a. [ L. ros, roris, dew. ] Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy. [ R. ] M. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew. ] A falling of dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ros, roris, dew. ] Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy. [ 1913 Webster ]
Roric figures (Physics),
a. [ L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew. ] Dewy; bedewed. [ R. ] T. Granger. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to bear: cf. F. rorifère. ] generating or producing dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to flow. ] Flowing with dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds. ] (Zool.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also
☞ It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew. ]
a. [ L. ros, roris, dew. ] Dewy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]