See rein
reins
plural of rein
reins
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rein
reins
(archaic) The kidneys.
The lower part of the back.
(architecture) The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.
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Source: Wiktionary
Reins (rnz), n. pl. Etym: [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.]
1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are. My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Prov. xxiii. 16. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23. Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown andd the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up.
Rein (rn), n. Etym: [F. rêne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.]
1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse. This knight laid hold upon his reyne. Chaucer.
2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove without rein." Milton. To give rein, To give the rein to, to give license to; to leave withouut restrain.
– To take the reins, to take the guidance or government; to assume control.
Rein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reining.]
1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. He mounts and reins his horse. Chapman.
2. To restrain; to control; to check. Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. Shak. To rein in or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.
Rein, v. i.
Definition: To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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