{ Rev"er*ie (?), Rev"er*y (?), }
n.; pl. Reveries (#). [F.
réverie, fr. rêver to dream, rave, be
light-headed. Cf. Rave.] 1. A loose or
irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep
musing; daydream. "Rapt in nameless reveries."
Tennyson.
When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or
regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call
revery, our language has scarce a name for it.
Locke.
2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a
vision. [R.]
There are infinite reveries and numberless
extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish
minds].
Addison.
Rev"er*y (?), n. Same as
Reverie.
{ Rev"er*ie (?), Rev"er*y (?), }
n.; pl. Reveries (#). [F.
réverie, fr. rêver to dream, rave, be
light-headed. Cf. Rave.] 1. A loose or
irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep
musing; daydream. "Rapt in nameless reveries."
Tennyson.
When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or
regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call
revery, our language has scarce a name for it.
Locke.
2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a
vision. [R.]
There are infinite reveries and numberless
extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish
minds].
Addison.
Rev"er*y (?), n. Same as
Reverie.