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C.
3. As a numeral, C stands for Latin centum or 100, CC for 200, etc.
C spring, a spring in the form of the letter C.
2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
Cab"a*lism (k&abreve;b"&adot;*l&ibreve;z'm), n. [Cf. F. cabalisme.]
1. The secret science of the cabalists.
3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
2. A small room; an inclosed place.
3. A room in ship for officers or passengers.
2. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.
3. A private room in which consultations are held.
2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling.
2. (Arch.) Adorned with cabling.
2. Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold chain. Simmonds.
2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs. Wright.
3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. Johnson.
2. Idle talk; silly prattle.
2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler.
2. (Med.) The nightmare. Dunaglison.
2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
2. (Mus.) A combination of discordant sounds.
3. (Med.) An unhealthy state of the voice.
2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] Thackeray.
1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.]
4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
5. (Her.) See Cadency.
6. (Man.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching.
1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.] Wright.
Cadg"er (?), n. [From Cadge, v. t., cf. Codger.]
1. A packman or itinerant huckster.
CŠ"cal (?), a. (Anat.)
1. Of or pertaining to the cŠcum, or blind gut.
Caf"tan (?), v. t. To clothe with a caftan. [R.]
Cag (?), n. See Keg. [Obs.]
2. A place of confinement for malefactors Shak.
6. (Mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
7. (Baseball) The catcher's wire mask.
2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.
3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
2. Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable.
Cai"tiff, n. A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.]
2. A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness and wickedness meet.
Cake, v. i. To cackle as a goose. [Prov. Eng.]
2. The fruit of the calabash tree.
Ca*lam"i*tous (?), a. [L. Calamitosus; cf. F. calamiteux.]
1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.]
2. A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
3. (Zo÷l.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.
2. (Zo÷l.) Armed with a spur.
Cal"ci*nate (?), v. i. To calcine. [R.]
Cal`ci*na"tion (k&abreve;l`s&ibreve;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n), n. [F. calcination.]
2. To oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx.
4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]
2. An expectation based on circumstances.
2. The state of being heated.
Cal`e*fac"tive (?), a. See Calefactory. [R.]
Cal"en*da*ry (?), a. Calendarial. [Obs.]
2. One who pursues the business of calendering.
3. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
4. A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
6. [Cf. Icel. k&amacr;lfi.] The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.
2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. Burke.
2. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.
Ca*lid"i*ty (?), n. Heat. [Obs.]
2. A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.
4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.
5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.
7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. [Obs.]
9. To invoke; to appeal to.
10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
2. To make a demand, requirement, or request.
3. To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.
3. (Eccl.) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
5. A divine vocation or summons.
6. Vocation; employment. [In this sense, calling is generally used.]
8. (Hunting) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
13. See Assessment, 4.
Cal"lat (?), n. Same as Callet. [Obs.]
2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.
Cal*lig"ra*phist (?), n. A calligrapher
2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.
5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]
2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See Solar.
1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth.
3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.
2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
2. To crimp; as, calvered salmon. Nares.
2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prow. Eng.] Wright.
Cam (?), a. [See Kam.] Crooked. [Obs.]
2. (Fine Arts) Painting in shades of one color; monochrome. Mollett.
1. The private audience chamber of a king.
2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.
Ca*me"le*on (?), n. See Chaceleon. [Obs.]
Came"lot (?), n. See Camelet. [Obs.]
Came"rade (?), n. See Comrade. [Obs.]
2. To divide into chambers.
Cam`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. cameratio.] A vaulting or arching over. [R.]
2. A kind of straitjacket.
Ca"moused, (&?;), a. [From Camouse] Depressed; flattened. [Obs.]
3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
2. [See Camp, n., 6] To play the game called camp. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass. [Cant, U. S.]
2. (Bot.) The pasque flower. Drayton.
3. (Doric Arch.) Same as Gutta.
Cam*panes" (?), n. pl. [See Campana.] (Her.) Bells. [R.]
Cam*phret"ic (?), a. [rom Camphor.] Pertaining to, or derived from camphor. [R.]
2. [See Camp, n., 6] A game of football. [Prov. Eng.]
Cam"us (?), n. See Camis. [Obs.]
2. To be able to do; to have power or influence. [Obs.]
1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]
2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
2. A canary bird.
3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
4. To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.
5. (Print.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.
Can"cel, n. [See Cancel, v. i., and cf. Chancel.]
1. An inclosure; a boundary; a limit. [Obs.]
Can`cel*la"re*an (?), a. Cancellarean. [R.]
2. (Anat.) Open or spongy, as some porous bones.
2. Like a cancer; cancerous.
2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
2. A large candlestick, having several branches.
3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy.
2. That which gives light; a luminary.
2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
4. A local European measure of length. See Canna.
2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off.
5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
2. To infect or pollute; to corrupt. Addison.
Can"ker-bit` (?), a. Eaten out by canker, or as by canker. [Obs.]
Can"ker blos`som (?). That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.]
2. Surly; sore; malignant.
Can"na*bine (?), a. [L. cannabinus.] Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [R.]
Can"ni*ly, adv. In a canny manner. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]
Can"ni*ness, n. Caution; crafty management. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]
3. (Printing.) A kind of type. See Canon.
Can"non, n. & v. (Billiards) See Carom. [Eng.]
2. Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
Can"nu*lar (?), a. Having the form of a tube; tubular. [Written also canular.]
2. Skillful; knowing; capable. Sir W. Scott.
3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. Ramsay.
4. Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle. Burns.
5. Reputed to have magical powers. Sir W. Scott.
No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]
2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
4. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
10. (Billiards) See Carom.
Can`on*i*za"tion (?), n. [F. canonisation.]
2. The state of being canonized or sainted.
2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
2. An outer or external angle.
5. (Coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask. Knight.
6. (Mech.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel. Knight.
Cant"a*to*ry (?), a. Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing. [R.]
2. Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.
2. A rapid or easy passing over.
2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc.
3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] Spenser.
Can"tle, v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also cantile.]
Can"ton (?), n. A song or canto [Obs.]
2. A small community or clan.
Ca*nuck" (?), n. 1. A Canadian. [Slang]
2. A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.]
2. To examine by discussion; to debate.
2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
3. A respectful uncovering of the head.
6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] Spenser.
4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
2. Capacity of being used or improved.
4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Gay or rich clothing.
2. To adorn with rich dress; to dress.
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.
2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper (Capparis sodado).
2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
Cap`il*lar"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. capillaritÚ.]
1. The quality or condition of being capillary.
2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action.
Cap"il*lose` (?), a. [L. capillosus.] Having much hair; hairy. [R.]
3. First in importance; chief; principal.
5. Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song. [Colloq.]
5. Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.
7. A chapter, or section, of a book. [Obs.]
8. (Print.) See Capital letter, under Capital, a.
3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
2. In a capital manner; excellently. [Colloq.]
Cap"i*tal*ness, n. The quality of being capital; preeminence. [R.]
2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.
2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
Cap"i*tol (?), [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.]
2. A member of a chapter.
3. The head or prominent part.
2. (Bot.) Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.
2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.
2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms.
3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
Cap"i*tule (?), n. [L. capitulum small head, chapter.] A summary. [Obs.]
2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers. [Slang, U. S.]
3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.
2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. Shak.
2. (Mus.) See Capriccio.
5. A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
6. A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
2. A military leader; a warrior.
Cap"tain (?), v. t. To act as captain of; to lead. [R.]
Cap"tain, a. Chief; superior. [R.]
2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.
4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
2. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
Cap"ti*va`tion (?), n. [L. capticatio.] The act of captivating. [R.]
2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
2. The top or superior part of a thing.
2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.
2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.]
Car"bon*ide (kńr"b&obreve;n*&ibreve;d or -&imacr;d), n. A carbide. [R.]
2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.
Car"bu*ret (?), n. [From Carbon.] (Chem.) A carbide. See Carbide [Archaic]
5. An indicator card. See under Indicator.
2. A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
2. To clean or clear, as if by using a card. [Obs.]
3. To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article. [Obs.]
2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.
3. Mulled red wine. Hotten.
Car"di*nal*ship, n. The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal
2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
4. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
2. A running; full speed; a rapid course.
4. (Falconry) The flight of a hawk.
4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.]
2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
2. (Zo÷l.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
Cark, v. t. To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry. [R.]
2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below.
Car"lin (?), n. [Dim., fr. carl male.] An old woman. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. A bombastic report from the French armies.
2. A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.
2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.]
Car"nal*ism (?), n. The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism. [R.]
2. (Bot.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
Car*nos"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. carnositÚ.]
2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.
Ca*roched" (?), a. Placed in a caroche. [Obs.]
2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol.
4. Joyful music, as of a song.
1. To praise or celebrate in song.
2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.
2. A drinking match; a carousal.
Ca*rouse" v. t. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [Archaic]
Carp, v. t. 1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]
2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] Dryden.
Car"pen*try (?), n. [F. charpenterie, OF. also carpenterie. See Carpenter.]
2. Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general.
2. One fond of pleasure; a gallant. Shak.
2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
3. The price or expense of carrying.
6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
7. To get possession of by force; to capture.
2. To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
To carry on, to behave in a wild, rude, or romping manner. [Colloq.]
3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc.
4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.
2. To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
2. The price paid for carting.
2. Short for Carte de visite.
2. A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a visiting card.
2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.]
Car"tel (?), v. t. To defy or challenge. [Obs.]
2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
1. A register, or record, as of a monastery or church.
2. An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
1. (Old Eng. Law.) A tax on every plow or plowland.
2. The act of plowing. [R.]
2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
5. To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
6. To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
7. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
2. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert.
Car"ven (?), a. Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved. [Poetic]
2. One who carves or divides meat at table.
3. A large knife for carving.
2. To vomit. [Slang] Smollett.
4. An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
5. (Mining) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. Knight.
2. To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. [Obs.]
2. To render insensible to good influences.
2. A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept in a case.
2. (Arch.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
2. To put away or reject; to disregard. [R.]
Connections formed for interest, and endeared
3. A game at cards. See Cassino.
3. The quantity contained in a cask.
4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]
2. To direct or turn, as the eyes.
3. To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.
4. To throw down, as in wrestling. Shak.
5. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
6. To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.
7. To bring forth prematurely; to slink.
8. To throw out or emit; to exhale. [Obs.]
10. To impose; to bestow; to rest.
11. To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [Obs.]
13. To contrive; to plan. [Archaic]
17. (Print.) To stereotype or electrotype.
4. To calculate; to compute. [R.]
5. To receive form or shape in a mold.
6. To warp; to become twisted out of shape.
7. To vomit.
2. The thing thrown.
4. A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.
6. The act of casting in a mold.
7. An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.
10. A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.
12. The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.
14. A stoke, touch, or trick. [Obs.]
15. A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.
16. A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.
18. Contrivance; plot, design. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate.
3. A stand to hold a set of cruets.
4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
2. To emend; to correct. [Obs.]
Cas`ti*ga"tion (?), n. [L. catigatio.]
1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
2. The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.
4. The warping of a board. Brande & C.
2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
2. Castoreum. See Castoreum.
3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
Cas*tren"sian (?), a. Castrensial. [R.]
2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.
5. A cat o' nine tails. See below.
2. (Mach.) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.
1. Dissolution; degeneration; decay. [R.]
3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]
2. A horseman covered with a cataphract.
3. (Zo÷l.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.
Cat"a*puce (?), n. [F.] (Bot.) Spurge. [Obs.]
2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc.
Ca*tarrh"ous (?), a. Catarrhal. [R.]
2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.
2. A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape.
4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. "To catch him in his words". Mark xii. 13.
7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
8. To get possession of; to attain.
11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
Catch (?), v. i. 1. To attain possession. [Obs.]
3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
6. pl. Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
7. A slight remembrance; a trace.
Catch"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being caught. [R.]
2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
2. Captivating; alluring.
Ca"ter-cor`nered (?), a. [Cf. Cater to cut diagonally.] Diagonal. [Colloq.]
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
Ca*the"dral, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cathÚdral.]
3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. Pope.
Cath`e*dral"ic (?), a. Cathedral. [R.]
2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
Ca*thol"i*cal (?), a. Catholic. [Obs.]
Ca*thol"i*cism (?), n. [Cf. F. catholicisme.]
2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
3. The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto.
4. The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.
2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism.
2. Catgut; a catgut string. [R.] Shak.
Cat"-sil`ver (?), n. Mica. [Archaic]
2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.
2. Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh. [R.] Shak.
2. The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
2. (Phren.) The faculty of tracing effects to their causes. G. Combe.
2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
3. Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs.]
5. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
Cause"ful (?), n. Having a cause. [Obs.]
2. Without just or sufficient reason; groundless.
2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.
2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.
2. Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a reply or remark.
2. Craft; deceit; falseness. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To sear, as the conscience. Jer. Taylor.
2. The iron of other agent in cauterizing.
2. Security; guaranty; bail. [R.]
2. Given as a pledge or as security.
3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Scots Law) A surety or sponsor.
2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] "The cave of the ear." Bacon.
3. Intimation of caution; warning; protest.
2. Living in a cavern. "Caverned hermit." Pope.
2. Filled with small cavities or cells.
3. Having a sound caused by a cavity.
2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
Cay*use" (?), n. An Indian pony. [Northw. U. S.]
2. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
Ce"darn (?), a. Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood. [R.]
Ce"dry (?), a. Of the nature of cedar. [R.]
2. (Naut.) The inner planking of a vessel.
Ceint (?), n. [See Cincture.] A girdle. [Obs.]
2. That which is engraved. [Obs.] Hakewill.
2. A native of China.
Ce*les"tial*ize (?), v. t. To make celestial. [R.]
2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
Ce*lib"a*tist (?), n. One who lives unmarried. [R.]
3. Any small cavity, or hollow place.
4. (Arch.) (a) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof. (b) Same as Cella.
2. Chare for storage in a cellar.
3. The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.
2. To unite firmly or closely. Shak.
3. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
Cen"o*taph`y (?), n. A cenotaph. [R.]
2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
4. A critic; a reviewer.
2. Full of censure; censorious.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. Shak.
Cen"taur (s&ebreve;n"t&add;r), n. [L. centaurus, Gr. Ke`ntayros.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man and half horse.
3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.
2. The middle or central portion of anything.
4. The earth. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.
3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Cen"ter*ing, n. (Arch.) Same as Center, n., 6. [Written also centring.]
2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government.
Cen*tu"ri*ate (?), v. t. [See century.] To divide into hundreds. [Obs.]
2. Of a cherry color.
Cer"be*rus (?), n. [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. &?;.]
2. (Zo÷l.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
1. (Antiq.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres.
2. The cereals. Crabb.
Cer`e*bric"i*ty (?), n. Brain power. [R.]
3. A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc. [Obs.]
4. A sign or prodigy; a portent. [Obs.]
2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid.
2. (Min.) A variety of the mineral allanite.
Ce*rog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graphy.]
1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
3. (Zo÷l.) The cere of birds.
2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
5. Unfailing; infallible.
6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
2. A written declaration legally authenticated.
1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall
2. A cosmetic containing white lead.
3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead.
2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]
2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]
Ces"sor, n. [From Cess, v. t.] An assessor. [Obs.]
Chad (sh&abreve;d), n. See Shad. [Obs.]
2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan.
Chaff (?), n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]
3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. Trench.
2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser.
2. Light or worthless as chaff.
4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. Knight.
2. To keep in slavery; to enslave.
3. To unite closely and strongly.
4. (Surveying) To measure with the chain.
5. To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.
2. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water.
1. A movable single seat with a back.
3. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.]
2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
2. Loosely, a carriage in general. Cowper.
2. To manure with chalk, as land. Morimer.
3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. Tennyson.
3. A claim or demand. [Obs.]
2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat.
3. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.]
7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
2. Of superior quality and temper; -- applied to steel. [Obs.] Milton.
7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
2. A civilian; a carpetmonger. [Obs.]
2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
2. A lady's maid. [Obs.] Johnson.
Cha*me"le*on*ize (?), v. t. To change into various colors. [R.]
Cham"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chamfered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chamfering. (&?;)]
1. (Carp.) To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
2. To make a chamfer on.
2. A chamfer.
Cham"let (?), n. See Camlet. [Obs.]
2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. Steele.
2. The operation or activity of such agent.
5. (Math.) Probability.
2. To befall; to happen to. [Obs.] W. Lambarde.
Chance"a*ble (?), a. Fortuitous; casual. [Obs.]
Chance"a*bly, adv. By chance. [Obs.]
2. Luck; chance; accident. Milton. Cowper.
2. In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
2. To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.
3. A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.
4. Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.
5. That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.
8. A public house; an alehouse. [Scot.]
2. A simpleton; an idiot. Macaulay.
3. One apt to change; a waverer. "Fickle changelings." Shak.
2. Given to change; inconstant. [Obs.]
2. One who deals in or changes money. John ii. 14.
3. One apt to change; an inconstant person.
5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
2. To course through or over, as in a channel. Cowper.
2. A channel or a system of channels; a groove.
2. To celebrate in song.
2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.]
2. The chief singer of the chantry. J. Gregory.
3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.
4. (Zo÷l.) The hedge sparrow.
2. A chapel or altar so endowed. Cowell.
2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.]
2. To strike; to knock; to rap. [Scot.]
2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.]
3. A blow; a rap. [Scot.]
2. One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise, etc.
2. A man or boy; a youth; a fellow. [Colloq.]
Chap, v. i. [See Cheapen.] To bargain; to buy. [Obs.]
2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
2. (Her.) A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance.
2. A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson.
3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc.
4. (Man.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1.
6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. Johnson.
2. A peddler; a hawker.
4. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
5. A chapter house. [R.] Burrill.
6. A decretal epistle. Ayliffe.
7. A location or compartment.
Chap"trel (?), n. [See Chapiter.] (Arch.) An impost. [Obs.]
2. To work or hew, as stone. Oxf. Gloss.
2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
10. One of the persons of a drama or novel.
Char"ac*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered (?).]
1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.
2. That which is charactered; the meaning. [Obs.]
Chare (chÔr), n. A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.
4. To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples.
6. To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
11. To call to account; to challenge. [Obs.]
12. To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack.
2. To demand a price; as, to charge high for goods.
3. To debit on an account; as, to charge for purchases.
4. Heed; care; anxiety; trouble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Harm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.
10. The price demanded for a thing or service.
15. (Far.) A sort of plaster or ointment.
16. (Her.) A bearing. See Bearing, n., 8.
18. Weight; import; value.
3. Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.
Charge"a*bly (?), adv. At great cost; expensively. [Obs.]
Charge"ful (?), a. Costly; expensive. [Obs.]
Charge"house` (?), n. A schoolhouse. [Obs.]
Char"geous (?), a. Burdensome. [Obs.]
2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge.
3. A large dish. [Obs.]
4. A horse for battle or parade. Macaulay.
2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.
1. One who drives a chariot.
2. (Astron.) A constellation. See Auriga, and Wagones.
Char"i*ta*ble (?), a.[F. See Charity.]
1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
Chark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charked (?).] To burn to a coal; to char. [Obs.]
4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.
3. To make a musical sound. [Obs.] Milton.
2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
3. A written deed; a charter.
4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.
2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.
Chart"ist (?), n. A supporter or partisan of chartism. [Eng.]
2. Not mapped; uncharted; vague. Barlow.
3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.
2. That which is pursued or hunted.
2. To cut, so as to make a screw thread.
2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men.
Chasmed (?), a. Having gaps or a chasm. [R.]
2. An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a plume and sword.
4. Unmarried. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
2. Moral purity.
3. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. (Literature & Art) Chasteness.
Chat, v. t. To talk of. [Obs.]
2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.
Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine. [Local.]
2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.
3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
2. Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
Chat*ter*a"tion (?), n. The act or habit of chattering. [Colloq.]
Chau"dron (?), n. See Chawdron. [Obs.]
Chaul"dron (?), n. See Chawdron. [Obs.]
Chaun, v. t. & i. To open; to yawn. [Obs.]
2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.]
3. The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3.
2. [Cf. Jaw.] The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser.
Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) -- Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law)
2. Of comparatively small value; common; mean.
2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater.
2. To beguile. Sir W. Scott.
2. An escheator. [R.] Shak.
7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
8. Small chick or crack.
4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
2. To clash or interfere. [R.] Bacon.
3. To act as a curb or restraint.
2. The items, or the amount, to which attention is called by a check or checks.
Check"er, n. [OF. eschequier. See Checker, v. t.]
1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
2. A pattern in checks; a single check.
3. Checkerwork.
2. Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Check"la*ton (?), n. 1. Ciclatoun. [Obs.]
2. Gilded leather. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.
2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer.
4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. Knight.
6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]
Cheek (ch&emacr;k), v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.]
Cheek"y, a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold. [Slang.]
2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.]
3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.
Cheer"is*ness, n. Cheerfulness. [Obs.]
2. A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.
2. The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc.
3. (Her.) Same as Chief.
Che"ly (?), n. A claw. See Chela. [Obs.]
Chem"ic (?), n. [See Chenistry.] 1. A chemist; an alchemist. [Obs.]
2. (Bleaching) A solution of chloride of lime.
2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
3. A treatise on chemistry.
Chem`os*mot"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or produced by, chemosmosis. [R.]
Cher"ish*ment (?), n. Encouragement; comfort. [Obs.]
2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
Ches"lip (?), n. (Zo÷l.) The wood louse. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A coffin. [Obs.]
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.]
Ches"teyn (?), n. The chestnut tree. [Obs.]
3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
6. An old joke or story. [Slang]
Chev"a*chie` (?), n. See Chivachie. [Obs.]
Che"vage (ch&emacr;"v&asl;j), n. See Chiefage. [Obs.]
2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.
Chev"er*il, a. Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.]
2. A woolen fabric, for men's clothing.
1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.]
2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Chev"y (?), v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]
2. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
Chew"et, n. A kind of meat pie. [Obs.]
2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.
2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. Shak.
2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.
2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Chid"er*ess, n. She who chides. [Obs.]
Chide"ster (?), n. [Chide + -ster.] A female scold. [Obs.]
2. The principal part; the most valuable portion.
3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs.]
2. For the most part; mostly.
Chieve (?), v. i. See Cheve, v. i. [Obs.]
2. A receptacle for rags or shreds.
4. A noble youth. See Childe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. A female infant. [Obs.]
Child"ed (?), a. Furnished with a child. [Obs.]
2. Children, taken collectively. [R.]
3. The commencement; the first period.
2. Puerile; trifling; weak.
2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.
5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel. Knight.
2. Affected by cold. "My veins are chill." Shak.
4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.
2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
3. Formality; lack of warmth.
4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. Cowley
2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.
Chinch"er*ie (?), n. Penuriousness. [Obs.]
2. The fur of the chinchilla.
3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
2. Broken in the back. [Obs.]
2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.
2. Money; cash. [Cant] "To leave his chink to better hands." Somerville.
3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
Chip"per, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]
Chips (?), n. (Naut.) A ship's carpenter. [Cant.]
2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Chirk, v. t. To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ]
2. See chirographist, 2.
2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Chi*rur"ger*y (?), n. [See Chirurgeon, and cf. Surgery.] Surgery. [Obs.]
2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]
3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]
4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.
2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.] Burns.
2. Childish; like a babe. [Obs.]
5. Exploit. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Chive (?), n. (Bot.) A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]
2. (Med.) Chloral hydrate.
Chlor`i"o*dine (?), n. A compound of chlorine and iodine. [R.]
Chlo"ru*ret (?), n. [Cf. F. chlorure.] (Chem.) A chloride. [Obs.]
Chock, v. t. [F. choquer. Cf. Shock, v. t.] To encounter. [Obs.]
Chock, n. An encounter. [Obs.]
2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
4. A sufficient number to choose among. Shak.
6. The best part; that which is preferable.
3. Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.
Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare; chary; careful/
Choice"ful (?), a. Making choices; fickle. [Obs.]
2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
3. (Arch.) The chancel.
2. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up. Addison.
3. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
2. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
2. A stiff wide cravat; a stock. [Slang]
2. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.
2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger.
3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. "Choleric speech." Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]
2. To do otherwise. "Can I choose but smile?" Pope.
3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.]
3. To interrupt; -- with in or out.
2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
3. A crack or cleft. See Chap.
2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch&amacr;p stamp, brand.]
1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
2. A permit or clearance.
Chop"ness (?), n. A kind of spade. [Eng.]
2. [Cf. Chop a change.] Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
2. (Bot.) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
Cho"rist (?), n. [F. choriste.] A singer in a choir; a chorister. [R.]
2. One who leads a choir in church music. [U. S.]
Cho*ris"tic (?), a. Choric; choral. [R.]
1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.
3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
2. A trick; sham; imposition. Johnson.
3. A swindler. B. Jonson.
2. A seller of fish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. The same as Chrisom.
Chris"om (?), n. [See Chrism.]
2. The beginning and the ending. [Obs.] Quarles.
1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
3. To Christianize. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
4. The whole body of Christians. Hooker.
Chris"tian (?), n. [L. christianus, Gr. &?;; cf. AS. cristen. See Christ.]
3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court. Blackstone.
2. The Christian world; Christendom. [Obs.] Johnson
3. The body of Christian believers. [Obs.]
1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
Chro*mat"ic*al (?), a. Chromatic. [Obs.]
Chro"ma*tism (?), n. [Gr. &?; a coloring.]
2. (Bot.) An abnormal coloring of plants.
Chro`ma*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, color + -graphy.] A treatise on colors
Chro"ma*to*sphere` (?), n. A chromosphere. [R.]
2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.
Chro"ma*type (?), n. [Gr. &?; color + &?; type.]
2. The process by which such picture is made.
2. (Chem.) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. [R.]
Chro"mo*gen (?), [Gr. &?; color + -gen.]
1. (Biol.) Vegetable coloring matter other than green; chromule.
2. (Chem.) Any colored compound, supposed to contain one or more chromophores.
2. A photographic picture in the natural colors.
2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.
2. A narrative of events; a history; a record.
2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph.
2. Same as Chronogram, 1. [R.]
3. A chronoscope.
3. (Mus.) A metronome.
2. A writing executed in letters of gold.
2. 2process, invented by Sir J.Herschel.
2. To chuckle; to laugh. [R.] Marston.
2. A sudden, small noise.
2. A short throw; a toss.
1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. Rough; clownish; surly.
Chum, n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
1. A building set apart for Christian worship.
2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] Acts xix. 37.
5. The collective body of Christians.
6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
2. Summoning to church.
3. One was is attached to, or attends, church.
2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.]
Church"y, a. Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms. [Colloq.]
2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.
3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
2. To shake or agitate with violence.
2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.
Chuse (?), v. t. See Choose. [Obs.]
2. See Shoot.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.
1. A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women.
2. A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc. [Obs.]
Cid (?), n. [Sp., fr. Ar. seid lord.]
Cil"ia*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]
2. Without any light; intensely dark.
Cinch (?), n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.]
1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]
2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]
2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. Swift.
3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.
4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.
Ci*ner"u*lent (?), a. Full of ashes. [Obs.]
2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
2. One who, or that which, has no weight or influence.
3. A character in general, as a figure or letter. [Obs.]
2. To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer.
3. To decipher. [Obs.] Shak.
4. To designate by characters. [Obs.] Shak.
Cir`ci*na"tion (?), n. [L. circinatio circle.]
1. An orbicular motion. [Obs.] bailey.
2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
11. A territorial division or district.
1. To move around; to revolve around.
2. A round body; an orb. Pope.
3. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.
7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] "Thou hast used no circuit of words." Huloet.
1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]
2. A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
3. Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
1. Circular; as, a circulatory letter. Johnson.
2. Circulating, or going round. T. Warton.
2. (Script.) To purify spiritually.
2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] Ayliffe.
Cir*cum"fer*ence (?), n. [L. circumferentia.]
2. A circle; anything circular.
3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
Cir*cum`fer*en"tor (?), n. [See Circumfer.]
2. A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.
2. To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel. [R.]
Cir"cum*flex, a. [Cf. L. circumflexus, p. p.]
1. Moving or turning round; circuitous. [R.] Swift.
2. A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.
Cir`cum*gyre" (?), v. i. To circumgyrate. [Obs.]
1. to write or engrave around. [R.]
2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.
3. Circumlocution; detail. [Obs.]
Cir`cum*stan"tial (?), a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]
1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents.
2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
2. To prove or confirm by circumstances; to enter into details concerning.
Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion (?), n. [See Circumvolve.]
1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot.
3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.
3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.]
Cirque (?), n. [F., fr. L. circus.]
1. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects.
2. (Zo÷l.) Tufted; -- said of certain feathers of birds.
1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper.
4. (Meteor.) See under Cloud.
Cist (?), n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. &?; Cf. Chest.]
2. See Cyst.
Cit"al (?), n. [From Cite] 1. Summons to appear, as before a judge. [R.] Johnson
2. Citation; quotation [R.] Johnson.
3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
Ci*ta"tor (?), n. One who cites. [R]
2. To urge; to enjoin. [R.] Shak.
3. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
4. To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.
5. To bespeak; to indicate. [Obs.]
6. (Law) To notify of a proceeding in court. Abbot
Cit"ess (?), n. [From Cit.] A city woman [R.]
2. Containing, or covered with, cities. [R.] "The citied earth." Keats.
2. An inhabitant of a city; a townsman. Shak.
Cit"i*zen*ess, n. A female citizen. [R.]
2. A citron tree.
3. A citron melon.
Civ"et (?), v. t. To scent or perfume with civet. Cowper
2. A student of the civil law at a university or college. R. Graves.
3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.
2. A civil office, or a civil process [Obs.]
2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
2. To utter rapidly and inconsiderately. Feltham.
3. Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
2. A claqueur. See Claqueur.
2. To proclaim. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To call or name. [Obs.] Spenser.
4. To assert; to maintain. [Colloq.]
4. A loud call. [Obs.] Spenser
2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.
Clam, v. i. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. [R.] Dryden
2. Any loud and continued noise. Addison.
2. To stun with noise. [R.] Bacon.
3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
6. A mollusk. See Clam. [Obs.]
2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.]
Clan"cu*lar*ly, adv. privately; secretly. [Obs.]
Clan`des*tin"i*ty (?), n. Privacy or secrecy. [R.]
2. (Mus.) Quality of tone.
Clan"gous (?), a. Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound. [Obs.]
2. To strike the hands together in applause.
3. To come together suddenly with noise.
5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
2. A stave for a cask. [Eng.] Halliwell.
Clap"per, n. [F. clapier.] A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]
2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
2. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
3. To glorify. [Obs.]
2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping ivy." Milton.
2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
4. A set; a kind or description, species or variety.
2. Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
2. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
2. To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
Clave (?), imp. of Cleave. [Obs.]
3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
Claw"back`, a. Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.]
2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.
Clead"ing (?), n. [Scot., clothing. See Cloth.]
2. The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.
4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. Gardner.
3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [Obs.]
2. Innocently; without stain. Shak.
3. Adroitly; dexterously. Middleton.
2. Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses. Chaucer.
4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
2. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.
4. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.
8. To gain without deduction; to net.
4. To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
To clear out, to go or run away; to depart. [Colloq.]
Clear"age (?), n. The act of removing anything; clearance. [R.]
3. Clear or net profit. Trollope.
2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.
2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.
4. The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.
3. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.]
2. To part or open naturally; to divide.
2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.
Clepe, v. i. To make appeal; to cry out. [Obs.]
2. Learning; also, a learned profession. [Obs.]
3. The privilege or benefit of clergy.
2. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.]
Clerk"li*ness (?), n. Scholarship. [Obs.]
3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.
5. Good-natured; obliging. [U. S.]
Clev"er*ish (?), a. Somewhat clever. [R.]
2. The latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Print.) One who as has charge of the work of a companionship.
2. A latch key. [Eng.] Chaucer.
2. A dependent; one under the protection of another.
2. A body of clients. E. Everett.
Cli"ent*ed (?), a. Supplied with clients. [R.]
2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron.
Cliff, n. (Mus.) See Clef. [Obs.]
Clift (?), n. [See 1st Cliff, n.] A cliff. [Obs.]
Clift, n. [See Cleft, n.] 1. A cleft of crack; a narrow opening. [Obs.]
2. The fork of the legs; the crotch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Any critical period.
3. The highest point; the greatest degree.
2. To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.
2. A pun. Pope.
2. That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.
2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.]
Cling, n. Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.]
Cling"y (?), a. Apt to cling; adhesive. [R.]
2. (Eccl.) One who receives baptism on a sick bed. [Obs.] Hook.
2. To rhyme. [Humorous]. Cowper.
3. A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.
4. A kind of brick. See Dutch clinker, under Dutch.
2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.
3. To curtail; to cut short.
2. A cutting; a shearing.
3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.]
2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
Clip"ping (?), n. 1. The act of embracing. [Obs.]
2. A privy.
2. The material of which of which cloaks are made.
2. A watch, esp. one that strikes. [Obs.] Walton.
3. The striking of a clock. [Obs.] Dryden.
4. A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking. Swift.
Clock, v. t. & i. To call, as a hen. See Cluck. [R.]
2. The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
4. A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt Dryden.
2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
1. An inclosed place. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Furnished with cloisters. Sir H. Wotton.
Cloke (?), n. & v. See Cloak. [Obs.]
Clong (?), imp. of Cling. [Obs.]
4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
Close (?), n. 1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [Obs.]
2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
3. A grapple in wrestling. Bacon.
4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. Bartlett.
14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise." Hawthorne.
2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]
2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.]
Clos"en (?), v. t. To make close. [R.]
2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
2. To make into a closet for a secret interview.
3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
4. A conclusion; an end. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Same as Cocklebur.
2. The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See Clothes.
Clothe (?), v. i. To wear clothes. [Poetic]
2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
2. One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells clothes.
2. The art of process of making cloth. [R.]
4. (Mach.) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.
6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
Cloud"age (?), n. Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [R.]
2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. Knight.
2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark.
5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." Boyle.
6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
2. A swadding cloth.
3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
6. A blow with the hand. [Low]
2. To join or patch clumsily.
3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]
5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
Clout"er*ly (?), a. [From Clout, n.] Clumsy; awkward. [Obs.]
2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
Clown, v. i. To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.]
3. To penetrate or pierce; to wound.
4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] Johnson.
5. To stroke with a claw. [Obs.] Shak.
Club law, government by violence; lynch law; anarchy. Addison. -
2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense.
3. (Naut.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
2. A member of a club. [R.] Massinger.
Club"bish (?), a. 1. Rude; clownish. [Obs.]
2. Disposed to club together; as, a clubbish set.
2. A coarse, brutal fellow. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
2. A click. See 3d Click, 2.
2. A cluster; a group; a thicket.
3. The compressed clay of coal strata. Brande & C.
2. One of the hard beds of the lower chalk. Dana.
4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
5. (Zo÷l.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
2. To close tightly; to clinch.
2. Clatter; confused noise. Swift.
2. (Zo÷l.) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.
Co`a*cer"vate (?), v. t. To heap up; to pile. [R.]
Coach"ee (?), n. A coachman [Slang]
2. Acting in concurrence; united in action.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.
2. The substance or body formed by coagulation.
2. To mark or delineate with charcoal. Camden.
3. To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer.
Co"a*lite, v. t. To cause to unite or coalesce. [Obs.]
2. A place where charcoal is made. [U. S.]
2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray.
3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.]
3. The seashore, or land near it.
2. To sail by or near the shore.
3. To sail from port to port in the same country.
2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.
3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.]
2. One who sails near the shore.
2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." Locke.
6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.
7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]
2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.
2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person. [Obs.]
3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. [U. S.]
4. (Zo÷l.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
5. (Zo÷l.) A young herring. B. Jonson.
6. (Zo÷l.) A fish; -- also called miller's thumb.
7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle. [Eng.]
10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut. [Eng.]
11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
2. pl. Cob coal. See under Cob.
2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." Dryden.
3. To pave with cobblestones.
2. A clumsy workman. Shak.
3. A beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry.
2. Stout; hearty; lively. [Obs.]
2. A game played by children with nuts.
Cob"stone` (?), n. Cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.
3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
4. (Zo÷l.) The European spotted flycatcher.
3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
Coc*cyg"e*ous (?), a. Coccygeal. [R.]
2. (Med) A spoonful. Dungleson.
2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous]
4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.]
5. A faucet or valve.
6. The style of gnomon of a dial. Chambers.
7. The indicator of a balance. Johnson.
2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.
2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone. [Obs.] Nares.
1. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.
3. (Script.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.
4. Any venomous or deadly thing.
2. (Zo÷l.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
3. A measure for bread. [Obs.] Blount.
2. A high or tall horse. [R.]
2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.
2. A cockleshell.
4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] Knight.
5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. Knight.
6. The dome of a heating furnace. Knight.
2. A light boat.
2. A native or resident of the city of London; -- used contemptuously.
Cock"-pad`dle (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo÷l.) See Lumpfish. [Scot.]
2. An object at which stones are flung.
Cock"sure` (?), a. 1. Perfectly safe. [Obs.]
2. Quite certain. [Colloq.]
3. A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward. [Slang, Eng.]
Cock"y (?), a. [See Cocket.] Pert. [Slang]
1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] Mortimer.
2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] Halliwell.
3. The scrotum. Dunglison.
4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
4. A collection of canons. Shipley.
Co"dist (?), n. A codifier; a maker of codes. [R.]
3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
Co`e*ta"ne*an (?), n. A person coetaneous with another; a contemporary. [R.]
2. The coffee tree.
3. The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.
2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.
5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.
3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.
Cof"fer*er (?), n. One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.]
2. A basket. [Obs.] Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20).
3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] Nares.
Co*ge"ni*al (?), a. Congenial. [Obs.]
2. Given to thought or contemplation. Sir H. Wotton.
2. Participation of the same nature. Sir T. Browne.
2. That which is known.
2. Recollection; recognition.
2. (Eng. Law) A surname.
2. Liable to judicial investigation. Jer. Taylor.
2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife.
2. (Law) The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.
3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.]
3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts.
4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.]
3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.
Co`hi*bi"tion (?), n. [L. cohibitio.] Hindrance; restraint. [Obs.]
2. Any band or body of warriors.
3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.] T. Edwards.
2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
3. That which serves for payment or recompense.
2. To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word.
3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place.
3. The cost or expense of coining money.
3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide.
Co*in"ci*den*cy (?), n. Coincidence. [R.]
2. An inventor or maker, as of words. Camden.
Co*in`qui*na"tion (?), n. Defilement. [Obs.]
2. Cordage or cables, made of this material.
2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Not pungent or acrid. "Cold plants." Bacon
6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
8. Not sensitive; not acute.
10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.
2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.
2. Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.
2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam.
2. To put a collar on.
2. To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.
4. To bestow or confer. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
2. Acting in an indirect way.
2. In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.
3. In collateral relation; not lineally.
2. (Print.) The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
3. The act of conferring or bestowing. [Obs.]
4. A conference. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Col*la"tion, v. i. To partake of a collation. [Obs.]
2. (Eccl. Law) One who collates to a benefice.
3. One who confers any benefit. [Obs.] Feltham.
3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises. [Archaic.] Shak.
2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic]
2. Self-possessed; calm; composed.
4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.]
4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.
4. One authorized to collect debts.
4. Fig.: A community. [R.]
Col*le"gi*al (?), n. [LL. collegialis.] Collegiate. [R.]
Col*lide", v. t. To strike or dash against. [Obs.]
2. A vessel employed in the coal trade.
2. The coal trade. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. (Logic) To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.
2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
Col*li"sive (?), a. Colliding; clashing. [Obs.]
2. A part or piece of anything; a portion.
Col"low (?), n. Soot; smut. See 1st Colly. [Obs.]
1. (Anat.) A neck or cervix. Dunglison.
2. (Bot.) Same as Collar. Gray.
2. Acting in collusion. "Collusive parties." Burke.
Col"ly*bist (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a small coin.] A money changer. [Obs.]
Col"o*ner (?), n. A colonist. [Obs.] Holland
2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.
2. Any hue distinguished from white or black.
3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion.
6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species.
3. To hide. [Obs.]
3. Of some other color than black or white.
5. (Bot.) Of some other color than green.
2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.
Col`os*se"an (?), a. Colossal. [R.]
2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.
2. A young, foolish fellow. Shak.
2. To befool. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Like a snake; cunning; crafty. Johnson.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. Brewer.
6. (Arith.) A perpendicular line of figures.
5. The curling crest of a wave.
7. The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked.
2. (Phren.) A cranial development supposed to indicate a combative disposition.
Comb"broach` (?), n. A tooth of a wool comb. [Written also combrouch.]
2. A long, curling wave.
Com"ber, n. Encumbrance. [Obs.]
Com"bi*nate (?), a. [LL. combinatus, p. p.] United; joined; betrothed. [R.]
2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.]
2. Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
3. Violent agitation; confusion; tumult. [Obs.]
2. To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive.
4. To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another.
5. To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear.
To come it, to succeed in a trick of any sort. [Slang]
2. A writer of comedy. Milton.
Come"down` (?), n. A downfall; an humiliation. [Colloq.]
2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
2. To assist or help; to aid. [Obs.]
4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]
2. Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.]
3. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. [U. S.]
4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]
Job's comforter, a boil. [Colloq.]
Com"fort*ment (?), n. Act or process of administering comfort. [Obs.]
2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. "Comic shows." Shak.
2. Ready to come; complaisant; fond. [Obs.] Pope.
2. Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ.
5. To direct to come; to bestow. [Obs.]
2. To have a view, as from a superior position.
2. The possession or exercise of authority.
Com*mand"a*to*ry (?), a. Mandatory; as, commandatory authority. [Obs.]
3. The chief officer of a commandery.
4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
2. Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence.
3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
4. (Law) The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic]
3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng.]
3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.
4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic]
Com*mend", n. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.]
2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.]
2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.]
2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke.
Com`men*sa"tion (?), n. Commensality. [Obs.]
2. To proportionate; to adjust. T. Puller
2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.
2. With equal measure or extent. Goodwin.
2. The result of the labors of a commentator.
3. Sexual intercourse. W. Montagu.
2. To hold intercourse; to commune. Milton.
Com"mi*grate (?), v. i. [L. commigrare, commigratum.] To migrate together. [R.]
2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison.
3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
2. To send out with a charge or commission.
Com*mis"sion*ate (?), v. t. To commission [Obs.]
2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service.
2. To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.
3. To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
4. To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with. [R.] Dr. H. More.
6. To confound. [An obsolete Latinism.]
Com"mit, v. i. To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [Obs.]
2. A fornicator. [Obs.] T. Decker.
Com*mix"tion (?; 106), n. [L. commixtio.] Commixture; mingling. [R.]
2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound; a mixture. Bacon.
3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [Obs.]
3. Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.
5. Profane; polluted. [Obs.]
6. Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.
Com"mon, v. i. 1. To converse together; to discourse; to confer. [Obs.]
2. To participate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
3. To have a joint right with others in common ground. Johnson.
4. To board together; to eat at a table in common.
2. Allowed to pasture on public commons.
2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. A member of the House of Commons.
3. One who has a joint right in common ground.
4. One sharing with another in anything. [Obs.] Fuller.
6. A prostitute. [Obs.] Shak.
Com*mon"i*tive (?), a. Monitory. [Obs.]
2. In common; familiarly. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Triteness; meanness.
2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
5. A common; public pasture ground.
2. The whole body of people in a state; the public.
2. (Am. Law) Residence temporarily, or for a short time.
2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
Com*mote" (?), v. t. [See Commove.] To commove; to disturb; to stir up. [R.]
2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
2. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle. [R.]
2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord's supper.
3. Absolute municipal self- government.
2. Communicative; free-speaking. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. One who communicates. Foxe.
4. To administer the communion to. [R.]
2. To give alms, sympathy, or aid.
4. To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.
3. Association; company.
6. Participation in the Lord's supper. Bp. Pearson.
2. A supporter of the commune of Paris.
2. (Zo÷l.) Living or having their nests in common, as certain birds.
4. Common character; likeness. [R.]
5. Commonness; frequency. [Obs.]
2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. [Obs.]
2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
2. A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.
3. A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To qualify as a companion; to make equal. [Obs.]
2. A companion or companions.
3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
5. Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
2. To be a gay companion. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To have sexual commerce. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. An equal; a rival; a compeer. [Obs.]
2. To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to liken.
2. To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.
Com*pare", n. 1. Comparison. [Archaic]
2. Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.]
Com*part"ner (?), n. See Copartner. [Obs.]
3. An inclosed space; an area; extent.
8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See Compasses.
9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]
5. (Law) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
Com"passed (?), a. Rounded; arched. [Obs.]
2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.
2. (Law) To appear in court personally or by attorney. [Scot.]
Com*peer", v. t. To be equal with; to match. [R.]
2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.]
3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] Chapman.
Com*pel"la*to*ry (?), a. Serving to compel; compulsory. [R.]
2. An associate; a confederate. [Obs.]
Com"pi*la`tor (?), n. [L.] Compiler. [Obs.]
2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.]
4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Com*pile"ment (?), n. Compilation. [R.]
2. The cause of pleasure or joy. "O thou, my sole complacence." Milton.
2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
Com*plain", v. t. To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]
2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
3. An ailment or disease of the body.
Com*plaint"ful (?), a. Full of complaint. [Obs.]
Com"pla*nate (?), v. t. To make level. [R.]
Com*plect"ed (?), a. Complexioned. [Low, New Eng.]
3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]
6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel.
8. A compliment. [Obs.] Shak.
Com"ple*ment (?), v. t. 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [R.]
2. To compliment. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
2. State of being complete; fulfillment; accomplishment; realization.
2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate.
2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic]
4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
Com*plex"ion*al*ly, adv. Constitutionally. [R.]
2. That which is complex; intricacy; complication.
2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
2. (Bot.) Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold running lengthwise.
Com`pli*men"tal (?), a. Complimentary. [Obs.]
Com*plot"ment (?), n. A plotting together. [R.]
2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] Shak.
2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See Ply.] To infold; to embrace. [Obs.]
2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by with.
Com*port" (?), v. t. 1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.]
2. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Com*port"ance (?), n. Behavior; comport. [Obs.]
2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms; one who adjusts a difference.
2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
5. Consistency; accord; congruity. [Obs.]
8. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
2. (Print.) One who sets type and arranges it for use.
2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.]
3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.]
5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] Shak.
4. To compose; to constitute. [Obs.]
3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.
2. Capable of being understood; intelligible; conceivable by the mind.
2. Intelligibly; in a manner to be comprehended or understood.
2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] Pope.
2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.
2. Approbation. [Obs.] Foxe.
2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
Com"pro*mise, v. i. 1. To agree; to accord. [Obs.]
2. To make concession for conciliation and peace.
Com*pul"sa*tive*ly, adv. By compulsion. [R.]
2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
2. Exculpation by testimony to one's veracity or innocence.
2. The result of computation; the amount computed.
Com"rogue` (?), n. A fellow rogue. [Obs.]
2. To divide into chambers or cells. Woodward.
2. A chamber of a multilocular shell. Glanvill.
2. Hollow; void of contents. [R.]
2. (Mech.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.
3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.]
2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
3. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
5. An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.
6. Design; pattern. [Obs.] Shak.
Con*ceit" (?), v. t. To conceive; to imagine. [Archaic]
Con*ceit", v. i. To form an idea; to think. [Obs.]
Con*ceit"ed, a. 1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]
2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.
3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]
2. Fancifully; whimsically.
Con*ceit"less, a. Without wit; stupid. [Obs.]
2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; -- with of.
2. Consistency; accordance. [Obs.]
2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
2. The state of being conceived; beginning.
4. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
6. Idea; purpose; design.
7. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought. [Obs.]
Con*cern", v. i. To be of importance. [Obs.]
2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
Con*cern"ing, a. Important. [Archaic]
2. Importance; moment; consequence.
3. Concern; participation; interposition.
4. Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.
2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.
2. Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
3. A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.
2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
4. (Arch.) See Concha, n.
5. The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.
2. (Old Law) A common councilman. [Obs.]
3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.]
4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
2. Final decision; determination; result.
3. Any inference or result of reasoning.
5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic]
6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [Obs.]
Con*clu"so*ry (?), a. Conclusive. [R.]
2. To purify or refine chemically. [Obs.] Thomson.
4. To digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive; to plan; to plot.
5. To mature or perfect; to ripen. [Obs.] Bacon.
3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. Donne.
5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. [Obs.]
2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] Aschlam.
4. A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book.
3. The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies. [Obs.]
5. Concurrence; co÷peration. [Obs.]
4. (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
2. To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.
Con*cu`pis*cen"tious (?), a. Concupiscent. [Obs.]
2. Exciting desire, good or evil.
Con*cu"pis*ci*ble*ness, n. The state of being concupiscible. [Obs.]
4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] Milton.
2. Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time.
4. (Geom.) Meeting in one point.
4. To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty.
6. (Law) To doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain.
3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.
2. Used for condemned persons.
Con*dense", a. [L. condensus.] Condensed; compact; dense. [R.]
2. To consent. [Obs.]
2. Essential quality; property; attribute.
3. Temperament; disposition; character. [Obs.]
2. To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
2. A conditional word, mode, or proposition.
Con*di"tion*ate (?), v. t. 1. To qualify by conditions; to regulate. [Obs.]
2. To put under conditions; to render conditional.
Con*di"tion*ly, adv. Conditionally. [Obs.]
Con*dole", v. t. To lament or grieve over. [R.]
2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak.
Con*duce", v. t. To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.]
Con*du"ci*bly, adv. In a manner to promote. [R.]
2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic]
6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]
2. Conductivity; capacity for receiving and transmitting.
2. The act of training up. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
6. (Arch.) Same as Leader.
2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss.
4. (Zo÷l.) A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form.
2. (Zo÷l.) A fish. See Cony.
2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]
Con"fect (?), n. A comfit; a confection. [Obs.]
2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
3. A composition of drugs. Shak.
Con*fec"tion*er (?), n. 1. A compounder. [Obs.]
2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.
2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
Con*fec"ture (?), n. Same as Confiture. [Obs.]
2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.
2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.
3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]
2. One upon whom something is conferred.
3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
2. One who bestows; a giver.
2. To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
5. To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest.
2. To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.
2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
2. That in which faith is put or reliance had.
2. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
3. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
5. Giving occasion for confidence. [R.]
2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential messages." Burke.
2. Apartment; place of restraint; prison. [Obs.]
2. Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.
2. To strengthen in judgment or purpose.
5. (Eccl.) To administer the rite of confirmation to. See Confirmation, 3.
Con*firm"ance (?), n. Confirmation. [Obs.]
2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. Compton.
Con"fit (?), n. Same as Comfit. [Obs.]
Con*fix"ure (?; 135), n. Act of fastening. [Obs.]
2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory.
2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] Holland.
2. A large assemblage; a passing multitude.
2. (Geol.) The parallelism of two sets of strata which are in contact.
3. (Geol.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in contact.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church.
2. To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
4. To destroy; to ruin; to waste. [Obs.]
2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. [Colloq.]
3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Con*fuse"ly (?), adv. Confusedly; obscurely. [Obs.]
3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] Chapmen.
Con*fut"a*tive (?), a. Adapted or designed to confute. Bp. Warburton
2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.
3. (Arch.) An apophyge. Gwilt.
2. That which is formed by congelation; a clot. [Obs.]
Con"gee (?), n. & v. See CongÚ, Conge. [Obs.]
Con*gee" (?), n. 1. [Tamil ka&?;shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]
2. A jail; a lockup. [India]
2. The state of being congealed.
3. That which is congealed.
2. Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition. "Congenial clime." C. J. Fox.
Con*gen"ial*ize (?), v. t. To make congenial. [R.]
Con*gen"ious (?), a. Congeneric. [Obs.]
2. (Med.) A gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to cong.]
2. A round body.
Con*greet" (?), v. t. To salute mutually. [Obs.]
2. A collection or mass of separate things.
2. The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken collectively.
2. A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things. [Obs.]
4. A gathering or assembly; a conference.
2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another.
2. Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections.
2. Conic sections.
Con*ject", v. t. To conjecture; also, to plan. [Obs.]
Con*ject"or (?), n. [L.] One who guesses or conjectures. [Obs.]
2. (Bot.) In single pairs; coupled.
4. (Gram.) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.
2. (Chem.) A complex radical supposed to act the part of a single radical. [R.]
2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obs.]
2. (Her.) Same as Conjoined.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.
2. Closely united. [Obs.] Shak.
Con*ju"ror (?), n. (Law) One bound by a common oath with others. [Obs.]
2. That which is born or produced with another.
3. The act of growing together. [Obs.] Wiseman.
1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
2. Congenital; existing from birth. "Connate notions." South.
2. Partaking of the same nature.
Con*na"ture (?; 135), n. Participation in a common nature or character. [R.]
2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
Con*niv"en*cy (?), n. Connivance. [Obs.]
2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See Connote.
2. (Logic) To imply as an attribute.
Con"nu*sance (?), n. (Law) See Cognizance. [Obs.]
Con"nu*sant (#), a. (Law) See Cognizant. [Obs.]
Con`nu*sor" (#), n. (Law) See Cognizor. [Obs.]
2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
3. The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
4. Tenderness of feeling; pity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.
2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
Con*sent", v. t. To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.]
5. (Physiol.) Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Con*sen`ta*ne"i*ty (?), n. Mutual agreement. [R.]
3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
4. With assumed importance; pompously.
3. (Eng. Hist.) A member of the Conservative party.
3. A conservatory. [Obs.] Evelyn.
2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.
4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.
2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] Dryden.
3. Of importance or value.
2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]
3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice.
4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence.
Con*sid"er*a*tive (?), a. Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic]
2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.]
Con*sign" (?), v. i. 1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.]
2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.]
3. A stamp; an indication; a sign. [Obs.]
Con*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. Joint signification. [R.]
Con`sig*nif"i*ca*tive (?), a. Consignificant; jointly significate. [R.]
4. The writing by which anything is consigned.
2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
5. To insist; -- followed by on. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.
4. A church tribunal or governing body.
5. A civil court of justice. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]
2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]
Con*so`ci*a"tion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a consociation. [U.S.]
2. (Bot.) Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus.
2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.
2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness.
3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.]
2. Having like sounds.
4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
Con"so*pite, v. t. To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.
2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]
2. To concur to one end; to agree.
2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
Con"sta*bless, n. The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
4. Consistent; logical. [Obs.] Shak.
Con"stel*late, v. t. 1. To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars. [R.]
2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences.
3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.]
3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.
2. Having the power of electing or appointing.
2. To make up; to compose; to form.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
4. The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.
2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A senator; a counselor. [Obs.]
2. The jurisdiction or residence of a consul. Kent.
3. Consular government; term of office of a consul.
2. The term of office of a consul.
3. To deliberate upon; to take for. [Obs.]
4. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive. [Obs.]
3. Agreement; concert [Obs.] Dryden.
Con*sum"ed*ly (?), adv. Excessively. [Low]
2. (Med.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.
3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. Raymond.
Con*tac"tion (-t&abreve;k"sh&ubreve;n), n. Act of touching. [Obs.]
4. Venom; poison. [Obs.] "I'll touch my point with this contagion." Shak.
2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air.
Con*tain"ment (?), n. That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.]
2. Contumely; reproach. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Con*tem"ning*ly, adv. Contemptuously. [R.]
2. Holy meditation. [Obs.]
2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. Ray.
2. Of the same age; coeval.
2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
3. An act or expression denoting contempt.
2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. Locke.
3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs.]
3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Con*tend", v. t. To struggle for; to contest. [R.]
Con*tend"ent (?), n. [L. contendens, p. pr.] An antagonist; a contestant. [Obs.]
Con*tend"ress (?), n. A female contestant. [R.]
2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]
2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
2. Acquiescence without examination. [Obs.]
3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.
3. (Law) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
Con*tent"ly, adv. In a contented manner. [Obs.]
3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs.]
2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]
2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. Sir H. Wotton.
3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
My past life
4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever. [Obs.]
4. An adjunct or accessory. Wordsworth.
Con*tin"u*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being continued [R.]
2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated.
2. In regular or repeated succession; very often.
3. A holding together; continuity. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued.
2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
Con*tin"ue, v. t. 1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]
2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
2. (Naut.) The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side.
2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.
2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.]
2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
5. To betroth; to affiance.
3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.
2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.
6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]
Con`tra*dic"tious (?), a. 1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.]
2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] Sharp.
2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
Con*tra"ri*ant*ly, adv. Contrarily. [Obs.]
2. In a contrary order; conversely.
2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. (Logic) See Contraries.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
Con*trib"u*ta*ry (?), a. 1. Contributory. [R.]
2. Tributary; contributing. [R.]
2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist.
Con*trist" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. contrister. See Contristate.] To make sad. [Obs.]
Con*trit"u*rate (?; 135), v. t. To triturate; to pulverize. [R.]
Con*trive"ment (?), n. Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan. [Obs.]
2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.]
Con`tro*ver"sal (?), a. 1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [Obs.]
2. Controversial. [Obs.] Boyle.
Con"tro*ver`ser (?), n. A disputant. [Obs.]
Con"tro*ver`sor (?), n. A controverser. [Obs.]
2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.
2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin.
2. A question to which only a conjectural answer can be made.
2. (Zo÷l.) A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical shell. See Cone, n., 4.
Con`va*lesced" (?), a. Convalescent. [R.]
2. Of or pertaining to convalescence.
2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.
Con*ven"er (?), n. 1. One who convenes or meets with others. [Obs.]
4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]
2. To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.]
2. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
2. One who is governed by conventionalism.
Con"ver*san*cy (?), n. Conversance [R.]
3. Concerned; occupied.
Con*vers"ant (?), n. One who converses with another; a convenser. [R.]
3. Commerce; intercourse; traffic. [Obs.]
5. Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.
3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; -- said of things.
2. Ready to converse; social. [Archaic] Feltham.
6. To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.
8. To turn into another language; to translate. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.
4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]
7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Con*vey", v. i. To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
5. Dishonest management, or artifice. [Obs.]
2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude.
2. To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
3. To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove.
4. To defeat; to doom to destruction. [Obs.]
Con*vict"ive (?), a. Convincing. [R.]
3. To confute; to prove the fallacy of. [Obs.]
4. To prove guilty; to convict. [Obs.]
2. An assembly or meeting.
2. Folded in tortuous windings.
4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
Co"ny-catch (?), v. t. To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.]
2. (Zo÷l.) A fish, the European striped wrasse.
Cook*ee" (k&oocr;k*&emacr;"), n.A female cook. [R.]
2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] R. North.
3. Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.
4. Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.
2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate.
2. Calm impudence; self-possession. [Colloq.]
1. A barrel or cask for liquor. [Obs.] Johnson.
3. A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel. [Scotch]
2. The price paid for coopers' work.
3. A place where coopers' work is done.
2. (Polit. Econ.) The association of a number of persons for their benefit.
Coop"er*y, a. Relating to a cooper; coopered. [Obs.]
2. The state of being co÷rdinate, or of equal rank, dignity, power, etc.
2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]
3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as Merlon.
5. A policeman. [Slang]
Co*part (?), v. t. [Cf. Compart] To share. [Obs.]
2. A partnership or firm; as, A. and B. have this day formed a copartnership.
Cope, v. i. To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.]
2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
Cope, v. t. 1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]
2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.]
3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
Copes"mate` (?), n. An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.]
2. An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a plagiarist.
Co*por"tion (?), n.Equal share. [Obs.]
3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.
2. An envelope or covering of copper.
Cop"ple dust` (?). Cupel dust. [Obs.]
Cop"ple*stone` (?), n. A cobblestone. [Obs.]
Copps (?), n. See Copse. [Obs.]
2. To plant and preserve, as a copse. Swift.
2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile.
2. (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March.
2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.
2. (Zo÷l.) Used in sexual union; as, the copulatory organs of insects.
6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.
7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.
Cor"age (?; OF. &?;), n. See Courage [Obs.]
2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.
2. (Arch.) An ornament in a building; a corbel.
2. pl. (Fort.) Small gabions. Brande & C.
2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.
Corbie crow, the carrion crow. [Scot.]
5. (Mus.) See Chord. [Obs.]
2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.
3. Made of cords. [Obs.] "A corded ladder." Shak.
4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface.
5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.
2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.
2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.
3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.
2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. Motley.
2. To render cordial; to reconcile.
Cor"dial*ize, v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]
Cor"di*ner (k˘r"d&ibreve;*n&etilde;r), n. A cordwainer. [Obs.]
2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.
2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.
3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.
5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.
2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] Broome.
3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. Milton.
2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
2. To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
2. Tasting of cork.
2. (Biol.) Same as Cormus, 2.
2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.
1. (Bot.) See Corm.
2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.
3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. Jamieson.
4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [Colloq.]
Cor"na*mute (k?r"n?-m?t), n. A cornemuse. [Obs.]
2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.
4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
5. Direction; quarter.
Cor"ner*cap` (-k?p`), n. The chief ornament. [Obs.]
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
5. [Cf. Coronet.] (Far.) See Coronet, 2.
Cor*nic"u*late (k?r-n?k"?-l?t), a. [L. corniculatus.]
1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More.
2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns.
2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." LEstrange.
2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.]
3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] Forby.
3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown.
4. (Zo÷l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
9. (Mus.) A character [&pause;] called the pause or hold.
2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.
3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
4. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.
3. (Biol.) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
Cor`o*na"tion (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See Coronate.]
2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. Pope.
3. (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel. Crose.
2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs.] Milton.
3. United; general; collectively one.
Cor"po*rate, v. i. To become incorporated. [Obs.]
2. In, or as regarda, the body. Fabyan.
3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.]
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.]
2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] Holland.
Cor*pus`cu*la"ri*an (-l?"r?-a]/>n), a. Corpuscular. [Obs.]
Cor*pus"cule (k?r-p?s"k?l), n. A corpuscle. [Obs.]
2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion.
Cor*ra"sive (-s?v), a. Corrosive. [Obs.]
Cor*rect"i*fy (k?r-r?k"t?-f?), v. t. To correct. [Obs.]
Cor*rect"ive (k?rr-r?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. correctif.]
1. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
2. Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
2. (Gram.) The antecedent of a pronoun.
2. The letters which pass between correspondents.
2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.
1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house.
1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." Shak.
3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.]
4. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.]
Cor*ri"val, v. i. & t. To compete with; to rival. [R.]
Cor*ri"val*ry (k?r-r?"val-r?), n. Corivalry. [R.]
Cor*ri"val*ship, n. Corivalry. [R.]
2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
2. That which corroborates.
2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating.
Cor*rump"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Corruptible. [Obs.]
5. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
2. To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness.
2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation.
2. The product of corruption; putrid matter.
2. A piratical vessel.
2. A corpse; the dead body of a human being. [Archaic or Poetic]
2. (Zo÷l.) The thorax of an insect.
2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.
2. (Zo÷l.) Having a barklike c&?;nenchyms.
2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.
2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [Ireland]
2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone.
4. (Astron.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.
2. Universally. [R.] Emerson.
2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world.
2. (Her.) See Cottise.
2. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
2. Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
3. pl. (Law) Expenses incurred in litigation.
2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.
Cos"tal (k?s"tal), a. [Cf. F. costal. See Costa.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves.
2. (Bot. & Zo÷l.) Relating to a costa, or rib.
2. The head; -- used contemptuously.
3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]
2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.]
Cost"ly (k?st"l?; 115), a. [From Cost expense.]
1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.
2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.]
3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.
1. A small house; a cottage or hut.
4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely- formed boat.
Cote (k&omacr;t), n. [See 1st Cot.] 1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]
Cot"gare` (k?t"g?r`), n. Refuse wool. [Obs. or Prov.]
2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
2. A tune which regulates the dance.
3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
Cot"quean` (k?t"kw?n`), n. [Cot a cottage + quean.]
2. A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [Obs.]
2. A toggle.
2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
3. Cloth made of cotton.
Cot"ton, v. i. 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [Obs.]
2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.]
3. To unite; to agree; to make friends; - - usually followed by with. [Colloq.]
4. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to. [Slang]
Cot"ton*a*ry (-?-r?), a. Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [Obs.]
2. (Bot.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.
1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.
4. (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.
Couch"an*cy (kouch"an-s?), n. State of lying down for repose. [R.]
2. (Paper Manuf.) One who couches paper.
2. To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.
2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.
3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.
Coun"cil*or (koun"s?l-?r), n. A member of a council. [Written also councillor.]
Co`-u*nite" (k?`?-n?t"), v. t. To unite. [Obs.]
Co`-u*nite", a. United closely with another. [Obs.]
2. Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
3. Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
5. A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
2. To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
2. Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise. [Obs.]
3. To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.
2. To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
2. The face; the features.
4. Superficial appearance; show; pretense. [Obs.]
2. To make a show of; to pretend. [Obs.]
3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.]
4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
3. At or against the front or face. [R.]
4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Coun"ter (koun"t?r), n. An encounter. [Obs.]
Coun"ter*fai"sance (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n. See Counterfesance. [Obs.]
2. To make counterfeits.
Coun"ter*foil` (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a leaf.]
2. A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict.
2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]
3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.
3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct.
2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated.
2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate.
3. A person who closely resembles another.
2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.
2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt.
2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.]
Coun"tre- (koun"ter-). Same as prefix Counter-. [Obs.]
2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.
5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.
3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] Shak.
Cou"pa*ble (k&oomac;"p&adot;*b'l), a. [F.] Culpable. [Obs.]
4. (Arch.) See Couple- close.
2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
2. Heart; inclination; desire; will. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Cour"age, v. t. To inspire with courage. [Obs.]
2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
Courb (k??rb), v. i. [F. courber. See Curs.] To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.]
2. The ground or path traversed; track; way.
7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior.
9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments.
13. pl. (Physiol.) The menses.
2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer.
3. To run through or over.
2. To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins. Shak.
2. Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry.
2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] Pope.
2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court.
7. The session of a judicial assembly.
8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo.
3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
Courte"sy, v. t. To treat with civility. [Obs.]
2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]
2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.
6. To overwhelm; to spread over.
10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.
6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.
Cov"ert*ness (k?v"?rt-n?s), n. Secrecy; privacy. [R.]
1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
Cov"et*ous*ness, n. 1. Strong desire. [R.]
2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. Addison.
Cov"ey, v. i. To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Cow (kou), n. [See Cowl a hood.] A chimney cap; a cowl
1. The mature female of bovine animals.
2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Cow"ard, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]
Cow"ard*ie (kou"&etilde;rd*&ybreve;), n. [OF. couardie.] Cowardice. [Obs.]
Cow"ard*ize (-&?;z), v. t. To render cowardly. [Obs.]
Cow"er (kou"&etilde;r), v. t. To cherish with care. [Obs.]
2. Leather made of the hide of a cow.
3. A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
Cox (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.] A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]
2. The top of the head, or the head itself.
Cox*com"ic*al (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a. Coxcombical. [R.]
Cox*com"ic*al*ly, adv. Conceitedly. [R.]
3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]
1. Snug; comfortable; easy; contented. [Written also cosey and cosy.]
2. [Cf. F. causer to chat, talk.] Chatty; talkative; sociable; familiar. [Eng.]
2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
3. [See Crab, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] Garrick.
Crab (kr&abreve;b), v. t. 1. To make sour or morose; to embitter. [Obs.]
2. To beat with a crabstick. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
4. Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.
2. (Falconry) The fighting of hawks with each other.
3. (Woolen Manuf.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.
3. To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
4. To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke. B. Jonson.
5. To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up. [Low]
2. To be ruined or impaired; to fail. [Collog.]
3. To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
4. To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of. [Archaic.]
2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
4. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
5. Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
6. A crazy or crack-brained person. [Obs.]
8. Breach of chastity. [Obs.] Shak.
9. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. [Obs.]
11. Free conversation; friendly chat. [Scot.]
Crack, a. Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of. [Colloq.]
2. Crack-brained. [Colloq.]
2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
6. (Zo÷l.) The pintail duck.
7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. Knight.
2. The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.
3. pl. Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
Cracks"man (kr?ks"man), n., pl. Cracksmen (-men). A burglar. [Slang]
2. Infancy, or very early life.
2. To nurse or train in infancy.
3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.
4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
Craft, v. t. To play tricks; to practice artifice. [Obs.]
2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. Johnson.
Craie (kr&amacr;), n. See Crare. [Obs.]
2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.]
2. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
2. Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination. [Colloq.]
2. A word rhyming with another word.
2. To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp.
3. Hence, to bind together; to unite.
4. To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs.
5. To afflict with cramp.
Cramp, a. [See Cramp, n.] Knotty; difficult. [R.]
2. Productive of, or abounding in, cramps. "This crampy country." Howitt.
2. The money or price paid for the use of a crane.
4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.]
3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
2. Sprightliness; vigor; health.
3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies.
Crap"ple (kr?p"p'l), n. [See Graple.] A claw. [Obs.]
Craps (kr?ps), n. A gambling game with dice. [Local, U.S.]
2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a mine.
3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.
2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous manner.
Crawl"y (kr&add;l"&ybreve;), a. Creepy. [Colloq.]
2. A crayon drawing.
3. (Electricity) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.
2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [Obs.]
3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
2. Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged.
3. Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager. [Colloq.]
2. The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the surface. [R.]
4. A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.
2. To take off the best or choicest part of.
3. To furnish with, or as with, cream.
2. A place or apparatus in which milk is set for raising cream.
3. An establishment where cream is sold.
4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.
Crea"tur*ize (-&imacr;z), v. t. To make like a creature; to degrade [Obs.]
Cre"dence, v. t. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
2. Having credit or authority; credible. [Obs.]
4. That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem; an honor.
2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
Cred"it*a*ble (-?-b'l), a. 1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]
2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable.
2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
Creed, v. t. To believe; to credit. [Obs.]
2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
3. Any turn or winding.
Creel (kr&emacr;l), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.]
1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. Sir W. Scott.
8. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
9. pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See Crocket.
2. A subterfuge; an excuse.
Creep"ie (-&ybreve;), n. A low stool. [Scot.]
2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.]
2. (Zo÷l.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect.
Crem"o*sin (kr?m"?-s?n), n. See Crimson. [Obs.]
2. The condition of being crenate.
2. The state of being crenated or notched.
2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.
2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature.
2. The state of being minutely scalloped.
Cres"cence (kr&ebreve;s"sens), n. [See Crescent.] Increase; enlargement. [Obs.]
2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
2. Increasing; growing.
2. To adorn with crescents.
Cres"cive (kr?s"s?v), a. [L. crescere to increase.] Increasing; growing. [R.]
4. The upper curve of a horse's neck.
5. The ridge or top of a wave.
6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
9. (Engin.) The top line of a slope or embankment.
2. To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes.
Crete (kr&emacr;t), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.] A Cretan
2. A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft.
3. A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.
Crev"is (-?s), n. (Zo÷l.) The crawfish. [Prov. Eng.]
1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.
2. A stall for oxen or other cattle.
3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.
5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.
8. A small raft of timber. [Canada]
10. A miner's luncheon. [Cant] Raymond.
2. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or examination. [College Cant]
2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]
2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. [Cf. F. cric.] A small jackscrew. Knight.
3. Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
4. That which occasion crime. [Obs.]
3. Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code.
Crim"i*nal*ist, n. One versed in criminal law. [R.]
Crim"i*nal*ness, n. Criminality. [R.]
2. To pinch and hold; to seize.
3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
Crimp, a. 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [R.]
2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.]
2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. Marryat.
4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
5. A game at cards. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Crin"cum-cran"cum (kr?n"k?m-kr?n"k?m), n. A twist; a whimsey or whim. [Colloq.]
2. (Bot.) Bearded or tufted with hairs. Gray.
2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt.
Cri*nose" (kr?-n?s"), a. [L. crinis hair.] Hairy. [R.]
Cri*nos"i*ty (kr?-n?s"?-t?), n. Hairiness. [R.]
2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic]
5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.
6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
2. A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
2. Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust.
2. Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal thrasher.
3. The art of criticism. [Obs.] Locke.
4. An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]
Crit"ic, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.] To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]
Crit"ic*al (kr&ibreve;t"&ibreve;*kal), a. [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
2. To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault.
1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]
3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
2. An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.
2. Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
Crois (krois). n. [OF.] See Cross, n. [Obs.]
2. A crusader. [Obs.]
2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt.
3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [R.]
2. An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.]
2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]
3. To coo. [Scot.]
3. A pothook. "As black as the crook." Sir W. Scott.
4. An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge.
2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
Crook"en (kr??k"'n), v. t. To make crooked. [Obs.]
2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly.
2. To soothe by singing softly.
2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.
4. Grain or other product of the field while standing.
5. Anything cut off or gathered.
7. (Arch.) A projecting ornament in carved stone. Specifically, a finial. [Obs.]
9. A riding whip with a loop instead of a lash.
Neck and crop, altogether; roughly and at once. [Colloq.]
2. Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest.
3. To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.
2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
2. The act of croqueting.
9. Church lands. [Ireland] [Obs.] Sir J. Davies.
10. A line drawn across or through another line.
Cross, prep. Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.]
To go cross lots, to go across the fields; to take a short cut. [Colloq.]
2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t.
6. To interfere and cut off; to debar. [Obs.]
3. To be inconsistent. [Obs.]
4. To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
2. Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin.
Cross"bite` (-b&imacr;t`), n. A deception; a cheat. [Obs.]
Cross"bite", v. t. To deceive; to trick; to gull. [Obs.]
Cross"bow`er (-b?`?r), n. A crossbowman.[Obs.]
2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
2. Perverse; untractable; contrary.
2. The act of making the sign of the cross. Bp. Hall.
3. The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.
4. Intersection, as of two paths or roads.
6. Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
2. [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and E. Cresset.] A crucible. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
2. A row that crosses others.
2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.
2. Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
5. (Print.) A bracket. See Bracket.
7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.
2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
Crouched (kroucht), a. Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.]
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
2. To press or drive together; to mass together. "Crowd us and crush us." Shak.
2. To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob.
3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]
Crown (kr?n), p. p. of Crow. [Obs.]
4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
7. The topmost part of anything; the summit.
9. The part of a hat above the brim.
12. (Bot.) Same as Corona.
14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
15. The dome of a furnace.
16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
2. Great; excessive; supreme. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. [Cf. Coroner.] A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]
Crown"et (kroun"?t), n. [See Crown, Coronet.]
1. A coronet. [R.] P. Whitehead.
2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. [Obs.]
2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crowfoot.]
3. (Arch.) Same as Bird's- mouth. [U.S.]
2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. "The tufted crowtoe." Milton.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.
2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross.
3. Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial.
3. To vex or torment. Beau. & FL.
Crud (kr?d), n. See Curd. [Obs.]
Crud"dle (-d'l), v. i. To curdle. [Obs.]
2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
Crud"y (kr?d"?), a. [From Crud.] Coagulated. [Obs.]
Cru"dy (kr?"d?), a. [From Crude.] Characterized by crudeness; raw. [Obs.]
2. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery.
3. Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.
2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] Spectator.
Cru*en"tous (kr?-?n"t?s), a. [L. cruentus.] Bloody; cruentate. [Obs.]
2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]
Crull (kr&usdot;l), a. [See Curl.] Curly; curled. [Obs.]
2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.
3. The soft part of bread.
2. Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty.
2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Hallivell.
2. To grind or press with violence and noise.
3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise.
3. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
4. To oppress or burden grievously.
5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
4. (Zo÷l.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
1. A crust or shell.
2. (Zo÷l.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.
2. The quality of being crusty or surly.
Crutch, v. t. To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.]
3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.
4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
5. Importunate supplication.
6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.
7. Common report; fame.
9. A pack of hounds. Milton.
10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.
11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.
4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
2. Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
2. See Aniline. [Obs.]
2. A discourse or treatise on crystallization.
Cub, n. [Cf. Cub a young animal.] 1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]
2. A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud.
Cub"*drawn` (k?b"dr?n`), a. Sucked by cubs. [R.]
2. Of the length of a cubit. Sir. T. Browne.
2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid. [Low]
3. The first stomach of ruminating beasts. Crabb.
2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
2. (Zo÷l.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. Hood.
Cudg"el*er (-?r), n. One who beats with a cudgel. [Written also cudgeller.]
3. A hint or intimation.
4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.
5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.] Dickens.
6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.
2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." Tennyson.
Cuf"fy (k&?;f`f&?;), n. A name for a negro. [Slang]
2. (Zo÷l) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
2. Manner or style of cooking.
2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass.
2. Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked.
2. (Zo÷l.) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.
2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.
2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] Spenser.
Culpe (k&ubreve;lp), n. [F. coulpe, fr.L. culpa.] Blameworthiness. [Obs.]
2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.
2. A system of religious belief and worship.
3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
Cul"ti*va`tor (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n. [Cf. F. cultivateur.]
2. One who is an advocate of culture.
2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.
Cum"brance (k?m"brans), n. Encumbrance. [Obs.]
2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.]
Cu"mu*la*tist (k?"m?-l?-t?st), n. One who accumulates; one who collects. [R.]
Cu"mu*la*tive (k?"m?-l?-t?v), a. [Cf. F. cumulatif.]
Cun (k?n), v. t. [See Cond.] To con (a ship). [Obs.]
Cun, v. t. [See 1st Con.] To know. See Con. [Obs.]
Cund (k&ubreve;nd), v. t. [See Cond.] To con (a ship). [Obs.]
3. Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
4. Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy. [Colloq. U.S.] Barlett.
2. The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.
5. Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.
2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
4. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
2. (Zo÷l.) A sucker or acetabulum.
2. A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt.
2. A woman who is a guardian or custodian. Burrill.
Curb, v. i. To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.]
4. A curbstone.
2. The coagulated part of any liquid.
2. To thicken; to congeal.
2. To congeal or thicken.
3. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
Cure, v. i. 1. To pay heed; to care; to give attention. [Obs.]
2. To restore health; to effect a cure.
3. To become healed.
2. A utensil for covering the fire. [Obs.]
3. (Law) Any court of justice.
2. Relating or belonging to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.
3. That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention.
Curious arts, magic. [Obs.]
Cu"ri*ous*ness, n. 1. Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.]
3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity.
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
3. To play at the game called curling. [Scot.]
2. A player at the game called curling. Burns.
Curr (k?r), v. i. [Prob. imitative.] To coo. [Scot.]
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs.]
2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.
Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
2. Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. [Obs.]
2. A two-wheeled chaise drawn by two horses abreast.
1. A race course; a place for running.
Cur"ried (-r&?;d), p. a. [See Curry, v. t., and Curry, n.]
1. Dressed by currying; cleaned; prepared.
2. Prepared with curry; as, curried rice, fowl, etc.
3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.
Cur"ry, n. [Tamil kari.] [Written also currie.]
2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry.
2. Wickedness; sin; cursing. Chaucer.
3. Shrewishness. "My wife's cursedness." Chaucer.
Cur"so*ra*ry (-s?-r?-r?), a. Cursory; hasty. [Obs.]
4. A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A prank; a frolic.
2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. Shak.
2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
Cus"kin (k?s"k?n), n. A kind of drinking cup. [Obs.]
5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth.
6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.
2. Judicial or penal safe- keeping.
4. Familiar aquaintance; familiarity. [Obs.]
Cus"tom, v. t. [Cf. OF. costumer. Cf. Accustom.]
1. To make familiar; to accustom. [Obs.] Gray.
2. To supply with customers. [Obs.] Bacon.
Cus"tom, v. i. To have a custom. [Obs.]
2. pl. Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported.
Cus"tom*a*ble (-&adot;*b'l), a. [Cf. OF. coustumable.]
1. Customary. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
2. Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable.
Cus"tom*a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being customable; conformity to custom. [Obs.]
1. One who collect customs; a toll gatherer. [Obs.]
5. A lewd woman. [Obs.] Shak.
Cus"tu*ma*ry (-t&usl;*m&asl;*r&ybreve;), a. See Customary. [Obs.]
4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
2. To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
4. To make a stroke with a whip.
5. To interfere, as a horse.
6. To move or make off quickly. [Colloq.]
5. The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
6. A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber.
10. A common work horse; a gelding. [Obs.]
12. A skein of yarn. Wright.
2. Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
3. Overcome by liquor; tipsy. [Slang]
Cute"ness, n. Acuteness; cunning. [Colloq.]
3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
2. Edged or cutting instruments, collectively.
3. A fore tooth; an incisor. Ray.
5. A small, light one-horse sleigh.
7. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. [Obs.]
2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with me." Shak.
2. A short tobacco pipe. Ramsay.
3. A light or unchaste woman. Sir W. Scott.
Cut"ty*stool` (-st&oomac;l`), n. 1. A low stool. [Scot.]
2. (Fort.) A cunette.
2. Of or pertaining to a blue color.
Cy*an"u*ret (-r?t), n. (Chem.) A cyanide. [Obs.]
3. An age; a long period of time.
4. An orderly list for a given time; a calendar. [Obs.]
7. A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede.
2. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle.
3. A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.
Cy"der (s?"d?r), n. See Cider. [Archaic]
3. The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.
2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.
2. That which serves to direct. Southey.
3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.
2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
2. (Med.) A urinary calculus.