Ci"pher*er (?), n. One who ciphers.
Ci"pher*hood (?), n. Nothingness. [R.] Goodwin.
Cip"o*lin (?), n. [It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.] (Min.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc.
||Cip"pus (?), n.; pl. Cippi (#). [L., stake, post.] A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. Gwilt.
Circ (?), n. [See Circus.] An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus. [R.] T. Warton.
||Cir*car" (?), n. [See Sircar.] A district, or part of a province. See Sircar. [India]
Cir*cas"sian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Circassia.
Cir*ce"an (?), a. [L. Circaeus.] Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught.
{ Cir*cen"sial (?), Cir*cen"sian (?), } a. [L. Circensis, ludi Circenses, the games in the Circus Maximus.] Of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome.
The pleasure of the Circensian shows.
Holyday.
Cir"ci*nal (?), a. [Gr. &?; a circle.] (Bot.) Circinate.
Cir"ci*nate (?), a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. &?; a circle.] (Bot.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
Cir"ci*nate (?), v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey.