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A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o. [Colloq.] Richardson.

Rich in gifts. [R.] Clarke.

Rich in prey. [Obs.] Shak.

To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. Prov. xi. 4.

n. A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. Walpole.

and white. P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.

st; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney .

Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.

se, or Empty purse, poverty or want of resources. -- Long purse, or Heavy purse, wealth; riches. -- Purse crab (Zoöl.), any land crab of the genus Birgus, allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabi…

Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.

r indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. The racy wine, Late from the mellowing cask restored to light. Pope.

ining to, a form of coöperative bank founded among the German agrarian population by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-88); as, Raiffeisen banks, the Raiffeisen system, etc. The banks are unlimited-liability institutions making small loans at a low rate of interest, for a designated purpose, to worthy members only.…

Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. Mortimer.

To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. Spenser.

ings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.

; to reprove; to admonish. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared. Dryden.

The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished. The refurnishment was in a style richer than before. L. Wallace.

Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.

; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. "King Richard thus removed." Shak.

To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. Spenser.