REDOUT — REERMOUSE

REDOUT — REERMOUSE NWAD REDOUT.1

REDOUT, n. [L. reductus, reduco, to bring back; literally a retreat. The usual orthography, redoubt, is egregiously erroneous.] NWAD REDOUT.1

In fortification, an outwork; a small square fort without any defense, except in front; used in trenches, lines of circumvallation, contravallation and approach to defend passages, etc. NWAD REDOUT.2

REDOUTABLE, a. NWAD REDOUTABLE.1

Formidable; that is to be dreaded; terrible to foes; as a redoubtable hero. Hence the implied sense is valiant. NWAD REDOUTABLE.2

REDOUTED, a. Formidable. [Not in use.] NWAD REDOUTED.1

REDPOLE, n. A bird with a red head or poll, of the genus Fringilla. NWAD REDPOLE.1

REDRAFT, v.t. [re and draft.] To draw or draft anew. NWAD REDRAFT.1

REDRAFT, n. NWAD REDRAFT.2

1. A second draft or copy. NWAD REDRAFT.3

2. In the French commercial code, a new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, by which he reimburses to himself the amount of the protested bill with costs and charges. NWAD REDRAFT.4

REDRAFTED, pp. Drafted again; transcribed into a new copy. NWAD REDRAFTED.1

REDRAFTING, ppr. Redrawing; drafting or transcribing again. NWAD REDRAFTING.1

REDRAW, v.t. [re and draw.] NWAD REDRAW.1

1. To draw again. In commerce, to draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers. NWAD REDRAW.2

2. To draw a second draft or copy. NWAD REDRAW.3

REDRESS, v.t. NWAD REDRESS.1

1. To set right; to amend. NWAD REDRESS.2

In yonder spring of roses, find what to redress till noon. NWAD REDRESS.3

[In this sense, as applied to material things, rarely used.] NWAD REDRESS.4

2. To remedy; to repair; to relieve from, and sometimes to indemnify for; as, to redress wrongs; to redress injuries; to redress grievances. Sovereigns are bound to protect their subjects, and redress their grievances. NWAD REDRESS.5

3. To ease; to relieve; as, she labored to redress my pain. NWAD REDRESS.6

[We use this verb before the person or the thing. We say, to redress an injured person, or to redress the injury. The latter is most common.] NWAD REDRESS.7

REDRESS, n. NWAD REDRESS.8

1. Reformation; amendment. NWAD REDRESS.9

For us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. NWAD REDRESS.10

[This sense is now unusual.] NWAD REDRESS.11

2. Relief; remedy; deliverance from wrong, injury or oppression; as the redress of grievances. We applied to government, but could obtain no redress. NWAD REDRESS.12

There is occasion for redress when the cry is universal. NWAD REDRESS.13

3. Reparation; indemnification. [This sense is often directly intended or implied in redress.] NWAD REDRESS.14

4. One who gives relief. NWAD REDRESS.15

Fair majesty, the refuge and redress of those whom fate pursues and wants oppress. NWAD REDRESS.16

REDRESSED, pp. Remedied; set right; relieved; indemnified. NWAD REDRESSED.1

REDRESSER, n. One who gives redress. NWAD REDRESSER.1

REDRESSING, ppr. Setting right; relieving; indemnifying. NWAD REDRESSING.1

REDRESSIVE, a. Affording relief. NWAD REDRESSIVE.1

REDRESSLESS, a. Without amendment; without relief. NWAD REDRESSLESS.1

REDSEAR, v.i. [red and sear.] To break or crack when too hot, as iron under the hammer; a term of workmen. NWAD REDSEAR.1

REDSHANK, n. NWAD REDSHANK.1

1. A bird of the genus Scolopax. NWAD REDSHANK.2

2. A contemptuous appellation for bare legged persons. NWAD REDSHANK.3

REDSHORT, a. [red and short.] Brittle, or breaking short when red hot, as a metal; a term of workmen. NWAD REDSHORT.1

REDSTART, REDTAIL, n. [red and start.] A bird of the genus Motacilla. NWAD REDSTART.1

REDSTREAK, n. [red and streak.] NWAD REDSTREAK.1

1. A sort of apple, so called from its red streaks. NWAD REDSTREAK.2

2. Cider pressed from the red streak apples. NWAD REDSTREAK.3

REDUCE, v.t. [L. reduco; re and duco, to lead or bring.] NWAD REDUCE.1

1. Literally, to bring back; as, to reduce these bloody days again. NWAD REDUCE.2

[In this sense, not in use.] NWAD REDUCE.3

2. To bring to a former state. NWAD REDUCE.4

It were but just and equal to reduce me to my dust. NWAD REDUCE.5

3. To bring to any state or condition, good or bad; as, to reduce civil or ecclesiastical affairs to order; to reduce a man to poverty; to reduce a state to distress; to reduce a substance to powder; to reduce a sum to fractions; to reduce on to despair. NWAD REDUCE.6

4. To diminish in length, breadth, thickness, size, quantity or value; as, to reduce expenses; to reduce the quantity of any thing; to reduce the intensity of heat; to reduce the brightness of color light; to reduce a sum or amount; to reduce the price of goods. NWAD REDUCE.7

5. To lower; to degrade; to impair in dignity or excellence. NWAD REDUCE.8

Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten on something belonging to it, to reduce it. NWAD REDUCE.9

6. To subdue; to bring into subjection. The Romans reduced Spain, Gaul and Britain by their arms. NWAD REDUCE.10

7. To reclaim to order. NWAD REDUCE.11

8. To bring, as into a class, order, genus or species; to bring under rules or within certain limits of description; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce men to tribes; to reduce language to rules. NWAD REDUCE.12

9. In arithmetic, to change numbers from one denomination into another without altering their value; or to change numbers of one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce a dollar to a hundred cents, or a hundred cents to a dollar. NWAD REDUCE.13

10. In algebra, to reduce equations, is to clear them of all superfluous quantities, bring them to their lowest terms, and separate the known from the unknown, till at length the unknown quantity only is found on one side and the known ones on the other. NWAD REDUCE.14

11. In metallurgy, to bring back metallic substances which have been divested of their form, into their original state of metals. NWAD REDUCE.15

12. In surgery, to restore to its proper place or state a dislocated or fractured bone. NWAD REDUCE.16

To reduce a figure, design or draught, to make a copy of it larger or smaller than the original, but preserving the form and proportion. NWAD REDUCE.17

REDUCED, pp. Brought back; brought to a former state; brought into any state or condition; diminished; subdued; impoverished. NWAD REDUCED.1

REDUCEMENT, n. The act of bringing back; the act of diminishing; the act of subduing; reduction. NWAD REDUCEMENT.1

[This word is superseded by reduction.] NWAD REDUCEMENT.2

REDUCER, n. One that reduces. NWAD REDUCER.1

REDUCIBLE, a. That may be reduced. NWAD REDUCIBLE.1

All the parts of painting are reducible into these mentioned by the author. NWAD REDUCIBLE.2

REDUCIBLENESS, n. The quality of being reducible. NWAD REDUCIBLENESS.1

REDUCING, ppr. Bringing back; bringing to a former state, or to a different state or form; diminishing; subduing; impoverishing. NWAD REDUCING.1

REDUCT, v.t. [L. reductus, reduco.] To reduce. [Not in use.] NWAD REDUCT.1

REDUCT, n. In building, a little place taken out of a larger to make it more regular and uniform, or for some other convenience. NWAD REDUCT.2

REDUCTION, n. [L. reductio.] NWAD REDUCTION.1

1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; as the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order. NWAD REDUCTION.2

2. Diminution; as the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of the national debt. NWAD REDUCTION.3

3. Conquest; subjugation; as the reduction of a province to the power of a foreign nation. NWAD REDUCTION.4

4. In arithmetic, the bringing of numbers of different denominations into one denomination; as the reduction of pounds, ounces, pennyweights and grains to grains, or the reduction of grains to pounds; the reduction of days and hours to minutes, or of minutes to hours and days. The change of numbers of a higher denomination into a lower, as of pounds into pence or farthings, is called reduction descending; the change of numbers of a lower denomination into a higher, as of cents into dimes, dollars or eagles, is called reduction ascending. Hence the rule for bringing sums of different denominations into one denomination, is called reduction. NWAD REDUCTION.5

5. In algebra, reduction of equations is the clearing of them of all superfluous quantities, bringing them to their lowest terms and separating the known from the unknown, till the unknown quantity alone is found on one side, and the known ones of the other. NWAD REDUCTION.6

6. Reduction of a figure, men, etc. is the making of a copy of it on a smaller or larger scale, preserving the form and proportions. NWAD REDUCTION.7

7. In surgery, the operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured bone to its former place. NWAD REDUCTION.8

8. In metallurgy, the operation of bringing metallic substances which have been changed, or divested of their metallic form, into their natural and original state of metals. This is called also revivification. NWAD REDUCTION.9

REDUCTIVE, a. Having the power of reducing. NWAD REDUCTIVE.1

REDUCTIVE, n. That which has the power of reducing. NWAD REDUCTIVE.2

REDUCTIVELY, adv. By reduction; by consequence. NWAD REDUCTIVELY.1

REDUNDANCE, REDUNDANCY, n. [L. redundantia, red-undo. See Redound.] NWAD REDUNDANCE.1

1. Excess or superfluous quantity; superfluity; superabundance; as a redundancy of bile. NWAD REDUNDANCE.2

Labor throws off redundancies. NWAD REDUNDANCE.3

2. In discourse, superfluity of words. NWAD REDUNDANCE.4

REDUNDANT, a. NWAD REDUNDANT.1

1. Superfluous; exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as a redundant quantity of bile or food. NWAD REDUNDANT.2

Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh. NWAD REDUNDANT.3

Redundant words, in writing or discourse, are such as are synonymous with others used, or such as add nothing to the sense or force of the expression. NWAD REDUNDANT.4

2. Using more words or images than are necessary or useful. NWAD REDUNDANT.5

Where an author is redundant, mark those paragraphs to be retrenched. NWAD REDUNDANT.6

3. In music, a redundant chord is one which contains a greater number of tones, semitones or lesser intervals, than it does in its natural state, as from fa to sol sharp. It is called by some authors, a chord extremely sharp. NWAD REDUNDANT.7

REDUNDANTLY, adv. With superfluity or excess; superfluously; superabundantly. NWAD REDUNDANTLY.1

REDUPLICATE, v.t. [L. reduplico; re and duplico. See Duplicate.] NWAD REDUPLICATE.1

To double. NWAD REDUPLICATE.2

REDUPLICATE, a. Double. NWAD REDUPLICATE.3

REDUPLICATION, n. The act of doubling. NWAD REDUPLICATION.1

REDUPLICATIVE, a. Double. NWAD REDUPLICATIVE.1

REDWING, n. [red and wing.] A bird of the Turdus. NWAD REDWING.1

REE, RE, n. A small Portuguese coin or money of account, value about one mill and a fourth, American money. NWAD REE.1

REE, v.t. [This belongs to the root of rid, riddle, which see.] NWAD REE.2

To riddle; to sift; that is, to separate or throw off. [Not in use or local.] NWAD REE.3

RE-ECHO, v.t. [re and echo.] To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills re-echo the roar of cannon. NWAD RE-ECHO.1

RE-ECHO, v.i. [supra.] To echo back; to return back or be reverberated; as an echo. NWAD RE-ECHO.2

And a loud groan re-echoes from the main. NWAD RE-ECHO.3

RE-ECHO, n. The echo of an echo. NWAD RE-ECHO.4

RE-ECHOED, pp. [supra.] Returned, as sound; reverberated again. NWAD RE-ECHOED.1

RE-ECHOING, ppr. Returning or reverberating an echo. NWAD RE-ECHOING.1

REECHY, a. [a mis-spelling of reeky. See Reek.] NWAD REECHY.1

Tarnished with smoke; sooty; foul; as a reechy neck. NWAD REECHY.2

REED, n. NWAD REED.1

1. The common name of many aquatic plants; most of them large grasses, with hollow jointed stems, such as the common reed of the genus Arundo, the bamboo, etc. The bur-reed is of the genus Sparganium; the Indian Flowering reed of the genus Canna. NWAD REED.2

2. A musical pipe; reeds being anciently used for instruments of music. NWAD REED.3

3. A little tube through which a hautboy, bassoon or clarinet is blown. NWAD REED.4

4. An arrow, as made of a reed headed. NWAD REED.5

5. Thatch. NWAD REED.6

REEDED, a. NWAD REEDED.1

1. Covered with reeds. NWAD REEDED.2

2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds. NWAD REEDED.3

REEDEN, a. ree’dn. Consisting of a reed or reeds’ as reeden pipes. NWAD REEDEN.1

REEDGRASS, n. A plant, bur-reed, of the genus Sparganium. NWAD REEDGRASS.1

RE-EDIFICATION, n. [from re-edify.] Act or operation of rebuilding; state of being rebuilt. NWAD RE-EDIFICATION.1

RE-EDIFIED, pp. Rebuilt. NWAD RE-EDIFIED.1

RE-EDIFY, v.t. NWAD RE-EDIFY.1

To rebuild; to build again after destruction. NWAD RE-EDIFY.2

RE-EDIFYING, ppr. Rebuilding. NWAD RE-EDIFYING.1

REEDLESS, a. Destitute of reeds; as reedless banks. NWAD REEDLESS.1

REEDMACE, n. A plant of the genus Typha. NWAD REEDMACE.1

REEDY, a. Abounding with reeds; as a reedy pool. NWAD REEDY.1

REEF, n. NWAD REEF.1

A certain portion of a sail between the top or bottom and a row of eyelet holes, which is folded or rolled up to contract the sail, when the violence of the wind renders it necessary. NWAD REEF.2

REEF, n. NWAD REEF.3

A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. NWAD REEF.4

REEF, v.t. [from the noun.] To contract or reduce the extent of a sail by rolling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard. NWAD REEF.5

REEF-BANK, n. A piece of canvas sewed across a sail, to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes are formed. NWAD REEF-BANK.1

REEFED, pp. Having a portion of the top or bottom folded and made fast to the yard. NWAD REEFED.1

REEFING, ppr. Folding and making fast to the yard, as a portion of a sail. NWAD REEFING.1

REEF-LINE, n. A small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed through the holes of the reef spirally. NWAD REEF-LINE.1

REEF-TACKLE, n. A tackle upon deck, communicating with its pendant, and passing through a block at the top-mast head, and through a hole in the top-sail-yard-arm, is attached to a cringle below the lowest reef; used to pull the skirts of the top-sails close to the extremities of the yards to lighten the labor of reefing. NWAD REEF-TACKLE.1

REEK, n. NWAD REEK.1

1. Vapor; steam. NWAD REEK.2

2. A rick, which see. NWAD REEK.3

REEK, v.i. [L. fragro. The primary sense is to send out or emit, to extend, to reach.] NWAD REEK.4

To steam; to exhale; to emit vapor; applied especially to the vapor of certain moist substances, rather than to the smoke of burning bodies. NWAD REEK.5

I found me laid in balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun soon dry’d, and on the reeking moisture fed. NWAD REEK.6

Whose blood yet reeks on my avenging sword. NWAD REEK.7

REEKING, ppr. Steaming; emitting vapor. NWAD REEKING.1

REEKY, a. Smoky; soiled with smoke or steam; foul. NWAD REEKY.1

REEL, n. [See Reel, to stagger.] NWAD REEL.1

1. A frame or machine turning on an axis, and on which yarn is extended for winding, either into skeins, or from skeins on to spools and quills. On a reel also seamen wind their log-lines, etc. NWAD REEL.2

2. A kind of dance. NWAD REEL.3

REEL, v.t. To gather yarn from the spindle. NWAD REEL.4

REEL, v.i. NWAD REEL.5

To stagger; to incline or move in walking, first to one side and then to the other; to vacillate. NWAD REEL.6

He with heavy fumes opprest, reel’d from the palace and retir’d to rest. NWAD REEL.7

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. Psalm 107:27. NWAD REEL.8

RE-ELECT, v.t. [re and elect.] To elect again; as, to re-elect the former governor. NWAD RE-ELECT.1

RE-ELECTED, pp. Elected again; re-chosen. NWAD RE-ELECTED.1

RE-ELECTING, ppr. Electing again. NWAD RE-ELECTING.1

RE-ELECTION, n. Election a second time, or repeated election; as the re-election of a former representative. NWAD RE-ELECTION.1

RE-ELIGIBILITY, n. The capacity of being re-elected to the same office. NWAD RE-ELIGIBILITY.1

RE-ELIGIBLE, a. [re and eligible.] Capable of being elected again to the same office. NWAD RE-ELIGIBLE.1

RE-EMBARK, v.t. [re and embark.] To embark or put on board again. NWAD RE-EMBARK.1

RE-EMBARK, v.i. To embark or go on board again. NWAD RE-EMBARK.2

RE-EMBARKATION, n. A putting on board or a going on board again. NWAD RE-EMBARKATION.1

RE-EMBATTLE, v.t. [re and embattle.] To array again for battle; to arrange again in the order of battle. NWAD RE-EMBATTLE.1

RE-EMBATTLED, pp. Arrayed again for battle. NWAD RE-EMBATTLED.1

RE-EMBATTLING, ppr. Arranging again in battle array. NWAD RE-EMBATTLING.1

RE-EMBODY, v.t. [re and embody.] To embody again. NWAD RE-EMBODY.1

RE-ENACT, v.t. [re and enact.] To enact again. NWAD RE-ENACT.1

RE-ENACTED, pp. Enacted again. NWAD RE-ENACTED.1

RE-ENACTING, ppr. Enacting anew; passing again into a law. NWAD RE-ENACTING.1

RE-ENACTION, n. The passing into a law again. NWAD RE-ENACTION.1

RE-ENACTMENT, n. The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law. NWAD RE-ENACTMENT.1

RE-ENFORCE, v.t. [re and enforce.] To strengthen with new force, assistance or support, as to re-enforce an argument; but particularly, to strengthen an army or a fort with additional troops, or a navy with additional ships. NWAD RE-ENFORCE.1

RE-ENFORCED, pp. Strengthened by additional force, troops or ships. NWAD RE-ENFORCED.1

RE-ENFORCEMENT, n. NWAD RE-ENFORCEMENT.1

1. The act of re-enforcing. NWAD RE-ENFORCEMENT.2

2. Additional force; fresh assistance; particularly, additional troops or force to augment the strength of an army or of ships. NWAD RE-ENFORCEMENT.3

3. Any augmentation of strength or force by something added. NWAD RE-ENFORCEMENT.4

RE-ENFORCING, ppr. Strengthening by additional force. NWAD RE-ENFORCING.1

RE-ENGAGE, v.t. To engage a second time. NWAD RE-ENGAGE.1

RE-ENGAGE, v.i. To engage again; to enlist a second time; to covenant again. NWAD RE-ENGAGE.2

RE-ENJOY, v.t. [re and enjoy.] To enjoy anew or a second time. NWAD RE-ENJOY.1

RE-ENJOYED, pp. Enjoyed again. NWAD RE-ENJOYED.1

RE-ENJOYING, ppr. Enjoying anew. NWAD RE-ENJOYING.1

RE-ENJOYMENT, n. A second or repeated enjoyment. NWAD RE-ENJOYMENT.1

RE-ENKINDLE, v.t. [re and enkindle.] To enkindle again; to rekindle. NWAD RE-ENKINDLE.1

RE-ENKINDLED, pp. Enkindled again. NWAD RE-ENKINDLED.1

RE-ENKINDLING, ppr. Enkindling anew. NWAD RE-ENKINDLING.1

RE-ENLIST, v.t. To enlist a second time. [See Re-inlist.] NWAD RE-ENLIST.1

RE-ENTER, v.t. [re and enter.] To enter again or anew. NWAD RE-ENTER.1

RE-ENTER, v.i. To enter anew. NWAD RE-ENTER.2

RE-ENTERED, pp. Entered again. NWAD RE-ENTERED.1

RE-ENTERING, ppr. NWAD RE-ENTERING.1

1. Entering anew. NWAD RE-ENTERING.2

2. Entering in return; as salient and re-entering angles. NWAD RE-ENTERING.3