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Red (r?d), n. 1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. “Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.” Milton.
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2. A red pigment.
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3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant]
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4. pl. (Med.) The menses. Dunglison.
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Coloq. English red , a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian red. -- Coloq. Hypericum red , a red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum. -- Coloq. Indian red . See under , and .
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Redact (r?d?kt), v. t. [L. redactus, p. p. of redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in motion, to drive.] To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
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Rédacteur (r�dȧktẽr), n. [F.] See .
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Redaction (r?d?ksh?n), n. [F. rédaction.] The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
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Redactor (-t?r), n. One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor. Carlyle.
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Redan (r?d?n), n. [F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. .] [Written sometimes redent and redens.] 1. (Fort.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
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2. A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level.
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Redargue (r?d?rg?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Redargued (-g?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Redarguing.] [L. redarguere; pref. red-, re- re- + arguere to accuse, charge with: cf. F. rédarguer.] To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to convict. [Archaic]
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How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness? Jer. Taylor.
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Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external objects has, as far as I know, been redargued in three different ways. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Redargution (r?d?rg?sh?n), n. [L. redargutio.] The act of redarguing; refutation. [Obs. or R.] Bacon.
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Redargutory (-t?r?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [R.]
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Redback (r?db?k), n. (Zoöl.) The dunlin. [U. S.]
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Redbelly (-b?ll?), n. (Zoöl.) The char.
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Redbird (-b?rd), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cardinal bird. (b) The summer redbird (Piranga rubra). (c) The scarlet tanager. See .
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Redbreast (-br?st), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. See . (c) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) The long-eared pondfish. See .
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Redbud (-b?d), n. (Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under .
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Redcap, n. 1. (Zoöl) The European goldfinch.
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2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Redcoat (-kōt), n. One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British soldier.
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Red Cross. 1. The crusaders or the cause they represented.
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2. A hospital or ambulance service established as a result of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of 1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid and relief during great calamities; also, a member or worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of neutrality; the Geneva cross. In islamic countries, a similarly motivated affiliated organization is called the Red Crescent. The American Red Cross was founded in 1881, largely due to the initiative of Clara Barton. The American Red Cross maintains a web page on the internet, where additional information can be found.
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Redde (-de), obs. imp. of , or . Chaucer.
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Redden (r?dd'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reddened (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reddening.] [From , a.] To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
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Redden, v. i. To grow or become red; to blush.
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Appius reddens at each word you speak. Pope.
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He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued. Sir W. SCott.
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Reddendum (r?dd?nd?m), n. [Neut. of L. reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See .] (Law) A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease. Cruise.
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Reddish (r?dd?sh), a. Somewhat red; moderately . -- Reddishness, n.
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Reddition (r?dd?sh?n), n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See .]
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1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell.
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2. Explanation; representation. [R.]
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The reddition or application of the comparison. Chapman.
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Redditive (r?dd?t?v), a. [L. redditivus.] (Gram.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
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Reddle (r?dd'l), n. [From ; cf. G. röthel. Cf. .] (Min.) Red chalk. See under .
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{ Red dog, or Red-dog flour }. The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm animals.
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Reddour (r?dd?r), n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.] Rigor; violence. [Obs.] Gower.
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Rede (r?d), v. t. [See , v. t.] 1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]
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I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.
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2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]
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My sweven [dream] rede aright. Chaucer.
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Rede, n. [See , n.] 1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.
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There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.
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2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] “This rede is rife.” Spenser.
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Redeem (r?d?m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Redeemed. (-d�md); p. pr. & vb. n. Redeeming.] [F. rédimer, L. redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. em (in comp.), Lith. imti. Cf. , , , , , .] 1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
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If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold. Lev. xxv. 29.
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2. Hence, specifically: (a) (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. (b) (Com.) To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin.
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3. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like.
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Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Ps. xxv. 22.
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The Almighty from the grave
Hath me redeemed. Sandys.
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4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
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Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Gal. iii. 13.
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5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises.
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I will redeem all this on Percy's head. Shak.
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6. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error.
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Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem
Man's mortal crime? Milton.
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It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows. Shak.
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Coloq. To redeem the time , to make the best use of it.
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Redeemability (-?b?l?t?), n. Redeemableness.
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Redeemable (-?b;l), a. 1. Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeemable.
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2. Subject to an obligation of redemtion; conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due; as, bonds, promissory notes, etc. , redeemabble in gold, or in current money, or four months after date.
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Redeemableness (r?d?m?b'ln?s), n. The quality or state of being redeemable; redeemability.
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Redeemer (r?d?m?r), n. 1. One who redeems.
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2. Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.
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Redeless (r?dl?s), a. Without rede or counsel. [Obs.]
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Redeliberate (r?d?l?b?r?t), v. t. & i. To deliberate again; to reconsider.
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Redeliver (r?d?l?v?r), v. t. 1. To deliver or give back; to return. Ay�iffe.
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2. To deliver or liberate a second time or again.
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3. To report; to deliver the answer of. [R.] “Shall I redeliver you e'en so?” Shak.
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Redeliverance (-ans), n. A second deliverance.
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Redelivery (-?), n. 1. Act of delivering back.
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2. A second or new delivery or liberation.
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Redemand (r?d☞-m?nd), v. t. [Pref. re- back, again + demand: cf. F. redemander.] To demand back; to demand again.
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Redemand, n. A demanding back; a second or renewed demand.
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Redemise (-m?z), v. t. To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.
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Redemise, n. (Law) The transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it; reconveyance; as, the demise and redemise of an estate. See under .
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Redemonstrate (r?d?m?nstr?t or r?d?m?n-str?t), v. t. To demonstrate again, or anew.
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Every truth of morals must be redemonstrated in the experience of the individual man before he is capable of utilizing it as a constituent of character or a guide in action. Lowell.
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Redemptible (r?d?mpt?b'l), a. Redeemable.
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Re-demption (-sh?n), n. [F. rédemption, L. redemptio. See , and cf. .] The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo. Specifically: (a) (Law) The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and reëntering upon an estate mortgaged. See Equity of redemption, under . (b) (Com.) Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder. (c) (Theol.) The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
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In whom we have redemption through his blood. Eph. i. 7.
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Redemptionary (-?r?), n. One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.] Hakluyt.
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Redemptioner (-?r), n. 1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.
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2. Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage.
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Redemptionist, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian.
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Redemptive (-t?v), a. Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.
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Redemptorist (-t?r?st), n. [F. rédemptoriste, fr. L. redemptor redeemer, from redinere. See .] (R.C.Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.
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Redemptory (-t?r?), a. Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. “Hector's redemptory price.” Chapman.
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Redempture (-t?r; 135), n. Redemption. [Obs.]
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Redented (r?d?nt?d), a. [From OF. redent. See .] Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.
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Redeposit (r?d?p?z?t), v. t. To deposit again.
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Redescend (-s?nd), v. i. [Pref. re- + descend: cf. F. redescendre.] To descend again. Howell.
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Redevelop (?), v. t. & i. 1. To develop again; specif. (Photog.), to intensify (a developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent.
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2. to rebuild an urban area, usually commercial but sometimes residential; -- typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure.
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-- Redeveloper (#), n. -- Redevelopment (#), n.
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Redevelopment (?), n. the rebuilding of an urban area, usually a commercial district but sometimes residential or industrial, and typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure; to organize a municipal redevelopment agency.
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Redeye (rĕdī), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The rudd. (b) Same as (d). (c) The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [Local, U.S.]
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2. A scheduled public conveyance, such as a train or airplane, which travels late at night or overnight. [Colloq.]
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Redfin (-f?n), n. (Zoöl.) A small North American dace (Minnilus cornutus, or Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner. Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley.
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Redfinch (-fĭnch), n. (Zoöl.) The European linnet.
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Redfish (rĕdfĭsh), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also nerka. See (b). (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish (Trochocopus pulcher); -- called also fathead. (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under .
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Red-gum (-g?m), n. [OE. reed gounde; AS. reád red + gund matter, pus.] 1. (Med.) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. Good.
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2. A name of rust on grain. See .
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