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interj. See Aroint. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Arroyos [ Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. &unr_; river, stream, fr. &unr_; to flow. ] 1. A water course; a rivulet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dry bed of a small stream. [ Western U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. Bavarois Bavarian. ] A kind of cloak or surtout. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Not being intended to fight, they may be improvised from fast passenger steamers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord. ] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. “Roads were corduroyed.” Gen. W. T. Sherman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Croydon, England. ] 1. A kind of carriage like a gig, orig. of wicker-work. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A kind of cotton sheeting; also, a calico. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Min.) Crystallized cawk, in which the crystals are small. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cross, n. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Destroyed p. pr. & vb. n. Destroying. ] [ OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. détruire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure. ] 1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. Ex. xxxiv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation. Jer. xii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. [ 1913 Webster ]

If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
By some false guile pervert. Milton.

Syn. -- To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destructible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Plants . . . scarcely destroyable by the weather. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. p. p. of destroy. [ Narrower terms: annihilated, exterminated, wiped out(predicate); blasted, desolate, desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted; blighted, spoilt; blotted out, obliterate, obliterated; demolished, dismantled, razed; done for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost, finished(predicate); extinguished; ruined, wiped out(predicate), impoverished; totaled, wrecked; war-torn, war-worn; despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked ] Also See: damaged. Antonym: preserved [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. destroyed physically or morally.
Syn. -- ruined. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. OF. destruior. ] 1. One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nav.) a small fast warship used primarily as an escort to larger vessels and typically armed with a combination of 5-inch guns, torpedos, depth charges, and missiles; formerly identical to the Torpedo-boat destroyer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. See Droil. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , v. t. To embroider; to adorn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Embrowded was he, as it were a mead
All full of fresshe flowers, white and red. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Groin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., lit., incredible. ] A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.

☞ The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase “C'est vraiment incroyable” (That is really incredible.). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi king. ] (Her.) The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at-arms, under King. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of OE. puliall royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr. pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in puleium regium. ] (Bot.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. roi. ] A king. [ obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Royal. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial. ] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. [ 1913 Webster ]

How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. [ 1913 Webster ]

Battle royal. See under Battle. --
Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.) --
Royal eagle. (Zool.) See Golden eagle, under Golden. --
Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See Osmund. --
Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast. --
Royal metal, an old name for gold. --
Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida. --
Royal pheasant. See Curassow. --
Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. --
Royal tern (Zool.), a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima). --
Royal tiger. (Zool.) See Tiger. --
Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gun.) A small mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An old English coin. See Rial. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A petty or powerless king. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

there were at this time two other royalets, as only kings by his leave. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. royalisme. ] the principles or conduct of royalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. royaliste. ] An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making loyal to a king. [ R. ] Saintsbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to make royal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king. [ 1913 Webster ]

His body shall be royally interred. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Auction Bridge) A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9; -- usually in pl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Royalties [ OF. roialté, royaulté, F. royauté. See Royal, and cf. Regality. ] 1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. Holyday. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty. [ 1913 Webster ]

For thus his royalty doth speak. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore do I assume
These royalties, and not refuse to reign? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Domain; province; sphere. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. rogner, OF. rooignier, to clip, pare, scare, fr. L. rotundus round See Rotund. ] To bite; to gnaw. [ Written also roin. ] [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. rogneux, from rogne scab, mange, itch. ] Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [ Written also roinish. ] [ Obs. ] “The roynish clown.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. same as Roister, Roisterer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from Royston, a town in England. ] (Zool.) See Hooded crow, under Hooded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. roitelet, dim. of roi king. ] A little king. [ Archaic ] Heylin. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Prob. for riotish, from riot, like Scot. roytous for riotous. ] Wild; irregular. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of vermin, escrouelles, pl., scrofula, F. écrouelles, fr. (assumed) LL. scrofellae for L. scrofulae. See Scrofula, and cf. Cruels. ] A mean fellow; a wretch. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who destroys himself; a suicide. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ NL. Spir&unr_; meadowsweet (a source of salicylal) + -yl + -ic, -ous. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called salicylal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen shillings. [ Written also spur-rial, and spur-ryal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To destroy. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. sur- + royal. ] (Zool.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A larger, swifter, and more powerful armed type of torpedo boat, originally intended principally for the destruction of torpedo boats, but later used also as a more formidable torpedo boat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Troy weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Troy weight, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during the crusades. In this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains 480 grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains. The avoirdupois pound contains 7000 troy grains; so that 175 pounds troy equal 144 pounds avoirdupois, or 1 pound troy = 0.82286 of a pound avoirdupois, and 1 ounce troy = 117/175 or 1.09714 ounce avoirdupois. Troy weight when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the 1/10000 part. [ 1913 Webster ]