REFRINGENCY
Re*frin"gen*cy (r*frn"jen*s), n.
Defn: The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different refringencies. Nichol.
REFRINGENT
Re*frin"gent (-jent), a. Etym: [L. refringens, p. pr. of refringere.
See Refract.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. Nichol.
REFT
Reft (rft), imp. & p. p. of Reave.
Defn: Bereft.
Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn. Heber.
REFT
Reft, n.
Defn: A chink; a rift. See Rift. Rom. of R.
REFUGE Ref"uge (rf"j), n. Etym: [F. réfuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe Fugitive.]
1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find place or refuge. Milton. We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. Heb. vi. 18.