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Webster 1913 Edition

Reins

Reins

(rānz)
,
Noun.
pl.
[F.
rein
, pl.
reins
, fr. L.
ren
, pl.
renes
.]
1.
The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
2.
The inward impulses; the affections and passions; – so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.
My
reins
rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Prov. xxiii. 16.
I am he which searcheth the
reins
and hearts.
Rev. ii. 23.
Reins of a vault
(Arch.)
,
the parts between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reins

REINS

,
Noun.
plu.
[L. ren, renes.]
1.
The kidneys; the lower part of the back.
2.
In Scripture, the inward parts; the heart, or seat of the affections and passions. Ps. 73.

Definition 2024

reins

reins

See also: Rèins

English

Noun

reins

  1. plural of rein

Verb

reins

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of rein

Etymology 2

From Old French reins, see also rein in French.

Noun

reins

  1. (archaic) The kidneys.
  2. The lower part of the back.
  3. (architecture) The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.

Anagrams

Dutch

Adjective

reins

  1. Partitive form of rein

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ̃/

Noun

reins m pl

  1. plural of rein

Noun

reins m pl ‎(plural only)

  1. small of the back; waist

Anagrams

Old French

Noun

reins m pl

  1. small of the back; lower back
  2. oblique plural of rein
  3. nominative singular of rein

Etymology

See rein

Pronunciation

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