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1. & t. [A. S. ripian.) [RIPE, a.] A. Intransitive: I. Lit .: To become or grow ripe; to be matured, as grain or fruit. II. Fig .: To become ripe or mature; to approach or come to perfection or maturity; as, a scheme ripens for execution. B. Transitive : I. Lit .: To make ripe, as grain or fruit; to mature. ( Pope : Sappho to Phaon , 9.) II. Figuratively : 1. To bring to perfection. *2. To mature, to fit, to prepare. "Further ripened in the knowledge of God's word." Fox : Actes , p. 981. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0674.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0675.png:[blocks in formation] 2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom. "No motion but the water's sound Rippling against the ve el's side." rip-ple (2), *re-pylle, s . [Eng. rip (1), v.; suff. -le ; cf. Sw. rep a =to ripple flax; Dut. repel a rip- ple, repen to beat flax; repelento ripple flax; Low Ger. repe; Ger. riffel a ripple, riffeln =to rip- ple flax.] which flax is drawn to remove the capsules and 1. An instrument, with teeth like a comb, through seeds, when the lint of the plant is to be used. 2. An instrument for removing the seeds from broom-gra . IMG:content-0676.png:[blocks in formation] Bot .: Plant a go lanceolata . [RIB-GRASS-] ripple-mark, s . pl . Geology (pl.): Furrows, on sandstone of all ages, once the sandy shore of an ancient sea, or water from eight to ten feet, or, in rarer cases, from 300 to 450 feet, deep. Beach ripple may generally be dis- tinguished from ripples due to currents by frequent changes in its direction. ripple-marked, s. Having ripple-marks (q. v.). rip-plět, s. [Eng. ripp ( le ); dim in. suff. rip-pling, pr . par . or a. [RIPPLE (1), v.] rip-pling-lý, adv . [Eng. rippling ; -ly .] rip-ply, a . [Eng. ripp ( le ); -ly .] Having rip ples; rippling. "She steered light "Your author always will the best advise, Fall when he falls, and when he rises , rise." Roscommon: E ay on Verse. Into a shady, fresh, and ripply cove." rip-răp, s . [A reduplic. of rap (q. v.).] Civ. Eng.: A foundation of loose stones, thrown A thought rose to his mind. together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom. The Ripraps : The name given to an abandoned fortification in Hampton roadstead, Va., opposite Fortre Monroe. rip-snort-er, s. [Eng. rip ; snort; -er.] A tear ing, driving fellow. ( Slang Dict .) ript, pa . par . or a. [RIP (1), v.] IMG:content-0677.png:[blocks in formation] height ascended; as, The rise of the river was six 3. The distance through which anything rises, feet. 4. Any place raised or elevated above the ordinary level; an elevated place; a rising ground. "To deck this rise with fruits of various tastes." Philips: Cider , i. 86. rise 18. Advance in rank, honor, dignity, fame, or position; promotion or improvement in social position. 9. Increase of sound in the same key; a swelling of the voice. 10. Elevation or ascent of the voice in the scale; as, a rise of a tone or a semitone. 11. The height to which one can rise; elevation of thought, mind, language, style, . II. Technically : 1. Arch .: The elevation of an arch above the springing-line. 2. Carp .: The height of a step in a flight of stairs. 3. Mining: A perpendicular shaft or winze excavated from below upward. (1) Rise of land : [UPHEAVAL.] (2) To take (or get ) a rise out of a person: To get a laugh at his expense; to make him ridiculous. The expre ion has reference to the rise of a fish to a fly. ( Slang Dict .) *rise (2), *ri e, s . [A. S. & Icel. hris .] A branch, a twig, a shoot, a sprout. "Ther he under rise lith."-Layamon, 740. rişen, pa. par.ora. [RISE, v.] riş-er, s. [Eng. ris (e), v.; -er.] I. Ord . Lang .: One who rises. "The ile Ææ, where the pallace stands Of th' early riser , with the rosie hands." II. Technically : Chapman: Homer's Ody ey, xii. 1. Carp .: The upright board of a step. 2. Mining : A shaft excavated upward. 3. Found.: An opening through a mold, into which metal rises as the mold fills; a head. rish'-1 ( Eng. pl. rish'-îs), rîk-hi, s. [Sansc.=a sage, a saint.] 1. Hindu Mythology : (1) Pl .: Seven ancient sages credited with the composition of the Vedic Hymns. The rishi of a mantra (q. v.) in any of the Vedas is the sage by whom it was composed or recited. In later times the whole Brahmani cal caste pretended to trace their descent from the seven Vedic Rishis, but the Veda itself speaks of Royal Rishis (Rajarshis), who were probably of the Warrior caste. (2) Sing .: Any Brahmani cal sage considered to be infallible. ( Banerjee.) 2. Hindu Astron . The seventh asterism of Ursa Major, or the sage to whom belongs any one of its seven conspicuous stars. rîsh-tą, rî-tah, s. [Mahratta, Hind., ., ritha =various species of Sapindus.] Bot., .: (1) Sapindus emarginatus; (2) an Indian medicinal oil obtained from the Soap-nut, S. detergens; (3) the seed of Acacia concinna .