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Cavicorn (kăvĭkôrn), a. [L. cavus hollow + cornu horn.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow horns.
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Cavicornia (kăvĭkôrnĭȧ), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.
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Cavil (kăvĭl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caviled or Cavilled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling or Cavilling.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
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You do not well in obstinacy
To cavil in the course of this contract.
Shak.
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Cavil, v. t. To cavil at. [Obs.] Milton.
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Cavil, n. A captious or frivolous objection.
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All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak.
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{ Caviler or Caviller (-ẽr), } n. One who cavils.
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Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle.
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Caviling, a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See .
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His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis.
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Cavilingly, adv. In a caviling manner.
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Cavillation (-lāshŭn), n. [F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.
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{ Cavilous or Cavillous (?), } a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.]

-- Cavilously, adv. [R.] -- Cavilousness, n. [R.]
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Cavin (?), n. [F. See .] (Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.
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Cavitary (?), a. (Zoöl.) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
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Cavity (?), n.; pl. Cavities (#). [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavité.] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.]
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The cavity or hollowness of the place. Goodwin.
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2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
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An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. Arbuthnot.
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Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicæ. Quain.
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Coloq. Body cavity , the cœlum. See under .
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Cavo-relievo (?), n. Cavo-rilievo.
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Cavo-rilievo (?), n. [It.] (Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
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Cavort (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting.] To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [Local slang, U. S.]
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Cavy (?), n.; pl. Cavies (�). [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zoöl.) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America.
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Coloq. Water cavy (Zoöl.), The capybara.
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Caw (k�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cawed (k�d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cawing.] [Imitative. √22 Cf. .] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
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Rising and cawing at the gun's report. Shak.
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Caw, n. The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
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Cawk (k�k), n. [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of chalk.] (Min.) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written .]
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Cawker (?), n. See .
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Cawky, a. Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.
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Caxon (?), n. A kind of wig. [Obs.] Lamb.
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Caxton (?), n. (Bibliog.) Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer. Hansard.
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Cay (?), n. See , a ledge.
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Cayenne (?), n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.] Cayenne pepper.
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Coloq. Cayenne pepper . (a) (Bot.) A species of Capsicum (Capsicum frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. Capsicum annuum and Capsicum Frutescens; -- called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.
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Cayman (kām�n), n. [From the language of Guiana: cf. Sp. caiman.] (Zoöl.) The south America alligator. See . [Sometimes written caiman.]
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Cayo (?), n.; pl. -yos (#). [Sp.] A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key. [Sp. Am.]
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Cayugas (?), n. pl.; sing. Cayuga. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York, forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations.
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Cayuse (?), n. An Indian pony. [Northw. U. S.]
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{ Cazique, Cazic } (?), n. [Sp. Cacique, fr. the language of Haiti.] A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in America.
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CB n. same as ; that portion of the radio frequency spectrum allocated by the FCC for the use of individual citizens for short-distance personal or business use, from either fixed or mobile stations. Also used attributively, as Coloq. CB radio . [acronym]
Syn. -- Citizens' Band.
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CBC n. the complete blood count; a clinical test which counts the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in one cubic milimeter of blood. [acronym]
Syn. -- complete blood count, blood profile.
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Cd n. 1. the chemical suymbol for , a metallic element of atomic number 48.
Syn. -- cadmium.
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2. the abbreviation for the , the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites. [abbr.]
Syn. -- candle, candela, standard candle.
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CD n. 1. an acronym for , a disk-shaped recording of binary data that is smaller than a phonograph record, and is recorded and played back by a , an electronic device containing a laser. The term is also used generically to refer to the medium as a data storage medium.
Syn. -- compact disc, compact disk.
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2. a . [informal]
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3. an acronym for , a debt instrument issued by a bank for a fixed time period, usually paying interest.
Syn. -- certificate of deposit.
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CD-R n. [from Compact Disk-Recordable.] a recordable compact disk; a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only.
Syn. -- compact disc recordable, CD-WO, compact disc write-once.
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CD-ROM n. a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user.
Syn. -- compact disc read-only memory.
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CD-WO n. [from Compact Disk-Write Once.] A recordable compact disk; a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only.
Syn. -- CD-R, compact disc recordable, compact disc write-once.
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Ce n. the chemical symbol for , the most abundant element of the rare-earth group.
Syn. -- cerium.
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Cease (sēs), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ceased (sēst); p. pr. & vb. n. Ceasing.] [OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser, fr. L. cessare, v. intensive fr. cedere to withdraw. See , and cf. .] 1. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased. “To cease from strife.” Prov. xx. 3.
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2. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
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The poor shall never cease out of the land. Deut. xv. 11.

Syn. -- To intermit; desist; stop; abstain; quit; discontinue; refrain; leave off; pause; end.
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Cease, v. t. To put a stop to; to bring to an end.
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But he, her fears to cease
Sent down the meek-eyed peace.
Milton.
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Cease, then, this impious rage. Milton
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Cease, n. Extinction. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ceaseless, a. Without pause or end; incessant.
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Ceaseless, adv. Without intermission or end.
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Cebidae prop. n. A natural family including all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins.
Syn. -- family Cebidae.
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Cebu prop. n. 1. one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines, important for its fine harbor.
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2. an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
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Cebuan prop. n. 1. An inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan (or Bisayan) people of the Philippines.
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2. The language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines.
Syn. -- Cebuano.
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Cebuano prop. n. The language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official languag of the Philippines.
Syn. -- Cebuan.
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Cebuella prop. n. A genus of pygmy marmosets.
Syn. -- genus Cebuella.
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Cebus prop. n. the type genus of the Cebidae.
Syn. -- genus Cebus.
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cecal adj. of, pertaining to, or like a cecum.
Syn. -- caecal.
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Cecidomyia (sĕsĭd�mīĭȧ), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khkis, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See .
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Cecidomyidae prop. n. A natural family comprising the gall midges.
Syn. -- family Cecidomyidae.
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cecity (sēsĭt�), n. [L. caecitas, fr. caecus blind: cf. F. cécité.] Blindness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Cecropiaceae prop. n. A natural family of insects, in some classifications included in family Moraceae.
Syn. -- family Cecropiaceae.
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cecum n. The , the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
Syn. -- caecum, blind gut.
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cecutiency (s�kūsh�ns�), n. [L. caecutire to be blind, fr. caecus blind.] Partial blindness, or a tendency to blindness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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cedar (sēdẽr), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. kedros.] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
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☞ The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Chamœcyparis sphæroidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
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Cedar, a. Of or pertaining to cedar.
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cedar bird, cedarbird, n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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cedar waxwing, n. (Zoöl.) a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings, like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in flocks.
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cedarwood n. The durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar and cedarlike trees; especially the wood of the red cedar, often used for cedar chests.
Syn. -- cedar.
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cedared (sēdẽrd), a. Covered, or furnished with, cedars.
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cedarn (sēdẽrn), a. Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood. [R.]
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cede (sēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ceded; p. pr. & vb. n. ceding.] [L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere to fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. céder.] To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
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The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights. Jay.
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cedilla (s�dĭllȧ), n. [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. cédille; dim. of zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this letter was formerly written after the c, to give it the sound of s.] A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade.
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Cedrat (sēdrăt), n. [Cf. F. cédrat. See .] (Bot.) Properly the citron, a variety of Citrus medica, with large fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.
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Cedrene (sēdrēn), n. (Chem.) A rich aromatic oil, C15H24, extracted from oil of red cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a class of similar substances, as the essential oils of cloves, cubebs, juniper, etc., of which cedrene proper is the type. [Written also cedren.]
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Cedrine (sēdrĭn; 277), a. [L. cedrinus, Gr. kedrinos. See .] Of or pertaining to cedar or the cedar tree.
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Cedriret (sēdrĭrĕt), n. Same as .
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Cedry (sēdr�), a. Of the nature of cedar. [R.]
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Cedule (sĕd�l), n. [F. cédule, fr. L. shedula. See .] A scroll; a writing; a schedule. [Obs.]
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Ceduous (sĕd�ŭs), a. [L. caeduus, fr. caedere to cut down.] Fit to be felled. [Obs.] Eyelyn.
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Ceiba n. a genus of tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-like flowers.
Syn. -- genus Ceiba.
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ceibo n. a small South American spiny tree (Erythrina crista-galli) with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
Syn. -- crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree, Erythrina crista-galli.
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Ceil (sēl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ceiled (sēld); p. pr. & vb. n. Ceiling.] [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.] 1. To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.
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The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
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2. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.
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Ceiling, n. [See , v. t.] 1. (Arch.) (a) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor. (b) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done.
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2. (Naut.) The inner planking of a vessel.
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Coloq. Camp ceiling . See under . -- Coloq. Ceiling boards , Thin narrow boards used to ceil with.
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Ceint (?), n. [See .] A girdle. [Obs.]
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Ceinture (?), n. [F.] A cincture, girdle, or belt; -- chiefly used in English as a dressmaking term.
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Celadon (?), n. [F.] A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint.
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Celandine (sĕlăndīn), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. chélidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelidonios, fr. chelidwn the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort.
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Coloq. Lasser celandine , the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
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Celastrus n. the type genus of the Celastraceae, comprising the plants called climbing bittersweet; bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; they are woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia, bearing yellow to orange capsules which open to expose red-coated seeds. See also .
Syn. -- genus Celastrus.
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Celature (?), n. [L. caelatura, fr. caelare to engrave in relief.] 1. The act or art of engraving or embossing.
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2. That which is engraved. [Obs.] Hakewill.
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Celebrant (?), n. [L. celebrans, p. pr. of celebrare. See .] One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants.
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Celebrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Celebrating.] [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.] 1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.
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2. To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday.
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From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. Lev. xxiii. 32.
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3. To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.

Syn. -- To commemorate; distinguish; honor. -- To , . We commemorate events which we desire to keep in remembrance, when we recall them by some special observace; as, to commemorate the death of our Savior. We celebrate by demonstrations of joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies; as, to celebrate the birthday of our Independence.
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We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. Atterbury.
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Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee,
Exult to celebrate thy festival.
Thomson.
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Celebrated (?), a. Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned.
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Celebrated for the politeness of his manners. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Distinguished; famous; noted; famed; renowned; illustrious. See .
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Celebration (?), n. [L. celebratio.] The act, process, or time of celebrating.
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His memory deserving a particular celebration. Clarendok.
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Celebration of Mass is equivalent to offering Mass Cath. Dict.
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To hasten the celebration of their marriage. Sir P. Sidney.
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Celebrator (?), n. [L.] One who celebrates; a praiser. Boyle.
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Celebrious (?), a. Famous. [Obs.] Speed.
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Celebrity (?), n.; pl. Celebrities (#). [L. celebritas: cf. F. célébrité.] 1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]
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The celebrity of the marriage. Bacon.
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2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington.
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An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. Whewell.
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3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
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Celeriac (?), n. (Bot.) Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular root, which is used for food.
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Celerity (?), n. [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F. célérité.] Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.
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Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. Johnson.
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Celery (?), n. [F. céleri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. � parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf. .] (Bot.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
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celesta n. (Mus.) a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard.
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Celestial (?), a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See .] 1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial signs.” Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light,” Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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Coloq. Celestial city , heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. Bunyan. -- Coloq. Celestial empire , China; -- so called from the Chinese words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. S. W. Williams.
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Celestial, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
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2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
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Celestialize (?), v. t. To make celestial. [R.]
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Celestially, adv. In a celestial manner.
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Celestify (?), v. t. [L. caelestis heavenly + -fly.] To make like heaven. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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{ Celestine (?), Celestite (?), }, n. [LL. caelestinus bine.] (Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
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{ Celestine (?), Celestinian (?), } n. (Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
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Celiac (?), a. (Anat.) See Cœllac.
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Celibacy (?), n. [See , n.] The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. “The celibacy of the clergy.” Hallom.
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Celibate (?), n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.] 1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.]
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He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marriage. Jer. Taylor.
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2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
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Celibate, a. Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
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Celibatist (?), n. One who lives unmarried. [R.]
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Celidography (?), n. [Gr. �, � stain, spot + -graphy: cf. F. célidographie.] A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun, or on planets.
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Cell (?), n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. .] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
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The heroic confessor in his cell. Macaulay.
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2. A small religious house attached to a monastery or convent.Cells or dependent priories.” Milman.
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3. Any small cavity, or hollow place.
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4. (Arch.) (a) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof. (b) Same as .
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5. (Elec.) A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.
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6. (Biol.) One of the minute elementary structures, of which the greater part of the various tissues and organs of animals and plants are composed.
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☞ All cells have their origin in the primary cell from which the organism was developed. In the lowest animal and vegetable forms, one single cell constitutes the complete individual, such being called unicelluter orgamisms. A typical cell is composed of a semifluid mass of protoplasm, more or less granular, generally containing in its center a nucleus which in turn frequently contains one or more nucleoli, the whole being surrounded by a thin membrane, the cell wall. In some cells, as in those of blood, in the amœba, and in embryonic cells (both vegetable and animal), there is no restricting cell wall, while in some of the unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting. See Illust. of .
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Coloq. Air cell . See . -- Coloq. Cell development (called also cell genesis, cell formation, and cytogenesis), the multiplication, of cells by a process of reproduction under the following common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. See , , etc. -- Coloq. Cell theory . (Biol.) See Cellular theory, under .
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