ruade, n.f., kick (of horses, etc.). pl., kicking. Détacher, or lancer, une —; to give a kick.
rubabelle or rubace, n.f., rubicel, rubicelle.
ruban, n.m., ribbon; (arch.) beading. Garniture de —s; set of ribbons. — de fil; tape. —-d’eau, (—s-—) (bot.) bur-reed, reed-grass. Canon à —; twisted gun-barrel. —s de la glotte, —s vocaux; (anat.) vocal cords. — de soie; silk ribbon. — de velours; velvet ribbon.
rubané, -e, part., (zoöl.) striped; flattened, ribbon-like. Canon —; twisted gun-barrel.
rubaner, v.a., to trim with ribbons; to arrange flax and hemp fibers; to divide wax into bandelets; to twist a band of iron to turn it into gun-barrels.
rubanerie (-ba-n-rî), n.f., ribbon-weaving; ribbon-trade.
rubani-er, -ère, adj., ribbon. Industrie —ère; ribbon-manufacture, ribbon trade.
rubanier, n.m., ribbon-weaver; (bot.) burweed.
rubanière, n.f., ribbon-weaver.
rubarbe, n.f. V. rhubarbe.