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Re*serv"ist, n. A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia. [Eng.]

Res"er*voir` (rz"r*vwôr`; 277), n. [F. réservoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See Reservatory.] 1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.

2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

Receiving reservoir (Water Works), a principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.

Re*serv"or (r?-z?rv"?r or r?z`?r-v?r), n. One who reserves; a reserver.

Re*set" (r?-s?t"), v. t. To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.

Re"set (r?"s?t), n. 1. The act of resetting.

2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.

Re*set" (r?-s?t"), n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.] (Scots Law) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. Jamieson.

Re*set", v. t. (Scots Law) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.

We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here.

Sir. W. Scott.

Re*set"ter (-t?r), n. (Scots Law) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.

Re*set"ter (r?-S?t"t?r), n. One who resets, or sets again.

Re*set"tle (r?-s?t"t'l), v. t. To settle again. Swift.

Re*set"tle, v. i. To settle again, or a second time.

Re*set"tle*ment (-ment), n. Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees.

The resettlement of my discomposed soul.

Norris.

Re*shape" (r?-sh?p"), v. t. To shape again.

Re*ship" (r?-sh?p"), v. t. To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise.

Re*ship", v. i. To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel after having been discharged.

Re*ship"ment (-ment), n. The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped.

Re*ship"per (-p?r), n. One who reships.

Res`i*ance (r?z"?-ans), n. [LL. reseantia, &?;&?; OF. reseance.] Residence; abode. [Obs.] Bacon.

Res"i*ant (-ant), a. [OF. reseant, resseant, L. residens. See Resident.] Resident; present in a place. [Obs.]

In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant.

Spenser.