Vocabulary : Retinoscopy to Retired

Retinoscopy : The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
Retinue : The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.
Retinula : One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
Retinulae : of Retinula
Retinulate : Having, or characterized by, retinul/.

Retiped : A bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi.
Retiracy : Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Retirade : A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle.
Retire : To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. ;; To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. ;; To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer. ;; To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. ;; To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. ;; To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. ;; To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. ;; To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. ;; The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. ;; A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they
Retired : of Retire ;; Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. ;; Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.

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