Webster's Dictionary 1913

4294

Riveting

Riv″et‐ing, n. 1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.2. The whole set of rivets, collectively....

4295

Rivière

‖Ri′vière″ (?), n. A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, esp. one of several strings.

4296

Rivose

Ri‐vose″ (?), a. [From L. rivus a brook, channel.] Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows.

4297

Rivulet

Riv″u‐let (?), n. [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. Rival, Rite.] A small stream or brook; a streamlet.By fountain or by...

4298

Rix-dollar

Rix″–dol′lar (?), n. [Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler, or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar. ...

4299

Rixation

Rix‐a″tion (?), n. [L. rixari, p. p. rixatus, to brawl, fr. rixa a quarrel.] A brawl or quarrel.

4300

Rixatrix

‖Rix‐a″trix (?), n.(Old Eng. Law) A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold. Burrill.

4301

Rixdaler

‖Rix″da′ler (?), n. A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00.

4302

Rizzar

Riz″zar (?), v. t. To dry in the sun; as, rizzared haddock.

4303

Ro-setta stone

Ro–set″ta stone′ (?). A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ...

4304

Roach

Roach (?), n.(Zoöl.) A cockroach.

4305

Roach (2)

Roach, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp f...

4306

Roach (3)

Roach, v. t. 1. To cause to arch.2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.

4307

Roach-backed

Roach″–backed′ (?), a. Having a back like that of roach; — said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve.

4308

Road

Road (?), n. [AS. rād a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. rīdan to ride. See Ride, and cf. Raid.] 1. A journey, or stage of a journey.With easy roads he ca...

4309

Roadbed

Road″bed′ (?), n. In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.

4310

Roadless

Road″less, a. Destitute of roads.

4311

Roadmaker

Road″mak′er (?), n. One who makes roads.

4312

Roadside

Road″side′, n. Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road or highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively.

4313

Roadstead

Road″stead (?), n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4.Moored in the neighboring roadstead. Longfellow.

4314

Roadster

Road″ster (?), n. 1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides. Ham. Nav. Encyc.2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling o...

4315

Roadway

Road″way′ (–wā′), n. A road; especially, the part traveled by carriages. Shak.

4316

Roam

Roam (rōm), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Roamed (rōmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Roaming.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. ārǣman to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. rōmōn to strive after, O...

4317

Roam (2)

Roam, v. t. To range or wander over.And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.

4318

Roam (3)

Roam, n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale. Milton.

4319

Roamer

Roam″er (–ẽr), n. One who roams; a wanderer.

4320

Roan

Roan (rōn), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano, roano.] 1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; — said of a horse....