1. Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.
2. An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.
Ci"der (?), n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. &?;; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. shākar to be intoxicated, shēkār strong drink.] The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.
&fist; Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.
Cider brandy, a kind of brandy distilled from cider. -- Cider mill, a mill in which cider is made. -- Cider press, the press of a cider mill.
Ci`der*ist, n. A maker of cider. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Ci"der*kin (?), n. [Cider + -kin.] A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
Ciderkin is made for common drinking, and supplies the place of small beer.
Mortimer.
||Ci`-de*vant" (?), a. [F., hitherto, formerly.] Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.
||Cierge (?), n. [F., fr. L. cera wax.] A wax candle used in religous rites.
Ci*gar" (s&ibreve;*gńr"), n. [Sp. cigarro, orig., a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba: cf. F. cigare.] A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Cigar fish (Zo÷l.), a fish (Decapterus punctatus), allied to the mackerel, found on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Cig`a*rette" (?), n. [F. cigarette.] A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
||Cil"i*a (?), n. pl. Cilium, the sing., is rarely used. [L. cilium eyelid.] 1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.
2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
4. (Zo÷l.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.