ROUMANIAN
Rou*ma"ni*an, a. [Written also Rumanian.] [From Roumania, the name of
the country, Roumanian România, fr. Român Roumanian, L. Romanus
Roman.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Roumania.
ROUMANIAN
Rou*ma"ni*an, n.
Defn: An inhabitant of Roumania; also, the language of Roumania, one of the Romance or Romanic languages descended from Latin, but containing many words from other languages, as Slavic, Turkish, and Greek.
ROUN; ROWN Roun, Rown, v. i. & t. Etym: [AS. r, fr. r a rune, secret, mystery; akin to G. raunen to whisper. See Rune.]
Defn: To whisper. [obs.] Gower.
Another rouned to his fellow low. Chaucer.
ROUNCE Rounce, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ronce bramble, brier, thorn, ranche a round, step, rack, or E. round.] (Print.)
Defn: The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; — sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.
ROUNCEVAL Roun"ce*val, a. Etym: [F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.]
Defn: Large; strong; — from the gigantic bones shown at
Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.]