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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Rebus
RE’BUS, n. [L. from res, which is of the class Rd, Rs, and of the same family as riddle. See Riddle, Read and Real.]
1. An enigmatical representation of some name, c. by using figures or pictures instead of words. A gallant in love with a woman named Rose Hill, painted on the border of his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf and a well, which reads, Rose Hill I love well.
2. A sort of riddle.
3. In some chimical writers, sour milk; sometimes, the ultimate matter of which all bodies are composed.
4. In heraldry, a coat of arms which bears an allusion to the name of the person; as three cups, for Butler.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Rebus," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LI14T5PBDPTG4B6.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Rebus." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 20 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LI14T5PBDPTG4B6.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Rebus' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 20 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LI14T5PBDPTG4B6.
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