retrievable

[English retriev (e); -able.] Capable of being retrieved or recovered. "That will retrieve the credit of the thing, if it be retrievable, or ever had any credit."-Gray: To Mr. Mason, let. 28. re-triēv-a-ble-ne , subst. [Eng. retrievable ; ne .] The quality or state of being retrievable. rě-triēv-a-bly, adv . [Eng. retrievab(le); -ly.] In a retrievable manner. of retrieving. rě-triēv-al, s. [Eng. retriev (e); al.] The act retrouver to find again: re-=again, and trouver = rě-triēve', *re-treve, *re-trive, v. t. & i. [Fr. to find.] A. Transitive : 1. To find again; spec if., as a sporting term, to find and bring back to his master, as a dog does game which has been shot. "A dog that will face the sea and be quick at retrieving what falls into it."- Field , Dec. 26, 1885. 2. To recover, to regain, to restore, to reestablish. 3. To make amends for; to compensate, to repair. 4. To recall; to bring back. B. In trans.: To find and bring back game which has been shot; to act as a retriever. *rě-triēve', s . [RETRIEVE, v.] A seeking again; a recovery, a regaining; spec if., the finding and recovery of game which has been shot. "We'll bring Wax to the retrieve." Ben Jonson: Staple of News , iii. 1. IMG:content-0559.png:[blocks in formation] (1) The name given to the cro between the Newfoundland dog and the Setter, or the Water-spaniel, employed in retrieving game. The usual color is black, but retrievers are frequently seen of a pure liver color. (2) Any dog, of whatever breed, that has been broken to retrieve. To trim again or anew. re-trim, v. t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. trim (q. v.).)