RHETORIZE
Rhet"o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rhetorized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rhetorizing.]
Defn: To play the orator. Colgrave.
RHETORIZE
Rhet"o*rize, v. t.
Defn: To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.
Milton.
RHEUM Rhe"um, n. Etym: [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
RHEUM Rheum, n. Etym: [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.)
Defn: A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or
nose.
I have a rheum in mine eyes too. Shak.
Salt rheum. (Med.) See Salt rheum, in the Vocab.
RHEUMATIC
Rheu*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum,
Rheumatism.]
1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.]