Defn: To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
REDACTEUR
Ré`dac`teur" (ray`dak`ter"), n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See Redactor.
REDACTION
Re*dac"tion (r*dk"shn), n. Etym: [F. rédaction.]
Defn: The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
REDACTOR
Re*dac"tor (-tr), n.
Defn: One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor. Carlyle.
REDAN Re*dan" (r*dn"), n. Etym: [F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. Redented.] [Written sometimes redent and redens.]
1. (Fort.)
Defn: A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.