Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: royalty – ruffle
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royalty, n. [OFr roialté, see royal, adj.]
- Glory; reward.
- Power; authority; sovereignty.
rub (-bed), v. [ME rubben.]
Wipe; clean; polish; scour; apply friction; put pressure on.
rubbers, n. [see rub, v.]
Overshoes or galoshes made of caoutchouc (rubber).
ruby, adj. [see ruby, n.]
Red; carmine-colored.
ruby (-'s, rubies), n. [OFr rubi.]
- Red spinel; rare gem; rosy corundum; precious stone; valuable mineral of colors such as carmine, violet, hyacinth, orange-red, vermcille, or rubicel.
- Red wine.
ruddy (ruddier), adj. [OE.]
- Glowing; illuminating; flaming
- Rosy; healthy; having good blood circulation.
- Red; reddish.
rude, adj. [OFr ruide or L. rudis, unformed, inexperienced.]
Rough; of coarse manners; unpolished; uncivil; clownish; rustic; as, a rude countryman; rude behavior; rude treatment; a rude attack.
rudiment (-s), n. [L. rudīmentum, beginning, first < rudis, rude.]
- First principle; basic element; primary concept; thing that beginners learn first.
- Neophyte; imperfect member; one not fully formed.
- Rendering; allusion; echo of Biblical passages.
ruff, adj. [see rough and ruffle.]
Frill; lace collar; fine-spun border; circular white edge of a neckline.
ruffle, n. [Origin obscure, perhaps imitative.]
Drum roll; snare sound; trilling beat; military band sound; [fig.] mark of respect.