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91convertible — Generally this is a two door automobile without a fixed roof. Instead, the roof folds up or is removed in some way so that the passenger compartment is exposed to the open air. Some roofs are made of flexible fabric or plastic which folds up… …
92retreat — [14] Retreat and retract [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to Latin retrahere ‘draw back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and trahere ‘draw, pull’ (source of English tractor). This passed into Old French as… …
93eat one's words — phrasal : to retract what one has said * * * eat one s words To take back what one has said • • • Main Entry: ↑eat eat one s words To retract what one has said, or apologize for it, usu under compulsion • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * retract what… …
94re|tract´a|ble — re|tract «rih TRAKT», transitive verb. 1. to draw back or in: »to retract a plane s landing gear. The kitten retracted her claws and purred when I petted her. The dog snarled and retracted his lips. 2. to withdraw; take back: »to retract an offer …
95re|tract — «rih TRAKT», transitive verb. 1. to draw back or in: »to retract a plane s landing gear. The kitten retracted her claws and purred when I petted her. The dog snarled and retracted his lips. 2. to withdraw; take back: »to retract an offer or an… …
96MINHAG — (Heb. מִנְהָג; custom, usage ) from the verb to lead. DEFINITION The word is found in the Bible (II Kings 9:2) meaning the driving (of a chariot) but it was taken by the rabbis to refer to usage. As such, it is used in a wide variety of senses.… …
97ONA'AH — (Heb. אוֹנָאָה; overreaching ), the act of wronging another by selling him an article for more than its real worth or by purchasing from him an article for less than its real worth. Origin and Nature of the Prohibition The prohibition against ona …
98Recant — Re*cant (r[ e]*k[a^]nt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re re + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d {Cant}, {Chant}.] To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly …
99Recanted — Recant Re*cant (r[ e]*k[a^]nt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re re + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d {Cant}, {Chant}.] To withdraw or repudiate formally and… …
100Recanting — Recant Re*cant (r[ e]*k[a^]nt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re re + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d {Cant}, {Chant}.] To withdraw or repudiate formally and… …
