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retire(1) (iou)



retire noun. Now rare. M16.
[from the verb.]
Retirement; withdrawal from the world or the society of others. M16.
Keats He made retire From his companions, and set forth.
a. Return to a place. M16-E17.
b. The action of retiring or withdrawing to or from a place or position. L16-L17.
The action of drawing back or yielding ground in battle; retreat. obsolete exc. in sound retire, sound a retire, sound the retire. M16.
Daily News We heard the 'Cease fire' and 'Retire' sounded by buglers.
A place of retirement; a retreat. L16.
L. Gidley Forests..in whose cool retire Are sombre glades.

gesnera (iou)



gesnera noun. . M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Conrad von Gesner (1516-65), Swiss naturalist + -IA1.]
Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Gesneria (family Gesneriaceae), grown elsewhere for their showy flowers.