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queen of the prairie
: an American perennial herb (Filipendula rubra) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers
race of the propeller
Religious of the Cenacle
: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Our Lady of the Cenacle, a congregation of nuns established in France in 1826 and devoted especially to directing retreats for women
Religious of the Sacred Heart
: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart, a religious community of women founded in France in 1800 and devoted to the education of girls
retardation of the tide
retard of the tide
: the interval between the moon's transit at which a tide originates and advent of the tide itself which is not principally due to the transit immediately preceding but to a transit which has occurred some time before compare lunitidal interval
reverse of the medal
: an opposite and usually less favorable aspect of an affair or question
rub of the green
: something happening to a golf ball in play that affects its course or status not caused by a player or caddie involved in the match
rule of the air
: a provision of the code of regulations governing matters of air traffic (as the meeting and overtaking of other aircraft, the use of defined air lanes of travel, or the height of flying over cities)
sergeant of the guard
: the senior noncommissioned officer of an interior guard
session of the peace
: a sitting of justices of the peace for the trial of cases or the exercise of other assigned powers —usually used in plural
Sister of the Good Shepherd
: a member of a cloistered Roman Catholic order established at Caen, France, in 1641 and devoted especially to the shelter and rehabilitation of girls and women
Sister of the Holy Cross
: a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood founded at Le Mans, France, in 1841 and devoted to teaching and charitable works
Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Canada in 1843 and devoted to teaching
Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
: a member of a Roman Catholic teaching sisterhood founded at Monroe, Michigan, in 1845
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