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☞ In some parts of the United States, notably in the Southern States, raise is also commonly applied to the rearing or bringing up of children.
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I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North. Paulding.
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(d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up.
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I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee. Deut. xviii. 18.
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God vouchsafes to raise another world
From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget. Milton.
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(e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
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Thou shalt not raise a false report. Ex. xxiii. 1.
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(f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
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Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry. Dryden.
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(g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
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4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
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Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste. Spectator.
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5. (Naut.) (a) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light. (b) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.
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6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. Burrill.
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Coloq. To raise a blockade (Mil.), to remove or break up a blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them. -- Coloq. To raise a check , Coloq. note , Coloq. bill of exchange , etc., to increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is specified. -- Coloq. To raise a siege , to relinquish an attempt to take a place by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be relinquished. -- Coloq. To raise steam , to produce steam of a required pressure. -- Coloq. To raise the wind , to procure ready money by some temporary expedient. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. To raise Cain , or Coloq. To raise the devil , to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang]
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Syn. -- To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.
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Raised (rāzd), a. 1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work.
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2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread, cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of tartar, soda, etc. See , v. t., 4.
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Coloq. Raised beach . See under , n.
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Raiser (rāzẽr), n. One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the verb).
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Raisin (rāz'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. rax, ragos, berry, grape. Cf. .] 1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
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Coloq. Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] Dr. Prior.
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Raising (rāzĭng), n. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
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Coloq. Raising bee , a bee for raising the frame of a building. See , n., 2. [U.S.] W. Irving. -- Coloq. Raising hammer , a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. -- Coloq. Raising plate (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.
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Raisonné (r�z�n�), a. [F. raisonné, p. p. of raisonner to reason.] Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue raisonné. See under .
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Raivel (rāv�l), n. (Weaving) A separator. [Scot.]
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Raj (räj), n. [See .] Reign; rule. [India]
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Raja (räjä or rājȧ), n. Same as .
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Rajah (räjä or rājȧ), n. [Hind. rājā, Skr. rājan, akin to L. rex, regis. See , a.] A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts. [India]
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Rajahship, n. The office or dignity of a rajah.
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{ Rajpoot, Rajput } (räjp�t), n. [Hind. rāj-pūt, Skr. rāja-putra king's son.] A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
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Rake (rāk), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'oregein to stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. .] 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
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2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake.
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3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein.
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Coloq. Gill rakes . (Anat.) See under 1st .
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Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raked (rākt); p. pr. & vb. n. Raking.] [AS. racian. See 1st .] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves.
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2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous tales; to rake together the rabble of a town.
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3. To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed.
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4. To search through; to scour; to ransack.
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The statesman rakes the town to find a plot. Swift.
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5. To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does.
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Like clouds that rake the mountain summits. Wordsworth.
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6. (Mil.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck.
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Coloq. To rake up . (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes. (b) To bring up; to search out and bring to notice again; as, to rake up old scandals.
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Rake (rāk), v. i. 1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely.
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One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words. Dryden.
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2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.
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Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. Sir P. Sidney.
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Rake, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.] The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel.
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Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft.
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Coloq. Raking course (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it.
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Rake, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering, unsettled, reika to wander.] A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a roué.
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An illiterate and frivolous old rake. Macaulay.
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Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. [See a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shenstone.
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Coloq. To rake out (Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung; -- said of the hawk. Encyc. Brit.
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Rakehell (rākhĕl), n. [See .] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.
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It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together. Barrow.
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{ Rakehell, Rakehelly (rākhĕl�), } a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson.
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Rakel (räkĕl), a. [OE. See a debauchee.] Hasty; reckless; rash. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Rakelness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Raker (rākẽr), n. [See 1st .] 1. One who, or that which, rakes; as: (a) A person who uses a rake. (b) A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other power. (c) A gun so placed as to rake an enemy's ship.
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2. (Zoöl.) See Gill rakers, under 1st .
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Rakery (rākẽr�), n. Debauchery; lewdness.
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The rakery and intrigues of the lewd town. R. North.
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Rakeshame (rākshām), n. [Cf. , .] A vile, dissolute wretch. [Obs.] Milton.
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Rakestale (rākstāl), n. [Rake the instrument + stale a handle.] The handle of a rake.
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That tale is not worth a rakestele. Chaucer.
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Rake-vein (rākvān), n. See , a mineral vein.
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{ Raki, Rakee } (rȧkē; răk�), n. [Turk. rāqī arrack.] A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc.
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Raking (rākĭng), n. 1. The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
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2. A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.
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Rakish (rākĭsh), a. Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
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The arduous task of converting a rakish lover. Macaulay.
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Rakish (rākĭsh), a. (Naut.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Rakishly (rākĭshl�), adv. In a rakish manner.
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Rakishness, n. The quality or state of being rakish.
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Raku ware (räk� wâr). A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
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Râle (räl), n. [F. râle. Cf. the bird.] (Med.) An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See .
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☞ Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, whistling, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural.
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Rallentando (rällĕntänd�), a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
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Ralliance (răllĭ�ns), n. [Cf. OF. raliance. See to reunite.] The act of rallying.
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Rallier (răllĭẽr), n. One who rallies.
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Ralliés (rȧlyā), n. pl. [F., p. p. pl. See , v. t.] A French political group, also known as the Constitutional Right from its position in the Chambers, mainly monarchists who rallied to the support of the Republic in obedience to the encyclical put forth by Pope Leo XIII. in Feb., 1892.
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Ralline (răllīn), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the rails.
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Rally (răll�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rallied (răllĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rallying.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See , and 1st .] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
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Rally, v. i. 1. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
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The Grecians rally, and their powers unite. Dryden.
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Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world. Tillotson.
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2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
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3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
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Rally, n.; pl. Rallies (răllĭz). 1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
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2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Rally, v. t. [F. railler. See to scoff.] To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
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Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life. Addison.
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Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain,
Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain. Gay.
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Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
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Rally (răll�), v. i. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
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Rally, n. Good-humored raillery.
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Ralph (rălf), n. A name sometimes given to the raven.
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Ralstonite (r�lstŭnīt), n. [So named after J. G. Ralston of Norristown, Penn.] (Min.) A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring with the Greenland cryolite in octahedral crystals.
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Ram (răm), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.] 1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
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2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March. (b) The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.
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3. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: (a) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. (b) A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak.
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4. A hydraulic ram. See under .
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5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.
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6. The plunger of a hydraulic press.
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Coloq. Ram's horn . (a) (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.] Farrow. (b) (Paleon.) An ammonite.
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Ram, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rammed (rămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming.] 1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
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[They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. Shak.
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2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
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A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.
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Ramadan (rămȧdăn), n. [Ar. ramaḍān, or ramazān, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.] 1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
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2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month.
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Ramage (răm�j; 48), n. [F., fr. L. ramus a branch.] 1. Boughs or branches. [Obs.] Crabb.
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2. Warbling of birds in trees. [Obs.] Drummond.
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Ramage (rȧmāj), a. Wild; untamed. [Obs.]
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Ramagious (rȧmājĭŭs), a. Wild; not tame. [Obs.]
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Now is he tame that was so ramagious. Remedy of Love.
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Ramal (rām�l), a. [L. ramus branch.] Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal.
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Ramayana (rämäyȧnȧ), n. [Skr. Rāmāyaṇa.] The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
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Ramberge (rămbẽrj), n. [F., fr. rame oar + barge barge.] Formerly, a kind of large war galley.
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Ramble (rămb'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (rămb'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (rămblĭng).] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. .] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.
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He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? Locke.
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2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
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3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
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Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
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Ramble, n. 1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
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Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble. Swift.
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2. [Cf. .] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
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3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
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4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.
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Rambler (rămblẽr), n. One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer.
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Rambling (rămblĭng), a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building.
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Ramblingly (rămblĭngl�), adv. In a rambling manner.
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Rambooze (rămb�z), n. A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc. [Obs.] Blount.
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Rambutan (rămb�tăn), n. [Malay rambūtan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.) A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan.
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Rameal (rām��l), a. Same as . Gray.
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Ramean (rām��n), n. A Ramist. Shipley.
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Ramed (rămd), a. Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the stocks.
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Ramee (răm�), n. (Bot.) See .
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Ramekin (răm�kĭn), n. same as .
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Rament (răm�nt), n. [L. ramenta, pl.] 1. A scraping; a shaving. [Obs.]
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2. pl. (Bot.) Ramenta.

Ramenta (rȧmĕntȧ), n. pl. [L., scrapings.] (Bot.) Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. Gray.
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