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& a. [ROUTH.] Roxburgh, s. [A southern county of Scotland, adjoining North umber land, and the title of a dukedom. John Ker, the third duke (1740-1804), was a noted bibliophile, and the binding known as Roxburgh-style was so named because first employed in his library.] (Seo etym. and compound.) Roxburgh-style, s. Bookbinding : A style of binding consisting of a plain leather (generally morocco) back, with the lettering in gold high up, plain cloth or marbled paper sides, the top of the book gilt-edged, but the fore edge and tail left white, and trimmed, not cut. roxburghia, s. [Named after Wm. Roxburgh, M. D., Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, 1793-1814.] Bot .: The sole genus of Roxburghiacese (q. v.), with four species from India. The stems are a hundred fathoms long. The roots, prepared with limewater, are candied by the Hindus, but their flavor is insipid. rox-bürgh-i-ā-çě-æ, s. pl. [Modern Latin rox burgh i (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ.] Bot .: Roxburghworts; an order of Dictyogens. Twining shrubs with tuberous roots(?), reticulated and coriaceous leaves, with primary ribs connected by secondary veins. Perianth large, petaloid, in four divisions. Stamens four; ovary superior, one-celled, with two many-seeded placentæ, from the base of the pericarp, which is one-celled, two valved. One genus, with four species, from India. rox-bürgh-wõrt, s. [Mod. Latin roxburgh ( ia ), and Eng. wort .] Bot. ( pl .): The Roxburghiacee. ( Lindley .) *roy, s . [Fr. roi .] A king. royal, *roi-al, *roy-all, *re-al, *ri-al, *riall, a . & s. [O. Fr. real , roial (Fr. royal ), from Lat. regal is regal (q. v.).] A. As adjective : 1. Of or pertaining to a king; pertaining or attached to the crown; regal. "The royal blood of France." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , ii. 1. 2. Established, founded, or maintained by the king or the crown. [REGIUS.] 3. Becoming or befitting a king; kingly, princely. ( Shakesp .: Henry VIII ., iv. 1.) 4. Noble, generous, illustrious. "How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?" Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iii. 2 5. Noble, magnificent. "Our royal , good, and gallant ship." Shakesp.: Tempest, v. 6. Applied to a stag having antlers with twelve tines. "A royal stag, or animal with twelve tines, is not now uncommon."- Field , Jan. 9, 1886. B. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: *1. A rial (q. v.). 3506 Royal Academy, subst . A society in England designed to promote the arts of painting, sculpture, ard engraving. In 1765, a charter was granted to "The Incorporated Society of Artists." Di ensions almost immediately arose, its more eminent mem bers withdrew. and on Dec. 10, 1768, obtained from the king a charter for the "Royal Academy of Arts, in London," now known as the Royal Academy. The first exhibition of their paintings took place at Somerset House, in 1780. In 1834 the Society was removed to the National Gallery, then just erected in Trafalgar Square. [ACADEMICIAN, ACADEMY.] Royal Academy of Music : A society founded in London in 1823, which gave its first concert in 1828, and was incorporated in 1830. royal-antler, s. The third branch of the horn of a deer.