Roinish, roi′nish, adj. (Shak.) mangy, mean.—Also Roi′nous. [O. Fr. roigneux—L. robiginosus, rusty—robigo, rust.]
Roist, roist, Roister, rois′tėr, v.i. to bluster, swagger, bully.—ns. Rois′ter (arch.), Rois′terer.—adj. Rois′terous.—p.adj. Rois′ting (Shak.), blustering, bullying. [O. Fr. rustre, a rough, rude fellow—O. Fr. ruste—L. rusticus, rustic.]
Roitelet, roi′te-let, n. a petty king: (ornith.) a kinglet or gold-crest.
Roke, rōk, n. (prov.) mist: smoke.—adj. Rō′ky, misty, foggy.
Rokeage, rō′kāj, n. parched and sweetened Indian corn—also Rō′kee.—Also called Pinole.
Rokelay, rok′e-lā, n. Same as Roquelaure.
Roker, rōk′ėr, n. the thornback ray.
Roland, rō′land, n. a chivalrous hero, from Roland in the Charlemagne legend, slain by the Gascons at Roncesvalles in 778.—A Roland for an Oliver, a blow for a blow, anything done or said to match something else.
Rôle, rōl, n. the part performed by an actor in a play: any important part played in public life. [Fr.]
Role, rōl, n. an ancient unit of quantity, seventy-two sheets of parchment.