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rĕvŏcātor a recaller rĕvŏcātōrĭus adj. for calling; drawing back; revocatory; Subst; a letter of recall rĕ-vŏco v. a. To call back; recall; to draw; fetch back; to withdraw rĕ-vŏlo v. n. to fly back rĕvolsus rĕvŏlūbĭlis adj. that may be rolled back rĕvŏlūtĭo a revolving; revolution rĕvŏlūtus rĕ-volvo v. a. to roll back; to unroll; unwind; to revolve; return; to come; go back rĕ-vŏmo v. a. to spew; vomit forth again; to vomit up; disgorge rĕvorsĭo rĕvorto rĕvulsĭo a tearing off; away rĕvulsus rex a ruler; a king; tyrant; despot; priest Rex a surname in the; consul; a tyrant; despot Rha the Wolga; rhubarb rhabdŏs a sort of meteor rhacŏma a root; rhubarb Rhacōtes an ancient name of the site of Alexandria in Egypt Rhădămanthus a son of Jupiter and Europa; brother of Minos; a judge in the infernal regions Rhădămas a fictitious name Rhaeti rhăgădes a kind of sores; chaps rhăgĭon a small spider Rhamnenses rhamnos buckthorn, Christ; s-thorn Rhamnūs the northernmost town of Attica; famed for an ancient temple of Themis; and in … Rhamses an ancient and powerful king of Egypt Rhănis a nymph in the train of Diana † rhăpēĭon a plant; also called † rhăpisma a blow with the palm of the hand † rhapsōdĭa a rhapsody Rhēa an old Italian name; daughter of Numitor and mother of Romulus and Remus; the n… Rhĕa another name for Cybele † rhēctae a kind of earthquake rhēda rhēdārĭus Rhēdŏnes a people in; in the neighborhood of the modern Rennes; in Bretagne Rhēgĭum Rhēnānus Rhēnē an island in the Ægean Sea; one of the Cyclades rhēno Rhēnus The Rhine; the river which divided Gaul from Germany; belonging to the Rhine; R… Rhēsus the son of a Muse; a king in Thrace; who was robbed of his horses and killed by… Rhētēnor a companion of Diomede Rhetĭco a mountain range in Germany; the Siebengebirge; near Bonn rhētor a teacher of oratory; rhetoric; a rhetorician; an orator;; speechifier rhētŏrĭca rhētŏrĭcē adv. rhētŏrĭco v. dep. to speak rhetorically; like an orator rhētŏrĭcōtĕros adj. more oratorical rhētŏrĭcus adj. belonging to a rhetorician; rhetorical; Substt; the art of oratory; rhetoric rhētŏriscus a little rhetorician rhētŏrisso v. n. to speak rhetorically rhētra a saying; maxim; law rheuma A flow; flood; A catarrh rheumătĭcus one troubled with rheum; that has a catarrh rheumătismus catarrh rheumătīzo v. n. to be troubled with rheum; to have a catarrh rhexia a plant; also called rhīna a kind of shark; of whose skin arrows were made rhīnenchўtes an instrument for making injections into the nose rhīnĭon an ointment for removing scars rhīnŏcĕros a rhinoceros; a vessel made of the rhinoceros; a man with a long nose; of a rhi… Rhīnŏcŏlūra a town on the borders of Syria and Egypt on the shore of the Mediterranean; El-… Rhinton the originator of travestied tragedy; a native of Tarentum Rhĭon A strait between the Ionian Sea and the Corinthian Gulf; A promontory of Achaia… Rhīpaei a range of mountains in the most northern part of Scythia; where are the source… rhīzĭas juice extracted from a root Rhīzinĭum a town of Dalmatia; upon the Gulf of Cattaro; Risano; the inhabitants of this t… rhīzŏtŏmos a plant; a kind of iris rhīzŏtŏmūmĕna descriptions of; instructions about medicines prepared from roots cut up rho the Greek name of the letter Rhŏda A town of Hispania Tarraconensis; Rosas; A town on the Rhone Rhŏdănĭcus Rhŏdănus The Rhone; a river in Gaul; sailors; boatmen on the Rhone; belonging to the Rho… Rhŏdĭăcus Rhŏdĭensis rhŏdĭnus adj. prepared from roses rhŏdītis a precious stone Rhŏdĭus adj. Rhodo a friend of Q. Minucius Thermus rhŏdŏdaphnē the rose-bay; oleander rhŏdŏdendros the rosebay; oleander rhŏdŏmĕli honey of roses Rhŏdŏpē A mountain range in Thrace; a part of the Hæmus; Despoto Dagh; Thrace; Rhodopean rhodōra name of a plant Rhŏdos An island on the coast of Asia Minor; celebrated for its pure air; for its Colo… Rhoduntĭa one of the three summits of Mount Œta rhoeăs wild-poppy Rhoetēum a city built on a promontory of the same name in Troas; on the Hellespont; Cape… Rhoetēus adj. belonging to the promontory of Rhœteum; Rhœtean; subst; belonging to Troy; Troj… Rhoeteus the name of a Rutulian Rhoetus A giant; A centaur; A companion of Phineus; A king of the Marsians rhŏĭcus adj. belonging to the sumach; sumach- rhŏītes pomegranate wine rhombŏīdes a four-sided figure; whose opposite sides and angles are equal; a rhomboid rhombus A magician; A kind of fish; flatfish; turbot; A mathematical figure whose four … rhomphaea a long missile weapon; belonging to the