Radix

ra'dike, n. A root. (Phttology.) A primitive restore one's appetite, L. re-, back, F. a (= L. ad), word, from which spring other words; a radical; root. to, and gout, taste: see Gust.] (Math.) The fundamental number of any system; Raid, rad, u. A hostile or predatory incursion; esp., a base. [L. and Gr., a root, branch, rod; wort, an inroad or incursion of mounted men. [Same aa eradicate, rash, race, root.] — Rad'ical, -T-kal, a. road;_ Ic. reidh, a riding, raid.] Pert, to, or proceeding directly from, the root; pert, Rail, ral, n. A piece of timber, iron, or other sub to the root or origin; reaching to the principles; thorstance extending from one post or support to anough going; unsparing extreme innate constituother a long wooden bar split from a log, — used tional. (Bot.) Proceeding from the stem at or beesp. in building a crooked or " Virginia " rail fence. low the surface of the ground; belonging to the root (Railroads.) A bar of iron, resting upon sleeper a Of a plant. (Gram.) Relating to a root, or ultimate and forming part of a continuous track. (Saut.) A source of derivation. — n. (Philology.) A primitive narrow plank on a ship's upper works a curved word a root, or simple, underived, uncompounded piece of timber extending from the bows of a ship word a letter that belongs to the root. (Politics.) to the continuation of its stem, to support the knee One who advocates a radical reform, or extreme of the head, etc.— v. [railed (raid), railing.] measures in reformation. Chem.) The base or dis- To inclose with rails. [EG. regel, a cro -bar, rail, tinguishing part of a compound, whether itself a sim- OHG. rigil^a. rail, bar, bolt for a door, rihun, to ple or compound. [F.] —Radical quantity. (Alg.) A fasten.] — By rail. By railroad or railway. — Rail'- quantity to which the radical sign prefixed. — R. ing, n. A series of rails a fence rails in general sign. (Math.) The sign V (orig. the letter initial of material for rails. — Rail'road, -way, n. A graded radix), placed before any quantity, denoting that road having a continuous track of iron or steel rail a soot is to be extracted. —Radicalism, -izm, n. Doclaid upon sleepers, etc. trine or principle of radicals in politics or reform a- Rail, ral, ru A wading bird of Europe and Amer., of tion. — Radically, adv.— Rad'icalne , n. — Rad'- many species. [OF. rasle, icant, a. (Bot.) Taking root in, or above the ground. name of the bird, also a ratradicans, p. pr. of radicari, to take root.] — Rad'- tling in the throat, prob. iL.cate, -Y-kat, v. To root, plant deeply and firmly. its cry, OF. roller, OD. — Radica'tion, n. Proce of taking root deeply. ratelen, to rattle.] (Bot.) Disposition of the root of a plant with respect Rail, ral, v. To use in so to the ascending and descending caudex. lent and reproachful lan- Rad'icel. -T-sel, n. (Bot/) A little root. guage; to scoff. [F. railler, — Rad'icle. -T-kl, n. (Bot.) The rudito jest, deride, mock, perh. mentary root of a plant; the stem of the fr. D. rallen, to chatter, tatembryo. [L. radicida.] — Radish, n. ralle, a chatterbox if Rail. (Bot.) A cultivated plant, whose root is so, rail, the bird, also eaten raw. [F. rad is, Proven, raditz, fr. „ rattle; rally.] — Rail 'or, n. One who rails, L. radix.] Radicle. scoffs, insults, or censures. — Raillery, ral'- or r - Baffle, raf'fl, [-fled (-fid), -fling.] To engage Sr-Y, n. Good-humored pleasantry or slight satire; in a raffle.— To dispose of by means of a banter. [F. raillerie, railler.] raffle. — n. A game of chance, or lottery, in which Raiment, ra'ment, n. Clothing in general; vestments; several persons^deposit a part of the value of some garments. JAbbr. arrayment see Array.] thing, and determined by chance which of them Rain, ran, v. [rained (rand), raining.] To fall in Bhall become sole po e or. [ME. and F. raHe, a drops from the clouds, as water; to fall or drop like game at dice, for stakes, F. rafter, G. raffeln, to water from the clouds. — v. To pour or shower snatch up; Ic. hrapa, to hurry, E. rape.] down from above like rain from the clouds, —n.