RAKISHNESS
Rak"ish*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being rakish.
RAKU WARE
Ra"ku ware`.
Defn: A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
RALE
Râle, n. Etym: [F. râle. Cf. Rail the bird.] (Med.)
Defn: An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
Note: Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural.
RALLENTANDO
Ral"len*tan"do, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Slackening; — a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
RALLIANCE
Ral"li*ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. raliance. See Rally to reunite.]