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(b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
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The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant. Sir M. Hale.
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The roll and list of that army doth remain. Sir J. Davies.
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(c) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon. (d) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
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4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.
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5. (Naut.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
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6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
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7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
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8. Part; office; duty; rôle. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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Coloq. Long roll (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to arrange themselves in line. -- Coloq. Master of the rolls . See under . -- Coloq. Roll call , the act, or the time, of calling over a list names, as among soldiers. -- Coloq. Rolls of court , Coloq. of parliament (or of any public body), the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and which constitute the records of such public body. -- Coloq. To call the roll , to call off or recite a list or roll of names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from those present.
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Syn. -- List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See .
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Rollable (rōlȧb'l), a. Capable of being rolled.
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Roller (rōlẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.
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2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery.
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3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
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4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
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5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them. W. Savage.
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6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a map.
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7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
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8. (Zoöl.) Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see .
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9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadæ. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or “tumbling” in flight.
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☞ Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common European species (Coracias garrula) has the head, neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the oriental roller (Eurystomus orientalis), and the Australian roller, or dollar bird (Eurystomus Pacificus). The latter is dark brown on the head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright blue on the throat, base of the tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white spot on the middle of each wing. The lilac-breasted roller of Africa is Corcia caudata caudata, a brightly colored bird of the family Corciidae having malachite green, blue, purple-lilac, brown and sea-green feathers from head to tail; it is a popular sight with tourists in Africa.
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The Lilac-breasted Roller (also lilacbreasted roller, Coracias caudata) is a common resident in large parts of the Southern African region including Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and parts of South Africa.
They are found in a variety of woodland types and will usually be seen hawking for insects from a favoured position in a tall tree, telephone pole or similar vantage point. They tend to be quite noisy when carrying out their characteristic aerobatic display. The Lilacbreasted Roller differs from its Racket-tailed cousin in that it has pointed tail feathers not spatulate tips. The latter bird is less well distributed than the Lilacbreasted and favours moist broad-leafed woodland and hill country.

Lilac breasted roller from an alternative photographic view of Victoria Falls by Chris Worden.
Taken from the Web site of the Zambezi Safari and Travel Co., Ltd.

10. (Zoöl.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidæ.
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Coloq. Ground roller (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground. -- Coloq. Roller bolt , the bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Roller gin , a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for separating the seeds from the fiber. -- Coloq. Roller mill . See under . -- Coloq. Roller skate , a skate which has small wheels in the place of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.
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Roller bearing. (Mach.) A bearing containing friction rollers.
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Roller blade. [from Rollerblade, a trade name.] a type of having more than two wheels, aligned in a single row rather than in two rows.
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Roller coaster. An amusement railroad of varying design in which open cars coast by gravity over a long winding track in a closed circuit, with steep pitches and ascents, and in some cases loops in which the cars are briefly upside-down; typically, the cars are pulled by a chain device to the top of the first peak, after which gravity and momentum provide the only propulsive forces. In some cases, the cars are suspended from a monorail rather than resting on a track, and such cars may be made to swing outward at an angle near to the horizontal. It is a popular amusement at many amusement parks, but is sufficiently frightening to some people that they refuse to ride in one.
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Roller skate. 1. a shoe with a set of wheels attached so that the wearer can glide over a flat surface. To move on such a device is reverred to as to skate or to rollerskate. To rollerskate is a form of recreation or sport.
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2. a metal frame of the size of a shoe, with a set of wheels attached, and with adjustable clamps and straps that permit a shoe to be reversibly fastened to the frame. It serves the same purpose as the roller skate having the shoe permanently attached, but is typically less expensive.
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Rollerskate. to glide on roller skates, as one might on ice skates.
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Rolley (-�), n. [Probably fr. roll.] A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine. Tomlison.
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Rollic (rŏllĭk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rollicked (-lĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rollicking.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking. [Colloq.]
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He described his friends as rollicking blades. T. Hook.
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Rolliche (?), n. [Also Rollejee (�), Rollichie.] [D. rolletje a little roll.] A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey.
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Rolling (?), a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Coloq. Rolling bridge . See the Note under . -- Coloq. Rolling circle of a paddle wheel , the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. J. Bourne. -- Coloq. Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. -- Coloq. Rolling friction , that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. -- Coloq. Rolling mill , a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. -- Coloq. Rolling press . (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. -- Coloq. Rolling stock , or Coloq. Rolling plant , the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- Coloq. Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling-pin (?), n. A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.
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Rollway (?), n. A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream.
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Rolly-poly (?), n. A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a. Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also roly-poly.]
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Rolly-pooly (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins. [Written also rouly-pouly.]
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Rolodex (rôl�dĕks), a. [Trade Mark of Newell Office Products.] A trade name for a type of card file; as, a Rolodex(R) card file. Also used informally and improperly as a noun meaning Rolodex(R) card file.
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Roly-poly (?), n. & a. Rolly-poly.
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Romage (?), n. & v. See . [Obs.] Shak.
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Romaic (?), a. [NGr. ����: cf. F. romaïque. See .] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
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☞ The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. Encyc. Brit.
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Romajikai (?), n. [Jap. rōmajikai, Roman character association.] An association, including both Japanese and Europeans, having for its object the changing of the Japanese method of writing by substituting Roman letters for Japanese characters. Laso known as Hyojun Romajikai.
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Roman (?), a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. , , .] 1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.
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3. (Print.) (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
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Coloq. Roman alum (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron. -- Coloq. Roman balance , a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under , n., 1. -- Coloq. Roman candle , a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited. -- Coloq. Roman Catholic , of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church. -- Coloq. Roman cement , a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement. -- Coloq. Roman law . See under . -- Coloq. Roman nose , a nose somewhat aquiline. -- Coloq. Roman ocher , a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists. Ure. -- Coloq. Roman order (Arch.), the composite order. See , a., 2.
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Roman, n. 1. A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.
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2. Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics.
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Roman calendar. The calendar of the ancient Romans, from which our modern calendars are derived. It is said to have consisted originally of ten months, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December, having a total of 304 days. Numa added two months, Januarius at the beginning of the year, and Februarius at the end, making in all 355 days. He also ordered an intercalary month, Mercedinus, to be inserted every second year. Later the order of the months was changed so that January should come before February. Through abuse of power by the pontiffs to whose care it was committed, this calendar fell into confusion. It was replaced by the Julian calendar. In designating the days of the month, the Romans reckoned backward from three fixed points, the calends, the nones, and the ides. The calends were always the first day of the month. The ides fell on the 15th in March, May, July (Quintilis), and October, and on the 13th in other months. The nones came on the eighth day (the ninth, counting the ides) before the ides. Thus, Jan. 13 was called the ides of January, Jan. 12, the day before the ides, and Jan. 11, the third day before the ides (since the ides count as one), while Jan. 14 was the 19th day before the calends of February.
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Romance (?), n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See , and cf. , , , .] 1. A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like. “Romances that been royal.” Chaucer.
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Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those known as romances. These, such as we now know them, and such as display the characteristics above mentioned, were originally metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the north of France. Hallam.
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2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
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3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
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4. The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
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5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
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6. a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their deep affection openly, by romantic gestures.
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Syn. -- Fable; novel; fiction; tale.
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Romance, a. Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
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Romance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Romancing (?).] To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
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A very brave officer, but apt to romance. Walpole.
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Romancer (?), n. One who romances.
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Romancist (?), n. A romancer. [R.]
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Romancy (?), a. Romantic. [R.]
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Romanesque (?), a. [F. romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.] 1. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
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2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
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Coloq. Romanesque style (Arch.), that which grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic architecture.
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Romanesque, n. Romanesque style.
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Romanic (?), a. [L. Romanicus. See , n.] 1. Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.
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2. Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.
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3. Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.
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Coloq. Romanic spelling , spelling by means of the letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling.
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Romanish (?), a. Pertaining to Romanism.
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Romanism (?), n. The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.
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Romanist, n. One who adheres to Romanism.
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Romanize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Romanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Romanizing (?).] 1. To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms. [R.] Dryden.
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2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.
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Romanize, v. i. 1. To use Latin words and idioms. “Apishly Romanizing.” Milton.
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2. To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.
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Romanizer (?), n. One who Romanizes.
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Romansch (?), n. [Grisons rumansch, rumonsch, romonsch. See .] The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin. [Written also Romansch, and Rumonsch.]
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Romant (?), n. A romaunt. [Obs.]
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Romantic (?), a. [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.
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Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion? South.
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Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic. Addison.
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2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
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3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.
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4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
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Syn. -- Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; extravagant; wild; chimerical. See .
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Coloq. The romantic drama . See under .
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Romantical (?), a. Romantic.
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Romanticaly, adv. In a romantic manner.
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Romanticism (?), n. [CF. It. romanticismo, F. romantisme, romanticisme.] A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi�val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called classical style.
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He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously the founder of romanticism. Lowell.
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Romanticist (?), n. One who advocates romanticism in modern literature. J. R. Seeley.
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Romanticly (?), adv. Romantically. [R.] Strype.
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Romanticness (?), n. The state or quality of being romantic; widness; fancifulness. Richardson.
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Romany (?), n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.] 1. A gypsy.
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2. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies. [Written also Rommany.]
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Romanza (?), n. [It.] See , 5.
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Romaunt (?), n. [See .] A romantic story in verse; as, the “Romaunt of the Rose.”
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O, hearken, loving hearts and bold,
Unto my wild romaunt. Mrs. Browning.
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Romble (?), v. & n. Rumble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Rombowline (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [Written also rumbowline.]
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{ Romeine (?), Romeite (?), } n. [F. roméine. So calledafter the French mineralogist Romé L'Isle.] (Min.) A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.
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Romekin (?), n. [CF. .] A drinking cup. [Written also romkin.] [Obs.] Halliwell.
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{ Rome penny (?), or Rome scot (?) }. See Peter pence, under .
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Romeward (?), adv. Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.
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Romeward, a. Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.
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To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in its Romeward aspect. Gladstone.
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Romic (?), n. A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common Roman-letter alphabet. It is like the palæotype of Mr. Ellis in the general plan, but simpler.
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Romish (?), a. Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense; as, the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual, or ceremonies.
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Romist, n. A Roman Catholic. [R.] South.
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Romp (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Romping.] [A variant of ramp. See to leap, .] 1. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
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2. To go rapidly and without strained effort.
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3. To win easily; -- often used with over, in sports games; as, the Yankees romped over the Boston Red Sox, 10-2.
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Romp, n. 1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
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