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The action of retiring to and living in the country
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rustication
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Wikipedia
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thumb|Two different styles of rustication in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence ; smooth-faced above and rough-faced below. In classical architecture rustication is a range of masonry techniques giving visible surfaces a finish that contrasts in texture ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the condition naturally attaching to life in the country the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner the action of retiring to and living in the country temporary dismissal of a student from a university banishment into the country
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, "to reside in the country," back-formation from rustication , or else from Latin rusticationem (nominative rusticatio ) "act or fact of living in the country," noun of action from past participle stem of rusticari "live or stay in the country," from ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rustication \Rus`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. rusticatio.] The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time. (Arch.) Rustic work.
Usage examples of rustication.
Battle of the Togati and the Town--Raff--A Night--Scene in the High-Street, Oxford--Description of the Combatants-- Attack of the Gownsmen upon the Mitre--Evolutions of the Assailants--Manoeuvres of the Proctors and Bull--Dogs-- Perilous Condition of Blackmantle and his Associates, Eglantine, Echo, and Transit--Snug Retreat of Lionise--The High-- Street after the Battle--Origin of the Argotiers, and Invention of Cant--phrases--History of the Intestine Wars and Civil Broils of Oxford, from the Time of Alfred--Origin of the late Strife--Ancient Ballad--Retreat of the Togati-- Reflections of a Freshman--Black Matins, or the Effect of late Drinking upon early Risers--Visit to Golgotha, or the Place of Sculls--Lecture from the Big--Wigs--Tom Echo receives Sentence of Rustication 246 TOWNE AND GOWNE 263 THE STAGE COACH, OR THE TRIP TO BRIGHTON.