a. [ F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic. ]
Here is a rural fellow; . . .
He brings you figs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rural dean. (Eccl.)
Rural deanery (Eccl.),
To where the silver Thames first rural grows. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
To manly confidence thy throughts apply. Dryden.
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks, violets, and theclas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. One who leads a rural life. Coventry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
v. t.
v. i. To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a rural manner; as in the country. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being rural. [ 1913 Webster ]