RECIPE Rec"i*pe, n.; pl. Recipes. Etym: [L., imperative of recipere to take back, take in, receive. See Receive.]
Defn: A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine.
RECIPIANGLE
Re*cip"i*an`gle, n. Etym: [L. recipere to take + angulus angle.]
Defn: An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, — used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.
RECIPIENCE; RECIPIENCY
Re*cip"i*ence, Re*cip"i*en*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.
RECIPIENT Re*cip"i*ent, n. Etym: [L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. récipient. See Receive.]
Defn: A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still.
RECIPIENT
Re*cip"i*ent, a.
Defn: Receiving; receptive.