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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.] 1. One who harries. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus [91]runginosus}), and the hen harrier ({C. cyaneus}). {Harrier hawk}([?]), one of several species of American hawks of the genus {Micrastur}. | |
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Tetrazone \Tet"ra*zone\, n. (Chem.) Any one of a certain series of basic compounds containing a chain of four nitrogen atoms; for example, ethyl tetrazone, {(C2H5)2N.N2.N(C2H5)2}, a colorless liquid having an odor of leeks. | |
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Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See {Taurus}.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, {C2H7NSO3}. | |
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Cystine \Cyst"ine\ (s?s"t?n; 104), n. [See {Cyst}.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {C3H7NSO2}, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine. | |
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Lutidine \Lu"ti*dine\, n. [From toluidine, by transposition.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, {C5H3N.(CH3)2}, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively {dimethyl pyridine}, {ethyl pyridine}, etc. | |
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Thialdine \Thi*al"dine\, n. [Thio- + aldehyde + -ine.] (Chem.) A weak nitrogenous sulphur base, {C6H13NS2}. | |
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Azobenzene \Az`o*ben"zene\, n. [Azo- + benzene.] (Chem.) A substance ({C6H5.N2.C6H5}) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible. | |
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d8C91cum \[d8]C[91]"cum\, n.; pl. {C[91]cums}, L. {C[91]ca}. [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the {blind gut}. Note: The c[91]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal c[91]ca. | |
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Toluric \To*lu"ric\, a. [Toluic + uric.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of three isomeric crystalline acids, {C9H10ON.CO2H}, which are toluyl derivatives of glycocoll. | |
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Lepidine \Lep"i*dine\ (l[ecr]p"[icr]*d[icr]n or *d[emac]n), n. (Chem.) An organic base, {C9H6.N.CH3}, metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine. | |
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Quinaldine \Quin*al"dine\, n. [Quinoline + aldehyde + aniline.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, {C9H6N.CH3}, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also {methyl quinoline}. [Written also {chinaldine}.] | |
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Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. {Valleys}. [OE. vale, valeie, OF. val[82]e, valede, F. vall[82]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See {Vale}.] 1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called {gorges}, {ravines}, {ca[a4]ons}, {gulches}, etc. 2. (Arch.) (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a re[89]ntrant angle. (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. {Valley board} (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States. {Valley rafter}, [or] {Valley piece} (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley. {Valley roof} (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See {Valley}, 2, above. | |
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Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. | |
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Camass \Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [Western U. S.] | |
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Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. | |
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Cameo \Cam"e*o\, n.; pl. {Cameos}. [It cammeo; akin to F. cam[82]e, cama[8b]eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. Note: Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as the onyx and sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. {Cameo conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. {Cassis cameo}, {C. rua}, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See {Quern conch}. | |
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Camis \Cam"is\ (k[acr]m"[icr]s), n. [See {Chemise}.] A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written {camus}.] [Obs.] All in a camis light of purple silk. --Spenser. | |
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Cammas \Cam"mas\, n. (Bot.) See {Camass}. | |
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Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. | |
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Cammas \Cam"mas\, n. (Bot.) See {Camass}. | |
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Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. | |
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Cammock \Cam"mock\, n. [AS. cammoc.] (Bot.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the {Ononis spinosa}; -- called also {rest-harrow}. The {Scandix Pecten-Veneris} is also called cammock. | |
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Camous \Ca"mous\, Camoys \Ca"moys\, a. [F. camus (equiv. to camard) flat-nosed, fr. Celtic Cam croked + suff. -us; akin to L. camur, camurus, croked.] Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose. [Obs.] | |
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Camous \Ca"mous\, Camoys \Ca"moys\, a. [F. camus (equiv. to camard) flat-nosed, fr. Celtic Cam croked + suff. -us; akin to L. camur, camurus, croked.] Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose. [Obs.] | |
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Camus \Cam"us\, n. See {Camis}. [Obs.] | |
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Camis \Cam"is\ (k[acr]m"[icr]s), n. [See {Chemise}.] A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written {camus}.] [Obs.] All in a camis light of purple silk. --Spenser. | |
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Camus \Cam"us\, n. See {Camis}. [Obs.] | |
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Camis \Cam"is\ (k[acr]m"[icr]s), n. [See {Chemise}.] A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written {camus}.] [Obs.] All in a camis light of purple silk. --Spenser. | |
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Can hook \Can" hook`\ A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves. | |
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d8Canis \[d8]Ca"nis\ (k[acr]"n[icr]s), n.; pl. {Canes} (-n[emac]z). [L., a dog.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family {Canid[91]}, including the dogs and wolves. {[d8]Canis major} [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. {[d8]Canis minor} [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude. | |
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Cangue \Cangue\ (k[acr]ng), n. [Written also {cang}.] [F. cangue, fr. Pg. canga yoke.] A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment. | |
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Cangue \Cangue\ (k[acr]ng), n. [Written also {cang}.] [F. cangue, fr. Pg. canga yoke.] A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment. | |
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Canoe \Ca*noe"\, n.; pl. {Canoes}. [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean can[a0]oa.] 1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder. Others devised the boat of one tree, called the canoe. --Raleigh. 2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages. A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the water. --Longfellow. 3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast. | |
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Canuck \Ca*nuck"\, n. 1. A Canadian. [Slang] 2. A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.] | |
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Caw \Caw\ (k[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cawed} (k[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cawing}.] [Imitative. [fb]22 Cf. {Chough}.] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven. Rising and cawing at the gun's report. --Shak. | |
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Cense \Cense\, n. [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See {Census}.] 1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] --Howell. Bacon. 2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Cense \Cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Censed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Censing}.] [Abbrev. from incense.] To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden. | |
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Cense \Cense\, v. i. To burn or scatter incense. | |
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29. 2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton. 3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. 4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre. 5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. 6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight. {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. {Chain bolt} (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}. {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links. {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. {Chain coupling}. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together. {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain. {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}. {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}. {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary. {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open extended form. {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a link. | |
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{On one's own hook}, on one's own account or responsibility; by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett. {To go off the hooks}, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. {Bid hook}, a small boat hook. {Chain hook}. See under {Chain}. {Deck hook}, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests. {Hook and eye}, one of the small wire hooks and loops for fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc. {Hook bill} (Zo[94]l.), the strongly curved beak of a bird. {Hook ladder}, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can be suspended, as from the top of a wall. {Hook motion} (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed by V hooks. {Hook squid}, any squid which has the arms furnished with hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera {Enoploteuthis} and {Onychteuthis}. {Hook wrench}, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end, instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or coupling. | |
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Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The chamois. 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}. [Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.] | |
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Chamois \Cham"ois\, n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase. 2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and {chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}. | |
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Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The chamois. 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}. [Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.] | |
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Chamois \Cham"ois\, n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase. 2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and {chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}. | |
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Chance \Chance\ (ch[adot]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [87]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified. It is strictly and philosophically true in nature and reason that there is no such thing as chance or accident; it being evident that these words do not signify anything really existing, anything that is truly an agent or the cause of any event; but they signify merely men's ignorance of the real and immediate cause. --Samuel Clark. Any society into which chance might throw him. --Macaulay. That power Which erring men call Chance. --Milton. 2. The operation or activity of such agent. By chance a priest came down that way. --Luke x. 31. 3. The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty. It was a chance that happened to us. --1 Sam. vi. 9. The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts, And wins (O shameful chance!) the Queen of Hearts. --Pope. I spake of most disastrous chance. --Shak. 4. A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him. So weary with disasters, tugged with fortune. That I would get my life on any chance, To mend it, or be rid on 't --Shak. 5. (Math.) Probability. Note: The mathematical expression, of a chance is the ratio of frequency with which an event happens in the long run. If an event may happen in a ways and may fail in b ways, and each of these a + b ways is equally likely, the chance, or probability, that the event will happen is measured by the fraction a/a + b, and the chance, or probability, that it will fail is measured by b/a + b. {Chance comer}, one who comes unexpectedly. {The last chance}, the sole remaining ground of hope. {The main chance}, the chief opportunity; that upon which reliance is had, esp. self-interest. {Theory of chances}, {Doctrine of chances} (Math.), that branch of mathematics which treats of the probability of the occurrence of particular events, as the fall of dice in given positions. {To mind one's chances}, to take advantage of every circumstance; to seize every opportunity. | |
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Chance \Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chancing}.] To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. [bd]Things that chance daily.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia). If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut. xxii. 6. I chanced on this letter. --Shak. Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it? How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak. | |
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Chance \Chance\, v. t. 1. To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object. Come what will, I will chance it. --W. D. Howells. 2. To befall; to happen to. [Obs.] --W. Lambarde. | |
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Chance \Chance\, a. Happening by chance; casual. | |
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Chance \Chance\, adv. By chance; perchance. --Gray. | |
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{White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of wheels, and for other purposes. {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}. {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show the white feather}, under {Feather}, n. {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A. concolor}. {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under {Ruffed}. [Canada] {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}. {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White garnet} (Min.), leucite. {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica}) with greenish-white pale[91]. {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The white ptarmigan. (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.] {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and other plants, and often do much damage. {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under {Squirrel}. {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier. {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which they emit. {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum} ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2. {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak. {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps. {The White House}. See under {House}. {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba}) having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}. {White iron}. (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron. (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large proportion of combined carbon. {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite. {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry, but blackish after rain. [Eng.] {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting. {White lead}. (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for other purposes; ceruse. (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite. {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and salt. {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}. {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under {Rattlesnake}. {White lie}. See under {Lie}. {White light}. (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the same proportion as in the light coming directly from the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white illumination for signals, etc. {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for whitewashing; whitewash. {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a blank line. {White meat}. (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry. (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc. Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only upon their milk and white meats. --Spenser. {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White metal}. (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia, etc. (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a certain stage in copper smelting. {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common clothes moth. (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}. {White money}, silver money. {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common mouse. {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema}) ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; -- called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}. {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its head, which give the appearance of a hood. {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}. {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The snowy owl. (b) The barn owl. {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana}) valued as a food fish. (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum. (c) Any California surf fish. {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}. {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele. {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}. {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise. [Obs.] A pistol charged with white powder. --Beau. & Fl. {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}. {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage. (b) An albino rabbit. {White rent}, (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; -- opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3. (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.] {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}. (b) The umhofo. {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral purity; as, the White-ribbon Army. {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope. {White rot}. (Bot.) (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease called rot in sheep. (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}. {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter fat}. {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon. {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt. {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii}) injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under {Orange}. {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See under {Shark}. {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under {Softening}. {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1. {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on the surface of the sea. {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of England. --Macaulay. {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork. {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose} (d) . {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common sucker. (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}). {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee, produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind. {White tombac}. See {Tombac}. {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United States. {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail. {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching. {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga. {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; -- distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer. {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather. {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and {Thibetan wolf}. (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf. {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called from the color of the under parts. | |
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Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}), the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf. 3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door. 4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries. 5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.] If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side. --Jer. Taylor. 6. (Mus.) (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale. 7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight. {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees. (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf. {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis laniger}); -- called also {chanco}. {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes}) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}. {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote. {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary. {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena. {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf. {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena. {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson. {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog. (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves. (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog. {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish. {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas}, especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone biter}, and {swinefish}. {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish. {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple ({Lycopersicum esculentum}). {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App. {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called also {Tasmanian wolf}. | |
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Change \Change\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Changed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Changing}.] [F. changer, fr. LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf. {Cambial}.] 1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance. Therefore will I change their glory into shame. --Hosea. iv. 7. 2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention. They that do change old love for new, Pray gods, they change for worse! --Peele. 3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another. Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not, for any interest, change thy fortune and condition. --Jer. Taylor. 4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill. He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change it. --Goldsmith. {To change a horse, or To change hand} (Man.), to turn or bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the left to right, or from the right to the left. {To change hands}, to change owners. {To change one's tune}, to become less confident or boastful. [Colloq.] {To change step}, to take a break in the regular succession of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance. Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate; diversify; shift; veer; turn. See {Alter}. | |
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Change \Change\, v. i. 1. To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better. For I am Lord, I change not. --Mal. iii. 6. 2. To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night. | |
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Change \Change\, n. [F. change, fr. changer. See {Change}. v. t.] 1. Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles. Apprehensions of a change of dynasty. --Hallam. All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. --Job xiv. 14. 2. A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons. Our fathers did for change to France repair. --Dryden. The ringing grooves of change. --Tennyson. 3. A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon. 4. Alteration in the order of a series; permutation. 5. That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another. Thirty change (R.V. changes) of garments. --Judg. xiv. 12. 6. Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due. 7. [See {Exchange}.] A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions. [Colloq. for Exchange.] 8. A public house; an alehouse. [Scot.] They call an alehouse a change. --Burt. 9. (Mus.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing. --Holder. {Change of life}, the period in the life of a woman when menstruation and the capacity for conception cease, usually occurring between forty-five and fifty years of age. {Change ringing}, the continual production, without repetition, of changes on bells, See def. 9. above. {Change wheel} (Mech.), one of a set of wheels of different sizes and number of teeth, that may be changed or substituted one for another in machinery, to produce a different but definite rate of angular velocity in an axis, as in cutting screws, gear, etc. {To ring the changes on}, to present the same facts or arguments in variety of ways. Syn: Variety; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; vicissitude; innovation; novelty; transmutation; revolution; reverse. | |
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Chaw \Chaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chawing}.] [See {Chew}.] 1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit. The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood. --Surrey. 2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. --Dryden. Note: A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as vulgar. | |
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Chemic \Chem"ic\, n. [See {Chenistry}.] 1. A chemist; an alchemist. [Obs.] 2. (Bleaching) A solution of chloride of lime. | |
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Chemic \Chem"ic\, a. Chemical. --Blackw. Mag. | |
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Chemise \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of garment. Cf. {Camis}.] 1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women. 2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork. | |
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Chew \Chew\ (ch[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chewed} (ch[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chewing}.] [As ce[a2]wan, akin to D. kauwen, G. kauen. Cf. {Chaw}, {Jaw}.] 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. 2. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on. He chews revenge, abjuring his offense. --Prior. {To chew the cud}, to chew the food ocer again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate. Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. --Deut. xxiv. 6. | |
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Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. | |
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Cheyennes \Chey*ennes"\, n. pl.; sing. {cheyenne}. (Ethnol.) A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship. | |
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Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[82]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. [?] furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft. Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton. 3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion. 4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. --Raymond. {Chimney board}, a board or screen used to close a fireplace; a fireboard. {Chimney cap}, a device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward. {Chimney corner}, the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. {Chimney hook}, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, {Chimney money}, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. {Chimney pot} (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof. {Chimney swallow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American swift ({Ch[91]ture pelasgica}) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow ({Hirundo rustica}). {Chimney sweep}, {Chimney sweeper}, one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot. | |
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Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[82]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. [?] furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft. Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton. 3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion. 4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. --Raymond. {Chimney board}, a board or screen used to close a fireplace; a fireboard. {Chimney cap}, a device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward. {Chimney corner}, the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. {Chimney hook}, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, {Chimney money}, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. {Chimney pot} (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof. {Chimney swallow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American swift ({Ch[91]ture pelasgica}) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow ({Hirundo rustica}). {Chimney sweep}, {Chimney sweeper}, one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot. | |
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Chinch \Chinch\, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. {cimex}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A bug ({Blissus leucopterus}), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called {chiniz}, {chinch bug}, {chink bug}. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor. | |
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Chincha \Chin"cha\, n. [Cf. {Chinchilla}.] (Zo[94]l.) A south American rodent of the genus {Lagotis}. | |
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Chinche \Chinche\, a. [F. chiche miserly.] Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Chinese \Chi"nese"\, a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. {Chinese paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}. {Chinese wax}, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family {Coccid[91]} especially {Coccus Sinensis}. | |
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Chinese \Chi*nese"\, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China. 2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic. Note: Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton. | |
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Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See {Quinine}, and cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written also {chinic}, {kinic}.] | |
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Chinch \Chinch\, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. {cimex}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A bug ({Blissus leucopterus}), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called {chiniz}, {chinch bug}, {chink bug}. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor. | |
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Chink \Chink\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Jingle}.] 1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. [bd]Chink of bell.[b8] --Cowper. 2. Money; cash. [Cant] [bd]To leave his chink to better hands.[b8] --Somerville. | |
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Chink \Chink\, v. t. To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other. --Pope. | |
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Chink \Chink\, v. i. To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Chink \Chink\, n. [OE. chine, AS. c[c6]ne fissure, chink, fr. c[c6]nan to gape; akin to Goth. Keinan to sprout, G. keimen. Cf. {Chit}.] A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of wall. Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky. Shines out the dewy morning star. --Macaulay. | |
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Chink \Chink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinking}.] To crack; to open. | |
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Chink \Chink\, v. t. 1. To cause to open in cracks or fissures. 2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall. | |
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Chinky \Chink"y\, a. Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts. --Dryden. | |
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Chinook \Chi*nook"\, n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead Indians}. 2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory. 3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States. | |
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Chinse \Chinse\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. {Chinsing iron}, a light calking iron. | |
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Chunk \Chunk\, n. [Cf. {Chump}.] A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.] | |
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Chunky \Chunk"y\, a. Short and thick. [U. S.] --Kane. | |
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Chymic \Chym"ic\, Chymist \Chym"ist\, Chymistry \Chym"is*try\ [Obs.] See {Chemic}, {Chemist}, {Chemistry}. | |
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Chymous \Chy"mous\, a. Of or pertaining to chyme. | |
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Cimiss \Ci"miss\, n. [L. cimex, -icis, a bug.] (Zo[94]l.) The bedbug. [Obs.] --Wright. | |
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Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cinch"ing}.] 1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.] 2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.] | |
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Cinch \Cinch\, v. i. To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; -- often with up. [Western U. S.] | |
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Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).] A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro) and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also {double pedro} and {high five}. | |
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Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five. | |
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Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.] 1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.] 2. A tight grip. [Colloq.] | |
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Cinque \Cinque\, n. [F. cinq, fr. L. quinque five. See {Five}.] Five; the number five in dice or cards. | |
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Coannex \Co`an*nex"\, v. t. To annex with something else. | |
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Coinage \Coin"age\, n. [From {Coin}, v. t., cf. {Cuinage}.] 1. The act or process of converting metal into money. The care of the coinage was committed to the inferior magistrates. --Arbuthnot. 2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place. 3. The cost or expense of coining money. 4. The act or process of fabricating or inventing; formation; fabrication; that which is fabricated or forged. [bd]Unnecessary coinage . . . of words.[b8] --Dryden. This is the very coinage of your brain. --Shak. | |
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Comic \Com"ic\, a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. [?]: cf. F. comique. See {Comedy}.] 1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B. Jonson. 2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. [bd]Comic shows.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Comic \Com"ic\, n. A comedian. [Obs.] --Steele. | |
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Commix \Com*mix"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Commixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commixing}.] [Pref. com- + mix: cf. L. commixtus, p. p. of commiscere. See {Mix}.] To mix or mingle together; to blend. The commixed impressions of all the colors do stir up and beget a sensation of white. --Sir I. Newton. To commix With winds that sailors rail at. --Shak. | |
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Comose \Co"mose\ (k[omac]"m[omac]s or k[osl]*m[omac]s"), a. [L. comosus hairy, from coma hair.] (Bot.) Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of milkweed. --Gray. | |
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Carbanil \Car"ba*nil\, n. [Carbonyl + aniline.] (Chem.) A mobile liquid, {CO.N.C6H5}, of pungent odor. It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid. | |
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Conch \Conch\, n. [L. concha, Gr. [?]. See {Coach}, n.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus {Strombus}, which are of large size. {S. gigas} is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus {Cassis}. See {Cameo}. Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work. 2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet. 3. One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food. 4. (Arch.) See {Concha}, n. 5. The external ear. See {Concha}, n., 2. | |
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Cong \Cong\, n. (Med.) An abbreviation of {Congius}. | |
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d8Congius \[d8]Con"gi*us\, n. [L.] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A liquid measure containing about three quarts. 2. (Med.) A gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to {cong.}] | |
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Cong \Cong\, n. (Med.) An abbreviation of {Congius}. | |
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d8Congius \[d8]Con"gi*us\, n. [L.] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A liquid measure containing about three quarts. 2. (Med.) A gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to {cong.}] | |
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Conge \Con"ge\, v. i. [Imp. & p. p. {Congeed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Congeing}.] [OF. congier, congeer, F. cong[82]dier, fr. cong[82]. See {Cong[82]}, n.] To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy. I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his nearest. --Shak. | |
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Congee \Con"gee\, n. & v. See {Cong[82]}, {Conge}. [Obs.] And unto her his congee came to take. --Spenser. | |
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Congee \Con*gee"\, n. 1. [Tamil ka[?]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India] 2. A jail; a lockup. [India] {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. --Dunglison. {Congee water}, water in which rice has been boiled. | |
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d8Cong82 \[d8]Con`g[82]"\ ([?]; E. [?]; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; com- + meare to go. Cf. {Permeate}.] [Formerly written {congie}.] 1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal. Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her cong[82]? --Thackeray. 2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy. The captain salutes you with cong[82] profound. --Swift. 3. (Arch.) An apophyge. --Gwilt. {[d8]Cong[82] d'[82]lire}[F., leave to choose] (Eccl.), the sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive. | |
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Congou \Con"gou\, Congo \Con"go\, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See {Tea}. Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the [bd]well worked[b8], a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term [bd]English breakfast tea.[b8] --S. W. Williams. | |
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Congou \Con"gou\, Congo \Con"go\, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See {Tea}. Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the [bd]well worked[b8], a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term [bd]English breakfast tea.[b8] --S. W. Williams. | |
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Sinapoline \Si*nap"o*line\, n. [Sinapis + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, {CO.(NH.C3H5)2}, related to urea, extracted from mustard oil, and also produced artifically, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also {diallyl urea}. | |
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Conic \Con"ic\, Conical \Con"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. conique. See {Cone}.] 1. Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone; round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical vessel. 2. Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections. {Conic section} (Geom.), a curved line formed by the intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane. The conic sections are the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. The right lines and the circle which result from certain positions of the plane are sometimes, though not generally included. {Conic sections}, that branch of geometry which treats of the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. {Conical pendulum}. See {Pendulum}. {Conical projection}, a method of delineating the surface of a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the surface of a cone; -- much used by makers of maps in Europe. {Conical surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a right line moving along any curve and always passing through a fixed point that is not in the plane of that curve. | |
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Conic \Con"ic\, n. (Math.) A conic section. | |
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Conico- \Con"i*co-\, a. [See {Conic}.] A combining form, meaning somewhat resembling a cone; as, conico-cylindrical, resembling a cone and a cylinder; conico-hemispherical; conico-subulate. | |
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Conics \Con"ics\, n. 1. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections. 2. Conic sections. | |
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Connex \Con*nex"\, v. t. [L. connexus, p. p. See {Connect}.] To connect. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Cooey \Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooeyed} or {Cooeed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooeying} or {Cooeeing}.] To call out cooee. [Australia] I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach. --E. Giles. | |
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Cooey \Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooeyed} or {Cooeed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooeying} or {Cooeeing}.] To call out cooee. [Australia] I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach. --E. Giles. | |
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Coo \Coo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooing}.] 1. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves. The stockdove only through the forest cooes, Mournfully hoarse. --Thomson. 2. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under {Bill}, v. i. [bd]Billing or cooing.[b8] --Byron. | |
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Cow \Cow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cowed} (koud);; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cowing}.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan. kue. Cf. {Cuff}, v. t.] To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe. To vanquish a people already cowed. --Shak. THe French king was cowed. --J. R. Green. | |
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Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coying}.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak. | |
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Coyness \Coy"ness\, n. The quality of being coy; feigned o[?] bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve. When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. --Dryden. Syn: Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty; bashfulness. | |
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Cuinage \Cuin"age\ (kw?n`?j), n.[Corrupted fr. coinage.] The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall. | |
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Cumic \Cu"mic\ (k?"m?k), a. (Chem.) See {Cuming}. | |
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Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\ (k?m"sha), n. [Chin. kom-tsie.] A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. -- S. Wells Williams. | |
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Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\, v. t. To give or make a present to. | |
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Cyanic \Cy*an"ic\ (s?-?n"?k), a. [Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance: cf. F. cyanique. Cf. {Kyanite}.] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen. 2. Of or pertaining to a blue color. {Cyanic acid} (Chem.), an acid, {HOCN}, derived from cyanogen, well known in its salts, but never isolated in the free state. {Cyanic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of blue; -- opposed to {xanthic colors}. A color of either series may pass into red or white, but not into the opposing color. Red and pure white are more common among flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other class. | |
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Cymose \Cy"mose\ (s?"m?s; 277), Cymous \Cy"mous\ (s?"m?s), a. [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.) Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes. | |
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Cymose \Cy"mose\ (s?"m?s; 277), Cymous \Cy"mous\ (s?"m?s), a. [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.) Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes. | |
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Cynic \Cyn"ic\, n. (Gr. Philos) 1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others. 2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn. --Macaulay. | |
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Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[icr]n"[icr]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See {Hound}.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. --Johnson. 2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. 3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics. 4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature. Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4. {Cynic spasm} (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog. | |
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Camak, GA (town, FIPS 12512) Location: 33.45132 N, 82.64669 W Population (1990): 220 (84 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Camas, WA (city, FIPS 9480) Location: 45.58786 N, 122.42351 W Population (1990): 6442 (2550 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98607 | |
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Chamois, MO (city, FIPS 13060) Location: 38.67715 N, 91.77001 W Population (1990): 449 (247 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65024 | |
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Chance, MD Zip code(s): 21816 Chance, VA Zip code(s): 22439 | |
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Chauncey, GA (town, FIPS 15648) Location: 32.10652 N, 83.06524 W Population (1990): 312 (115 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31011 Chauncey, OH (village, FIPS 13778) Location: 39.39954 N, 82.12805 W Population (1990): 980 (413 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Chenega, AK (CDP, FIPS 12970) Location: 60.10479 N, 147.94369 W Population (1990): 94 (34 housing units) Area: 74.5 sq km (land), 65.8 sq km (water) | |
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Chenequa, WI (village, FIPS 14225) Location: 43.12339 N, 88.38108 W Population (1990): 601 (292 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water) | |
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Chiniak, AK (CDP, FIPS 13860) Location: 57.63186 N, 152.18254 W Population (1990): 69 (36 housing units) Area: 103.3 sq km (land), 192.7 sq km (water) | |
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Chinook, MT (city, FIPS 14575) Location: 48.59040 N, 109.23123 W Population (1990): 1512 (801 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59523 | |
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Chunky, MS (town, FIPS 13580) Location: 32.32706 N, 88.92966 W Population (1990): 292 (134 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39323 | |
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Commack, NY (CDP, FIPS 17530) Location: 40.84494 N, 73.28364 W Population (1990): 36124 (11303 housing units) Area: 31.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11725 | |
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Concow, CA (CDP, FIPS 16035) Location: 39.74590 N, 121.49363 W Population (1990): 1392 (631 housing units) Area: 174.1 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
C|N>K n. [Usenet] Coffee through Nose to Keyboard; that is, "I laughed so hard I {snarf}ed my coffee onto my keyboard.". Common on alt.fan.pratchett and {scary devil monastery}; recognized elsewhere. The Acronymphomania FAQ (http://www.lspace.org/faqs/acronym-faq.g.html) on alt.fan.pratchett recognizes variants such as T|N>K = `Tea through Nose to Keyboard' and C|N>S = `Coffee through Nose to Screen'. = D = | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
cons /konz/ or /kons/ [from LISP] 1. vt. To add a new element to a specified list, esp. at the top. "OK, cons picking a replacement for the console TTY onto the agenda." 2. `cons up': vt. To synthesize from smaller pieces: "to cons up an example". In LISP itself, `cons' is the most fundamental operation for building structures. It takes any two objects and returns a `dot-pair' or two-branched tree with one object hanging from each branch. Because the result of a cons is an object, it can be used to build binary trees of any shape and complexity. Hackers think of it as a sort of universal constructor, and that is where the jargon meanings spring from. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
C (ANSI) {ANSI C} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CEEMAC+ Graphics language for DOS 3.3 on {Apple II}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMC 1. 2. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMGA 1. {Computer Management Group of Australia} 2. {Community of Massive Gaming Agency}. (2003-06-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMIS {Common Management Information Services} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMOS {Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMS A {code management} system from {DEC}. (1994-12-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMS-2 A general purpose language used for command and control applications in the US Navy. Variants: CMS-2M and CMS-2Y. ["CMS-2Y Programmers Reference Manual", M-5049, PDCSSA, San Diego CA (Oct 1976)]. (1994-12-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMYK A {colour model} that describes each {colour} in terms of the quantity of each secondary colour (cyan, magenta, yellow), and "key" (black) it contains. The CMYK system is used for printing. For mixing of pigments, it is better to use the secondary colours, since they mix subtractively instead of additively. The secondary colours of light are cyan, magenta and yellow, which correspond to the primary colours of pigment (blue, red and yellow). In addition, although black could be obtained by mixing these three in equal proportions, in four-colour printing it always has its own ink. This gives the CMYK model. The K stands for "Key' or 'blacK,' so as not to cause confusion with the B in {RGB}. Alternative colour models are {RGB} and {HSB}. (1994-12-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CMZ A portable interactive {code management} system from {CodeME} S.A.R.L in use in the high-energy physics community. (1994-12-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CNC {Collaborative Networked Communication} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
COMIS A COMpilation and Interpretation System. A {Fortran} {interpreter} use by the {PAW} system. (1994-11-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ConC {decomposed Petri net}s. It uses the 'handshake' and 'unit' constructs. ["ConC: A Language for Distributed Real-Time Programming", V.K. Garg et al, Computer Langs 16(1):5-18 (1991)]. (1995-03-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CONIC ["Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems", J. Kramer et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-11(4):424-436 (Apr 1985)]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cons /konz/ or /kons/ [LISP, "construct"] A {Lisp} function which takes an element H and a list T and returns a new list whose head is H and whose tail is T. In {Lisp}, "cons" is the most fundamental operation for building structures. It actually takes any two objects and returns a "{dotted-pair}" or two-branched tree with one object hanging from each branch. Because the result of a cons is an object, it can be used to build {binary tree}s of any shape and complexity. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CONS {connection-oriented network service} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cons /konz/ or /kons/ [LISP, "construct"] A {Lisp} function which takes an element H and a list T and returns a new list whose head is H and whose tail is T. In {Lisp}, "cons" is the most fundamental operation for building structures. It actually takes any two objects and returns a "{dotted-pair}" or two-branched tree with one object hanging from each branch. Because the result of a cons is an object, it can be used to build {binary tree}s of any shape and complexity. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CONS {connection-oriented network service} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Chamois only in Deut. 14:5 (Heb. zemer), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name from its leaping or springing. The animal intended is probably the wild sheep (Ovis tragelephus), which is still found in Sinai and in the broken ridges of Stony Arabia. The LXX. and Vulgate render the word by camelopardus, i.e., the giraffe; but this is an animal of Central Africa, and is not at all known in Syria. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Chance (Luke 10:31). "It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a specific arrangement and in exact fulfilment of a plan; not the plan of the priest, nor the plan of the wounded traveller, but the plan of God. By coincidence (Gr. sungkuria) the priest came down, that is, by the conjunction of two things, in fact, which were previously constituted a pair in the providence of God. In the result they fell together according to the omniscient Designer's plan. This is the true theory of the divine government." Compare the meeting of Philip with the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26, 27). There is no "chance" in God's empire. "Chance" is only another word for our want of knowledge as to the way in which one event falls in with another (1 Sam. 6:9; Eccl. 9:11). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Chemosh the destroyer, subduer, or fish-god, the god of the Moabites (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:7, 13, 46). The worship of this god, "the abomination of Moab," was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon (1 Kings 11:7), but was abolished by Josiah (2 Kings 23:13). On the "Moabite Stone" (q.v.), Mesha (2 Kings 3:5) ascribes his victories over the king of Israel to this god, "And Chemosh drove him before my sight." | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Chemosh, handling; stroking; taking away | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Congo Congo:Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Map references: Africa Area: total area: 342,000 sq km land area: 341,500 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Montana Land boundaries: total 5,504 km, Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Gabon 1,903 km, Zaire 2,410 km Coastline: 169 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 200 nm International disputes: long segment of boundary with Zaire along the Congo River is indefinite (no division of the river or its islands has been made) Climate: tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator Terrain: coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin Natural resources: petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 29% forest and woodland: 62% other: 7% Irrigated land: 40 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation natural hazards: seasonal flooding international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Tropical Timber 94 Note: about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe Noire, or along the railroad between them Congo:People Population: 2,504,996 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (female 543,324; male 548,840) 15-64 years: 53% (female 682,927; male 645,045) 65 years and over: 3% (female 49,879; male 34,981) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 39.86 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 16.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 109.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 47.09 years male: 45.23 years female: 49 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo Ethnic divisions: south: Kongo 48% north: Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12% center: Teke 17%, Europeans 8,500 (mostly French) Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% Languages: French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo are the most widely used) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1984) total population: 60% male: 71% female: 49% Labor force: 79,100 wage earners by occupation: agriculture 75%, commerce, industry, and government 25% Congo:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of the Congo conventional short form: Congo local long form: Republique Populaire du Congo local short form: Congo former: Congo/Brazzaville Digraph: CF Type: republic Capital: Brazzaville Administrative divisions: 9 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha Independence: 15 August 1960 (from France) National holiday: Congolese National Day, 15 August (1960) Constitution: new constitution approved by referendum March 1992 Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Pascal LISSOUBA (since August 1992); election last held August 1992 (next to be held August 1997); results - President Pascal LISSOUBA won with 61% of the vote head of government: Prime Minister Jacques Joachim YHOMBI-OPANGO (since 23 June 1993) cabinet: Council of Ministers; named by the president Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): election last held 3 October 1993; results - percentage vote by party NA; seats - (125 total) UPADS 64, URD/PCT 58, others 3 Senate: election last held 26 July 1992 (next to be held July 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total) UPADS 23, MCDDI 14, RDD 8, RDPS 5, PCT 2, others 8 Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Political parties and leaders: Congolese Labor Party (PCT), Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO, president; Pan-African Union for Social Development (UPADS), Pascal LISSOUBA, leader; Association for Democracy and Development (RDD), Joachim Yhombi OPANGO, president; Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI), Bernard KOLELAS, leader; Association for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS), Jean-Pierre Thystere TCHICAYA, president; Union of Democratic Forces (UFD), David Charles GANAO, leader; Union for Development and Social Progress (UDPS), Jean-Michael BOKAMBA-YANGOUMA, leader note: Congo has many political parties of which these are among the most important Other political or pressure groups: Union of Congolese Socialist Youth (UJSC); Congolese Trade Union Congress (CSC); Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women (URFC); General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students (UGEEC) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UDEAC, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Pierre Damien BOUSSOUKOU-BOUMBA chancery: 4891 Colorado Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20011 telephone: [1] (202) 726-0825 FAX: [1] (202) 726-1860 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador William C. RAMSEY embassy: Avenue Amilcar Cabral, Brazzaville mailing address: B. P. 1015, Brazzaville telephone: [242] 83 20 70 FAX: [242] 83 63 38 Flag: red, divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia Economy Overview: Congo's economy is a mixture of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based largely on oil, support services, and a government characterized by budget problems and overstaffing. A reform program, supported by the IMF and World Bank, ran into difficulties in 1990-91 because of problems in changing to a democratic political regime and a heavy debt-servicing burden. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing about two-thirds of government revenues and exports. In the early 1980s rapidly rising oil revenues enabled Congo to finance large-scale development projects with growth averaging 5% annually, one of the highest rates in Africa. Subsequently, growth has slowed to an average of roughly 1.5% annually, only two-thirds of the population growth rate. Political turmoil and misguided government investment have derailed economic reform programs sponsored by the IMF and World Bank. Even with these difficulties Congo enjoys one of the highest incomes per capita in sub-Saharan Africa National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.7 billion (1993 est.) National product real growth rate: -2.1% (1993 est.) National product per capita: $2,820 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.2% (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $765 million expenditures: $952 million, including capital expenditures of $65 million (1990) Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: crude oil 83%, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds partners: US, Italy, France, Spain, other EC countries Imports: $472 million (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: intermediate manufactures, capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs partners: France, US, Italy, Japan, other EC countries External debt: $4 billion (1993) Industrial production: growth rate 8% (1993 est.); accounts for 35% of GDP; includes petroleum Electricity: capacity: 120,000 kW production: 400 million kWh consumption per capita: 201 kWh (1993) Industries: petroleum, cement, lumbering, brewing, sugar milling, palm oil, soap, cigarette Agriculture: accounts for 12% of GDP (including fishing and forestry); cassava accounts for 90% of food output; other crops - rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables; cash crops include coffee and cocoa; forest products important export earner; imports over 90% of food needs Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $63 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-90), $2.5 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $15 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $338 million Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 529.43 (January 1994), 555.20 (1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990) note: beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948 Fiscal year: calendar year Congo:Transportation Railroads: total: 797 km (includes 285 km that are privately owned) narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge Highways: total: 11,960 km paved: 560 km unpaved: gravel or crushed stone 850 km; improved earth 5,350 km; unimproved earth 5,200 km Inland waterways: the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) Rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; the rest are used for local traffic only Pipelines: crude oil 25 km Ports: Brazzaville, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 41 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 with paved runways under 914 m: 11 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 8 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 18 Congo:Communications Telephone system: 18,100 telephones; 7 telephones/1,000 persons; services adequate for government use; key centers are Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo local: NA intercity: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable international: 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 1, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 4 televisions: NA Congo:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Police Manpower availability: males age 15-49 568,663; males fit for military service 289,335; males reach military age (20) annually 24,749 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $110 million, 3.8% of GDP (1993) |