See Also: rescript(medicine)
rescript(dictionary)
RESCRIPT, conv(law)

roughage (iou) and rescript (iou)


roughage (iou)



roughage noun. L19.
[from ROUGH adjective + -AGE.]
The unused or refuse part of a crop; rough grass or weeds. dial., US, & NZ. L19.
The fibrous matter in vegetable foodstuffs which aids digestion though itself indigestible. E20.
fig.: C. S. Lewis There is no roughage in a Kipling storyit is all unrelieved vitamins.

rescript (iou)



rescript noun. LME.
[Latin rescriptum neut. pa. pple of rescribere: see RESCRIBE.]
a. An epistle from the Pope replying to a query, petition, etc.; any papal decision, decree, or edict. LME.
b. A Roman emperor's written reply to a magistrate etc. Consulting him for guidance, esp. on a point of law. E17.
Any official edict, decree, or announcement. M16.
The action or an act of rewriting something; something written again; a copy. E19.