RELUME
\ɹɪlˈuːm], \ɹɪlˈuːm], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈuː_m]\
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By Noah Webster.
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r[=e]-l[=u]m', v.t. to light anew, to rekindle:--pr.p. rel[=u]m'ing; pa.p. rel[=u]med'.--v.t. REL[=U]'MINE (Shak.), to relume, light anew. [Fr. relumer--L. re-, again, lumen, light.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Snake's-head
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