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Rathe
(gcide) | Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\ (r[a^]th), a. [AS. hr[ae][eth],
hr[ae]d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hra[eth]r.]
Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs.
or Poetic]
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Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. --Milton.
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Rathe
(gcide) | Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\, adv.
Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic]
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Why rise ye up so rathe? --Chaucer.
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Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. --Spenser.
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rather
(mass) | rather
- skôr, naopak |
rather
(encz) | rather,docela Zdeněk Brožrather,dost rather,dosti Zdeněk Brožrather,poměrně Zdeněk Brožrather,poněkud Pavel Cvrčekrather,raději rather,spíš rather,spíše rather,trochu Pavel Cvrček |
Barathea
(gcide) | Barathea \Bar`a*the"a\, n.
A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered
pattern.
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Had rather
(gcide) | Had \Had\ (h[a^]d), imp. & p. p. of Have. [OE. had, hafde,
hefde, AS. h[ae]fde.]
See Have.
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Had as lief, Had rather, Had better, Had as soon,
etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive
without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The
original construction was that of the dative with forms of
be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under
Better.
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And lever me is be pore and trewe.
[And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and
true.] --C. Mundi
(Trans.).
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Him had been lever to be syke.
[To him it had been preferable to be sick.]
--Fabian.
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For him was lever have at his bed's head
Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . .
Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie.
--Chaucer.
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Note: Gradually the nominative was substituted for the
dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process
of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the
dative with had, are found.
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Poor lady, she were better love a dream. --Shak.
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You were best hang yourself. --Beau. & Fl.
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Me rather had my heart might feel your love
Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak.
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I hadde levere than my scherte,
That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I.
--Chaucer.
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I had as lief not be as live to be
In awe of such a thing as I myself. --Shak.
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I had rather be a dog and bay the moon,
Than such a Roman. --Shak.
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I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
--Ps. lxxxiv.
10.
[1913 Webster]Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
Rath, a.]
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1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
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Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.
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A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
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2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
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My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.
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3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.
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Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.
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4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
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He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.
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5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
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This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.
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6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.
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The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.
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You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.
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Had rather, or Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay. "I had rather
speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand
words in an unknown tongue." --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had
rather}, under Had.
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Micrathene Whitneyi
(gcide) | Elf \Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. Elves ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf;
akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr
elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh
to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.]
1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
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Every elf, and fairy sprite,
Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak.
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2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
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Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and {elf
shot}.
Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
one they had stolen. See Changeling.
Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
Elf owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of
Southern California and Arizona.
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Paratheses
(gcide) | Parathesis \Pa*rath"e*sis\, n.; pl. Paratheses. [NL., from Gr.
? a putting beside, from ? to put beside.]
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1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case;
apposition.
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2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be
afterward expanded. --Smart.
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3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.
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4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. --Shipley.
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Parathesis
(gcide) | Parathesis \Pa*rath"e*sis\, n.; pl. Paratheses. [NL., from Gr.
? a putting beside, from ? to put beside.]
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1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case;
apposition.
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2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be
afterward expanded. --Smart.
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3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.
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4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. --Shipley.
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Parathetic
(gcide) | Parathetic \Par`a*thet"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to parathesis.
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Rather
(gcide) | Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r), a. [Compar. of Rath, a.]
Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]
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Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
Rath, a.]
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1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
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Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.
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A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
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2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
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My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.
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3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.
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Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.
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4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
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He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.
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5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
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This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.
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6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.
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The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.
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You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.
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Had rather, or Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay. "I had rather
speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand
words in an unknown tongue." --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had
rather}, under Had.
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Tetrathecal
(gcide) | Tetrathecal \Tet`ra*the"cal\, a. [Tetra- + thecal.] (Bot.)
Having four loculaments, or thecae.
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The rather
(gcide) | Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
Rath, a.]
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1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
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Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.
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A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
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2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
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My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.
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3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.
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Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.
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4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
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He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.
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5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
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This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.
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6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.
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The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.
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You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.
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Had rather, or Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay. "I had rather
speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand
words in an unknown tongue." --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had
rather}, under Had.
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Would rather
(gcide) | Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
Rath, a.]
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1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
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Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.
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A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
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2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
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My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.
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3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.
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Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.
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4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
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He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.
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5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
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This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.
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6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.
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The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.
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You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.
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Had rather, or Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay. "I had rather
speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand
words in an unknown tongue." --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had
rather}, under Had.
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genus parathelypteris
(wn) | genus Parathelypteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North
America [syn: Parathelypteris, genus Parathelypteris] |
parathelypteris
(wn) | Parathelypteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North
America [syn: Parathelypteris, genus Parathelypteris] |
parathelypteris novae-boracensis
(wn) | Parathelypteris novae-boracensis
n 1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North
America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New
York fern}, Parathelypteris novae-boracensis, {Dryopteris
noveboracensis}] |
parathelypteris simulata
(wn) | Parathelypteris simulata
n 1: delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States;
sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts
fern}, Parathelypteris simulata, Thelypteris simulata] |
rather
(wn) | rather
adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he
did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call;
rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used
English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather,
instead]
2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the
party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather
regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing
the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of,
kinda, sort of]
3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die
than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather]
4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite
soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather] |
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