treedify, reedifie, reedifie

t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. edify (q. v.); Fr. réédifier: Sp. & Port. reed if i car; Italian reed if i care.] To build again; to rebuild. "The house of God IMG:content-0343.png:[blocks in formation] reed-ling, 8. [Eng. reed, s., and dim in. suff. -ling.] Ornithology: Parus ( cal a mop hilus ) biarmica , [BEARDED, II. 1..] "The name by which this species is commonly known in the districts it frequents is Reed-pheasant. Reedling, used for it by several authors, would certainly be preferable to Titmouse, had not some of the aquatic warblers been also so called." - Yarrell : Brit . Birds (ed. 4th), i. 522. reed-māçe, subst . [Eng. reed, s., and mace (2), (q. v.).] Bot.: The genus Typha (q. v.). reēd-ỹ, a. [Eng. reed, s.; -y.] 1. Full of or abounding in reeds; covered with reeds. "There are yet many quiet reedy pools in North Shropshire."- Field , Dec. 19, 1885. 2. Consisting of or resembling a reed or reeds. "Arethusa from her reedy bed, Told her how Dis young Proser pine had rap'd." Philips : Cerealía , 3. A term applied to a voice or a musical instrument characterized by a thin harsh tone, like the vibration of a reed.