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322. 9. The quality, state, or condition of being ruined. decayed, dilapidated, destroyed, or rendered worthle . Repair thy wit, or it will fall To carele ruin." Shakesp .: Merchant of Venice , iv. 1. Blue ruin : Gin. ( Slang .) ruin-agate, s. [Ger. ruinenachat , or trümmera chat ] Min.: A riband-agate which has been crushed in situ , and re-cemented by infiltration of silica. Also called "brecciated agate." The most character istic is that of Kunnersdorf, Saxony. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0815.png:[blocks in formation] "You would not give means for this uncivil rule." Shakesp.: Twelfth Night , ii. 3. (4) A maxim, canon, or precept to be observed in any art or science; a precept, a law. 5. An instrument for making short linear me as- urements, and performing various operations in mensuration. There are numerous varieties, ac- cording to the particular objects for which they are intended. The commonest form is that used by carpenters, joiners, and other artificers. It is di- vided into inches and fractions, and is usually jointed, so that it may be folded up and carried in the pocket. Some rules have a slider in one leg: in Gunter's scale this is graduated and engraved with figures so that various simple computations may be made mechanically. "Where is thy leather apron and thy rule?" Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar , i. 1. IMG:content-0816.png:[blocks in formation] "There standeth the F fa ut cliefe on the fourth rule from below." -Morley: Introduction to Music. 1. Fallen into ruin; dilapidated, ruined. "Dyd his dilygence to repayre ruynous places." - placed on the face of a wall as a guide to a ist in (1) A thin plate of metal used for separating head- ings, titles, the columns of type in a book, or col- umns of figures in tabular work. Rules are type high, and some have a guttered face so as to print a double line. IMG:content-0817.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0818.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0819.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0820.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0821.png:[blocks in formation] Presbyterianism : An elder who does not preach but, as a member of the Se ion (q. v.), aids in ruling the congregation. Founded on 1 Tim. v. 17. ruling-machine, s. A machine for ruling paper with lines. rui-ing-lỹ, adv . [English ruling : -ly.] In a ruling manner; so as to rule; controllingly.