Res
[ri:z]
Definition
(pl. ) of Res
(n.) A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.
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Definition
n. a thing a point.—Res angusta domi straitened circumstances; Res gest things done; Res judicāta a matter decided.
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Examples
- A bas les grandes passions et les sévères vertus! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He railed at us for our pains, terming us des ménagères avares; but we let him talk, and managed the economy of the repast our own way. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nothing so absurd, she said, as for des femmes m?res 'to dress themselves like girls of fifteen'--quant à la. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This he tried successfully on a small model that he built and used on a river that ran through the village of Plombières. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He thought that the atmosp here must consist of at least two gases, and he proved that carbonic acid results from combustion and res piration. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Singulières femmes que ces Anglaises! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In a space filled in this way a state of res t could not last for more than a moment. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Again, the hypothesis suggests n ew lines of research, enables one in some cases to anticipate the outcome of experiment, and may be abundantly justified by res ults. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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