Rhythmer - Riches

Rhythmer (rĭthmẽr or rĭ�-), n. One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter. [R.]
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One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted for a poet. Fuller.
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{ Rhythmic (-mĭk), Rhythmical (-mĭk�l), } a. [Gr. ��: cf. L. rhythmicus, F. rhythmique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm
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Day and night
I worked my rhythmic thought. Mrs. Browning.
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Coloq. Rhythmical accent . (Mus.) See , n., 6 (c).
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Rhythmically, adv. In a rhythmical manner.
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Rhythmics (?), n. The department of musical science which treats of the length of sounds.
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Rhythming (?), a. Writing rhythm; verse making. “The rhythming monk.” Fuller.
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Rhythmless (?), a. Being without rhythm. Coleridge.
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Rhythmometer (?), n. [Rhythm + -meter.] An instrument for marking time in musical movements. See .
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Rhythmus (?), n. [L.] Rhythm.
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Rhytina (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Rial (�), n. A Spanish coin. See . [Obs.]
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Rial, a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Rial (?), n. [From .] A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also ryal.] Brande & C.
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Riant (?), a. [F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L. ridere.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
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In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and riant. Burke.
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Rib (?), n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
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☞ In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by cartilages, and are called sternal, or true, ribs. The remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false, ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are called floating ribs. See .
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2. That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: (a) (Shipbuilding) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel. (b) (Mach. & Structures) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it. (c) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. (d) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth. (e) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
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3. (Bot.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. (b) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
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4. (Arch.) (a) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like. (b) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.
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5. (Mining) (a) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. (b) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support. Raymond.
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6. A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar & Sportive]
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How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own rib. Bp. Hall.
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Coloq. Chuck rib , a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. See . -- Coloq. Fore ribs , a cut of beef immediately in front of the sirloin. -- Coloq. Middle rib , a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the fore ribs. -- Coloq. Rib grass . (Bot.) Same as .
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Rib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ribbing.] 1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
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2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. Shak.
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Coloq. To rib land , to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.
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Ribald (?), n. [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hrīpa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. .] A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. Spenser. Pope.
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Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal. Earle.
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Ribald, a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
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The busy day,
Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. Shak.
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Ribaldish, a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall.
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Ribaldrous (?), a. Of a ribald quality. [R.]
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Ribaldry (?), n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.
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The ribaldry of his conversation moved �stonishment even in that age. Macaulay.
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Riban (?), n. See . [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Riband (?), n. See .
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Coloq. Riband jasper (Min.), a variety of jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and green.
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Riband, n. (Naut.) See . Totten.
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Ribanded, a. Ribboned. B. Jonson.
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Ribaud (?), n. A ribald. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
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Ribaudequin (?), n. [F.] 1. An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon.
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2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
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{ Ribaudred (?), Ribaudrous (?), } a. Filthy; obscene; ribald. [Obs.]
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Ribaudry (?), n. Ribaldry. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ribaudy (?), n. Ribaldry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ribauld (?), n. A ribald. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ribband (?), n. A ribbon. Pope.
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Ribband (?), n. [Rib + band.] [Written also riband, and ribbon.] (Shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework.
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Coloq. Rib-band lines , oblique longitudinal sections of the hull of a vessel. Knight.
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Ribbed (?), a. 1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth.
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2. (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal. Raymond.
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Ribbing (?), n. An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.
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Ribbon (?), n. [OE. riban, OF. riban, F. ruban, probably of German origin; cf. D. ringband collar, necklace, E. ring circle, and band.] [Written also riband, ribband.] 1. A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.
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2. A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
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3. (Shipbuilding) Same as .
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4. pl. Driving reins. [Cant] London Athenæum.
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5. (Her.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
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6. (Spinning) A silver.
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☞ The blue ribbon, and The red ribbon, are phrases often used to designate the British orders of the Garter and of the Bath, respectively, the badges of which are suspended by ribbons of these colors. See Blue ribbon, under .
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Coloq. Ribbon fish . (Zoöl.) (a) Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped marine fish of the family Trachypteridæ, especially the species of the genus Trachypterus, and the oarfish (Regelecus Banksii) of the North Atlantic, which is sometimes over twenty feet long. (b) The hairtail, or bladefish. (c) A small compressed marine fish of the genus Cepola, having a long, slender, tapering tail. The European species (Cepola rubescens) is light red throughout. Called also band fish. -- Coloq. Ribbon grass (Bot.), a variety of reed canary grass having the leaves stripped with green and white; -- called also Lady's garters. See Reed grass, under . -- Coloq. Ribbon seal (Zoöl.), a North Pacific seal (Histriophoca fasciata). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously banded and striped with yellowish white. -- Coloq. Ribbon snake (Zoöl.), a common North American snake (Eutainia saurita). It is conspicuously striped with bright yellow and dark brown. -- Coloq. Ribbon Society , a society in Ireland, founded in the early part of the 19th century in antagonism to the Orangemen. It afterwards became an organization of tennant farmers banded together to prevent eviction by landlords. It took its name from the green ribbon worn by members as a badge. -- Coloq. Ribborn worm . (Zoöl.) (a) A tapeworm. (b) A nemertean.
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Ribbon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribboned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ribboning.] To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.
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Ribbonism (?), n. The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See Ribbon Society, under .
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Ribbonman (?), n.; pl. -men. A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under .
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Ribbonwood (?), n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.
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Ribes (?), n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. rībās a plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.
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Ribibe (?), n. [See .] 1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares.
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2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Ribible (?), n. [See .] A small threestringed viol; a rebec. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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All can be play on gittern or ribible. Chaucer.
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Ribless, a. Having no ribs.
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Ribroast (?), v. t. To beat soundly. [Slang]
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Ribwort (?), n. (Bot.) A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain.
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-ric (?). [AS rīce kingdom, dominion. See .] A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.
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Rice (?), n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ��, ��, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. brīzi, akin to Skr. vrīhi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. .] (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.
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Coloq. Ant rice . (Bot.) See under . -- Coloq. French rice . (Bot.) See . -- Coloq. Indian rice ., a tall reedlike water grass (Zizania aquatica), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc. -- Coloq. Mountain rice , any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. -- Coloq. Rice bunting . (Zoöl.) Same as . -- Coloq. Rice hen (Zoöl.), the Florida gallinule. -- Coloq. Rice mouse (Zoöl.), a large dark-colored field mouse (Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States. -- Coloq. Rice paper , a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper. -- Coloq. Rice troupial (Zoöl.), the bobolink. -- Coloq. Rice water , a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. -- Coloq. Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera. -- Coloq. Rice weevil (Zoöl.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzæ, or Sitophilus oryzæ) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil.
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Ricebird (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink.
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Rice-shell (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
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Rich, (rĭch), a. [Compar. Richer (�); superl. Richest.] [OE. riche, AS. rīce rich, powerful; akin to OS. rīki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. rīhhi, Icel. rīkr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. √283. See , and cf. , , , , .] 1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor. “Rich merchants.” Chaucer.
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The rich [person] hath many friends. Prov. xiv. 20.
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As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash
Of some rich burgher. Milton.
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2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
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If life be short, it shall be glorious;
Each minute shall be rich in some great action. Rowe.
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The gorgeous East with richest hand
Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. Milton.
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3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
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4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents.
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Like to rich and various gems. Milton.
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5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.
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Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. Baker.
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6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
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7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
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8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
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9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
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☞ Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.
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Syn. -- Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious.
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Rich, v. t. To enrich. [Obs.] Gower.
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Riches (?), n. pl. [OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche rich, of German origin. See ,a.] 1. That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.
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Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion, than our neighbors. Locke.
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2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.
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The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. Milton.
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☞ Richesse, the older form of this word, was in the singular number. The form riches, however, is plural in appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural.
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Against the richesses of this world shall they have misease of poverty. Chaucer.
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In one hour so great riches is come to nought. Rev. xviii. 17.
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And for that riches where is my deserving? Shak.
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Syn. -- Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; plenty; abundance.
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