reincrease 
When they did perceaue 
Their wounds recur'd, and forces reincreast, 
Of that good Hermite both they tooke their leave. 
Spenser, F. Q., VI. vi. 15. 
reincrudation (re-iu-krQ-da'shon), n. [< re- + 
"incrurtation (< in-V + crude + -ation), equiv. 
to incrudescence.] Recrudescence. [Rare.] 
This writer [Artephius, an adept] proceeds wholly by 
reincrudation, or in the via humida. 
Swift, Tale of a Tub, i. 
reindeer (ran'der). . [Formerly also rain- 
deer, ranedeer; < ME. raynedere (= D. rendier = 
G. rennthier = Dan. rensdyr), < "rein (< Icel.) or 
row, < AS. hrdn, a reindeer (cf. F. renne = Sp. 
reno = Pg. renna, rcnno = It. renna, a reindeer), 
< Icel. hreinn = Sw. ren, a reindeer (of. Sw. 
ren-ko, a female reindeer (ko = E. cow 1 ), > Lapp 
and Finn, raingo, a reindeer); < Lapp reino, pas- 
turage or herding of cattle, a word much asso- 
ciated with the use and care of the reindeer (for 
which the Lapp word is patso), and mistaken by 
the Scandinavians for the reindeer itself.] 1. 
A deer of the genus Rangifer or Tarandus, hay- 
ing horns in both sexes, and inhabiting arctic 
and cold temperate regions ; the Cervus taran- 
dus, Rangifer tarandus, or Tarandus rangifer. 
Reindeer (Katift/er tarantins). 
It has branched, recurved, round antlers, the crowns of 
which are more or less palmated ; the antlers of the male 
are much larger than those of the female, and are remark- 
able for the size and asymmetry of the brow-antler. The 
body is of a thick and square form, and the legs are shorter 
in proportion than those of the red-deer. The size varies 
much according to climate : about 4 feet 6 inches may be 
given as the average height of a full-grown specimen. The 
reindeer is keen of sight and swift of foot, being capable 
of maintaining a speed of 9 or 10 miles an hour for a long 
time, and can easily draw a weight of 200 pounds, besides 
the sledge to which it is usually attached when used as a 
beast of draft. Among the Laplanders the reindeer is a 
substitute for the horse, the cow, and the sheep, as it fur- 
nishes food, clothing, and the means of conveyance. The 
caribou of North America, if not absolutely identical with 
the reindeer, would seem to be at least a well-marked 
variety, usually called R. caribou. The American barren- 
ground reindeer has been described as a different species, 
R. grosnlandicw. See also cut under caribou. 
2. In her., a, stag having two sets of antlers, 
the one pair bending downward, and the other 
standing erect. Reindeer period, the time when the 
reindeer flourished and was prominent in the fauna of 
any region, as it is now in Lapland : used chiefly with 
reference to Belgium and France. 
M. Dupont recognizes two stages in the Paleolithic Pe- 
riod, one of which is called the Mammoth period, and the 
other, which is the nore recent, the Reindeer period. 
These names . . . have never met with much acceptance 
in England, . . . for it is quite certain that the reindeer 
occupied Belgium and France in the so-called Mammoth 
period. J. QeOrie, Prehistoric Europe, p. 101. 
Reindeer tribe, a tribe using the reindeer, as do the 
Laplanders at the present time, and as the dwellers in 
central Europe have done in prehistoric tunes- used 
chiefly with regard to the prehistoric tribes of central 
France and Belgium. 
reindeer-lichen (ran'der-H'ken), . Same as 
reindeer-moss. 
reindeer-moss (ran'der-mos), . A lichen, Cla- 
donia rangiferina, which constitutes almost the 
sole winter food for the reindeer in high north- 
ern latitudes, where it is said to attain some- 
times the height of one foot. Its nutritive proper- 
ties depend chiefly on the gelatinous or starchy matter of 
which it is largely composed. Its taste is slightly pun- 
gent and acrid, and when boiled it forms a jelly possess- 
ing nutritive and tonic properties, and is sometimes eaten 
by man during scarcity of food, being powdered and mixed 
with flour. See Cladonia and lichen. 
reinfect (re-in-fekf), v. t. [< OF. reinfecier; 
as re- + infect] To infect again. Cotgrave. 
reinfection ( re-in -fek'sh on), n. [< reinfect + 
-ion .] Infection a second'time or subsequently. 
reinflame (re-iu-flam'), v. t. [< re- + inflame.] 
To inflame anew; rekindle; warm again. 
To re-inflame my Daphnis with desires. 
Dryden, tr. of Virgil's Pastorals, viii. 92. 
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reinforce, reenforce (re-in-fors', re-en-fors'), 
' . /. [Formerly also renforce, ranforce; accom. 
< OF. renforcer, renforchier, F. renforcer = It. 
rhiforzare, strengthen, reinforce; as re- + in- 
force] 1. To add new force, strength, or 
weight to ; strengthen : as, to reinforce an argu- 
ment. 
A meane to supply her wants, by renforcing the causes 
wherein shee is impotent and uefectiue. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 263. 
To insure the existence of the race, she [Nature] rein- 
forces the sexual instinct, at the risk of disorder, grief, 
and pain. Emerson, Old Age. 
Specifically 2. (a) Milit., to strengthen with 
additional military or naval forces, as troops, 
ships, etc. 
But hark! what new alarum is this same? 
The French have reinforced their scatter'd men ; 
Then every soldier kill his prisoners. 
Skak., Hen. V., iv. 6. 36. 
(ft) To strengthen any part of an object by an 
additional thickness, support, or other means. 
Another mode of reinforcing the lower pier is that 
which occurs in the nave of Laon. ... In this case five 
detached monolithic shafts are grouped with the great 
cylinder, four of them being placed so as to support the 
angles of the abacus, and the fifth containing the central 
member of the group of vaulting shafU. 
C. H. Moore, Gothic Architecture, p. 86. 
3f. To enforce; compel. [Rare.] 
Yet twise they were repulsed backe againe, 
And twise renforst backe to their ships to fly. 
Spenser, F. Q., II. x. 48. 
reinforce (re-in-fors'), . [< reinforce, v.] An 
additional thickness or support imparted to 
any part of an object in order to strengthen 
it. (a) A strengthening patch or additional thickness 
sewed round a cringle or eyelet-hole in a sail or tent- 
cover. (&) A second outer thickness of cloth, applied to 
those parts of trousers or breeches which come next the 
saddle, (c) The part of a cannon nearest to the breech, 
which is made stronger to resist the explosive force of 
the powder. The first reinforce is that which extends 
from the base-ring of the gun to the seat of the projectile. 
The second reinforce is that which is forward of the first 
reinforce and connects it with the chase of the gun, and 
from which the trunnions project laterally. Reinforce- 
baiid, in ordnance, a flat ring or molding formed at the 
junction of the first and second reinforces of a gun. 
Reinforce-rings, flat hoop-like moldings on the rein- 
forces of a cannon, on the end nearest to the breech. 
See hooping &nAfrettage. 
reinforcement, reinforcement (re-in-fors'-, 
re-en-fors'ment), n. [Accom. < OF. (and F.) 
renforcement = It. rinforzamento; as reinforce, 
r., + -ment.] 1. The act of reinforcing. 
The dreadful Sagittary 
Appals our numbers ; haste we, Diomed, 
To reinforcement, or we perish alL 
Skak., T. and C., v. 5. 16. 
2. Additional force ; fresh assistance; specifi- 
cally, additional troops or forces to augment 
the strength of a military or naval force. 
Alone he [Coriolanus] enter'd, . . . 
And with a sudden re-inforcement struck 
Corioli like a planet. Shak., Cor., ii. 2. 117. 
3. Any augmentation of strength or force by 
something added. 
Their faith may be both strengthened and brightened 
by this additional reinforcement. 
Wateriand, Works, V. 287. 
reinforcer, ree'nforcer (re-in-, re-en-for'ser), n. 
One who reinforces or strengthens. 
Writers who are more properly feeders and re-enforcers 
of life itself. T he Century, XXVII. 929. 
reinforcible, reenforcible (re-in-, re-en-for'si- 
bl),a. [<. reinforce, ., + -Me.] Capable or sus- 
ceptible of reinforcement; that maybe strength- 
ened anew. 
Both are reinforcible by distant motion and by sensation. 
Medical Newt, LII. 680. 
reinfonn (re-in-fdrm'), r. *. [< re- + inform*.] 
To inform again. 
Redintegrated into humane bodies, and reinformed with 
their primitive souls. J. Scott, Christian Life, H. 7. 
reinfund (re-in-fund'), r. i. [< re- + infund.] 
To flow in again, as a stream. Swift, Works (ed. 
1768), I. 169. [Rare.] 
reinfuse (re-in-fuz'), v. t. [< re- + infuse.] To 
infuse again. 
reingratiate (re-in-gra'shi-at), v. t. [< re- + 
ingratiate.] To ingratiate again; recommend 
again to favor. 
Joining now with Canute, as it were to reingratiate him- 
self after his revolt, whether real or complotted. 
Milton, Hist. Eng., vt 
reinhabit (re-in-hab'it), v. t. [< re- + inhabit.] 
To inhabit again. 
Towns and Citties were not rnnhabUed, but lay ruin'd 
and wast. Milton, Hist. Eng., iii. 
rein-holder (ran'hol'der), n. A clip or clasp 
on the dashboard of a carriage, to hold the 
reinstate 
reins when the driver has alighted. /-.'. //. 
Kiiiylit. 
rein-hook (ran'hiik), M. A hook on a gig-saddle 
to hold the bearing-rein. E. H. Kiiii/lil. 
reinite (ri'nit), . [Named after Prof. Rein of 
Marburg.] A tungstate of iron, occurring in 
blackish-brown tetragonal crystals. It is found 
in Japan. 
reinless (ran'les), a. [<reii + -less.] Without 
rein ; without restraint ; unchecked. 
A wilfull prince, a rainelesse raging horse. 
Mir. for Mage., p. 386. 
Lyfe corrupt, and rainlesse youth. 
Drant, tr. of Horace's Satires, i. 6. 
reinocnlation (re-in-ok-u-la'shon), n. [< re- + 
inoculation."] Inoculation a sec'ond time or sub- 
sequently. 
rein-orchis (ran'6r"kis), M. See orchis?. 
reins (ranz), n. pi. [Early mod. E. also mines; 
< ME. reines, reynes, reenus, < OF. reins, pi. of 
rein, F. rein (cf. 8p. reHon, riflon) = Pg. rim = 
It. rene, < L. ren, kidney, pi. renes, the kidneys, 
reins, loins ; perhaps akin to Or. Qpf/v, the mid- 
riff, pi. ifiphet, the parts about the heart and 
liver: see phren.] 1. The kidneys or renes. 
What man soever ... is a leper, or hath a running of 
the reins. Lev. xxii. 4 (margin). 
Hence 2. The region of the kidneys; the 
loins, or lower parts of the back on each side. 
All living creatures are fattest about the mines of the 
backe. Holland, tr. of Pliny, xi. 26. 
3. The seat of the affections and passions, for- 
merly supposed to be situated in that part of 
the body; hence, also, the emotions and affec- 
tions themselves. 
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : my 
reins also instruct me in the night seasons. Ps. xvi. 7. 
Reins of a vault, in arch., the sides or walls that sus- 
tain the vault or arch. 
reinscribe (re-in-skrib'), v. t. [< re- + inscribe.] 
In French law, to record or register a second 
time, as a mortgage, required by the law of 
Louisiana to be periodically reinscribed in or- 
der to preserve its priority. 
reinsert (re-in-sert*), v. t. [< re- + insert.] 
To insert a second time. 
reinsertion (re-in-ser'shon), n. [< reinsert + 
-ton.] The act of reinserting, or what is rein- 
serted; a second insertion. 
rein-slide (ran'slid), n. A slipping loop on an 
extensible rein, holding the two parts together 
near the buckle, which is adjustable on the 
standing part. E. H. Knight. 
reinsman (ranz'man), n. ; pi. reinsmen (-men). 
A person skilled in managing reins or driving. 
[Recent.] 
Stage-drivers, who, proud of their skill as reinsmen, . . . 
look down on and sneer at the plodding teamsters. 
T. Roosevelt, The Century, XXXV. 501. 
rein-snap (ran'snap), . In a harness, a spring- 
hook for holding the reins ; a harness-snap or 
snap-hook. E. H. Knight. 
reinspect (re-in-spekf), v. t. [< re- + inspect.] 
To inspect again. 
reinspection (re-in-spek'shon), n. [< reinspect 
+ -ion.] The act of inspecting a second time, 
reinspire (re-in-spir'), v. t. [< re- + inspire.] 
To inspire anew. 
While Phoebus hastes, great Hector to prepare . . . 
His lab'rlng Bosom re-inspires with Breath, 
And calls his Senses from the Verge of Death. 
Pope, Homer's Iliad, xv. 65. 
With youthful fancy re-inspired. 
Tennyson, Ode to Memory, v. 
reinstall, reinstal (re-m-stal' ), v. t. [= F. re- 
installer; as re- + install.] To install again; 
seat anew. 
That which alone can truly re-install thee 
In David's royal seat. Milton, P. R., iii. 372. 
reinstalment, reinstallment (re-in-stal'- 
ment), . [< reinstall + -ment; or < re- + in- 
stalment.] The act of reinstalling ; a renewed 
or additional instalment. 
reinstate (re-in-staf), . t. [< re- + instate.] 
1 . To instate again ; place again in possession 
or in a former state ; restore to a state from 
which one had been removed. 
David, after that signal victory which had preserved his 
life [and] reinstated him in his throne . . . 
Government of the Tongue. 
Theodore, who reigned but twenty days, 
Therein convoked a synod, whose decree 
Did reinstate, repope the late unpoped. 
Browning, Ring and Book, II. 171. 
2. In fire insurance, to replace or repair (prop- 
erty destroyed or damaged). 
The condition that it is in the power of the company to 
reinstate property rather than to pay the value of it. 
Encyc. Brit., XIII. 165. 
