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Traditional English :: rascal
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rasaili - n. often joc. a dishonest or mischievous person, esp. a child. rascaldom n. rascalism n. rascality n. (pl. -ies). rascally adj. [ME f. OF rascaille rabble, prob. ult. f. L radere ras- scrape] |
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Traditional English :: rase
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rasaili - var. of RAZE. |
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Traditional English :: rash(1)
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rasaili - adj. reckless, impetuous, hasty; acting or done without due consideration. rashly adv. rashness n. [ME, prob. f. OE r |
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Traditional English :: rash(2)
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rasaili - n. 1 an eruption of the skin in spots or patches. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a sudden widespread phenomenon, esp. of something unwelcome (a rash of strikes). [18th c.: prob. rel. to OF ra(s)che eruptive sores, = It. raschia itch] |
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Traditional English :: rasher
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rasaili - n.
a thin slice of bacon or ham. [16th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: rasp
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rasaili - n. & v. --n. a coarse kind of file having separate teeth. --v. 1 tr. a scrape with a rasp. b scrape roughly. c (foll. by off, away) remove by scraping.
2 a intr. make a grating sound. b tr. say gratingly or hoarsely.
3 tr. grate upon (a person or a person's feelings), irritate. raspingly adv. raspy adj. [ME f. OF raspe(r) ult. f. WG] |
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