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ROUGH-HEW, v.t. ruf'-hew. [rough and hew.] 1. To hew coarsely without smoothing;...
ROUGH-HEWN, pp. or a ruf'-hewn. 1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing. 2. Rugged; u...
ROUGH-SHOD, a. ruf'-shod. Shod with shoes armed with points; as a rough-shod hor...
ROUGH-WORK, v.t. ruf'-work. [rough and work.] To work over coarsely, without reg...
ROUGH-WROUGHT, a. ruf'-raut. Wrought or done coarsely.
ROUGHEN, v.t ruf'n. [from rough.] To make rough. ROUGHEN , v.i. ruf'n. To grow o...
ROUGHINGS, n. ruf'ings. Grass after mowing or reaping. [Local.]
ROUGHLY, adv. ruf'ly. 1. With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface. 2....
ROUGHNESS, n. ruf'ness. 1. Unevenness of surface, occasioned by small prominence...
ROUGHT, for raught; pret. of reach. Obs.
ROULEAU, n. roolo'. A little roll; a roll of guineas in paper.
ROUN, v.i. To whisper. Obs. ROUN , v.t. To address in a whisper. Obs.
ROUNCE, n. rouns'. The handle of a printing press.
ROUN'CEVAL, n. A variety of pea, so called.
ROUND, a. 1. Cylindrical; circular; spherical or globular. Round is applicable t...
ROUND'ABOUT, a. [round and about.] 1. Indirect; going round; loose. Paraphrase i...