1. A governess; a rectoress.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.
RECTUM Rec"tum (-tm), n. Etym: [NL. (sc. intestinum), fr. L. rectus straight. See Right.] (Anat.)
Defn: The terminal part of the large intestine; — so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive.
RECTUS Rec"tus (-ts), n.; pl. Recti (-t. Etym: [NL., fr. L. regere to keep straight.] (Anat.)
Defn: A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.
RECUBATION Rec`u*ba"tion (rk`*b"shn), n. Etym: [L. recubare to lie upon the back.]
Defn: Recumbence. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
RECULE
Re*cule" (r*kl"), v. i.