Webster's Dictionary 1913

2917

Rescue

Res″cue (r?s″k?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rescued (–k?d);p. pr. & vb. n.Rescuing.] [OE. rescopuen, OF. rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; L. pref. re- re- + excutere to shake or drive ou...

2918

Rescue (2)

Res″cue (r?s″k?), n. [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. S...

2919

Rescueless

Res″cue‐less, a. Without rescue or release.

2920

Rescuer

Res″cu‐er (–k?–?r), n. One who rescues.

2921

Rescussee

Res′cus‐see″ (r?s′k?s–s?″), n.(O.Eng. Law) The party in whose favor a rescue is made. Crabb.

2922

Rescussor

Res‐cus″sor (r?s–k?s″s?r), n.(O.Eng.Law) One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer. Burril.

2923

Rese

Rese (r?z), v. i. To shake; to quake; to tremble. “It made all the gates for to rese.” Chaucer.

2924

Research

Re‐search″ (r?–s?rch″), n. [Pref. re- + search: cf OF. recerche, F. recherche.] Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search aft...

2925

Research (2)

Re‐search″, v. t. [Pref. re- + search: cf. OF. recerchier, F. rechercher.] To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

2926

Researcher

Re‐search″er (–?r), n. One who researches.

2927

Researchful

Re‐search″ful (–f?l), a. Making researches; inquisitive. Coleridge.

2928

Reseat

Re‐seat″ (r?–s?t″), v. t. 1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc. Dryden.2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trous...

2929

Réseau

‖Ré′seau″ (?), n. A network; specif.: (a) (Astron.) A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate wi...

2930

Resect

Re‐sect″ (r?–s?kt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Resected;p. pr. & vb. n.Resecting.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to re...

2931

Resection

Re‐sec″tion (r?–s?k″sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. résection.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave.2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of t...

2932

Reseda

Re‐se″da (r?–s?″d?), n. 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette.2. A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette.

2933

Reseek

Re‐seek″ (r?–s?k″), v. t. To seek again. J. Barlow.

2934

Reseize

Re‐seize″ (r?–s?z″), v. t. [Pref. re- + seize: cf. F. ressaisir.] 1. To seize again, or a second time.2. To put in possession again; to reinstate.And then therein reseized was a...

2935

Reseizer

Re‐seiz″er (–s?z″?r), n. 1. One who seizes again.2. (Eng. Law) The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly mis-sued, c...

2936

Reseizure

Re‐sei″zure (r�–s�″zh�r; 135), n. A second seizure; the act of seizing again. Bacon.

2937

Resell

Re‐sell″ (r?–s?l″), v. t. To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.

2938

Resemblable

Re‐sem″bla‐ble (r?–z?m″bl?–b'l), a. [See Resemble.] Admitting of being compared; like. Gower.

2939

Resemblance

Re‐sem″blance (–blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.] 1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.One main end of poetry and painting is to...

2940

Resemblant

Re‐sem″blant (–blant), a. [F., a. and p. pr. fr. ressembler to resemble. See Resemble.] Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower.

2941

Resemble

Re‐sem″ble (r?–z?m″b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Resembled (–b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Resembling (–bl?ng).] [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, s...

2942

Resembler

Re‐sem″bler (r?–z?m″bl?r), n. One who resembles.

2943

Resemblingly

Re‐sem″bling‐ly (–bl?ng–l?), adv. So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.