Defn: Rudeness; ignorance. [R.]
RUDMASDAY
Rud"mas*day, n. Etym: [See Rood, Mass, Day.] (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and
September 14, annually.
RUDOLPHINE
Ru*dolph"ine, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; - - so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.
RUE
Rue, n. Etym: [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. r.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. Jer. Taylor.
2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. Goat's rue. See under Goat. — Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. — Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
RUE Rue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] Etym: [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrugedh sorrow. sq. root 18. Cf. Ruth.]