Rustic definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary RUST'IC, RUST'ICAL, a ... the country.] 1. Pertaining to the country; rural; as the rustic gods of antiquity. 2. Rude; unpolished; rough; awkward; as rustic manners or behavior. 3. Coarse; plain; simple; as rustic entertainment; rustic dress. 4. Simple; artless; unadorned. Rustic work, in a building, is when the stones, etc., ...
Rustic moth definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rustic Rus"tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country ... 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. ``Rustic lays.'' --Milton. And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. --Gray. She had a rustic, woodland air. --Wordsworth. 2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, ...
Rustic work definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rustic Rus"tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country ... 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. ``Rustic lays.'' --Milton. And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. --Gray. She had a rustic, woodland air. --Wordsworth. 2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, ...
... L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from ... living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. Here is a rural ... the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Syn: Rustic. Usage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original ... of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, ...
... L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from ... living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. Here is a rural ... the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Syn: Rustic. Usage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original ... of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, ...
... L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from ... living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. Here is a rural ... the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Syn: Rustic. Usage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original ... of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, ...
... 2005) v 1: live in the country and lead a rustic life 2: send to the country; "He was rusticated for ... in England [syn: send down, rusticate] 4: give (stone) a rustic look 5: lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country" Merriam Webster ... to go into or reside in the country ; follow a rustic life transitive verb 1. chiefly British to suspend from school ... to reside in the country b. to cause to become rustic ; implant rustic mannerisms in • rustication noun • rusticator noun Oxford Reference Dictionary ...
... 0 (2005) adj 1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: countrified, countryfied, rustic] Merriam Webster's also countryfied adjective Etymology: country + -fied (as in glorified) Date: 1653 1. rural, rustic 2. unsophisticated 3. played or sung in the manner of ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. (also countryfied) often derog. rural or rustic, esp. of manners, appearance, etc. Etymology: past part. of countrify ... ld), p. a. Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude. As being one who took no pride, And was ... ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms v. a. Rustic, rude, country. Moby Thesaurus agrestic, boorish, bucolic, campestral, churlish, ...
... Dictionary n. 1 esp. colloq. a countryman or countrywoman; a rustic. 2 a a worker on the land, esp. a labourer ... fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peasant Peas"ant, a. Rustic, rural. --Spenser. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (peasants) A peasant is ... N n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n. Rustic, countryman, hind, swain, clown, laborer. II. a. Rustic, rural. Moby Thesaurus Babbitt, Bauer, Philistine, agriculturalist, agriculturist, agrologist, ...
Rusticity definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary RUSTIC'ITY, n. [L. rusticitas.] The qualities of a countryman; rustic manners; rudeness; coarseness; simplicity; artlessness. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: rusticity, gaucherie] [ant: urbanity] Merriam Webster's noun see rustic I Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rusticity Rus*tic"ity, n ... cf. F. rusticit['e].] The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness. The sweetness and rusticity of ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CLOWN, n. A countryman; a rustic; hence, one who has the manners of a rustic; a churl; a man of coarse manners; an ill-bred ... 2 a silly, foolish, or playful person. 3 archaic a rustic. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about, around) behave like ... P. Sidney. 2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. The clown, the child of nature, without guile ... COUNT [disapproval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Rustic, peasant, swain, ploughman, countryman, clodhopper, clod-breaker, husbandman, hind, churl ... punster, quipster, reparteeist, ribald, ringmaster, rough, roughneck, rowdy, rube, ruffian, rustic, satirist, schmuck, slack-rope artist, slouch, slubberer, snake charmer, ...
... adj 1: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral] 2: relating to shepherds or ... pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Bucolic means relating to the countryside. (LITERARY) ...the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly. = rustic ADJ: usu ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms ... Eclogue, pastoral, idyl, pastoral poem. II. a. ; (also bucolical) Pastoral, rustic. Moby Thesaurus Alcaic, Anacreontic, Arcadian, Castalian, English sonnet, Homeric, Horatian ... provincial, rhapsodic, rhyme, rondeau, rondel, roundel, roundelay, rube, runic, rural, rustic, sapphic, satire, sestina, skaldic, sloka, song, sonnet, sonnet sequence, ...
... country or territory at a distance from a city; rural; rustic; as a country town; a country seat; a country squire ... country < an English country look >; also possessing a style of rustic simplicity < country furniture > b. prepared or processed with farm supplies ... 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party ... as opposed to city. 2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners. 3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to ... abiding habitation. 4. Nation, people, population, inhabitants. II. a. 1. Rustic, rural. 2. Rude, rough, unrefined, unpolished, uncultivated, countrified. Moby Thesaurus ... purlieus, quarter, real estate, real property, realm, region, regolith, rural, rustic, salient, section, sessions, sod, soil, space, special jury, state, ...
... pastoral] 3: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral] n 1: a musical composition ... of peaceful country life and scenery. ...a tranquil pastoral scene. = rustic ADJ: ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. a. 1. Rural, rustic, of shepherds. 2. Bucolic. 3. Ministerial, of a pastor. II ... revue, rhapsodic, rhyme, riverscape, rondeau, rondel, roundel, roundelay, runic, rural, rustic, sacerdotal, sapphic, satire, scape, scene, seapiece, seascape, sensational play, serene ...
... HIND, n. A domestic; a servant. 1. A peasant; a rustic; or a husbandman's servant. HIND, a. Backward; pertaining to ... citizen Date: 1520 1. a British farm assistant 2. archaic rustic III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, probably back-formation from Old ... two horses. 2 a steward on a farm. 3 a rustic, a boor. Etymology: ME hine f. OE hine (pl.) app ... A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.] The hind, that homeward driving the ... the stag or red deer). 2. Peasant, swain, boor, lout, rustic, clod-poll, bumpkin, clown, ploughman, bog-trotter, clod-hopper, countryman ...