Vocabulary : Rudmasday to Ruffe

Rudmasday : Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.
Rudolphine : Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.
Rue : A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. ;; Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. ;; To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. ;; To cause to grieve; to afflict. ;; To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. ;; To have compassion. ;; To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. ;; Sorrow; repetance.
Rued : of Rue
Rueful : Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. ;; Expressing sorrow.

Ruell bone : See rewel bone.
Ruelle : A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.
Rufescent : Reddish; tinged with red.
Ruff : A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it. ;; The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led. ;; To trump. ;; A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children. ;; Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name. ;; An exhibition of pride or haughtiness. ;; Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. ;; A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle. ;; A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar. ;; A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird. ;; A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is calle
Ruffe : A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch.

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