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That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink.

A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice.

nt; also, surrender in war. The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition. Evelyn.

talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles.

One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.

eem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. Broome.

Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

on; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects.

e paper, brought from China, - - used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper. -- Rice troupial (Zoöl.), the bobolink.…

Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high- flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India.…

having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple.

A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.

paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.

A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or poliched by friction against each other. rumble seat, a seat in the rear of an automobile, outside the passenger cabin, which folds out from the body

eather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.

The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.

granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants…

Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.

evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles.