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2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
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While romp-loving miss
Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.
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Romping (rŏmpĭng), a. Inclined to romp; indulging in romps.
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A little romping girl from boarding school. W. Irving.
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Rompingly, adv. In a romping manner.
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Rompish, a. Given to rude play; inclined to romp; frolicsome.
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--- Rompish, adv. -- Rompishness, n.
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Rompu (?), a. [F. rompu, p. p. of rompre to breeak, L. rumpere. See .] (Her.) Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like.
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Roncador (rŏṉkȧdōr), n. [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of California sciænoid food fishes, especially Roncador Stearnsi, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (Corvina saturna syn. Johnius saturna).
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Ronchil (?), n. [Cf. Sp. ronquillo slightly hoarse.] (Zoöl.) An American marine food fish (Bathymaster signatus) of the North Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish. [Written also ronquil.]
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Ronco (?), n. [Sp. ronco hoarse.] (Zoöl.) See , n., 2. (a). [Texas]
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Rondache (?), n. [F.] (Anc. Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
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Ronde (?), n. [F.] (Print.) A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look.
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Rondeau (?), n. [F. See .] [Written also rondo.] 1. A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule.
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☞ When the rondeau was called the rondel it was mostly written in fourteen octosyllabic lines of two rhymes, as in the rondels of Charles d'Orleans. . . . In the 17th century the approved form of the rondeau was a structure of thirteen verses with a refrain. Encyc. Brit.
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2. (Mus.) See , 1.
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Rondel (?), n. [Cf. , .] 1. (Fort.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. [Obs.]
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2. [F.] (a) Same as . (b) Specifically, a particular form of rondeau containing fourteen lines in two rhymes, the refrain being a repetition of the first and second lines as the seventh and eighth, and again as the thirteenth and fourteenth. E. W. Gosse.
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Rondeletia (?), n. [NL. So named after William Rondelet, a French naturalist.] (Bot.) A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.
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Rondle (?), n. [Cf. .] 1. A rondeau. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. A round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible.
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Rondo (?), n. [It. rondò, fr. F. rondeau. See .] 1. (Mus.) A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. “The Rondo-form was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical construction.” Grove.
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2. (Poetry) See , 1.
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Rondure (?), n. [Cf. F. rondeur roundness.] 1. A round; a circle. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. Roundness; plumpness. [R.]
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High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown
Of maiden rondure, like the rose half-blown. Lowell.
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Rong (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of . Chaucer.
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Rong, n. Rung (of a ladder). [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Rongeur (?), n. [F., fr. ronger to gnaw.] (Surg.) An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.
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Ronin (?), n. [Jap. rō-nin, fr. Chin. lang profligate, lawless + jên (old sound nīn) man.] In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized and had become a wanderer without a lord; an outcast; an outlaw.
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{ Ronion, Ronyon } (?), n. [F. rogne scab, mange.] A mangy or scabby creature.
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“Aroint thee, with!” the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
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Ronne (?), obs. imp. pl., and Ronnen (�), obs. p. p. of , to run. Chaucer.
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Ront (?), n. [See .] A runt. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Röntgen, Roentgen (?), a. Of or pertaining to the German physicist Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen, or the rays discovered by him; as, Röntgen apparatus.
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Röntgenize (?), v. t. (Physics) To render (air or other gas) conducting by the passage of Röntgen rays.
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Röntgen ray, Roentgen ray. [see .] (Physics) An ; originally, the term was applied to any of the rays produced when cathode rays strike upon surface of a solid (as the wall of the vacuum tube), but now it refers specifically to electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths from 10-3 nm to 10 nm, immediately below ultraviolet radiation on the wavelength scale. Röntgen rays are noted for their penetration of opaque substances, as wood and flesh, their action on photographic plates, and their fluorescent effects. They were called X rays by their discoverer, W. K. Röntgen. They are one of the forms of ionizing radiation, which can have damaging effects on living cells. They also ionize gases, but cannot be reflected, or polarized, or deflected by a magnetic field. They are used in examining opaque objects, especially in medicine for visualizing organs and other objects inside the human body, as for locating fractures or bullets, and examining internal organs for abnormalities.
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Rood (r�d), n. [AS. rōd a cross; akin to OS. rōda, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. a measure.] 1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it.
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☞ Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, and holding the cross on which the Son is represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the principal figures.
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Savior, in thine image seen
Bleeding on that precious rood. Wordsworth.
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2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
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Coloq. By the rood , by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. “No, by the rood, not so.” Shak. -- Coloq. Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. -- Coloq. Rood loft (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view. Gwilt. -- Coloq. Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, over which the rood was placed. Fairholt. -- Coloq. Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was called also rood steeple. Weale. -- Coloq. Rood tree , the cross. [Obs.] “Died upon the rood tree.” Gower.
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Roodebok (?), n. [D. rood red + bok buck.] (Zoöl.) The pallah.
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Roody (?), a. Rank in growth. [Prov. Eng.]
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Roof (?), n. [OE. rof, AS. hr�f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr�f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr�st roof, Goth. hr�t. Cf. .] 1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see ) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.
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2. That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth.
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The flowery roof
Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton.
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3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
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Coloq. Bell roof , Coloq. French roof , etc. (Arch.) See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Flat roof . (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination. -- Coloq. Roof plate . (Arch.) See , n., 10.
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Roof (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.] 1. To cover with a roof.
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I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison.
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2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.
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Here had we now our country's honor roofed. Shak.
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Roofer (?), n. One who puts on roofs.
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Roofing, n. 1. The act of covering with a roof.
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2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt.
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3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Southey.
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4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond.
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Roofless, a. 1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house.
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2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless.
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Rooflet (?), n. A small roof, covering, or shelter.
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Rooftree (?), n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
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Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson.
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Roofy (?), a. Having roofs. [R.] Dryden.
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Rook (r�k), n. Mist; fog. See . [Obs.]
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Rook, v. i. To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] Shak.
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Rook, n. [F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car. Cf. .] (Chess) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
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Rook, n. [AS. hrōc; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hrōkr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.] 1. (Zoöl.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.
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The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend. Pennant.
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2. A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper. Wycherley.
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Rook, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rooked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rooking.] To cheat; to defraud by cheating. “A band of rooking officials.” Milton.
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Rookery (?), n.; pl. Rookeries (�). 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson.
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2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
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3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
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4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
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5. A brothel. [Low]
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Rooky (-�), a. [See .] Misty; gloomy. [Obs.]
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Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak.
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☞ Some make this Shakespearean word mean “abounding in rooks.”
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Room (r�m), n. [OE. roum, rum, space, AS. rūm; akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. rūm, D. ruim, G. raum, OHG. rūm, Sw. & Dan. rum, Goth. rūms, and to AS. rūm, adj., spacious, D. ruim, Icel. rūmr, Goth. rūms; and prob. to L. rus country (cf. ), Zend ravaṅh wide, free, open, ravan a plain.] 1. Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room.
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Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. Luke xiv. 22.
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There was no room for them in the inn. Luke ii. 7.
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2. A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.
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If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse. Overbury.
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When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room. Luke xiv. 8.
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3. Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber.
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I found the prince in the next room. Shak.
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4. Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated. [Obs.]
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When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod. Matt. ii. 22.
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Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven. Tyndale.
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Let Bianca take her sister's room. Shak.
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5. Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope.
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There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance. Addison.
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Coloq. Room and space (Shipbuilding), the distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the next rib; space being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, and room the width of a rib. -- Coloq. To give room , to withdraw; to leave or provide space unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated. -- Coloq. To make room , to open a space, way, or passage; to remove obstructions; to give room.
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Make room, and let him stand before our face. Shak.
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Syn. -- Space; compass; scope; latitude.
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Room (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rooming.] To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together.
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Room, a. [AS. rūm.] Spacious; roomy. [Obs.]
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No roomer harbour in the place. Chaucer.
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Roomage (?), n. [From . CF. .] Space; place; room. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
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Roomer (?), n. A lodger. [Colloq.]
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Roomer (?), adv. [See , a.] At a greater distance; farther off. [Obs.] Sir J. Harrington.
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Roomful (?), a. Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. “A roomful house.” [R.] Donne.
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Roomful, n.; pl. Roomfuls (�). As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men. Swift.
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Roomily (?), adv. Spaciously.
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Roominess, n. The quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness; as, the roominess of a hall.
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Roomless, a. Being without room or rooms. Udall.
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Roommate (?), n. One of two or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.
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Roomsome (?), a. Roomy. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Roomth (?), n. Room; space. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Roomthy (?), a. Roomy; spacious. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Roomy (?), a. Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a roomy mansion; a roomy deck. Dryden.
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Roon (?), a. & n. Vermilion red; red. [R.]
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Her face was like the lily roon. J. R. Drake.
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Roop (?), n. See . [Prov. Eng.]
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{ Roorback, Roorbach } (?), n. A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.]
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☞ The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from the “Travels of Baron Roorbach.”
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Roosa oil (?). The East Indian name for grass oil. See under .
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Roost (?), n. Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Roost (?), v. t. See , v. t.
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Roost, n. [AS. hrōst; akin to OD. roest roost, roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. .] 1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch.
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He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden.
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2. A collection of fowls roosting together.
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Coloq. At roost , on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
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Roost, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roosting.] 1. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. Wordsworth.
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2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
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O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid,
O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert.
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Roostcock (?), n. The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Rooster (?), n. The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [U.S.]
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Nor, when they [the Skinners and Cow Boys] wrung the neck of a rooster, did they trouble their heads whether he crowed for Congress or King George. W. Irving.
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Root (?), v. i. [AS. wrōtan; akin to wrōt a snout, trunk, D. wroeten to root, G. rüssel snout, trunk, proboscis, Icel. rōta to root, and perhaps to L. rodere to gnaw (E. rodent) or to E. root, n.] 1. To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.
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2. Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.
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Root, v. t. To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
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Root, n. [Icel. rōt (for vrōt); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See .] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or the sweet flag. (b) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some epiphytic orchids.
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