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Sir W. Hamilton.

Red`ar*gu"tion (r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), n. [L. redargutio.] The act of redarguing; refutation. [Obs. or R.] Bacon.

Red`ar*gu"to*ry (-t?*r?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [R.]

Red"back` (r?d"b?k`), n. (Zoöl.) The dunlin. [U. S.]

Red"bel`ly (-b?l`l?), n. (Zoöl.) The char.

Red"bird` (-b?rd`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cardinal bird. (b) The summer redbird (Piranga rubra). (c) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.

Red"breast` (-br?st`), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. See Robin. (c) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot.

2. (Zoöl.) The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish.

Red"bud` (-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas.

Red"cap`, n. 1. (Zoöl) The European goldfinch.

2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Red"coat` (-kt`), n. One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British soldier.

Red"de (-de), obs. imp. of Read, or Rede. Chaucer.

Red"den (r?d"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reddened (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reddening.] [From Red, a.] To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.

Red"den, v. i. To grow or become red; to blush.

Appius reddens at each word you speak.

Pope.

He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued.

Sir W. SCott.

||Red*den"dum (r?d*d?n"d?m), n. [Neut. of L. reddendus that must be ||given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See Reddition.] (Law) A ||clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had ||been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease. ||Cruise.

Red"dish (r?d"d?sh), a. Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n.

Red*di"tion (r?d*d?sh"?n), n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See Render.]

1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell.

2. Explanation; representation. [R.]

The reddition or application of the comparison.

Chapman.

Red"di**tive (r?d"d?*t?v), a. [L. redditivus.] (Gram.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.

Red"dle (r?d"d'l), n. [From Red; cf. G. r&?;thel. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.) Red chalk. See under Chalk.