RETRACTOR
Re*tract"or, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: (a) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. (b) (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. (c) (Surg.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation. (d) (Anat. & Zoöl.)
Defn: A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolæmata.
RETRAICT
Re*traict", n.
Defn: Retreat. [Obs.] Bacon.
RETRAIT Re*trait", n. Etym: [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.]
Defn: A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.]
Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.
RETRANSFORM
Re`trans*form", v. t.
Defn: To transform anew or back.
— Re`trans*for*ma"tion, n.