Retinula, rē-tin′ū-la, n. (entom.) a group of pigmented cells.—adj. Retin′ular.
Retiped, rē′tip-ed, n. having reticulated tarsi.
Retiracy, rē-tīr′ā-si, n. retirement.
Retirade, ret-i-räd′, n. a retrenchment in the body of a bastion which a garrison may defend. [Fr.]
Retire, rē-tīr′, v.i. to draw back: to retreat: to recede: to go to bed.—v.t. to withdraw from circulation, as to retire a bill: to cause to retire.—n. a call sounded on a bugle: act of retiring: retreat: (obs.) a place of retreat.—n. Retī′ral, the act of taking up a bill when due.—adj. Retired′, withdrawn: secluded: private: withdrawn from business.—adv. Retired′ly.—ns. Retired′ness; Retire′ment, act of retiring or withdrawing from society or from public life, or of an army: state of being retired: solitude: privacy.—p.adj. Retir′ing, reserved: unobtrusive: retreating: modest: given to one who retires from a public office or service.—Retired list, a list of officers who are relieved from active service but receive a certain amount of pay. [O. Fr. retirer—re-, back, tirer, to draw.]
Retitelæ, ret-i-tē′lē, n.pl. a group of spiders which spin irregular webs.—n. Retitelā′rian.
Retold, rē-tōld′, pa.t. and pa.p. of retell.
Retorque, rē-tōrk′, v.t. (obs.) to turn back.
Retorsion, rē-tōr′shun, n. retaliation.
