Vocabulary : Rouet to Roughdry

Rouet : A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.
Rouge : red. ;; A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc. ;; A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine. ;; To paint the face or cheeks with rouge. ;; To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
Rouge dragon : One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
Rougecroix : One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
Rouged : of Rouge
Rough : Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth. ;; Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road. ;; Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond. ;; Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water. ;; Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat. ;; Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish. ;; Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper. ;; Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions. ;; Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers. ;; Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine. ;; Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day. ;; Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough
Roughcast : To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. ;; To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. ;; To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building. ;; A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. ;; A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.
Roughcaster : One who roughcasts.
Roughdraw : To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.
Roughdry : in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.
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