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Rice

[rahys]
–noun
1. Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist.
2. Dan (Daniel McLaren), 1823–1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot.
3. Elmer, 1892–1967, U.S. playwright.
4. Jerry Lee, born 1962, U.S. football player.
5. Grant⋅land [grant-luhnd] , 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.
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Word Origin & History

rice 
1234, from O.Fr. ris, from It. riso, from L. oriza (cf. It. riso), from Gk. oryza "rice," via an Indo-Iranian language (cf. Pashto vrize, O.Pers. brizi), ult. from Skt. vrihi-s "rice." The Gk. word is the ult. source of all European words (cf. Welsh reis, Ger. reis, Lith. rysai, Serbo-Cr. riza, Pol. ryz). Introduced 1647 in the Carolinas. Rice paper (1822) is made from a reed found in Taiwan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: RICE
Function: abbreviation
rest, ice, compression, elevation —used especially for the initial treatment of many usually minor sports-related injuries (assprains)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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