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An obsolete phonetic spelling of wrest. restagnant (re-stagnant), a. [= It. ristag nante, stanching, stopping; The nearer we come to the top of the atmosphere, the shorter and lighter is the cylinder of air incumbent upon the restagnant mercury. Boyle , Works, I. 151. restagnatet (re-stag'nāt), v. i. [= It. ristag nare, stop, solder with lime; The blood returns thick, and is apt to rest agnate . Wiseman , Surgery, i. 21. restagnationt (re-stag-na's hon), n . [ stagnatio ( n- ), an overflow, inundation, restag nare , overflow: see rest agnate .] Stagnation. The rest agnation of gro blood. Wiseman , Surgery, i. 14. restant (res'tant), a. [ F.restant, ppr. of res ter, remain: see rest2.] 14. Remaining; being in po e ion. With him they were restant all those things that the foolish virgins could wish for, beauty, daintie, delicates, riches, faire speech. Holland, tr. of Camden, p. 362. ( Davies .) 2. In bot . , same as persistent : sometimes applied specifically to a footstalk from which the fructification has fallen away. [Rare.] restate (rē-stāt'), v . t . [ state .] To state again: as, to restate a charge. restatement (rē-stāt'ment), n . A second statement, as of facts or opinions, in either the same or a new form. restaur (res-târ'), n. [Also rest or; restaurant