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With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully. Swift.

Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. Refracting angle of a prism (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light. -- Refracting telescope. (Opt.) See under Telescope.

Same as 1st Rennet.

same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3. -- Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. -- Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many times in q…

With repentance; penitently.

By report or common fame.

With deep sense or strong perception. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- Re*sist"ing ly, adv.

With regard or relation to; regarding; concerning; as, respecting his conduct there is but one opinion.

a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i. Resting spore (Bot.), a spore in certain orders of algæ, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time. C. E. Bessey.

To quench or extinguish. [Obs.] R. Field.

f preparing flax for use by soaking, meceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret. Ure.

Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.

joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.

a. & n., from Roast, v. Roasting ear, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted. -- Roasting jack, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted.

See Russet, n., 2 and 4.

Salad. [Obs.] Shak.

The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.

By scent. [R.] Fuller.

Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.