Russniak

[Ru .] A member of a branch of the Slavic race, inhabiting Galicia, Hungary, Podolia, Volhynia, and Lithuania, and distinguished from the Ru ians proper by their language and mode of life. Rus-sō-, pref . [English, ., Ru (q. v.), and o connective. Ru ian, as the Ru o -Turkish war of 1877-8. Rus-so-phile, *Rus-soph-Il-Ist, s. & a . [Pref. Ru o-, and Gr. philos loving, a friend.] A. As subst.: A supporter of Ru ia or her policy. B. As adj.: Supporting Ru ia or her policy. Rus-soph'-11-1şm, s. [Eng. Ru ophil (e); -ism.] The sentiments or principles of a Ru ophile. Rus-so-pho-bi-a, s . [Prefix Ru o- , and Greek phobos = fear.] A fear of Ku ia, her power, or policy; a strong feeling against Ru ia or the Ru ians. Rus-so-phob-Ist, Rus-soph-o-bist, s. [RusSOPHOBIA. One who dreads or is strongly opposed to Ru ia or her policy; a strong opponent of the Ru ians. rust, s . [A. S. rust ; cogn. with Dut. roest ; Dan. rust; Sw. rost; Ger. rost , from the same root as A. S. rudu = ruddine ; Eng. ruddy =red; Goth. roth red; Lat. ruber .] IMG:content-0849.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Figuratively : IMG:content-0850.png:[blocks in formation] II. Fig .: To impair by idlene or inactivity. rust'-ful, a . [Eng. rust ; ful ( l ).] Rusty; tending to produce rust; characterized by rust. rus-tic, *rus'-tick, *rus-ticke, a . & s. [French rustique , from Lat. rustic us pertaining to the country; rus the country; Sp., Port. & Ital. rus tico .] A. As adjective: IMG:content-0851.png:[blocks in formation] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; living -ly .] In a rustic manner; rustically. in or fond of the country. IMG:content-0852.png:[blocks in formation] Masonry : The ashlaring at the corner of a house or wall, projecting from the face, and laid alternately stretcher and header with rustic joints. The quoins may have edges chamfered to an angle of 135° with the face of the building, so as to make a right angular joint. The faces of the stones are usually tooled. rustic shoulder-knot, s. Entom.: Apamea bas i line a , a grayish, ochry moth, with a black streak and a white spot. Expansion of wings an inch and a half. Larve feeds on wheat, .; is destructive to crops. rustic-work, s. work. Furniture for summer-houses and lawns, 1. Wood : An imitation of rough or primitive made of limbs of trees, taking advantage of natural crooks to form the shapes desired. 2. Stone : Masonry jagged over with a hammer to an irregular surface. rus-tic-al, *rus-tic-all, adj. & s. [Eng. rustic; -al.] A. As adj .: Rustic. "He confounds the singing and dancing of the satyrs with the rustical entertainment of the first Romans."Dryden. (Todd.) B. As subst.: A rustic. rus-tic-al-ly, adv. [Eng. rustical; -ly.] In a without refinement or elegance. (2) Lo of power by inactivity or sloth. . Obvious compounds: Rust - colored , rust-eaten, rust-joint, s. [RUST, s . , I. 1. (2).] rŭst, v . i . & t . [RUST, s.] A. Intransitive : fate, fat, fare, amidst, what, fall, "For my part, he keeps me rustically at home." Shakesp: As You Like It, i. 1.