REDTAIL Red"tail` (-tl`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The red-tailed hawk. (b) The European redstart.
RED-TAILED
Red"-tailed` (-tld`), a.
Defn: Having a red tail. Red-tailed hawk (Zoöl.), a large North
American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red.
Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.
RED-TAPE
Red"-tape` (-tp`), a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a.
RED-TAPISM
Red`-tap"ism (rd`tp"z'm), n.
Defn: Strict adherence to official formalities. J. C. Shairp.
RED-TAPIST
Red`-tap"ist, n.
Defn: One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities. Ld. Lytton.
REDTHROAT
Red"throat` (rd"thrt`), n. (Zoöl.)