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R
B
55~
R
N
dril mO:1"\f.vpia
chr.~.
T he
c:lilix
h~s
(jve
regments; lhe
C01ol ~.1
is
IUlllc\Vh~t
funnd .flupeJ: the
ft ,1I1l1n;¡ "fe
dc:c1i·
n:!d ; tlnJ lhe
caprule
has fi,'e c", lIs . There are (ix (pe.
'ci!!" n.>oc of thcm n.lti\'c:; of Hritain.
~
Hú "'1!:lO ID SS, .in geometry, • qu. Jril.<eral fir,ure whore
oppo!i e fi.:les and anglc:s are equcll, but is neithcr equlla.
leJa l nor
('ql1i,lngul~r.
R uor.1 uo I DES. 11) anatomy.
S~e
ANATO\'ttY,
p.
193 ,
R : I U~II HO IDI.-\.,
in natund hdlory, lhe n...me of a genus
of fprHs
J
glVeo thcm frol11 their bc:ing of a rhomboidal
form o
•
RHOYlHUS, in g<omet ry, ·. n'oblique-angled parallelogram,
or a qUc1uril.tlcral figu re whofe fiJes are cqu.o\) and par.dlcl,
tan Ihe
an gles unequAI . t\Vo
of lhe:
oppofite
unes
being
obture. and lhe
other
(\Va acute:
R H0'1 8US .
in ichthyology. Sc:e
PLE UItO NE CTES.
RHONE,
00:
of the
loug~n
l ivers in
Fr"nce~
which riflnll
in
one of lhe A lps of SWllzt:r1 and, p"lfc:s through the
lake
of G en.!va, vifiu th,u city, aoJ lhen runs Couth·wefl tO
L yoos, where
joi nin~ th~
river SOJoe, it continues
IU
<ourre due routh, p.fIing by Or.nge, A_ignon, and Arle.,
and r.dls into the M editerranea, a líul. wdlw"d ofM>r–
Cei lles.
R HUIl \RR . See BOTAN Y, p.
642,
RHU :VI B,
RU MB,
or
RUM,
in n-livlg,u ion, a vertical cir–
el!: o(
~oy
glvt"n place, or t he ínt("rfeétlon of
fu
eh a ci r–
ele Wilh
(he
honzon
j
in which
I:.tO
'~nre,
rhumo is
the
(-(me Wilh a poiot or the compAfs. S ee
NAV I G AT IO N .
R H
u
M 8 L 1N E,
is alCo ufed for lhe liflc which a fh ip def..ribes
when rai lt og io the
[ame
collala ...
1
poiol of the compafs,
or oblique tO lhe meridiaos.· See
NAV I GA T 10N .
RH US,
io botany. a genus of the pentandria trigynia clars.
The
e.Ií.• eonfiOs of fi ve regments, and the eoroll. of
fi le petals; and the berry conui ns bUl one (eed.
The
(pec¡cs olr.e
J
6.
nooe o( them oatives of Rri{,¡jn.
RHY!\1 E,
in
pOt:~rYJ
the fimi lar found, or cadence and ler.
mination of twQ. words which end t WO verfes!
&c.
Or
rhyme is • fimilitude of round between the laO ryll.ble or
f¡lI.tbll!s of .t verfe. CucceeJing either immedi.ndy,
or
at
í1
ddl,¡nce
oC
t wo or tbree lines.
T IH:re is
0 0
fI.dein
pC)t~try,
fays Du Bos, whofc ob–
{en-ance colls fo Oll1ch troublc, ::'Iod is produftive
oC
lefs
b::auties
in
ved e, than that of rhyming. R hyme rre–
<¡ueody nlJim:>, and allll ofl always enerva tes the feofe
of
t !le
dlfcou rfe
i
for ooe bright thought which lhe panion
of rhyming throws in Our way
by
chanceo is, wllbou c
dnubt, cvtry d<f.y t he caure ol'
a
hundrccl olhers that
rco?l~
would blufh
10
make ufe of wert! it not for the
ri.hnefs or novc!hy o( the rhymt!
Wlth
which lhefe thoughts
are ::'Ittended ,
R I1 Y I JI :\1,
iD
murick, the variel"
in
the movemen t, as
10
dle qUlckn !fs or Oownefs, lenglh or {honneCs, of lhe
nfJtes. Or it may be clefincd more generall y, lhe pro·
ponion which lh..: parts of the O1:Hion have tO each other.
See
MustCK .
RI 8 1lAN, or RlnB o N, in hcrald ry, the eiglnh pan of a
1.-nJ,
I·ke
thJt rt preCcnl<f\ in
PI".
CXLVll . fig.
10.
R I HBAND, or RIUB ON, a narro," run or fi lk, ehielly
UJLJ
fl.orhcaJ.ornJIlH:nts. badges of chivalry,
Oc.
1\1dES .
In
buuny,
a
genus of lhe pentandru monogynia
cl.4fs.
Il
h ,IS (i \,C
n
l m; n~,
.mJ
live pet,tls, both infcned
iota lhe calix
i
,h,,:'
ft
, rus is b¡(tJ . anJ the ol'rry conlJins
m ,(ny
fl.'cus.
T h<.:rc are clght rpecil'!, thn:c
01
th ~n}
native5 of Britain,
viz.
the rubrum,
ar
currants; the
alpi num, or fweet mountaiD currants ; and the nigrum,
or black curnnt!.
RI BS, 'in anatomy_ See ANATOM Y, p_
173-
RI CClA, in botany, a genu. of the eryptogAmia alga: ciar.,
There are four fpecies. all natives of BritaiD.
RICE, in botany. See OUZA _
RICHARDlA . in botany, a genu. of the hexandria mona–
gynia c1ars, The e.lix has fix regmenu, and the eorolla
one rubeylindrieal pe tal ; and the leed. are three. There
1S
bUl one,{pecies,
a
native of V era Crux.
'
RICHLI E U, a town
oE
Fr.nee, in the pro.inee
oE
Orlea–
nois and territory of Poiétou, fituated twenty.fix miles
f,ortk
oE
Poiftiers .
RICHMOND, a village in the eounty of Surry, ten mil..
weU
oE
Loadoa, formerly the «udeoce of the kiog. of
England ,
RI CHMOND is airo a borough town of Yorklhir<, thiny_
three miles north-wdl of York-o
lt
reod. tWO membeu
to parliament.
RIC INUS, in botany, a geaus or the mon",: ia monadel–
phia
cI.r.,
The ealix of the m. le has Gve regmea" ;. it
has no caralla, but the (lamina are numerous: The ca·
lix Gl lhe female
has
three fc:gmenu ;
it
has no corona;
the Oyli are three, and bifid; anÍ! the caprule h" thr«
cells, and one feed . There are three fpecies, none oí
lhem natives of B ti[ai n.
RICKETS, iD medl':lne_
See MEDt CINE, p.
169'
RIOCE, in agrieulture, a long pieee ofnGng land, betwcen
t wo furrows. S l!e
ACR. 1CVLTU R.E,
p.
57.
RIDC LI NC , or R t
DG l L,
among farriers,
&c.
the male
- of any be.U th.. has been but half gelt ,
RI OICUL E , in mallers of literature, is that rpeeies of
wri ting, whiclt excites contempt
with
Jaughter.
R IDINC, a dlviuon of YOI klhir<;
oE
whieh there are three,
viz.
the ean, wen, and north ridings .
I n aJl
indiélments in
thu
county, both
the
town and
riding uO be exprdred,
R1 E F . In SeolS law , See R OBae. y ,
RICA, a pon -lO",n of L ivonia, one
oE
the befl ha-bou "
and ".ding towns in the BaltÍe:
E.
long.
'4°,
N ,
lat.
57° .
RICC l:-1C
oj
a
/h iP,
i. all her cordage and ropes, belong–
ing tO her m.lls. yard"
&c.
RIC HT, in geome"y , fi gnl6es the ramo with flraight:
thus, a (lraight line is ccl lle;:J
a
right one.
RIC IOITY, in phyfi e., denotes a brittle hardners.
lt
is
oppoled to duftdity, m. lI«bility, and roftner, .
RiGOR, in nlt'dici oe,
a
coovulG,'e fhuddering. from fl!'vere
cold, an ague-lit, or other diforder.
RLMINI,
a port town of
Tt~l y,
io the territories o( the
Pare, aod province of R OmaDitl, fir uatcd on the gulph of
V '-'oice:
E .
long.
13° 30'
and
N.
laL
4408'.
RI ND, the (k,n of any fruit that m.y be eUI off or pared_
Rind is alfo ufed for the innu bark of treei, or that
whililh fofo fubllance which adhcres immedl.n ely tO (hc
\Vood .
•
R ING,
an ornament of
Rold,
filvcr,
6c.
maJe of
a
ci~
cula r rorl11, and gencr... lly
\Varn
0 0
,he:
fing ..:r .
RI NG SONE,
in fclrricry. a h,uJ cAllaus
lu~11Ance,
'grv,vin.:
in ,he
p..
nern o(
a
horre, abo"e ,he ror·'net : it
IS
thus
c.llh:d frIJOl its crowin&
qUHe
rvund
,hke
¡ '
flag .
5c:e
fAKRlE RY.
RIO