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Cerotic (?), a. [See .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as, cerotic acid or alcohol.
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Cerotin (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol.
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Cerotype (?), n. [Gr. � wax + -type.] A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
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Cerrial (?), a. [L. cerreus, fr. cerrus a kind of oak.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the cerris.
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Chaplets green of cerrial oak. Dryden.
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Cerris (?), n. [L. cerrus.] (Bot.) A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called also bitter oak and Turkey oak.
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Certain (?), a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. � to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] 1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
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To make her certain of the sad event. Dryden.
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I myself am certain of you. Wyclif.
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2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.
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3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Dan. ii. 45.
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4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Virtue that directs our ways
Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak.
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5. Unfailing; infallible.
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I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. Mead.
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6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. Ex. xvi. 4.
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7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
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It came to pass when he was in a certain city. Luke. v. 12.
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About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. Macaulay.
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Coloq. For certain , assuredly. -- Coloq. Of a certain , certainly.

Syn. -- Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed; stated.
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Certain, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] Gower.
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2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Certain, adv. Certainly. [Obs.] Milton.
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Certainly, adv. Without doubt or question; unquestionably.
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Certainness, n. Certainty.
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Certainty (?), n.; pl. Certainties (#). [OF. certaineté.] 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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Coloq. Of a certainty , certainly.
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Certes (?), adv. [F. certes, for à certes, fr. L. certus. See .] Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]
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Certes it great pity was to see
Him his nobility so foul deface. Spenser.
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Certhiidae n. a natural family of birds cosisting of several species of creepers, such as Certhia americana, the tree creeper.
Syn. -- family Certhiidae.
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certifiable adj. 1. presenting symptoms of mental illness sufficient for legal commitment to a mental institution.
Syn. -- certified.
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2. capable of being guaranteed or certified: a certifiable fact.
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Certificate (?), n. [F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See .] 1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.
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2. A written declaration legally authenticated.
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Coloq. Trial by certificate , a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. Blackstone.
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Certificate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating.] [See .]
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1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
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2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
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certificated adj. officially documented; -- of people.
Syn. -- credentialed, documented.
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Certification (?), n. [L. certificatio: cf. F. certification.] The act of certifying.
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certified adj. 1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified mail; a certified check. Opposite of uncertified. [Narrower terms: certificated, credentialed, documented; guaranteed] See also certifiable.
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2. legally insane according to clinical criteria.
Syn. -- certifiable.
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3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill.
Syn. -- qualified.
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certified check n. a check drawn on a bank and bearing marks from that bank guaranteeing that funds have been reserved for payment.
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Certifier (?), n. One who certifies or assures.
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Certify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Certified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Certifying.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L. certus certain + facere to make. See , and cf. , v. t.] 1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
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We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. Ezra iv. 16.
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2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. Hammond.
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The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. I. Taylor.
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3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
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The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded. Blackstone.
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Coloq. Certified check , A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
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Certiorari (?), n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.
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☞ A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law, as of county commissioners. It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process. Bouvier.
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Certitude (?), n. [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf. F. certitude. See .] Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. J. H. Newman.
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Cerule (?), a. [L. caerulus, eguiv. to caeruleus.] Blue; cerulean. [Obs.] Dyer.
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Cerulean (?), a. [L. caeruleus.] Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper.
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Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall
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A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.
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Cerulein (?), n. [L. caeruleus sky-blue.] (Chem.) A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.
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Cerulenin (?), n. [isolated from Cephalosporium caerulens.] (Chem.) an antifungal antibiotic, C12H17NO3. It inhibits the growth of yeasts by interfering with the synthesis of sterols and fatty acids.
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Ceruleous (?), a. Cerulean. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Cerulescent (?), a. [L. caeruleus sky-blue + -escent.] Tending to cerulean; light bluish.
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Ceruleum (?), n. [NL.] A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.
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Cerulific (?), a. [L. caerulus dark blue + facere to make.] Producing a blue or sky color. [R.]
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Cerumen (?), n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.
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Ceruminous (?), a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands.
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Ceruse (?), n. [F. céruse, L. cerussa.] 1. White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under .
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2. A cosmetic containing white lead.
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To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom. Macaulay.
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3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead.
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Cerused (?), a. Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face. Beau. & Fl.
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{ Cerusite (?), Cerussite (?), } n. (Min.) Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive and compact.
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Cervantite (?), n. [Named from Cervantes a town in Spain.] (Min.) See under .
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Cervelat (?), n. [F.] (Mus.) An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.
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Cervical, a. [L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F. cervical.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebræ.
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Cervicide (?), n. [L. cervus deer + caedere to kill.] The act of killing deer; deer-slaying. [R.]
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cervid n. any member of the family Cervidae, a type of deer distinguished from the Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
Syn. -- deer.
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Cervidae n. a natural family of deer including the reindeer, moose, elks, muntjacs, and roe deer.
Syn. -- family Cervidae.
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Cervine (?), a. [L. cervinus, fr. cervus deer: cf. F. cervin.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family Cervidæ.
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Cervix (?), n.; pl. E. Cervixes (#), L. Cervices (#). [L.] (Anat.) The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of .
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Cervus (?), n. [L., a deer.] (Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.
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☞ Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus.
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Ceryl (?), n. [L. cera wax + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.
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{ Cesarean (?), Cesarian, } a. Same as , .
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cesarean cesarian adj. 1. same as .
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cesarean, cesarian n. same as .
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, C-section, cesarean, caesarean.
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cesarean section n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn. -- caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.
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Cesarism (?), n. See .
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cesium n. the chemical element of atomic number 55. It is a univalent element, the most electropositive metal. Symbol Cs; atomic weight 132.905. IT has a melting point of 28.4° C.
Syn. -- caesium, Cs.
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Cespitine (?), n. [L. caespes, caespitis, a turf.] An oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing various members of the pyridine series.
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Cespititious (?), a. [L. caespiticius, fr. caespes turf.] Same as . [R.] Gough.
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Cespitose (?), a. [L. caespes turf.] (Bot.) Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots. [Written also cæspitose.]
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Cespitous (?), a. [See .] Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.
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A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting. Martyn.
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Cess (?), n. [For sess, conts. from .] 1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] Spenser.
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2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]
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The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. Shak.
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Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Cessing.] To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.
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Cess, v. i. [F. cesser. See .] To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Cessant (?) a. [L. cessans, p. pr. of cessare. See .] Inactive; dormant [Obs.] W. Montagu.
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Cessation (sĕssāshŭn), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See .] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
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The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities. Motley.
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The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor. Sir J. Hayward.
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Coloq. Cessation of arms (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.

Syn. -- Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.
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Cessavit (?), n. [L., he has ceased.] [O. Eng. Law] A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
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Cesser (?), n. [From , v. i.] (Law) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.
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Cessible (?), a. [Cf. F. cessible. See .] Giving way; yielding. [Obs.] -- Cessibility (#), n. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
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Cession (?), n. [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf. F. Cession. See .] 1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]
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3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding.
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A cession of the island of New Orleans. Bancroft.
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4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.
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5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
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Cessionary (?), a. [LL. cessionarius, from cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See .] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Martin.
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Cessment (?), n. [From , v. t.] An assessment or tax. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Cessor (?), n. [From , v. i. Cf. .] (Law) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See . Cowell.
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Cessor, n. [From , v. t.] An assessor. [Obs.]
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Cesspipe (sĕspīp), n. A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool. Knight.
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Cesspool (-p�l), n. [See .] A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth. [Written also sesspool.]
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Cest (sĕst), n. [L. cestus: cf. OF. ceste.] A woman's girdle; a cestus. [R.] Collins.
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Cestidae n. A family of invertebrates coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body.
Syn. -- family Cestidae.
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Cestoda (sĕstōdȧ), prop. n. [NL., gr. Gr. kestos girdle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A subclass of parasitic worms of the class Cestoidea. In some classifications, it is not differentiated from the parent class.
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cestode (sĕstōd), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea.
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cestoid (sĕstoid), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoda.
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Cestoidea (sĕstoid�ȧ), n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. kestos girdle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A class of parasitic worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes (formerly Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See . [Written also Cestoidea.]
Syn. -- class Cestoidea, Cestoidea.
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Cestoidean (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Cestoda.
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Cestraciont (?), n. [Gr. � a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.
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Cestraciont, a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
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Cestus (?), n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. �, lit., stitched, embroidered.] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
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2. (Zoöl.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.
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Cestus, n. [L. caestus, and cestus.] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.
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{ Cestuy or Cestui (?), } pron. [Norm. F.] (Law) He; the one.
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Coloq. Cestuy que trust (�) [norm. F.], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. Wharton. -- Coloq. Cestuy que use (�) [Norm. F.], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.
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Cesura (?), n. See .
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Cesural (?), a. See .
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Cetacea (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [see .] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed. (b) The Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale, which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.
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Cetacean (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea.
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Cetaceous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.
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Cete (?), n. [L., pl.] (Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.
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Cetene (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32, of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.
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Ceterach (?), n. [F. cétérac, fr. Ar. shetrak.] (Bot.) A species of fern with fronds (Asplenium Ceterach).
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Cetewale (?), n. [OF. citoal, F. zedoaire. See .] Same as . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Cetic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a whale.
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Cetin (?), n. [L. cetus whale.] (Chem.) A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti.
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