riches (richez)

sing. or pl. [Prop. riche (with term. as in large ), the form riches being erroneously used as a plural; early mod. E. riche e, = Sp. Pg. riqueza = It. ricchezza), riches, the persistent base of which adheres to the fruit. R. African a is the common calla (the Calla Ethiopica of Linnæus), often called calla - lily on account of its pure white spathe. Also called African or Ethiopian lily, and lily of the Nile, though it is native only in South Africa. R. albo - maculata, having the leaves variegated with translucent white spots, is also cultivated. There are in all 5 species. 2. In entom., a genus of dipterous insects. Desvoidy, 1830. Richardieæ (rich-är-di'ē-ē), n. pl. [NL. (Schott, 1856 ), [NL. (Kunth, 1818), named from Richard Richardson, an English botanist, who wrote (1699) on horticulture.] A genus of gamopetalous plants, belonging to the order Rubiaceæ, the madder family, and to the tribe Spermacoceæ, characterized by three to four ovary-cells, as many style branches, and a two-to four-celled fruit crowned with from four to eight calyx-lobes, the summit finally falling away from the four lobes or nutlets which constitute its base, and so discharging the four oblong and furrowed seeds. There are 5 or 6 species, natives of warm parts of America. They are erect or prostrate hairy herbs, with a perennial root and round stems, bearing opposite nearly or quite se ile ovate leaves, stipules forming bristly sheaths, and small white or rose-colored flowers in dense heads or whorls. R. scabra, with succulent spreading stems and white flowers, has been extensively naturalized from regions further south in the southern United States, where it is known as Mexican clover, also as Spanish or Florida clover, water parsley, etc. Though often a weed, it appears to be of some value as a forage-plant, and perhaps of more value as a green manure. The roots of this species, as also of several others, are supplied to the market from Brazil as a substitute for ipecacuanha. Richardson's bellows. An apparatus for injecting vapors into the middle ear. Richardson's grouse. See dusky grouse, under grouse. = richdomt, n. [Early mod. E. rychedome ; richedom , rīcedōm , power, rule, dominion (=OS. ríkidōm , ricduom , power, = OFries. rike- dom = D. rijkdom = MLG. rikedom OHG. richiduam , rihtuom , power, riches, MHG. rich- tuom , G. reichthum Icel. rīkdōmr , power, riches, = Sw. rikedom Dan. rigdom , riches, wealth), rice , rule (in later use taken as if rice , rich), + dom , jurisdiction: see rich1 , a . , richel , n., and -dom .] Riches; wealth. = = a.] 1. The state of being rich, or of having po e ions in land, goods, money, or IMG:content-2257.png:[blocks in formation] Richmond herald. One of the six heralds of the English heralds' college: an office created by Henry VII., in memory of his previous title of Earl of Richmond. richne (rich'nes), n. [ richterite (richʻtėr-it), n. [Named after Dr. R. Richter, of Saxony.] In mineral., a variety of amphibole or hornblende, containing a small percentage of manganese, found in Sweden. Richter's collyrium. A mixture of rose-water and white of egg beaten to a froth. IMG:content-2258.png:[blocks in formation] other valuable property; wealth; opulence; -in2.] A fatty substance obtained from castor IMG:content-2259.png:[blocks in formation] Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion than our neighbours. Locke , Consequences of the Lowering of Interest. 2. That which makes wealthy; any valuable article or property; hence, collectively, wealth; abundant po e ions; material treasures. [Formerly with a plural riche es. ] Coupes of clene gold and coppis of siluer, Rynges with rubies and ricche es man ye. Piers Plowman (B), iii. 23. Alle the riche es in this world ben in aventure and pa en as a shadowe on the wal. Chaucer, Parson's Tale. In living Princes court none ever knew Such endle e riche e , and so sumpteous shew. oil by acting on it with nitric acid. ricinia, n. Plural of ricinium. Riciniæt (rī-sin'i-ē), n. pl. [NL., ricinium (ri-sin'i-um), n.; pl. ricinia (-a). [L., cf. ricīnus, veiled, The ricinium in the form of a veil, as worn by the Arval Brothers. Encyc . Brit ., VI. 457. Spenser , F. Q., I. iv. 7. ricinoleic (ris-i-nō'lē-ik), a . [ Ricinus (see Ricinus1 ) + L. oleum , oil, + -ic .] Same as ricinolic . IMG:content-2260.png:[blocks in formation] [ed. Arber, p. xxx). richelt, a . and adv . See rich1 . richelt, n. [ME. riche, ryche , rike , rice , power, authority, dominion, empire, a king- dom, realm, diocese, district, nation, = OS. riki = OFries. rike , rik = D. rijk = MLG. rike = OHG. rich i , rikhi , MHG. riche , G. reich = Icel. rīki = Sw. rike = Dan. rige = Goth. reiki , power, authority, rule, kingdom; with orig. formative -ja , from the noun represented only by Goth. reiks , ruler, king: see rich1. Cf. -ric.] A kingdom. IMG:content-2261.png:[blocks in formation] Those rich - left heirs that let their fathers lie Without a monument! Shak ., Cymbeline, iv. 2. 226. richly (rich'li), adv. [ It [purging-nut oil) is a violent purgative, and contains, like castor oil, ricinoleic acid. Encyc. Brit., XVIL 746.