English Dictionary: Condylura cristata | by the DICT Development Group |
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Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. {Labrador duck} (Zo[94]l.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. {Labrador feldspar}. See {Labradorite}. {Labrador tea} (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus {Ledum} ({L. palustre} and {L. latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. | |
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Canada \Can"a*da\, n. A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals. {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}. {Canada goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wild goose}. {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}. {Canada lynx}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lynx}. {Canada porcupine} (Zo[94]l.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}. {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. | |
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Candelabrum \Can`de*la"brum\n.; pl. L. {Candelabra}, E. {Candelabrums}. [L., fr. candela candle. See {candle}.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. 2. A large candlestick, having several branches. | |
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Candelabrum \Can`de*la"brum\n.; pl. L. {Candelabra}, E. {Candelabrums}. [L., fr. candela candle. See {candle}.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. 2. A large candlestick, having several branches. | |
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Candelabrum \Can`de*la"brum\n.; pl. L. {Candelabra}, E. {Candelabrums}. [L., fr. candela candle. See {candle}.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. 2. A large candlestick, having several branches. | |
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Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[89]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ([bd]dipped candles[b8]), or by casting or running in a mold. 2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}. {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble. {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}. | |
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Candle coal \Can"dle coal`\ See {Cannel coal}. | |
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Candle foot \Candle foot\ (Photom.) The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot; -- used as a unit of illumination. | |
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Candle meter \Candle meter\ (Photom.) The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; -- used as a unit of illumination, except in Great Britain. | |
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Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[89]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ([bd]dipped candles[b8]), or by casting or running in a mold. 2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}. {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble. {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}. | |
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Candle power \Candle power\ (Photom.) Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. | |
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Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[89]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ([bd]dipped candles[b8]), or by casting or running in a mold. 2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}. {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble. {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}. | |
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Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. | |
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Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}. | |
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Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. | |
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Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}. | |
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Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. | |
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Candlebomb \Can"dle*bomb`\, n. 1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam. 2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes. --Farrow. | |
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d8Beshow \[d8]Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A large food fish ({Anoplopoma fimbria}) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also {candlefish}. | |
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Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A marine fish ({Thaleichthys Pacificus}), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also {eulachon}. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. | |
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d8Beshow \[d8]Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A large food fish ({Anoplopoma fimbria}) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also {candlefish}. | |
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Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A marine fish ({Thaleichthys Pacificus}), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also {eulachon}. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. | |
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Candleholder \Can"dle*hold`er\, n. One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. --Shak. | |
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Candlelight \Can"dle*light`\, n. The light of a candle. Never went by candlelight to bed. --Dryden. | |
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Candlemas \Can"dle*mas\, n. [AS. candelm[91]sse, candel candle + m[91]sse mass.] The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day. | |
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Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n. 1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( {candlenut, [or] kekune}, {oil}) has many uses. 2. The tree itself. | |
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Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n. 1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( {candlenut, [or] kekune}, {oil}) has many uses. 2. The tree itself. | |
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Candlepin \Can`dle*pin`\, n. (Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form {candlepins}, used as a singular. | |
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Candlepin \Can`dle*pin`\, n. (Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form {candlepins}, used as a singular. | |
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Candlestick \Can"dle*stick`\, n. [AS. candel-sticca; candel candle + sticca stick.] An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle. | |
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Candlewaster \Can"dle*wast`er\, n. One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation. A bookworm, a candlewaster. --B. Jonson. | |
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Cantaloupe \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.] A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written also {cantaleup}.] | |
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Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. 2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs. {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge, composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks, and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion, to complete the connection. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. 2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs. {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge, composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks, and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion, to complete the connection. | |
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Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. 2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs. {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge, composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks, and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion, to complete the connection. | |
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Cantaloupe \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.] A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written also {cantaleup}.] | |
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Cantel \Can"tel\, n. See {Cantle}. | |
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Cantile \Can"tile\, v. i. Same as {Cantle}, v. t. | |
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Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also {cantile}.] | |
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Cantile \Can"tile\, v. i. Same as {Cantle}, v. t. | |
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Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also {cantile}.] | |
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d8Cantabile \[d8]Can*ta"bi*le\, n. (Mus.) A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called {cantilena}. | |
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Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. 2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs. {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge, composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks, and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion, to complete the connection. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cantilever \Can"ti*lev`er\, n. Same as {Cantalever}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. 2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs. {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge, composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks, and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion, to complete the connection. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cantilever \Can"ti*lev`er\, n. Same as {Cantalever}. | |
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Cantillate \Can"til*late\, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See {Cantata}.] To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart. | |
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Cantillation \Can`til*la"tion\, n. A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations. | |
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Cantle \Can"tle\, n. [OF. cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece, F. chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece, dim. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st {Cant}.] 1. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part. [bd]In one cantle of his law.[b8] --Milton. Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out. --Shak. 2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. [Written also {cante}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also {cantile}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cantlet \Cant"let\, n. [Dim. of cantle.] A piece; a fragment; a corner. --Dryden. | |
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Sendal \Sen"dal\, n. [OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It. zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. [?][?][?] a fine Indian cloth.] A light thin stuff of silk. [Written also {cendal}, and {sendal}.] --Chaucer. Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with silver? --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cental \Cen"tal\, n. [L. centum a hundred.] A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a {Hundredweight}. | |
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Cental \Cen"tal\, n. Relating to a hundred. {Cental system}, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight. | |
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Cental \Cen"tal\, n. Relating to a hundred. {Cental system}, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight. | |
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Centiliter \Cen"ti*li`ter\, Centilitre \Cen"ti*li`tre\, n. [F. centilitre; centi (L. centum) + litre. See {Liter}.] The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce. | |
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Centiliter \Cen"ti*li`ter\, Centilitre \Cen"ti*li`tre\, n. [F. centilitre; centi (L. centum) + litre. See {Liter}.] The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Centiloquy \Cen*til"o*quy\, n. [L. centum hundred + logui to speak.] A work divided into a hundred parts. [R.] --Burton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({S. bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet. {Booby gannet}. See {Sula}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chandelier \Chan`de*lier"\, n. [F. See {Chandler}.] 1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling. 2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chandler \Chan"dler\, n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See {Candle}, and cf. Chandelier.] 1. A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. --Gay. 2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler. | |
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Chandlerly \Chan"dler*ly\, a. Like a chandler; in a petty way. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Chandlery \Chan"dler*y\, n. Commodities sold by a chandler. | |
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Coinitial \Co`in*i"tial\, a. (Math.) Having a common beginning. | |
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Comatulid \Co*mat"u*lid\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any crinoid of the genus {Antedon} or allied genera. | |
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Co-meddle \Co-med"dle\, v. t. To mix; to mingle, to temper. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Cometology \Com`et*ol"o*gy\, n. [Comet + -logy.] The department of astronomy relating to comets. | |
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Comitial \Co*mi"tial\, a. [L. comitialis.] Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws. --Middleton. | |
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Committal \Com*mit"tal\, n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment. | |
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Commutual \Com*mu"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. com- + mutual.] Mutual; reciprocal; united. [R.] There, with commutual zeal, we both had strove. --Pope. | |
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Condolatory \Con*do"la*to*ry\, a. Expressing condolence. --Smart. | |
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Condole \Con*dole"\, v. t. To lament or grieve over. [R.] I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condole \Con*dole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condoling}.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See {Doleful}.] To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. --Sir W. Temple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condole \Con*dole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condoling}.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See {Doleful}.] To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. --Sir W. Temple. | |
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Condolement \Con*dole"ment\, n. 1. Condolence. [bd]A pitiful condolement.[b8] --Milton. 2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. --Shak. | |
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Condolence \Con*do"lence\, n. [Cf. F. condol[82]ance.] Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. Their congratulations and their condolences. --Steele. A special mission of condolence. --Macaulay. | |
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Condoler \Con*dol"er\, n. One who condoles. | |
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Condole \Con*dole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condoling}.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See {Doleful}.] To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. --Sir W. Temple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condylar \Con"dy*lar\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a condyle. {Condylar foramen} (Anat.), a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the {anterior condylar foramen} when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condylar \Con"dy*lar\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a condyle. {Condylar foramen} (Anat.), a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the {anterior condylar foramen} when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condyle \Con"dyle\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. ko`ndylos: cf. F. condyle.] (Anat.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface. | |
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Condyloid \Con"dy*loid\, a. [Condyle + -oid: cf. F. condylo[8b]de.] (Anat.) Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Condyloma \[d8]Con`dy*lo"ma\ (-l[omac]"m[adot]), d8Condylome \[d8]Con"dy*lome\ (-l[omac]m), n.; pl. {Condylomata}or, E. {Condylomes} (-l[omac]mz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. [?], from ko`ndylos knuckle. See {-oma}.] (Med.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane. Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Condyloma \[d8]Con`dy*lo"ma\ (-l[omac]"m[adot]), d8Condylome \[d8]Con"dy*lome\ (-l[omac]m), n.; pl. {Condylomata}or, E. {Condylomes} (-l[omac]mz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. [?], from ko`ndylos knuckle. See {-oma}.] (Med.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane. Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See {Moldwarp}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpid[91]}. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet. Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa Europ[91]a}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata}) have similar habits. Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat. 2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Starnose \Star"nose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A curious American mole ({Condylura cristata}) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also {star-nosed mole}. | |
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Conoidal \Co*noid"al\, a. [Cf. F. cono[8b]dal.] Nearly, but not exactly, conical. --Lindley. | |
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Contline \Cont"line`\, n. 1. (Ropemaking) The space between the strands on the outside of a rope. --Knight. 2. (Naut.) The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side. | |
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Countless \Count"less\ (-l?s), a. Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable. | |
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Count-wheel \Count"-wheel`\ (kount"hw?l`), n. The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Candelaria, PR (comunidad, FIPS 12441) Location: 18.40674 N, 66.21829 W Population (1990): 16603 (5029 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Candelaria Arenas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 12560) Location: 18.41919 N, 66.21784 W Population (1990): 5712 (1727 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Candelero Arriba, PR (comunidad, FIPS 12613) Location: 18.10403 N, 65.83709 W Population (1990): 1491 (447 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Candler, NC Zip code(s): 28715 | |
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Candler County, GA (county, FIPS 43) Location: 32.40134 N, 82.07498 W Population (1990): 7744 (3203 housing units) Area: 639.7 sq km (land), 4.8 sq km (water) | |
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Candler-McAfee, GA (CDP, FIPS 12834) Location: 33.72560 N, 84.27030 W Population (1990): 29491 (9543 housing units) Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cantil, CA Zip code(s): 93519 | |
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Cantwell, AK (CDP, FIPS 10150) Location: 63.37160 N, 148.92020 W Population (1990): 147 (85 housing units) Area: 113.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99729 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Canutillo, TX (CDP, FIPS 12508) Location: 31.91868 N, 106.59943 W Population (1990): 4442 (1304 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79835 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chandler, AZ (city, FIPS 12000) Location: 33.29500 N, 111.86686 W Population (1990): 90533 (34967 housing units) Area: 123.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85224, 85225, 85226, 85249 Chandler, IN (town, FIPS 12034) Location: 38.04201 N, 87.36898 W Population (1990): 3099 (1197 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47610 Chandler, MN (city, FIPS 10900) Location: 43.92943 N, 95.94913 W Population (1990): 316 (141 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56122 Chandler, OK (city, FIPS 13500) Location: 35.70802 N, 96.87650 W Population (1990): 2596 (1230 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74834 Chandler, TX (town, FIPS 14224) Location: 32.30581 N, 95.47891 W Population (1990): 1630 (623 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75758 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chandlersville, OH Zip code(s): 43727 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chandlerville, IL (village, FIPS 12450) Location: 40.04819 N, 90.15072 W Population (1990): 689 (319 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chantilly, VA (CDP, FIPS 14744) Location: 38.87563 N, 77.40870 W Population (1990): 29337 (11005 housing units) Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22021 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Conneaut Lake, PA (borough, FIPS 15744) Location: 41.60231 N, 80.30922 W Population (1990): 699 (330 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16316 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Conneaut Lakeshore, PA (CDP, FIPS 15755) Location: 41.62411 N, 80.30716 W Population (1990): 1852 (2100 housing units) Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
County Line, AL (town, FIPS 17968) Location: 33.82097 N, 86.72283 W Population (1990): 189 (72 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) County Line, AL (town, FIPS 17992) Location: 31.28443 N, 86.20075 W Population (1990): 127 (50 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Candle Part of the {Scorpion} environment development system. (1994-11-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
condela Connection Definition Language. A {procedural}, parallel language for defining {neural network}s. {(ftp://tut.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/condela)}. (1994-11-30) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Candle Heb. ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Ps. 18:28; Prov. 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin of Authorized Version have "lamp," by which the word is elsewhere frequently rendered. The Hebrew word denotes properly any kind of candle or lamp or torch. It is used as a figure of conscience (Prov. 20:27), of a Christian example (Matt. 5:14, 15), and of prosperity (Job 21:17; Prov. 13:9). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Candlestick the lamp-stand, "candelabrum," which Moses was commanded to make for the tabernacle, according to the pattern shown him. Its form is described in Ex. 25:31-40; 37:17-24, and may be seen represented on the Arch of Titus at Rome. It was among the spoils taken by the Romans from the temple of Jerusalem (A.D. 70). It was made of fine gold, and with the utensils belonging to it was a talent in weight. The tabernacle was a tent without windows, and thus artificial light was needed. This was supplied by the candlestick, which, however, served also as a symbol of the church or people of God, who are "the light of the world." The light which "symbolizes the knowledge of God is not the sun or any natural light, but an artificial light supplied with a specially prepared oil; for the knowledge of God is in truth not natural nor common to all men, but furnished over and above nature." This candlestick was placed on the south side of the Holy Place, opposite the table of shewbread (Ex. 27:21; 30:7, 8; Lev. 24:3; 1 Sam. 3:3). It was lighted every evening, and was extinguished in the morning. In the morning the priests trimmed the seven lamps, borne by the seven branches, with golden snuffers, carrying away the ashes in golden dishes (Ex. 25:38), and supplying the lamps at the same time with fresh oil. What ultimately became of the candlestick is unknown. In Solomon's temple there were ten separate candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right and five on the left of the Holy Place (1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chr. 4:7). Their structure is not mentioned. They were carried away to Babylon (Jer. 52:19). In the temple erected after the Exile there was again but one candlestick, and like the first, with seven branches. It was this which was afterwards carried away by Titus to Rome, where it was deposited in the Temple of Peace. When Genseric plundered Rome, he is said to have carried it to Carthage (A.D. 455). It was recaptured by Belisarius (A.D. 533), and carried to Constantinople and thence to Jerusalem, where it finally disappeared. |