Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ROMANIZE

RO'MANIZE, verb transitive1. To latinize; to fill with Latin words or modes of speech.2. To convert to the Roman catholic religion, or to papistical opinions.RO'MANIZE, verb int...

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ROMANIZED

RO'MANIZED, participle passive Latinized.

2784

ROMANSH

ROMANSH', noun The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin.

2785

ROMANTIC

ROMAN'TIC, adjective1. Pertaining to romance, or resembling it; wild; fanciful; extravagant; as a romantic taste; romantic notions; romantic expectations; romantic zeal.2. Impro...

2786

ROMANTICALLY

ROMAN'TICALLY, adverb Wildly; extravagantly.

2787

ROMANTICNESS

ROMAN'TICNESS, noun1. Wildness; extravagance; fancifulness.2. Wildness of scenery.

2788

ROMANZOVITE

ROMAN'ZOVITE, noun A recently discovered mineral of the garnet kind, of a brown or brownish yellow color; named from count Romanzoff.

2789

ROMEPENNY

ROMEPENNY,ROMESCOT, noun A tax of a penny on a house, formerly paid by the people of England to the church of Rome.

2790

ROMISH

RO'MISH, adjective [from Rome.] Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the religion professed by the people of Rome and of the western empire, of which Rome was the metropolis; ca...

2791

ROMIST

RO'MIST, noun A papist.

2792

ROMP

ROMP, noun [a different spelling of ramp. See Ramp and Romance.]1. A rude girl who indulges in boisterous play.2. Rude play or frolic.ROMP loving miss is haul'd about in gallant...

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ROMPEE

ROMPEE', noun [Latin rumpo, to break.] In heraldry, an ordinary that is broken, or a chevron, a bend or the like, whose upper points are cut off.

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ROMPING

ROMP'ING, participle present tense Playing rudely; as a noun, rude boisterous play.

2795

ROMPISH

ROMP'ISH, adjective Given to rude play; inclined to romp.

2796

ROMPISHNESS

ROMP'ISHNESS, noun Disposition to rude boisterous play; or the practice of romping.

2797

ROMPU

ROM'PU,RONDEAU, 'DO, noun1. A kind of poetry, commonly consisting of thirteen verses, of which eight have one rhyme, and five another. It is divided into three couplets, and at ...

2798

RONDEAU

RONDEAU, 'DO, n.1. A kind of poetry, commonly consisting of thirteen verses, of which eight have one rhyme, and five another. It is divided into three couplets, and at the end o...

2799

RONDLE

RON'DLE, noun [from round.] A round mass. [Not in use.]

2800

RONDURE

RON'DURE, noun A round; a circle. [Not in use.]

2801

RONG

RONG, the old preterit tense and participle passive of ring, now rung.

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RONION

RONION, noun run'yon. A fat bulky woman. [Not in use.]

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RONT

RONT, noun An animal stinted in its growth. [Now written and pronounced runt.]

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ROOD

ROOD, noun [a different orthography of rod, which see.]1. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. [See Acre.]2. A pole; a measure of five yards; a rod or perch. [Not u...

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ROODLOFT

ROOD'LOFT, noun A loft or gallery in a church on which relics and images were set to view.

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ROOF

ROOF, noun1. The cover or upper part of a house or other building, consisting of rafters covered with boards, shingles or tiles, with a side or sides sloping from the ridge, for...

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ROOFED

ROOF'ED, participle passive Furnished or covered with a roof or arch.

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ROOFING

ROOF'ING, participle present tense Covering with a roof.ROOF'ING, noun The materials of which a roof is composed; or materials for a roof.