Webster's Dictionary 1913

3754

Rhetorician (2)

Rhet′o‐ri″cian, a. Suitable to a master of rhetoric. “With rhetorician pride.” Blackmore.

3755

Rhetorize

Rhet″o‐rize (rĕt″ō̍‐rīz), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rhetorized (–rīzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rhetorizing (–rī′zĭng).] To play the orator. Colgrave.

3756

Rhetorize (2)

Rhet″o‐rize, v. t. To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification. Milton.

3757

Rheum

‖Rhe″um (rē″ŭm), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.

3758

Rheum (2)

Rheum (rṳm), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. ���, fr. ρεἱ̑ν to flow, akin to E. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.) A serous ...

3759

Rheumatic

Rheu‐mat″ic (?), a. [Gr. ��� subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum, Rheumatism.] 1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheum...

3760

Rheumatic (2)

Rheu‐mat″ic, n. One affected with rheumatism.

3761

Rheumatism

Rheu″ma‐tism (?), n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. ����, fr.��� to have or suffer from a flux, fr. ��� rheum: cf. F. rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum.] (Med.) A general disease character...

3762

Rheumatismal

Rheu′ma‐tis″mal (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism.

3763

Rheumatismoid

Rheu′ma‐tis″moid (?), a. [Rheumatism + -oid.] (Med.) Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism.

3764

Rheumic

Rheum″ic (?), a.(Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.Rheumic diathesis. See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous.

3765

Rheumides

‖Rheu″mi‐des (?), n. pl. [NL. See Rheum.] (Med.) The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous.

3766

Rheumy

Rheum″y (?), a. Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum.His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers. Dryden.And tempt the rheumy and unpu...

3767

Rhigolene

Rhig″o‐lene (?), n. [Gr. ��� cold + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purification of cr...

3768

Rhime

Rhime (?), n. See Rhyme.

3769

Rhinal

Rhi″nal (?), a.(Anat.) Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs.

3770

Rhinaster

‖Rhi‐nas″ter (?), n.(Zoöl.) The borele.

3771

Rhine

Rhine (?), n. [AS. ryne. See Run.] A water course; a ditch. [Written also rean.] Macaulay.

3772

Rhinencephalic

Rhi′nen‐ce‐phal″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.

3773

Rhinencephalon

‖Rhi′nen‐ceph″a‐lon (–sĕf″ȧ‐lŏn), n.; pl.Rhinencephala (–lȧ). [NL., fr. Gr. ρἵσ, ρινὅσ, the nose + εγκἔφαλοσ the brain.] (Anat.) The division of the brain in front of the prosen...

3774

Rhinestone

Rhine″stone′ (?), n. [Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz.] A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament.

3775

Rhinitis

‖Rhi‐ni″tis (rī̍‐nī″tĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἵσ, ρινὅσ, the nose + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils.

3776

Rhino

Rhi‐no (?), n. Gold and silver, or money. W. Wagstaffe.As long as the rhino lasted. Marryat.

3777

Rhino-

Rhi″no–. A combining form from Greek ��, ���, the nose, as in rhinolith, rhinology.

3778

Rhinocerial

{ Rhi′no‐ce″ri‐al (?), Rhi′no‐cer″ic‐al (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn. Tatler.

3779

Rhinoceros

Rhi‐noc″e‐ros (rī̍‐nŏs″ē̍‐rŏs), n. [L., fr. Gr. ρινοκἕρωσ, ρινοκἕρωτοσ; ρἵσ, ρινὅσ, the nose + κέρασ a horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn.]. (Zoöl.) Any pachyderm belonging to th...

3780

Rhinocerote

Rhi‐noc″e‐rote (?), n. A rhinoceros. B. Jonson.