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Raffia
n.
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A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
Raffinose
n.
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A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
Raffish
a.
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Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low.
Raffle
v.
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A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor.
Raffle
v.
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A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.
Raffled
imp. & p. p.
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of Raffle
Raffling
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Raffle
Raffle
v. i.
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To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raffle
v. t.
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To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
Raffler
n.
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One who raffles.
Rafflesia
n.
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A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.
Raft
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imp. & p. p. of Reave.
Raft
n.
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A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.
Raft
n.
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A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
Raft
n.
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A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
Rafted
imp. & p. p.
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of Raft
Rafting
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Raft
Raft
v. t.
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To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
Rafte
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imp. of Reave.
Rafter
n.
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A raftsman.
Rafter
n.
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Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.
Rafter
v. t.
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To make into rafters, as timber.
Rafter
v. t.
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To furnish with rafters, as a house.
Rafter
v. t.
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To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
Rafting
n.
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The business of making or managing rafts.
Raftsmen
pl.
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of Raftsman
Raftsman
n.
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A man engaged in rafting.
Rafty
a.
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Damp; musty.
Rag
v. t.
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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Rag
n.
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A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.