Webster's Dictionary 1913

703

Rattlewings

Rat″tle‐wings′ (–wĭngz′), n.(Zoöl.) The golden-eye.

704

Rattlewort

Rat″tle‐wort′ (–wûrt′), n. [AS. hrætelwyrt.] (Bot.) Same as Rattlebox.

705

Rattlings

Rat″tlings (răt″tlĭngz), n. pl.(Naut.) Ratlines.

706

Rattoon

Rat‐toon″ (răt‐to͞on″), n. [Sp. retoño.] One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane.

707

Rattoon (2)

Rat‐toon″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rattooned (–to͞ond″); p. pr. & vb. n.Rattooning.] [Cf. Sp. retoñar.] To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane from the root of the previ...

708

Raucid

Rau″cid (ra̤″sĭd), a. [L. raucus hoarse; cf. LL. raucidus.] Hoarse; raucous. Lamb.

709

Raucity

Rau″ci‐ty (ra̤″sĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. raucitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucité.] Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.

710

Raucous

Rau″cous (ra̤″kŭs), a. [L. raucus.] Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone. “His voice slightly raucous.” Aytoun. — Rau″cous‐ly, adv.

711

Raught

Raught (ra̤t), obs.imp. & p. p. of Reach. Shak.

712

Raught (2)

Raught, obs.imp. & p. p. of Reck. Chaucer.

713

Raunch

Raunch (ra̤nch), v. t. See Ranch. Spenser.

714

Raunsoun

Raun‐soun″ (ra̤n‐so͞on″), n. Ransom. Chaucer.

715

Ravage

Rav″age (răv″ā̍j; 48), n. [F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.] Desolation by violence; violent ruin or...

716

Ravage (2)

Rav″age, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ravaged (–ā̍jd); p. pr. & vb. n.Ravaging (–ā̍‐jĭng).] [F. ravager. See Ravage, n.] To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or...

717

Ravager

Rav″a‐ger (–ā̍‐jẽr), n. One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.

718

Rave

Rave (rāv), obs.imp. of Rive.

719

Rave (2)

Rave, n. [Prov. E. raves, or rathes, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.

720

Rave (3)

Rave (rāv), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Raved (rāvd); p. pr. & vb. n.Raving.] [F. rêver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. Ra...

721

Rave (4)

Rave, v. t. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense. Young.

722

Ravehook

Rave″hook (rāv″ho͝ok), n.(Shipbuilding) A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum.

723

Ravel

Rav″el (răv″'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Raveled (–'ld) or Ravelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Raveling or Ravelling.] [OD. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.] 1. To sep...

724

Ravel (2)

Rav″el, v. i. 1. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.2. To fall into perplexity and confusion.Till, by their own perplexities involve...

725

Raveler

Rav″el‐er (–ẽr), n. [Also raveller.] One who ravels.

726

Ravelin

Rave″lin (răv″lĭn; 277), n. [F.; cf. Sp. rebellin, It. revellino, rivellino; perhaps fr. L. re- again + vallum wall.] (Fort.) A detached work with two embankments which make a s...

727

Raveling

Rav″el‐ing (răv″'l‐ĭng), n. [Also ravelling.] 1. The act of untwisting or of disentangling.2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.

728

Raven

Ra″ven (rā″v'n), n. [AS. hræfn; akin to D. raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. κόραξ. √19.] (Zoöl.) A large black passerine bird (C...

729

Raven (2)

Ra″ven, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.