RAYONNANT
Ray"on*nant, a. Etym: [F.] (Her.)
Defn: Darting forth rays, as the sun when it shines out.
RAZE
Raze, n. Etym: [See Rack.]
Defn: A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
RAZE Raze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] Etym: [F. raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also rase.]
1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate. Razing the characters of your renown. Shak.
2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. Dryden.
Syn.
— To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin.
See Demolish.
RAZED
Razed, a.
Defn: Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] "Two Provincial roses on my razed shoes." Shak.