Webster's Dictionary 1913

1189

Reclining

Re‐clin″ing, a.(Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent.Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its...

1190

Reclose

Re‐close″ (rē‐klōz″), v. t. To close again. Pope.

1191

Reclothe

Re‐clothe″ (rē‐klōth″), v. t. To clothe again.

1192

Reclude

Re‐clude″ (rē̍‐klūd″), v. t. [L. recludere to unclose, open; pref. re- again, back, un- + claudere to shut.] To open; to unclose. Harvey.

1193

Recluse

Re‐cluse″ (rē̍‐klūs″), a. [F. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.] Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or fr...

1194

Recluse (2)

Re‐cluse″, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.] 1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of...

1195

Recluse (3)

Re‐cluse″, v. t. To shut up; to seclude.

1196

Reclusely

Re‐cluse″ly, adv. In a recluse or solitary manner.

1197

Recluseness

Re‐cluse″ness, n. Quality or state of being recluse.

1198

Reclusion

Re‐clu″sion (–klū″zhŭn), n. [LL. reclusio: cf. F. reclusion.] A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.

1199

Reclusive

Re‐clu″sive (–sĭv), a. Affording retirement from society. “Some reclusive and religious life.” Shak.

1200

Reclusory

Re‐clu″so‐ry (–sō̍‐ry̆), n. [LL. reclusorium.] The habitation of a recluse; a hermitage.

1201

Recoct

Re‐coct″ (rē̍‐kŏkt″), v. t. [L. recoctus, p. p. of recoquere to cook or boil over again. See Re-, and 4th Cook.] To boil or cook again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to recon...

1202

Recoction

Re‐coc″tion (rē̍‐kŏk″shŭn), n. A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.

1203

Recognition

Rec′og‐ni″tion (rĕk′ŏg‐nĭsh″ŭn), n. [L. recognitio: cf. F. recognition. See Recognizance.] The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowa...

1204

Recognitor

Re‐cog″ni‐tor (rē̍‐kŏg″nĭ‐tẽr), n.(Law) One of a jury impaneled on an assize. Blackstone.

1205

Recognitory

Re‐cog″ni‐to‐ry (–tō̍‐ry̆), a. Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition. Lamb.

1206

Recognizability

Rec′og‐ni′za‐bil″i‐ty (rĕk′ŏg‐nī′zȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. The quality or condition of being recognizable.

1207

Recognizable

Rec″og‐ni′za‐ble (rĕk″ŏg‐nī′zȧ‐b'l or rē̍‐kŏg″nĭ–; 277), a. Capable of being recognized. [Written also recognisable.] — Rec″og‐ni′za‐bly, adv.

1208

Recognizance

Re‐cog″ni‐zance (rē̍‐kŏg″nĭ‐zans or rē̍‐kŏn″ĭ–), n. [F. reconnaissance, OF. recognoissance, fr. recognoissant, p. pr. of recognoistre to recognize, F. reconnaître, fr. L. recogn...

1209

Recognization

Re‐cog′ni‐za″tion (–zā″shŭn), n. Recognition.

1210

Recognize

Rec″og‐nize (rĕk″ŏg‐nīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Recognized (–nīzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Recognizing (–nī′zĭng).] [From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.] [Written also r...

1211

Recognize (2)

Rec″og‐nize, v. i.(Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also recognise.]☞ In legal usage in ...

1212

Recognizee

Re‐cog′ni‐zee″ (rē̍‐kŏg′nĭ‐zē″ or rē̍‐kŏn′ĭ‐zē″), n.(Law) The person in whose favor a recognizance is made. [Written also recognisee.] Blackstone.

1213

Recognizer

Rec″og‐ni′zer (rĕk″ŏg‐nī′zẽr), n. One who recognizes; a recognizor. [Written also recogniser.]

1214

Recognizor

Re‐cog′ni‐zor″ (rē̍‐kŏg′nĭ‐zôr″ or rē̍‐kŏn′ĭ‐zôr″), n.(Law) One who enters into a recognizance. [Written also recognisor.] Blackstone.

1215

Recognosce

Rec″og‐nosce (rĕk″ŏg‐nŏs), v. t. [L. recognoscere. See Recognizance.] To recognize. Boyle.