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Vintage store in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Ray's Ragtime is a vintage store in Portland, Oregon, United States. Ray Tillotson founded and continued to own the business, as of 2016. The store occupied
Ray's_Ragtime
1911 song composed by Irving Berlin
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a Tin Pan Alley song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911; it is often inaccurately cited as his first global
Alexander's_Ragtime_Band
British-born American actress (active 1995– )
particularly in Ragtime on Broadway. She played Brianna Barksdale on The Wire, Dr. Noelle Akopian on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Detective Sheila Muncie on Ray Donovan
Michael_Hyatt
American actor (born 1950)
Dourif's other film credits include Wise Blood (1979), Heaven's Gate (1980), Ragtime (1981), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988), The
Brad_Dourif
Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
operated in the ground level of the building. The vintage clothing store Ray's Ragtime was located on the building's ground floor from 1986 to 2016. Media
Fine Arts Building (Portland, Oregon)
Fine_Arts_Building_(Portland,_Oregon)
1998 theatrical awards ceremony
female winner of the award.[citation needed] Ragtime had 13 nominations, the most of the night, and Ragtime, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Cabaret each
52nd_Tony_Awards
1940 American film
Ragtime Cowboy Joe is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight
Ragtime_Cowboy_Joe_(film)
1973 caper film directed by George Roy Hill
style reminiscent of The Saturday Evening Post. It is noted for its use of ragtime, particularly the melody "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin, which was adapted
The_Sting
American voice actor
with a Bachelor of arts in 2009. Chase stated that he also used to play ragtime piano at the USC bookstore while at the university. Chase began his career
Ray_Chase_(voice_actor)
Czech and American film director (1932–2018)
films such as Black Peter (1964), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981), Valmont (1989), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Man on the
Miloš_Forman
Chord progression typical of ragtime
The ragtime progression is a chord progression characterized by a chain of secondary dominants following the circle of fifths, named for its popularity
Ragtime_progression
American actress and singer (born 1970)
six Tony Awards for her roles in Carousel (1994), Master Class (1996), Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004), Porgy and Bess (2012), and Lady Day
Audra_McDonald
American songwriter (1888–1989)
composer of numerous international hits, starting with 1911's "Alexander's Ragtime Band". He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much
Irving_Berlin
Canadian actor (born 1951)
series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City (1980), Ragtime (1981), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), and
Robert_Joy
American actor and singer (born 1952)
Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. Other film credits include Ragtime (1981); Maxie (1985); Dick Tracy (1990); True Colors (1991); Impromptu
Mandy_Patinkin
The Impossible Ragtime Theater, the IRT, was an American theater company founded in 1974 by Ted Story, George Ferencz, Cynthia Crane and Pam Mitchell
Impossible_Ragtime_Theater
American actor (1898–1979)
and the Irving Berlin musical Alexander's Ragtime Band. Both Poor Little Rich Girl and Alexander's Ragtime Band were released by Twentieth Century-Fox
Jack_Haley
Song
"That's a Plenty" is a 1914 ragtime piano composition by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Ray Gilbert (born 1912) were added decades later. Several popular vocal
That's_a_Plenty
American actor (born 1955)
and three Tony Awards. He made his film debut in Miloš Forman's drama Ragtime (1981) followed by James L. Brooks's Terms of Endearment (1983), and Mike
Jeff_Daniels
American drummer (born 1939)
record Alexander's Ragtime Band, the album remained unreleased until Soul Drums was reissued on CD in 2009 with the Alexander's Ragtime Band sessions. Other
Bernard_Purdie
American bandleader
Publishing Group. p. 1148. ISBN 9780313318689. Discography for Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys Discography in Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942)
Ray_Miller_(bandleader)
1959 studio album by Ray Charles
Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone (on "Let the Good Times Roll", "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "'Deed I Do") Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone (on "It had to
The_Genius_of_Ray_Charles
American actress and singer (1915–1998)
1940s, Faye starred in such films as On the Avenue (1937) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). She is often associated with the Academy Award–winning standard
Alice_Faye
American singer and pianist (1927–1990)
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been
Johnnie_Ray
American actress
2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved June 1, 2026
Tommy_Dorfman
American ragtime and jazz musician (1885–1941)
possibility that he was telling the truth. He said Buddy Bolden played ragtime but not jazz, a view not accepted by some of Bolden's contemporaries in
Jelly_Roll_Morton
The New England Ragtime Ensemble (originally The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble) was a Boston chamber orchestra dedicated to the music of Scott
New_England_Ragtime_Ensemble
Country primarily in North America
transformed into popular genres with global audiences. Jazz grew from blues and ragtime in the early 20th century, developing from the innovations and recordings
United_States
American singer-songwriter (1943–2026)
friend of the Reverend Gary Davis, he was equally at home with blues and ragtime. He was known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original
Roy_Book_Binder
Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959)
McTier; circa 1903 – August 19, 1959) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger
Blind_Willie_McTell
Retrieved July 19, 2019. Simonson, Robert; Ellicock, Ray (February 19, 1997). "Toronto Ragtime Extends Yet Again". Playbill. Archived from the original
Lea Michele on screen and stage
Lea_Michele_on_screen_and_stage
American composer and pianist (born 1938)
compositions, as well as music by George Gershwin, Darius Milhaud, and several ragtime composers. His compositions have been highlighted in Michigan State University's
William_Bolcom
Irish musician
Irish musician from County Donegal who plays and sings country blues and ragtime guitar from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s in the fingerpicking style of the
Muireann_Bradley
2017 jukebox musical
2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved 1 June 2026
Titanique
ISSN 0143-9685. $3.981 million. Alexander's Ragtime Band: Block, Hayley Taylor (2010), Alexander's Ragtime Band, p. 213, Once the confusion cleared, however
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
American musician (born 1943)
Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. His award-winning film work includes Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville
Randy_Newman
Annual awards for Broadway theatre
Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose". National Public Radio. Dino-Ray Ramos (October 30, 2019). "Daytime Emmy Awards Eliminates Gender Distinction
Tony_Awards
English singer-songwriter (1941–2020)
his research into the genres of ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville and music hall. These, beginning with Under the Ragtime Moon (1972), were released on
Ian_Whitcomb
American actor (1908–1993)
1940s who had not played many villainous roles and came upon Ameche (after Ray Milland was passed over due to not being able to pass the insurance physical)
Don_Ameche
Filmography
(1972). His other early film appearances were minor roles in films, such as Ragtime (1981), Coming to America (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Goodfellas
List of Samuel L. Jackson performances
List_of_Samuel_L._Jackson_performances
American actor
Colorado. In June 2025, Cockrum starred in the production Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues by Charles Smith. In a June 2021 interview with Brett Allan, Cockrum
Dennis_Cockrum
American ragtime composer (1880–1952)
Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your
Percy_Wenrich
Kiss Me, Kate (London revival; PBS Great Performances broadcast 2003) Ragtime (BBC Four) Contact (PBS Live from Lincoln Center) Taboo ’’ Oklahoma’m Our
List of musicals filmed live on stage
List_of_musicals_filmed_live_on_stage
Pop music in the united states
hop. American popular music is incredibly diverse, with styles including ragtime, blues, jazz, swing, rock, bluegrass, country, R&B, doo wop, gospel, soul
American_popular_music
American actor (1938–2017)
Brannigan (1975); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Shining (1980); Ragtime (1981); Trading Places (1983); Superman III (1983); Twin Sitters (1994)
Barry_Dennen
American actress (born 1990)
Here". Playbill. Retrieved 30 April 2026. Gans, Andrew (17 May 2026). "Ragtime Leads 2026 Drama Desk Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill
Lilli_Cooper
American composer and pianist (1887–1968)
Roberts, was an American composer and stride pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles. Roberts performed as musician, band/orchestra conductor
Luckey_Roberts
1967 song by Arlo Guthrie
spoken monologue, with a constantly repeated fingerstyle Piedmont blues ragtime guitar backing and light brush-on-snare drum percussion (the drummer on
Alice's_Restaurant
American architect (1853–1906)
Swing, a 1955 movie, Ray Milland played White. The 1975 historical fiction novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow The 1981 film Ragtime, adapted from the novel
Stanford_White
Early 20th-century American couple dance known as the Grizzly Bear
of the dancers and movements likened to the animal's paws. Performed to ragtime music, the pas de l'ours belongs to a group of early 20th-century American
Grizzly_Bear_(dance)
American actor (born 1989)
2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved June 1, 2026
Alden_Ehrenreich
Group of music publishers and songwriters in New York City
novelty songs, but it embraced the newly popular styles of the cakewalk and ragtime music. Later, jazz and blues were incorporated, although less completely
Tin_Pan_Alley
American musician (1982–2020)
played in two Nashville bands: the rock band the Distributors and the ragtime and bluegrass combo the Swindlers. He spent some time as guitarist and
Justin_Townes_Earle
Welsh actor and singer (born 1979)
2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved 1 June 2026
Luke_Evans
Instrumental approach to jazz using the voice
in the early twentieth century. Jazz music has its roots in blues and ragtime and can also traced back to the New Orleans jazz tradition. Jazz music
Vocal_jazz
American playwright (1938–2020)
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime, and received the 2019 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted
Terrence_McNally
Annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Sellar Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher Bernard Smith Adam Somner Peter Spears Ray Stark Emma Stone Oliver Stone Jenno Topping Douglas Urbanski Denis Villeneuve
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
Canadian actress
To Recur In Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 3, 2020. Flook, Ray (July 14, 2025). "STARZ's Spartacus: House of Ashur Is Bringing The Arena
Tenika_Davis
Music genre originating in 1860s
fusion of blues with ragtime and jazz, a merger facilitated using the Cuban habanera rhythm that had long been a part of ragtime; Handy's signature work
Blues
1973 studio album by New England Ragtime Ensemble
Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book is an album by the New England Ragtime Ensemble conducted by Gunther Schuller featuring the music of Scott Joplin arranged
The_Red_Back_Book
American hip hop group
anticipation for their 5th album titled Ragtime Hightimes.[citation needed] On May 18, 2015, Camp Lo released their album Ragtime Hightimes.[citation needed] In
Camp_Lo
1984 film directed by Sergio Leone
with a Brooklyn accent, due to Leone's appreciation of her performance in Ragtime. Joe Pesci was chosen by Arnon Milchan because of his role in Raging Bull
Once_Upon_a_Time_in_America
American composer of musical theatre (1890-1965)
Boots (1923) Rio Rita (1927) Cross My Heart (1928) Beau Brummell (1933) Ragtime pieces composed by Tierney included: "The Bumble Bee" (1909) "The Fanatic
Harry_Tierney
blues music. They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime-vaudeville, Delta and country blues, and urban styles from Chicago and
List_of_blues_musicians
1 7 The Alaskan Eskimo 1953 1 1 Albert Schweitzer 1957 1 1 Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938 1 6 All About Eve 1950 6 14 All Quiet on the Western Front 1929/30
List of Academy Award–winning films
List_of_Academy_Award–winning_films
American actor (born 1947)
arts while living in London, England. Through the 1970s, he performed with Ray Hassett as the comedic theatrical duo Sal's Meat Market, which toured throughout
John_Ratzenberger
American actor (1946–2006)
Milo Milo [de] Nicolos 1981 Ragtime Policeman #3 1984 Nothing Lasts Forever Lunar Shopping Observer 1985 Agent on Ice Ray Donnelli 1987 Someone to Watch
Andreas_Katsulas
American pianist, bandleader, and composer (1883–1958)
Ford Thompson Dabney (15 March 1883 – 6 June 1958) was an American ragtime pianist, composer, songwriter, and acclaimed director of bands and orchestras
Ford_Dabney
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician (1917–1983)
Travis picking is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb
Merle_Travis
1981 adventure film by Steven Spielberg
Best Cinematography; and Best Original Score. It tied with the drama film Ragtime for the third-most nominations, behind On Golden Pond and Reds. For the
Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark
Musical artist
including ragtime. One of their best known works was the million-selling ragtime piece, "Spaghetti Rag" which was notably popular during the ragtime revival
Lyons_and_Yosco
1972 studio album by Steve Young
"Ragtime Blue Guitar" "Montgomery In The Rain" Rounder Records 1981 re-issue track listing: "Seven Bridges Road" "Montgomery In The Rain" "Ragtime Blue
Seven_Bridges_Road_(album)
American boogie-woogie pianist (1904-1929)
Woogie" featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music, but also a fundamental foreshadowing of rock and roll. The song
Pinetop_Smith
American actress and dancer (born 1950)
important role of Sarah in the movie version of the best-selling novel Ragtime, a role that earned Audra McDonald a Tony Award in the Broadway musical
Debbie_Allen
Chipmunks' 35th Birthday Party 1993: The Chipmunks Sing-Alongs (two albums: Ragtime Cowboy Joe and Working on the Railroad) 1994: Here's Looking at Me! 35
Alvin and the Chipmunks discography
Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_discography
American actress (born 1946)
londontheatredirect.com; accessed February 22, 2016. "Back to Before": Ragtime Concert, With Patina Miller, Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis, Plays Avery Fisher
Tyne_Daly
Single-reed woodwind instrument
the century was the rise of ragtime music. The bands featuring the syncopated African-American rhythmic influences of ragtime were an exciting new feature
Saxophone
Filipino actress and singer (born 1971)
competition Kanta Pilipinas. She also starred as Mother in a concert staging of Ragtime at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall alongside Tyne Daly, Patina Miller
Lea_Salonga
British rock band
of musical genres, including British music hall, heavy metal, ballads, ragtime, and Caribbean. May's "Now I'm Here" documented the group's curtailed American
Queen_(band)
American musician (1900–1994)
April 5, 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 94) New York City Genres Country rock ragtime rock Hawaiian rock Occupations Musician Instruments Lap steel guitar banjo
Roy_Smeck
American actress and writer (born 1957)
(1978). She also took on a rare dramatic role in the 1981 Miloš Forman film Ragtime. During the 1980s, Drescher found success as a character actress with roles
Fran_Drescher
1985 soundtrack album by Quincy Jones
by Táta Vega, which was released as a single, was composed in a blues/ragtime style. For the stage musical, and the 2023 musical film of the same name
The Color Purple (1985 soundtrack)
The_Color_Purple_(1985_soundtrack)
Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
was captivated by traditional jazz and boogie-woogie and learned several ragtime pieces. He was called "the Brown Bomber of the Boogie-Woogie". At the age
Oscar_Peterson
1956 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Penguin. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0. Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz, by David A. Jasen and Gene Jones, 272 pages, Routledge
Ella_and_Louis
1967 studio album by the Beatles
includes clarinets, chimes and piano. Moore views the song as a synthesis of ragtime and pop, adding that its position following "Within You Without You" –
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
1938 11th 3 4 Boys Town 1938 11th 2 5 Jezebel 1938 11th 2 5 Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938 11th 1 6 Pygmalion 1938 11th 1 4 The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
American actor (born 1949)
Year Title Role Notes 1980 Permanent Vacation Man in Lobby 1981 Ragtime Gang Member No. 1 1982 Cat People Detective Brandt A Little Sex Electrician Hanky
Frankie_Faison
295. ISBN 978-0-19-538795-7. Frew, Tim (1996). Scott Joplin & the Age of Ragtime. The Life, Times & Music Series. New York: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers
List of people with absolute pitch
List_of_people_with_absolute_pitch
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
character in Caleb Carr's novel The Alienist, in E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime, in Steven S. Drachman's novel The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh, in Graham Moore's
J._P._Morgan
1941 drama film by Orson Welles
special features on the companion Blu-rays. Citizen Kane was released on November 23, 2021, as a 4K and 3-Blu-ray-disc package. However, the release was
Citizen_Kane
American historical drama by Louis Malle
remainder of his life. ABC Records released a soundtrack of the film's ragtime score, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adaptation Score
Pretty_Baby_(1978_film)
2021 box set by Ray Charles
True Genius is a box set of material by American musician Ray Charles, first released on September 10, 2021, by Tangerine Records, as a six-CD collection
True_Genius
excluded from the list of episodes, although it is available in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the first season. Following I Love Lucy, 13 hour-long episodes
List_of_I_Love_Lucy_episodes
American stage actress
Upon a Mattress (2024), as Lady Larken. Her other theatre credits include Ragtime as Sarah (2002; North Shore Music Theatre, Massachusetts), Dorian as Celia
Nikki_Renée_Daniels
1964 studio album by Hank Jones
This Is Ragtime Now! is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones featuring interpretations ragtime tunes recorded in 1964 for the ABC-Paramount label
This_Is_Ragtime_Now!
American actor and dancer (1899–1986)
1961. He came out of retirement 20 years later for a part in the movie Ragtime (1981), mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on
James_Cagney
American actor & producer (born 1981)
Academy at Balliol College, Oxford, England, in mid-1999. Dixon has noted Ragtime was the "first ever [Broadway] show I saw." In 2003, Dixon played Royal
Brandon_Victor_Dixon
American jazz musician
took up playing piano at the age of five, becoming both a honky-tonk, ragtime pianist and playing other instruments such as the organ, bass horn and
Big_Tiny_Little
1912 maritime disaster
Passengers present remember them playing lively tunes such as "Alexander's Ragtime Band". It is unknown if the two piano players were with the band at this
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Cruise – Endless Love Charles Dance – For Your Eyes Only Jeff Daniels – Ragtime Robert Davi – Gangster Wars Dana Delany – The Fan Loretta Devine – Will
1981_in_film
RAYS RAGTIME
RAYS RAGTIME
Boy/Male
Indian
Land of the people of lothar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name May (see May).
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
Rays; Sun Rays; Ray of Light
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rich, Wealthy, Chief, Captain
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flow, Sated with drink
Boy/Male
Welsh
Son of Rhys.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Flow, Sated with drink
Boy/Male
Welsh
Ardour; rashness.
Surname or Lastname
English and Norwegian (Røys)
English and Norwegian (Røys) : variant of Royse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Kay.
Male
Welsh
Later form of Old Welsh Rīs, RHYS means "ardor, heat of passion."
Surname or Lastname
English (Suffolk)
English (Suffolk) : variant spelling of Rance.
Boy/Male
Indian
Rich, Wealthy, Chief, Captain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a patronymic from Gray, or possibly a variant spelling of Grace.
Female
Hebrew
(רֵעַ) Hebrew name RAYA means "friend." Compare with another form of Raya.
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.variant of Spanish Rayas.Muslim : variant of Rais.
Boy/Male
Indian
Firm
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ray 1–4.
RAYS RAGTIME
RAYS RAGTIME
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser) : habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser) : from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrÅd ‘renown’.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Well versed in the Vedas
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Trouble-less; Painless; Harmless
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Honor End Farm in Hampden, Buckinghamshire, which is named from Old English hÄn ‘hone’, ‘stone’ + Åra ‘slope’, or possibly from Honer in Sussex, named from Old English hol ‘hollow’ + Åra ‘shore’.In some cases probably an Americanized form of French Honoré (see Honore).
Girl/Female
Hebrew
a village near Jerusalem where Jesus visited Mary; Martha and Lazarus.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Great King
Girl/Female
Muslim
Brightness
Male
Egyptian
, a priest of Amen Ra.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gods blessings
RAYS RAGTIME
RAYS RAGTIME
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RAYS RAGTIME
n.
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.
a.
Having many rays.
n.
In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate.
n.
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.
a.
Not transmitting the actinic rays.
a.
Having eight rays.
a.
Radiated; having pencils of rays.
a.
Impervious to the rays of the sun.
n.
One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray.
n.
The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.
a.
Having three rays.
n.
One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays.
v. i.
To emit rays; to shine.
v. i.
To shine; to emit rays of light.
n. pl.
The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.
v. i.
To shine, as with rays.
a.
Generating phosphorescence; as, phosphorogenic rays.
a.
Making red; as, rubific rays.
a.
Consisting of rays, as light.