Redition
Re‐di″tion (r?‐d?sh″?n), n. [L. reditio, fr. redire. See Redient.] Act of returning; return. Chapman.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Redivide
Re′di‐vide″ (r?′d?‐v?d″), v. t. To divide anew.
Redivivus
‖Red′i‐vi″vus (?), a. [L., fr. pref. red-, re-, re- + vivus alive.] Living again; revived; restored.
Redleg
{ Red″leg′ (r?d″l?g′), Red′legs′ (–l?gz′), } n.(Zoöl.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
Redly
Red″ly, adv. In a red manner; with redness.
Redmouth
Red″mouth′ (–mouth′), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis, or Hæmulon, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth...
Redness
Red″ness, n. [AS. reádness. See Red.] The quality or state of being red; red color.
Redolence
{ Red″o‐lence (r?d″?‐lens), Red″o‐len‐cy (–len‐s?), } n. The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.
Redolent
Red″o‐lent (–lent), a. [L. redolens, -entis, p. pr. of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-, re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See Odor.] Diffusing odor or frag...
Redouble
Re‐dou″ble (r?‐d?b″'l), v. t. [Pref. re- + double: cf. F. redoubler. Cf. Reduplicate.] To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment ...
Redouble (2)
Re‐dou″ble, v. i. To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles.
Redoubt
Re‐doubt″ (r?‐dout″), n. [F. redoute, fem., It. ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F....
Redoubt (2)
Re‐doubt″, v. t. [F. redouter, formerly also spelt redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL., to fear. See Doubt.] To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; t...
Redoubtable
Re‐doubt″a‐ble (–?‐b'l), a. [F. redoutable, formerly also spelt redoubtable.] Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; — often in contempt or...
Redoubted
Re‐doubt″ed, a. Formidable; dread. “Some redoubted knight.” Spenser.Lord regent, and redoubted Burgandy. Shak.
Redoubting
Re‐doubt″ing, n. Reverence; honor.In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory. Chaucer.
Redound
Re‐dound″ (r?‐dound″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Redounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Redounding.] [F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a...
Redound (2)
Re‐dound″, n. 1. The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital.We give you welcome; not without redoundOf use and glory to yourselves ye come. Tennyson....
Redowa
Red″ow‐a (r?d″?‐?), n. A Bohemian dance of two kinds, one in triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like a polka. The former is most in use.
Redpole
Red″pole′ (r?d″p?l′), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Redpoll.
Redpoll
Red″poll′ (–p?l′), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly Ægiothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have th...
Redraft
Re‐draft″ (rē‐drȧft″), v. t. To draft or draw anew.
Redraft (2)
Re‐draft″, n. 1. A second draft or copy.2. (Com.) A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, in order to recover the amount of...
Redraw
Re‐draw″ (r?‐dr?″), v. t. [imp.Redrew (–dr?″);p. p.Redrawn (–dr☞n″); p. pr. & vb. n.Redrawing.] To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
Redraw (2)
Re‐draw″, v. i.(Com.) To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers.
Redress
Re‐dress″ (r?‐dr?s″), v. t. [Pref. re- + dress.] To dress again.
Redress (2)
Re‐dress″ (r?‐dr?s″), v. t. [F. redresser to straighten; pref. re- re- + dresser to raise, arrange. See Dress.]1. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.The co...