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3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
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Their latest refuge
Was to send him. Shak.
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Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing ��� story in danger of darkness. Sir H. Wotton.
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Coloq. Cities of refuge (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan. Josh. xx. -- Coloq. House of refuge , a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted.
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Syn. -- Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.
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Refuge (r?f?j), v. t. To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]
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Refugee (r?f?j?), n. [F. réfugié, fr. se réfugier to take refuge. See , n.] 1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
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2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
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{ Refulgence (r?f?ljens), Refulgency (-jens?), } n. [L. refulgentia. See .] The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.
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Refulgent (r?f?lj�nt), a. [L. refulgens, p. pr. of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re- re- + fulgere to shine. See .] Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams. -- Refulgently, adv.
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So conspicuous and refulgent a truth. Boyle.
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Refund (r?f?nd), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.] To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.
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Refund (r?f?nd), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re- + fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See to melt, and cf. to cast again, 1st .] 1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.]
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Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object. Ray.
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2. To give back; to repay; to restore.
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A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. L'Estrange.
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3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]
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Refunder (-?r), n. One who refunds.
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Refundment (-ment), n. The act of refunding; also, that which is refunded. [R.] Lamb.
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Refurbish (r?f?rb?sh), v. t. To furbish anew.
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Refurnish (-n?sh), v. t. To furnish again.
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Refurnishment (-ment), n. The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished.
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The refurnishment was in a style richer than before. L. Wallace.
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Refusable (r?f?z?b'l), a. [Cf. F. refusable. See .] Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.
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Refusal (-al), n. 1. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.
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Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,
On my refusal, to distress me more? Milton.
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2. The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment.
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Refuse (r?f?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refused (-f?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Refusing.] [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. , ), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. .] 1. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
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That never yet refused your hest. Chaucer.
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2. (Mil.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar� about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks.
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3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.
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The cunning workman never doth refuse
The meanest tool that he may chance to use. Herbert.
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4. To disown. [Obs.] “Refuse thy name.” Shak.
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Refuse, v. i. To deny compliance; not to comply.
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Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse. Garth.
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If ye refuse . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword. Isa. i. 20.
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Refuse, n. Refusal. [Obs.] Fairfax.
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Refuse (r?f?s;277), n. [F. refus refusal, also, that which is refused. See to deny.] That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.
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Syn. -- Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.
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Refuse, a. Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.
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Everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 1. Sam. xv. 9.
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Refuser (r?f?z?r), n. One who refuses or rejects.
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Refusion (r?f?zh?n), n. [Pref. re-+ fusion.]
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1. New or repeated melting, as of metals.
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2. Restoration. “This doctrine of the refusion of the soul.” Bp. Warbuton.
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Refut (rĕfụt), n. [OF. refuite.] Refuge. “Thou haven of refut.” [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Refutability (r?f?t?b?l?t?), n. The quality of being refutable.
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Refutable (r?f?t?b'l;277), a. [Cf. F. réfutable.] Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.
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Refutal (r?f?tal), n. Act of refuting; refutation.
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Refutation (r?f?t?sh?n), n. [L. refutatio: cf. F. réfutation.] The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
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Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation. Macaulay.
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Refutatory (r?f?t?t?r?), a. [L. refutatorius: cf. F. réfutatoire.] Tending tu refute; refuting.
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Refute (r?F3t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refuting.] [F. réfuter, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. , to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant.
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There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes. Addison.
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Syn. -- To confute; disprove. See .
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Refuter (-f?t?r), n. One who, or that which, refutes.
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Regain (r?g?n), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner.] To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.
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Syn. -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.
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Regal (r?gal), a. [L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king. See , and cf. , , .] Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway. “The regal title.” Shak.
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He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton.
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Syn. -- Kingly; royal. See .
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Regal, n. [F. régale, It. regale. CF. .] (Mus.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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Regale (r?g?l?), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. régale. See .] A prerogative of royalty. [R.] Johnson.
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Regale (r?g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regaled (-g?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Regaling.] [F. régaler, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff. ), or cf. Sp. gala graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. ), or most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.] To enerta�n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.
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Regale, v. i. To feast; t� fare sumtuously.
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Regale, n. [F. régal. See , v. t.] A sumptuous repast; a banquet. Johnson. Cowper.
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Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. E. E. Hale.
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Regalement (-ment), n. The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment.
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Regaler (-g?l?r), n. One who regales.
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Regalia (r?g?l??), n. pl. [LL., from L. regalisregal. See .] 1. That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.
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2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
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3. Sumptuous food; delicacies. [Obs.] Cotton.
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Coloq. Regalia of a church , the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony. Brande & C.
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Regalia, n. A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed.
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Regalian (-an), a. Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives. Hallam.
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Regalism (r?gal?z'm), n. The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy. [R.] Cardinal Manning.
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Regality (r?g?l?t?), n. [LL. regalitas, from L. regalis regal, royal. See , and cf. .]
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1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
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[Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie. Spenser.
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He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon.
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2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.]
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Regally (r?gall?), adv. In a regal or royal manner.
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Regard (r?g?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Regarding.] [F. regarder; pref. re- re + garder to guard, heed, keep. See , and cf. .] 1. To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
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Your niece regards me with an eye of favor. Shak.
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2. Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [Obs.]
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It is peninsula which regardeth the mainland. Sandys.
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That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass�ent of a hill, flanked with wood and regarding the river. Evelyn.
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3. To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
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If much you note him,
You offened him; . . . feed, and regard him not. Shak.
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4. To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.
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5. To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
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His associates seem to have regarded him with kindness. Macaulay.
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6. To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
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He that regardeth thae day, regardeth it into the LOrd. Rom. xiv. 6.
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Here's Beaufort, that regards nor God nor king. Shak.
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7. To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition. “Nether regarding that she is my child, nor fearing me as if II were her father.” Shak.
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8. To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that.
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Syn. -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; esteem; estimate; value. See .
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Regard (r?g?rd), v. i. To look attentively; to consider; to notice. [Obs.] Shak.
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Regard, n. [F. regard See , v. t.] 1. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
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But her, with stern regard, he thus repelled. Milton.
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2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
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Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard. Shak.
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3. That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.
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He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable regards. A. Smith.
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Save the long-sought regards of woman, nothing is sweeter than those marks of childish preference. Hawthorne.
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4. State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
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A man of meanest regard amongst them, neither having wealth or power. Spenser.
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5. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
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Sad pause and deep regard become the sage. Shak.
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6. Matter for consideration; account; condition. [Obs.] “Reason full of good regard.” Shak.
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7. Respect; relation; reference.
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Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with regard to themselves; in justice and goodness with regard to their neighbors; and piefy toward God. I. Watts.
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☞ The phrase in regard of was formerly used as equivalent in meaning to on account of, but in modern usage is often improperly substituted for in respect to, or in regard to. G. P. Marsh.
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Change was thought necessary in regard of the injury the church did receive by a number of things then in use. Hooker.
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In regard of its security, it had a great advantage over the bandboxes. Dickens.
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8. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.]
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Throw out our eyes for brave Othello,
Even till we make the main and the aërial blue
An indistinct regard. Shak.
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9. (O.Eng.Law) Supervision; inspection.
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Coloq. At regard of , in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] “Bodily penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell.” Chaucer. -- Coloq. Court of regard , a forest court formerly held in England every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running after deer; -- called also survey of dogs. Blackstone.
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Syn. -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.
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Regardable (-?b'l), a. Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Regardant (-ant), a. [F. regardant, fr. regarder. See , v. t.] [Written also regardant.] 1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.
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[He] turns thither his regardant eye. Southey.
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2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.
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3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.
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Regarder (r?g?rd?r), n. 1. One who regards.
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2. (Eng. Forest law) An officer appointed to supervise the forest. Cowell.
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Regardful (-f?l), a. Heedful; attentive; observant. -- Regardfully, adv.
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Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart. South.
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Syn. -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.
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Regarding, prep. Concerning; respecting.
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Regardless, a. 1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity.
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Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. Milton.
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2. Not regarded; slighted. [R.] Spectator.
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Syn. -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.
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-- Regardlessly, adv. -- Regardlessness, n.
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Regather (r?g?th?r), v. t. To gather again.
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Regatta (r?g?tt?), n.; pl. Regattas (-t�z). [It. regatta, regata.] Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.
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Regel (r?g?l), n. (Astron.) See .
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Regelate (r?j?l?t or r?j?-), v. i. (Physics) To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice.
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Regelation (-l?sh?n), n. [Pref. re- + L. gelatio a freezing.] (Physics) The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice.
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☞ Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32� Fahrenheit, with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation. Faraday.
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Regence (r?jens), n. Rule. [Obs.] Hudibras.
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Regency (r?jens?), n.; pl. Regencies (-s�z). [CF. F. régence, LL. regentia. See , a.] 1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
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2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. Sir W. Temple.
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3. A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability.
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A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. Lowth.
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Regeneracy (r?j?n?r?s?), n. [See .] The state of being regenerated. Hammond.
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Regenerate (-?t), a. [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See .] 1. Reproduced.
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The earthly author of my blood,
Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak.
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2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
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