RETICLE.. [reticulum, Lat.] A fmall net. Dia. RETICULAR 4. [from reticulum, Lat.] Hav-To ing the form of a fmall net. RETICULATED. a. (reticulatus, Lat.] Made RE'TIFORM. a. [retiformis, Lat.] Having the To RETIRE. vn. [retirer, Fr.] I. To re- To RETURE. v. a. To withdraw; to take RETIRE. [from the verb.] 1. Retreat; receffion. Shakefp. 2. Retirement; place 0 privacy. Alilton. ;) RETIRED. part. a. [from retire.] Secret RETIREMENT. [from retire] 1. Private RETO'LD. part. paff of retell. Related or told again. Shakefp: fecurity. Milton. 3. Act of retiring before a fuperiour force. Bacon. RETREAT. v. z. [from the noun.] Το I. go to a private abode. Milton. 2. To take fhelier; to go to a place of fecurity. 3. To retire from a fuperiour enemy. 4. To go out of the former place. Woodward. RETREATED. part. adj. {from retreat ] Retired; gone to privacy. To RE TRENCH v. a [retrancher, Fr.) t. To cut off; to pare away. Dryden. 2. confine. Addifon. To RETRE'NCH. Το n. To live with lefs magnificence or expence. Pope. RETRENCHMENT. [retranchement, Fr↑ The act of lopping away Atterbury. To RETRIBU TE, v. a. [retribuo, Lat.]To pay back; to make repayment of. Locke. RETRIBU TION. J. [etribution, Fr.) Repay ment; return accommodated to the action. RETRIBUTORY. 2a. [from retribute.] Re- ment. RETRIEVABLE. a. [from retrive.] That may be retrieved. To RETRIEVE. a. [retrouver, Fr] 1. To recover; to restore. Rogers. 2. To repair. Nr. 3 To regain. Dryden. 4. To recal; to bring back Bekley. RETROCE SSION. f. [retroceffum, Lat.] The act of going back. RETROCOPULATION. . [retro and copulation. Poft-coition. Brown. To RETORT. v. a. [retortus, Lat.] I. Το throw back. Milton. 2. To return any argu-RETROGRADATION, [retrogradation, Fr. ment, cenfure, or incivility. Hammond. 3 from retrograde] The act of going back To curve back. Bacon. RETORT./. {retortum, Lat.] I. A cenfure or incivility returned. Shakefp. 2. A chymi cal glafs veffel with a bent neck to which the receiver is fitted. Arbuthnot. RETORTER. f. [from retort.] One that re torts. RETORTION J. [from retort] The act of retorting. To RETO SS. v. a. (re and tofs.] To tofs back. TO RETOUCH. v. a. [etoucher, Fr.) To improve by new touches. Pope. To RETRACE. v. a. [retracer, Fr.] To trace back. Dryden ward. Ray. RETROGRADE. a. [retrograde, Fr.] 1. Go- To RETROGRADE v. n. [retro and gradior, To RETRACT. v. a [retra&tus,Lat.retra&er, cantation; change of opinion. South. RETRACTION. f. [from retract.] 1. A&t of withdrawing fomething advanced Woodward. 2. Recantation; declaration of change of opinion. Sidney. 3. A&t of withdrawing a claim. King Charles. RETRACT. Spenjer. [retraitte, Fr.] 1. Re treat. Obfolete. Bacon. 2. A caft of the countenance. Obfolete. Spenfer. RETREAT. [retraitte, Fr.] I. Place of privacy; retirement. L'Efirange, 2 Place of ing backwards. Pope.. To RETUND. v. a. [retundo,Lat.] To blunt; to turn. Ray. To RETURN. v. n. [retourner, Fr.] Το REVERBERANT. a. freverberans, Lat.] Refounding; beating back. To REVERBERATE. v. a. [reverbero, Lat.] 1. To beat back. Shakefp. 2. To beat in an intenfe furnace, where the flame is reverberated upon the matter to be melted or cleaned. Brown. To RETURN. v. a. 1. To repay; to give in requital. Milton. 2. To give back. 2 Chron. 3. To fend back. Milton. 4. To give account of. Graunt. 5. To tranfmit. Clarendon. RETURN. . [from the verb. ] I. Act of coming back to the fame place. Dryden. 2. Retrogreffion. 3. Act of coming back to the fame ftate. 1 Kings xx. 4. Revolution; viciffitude. Bacon. 5. Repayment of money laid out in commodities for fale. Bacon. 6. Profit; advantage. Taylor. 7. Remittance; REVERBERATION . [reverberation, Fr. payment from a diftant place. Shakelp. 8. from reverberate.] The act of beating or Repayment; retribution; requital. Dryden driving back. Addison. To REVERBERATE. v. n. 1. To be driven back to bound back. Howel. 2. To refound. 9. Act of restoring or giving back; reftitution. REVERBERATORY. a. [regeberatoire, Fr.] South. 10. Relapte. Swift. RETURNABLE. a. back. Hale. RETURNER Allowed to be reported [from return.] One who pays or remits money. Locke. REVE. The bailiff of a franchife or manour. Dryden. To REVEAL. v. a. [revelo, Lat.] 1. Το fhow; to difcover; to lay open; to disclose a fecret. Waller. 2. To impart from heaven Romans. REVEALER [from reveal.] 1. Discoverer; To REVEL. v. d. [revello, Lat] To retract; [from revel] Loole jollity; fef Returning beating back. Moxon. To REVERE. v. a. (revereor, Lat.] To reve- To 1. Veneration; refpe&t; awful regard Bacon. 2. Act of obeifance; bow; courtesy. Dryden. 3. Title of the clergy. Shakefp. 4. Poetical title of a father. Shakelp. REVERENCE. v. a. [from the noun.] To regard with reverence; to regard with awful relpect. Dryden, Regers. REVERENCER. /. [from reverence.] One who regards with reverence. Swift. RE'VEREND. a. [reverend, Fr.] 1. Venerable; deferving reverence; expecting respect by his appearance. Pope. 2. The honorary epithet of the clergy. Milton. REVERENT. a. (reverens, Lat.] Humble; exprefling fubmiffion, teftifying veneration. Pope. REVERE'NTIAL. a. [reverentielle, Fr.] Expreffing reverence; proceeding from awe and veneration. Donne. REVERENTIALLY, adv. [from reverential.] With show of reverence. Brown. REVERENTLY. adv. [from reverent.] Refpectully; with awe; with reverence Shakef. tive mirth. Milton. REVERER./ [from revere.] One who veneTo REVENGE.v.a, [revancher, Fr] 1. To re- rates; one who reveres. Gov. of the Tongue turn an injury. Shake. 2. To vindicate by pu-¡REVERSAL. J. [from reverfe Change or fennithment of an enemy. Dryden. 3. To wreak one's wrongs on him that inflicted them. Shake. REVE NGE.. [revanche, Fr.} Return of an injury, Bacon. REVENGEFUL a.[from revenge.]Vind &ive; REVENGERS [from revenge.] 1. One who REVENGEMENT. Vengeance; return of an injury. Raleigh. REVENGINGLY.adv. With vengeance; vindictively. Shakejp. REVENUE . {revenu, Fr.] Income; annual profits received from lands or other funds. Spen. To REVERB. v. a. [reverbers,Lat.] To strike against; to reverberate Shakefp. tence. Bacon. To REVERSE. v. a [reverfus, Lat] 1. To To REVERSE v.n [revertere, reverfus,Lat.] REVERSE. [from the verb.] 1. Change; REVERSIBLE. a. [reversible, Fr. from reverfe] Capable of being reversed. REVERSION. J [reversion, Fr. from reverse.] 1. The ftate of being to be poifelfed after the death death of the prefent poffeffor. Ham. 2. Suc- To REVIVIFICATE. v. a. [revivifier, Fr.] ceffion; right of fucceffion. South. To recal to life. REVERSIONARY. a. [from reverfion.] To REVIVIFICATION. . [from revivificate.] TO 2. be enjoyed in fucceffion. Arbuthnot. To REVERT. v. a. [reverto, Lat] I. change; to turn to the contrary. Prior. To reverberate. Thomsen. To REVERT v. n. [revertir, old Fr] return; to fall back. Bacon. REVERT. [from the verb.] Return; recurrence. Peacham. To REVERTIBLE. a. [from revert.] Returnable. REVE'RY. ƒ [refverie, Fr.] Loofe mufing; irregular thought. Addifon. The act of recalling to life. Spe&ator. REVIVISCENCY, f. [revivijco, revivifcentia, Lat. Renewal of life. Burnet. REUNION. f. (reunion, Fr.] Return to a fate of juncture, cohesion, or concord. Donne, To REUNITE. a. re and unite] : 1. To join again to make one whole a fecond time; to join what is divided shakejp. 2. To reconcile; to make thofe at variance one. To REUNITE. v. n. To cohere again. REVOCABLE. a. [revocable, Fr] 1. That may be recalled. Bacon. 2. That may be repealed. quality of being revocable. To REVEST. v. a (revefter, revêtir, Fr. reveftio, Lat.] 1. To clothe again. StenfarRE/VOCABLENESS. f. [from revocable.] The 2. To reinveft; to veft again in a poffeffion or office. REVESTIARY. f. [revelisire, Fr.] Place where dreffes are repofited. Camden. REVICTION. J. [revictum, Lat.] Return to life. Brian. I. To To REVICTUAL. v. a. [re and victual] To ftock with victuals again. Raleigh. To REVIEW. v. a. [re and view.] look back. Denham. 2. To fee again. Shakefp. 3. To confider over again; to retrace; to re-examine. Dryden. 4. To furvey; to overlook, to examine. REVIEW. [reveue, French, from the verb.] Survey; reexamination. Atterbury. To REVILE. v. a. (re and vile] To reproach; to vilify, to treat with contumely Spenjer. REVILE. . Reproach; contumely; exprobation Milton. REVILER. [from revile.] One who reviles. Gov. of the Tongue. To REVOCATE. v a. revoco, Lat.] To recall; to call back. Daniel's Civ. War. REVOCATION. f. [revocatio, Latin.] 1. A&t of recalling. Hooker. 2 State of be ing recalled. Howel. 3. Repeal; reverfal. Ay iffe. To REVOKE. v. a. [revoquer, Fr. revoco, Lat.] 1. To repeal; to reverse. Dryden. 2. To check; to reprefs. Spenjer. 3. To draw back. Davies. REVO KEMENT. /. [from revoke.] Revocation; repeal; recal. Shakesp. To REVOLT. v. n. [revolter, Fr] fall off from one to another. Shakefp. 2. To change. Shakefp. 1. To REVOLT. . [revolte, Fr.] 1. Desertion; change of fides. Raleigh. 2. A revolter; one who changes fides. Shakefp. 3. Grols departure from duty. Stakefp. REVOLTED. part. adj. [from revolt.] Having fwerved from duty. Milton. REVILINGLY. adv. [from revile] In an op-REVOLTER. J. [from revolt. ] One who probrious manner; with contumely. Maine. REVISAL. . [from revije] Review; re-examination. Pope. To REVISE. v. a. [revifus, Lat.] To review; to overlook. Pope. REVISE. [from the verb ] 1. Review reexamination. Boyle. 2. Among printers, a fecond proof of a sheet corrected. REVISER.. [reviseur, Fr.] Examiner; fuperintendent. REVISION. . [revifion, Fr.] Review. To REVISIT. v. a. [revifits, Lat) To vifit again. Milton. REVIVAL. . [from revive.] Recall from a ftate of langour, oblivion, or obfcurity. To REVIVE, v n. [revivre, Fr.] 1. To return to life. Kings. 2. To return to vigour or fame; to rite from languor or obícurity. Milton. To REVIVE. v. a. 1. To bring to life again. Milton. 2. To raise from languor, infenfibility, or oblivion. Spenfer. 3. To renew; to recollect; to bring back to the memory, Locke. 4. To quicken; to route. Shakesp. REVIVER. S. į from revive.] That which invigorates or revives. changes fides; a deferter. Milton. Watts. To REVOLVE. v. n. [revolvo, Lat.] 1. To roll in a circle; to perform a revolution.Cheyne, 2. To fall in a regular courie of changing poffeffors; to devoive. Ayliffe. To REVOLVE. v. a. [revolvo, Lat.] 1. To roll any thing round. Milton. 2. To confider; to meditate on. Shakelp. REVOLUTION. /. [revolution, French; revolutus, Lat.] 1. Courfe of any thing which returns to the point at which it began to move. Milton. 2. Space meatured by fome revolution. Milton. 3. Change in the flate of a governmeat or country. 4. Rotation in general; returning motion. Milton. To REVOMIT. v. a. [re and vomit.] To vomit: to vomit again. Hakewill REVULSION. f. [revulfus, Lat.] The act of revelling or drawing humours from a remote part of the body. Bacon. To REWARD. v. a. [re and award] 1. To give in return. 1. Sam. xxiv. 2. To repay; to recompenfe for fomething good. Milton. REWARD. . [from the verb.j 1. Recompenfe given for good, Dryden. 2. It is fome times times used with a mixture of irony, for punishment or recompence of evil. REWA'RDABLE. a. [from reward.] Worthy of reward. Taylor. REWARDERS. [from reward.] One that rewards; one that recompentes. Swift. TO REWORD. v. a. [re and word] To re- RHABDOMANCY. S. [pi£d®, and pavela.] RHAPSODIST. J. [from rhapsody.] One who writes without regular dependence of one part upon another. Watts. RHAPSODY. J. [patadia] Any number of parts joined together, without neceffary de pendence or natural connection. Hammond. RHETORICK. J. [pilquan.] 1. The act o fpaking not merely with propriety, but with art: and elegance. Baker. 2. The power of perfuafion; oratory. Shakelp. RHETORICAL. a. [rbetoricus, Latin.] Pertaking to rhetorick; oratorial; figurative. More. RHETORICALLY. adv. [from rhetorical. } Like an orator; figuratively; with intent to move the paffions. To RHETORICATE. v. n. [rhetoricor, low teaches the fcience of rhetorick. Baker. RHETORICIAN a. Suiting a matter of rhetorick. Blackmore. RHEUM. f. [Pa.] A thin watery matter oozing through the glands, chicly about the mouth. Quincy. RHEUMATICK. a. [jeupea] ] Proceeding from rheum or a peccant watery humour. Floyer. RHEUMATISM. S. [ftupaliomis.] A painful diftemper fuppofed to proceed from acrid hu mours RHEUMY. a. [from rheum.] Full of sharp, moisture. Dryden. RHINOCEROS. J. [¡ïvand xigas.] A vaft beaft in the East-Indies armed with a horn in his front. Shake, p.. RHOMB. J. Arbombe, French; pou] A parallelogram or quadrangular figure, having its four fides equal, and confifting of parallel lines, with two oppofite angles acute, and two obtule. Harris, RHOMBICK. a. [from rhomb.] Shaped like a rhomb. RHOMECID. S. [poμRosidis] A figure approaching to a rhomb. Grew. RHOMBOIDAL, a. [from rhomboid.] Approaching in shape to a rhomb. Weedward, RHUBARB f. [rhabarbara, Lat.] A medicinal root flightly purgative, referred by botaniits to the dock. Wijeman. RHYME. J. [jußμés.] 1. An haimonical fuc. ceffion of founds. 2. The confonance of verses; the correspondence of the last found of one verfe to the last found or fyllable of another. Denham. 3. Poetry; a poem. Spenfer. RHY'ME or reafon. Number or fente. Spenfer. To RHYME. v. n. 1. To agree in found. Dryden. 2. To make verfe. Shakefp. RHYMER. 2. [from rhyme] One who RHYMSTER. makes rhymes; a versifier. Shakefp. RHYTHMICAL. a. [juμixès.] Harmonical; having proportion of one found to another. RIB Jibbe, Saxon.] A bone in the body. 1. Of these there are twenty-four in number, vis twelve on each fide the twelve vertebre of the back; they are fegments of a circle. Quincy. 2. Any piece or timber or other matter which firengthens the fide. Shakelp. RIBALD. f. (ritauld, Fr. ribaldo, Italian. A loole, rough, mean, brutal wretch. Spenfer. RIBALDRY. J. [ribaudre, old Fr. Mean, lewd, brutal language. Dryden. RIBAND.. [ribande, ruban, Fr.] A filet of filk; a narrow web of filk, which is worn for ornament. Glanville. RIBBED. a. [from rib.] 1. Furnished with ribs. Sandys. 2. Inclofed as the body by ribs. Shakesp RIBBON. f. See RIBAND. To RIBROAST. v. n. [rib and roast.] To beat foundly Butler. RIBWORT. J. A plant. RIC. S. Ric denotes a powerful, rich, or valiant man. Gibjon. RICE. /. [oryza, Lat.] One of the efculens grains. RICH. a. [riche, Fr. pica, Saxon.] 1. Wealthy; abounding in wealth; abounding in money or poffeffions. Seed. 2. Valuable; eftimable; precious; fplendid Milton. 3. Having any ingredients or qualities in a great quantity or degree. Waller. 4. Fertile; fruitful. Philips. RICHED. a. [from rich] Enriched. Obfelete. Shakejp. RICHES [richeffes, Fr] 1. Wealth; money or poffeffion. Hamm. 2. Splendid fumptuous appearance. Milton. RICHLY, adv. [from rich.] 1. With riches; wealthy, fplendidly, magnificently. Milton. 2. Plenteously. Brown. 3. Truly; abun dantly. Aldijon. RICHNESS J. [from rich.] 1. Opulence; wealth. Sidney. 2. Finery; fplendour. 3. Fertility; fecundity; fruitfulnels. Addifes. 4. Abundance or perfection of any quality. Spectator. 5. Pampering qualities. Dryden. RICK. J. 1. A pile of corn or hay regularly heaped up in the open field, and sheltered from wet Swift. 2. A heap of corn or hay piled by the gatherer. Mortimer. RICKETS. . [rachitis, Lat] A name given to the diffemper at its appearance by Cliffen.] The rickets is a difteraper in children, from an unequal distribution of nourishment, where by RID by the joints grow knotty, and the limbs un- RIDICULOUSLY, adv. [from ridiculous.] In a manner worthy of laughter or contempt. even. Quincy. South. RICKETY. a. [from rickets.] Difeafed with 1. To RID. v. a. [from hriddan, Saxon.] To RIDDLE. v. a. 1. To folve; to unriddle. Mortimer. To RIDDLE. v. n. [from the noun.] To Speak ambiguously or obfcurely. Shakelp. RIDDINGLY. adv. [from riddle.] In the manner of a riddle. Donne. To RIDE. v. n. præter. rid. or rode; part. rid or ridden. [niban, Saxon; rijden, Dutch]| 1. To travel on horfeback. Shakelp. 2. To travel in a vehicle; to be borne, not to walk. Burnet. 3. To be supported in motion. Shak. 4. To manage an horfe. Dryden.. 5. To be on the water. Knolles, Hayward. 6. To be fupported by fomething fu fervient. Shakefp. To RIDE. v. n. To manage infolently at will Swift. 1. One who is carried on a horfe or in a vehicle Priar. 2 One who manages or breaks hoises. Bramfton. RIDER. [rom ride.] 3. An inferted leaf. RIDGE. f. [hrigg, Saxon; rig, Danish; rugge, Dutch.] 1. The top of the fack. Hudibras. 2. The rough top of any thing. Milton, Ray. 3. A fleep protuberance. Dryden. 4. The ground thrown up by the plow. Pfalms, Woodward. 5. The top of the root rifing to an acute angle. Moxon. 6. Ridges of a horle's mouth are wrinkles or rifings of the fleth in the roof of the mouth, running acrois from one fide of the jaw to the other. Farrier's Dia. To RIDGE. v. a. [from the noun.] To form a ridge. Milton. RIDICULOUSNESS.. [from ridiculous ] The quality of being ridiculous. Stilling fleet. RIDING. particip. a. Employed to travel on any occafion. Ayliffe. RIDING. . [from ride.] A diftri&t visited by an officer. RIDINGCOAT. s. [riding and coat.] A coat made to keep out weather. Swift. RIDINGHOOD. J. [riding and hood.] A coat. uled by women, when they travel to bear off the rain Arbuthnot. RIDGLING. S. [ovis rejicula, Lat. Ainsw.] RIE. J. An efculent grain. RIFE. a. (nyfe, Saxon; rif, Dutch] Prevalent; abounding. It is now only used of epidemical diftempers. Arbuthnot. RI FELY. adv. [from rife] Prevalently; abundan ly. Kralles. RIFENESS. . [from rife.] Prevalence; a- To RIFLE. v. a. [riffer, Fr. rifelen, Dutch.} RIFT. /. [from rive] A cleft; a breach; an To RIFT. v. a. [from the noun.] To cleave; 2. To burt; to open. Bacon, [Ræver, Danish.] To belch; to break wind. RIG. f. Rig, ridge, feems to fignify the top of a hill falling on each fide; from the Saxon, hig; and the Inlandick, brsiggur, both fignitying a back. Gibfox. To RIG. v. a. [from rig or ridge.] 1. To drefs; to accoutre. L'Efirange. 2. To fit with tackling. South. RIGADOO'N. S. [1gaden, Fr.] A dance. RIGA'TION. J. [rigatio, Lat.] The act of watering. Diz. RIGGER. f. [from rig] One that rigs or dreffes. RIGGING. [from rig.] The fails or tackling of a ship. Creech. RIGGISH. a. [from rig, a whore.] Wanton; whorish. Shakelp. 1. To RIGGLE. v. a. [properly to wriggle.] To RIGHT. |