redskin

A Red-Indian (q. v.). red snake-fish, s. [BAND-FISH.] red-snow, ৪. Physics: Snow colored red. Aristotle hinted at its existence; Sau ure in 1760 discovered it on the St. Bernard, and Captain Ro in 1819 brought specimens from the Arctic regions. He had found eight miles of cliffs, 600 feet high, colored by it, in many places to the depth of twelve feet, where the rock was reached. Capt. Parry and other Arctic explorers have since met with it abundantly. Mr. Shuttle worth, in 1839, and Prof. Aga iz, in 1840, examined it in position in the Alps, and in 1823 Capt. Car michael sent it to Dr. Greville from the Lakes of Lismore, in Scotland. All authorities agree that it arises from minute organisms, vegetable or animal. Much of it is colored by the redsnow plant (q. v.). IMG:content-0324.png:[blocks in formation] Bot.: Hibiscus sabdariffa . ( West Indian . ) red-spider, 8. Zoology: Tetranychus telarius , a harvest-mite, generally of a brick-red color, found in gardens, where it spins a delicate web. B. As adj .: Characterized by red-tapism. red-tapery, red-tapism, s. The system of red-tape; extreme adherence to official routine or formalities. red-tapist, s. 1. One employed in a government office; a government clerk. 2. One who adheres strictly to official routine or formalities; one given to red-tapism. "Throw over that stiff red- tapist ."-Lytton: My Novel, bk. x., ch. xx.