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Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile; protrusive.

ildish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey.

In a puerile manner; childishly.

The quality of being puerile; puerility.

f being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument.

A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

Same as Quadrate.

The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72º. Hutton.

Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.

One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.

Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. Rat-tailed larva (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See Eristalis. -- Rat-tailed serpent (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- Rat-tailed shrew (Zoöl.), the musk shrew.

One who, or that which, recoils.

To compile anew.

The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws. Bacon.

friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. Dryden. The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop. Chaucer. We pray you . . . be ye reconciled…

Reconciliation. Milton.

One who reconciles.

Having a red tail. Red-tailed hawk (Zoöl.), a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.

of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. "Chains remedilesse." Spenser. Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton.

Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear. Burke. And dislodge their reptile souls From the bodies and forms of men. Coleridge.