Vocabulary : Ravelin to Ravenous
Ravelin : A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon.Raveling : of Ravel ;; The act of untwisting or of disentangling. ;; That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.
Ravelled : of Ravel
Ravelling : of Ravel
Raven : A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity. ;; Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. ;; Rapine; rapacity. ;; Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. ;; To obtain or seize by violence. ;; To devour with great eagerness. ;; To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
