restful

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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restful (ˈrɛstfʊl)

—*adj*
1.	giving or conducive to rest
2.	being at rest; tranquil; calm

'restfully

—*adv*

'restfulness

—n

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Example sentences

That's because our ability to sleep for long periods of time and to get into

the deep restful stages of sleep decreases with age.

It's low-quality sleep that doesn't leave you feeling restful in any way.

He had heard it before and there was something restful and restoring in that.

It is a peaceful, restful community rich in history and tradition.

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Matching Quote

"Tired with all these, for restful death I cry,
As, to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,
And purest faith unhappily forsworn,
And gilded honour shamefully misplac'd,
And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted,
And right perfection wrongfully disgrac'd,
And strength by limping sway disabled,
And art made tongue-tied by authority,
And folly, doctor-like, controlling skill,
And simple truth miscall'd simplicity,
And captive good attending captain ill:
Tir'd with all these, from these would I be gone,
Save that, to die, I leave my love alone."

-Shakespeare