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Rowen. [Prov. Eng.]

A ruche, or ruches collectively.

Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; - - so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.

The quality or state of abounding with rushes.

In a rushing manner.

A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

Having the nasal bones separate.

Burning; parching or shriveling with heat. -- Scorch"ing*ly, adv. -- Scorch"ing*ness, n.

Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.

With the action of scratching.

Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order Echinoidea.

Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching, biting, cold." Dickens. -- Search"ing*ly, adv. -- Search"ing*ness, n.

The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary violence of wind and weather. Kent.

Reproaching one's self. -- Self`-re*proach"ing*ly, adv.

A seraphine.

A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument.

A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.

from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.

See Shekinah.

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. "On his shin." Chaucer.