rap″page (–pā̍j; 48), n.(Founding) The enlargement of a mold caused by rapping the pattern.

542

Rapparee

Rap′pa‐ree″ (–pȧ‐rē″), n. A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; — so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary. [Written also raparee.]

543

Rapped

Rapped (răpt), imp. & p. p. of Rap, to strike.

544

Rapped (2)

Rapped, imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

545

Rappee

Rap‐pee″ (răp‐pē″), n. [F. râpé, fr. râper to grate, to rasp. See Rasp, v.] A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.

546

Rappel

Rap″pel (răp″pĕl or răp‐pĕl″), n. [F. Cf. Repeal.] (Mil.) The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.

547

Rapper

Rap″per (răp″pẽr), n. [From Rap.] 1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door. Sterne.2. A forcible oath or lie. Bp. Parker.

548

Rapport

Rap‐port″ (răp‐pōrt″; F. rȧ′pôr″), n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. Report.] Relation; proportion; co...

549

Rapprochement

‖Rap′proche′ment″ (?), n. [F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again. See Re-; Approach.] Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of co...

550

Rapscallion

Rap‐scal″lion (răp‐skăl″yŭn), n. [See Rascallion.] A rascal; a good-for-nothing fellow. Howitt.

551

Rapt

Rapt (răpt), imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

552

Rapt (2)

Rapt, a. 1. Snatched away; hurried away or along.Waters rapt with whirling away. Spenser.2. Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured. “The rapt musician.” Lo...

553

Rapt (3)

Rapt, n. [From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt, a. See Rapt, a., and Rapid.] 1. An ecstasy; a trance. Bp. Mor...

554

Rapt (4)

Rapt, v. t. 1. To transport or ravish. Drayton.2. To carry away by force. Daniel.

555

Rapter

Rap″ter (răp″tẽr), n. A raptor. Drayton.

556

Raptor

Rap″tor (răp″tẽr), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid.] A ravisher; a plunderer.

557

Raptores

‖Rap‐to″res (răp‐tō″rēz), n. pl. [NL. See Raptor.] (Zoöl.) Same as Accipitres. Called also Raptatores.

558

Raptorial

Rap‐to″ri‐al (–rĭ‐al), a.(Zoöl.) (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; — said especially of certain birds. (b) Adapted for seizing prey; — said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, ...

559

Raptorious

Rap‐to″ri‐ous (–ŭs), a. [L. raptorius.] (Zoöl.) Raptorial.

560

Rapture

Rap″ture (răp″tū̍r; 135), n. [L. rapere, raptum, to carry off by force. See Rapid.] 1. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.That 'gainst a rock, or fl...

561

Rapture (2)

Rap″ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Raptured (–tū̍rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.Rapturing.] To transport with excitement; to enrapture. Thomson.

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Rapturist

Rap″tur‐ist, n. An enthusiast. J. Spencer.

563

Rapturize

Rap″tur‐ize (–īz), v. t. & i. To put, or be put, in a state of rapture.

564

Rapturous

Rap″tur‐ous (–ŭs), a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause.

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Rapturously

Rap″tur‐ous‐ly, adv. In a rapturous manner.

566

Rare

Rare (râr), a. [Cf. Rather, Rath.] Early.Rude mechanicals that rare and lateWork in the market place. Chapman.

567

Rare (2)

Rare, a. [Compar.Rarer (râr″ẽr); superl.Rarest.] [Cf. AS. hrēr, or E. rare early. √18.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.N...