Webster's Dictionary 1913

3376

Retractor

Re‐tract″or (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: (a) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. (b) (Surg.) An ...

3377

Retraict

Re‐traict″ (rē̍‐trāt″), n. Retreat. Bacon.

3378

Retrait

Re‐trait″ (rē̍‐trāt″), n. [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.] A portrait; a likeness.Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.

3379

Retransform

Re′trans‐form″ (?), v. t. To transform anew or back. — Re′trans‐for‐ma″tion (#), n.

3380

Retranslate

Re′trans‐late″ (?), v. t. To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language.

3381

Retraxit

‖Re‐trax″it (?), n. [L., (he) has withdrawn. See Retract.] (O. Eng. Law) The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his...

3382

Retread

Re‐tread″ (?), v. t. & i. To tread again.

3383

Retreat

Re‐treat″ (?), n. [F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw, L. retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace.] 1. The act of retiring or withdraw...

3384

Retreat (2)

Re‐treat″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Retreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Retreating.] To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated fr...

3385

Retreatful

Re‐treat″ful (?), a. Furnishing or serving as a retreat. “Our retreatful flood.” Chapman.

3386

Retreatment

Re‐treat″ment (?), n. The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira. D'Urfey.

3387

Retrench

Re‐trench″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retrenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retrenching.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See Trench.]...

3388

Retrench (2)

Re‐trench″, v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.

3389

Retrenchment

Re‐trench″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.] 1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you ...

3390

Retrial

Re‐tri″al (?), n. A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person.

3391

Retribute

Re‐trib″ute (?), v. t. [L. retributus, p. p. ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow, assign, pay. See Tribute.] To pay back; to give in return, as payment, rew...

3392

Retributer

Re‐trib″u‐ter (?), n. One who makes retribution.

3393

Retribution

Ret′ri‐bu″tion (?), n. [L. retributio: cf. F. rétribution.] 1. The act of retributing; repayment.In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinching and niggardly. Bp. ...

3394

Retributive

{ Re‐trib″u‐tive (?), Re‐trib″u‐to‐ry }, a. [Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.] Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution o...

3395

Retrievable

Re‐triev″a‐ble (?), a. [From Retrieve.] That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval. — Re‐triev″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Re‐triev″a‐bly, adv.

3396

Retrieval

Re‐triev″al (?), n. The act retrieving.

3397

Retrieve

Re‐trieve″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Retrieved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retrieving.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver; pref. ...

3398

Retrieve (2)

Re‐trieve″ (?), v. i.(Sport.) To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. Walsh.

3399

Retrieve (3)

Re‐trieve″, n. 1. A seeking again; a discovery. B. Jonson.2. The recovery of game once sprung; — an old sporting term. Nares.

3400

Retrievement

Re‐trieve″ment (?), n. Retrieval.

3401

Retriever

Re‐triev″er (?), n. 1. One who retrieves.2. (Zoöl.) A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been killed or wounded.

3402

Retrim

Re‐trim″ (?), v. t. To trim again.