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rheda

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[ree-duh] / ˈri də /

noun

  • rhedas,
    plural
  • rhedae
    plural
  1. (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of rheda

< Latin raeda, r ( h ) ēda < Gaulish; cf. palfrey


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Glancing cautiously up and down the street, Calavius approached the rheda.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

So speaking, he assisted Marcia to descend, and, summoning his servants, gave the rheda and its guardians into their care.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

We will take his advice, and instead of traveling in the clumsy rheda over the sandy road, we will ride out on horseback.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 by Various

"Drive on," said Marcia, for they had all drawn rein, half unconsciously, and she lay back, behind the curtains of the rheda.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

Ligurius had recovered sufficiently to remount his horse, while Mago's attendants had laid the still senseless Caipor in the rheda to which their master now assisted Marcia.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

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