R. R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254. Ran. A roe; a deer. Ra-. A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. Raashn. The electric catfish. Rabn. A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. Rabatn. A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. Rabatn. A clerical linen collar. Rabatn. A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat. Rabatev. To recover to the fist, as a hawk. Rabatinen. A collar or cape. Rabaton. A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. Rabbatev. t. To abate or diminish. Rabbaten. Abatement. Rabbetv. t. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. Rabbetv. t. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
Based on The Online Plain Text English Dictionary (OPTED) produced by Ralph S. Sutherland from the 1913 edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
