a. [ OF. resnable. ] Reasonable; also, loquacious. [ Obs. ] “Most renable of tongue.” Piers Plowman. --
‖n. [ F., fr. renaître to be born again. Cf. Renascence. ] A new birth, or revival. Specifically:
The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediaeval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit.). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the Renaissance. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. renalis, fr. renes the kidneys or reins: cf. F. rénal. See Reins. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys. [ 1913 Webster ]
Renal capsules
Renal glands
Renal casts,
Renal colic
(Med.), an abnormal concretion formed in the excretory passages of the kidney, composed primarily of calcium oxalates and phosphates; -- also called
a. (Anat.) Both renal and portal. See Portal. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To give a new name to. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. renard the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G. Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See Hard. ] A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry.
a. Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Renascent, and cf. Renaissance. ]
Read the Phœnix, and see how the single image of renascence is varied. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, produced such splendid fruits. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]