Webster's Dictionary 1913

4132

Rimous

Rim″ous (?), a. Rimose.

4133

Rimple

Rim″ple (?), n. [AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.] A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple.

4134

Rimple (2)

Rim″ple, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Rimpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rimpling (?).] To rumple; to wrinkle.

4135

Rimy

Rim″y (?), a. Abounding with rime; frosty.

4136

Rincon

‖Rin‐con″ (?), n.; pl. Rincones (#). [Sp. rincón.] An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, or the like. D. S. Jordan.

4137

Rind

Rind (rīnd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.] The external covering or coat, as of fles...

4138

Rind (2)

Rind, v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark.

4139

Rinderpest

Rin″der‐pest (rĭn″dẽr‐pĕst), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep ...

4140

Rindle

Rin″dle (rĭn″d'l), n. [AS. rynele. √11. See Run.] A small water course or gutter. Ash.

4141

Rindless

Rind″less (rīnd″lĕs), a. Destitute of a rind.

4142

Rindy

Rind″y (–y̆), a. Having a rind or skin. Ash.

4143

Rine

Rine (rīn), n. See Rind. Spenser.

4144

Rined

Rined (?), a. Having a rind Milton.

4145

Rinforzando

‖Rin′for‐zan″do (?), a. [It., fr. rinforzare to reënforce, strengthen.] (Mus.) Increasing; strengthening; — a direction indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated rf., r...

4146

Ring

Ring (rĭng), v. t. [imp.Rang (răng) or Rung (rŭng); p. p.Rung; p. pr. & vb. n.Ringing.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. √19.]...

4147

Ring (2)

Ring, v. i. 1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.Now ringen trompes loud and clarion. Chaucer.Why ring not out the bells? Shak.2. To practi...

4148

Ring (3)

Ring, n. 1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverbera...

4149

Ring (4)

Ring (?), n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.] A circle, o...

4150

Ring (5)

Ring, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ringing.] 1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. “Ring these fingers.” Shak.2. (Hort.) To make a ring ar...

4151

Ring (6)

Ring, v. i.(Falconry) To rise in the air spirally.

4152

Ring armature

Ring armature. (Elec.) An armature for a dynamo or motor having the conductors wound on a ring.

4153

Ring winding

Ring winding. (Elec.) Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical core.

4154

Ring-necked

Ring″–necked′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.Ring-necked duck(Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya collaris). The head, neck, and breast of...

4155

Ring-streaked

Ring″–streaked′ (?), a. Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats.

4156

Ring-tailed

Ring″–tailed′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.Ring-tailed cat(Zoöl.), the cacomixle. — Ring-tailed eagle(Zoöl.), a young golden eagle.

4157

Ringbill

Ring″bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The ring-necked scaup duck; — called also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup.

4158

Ringbird

Ring″bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called also ring bunting.