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Webster 1913 Edition
Retiring
Re-tir′ing
,Adj.
1.
Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive;
as,
retiring
modesty; retiring
manners.2.
Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.
Retiring board
(Mil.)
, a board of officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for active service.
– Retiring pension
, a pension granted to a public officer on his retirement from office or service.
Webster 1828 Edition
Retiring
RETI'RING
, ppr.1.
Withdrawing; retreating; going into seclusion or solitude.2.
a. Reserved; not forward or obtrusive; as retiring modesty; retiring manners.