A dismal cirque
Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor.
Keats.
2. A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height.
Cir"rate (?), a. [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus a curl.] (Zo÷l.) Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.
Cir*rhif"er*ous (?), a. See Cirriferous.
Cir"rhose (?), a. Same as Cirrose.
||Cir*rho"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; orange-colored: cf. F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut.] (Med.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ.
Cir*rhot"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as, cirrhotic degeneration; a cirrhotic liver.
Cir"rhous (?), a. See Cirrose.
Cir"rhus (?), n. Same as Cirrus.
||Cir"ri (?), n. pl. See Cirrus.
Cir*rif"er*ous (?), a. [Cirrus + -ferous.] Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.
Cir"ri*form (?), a. [Cirrus + -form.] (Biol.) Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Cir*rig"er*ous (?), a. [Cirrus + -gerous.] (Biol.) Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike appendages.
Cir"ri*grade (?), a. [Cirrus + L. gradi to walk.] (Biol.) Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages.
Cir"ri*ped (?), n. (Zo÷l.) One of the Cirripedia.
||Cir`ri*pe"di*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. cirrus curl + pes, pedis, foot.] (Zo÷l.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa.
||Cir`ro*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. E. cirrus + L. branchiae gills.] (Zo÷l.) A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.
Cir`ro-cu"mu*lus (?), n. [Cirrus + cumulus.] (Meteor.) See under Cloud.
Cir"rose (?), a. [See Cirrus.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing a tendril or tendrils; as, a cirrose leaf. (b) Resembling a tendril or cirrus. [Spelt also cirrhose.]
||Cir`ros"to*mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. E. cirrus + Gr. &?; mouth.] (Zo÷l.) The lowest group of vertebrates; -- so called from the cirri around the mouth; the Leptocardia. See Amphioxus.
Cir`ro-stra"tus (?), n. [Cirrus + stratus.] (Meteor.) See under Cloud.
Cir"rous (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Cirrose.