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‖n. [ F. ] 1. A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a day-care center for young children. [ PJC ]

3. a three-dimensional model of the scene described in the Bible at the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable at Bethlehem, with Mary and Joseph near a manger in which a model of the infant Christ child is lain, and usually including figures of animals, shepherds, and the three wise men; -- also called a Nativity scene. The figures in the scene are typically made as individual statues or figurines. Smaller models are displayed in homes and other indoor locations during the Christmans season, and larger models, often life-size, may be displayed out of doors. [ PJC ]

4. (Biol.) a nest where the young of several animals are cared for in a communal fashion. [ PJC ]

n. [ Sp. derecho straight. ] A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency, usually accompanied with rain and often destructive, common in the prairie regions of the United States. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Chosen beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Irish folklore) A small mischevous elf or spirit in Irish folklore; it is often depicted in literature as a dwarfish bearded old man; -- legend tells that if a leprechaun is captured, he will reveal the location of his hidden pot of gold. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

[ F. ] A kind of large yellow rose. [ Written also Marshal Niel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Jewish Hist.) One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To change again, or change back. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ Pref. re- + charge: cf. F. recharger. ] 1. To charge or accuse in return. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To attack again; to attack anew. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A second charter; a renewal of a charter. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To charter again or anew; to grant a second or another charter to. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. re- + chase: cf. F. rechasser. ] To chase again; to chase or drive back. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., orig. p.p. of réchauffer 8warm over. See Chafe, v. t. ] A dish of food that has been warmed again, hence, fig., something made up from old material; a rehash. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

It is merely a réchauffé of ancient philosophies. F. W. H. Myers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. requêté, fr. requêter to hunt anew. See Request. ] (Sporting) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To blow the recheat. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Reckless. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To choose again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Gael. spreidh cattle. ] Movables of an inferior description; especially, such as have been collected by depredation. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to run + -meter. ] An odometer for vehicles. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant (Urechitis suberecta) as a bitter white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Urechitin + toxic + -in. ] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]