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Webster 1913 Edition

Rash

Rash

(răsh)
,
Verb.
T.
[For
arace
.]
1.
To pull off or pluck violently.
[Obs.]
2.
To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice.
[Obs.]
Rashing
off helms and riving plates asunder.
Spenser.

Rash

,
Noun.
[OF.
rasche
an eruption, scurf, F.
rache
; fr. (assumed) LL.
rasicare
to scratch, fr. L.
radere
,
rasum
, to scrape, scratch, shave. See
Rase
, and cf.
Rascal
.]
(Med.)
A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no elevation.
Canker rash
.
See in the Vocabulary.
–
Nettle rash
.
See
Urticaria
.
–
Rose rash
.
See
Roseola
.
–
Tooth rash
.
See
Red-gum
.

Rash

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
ras
short-nap cloth, It. & Sp.
raso
satin (cf.
Rase
); or cf. It.
rascia
serge, G.
rasch
, probably fr.
Arras
in France (cf.
Arras
).]
An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
[Obs.]
Donne.

Rash

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Rasher
(-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Rashest
.]
[Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw.
rask
quick, brisk, rash, Icel.
röskr
vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G.
rasch
quick, of uncertain origin.]
1.
Sudden in action; quick; hasty.
[Obs.]
“Strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.”
Shak.
2.
Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
[Obs.]
I scarce have leisure to salute you,
My matter is so
rash
.
Shakespeare
3.
Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of persons;
as, a
rash
statesman or commander
.
4.
Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection;
as,
rash
words;
rash
measures.
5.
So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
[Prov. Eng.]
Grose.
Syn. – Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; inconsiderate; unwary.
–
Rash
,
Adventurous
,
Foolhardy
. A man is adventurous who incurs risk or hazard from a love of the arduous and the bold. A man is rash who does it from the mere impulse of his feelings, without counting the cost. A man is foolhardy who throws himself into danger in disregard or defiance of the consequences.
Was never known a more
adventurous
knight.
Dryden.
Her
rash
hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat.
Milton.
If any yet be so
foolhardy

To expose themselves to vain jeopardy;
If they come wounded off, and lame,
No honor’s got by such a maim.
Hudibras.

Rash

(răsh)
,
Verb.
T.
To prepare with haste.
[Obs.]
Foxe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rash

RASH

, a.
1.
Hasty in council or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution, and thus encountering unnecessary hazard; applied to persons; as a rash statesman or minister; a rash commander.
2.
Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection; as rash words; rash measures.
3.
Requiring haste; urgent.
I have scarce leisure to salute you, my matter is so rash.
4.
Quick; sudden; as rash gunpowder. [Not in use.]

RASH

,
Noun.
Corn so dry as to fall out with handling. [Local.]

RASH

,
Noun.
1.
Satin.
2.
An eruption or efflorescence on the body.

RASH

,
Verb.
T.
To slice; to cut into pieces; to divide.

Definition 2024

Rash

Rash

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English

Proper noun

Rash

  1. A surname​.

rash

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English

Adjective

rash ‎(comparative rasher, superlative rashest)

  1. Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.
    rash words spoken in the heat of debate
  2. So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
  3. (obsolete) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
    • Shakespeare
      I scarce have leisure to salute you, / My matter is so rash.
  4. (obsolete) Fast-acting.
    • Shakespeare
      Strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

rash ‎(plural rashes)

  1. (medicine) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
  2. A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend
    There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
Synonyms

(A surge in problems): epidemic

Translations
Derived terms
See also

Verb

rash ‎(third-person singular simple present rashes, present participle rashing, simple past and past participle rashed)

  1. (obsolete) To prepare with haste.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Foxe to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Compare French ras ‎(“short-nap cloth”), Italian and Spanish raso, satin, or Italian rascia ‎(“serge”), German Rasch, probably from Arras in France.

Noun

rash ‎(uncountable)

  1. An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of John Donne to this entry?)

Etymology 3

For arace

Verb

rash ‎(third-person singular simple present rashes, present participle rashing, simple past and past participle rashed)

  1. To pull off or pluck violently.
  2. To slash; to hack; to slice.
    • Spenser
      rashing of helms and riving plates asunder

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle English rash, rasch ‎(“hasty, headstrong”), from Old English *ræsc ("rash"; found in derivatives: ræscan ‎(“to move rapidly, flicker, flash, quiver, glitter”), ræscettan ‎(“to crackle, sparkle”), etc.), from Proto-Germanic *raskaz, *raskuz, *raþskaz, *raþskuz ‎(“rash, rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- ‎(“to run, roll”). Cognate with Dutch rasch, ras ‎(“rash, snell”), Middle Low German rasch ‎(“rash”), German rasch ‎(“rash, swift”), Swedish rask ‎(“brisk, quick, rash”), Icelandic röskur ‎(“strong, vigorous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ræʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æʃ

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