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In a rigid manner; stiffly.

The quality or state of being rigid.

Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle.

See Reglet.

k; nonsense. [Colloq.] Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole. De Quincey.

A circle; hence, a diadem. [Obs.] Shak.

A woman's light scarflike head covering, usually knit or crocheted of wool.

A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end. Moore (Encyc. of Music. ).

Rigidity; stiffness.

Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity.

One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist.

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…

See Legislature, Denmark.

A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was former unit of value in Denmark.

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." Wordsworth.

The quality of being aboriginal. Westm. Rev.

Primarily.

The original fauna and flora of a geographical area

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. Dreams affright our souls. Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton.

With fright. Drayton.