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500 words match “HALE”

REGENT a.
rning; regnant. "Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul." Sir M. Hale.
REGRADE v.
To retire; to go back. [Obs.] W. Hales.
RELIEVABLE a.
Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief. Sir M. Hale.
RELIGION n.
ime are become only mere styles and forms, are still continued with much religion. Sir M. Hale.
REMIGRATION n.
Migration back to the place from which one came. Sir M. Hale.
REPLEVISABLE a.
Repleviable. Sir M. Hale.
REPURCHASE v.
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase. Sir M. Hale.
REQUIRABLE a.
Capable of being required; proper to be required. Sir M. Hale.
RESIDENCE n.
taly for a year. The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. Sir M. Hale.
RESISTIBLE a.
Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. Sir M. Hale. -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n. -- Re*sist"i*bly, adv.
RESORCIN n.
stic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthaleïn, fluoresceïn, and eosin.
RESORT v.
e inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors. Sir M. Hale.
RESPIRE v. 2 definitions
To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
RESUMABLE a.
Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed. Sir M. HAle.
ROLL n.
, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant. Sir M. Hale. The roll and list of that army doth remain. Sir J. Davies.
RORQUAL n.
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balænoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback.
RUBY n.
d also ruby sulphur. -- Ruby of zinc (Min.), zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc blende or sphalerite. -- Ruby silver (Min.), red silver. See under Red.
SALVATORY n.
A place where things are preserved; a repository. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
SAMPLER n.
your sampler and Mrs. Schumann will show you how to make that W you bothered over. E. E. Hale.
SCANTLET n.
A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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