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▪ I. reˈorder, v.|riː-| [re- 5 a.] †1. trans. = reordain v. 2. Obs. rare—1.
1593Bilson Govt. Christ's Ch. 359 Such as were ordained by Miletius shoulde be reordered. 2. To set in order again; to re-establish, rearrange, etc. Also absol.
1609Daniel Civ. Wars viii. xliv, Seeking to allay All greeuances; re-order equity. 1656Earl of Monmouth tr. Boccalini's Advts. fr. Parnass. i. lxxvii. (1674) 100 Whilst powerful men..have disordered the World, men go about to re-order it. 1855Pusey Doctr. Real Presence 212 The power of the word of God in ordering or reordering as He wills. 1894Howells in Harper's Mag. Feb. 376 Mrs. Campbell runs to the mirror..and hastily reorders her dress. refl.1641Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Warres v. 162 The English this meane while having reordered themselves, set furiously upon them. 3. a. To send again by order.
1799R. Sickelmore Agnes & Leonora II. 32, I was therefore re-ordered back to prison. b. To repeat an order for (a thing).
1810Southey in Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 300 If it should not reach you in due time after it is advertized, fail not to let me know, that I may re-order it. 1967Cox & Grose Organization & Handling Bibl. Rec. by Computer vi. 162 Not all delayed books are going to be re-ordered. Hence reˈordered ppl. a.; reˈordering vbl. n.
1595Daniel Civ. Warres ii. lxxii, As seeking but the States reordering. 1600Fairfax Tasso xx. lxxxviii, Their Lord in haste To venge their losse his band reordred brings. 1618Wotton in Reliq. (1672) 485 For the re-ordering of my Exchanges, which have been much incommodated. 1855Pusey Doctr. Real Presence Note Q. 240 Instances which show how S. Chrysostom speaks of God's ‘re-ordering nature’. 1938New Statesman 21 May 860/2 Ordered, counter-ordered and reordered machines. 1962A. Battersby Guide to Stock Control v. 42 The boundary between them remains as a mark which indicates the Re-ordering Level (ROL). 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 416/1 Consistent production rates possible with more frequent reordering cycles. ▪ II. reˈorder, n. [re- 5 a.] A renewed or repeated order for goods.
1901Scotsman 8 Apr. 9/7 Current trade is confined to small reorders. 1928Publishers' Weekly 9 June 2376 It is not easy on placing advance orders..to get the full value of the suggestions of the clerks, but on the reorders this is simpler. 1977Time Out 21 Jan. 3/3 The chap behind the counter is often the one who chooses the wine he sells and he is there to take your re-orders when you come back. |