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The quality of being refluent; a flowing back.

Flowing back; returning; ebbing. Cowper. And refluent through the pass of fear The battle's tide was poured. Sir W. Scott.

Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.

The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.),

Rebellowing. Dr. H. More.

al of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries.

Swallowing up. Wodhull.

Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. Resultant force or motion (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition.…

any port; the interval between the transit of the moon and the time of high tide next following. (b) The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under Retard, n.

odromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line.

e grave. Shak. To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.

Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration. He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands. Shak. We do no…

A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook. Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow. Macaulay.

that nearly the same properties recur periodically throughout the entire series." The following tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV., etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable existence…

A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]

An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like. Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Shak.

Flowing with dew. [R.]

A portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea.

Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles. Burke.

To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing. Swift. To round in (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. Totten. (b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as on cattle ranches. [West…