Webster's Dictionary 1913

1459

Redaction

Re‐dac″tion (r?‐d?k″sh?n), n. [F. rédaction.] The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.

1460

Redactor

Re‐dac″tor (–t?r), n. One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor. Carlyle.

1461

Redan

Re‐dan″ (r?‐d?n″), n. [F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. Redented.] [Written sometimes...

1462

Redargue

Red‐ar″gue (r?d‐?r″g?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Redargued (–g?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Redarguing.] [L. redarguere; pref. red-, re- re- + arguere to accuse, charge with: cf. F. rédarguer.]...

1463

Redargution

Red′ar‐gu″tion (r?d′?r‐g?″sh?n), n. [L. redargutio.] The act of redarguing; refutation. Bacon.

1464

Redargutory

Red′ar‐gu″to‐ry (–t?‐r?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory.

1465

Redback

Red″back′ (r?d″b?k′), n.(Zoöl.) The dunlin.

1466

Redbelly

Red″bel′ly (–b?l′l?), n.(Zoöl.) The char.

1467

Redbird

Red″bird′ (–b?rd′), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The cardinal bird. (b) The summer redbird (Piranga rubra). (c) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.

1468

Redbreast

Red″breast′ (–br?st′), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. See Robin. (c) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; — called also robin breast, and robin snipe....

1469

Redbud

Red″bud′ (–b?d′), n.(Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas.

1470

Redcap

Red″cap′, n. 1. (Zoöl) The European goldfinch.2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. Jamieson.

1471

Redcoat

Red″coat′ (–kōt′), n. One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British soldier.

1472

Redde

Red″de (–de), obs. imp. of Read, or Rede. Chaucer.

1473

Redden

Red″den (r?d″d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reddened (–d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Reddening.] [From Red, a.] To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.

1474

Redden (2)

Red″den, v. i. To grow or become red; to blush.Appius reddens at each word you speak. Pope.He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was ...

1475

Reddendum

‖Red‐den″dum (r?d‐d?n″d?m), n. [Neut. of L. reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See Reddition.] (Law) A clause in a deed by which some new thing ...

1476

Reddish

Red″dish (r?d″d?sh), a. Somewhat red; moderately red. — Red″dish‐ness, n.

1477

Reddition

Red‐di″tion (r?d‐d?sh″?n), n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See Render.]1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell.2. Explanation; repr...

1478

Redditive

Red″di‐‐tive (r?d″d?‐t?v), a. [L. redditivus.] (Gram.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.

1479

Reddle

Red″dle (r?d″d'l), n. [From Red; cf. G. r�thel. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.) Red chalk. See under Chalk.

1480

Reddour

Red″dour (r?d″d?r), n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.] Rigor; violence. Gower.

1481

Rede

Rede (r?d), v. t. [See Read, v. t.] 1. To advise or counsel.I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.2. To interpret; to explain.My sweven rede aright. Chaucer.

1482

Rede (2)

Rede, n. [See Read, n.] 1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. Burns.There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. “This rede is rif...

1483

Redeem

Re‐deem″ (r?‐d?m″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Redeemed. (-d�md"); p. pr. & vb. n.Redeeming.] [F. rédimer, L. redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take,...

1484

Redeemability

Re‐deem′a‐bil″i‐ty (–?‐b?l″?‐t?), n. Redeemableness.

1485

Redeemable

Re‐deem″a‐ble (–?‐b;l), a. 1. Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeem...