rustical ness

[Eng. rustical; -ne .] The quality or state of being rustical; rusticity, rudene ; want of refinement or elegance. rus-ti-cate, v. i. & t. [Lat. rustic at us, pa. par. of rustic or, from rus =the country.] A. In trans.: To reside in the country; to ruralize. B. Trans.: To send to the country; to compel to reside in the country; spec if., to suspend from residence and studies at a university, and send away for a time as a punishment. rus-ti-cat-ěd, pa. par. & a. [RUSTICATE.] "To you it seemes so ( rustickly ), Aiax Oileus said." Chapman Homer's Iliad, xxiii. *rus-tic-ô-la, s. [Lat. rustic us =of or belonging to the country, and colo =to inhabit.] Ornith.: A genus of Scolopacine. Sometimes separated from Scolopax to contain the Woodcock, which, however, is more generally named Scolopах rusticola . [WOODCOCK.] rust-i-lý, adv. [Eng. rusty; -ly.] In a rusty manner; so as to resemble rust. "Their armor they should make look so rustily and illfavoredly, as well might become such wearers."-Sidney: Arcadia , bk. i. rust-i-ne , *rust-i-ně e, s. [Eng. rusty; -ne .] The quality or state of being rusty. "Cleare the rust in e e of the windpipes."-P. Holland: Pliny , bk. xx., ch. xvii. rustle (tle as el), s . [RUSTLE, v .] The noise made by one who or that which rustles; a rustling. "The noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood."- The Idler, No. 44. rus-tle (tle as el), *rŭs'-sle, v . i . & t . [A freq. of Sw.rust a =tostir, rusk a = to rustle; Ger. ruscheln, ruschen, rauschen =to rustle, to rush.] A. Intransitive : 1. To make a quick succe ion of small sounds. like the rubbing of silk or dry leaves. 2. To be active in busine or work; to hustle. 3. To go around and look out for a good busine opening. ( U.S. Colloq .) IMG:content-0853.png:[blocks in formation] *rust-lě , a. [Eng. rust; -le .) Free from rust. "When once a bloodle and rustle instrument was ch found, she was careful of the prize." -C. Bronte Villette,