English Dictionary: Chester Alan Arthur | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2. {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box}, {Land}, etc. {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under {Painted}. {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}. {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under {Elephant}. {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}. | |
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Cassiterite \Cas*sit"er*ite\, n. [Gr. [?] tin.] (Min.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood ({wood tin}), also in rolled fragments or pebbly ({Stream tin}). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See {Black tin}, under {Black}. | |
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Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen, [c6]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [c6]sarn, OHG. [c6]sarn, [c6]san, G. eisen, Icel. [c6]sarn, j[be]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.] 1. (Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances. Note: The value of iron is largely due to the facility with which it can be worked. Thus, when heated it is malleable and ductile, and can be easily welded and forged at a high temperature. As cast iron, it is easily fusible; as steel, is very tough, and (when tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is grouped with cobalt and nickel. Steel is a variety of iron containing more carbon than wrought iron, but less that cast iron. It is made either from wrought iron, by roasting in a packing of carbon (cementation) or from cast iron, by burning off the impurities in a Bessemer converter (then called Bessemer steel), or directly from the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory and generating furnace). 2. An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc. My young soldier, put up your iron. --Shak. 3. pl. Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons. --Macaulay. 4. Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron. {Bar iron}. See {Wrought iron} (below). {Bog iron}, bog ore; limonite. See {Bog ore}, under {Bog}. {Cast iron} (Metal.), an impure variety of iron, containing from three to six percent of carbon, part of which is united with a part of the iron, as a carbide, and the rest is uncombined, as graphite. It there is little free carbon, the product is white iron; if much of the carbon has separated as graphite, it is called gray iron. See also {Cast iron}, in the Vocabulary. {Fire irons}. See under {Fire}, n. {Gray irons}. See under {Fire}, n. {Gray iron}. See {Cast iron} (above). {It irons} (Naut.), said of a sailing vessel, when, in tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not fill away on either tack. {Magnetic iron}. See {Magnetite}. {Malleable iron} (Metal.), iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less brittle, and to some extent malleable. {Meteoric iron} (Chem.), iron forming a large, and often the chief, ingredient of meteorites. It invariably contains a small amount of nickel and cobalt. Cf. {Meteorite}. {Pig iron}, the form in which cast iron is made at the blast furnace, being run into molds, called pigs. {Reduced iron}. See under {Reduced}. {Specular iron}. See {Hematite}. {Too many irons in the fire}, too many objects requiring the attention at once. {White iron}. See {Cast iron} (above). {Wrought iron} (Metal.), the purest form of iron commonly known in the arts, containing only about half of one per cent of carbon. It is made either directly from the ore, as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying (puddling) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or refinery. It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed into bars, it is called bar iron. | |
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Cast iron \Cast" i`ron\ Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc. | |
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Nativity \Na*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nativies}. [F. nativit[82], L. nativitas. See {Native}, and cf. {Na[8b]vet[90]}.] 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. --Chaucer. I have served him from the hour of my nativity. --Shak. Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity. --Ruth ii. 11. These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame. --Milton. 2. (Fine Arts) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born. 3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope. {The Nativity}, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. {To} {cast, [or] calculate}, {one's nativity} (Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. | |
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Lead \Lead\ (l[ecr]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[a0]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[omac]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide. 2. An article made of lead or an alloy of lead; as: (a) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea. (b) (Print.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. (c) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates. I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. --Bacon 3. A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils. {Black lead}, graphite or plumbago; -- so called from its leadlike appearance and streak. [Colloq.] {Coasting lead}, a sounding lead intermediate in weight between a hand lead and deep-sea lead. {Deep-sea lead}, the heaviest of sounding leads, used in water exceeding a hundred fathoms in depth. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Hand lead}, a small lead use for sounding in shallow water. {Krems lead}, {Kremnitz lead} [so called from Krems or Kremnitz, in Austria], a pure variety of white lead, formed into tablets, and called also {Krems, [or] Kremnitz, white}, and {Vienna white}. {Lead arming}, tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead. See {To arm the lead} (below). {Lead colic}. See under {Colic}. {Lead color}, a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead. {Lead glance}. (Min.) Same as {Galena}. {Lead line} (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning. (b) (Naut.) A sounding line. {Lead mill}, a leaden polishing wheel, used by lapidaries. {Lead ocher} (Min.), a massive sulphur-yellow oxide of lead. Same as {Massicot}. {Lead pencil}, a pencil of which the marking material is graphite (black lead). {Lead plant} (Bot.), a low leguminous plant, genus {Amorpha} ({A. canescens}), found in the Northwestern United States, where its presence is supposed to indicate lead ore. --Gray. {Lead tree}. (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous tree, {Leuc[91]na glauca}; -- probably so called from the glaucous color of the foliage. (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip of zinc in lead acetate. {Mock lead}, a miner's term for blende. {Red lead}, a scarlet, crystalline, granular powder, consisting of minium when pure, but commonly containing several of the oxides of lead. It is used as a paint or cement and also as an ingredient of flint glass. {Red lead ore} (Min.), crocoite. {Sugar of lead}, acetate of lead. {To arm the lead}, to fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {To} {cast, [or] heave}, {the lead}, to cast the sounding lead for ascertaining the depth of water. {White lead}, hydrated carbonate of lead, obtained as a white, amorphous powder, and much used as an ingredient of white paint. | |
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Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}. | |
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Caster \Cast"er\, n. 1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved. | |
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Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}. | |
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Caster \Cast"er\, n. 1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved. | |
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Cast-iron \Cast"-i`ron\, a. Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding. | |
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Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. [?]; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See {Beaver}. 2. Castoreum. See {Castoreum}. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. --Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats. | |
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Castor \Cast"or\, n. See {Caster}, a small wheel. | |
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Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L.] (Astron.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux. | |
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Castor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See {Castor and Pollux}.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. | |
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Saint \Saint\ (s[amac]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God. Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2. 2. One of the blessed in heaven. Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure Far separate, circling thy holy mount, Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton. 3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.] {Saint Andrew's cross}. (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under {Cross}. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum Crux-Andre[91]}, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray. {Saint Anthony's cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6, under {Cross}. {Saint Anthony's fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony. {Saint Anthony's nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Anthony's turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Barnaby's thistle} (Bot.), a kind of knapweed ({Centaurea solstitialis}) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Bernard} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of large, handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under {Dog}. {Saint Catharine's flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist. See under {Love}. {Saint Cuthbert's beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. {Saint Dabeoc's heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Dab[d2]cia polifolia}), named from an Irish saint. {Saint Distaff's Day}. See under {Distaff}. {Saint Elmo's fire}, a luminous, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a {Helena}, or a {Corposant}; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor and Pollux}, or a {double Corposant}. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors. {Saint George's cross} (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. {Saint George's ensign}, a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England; -- called also {the white ensign}. --Brande & C. {Saint George's flag}, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {Saint Gobain glass} (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it was manufactured. {Saint Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar to the nux vomica. {Saint James's shell} (Zo[94]l.), a pecten ({Vola Jacob[91]us}) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under {Scallop}. {Saint James's-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio Jacob[91]a}). {Saint John's bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}. {Saint John's-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; -- called also {John's-wort}. {Saint Leger}, the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. {Saint Martin's herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine. | |
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Castor and Pollux \Cas"tor and Pol"lux\ [Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Jupiter and Leda.] (Naut.) See {Saint Elmo's fire}, under {Saint}. | |
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Castor bean \Cas"tor bean`\ (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}.) | |
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Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[84]fver, Dan. b[91]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal being probably named from its color. [?]253. See {Brown}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}. 2. The fur of the beaver. 3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk. A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott. 4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats. {Beaver rat} (Zo[94]l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}). {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver. {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}. | |
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Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[84]fver, Dan. b[91]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal being probably named from its color. [?]253. See {Brown}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}. 2. The fur of the beaver. 3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk. A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott. 4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats. {Beaver rat} (Zo[94]l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}). {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver. {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}. | |
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Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[acr]s"t[etil]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. {Castor-oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}. | |
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Castoreum \Cas*to"re*um\, n. [L. See {Castor}.] A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers. | |
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Castorin \Cas"to*rin\ (k[acr]s"t[osl]*r[icr]n), n. [From 1st {Castor}.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum. | |
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Castor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See {Castor and Pollux}.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. | |
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d8Palma Christi \[d8]Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes corrupted into {palmcrist}.] | |
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Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[acr]s"t[etil]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. {Castor-oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}. | |
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d8Palma Christi \[d8]Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes corrupted into {palmcrist}.] | |
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Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[acr]s"t[etil]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. {Castor-oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}. | |
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Castrametation \Cas`tra*me*ta"tion\, n. [F. castram[82]tation, fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off, fr. meta limit.] (Mil.) The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp. | |
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Castrate \Cas"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castrating}.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [87]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. --Spectator. | |
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Castrate \Cas"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castrating}.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [87]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. --Spectator. | |
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Castrate \Cas"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castrating}.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [87]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. --Spectator. | |
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Castration \Cas*tra"tion\, n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.] The act of castrating. | |
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Castrel \Cas"trel\, n. [Cf. F. cr[82]cerelle, cristel, OF. crecel, cercele. Cf. {Kestrel}.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Kestrel}. | |
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Castrensial \Cas*tren"sial\, a. [L. castrensis, fr. castra camp.] Belonging to a camp. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Castrensian \Cas*tren"sian\, a. Castrensial. [R.] | |
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Causator \Cau*sa"tor\ (k[add]*z[amac]"t[ocr]r), n. [See {Cause}.] One who causes. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, n. [Gr. [?] a kind of fish.] (Zo[94]l.) 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 \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus {Cestracion}. | |
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Checkstring \Check"string`\, n. A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may signal to the driver. | |
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Chesstree \Chess"tree`\, n. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpentry.] (Naut.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail. | |
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Chesterlite \Ches"ter*lite\, n. [See {-lite}.] A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania. | |
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d8Chose \[d8]Chose\, n.; pl. {Choses}. [F., fr. L. causa cause, reason. See {Cause}.] (Law) A thing; personal property. {Chose in action}, a thing of which one has not possession or actual enjoyment, but only a right to it, or a right to demand it by action at law, and which does not exist at the time in specie; a personal right to a thing not reduced to possession, but recoverable by suit at law; as a right to recover money due on a contract, or damages for a tort, which can not be enforced against a reluctant party without suit. {Chose in possession}, a thing in possession, as distinguished from a thing in action. {Chose local}, a thing annexed to a place, as a mill. {Chose transitory}, a thing which is movable. --Cowell. Blount. | |
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Cicatrice \Cic"a*trice\, n. [F., fr. L. cicatrix.] A cicatrix. | |
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d8Cicatrix \[d8]Ci*ca"trix\, n.; pl. {Cicatrices}. [L.] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar. | |
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Cicatricial \Cic`a*tri"cial\, a. (Med.) Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix. --Dunglison. | |
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Cicatricle \Cic"a*tri`cle\, n. [Cf. F. cicatricule, fr. L. cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins. | |
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Cicatrisive \Cic"a*tri`sive\, a. Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for healing of a wound. | |
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Cicatrizant \Cic"a*tri`zant\, n. [Cf. F. cicatrisant, properly p. pr. of cicatriser.] (Med.) A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix. | |
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Cicatrization \Cic`a*tri*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. cicatrisation.] (Med.) The process of forming a cicatrix, or the state of being cicatrized. | |
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Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman. | |
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Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. i. (Med.) To heal; to have a new skin. | |
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Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman. | |
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Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman. | |
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Cicatrose \Cic"a*trose`\, a. Full of scars. --Craig. | |
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Cistercian \Cis*ter"cian\, n. [LL. Cistercium. F. C[8c]teaux, a convent not far from Dijon, in France: cf. F. cistercien.] (Eccl.) A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at C[8c]teaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Cistercians. | |
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Cistern \Cis"tern\, n. [OE. cisterne, OF. cisterne, F. cisterne, fr. L. cisterna, fr. cista box, chest. See {Cist}, and cf. {chest}.] 1. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids. 2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water. [bd]The wide cisterns of the lakes.[b8] --Blackmore. | |
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Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced into Anerica from the Old World. 2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair. [Local, U.S.] 3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union. [Cant] Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this country (in some timber as is said); and being much stronger than the black, or, till then, the common, rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter. The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first, as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the government of George the First, but has by degrees obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord Mahon. {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus {Rhizomys}. {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and {Coast}. {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat. {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the crop. {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}. {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}. {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo. {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}. {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}. (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}. {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock. {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}. {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport. {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc. {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus {Echinomys}. {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. | |
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Coast \Coast\, n. [OF. coste, F. c[93]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi. 24. 3. The seashore, or land near it. He sees in English ships the Holland coast. --Dryden. We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. --Waller. {The coast is clear}, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. [bd]Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. {Coast guard}. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] {Coast rat} (Zo[94]l.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also {sand mole}. {Coast waiter}, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.] | |
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Coaster \Coast"er\, n. 1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade. 2. One who sails near the shore. | |
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Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf. {Eve}.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. 2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --Shak. {Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants ({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. {Evening grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), an American singing bird ({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. {Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}. {The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See {Morning Star}. | |
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Grosbeak \Gros"beak\, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zo[94]l.) One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is {Coccothraustes vulgaris}. Note: Among the best known American species are the rose-breasted ({Habia Ludoviciana}); the blue ({Guiraca c[d2]rulea}); the pine ({Pinicola enucleator}); and the evening grosbeak. See {Hawfinch}, and {Cardinal grosbeak}, {Evening grosbeak}, under {Cardinal} and {Evening}. [Written also {grossbeak}.] | |
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Hawfinch \Haw"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The common European grosbeak ({Coccothraustes vulgaris}); -- called also {cherry finch}, and {coble}. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cockatrice \Cock"a*trice\ (-tr[imac]s; 277), n. [OF. cocatrice crocodile, F. cocatrix, cocatrice. The word is a corruption from the same source as E. crocodile, but was confused with cock the bird, F. coq, whence arose the fable that the animal was produced from a cock's egg. See {Crocodile}.] 1. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See {Basilisk}. That bare vowel, I, shall poison more Than the death-darting eye of cockatrice. --Shak. 2. (Her.) A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent. 3. (Script.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified. The weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's Note: [Rev. Ver. basilisk's] den. --Is. xi. 8. 4. Any venomous or deadly thing. This little cockatrice of a king. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coistril \Cois"tril\, n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or lad. Cf. {Custrel}.] 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. [Written also {coistrel}.] 2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coistril \Cois"tril\, n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or lad. Cf. {Custrel}.] 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. [Written also {coistrel}.] 2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coquetry \Co*quet"ry\, n.; pl. {Coquetries}. [F. coquetterie.] Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love. [bd]Little affectations of coquetry.[b8] --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coquetry \Co*quet"ry\, n.; pl. {Coquetries}. [F. coquetterie.] Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love. [bd]Little affectations of coquetry.[b8] --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costard \Cos"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. c[93]te, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the ribs or angles on its sides. See {Coast}.] 1. An apple, large and round like the head. Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. --Muffett. 2. The head; -- used contemptuously. Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costermonger \Cos"ter*mon`ger\ (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See {Costard}.] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also {costardmonger}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costardmonger \Cos"tard*mon`ger\ (-m?n`g?r), n. A costermonger. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costermonger \Cos"ter*mon`ger\ (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See {Costard}.] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also {costardmonger}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costardmonger \Cos"tard*mon`ger\ (-m?n`g?r), n. A costermonger. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coster \Cos"ter\ (k?s"t?r), n.[Abbrev. of costermonger.] One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costermonger \Cos"ter*mon`ger\ (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See {Costard}.] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also {costardmonger}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Costrel \Cos"trel\ (k?s"tr?l), n. [CF. W. costrel, OF. costrel, LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.] A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side. [Archaic] A youth, that, following with a costrel, bore The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine. --Tennyson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coystrel \Coys"trel\ (kois"tr[ecr]l), n. Same as {Coistril}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Custard \Cus"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See {Crust}, and cf. {Crustated}.] A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled. {Custard apple} (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical America, including several species of Anona ({A. squamosa}, {reticulata}, etc.), having a roundish or ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft, yellowish, edible pulp. {Custard coffin}, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a custard [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Custard \Cus"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See {Crust}, and cf. {Crustated}.] A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled. {Custard apple} (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical America, including several species of Anona ({A. squamosa}, {reticulata}, etc.), having a roundish or ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft, yellowish, edible pulp. {Custard coffin}, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a custard [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Custard \Cus"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See {Crust}, and cf. {Crustated}.] A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled. {Custard apple} (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical America, including several species of Anona ({A. squamosa}, {reticulata}, etc.), having a roundish or ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft, yellowish, edible pulp. {Custard coffin}, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a custard [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Custrel \Cus"trel\ (k[ucr]s"tr[eit]l), n. [OF. coustillier. See {Coistril}.] An armor-bearer to a knight. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Custrel \Cus"trel\, n. See {Costrel}. [Obs.] --Ainsworth. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA (CDP, FIPS 11691) Location: 32.76540 N, 116.93808 W Population (1990): 30727 (11108 housing units) Area: 33.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Castor, LA (village, FIPS 13260) Location: 32.25414 N, 93.16696 W Population (1990): 196 (85 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71016 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Castorland, NY (village, FIPS 12881) Location: 43.88425 N, 75.51765 W Population (1990): 292 (102 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13620 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Castro County, TX (county, FIPS 69) Location: 34.53412 N, 102.25672 W Population (1990): 9070 (3357 housing units) Area: 2326.9 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Castro Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 11964) Location: 37.71095 N, 122.06111 W Population (1990): 48619 (19682 housing units) Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94546, 94552 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Castroville, CA (CDP, FIPS 11978) Location: 36.76405 N, 121.75185 W Population (1990): 5272 (1320 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95012 Castroville, TX (city, FIPS 13312) Location: 29.34803 N, 98.87320 W Population (1990): 2159 (859 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78009 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cazadero, CA Zip code(s): 95421 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester, AR (town, FIPS 13570) Location: 35.67805 N, 94.17747 W Population (1990): 125 (51 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72934 Chester, CA (CDP, FIPS 12930) Location: 40.30037 N, 121.23319 W Population (1990): 2082 (971 housing units) Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96020 Chester, CT Zip code(s): 06412 Chester, GA (town, FIPS 15900) Location: 32.39435 N, 83.15451 W Population (1990): 1072 (171 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31012 Chester, IA (city, FIPS 13125) Location: 43.49005 N, 92.36339 W Population (1990): 158 (79 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52134 Chester, IL (city, FIPS 13139) Location: 37.91968 N, 89.82505 W Population (1990): 8194 (2247 housing units) Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62233 Chester, MA Zip code(s): 01011 Chester, MD Zip code(s): 21619 Chester, MT (town, FIPS 14200) Location: 48.51113 N, 110.96590 W Population (1990): 942 (470 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59522 Chester, NE (village, FIPS 9095) Location: 40.00958 N, 97.61767 W Population (1990): 351 (189 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68327 Chester, NH Zip code(s): 03036 Chester, NJ (borough, FIPS 12580) Location: 40.78590 N, 74.69330 W Population (1990): 1214 (492 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07930 Chester, NY (village, FIPS 15297) Location: 41.35717 N, 74.27623 W Population (1990): 3270 (1427 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10918 Chester, OK Zip code(s): 73838 Chester, PA (city, FIPS 13208) Location: 39.84545 N, 75.37220 W Population (1990): 41856 (16512 housing units) Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19013 Chester, SC (city, FIPS 14095) Location: 34.70566 N, 81.21416 W Population (1990): 7158 (2830 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29706 Chester, SD Zip code(s): 57016 Chester, TX (town, FIPS 14584) Location: 30.92264 N, 94.60264 W Population (1990): 285 (128 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75936 Chester, VA (CDP, FIPS 16096) Location: 37.35330 N, 77.43606 W Population (1990): 14986 (5839 housing units) Area: 33.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23831 Chester, VT Zip code(s): 05143 Chester, WV (city, FIPS 15076) Location: 40.61219 N, 80.56378 W Population (1990): 2905 (1341 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26034 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester Center, CT (CDP, FIPS 14370) Location: 41.40046 N, 72.45380 W Population (1990): 1563 (647 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester County, PA (county, FIPS 29) Location: 39.96713 N, 75.75193 W Population (1990): 376396 (139597 housing units) Area: 1958.1 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water) Chester County, SC (county, FIPS 23) Location: 34.69184 N, 81.15851 W Population (1990): 32170 (12293 housing units) Area: 1503.7 sq km (land), 14.6 sq km (water) Chester County, TN (county, FIPS 23) Location: 35.42507 N, 88.60915 W Population (1990): 12819 (4944 housing units) Area: 747.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester Heights, PA (borough, FIPS 13232) Location: 39.89438 N, 75.46767 W Population (1990): 2273 (1016 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester Hill, PA (borough, FIPS 13240) Location: 40.88983 N, 78.22921 W Population (1990): 945 (407 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester Springs, PA Zip code(s): 19425 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 13272) Location: 39.85001 N, 75.39738 W Population (1990): 5399 (1879 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterbrook, PA (CDP, FIPS 13216) Location: 40.07568 N, 75.45931 W Population (1990): 4561 (2396 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chester-Chester Depot, VT (CDP, FIPS 13700) Location: 43.26279 N, 72.59387 W Population (1990): 1057 (548 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterfield, IL (village, FIPS 13165) Location: 39.25571 N, 90.06768 W Population (1990): 230 (105 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Chesterfield, IN (town, FIPS 12376) Location: 40.11187 N, 85.59285 W Population (1990): 2730 (1175 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46017 Chesterfield, MA Zip code(s): 01012 Chesterfield, MI Zip code(s): 48047 Chesterfield, MO (city, FIPS 13600) Location: 38.65430 N, 90.58122 W Population (1990): 37991 (14019 housing units) Area: 77.6 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63005 Chesterfield, NH Zip code(s): 03443 Chesterfield, SC (town, FIPS 14140) Location: 34.73473 N, 80.08465 W Population (1990): 1373 (655 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29709 Chesterfield, VA Zip code(s): 23832 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterfield County, SC (county, FIPS 25) Location: 34.63795 N, 80.15880 W Population (1990): 38577 (15101 housing units) Area: 2068.8 sq km (land), 18.3 sq km (water) Chesterfield County, VA (county, FIPS 41) Location: 37.37821 N, 77.58842 W Population (1990): 209274 (77329 housing units) Area: 1102.6 sq km (land), 33.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterhill, OH (village, FIPS 14086) Location: 39.48988 N, 81.86594 W Population (1990): 309 (139 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43728 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterland, OH (CDP, FIPS 14100) Location: 41.52419 N, 81.34296 W Population (1990): 2078 (738 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44026 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterton, IN (town, FIPS 12412) Location: 41.60092 N, 87.05696 W Population (1990): 9124 (3507 housing units) Area: 18.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chestertown, MD (town, FIPS 16225) Location: 39.21921 N, 76.07055 W Population (1990): 4005 (1624 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21620 Chestertown, NY Zip code(s): 12817 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chesterville, OH (village, FIPS 14114) Location: 40.48010 N, 82.68284 W Population (1990): 286 (87 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chugwater, WY (town, FIPS 14165) Location: 41.75569 N, 104.82114 W Population (1990): 192 (99 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82210 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custar, OH (village, FIPS 19750) Location: 41.28425 N, 83.84346 W Population (1990): 209 (73 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43511 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custer, KY Zip code(s): 40115 Custer, MI (village, FIPS 19420) Location: 43.95026 N, 86.21944 W Population (1990): 312 (128 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49405 Custer, MT Zip code(s): 59024 Custer, SD (city, FIPS 15140) Location: 43.76648 N, 103.60073 W Population (1990): 1741 (792 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Custer, WA Zip code(s): 98240 Custer, WI Zip code(s): 54423 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custer City, OK (town, FIPS 18950) Location: 35.66427 N, 98.88679 W Population (1990): 443 (231 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73639 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custer County, CO (county, FIPS 27) Location: 38.09279 N, 105.36055 W Population (1990): 1926 (2216 housing units) Area: 1913.8 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water) Custer County, ID (county, FIPS 37) Location: 44.23175 N, 114.29396 W Population (1990): 4133 (2437 housing units) Area: 12757.3 sq km (land), 29.3 sq km (water) Custer County, MT (county, FIPS 17) Location: 46.26506 N, 105.58011 W Population (1990): 11697 (5405 housing units) Area: 9798.7 sq km (land), 26.1 sq km (water) Custer County, NE (county, FIPS 41) Location: 41.39395 N, 99.72668 W Population (1990): 12270 (5728 housing units) Area: 6671.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Custer County, OK (county, FIPS 39) Location: 35.63574 N, 99.00529 W Population (1990): 26897 (11636 housing units) Area: 2555.2 sq km (land), 40.1 sq km (water) Custer County, SD (county, FIPS 33) Location: 43.68042 N, 103.45683 W Population (1990): 6179 (3003 housing units) Area: 4034.6 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custer Park, IL Zip code(s): 60481 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Custer Terrace, GA Zip code(s): 31905 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
casters-up mode n. [IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] Yet another synonym for `broken' or `down'. Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is `down' may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is `casters up' is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
coaster n. 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
casters-up mode [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it). [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cextract multi-file C programs, and will automatically generate prototypes for all of the functions in such a program. It can also generate a sorted list of all functions and their locations. cextract version 1.7 works with both {ANSI C} and {K&R C} and runs under {Unix} and {VMS}. Posted to comp.sources.reviewed. (1992-11-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cost Driver Attribute development. These include attributes of the software, computers, personnel, and project. (1996-05-28) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Castor and Pollux the "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or sculptured on the prow of the ship which Luke refers to (Acts 28:11). They were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors. They appeared in the heavens as the constellation Gemini. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Cistern the rendering of a Hebrew word _bor_, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from _beer_, which denotes a place where water rises on the spot (Jer. 2:13; Prov. 5:15; Isa. 36:16), a fountain. Cisterns are frequently mentioned in Scripture. The scarcity of springs in Palestine made it necessary to collect rain-water in reservoirs and cisterns (Num. 21:22). (See {WELL}.) Empty cisterns were sometimes used as prisons (Jer. 38:6; Lam. 3:53; Ps. 40:2; 69:15). The "pit" into which Joseph was cast (Gen. 37:24) was a _beer_ or dry well. There are numerous remains of ancient cisterns in all parts of Palestine. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Cockatrice the mediaeval name (a corruption of "crocodile") of a fabulous serpent supposed to be produced from a cock's egg. It is generally supposed to denote the cerastes, or "horned viper," a very poisonous serpent about a foot long. Others think it to be the yellow viper (Daboia xanthina), one of the most dangerous vipers, from its size and its nocturnal habits (Isa. 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jer. 8:17; in all which the Revised Version renders the Hebrew _tziph'oni_ by "basilisk"). In Prov. 23:32 the Hebrew _tzeph'a_ is rendered both in the Authorized Version and the Revised Version by "adder;" margin of Revised Version "basilisk," and of Authorized Version "cockatrice." | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Costa Rica Costa Rica:Geography Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 51,100 sq km land area: 50,660 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia note: includes Isla del Coco Land boundaries: total 639 km, Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km Coastline: 1,290 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November) Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains Natural resources: hydropower potential Land use: arable land: 6% permanent crops: 7% meadows and pastures: 45% forest and woodland: 34% other: 8% Irrigated land: 1,180 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: current issues: deforestation, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching; soil erosion natural hazards: occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Marine Life Conservation Costa Rica:People Population: 3,419,114 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (female 585,976; male 617,456) 15-64 years: 60% (female 1,013,491; male 1,036,195) 65 years and over: 5% (female 88,050; male 77,946) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.24% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 24.88 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 3.47 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.11 years male: 76.21 years female: 80.1 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.01 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican Ethnic divisions: white (including mestizo) 96%, black 2%, Indian 1%, Chinese 1% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish (official), English; spoken around Puerto Limon Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1984) total population: 93% male: 93% female: 93% Labor force: 868,300 by occupation: industry and commerce 35.1%, government and services 33%, agriculture 27%, other 4.9% (1985 est.) Costa Rica:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica Digraph: CS Type: democratic republic Capital: San Jose Administrative divisions: 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain) National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821) Constitution: 9 November 1949 Legal system: based on Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Jose Maria FIGUERES Olsen (since 8 May 1994); First Vice President Rodrigo OREAMUNO Blanco (since 8 May 1994); Second Vice President Rebeca GRYNSPAN Mayufis (since 8 May 1994); election last held 6 February 1994 (next to be held February 1998); results - President FIGUERES (PLN party) 49.7%, Miquel Angel RODRIGUEZ (PUSC party) 47.5% cabinet: Cabinet; selected by the president Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa): elections last held 6 February 1994 (next to be held February 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (61 total) PLN 28, PUSC 29, minority parties 4 Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema) Political parties and leaders: National Liberation Party (PLN), Manuel AGUILAR Bonilla; Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier; Marxist Popular Vanguard Party (PVP), Humberto VARGAS Carbonell; New Republic Movement (MNR), Sergio Erick ARDON Ramirez; Progressive Party (PP), Isaac Felipe AZOFEIFA Bolanos; People's Party of Costa Rica (PPC), Lenin CHACON Vargas; Radical Democratic Party (PRD), Juan Jose ECHEVERRIA Brealey Other political or pressure groups: Costa Rican Confederation of Democratic Workers (CCTD, Liberation Party affiliate); Confederated Union of Workers (CUT, Communist Party affiliate); Authentic Confederation of Democratic Workers (CATD, Communist Party affiliate); Chamber of Coffee Growers; National Association for Economic Development (ANFE); Free Costa Rica Movement (MCRL, rightwing militants); National Association of Educators (ANDE) Member of: AG (observer), BCIE, CACM, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Sonia PICADO chancery: 2114 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 234-2945 FAX: [1] (202) 265-4795 consulate(s) general: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Chicago, Durham, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico) consulate(s): Austin US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: US Ambassador to Costa Rica Peter DE VOS embassy: Pavas Road, San Jose mailing address: APO AA 34020 telephone: [506] 220-3939 FAX: [506] 220-2305 Flag: five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white disk on the hoist side of the red band Economy Overview: Costa Rica's basically stable and progressive economy depends especially on tourism and export of bananas, coffee, and other agricultural products. In 1994 the economy grew at an estimated 4.3%, compared with 6.5% in 1993, 7.7% in 1992, and 2.1% in 1991. Inflation in 1993 dropped to 9% from 17% in 1992 and 25% in 1991, an indication of basic financial stability. Unemployment is officially reported at only 4.0%, but there is much underemployment. Costa Rica signed a free trade agreement with Mexico in 1994. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $16.9 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 4.3% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $5,050 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 9% (1993 est.) Unemployment rate: 4% (1993); much underemployment Budget: revenues: $1.1 billion expenditures: $1.34 billion, including capital expenditures of $110 million (1991 est.) Exports: $2.1 billion (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: coffee, bananas, textiles, sugar partners: US, Germany, Italy, Guatemala, El Salvador, Netherlands, UK, France Imports: $2.9 billion (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum partners: US, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Germany External debt: $3.2 billion (1991) Industrial production: growth rate 10.5% (1992); accounts for 22% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 1,040,000 kW production: 4.1 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,164 kWh (1993) Industries: food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products Agriculture: accounts for 19% of GDP and 70% of exports; cash commodities - coffee, beef, bananas, sugar; other food crops include corn, rice, beans, potatoes; normally self-sufficient in food except for grain; depletion of forest resources resulting in lower timber output Illicit drugs: transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis on small, scattered plots Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.4 billion; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $935 million; Communist countries (1971-89), $27 million Currency: 1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100 centimos Exchange rates: Costa Rican colones (C) per US$1 - 164.39 (December 1994), 157.07 (1994), 142.17 (1993), 134.51 (1992), 122.43 (1991), 91.58 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Costa Rica:Transportation Railroads: total: 950 km (260 km electrified) narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge Highways: total: 35,560 km paved: 5,600 km unpaved: gravel and earth 29,960 km (1992) Inland waterways: about 730 km, seasonally navigable Pipelines: petroleum products 176 km Ports: Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 174 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 17 with paved runways under 914 m: 117 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 36 Costa Rica:Communications Telephone system: 292,000 telephones; very good domestic telephone service local: NA intercity: NA international: connection into Central American Microwave System; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 71, FM 0, shortwave 13 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 18 televisions: NA Costa Rica:Defense Forces Branches: Civil Guard, Coast Guard, Air Section, Rural Assistance Guard; note - the Constitution prohibits armed forces Manpower availability: males age 15-49 896,516; males fit for military service 602,785; males reach military age (18) annually 32,815 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989) |