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tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of
pipes in an organ.
6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass,
set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten.
7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.
8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus. — Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, — used in the harmonium, concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the beating or striking
reed of the organ and clarinet. — Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall grass
found in wet places. — Reed babbler. See Reedbird. — Reed bunting (Zoöl.) A European sparrow
(Emberiza schœniclus) which frequents marshy places; — called also reed sparrow, ring bunting. (b)
Reedling. — Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass (Phalaris arundinacea). — Reed grass.
(Bot.) (a) The common reed. See Reed, 1. (b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See
under Bur. — Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as the
harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc. — Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a
reed. — Reed sparrow. (Zoöl.) See Reed bunting, above. — Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in
an organ furnished with reeds. — Reed warbler. (Zoöl.) (a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus
streperus); — called also reed wren. (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian warblers
of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe, and Arundinax. They are excellent singers. — Sea-sand
reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass See Beach grass, under Beach. — Wood reed grass (Bot.), a
tall, elegant grass (Cinna arundinacea), common in moist woods.
Reedbird
(Reed"bird`) n. (Zoöl.) (a) The bobolink. (b) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of
the genera Schœnicola and Eurycercus; — called also reed babbler. Reedbuck
(Reed"buck") n. (Zoöl.)
See Rietboc.
Reeded
(Reed"ed), a.
1. Civered with reeds; reedy. Tusser.
2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.
Reeden
(Reed"en) a. Consisting of a reed or reeds.
Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood. Dryden. Reëdification
(Re*ëd`i*fi*ca"tion) n. [Cf. F. réédification. See Reëdify.] The act reëdifying; the state of being
reëdified.
Reëdify
(Re*ëd"i*fy) v. t. [Pref. re- + edify: cf. F. réédifier, L. reaedificare.] To edify anew; to build again
after destruction. [R.] Milton.
Reeding
(Reed"ing) n. [From 4th Reed.]
1. (Arch.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together
to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; — the reverse of fluting.
Several reedings are often placed together, parallel to each other, either projecting from, or inserted
into, the adjining surface. The decoration so produced is then called, in general, reeding.
2. The nurling on the edge of a coin; — commonly called milling.
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