English Dictionary: chlorohydric acid | by the DICT Development Group |
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Caloriduct \Ca*lor"i*duct\, n. [L. calor heat (fr. calere to warm) + E. duct.] A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct. | |
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Celerity \Ce*ler"i*ty\, n. [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F. c[82]l[82]rit[82].] Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. --Johnson. | |
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Cellaret \Cel`lar*et"\, n. [Dim of cellar.] A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal. | |
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Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. [?] celandine + 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.) An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison. It is identical with {sanguinarine}. | |
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. 2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain. Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch. 4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}. {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa}) of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust. of {Anemone}. {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}. {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill. {Wood betony}. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Betony}. (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers. {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans}). {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. --Knight. {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] --Coleridge. {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris}). {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon. {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove. {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}. (b) The hooded merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}). {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood. {Wood engraver}. (a) An engraver on wood. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus xylographus}. {Wood engraving}. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}. {Wood fiber}. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees. {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head. {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}. {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity. {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}. {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock. {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail. {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator}) is common in Florida. {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees. {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola}). {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley. {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill bug}, under {Pill}. (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]}, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}. {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones. {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court of attachment. {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}. {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade. {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert. {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species, as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves of the grapevine. (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or green and blue. {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar. We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh. x. 34. {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See {Gurjun}. {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood. {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp}, below. {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller. {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker. {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the family {Columbid[91]}. (b) The ringdove. {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse. {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale. {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea}) growing in moist woods. {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula}, differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus} chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}. {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2. {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Grallina}, {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}). {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood. {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of {Shamrock}. {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}. {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors. {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle. {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath. {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker. {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}. {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}. (b) The missel thrush. {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary. {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}. {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest. {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See under {Sculptured}. {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony. {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above. {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}. (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); -- called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow wren}. {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler. | |
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Chlorate \Chlo"rate\, n. [Cf. F. chlorate. See {Chlorine}.] (Chem.) A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium. | |
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Chlorhydric \Chlor`hy"dric\, a. [Chlorine + hydrogen + -ic.] (Chem.) Same as {Hydrochloric}. | |
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Chlorhydrin \Chlor`hy"drin\, n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups. | |
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Chloridate \Chlo"ri*date\, v. t. To treat or prepare with a chloride, as a plate with chloride of silver, for the purposes of photography. --R. Hunt. | |
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Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac. {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}. {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. | |
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Ammoniac \Am*mo"ni*ac\, Ammoniacal \Am`mo*ni"a*cal\, a. Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. {Ammoniacal engine}, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. {Sal ammoniac} [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called {chloride of ammonium}, and formerly {muriate of ammonia}. | |
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Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac. {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}. {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. | |
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Ammoniac \Am*mo"ni*ac\, Ammoniacal \Am`mo*ni"a*cal\, a. Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. {Ammoniacal engine}, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. {Sal ammoniac} [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called {chloride of ammonium}, and formerly {muriate of ammonia}. | |
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Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac. {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}. {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. | |
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Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac. {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}. {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. | |
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Chloridic \Chlo*rid"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to a chloride; containing a chloride. | |
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Chloridize \Chlo"rid*ize\, v. t. See {Chloridate}. | |
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Chloriodic \Chlor`i*od"ic\, a. Compounded of chlorine and iodine; containing chlorine and iodine. | |
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Chloriodine \Chlor`i"o*dine\, n. A compound of chlorine and iodine. [R.] | |
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Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), fr. [?] light green.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. {Chlorite slate}, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia. | |
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Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Chlorous + -ite.] (Chem.) Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium. | |
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Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), fr. [?] light green.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. {Chlorite slate}, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia. | |
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Chloritic \Chlo*rit"ic\, a. [From 1st {Chlorite}.] Pertaining to, or containing, chlorite; as, chloritic sand. | |
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Chlorodyne \Chlo"ro*dyne\, n. [From chlorine, in imitation of anodyne.] (Med.) A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc. | |
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Chlorotic \Chlo*rot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. chlorotique.] Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis. | |
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Choleroid \Chol"er*oid\, a. [Cholera + -oid.] Choleriform. | |
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Clairaudience \Clair*au"di*ence\, n. [F. clair clear + F. & E. audience a hearing. See {Clear}.] Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like. | |
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Clairaudient \Clair*au"di*ent\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience. | |
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Clairaudient \Clair*au"di*ent\, n. One alleged to have the power of clairaudience. | |
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Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[acr]r"[ecr]t), n. [OE. claret, clare, clarry, OF. claret, clar[82], fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L. clarus clear. See {Clear}.] The name first given in England to the red wines of M[82]doc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States. | |
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Claritude \Clar"i*tude\, n. [L. claritudo, fr. clarus clear.] Clearness; splendor. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Clarity \Clar"i*ty\, n. [L. claritas, fr. clarus clear: cf. F. clart[82].] Clearness; brightness; splendor. Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity, Innumerable virgin graces row. --Beaumont. | |
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Clart \Clart\, v. t. [Cf. Armor. kalar mud, mire, kalara to dirt, Sw. lort mud.] To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
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Clarty \Clart"y\, a. Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
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Clary \Cla"ry\, n. [Cf. LL. sclarea, scarlea, D. & G. scharlei, F. sclar[82]e.] (Bot.) A plant ({Salvia sclarea}) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups. {Clary water}, a composition of clary flowers with brandy, etc., formerly used as a cardiac. | |
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Clear \Clear\ (kl[emac]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} (-[etil]r); superl. {Clearest}.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L. clarus, clear, broght, loud, distinct, renownwd; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. {Chanticleer}, {Clairvoyant}, {Claret}, {Clarufy}.] 1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. --Denham. Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. --Canticles vi. 10. 2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable. One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --Pope. 3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head. Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me clear, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents. --Milton. 4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. --Shak. 5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous. Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear. --Pope. 6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand. 7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber. 8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished. Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear. --Pope. 9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit. I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a-year. --Swift . 10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt. My companion . . . left the way clear for him. --Addison. 11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc. The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. --Gay. {Clear breach}. See under {Breach}, n., 4. {Clear days} (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days. {Clear stuff}, boards, planks, etc., free from knots. Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See {Manifest}. | |
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Clear \Clear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. --Dryden. 2. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse. 3. To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous. Many knotty points there are Which all discuss, but few can clear. --Prior. 4. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious. Our common prints would clear up their understandings. --Addison 5. To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out. Clear your mind of cant. --Dr. Johnson. A statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter. --Addison. 6. To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed. I . . . am sure he will clear me from partiality. --Dryden. How! wouldst thou clear rebellion? --Addison. 7. To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef. 8. To gain without deduction; to net. The profit which she cleared on the cargo. --Macaulay. {To clear a ship at the customhouse}, to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires. {To clear a ship for action}, or {To clear for action} (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement. {To clear the land} (Naut.), to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room, and be out of danger from the land. {To clear hawse} (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted. {To clear up}, to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or fears. | |
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Clearedness \Clear"ed*ness\, n. The quality of being cleared. Imputed by his friends to the clearedness, by his foes to the searedness, of his conscience. --T. Fuller. | |
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Clear-headed \Clear"-head`ed\, a. Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. [bd]He was laborious and clear-headed.[b8] --Macaulay. -- {Clear"-head`ed*ness}, n. | |
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Clear-headed \Clear"-head`ed\, a. Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. [bd]He was laborious and clear-headed.[b8] --Macaulay. -- {Clear"-head`ed*ness}, n. | |
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Richweed \Rich"weed`\, n. (Bot.) An herb ({Pilea pumila}) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also {clearweed}. | |
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Coleridgian \Cole*ridg"i*an\, a. Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or to his poetry or metaphysics. | |
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Colewort \Cole"wort`\, n. [AS. cawlwyrt; cawl cole + wyrt wort. Cf. {Collards}.] 1. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head. 2. Any white cabbage before the head has become firm. | |
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Collar \Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. {Hals}, n.] 1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. 2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam. 3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. --Gray. 4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order. 5. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. 6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. 7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. 8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. --Raymond. {Collar beam} (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply {collar}. {Collar of brawn}, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson. {Collar day}, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders. {To slip the collar}, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser. | |
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Collards \Col"lards\, n. pl. [Corrupted fr. colewort.] Young cabbage, used as [bd]greens[b8]; esp. a kind cultivated for that purpose; colewort. [Colloq. Souther U. S.] | |
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Collar \Col"lar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collaring}.] 1. To seize by the collar. 2. To put a collar on. | |
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Collared \Col"lared\, a. 1. Wearing a collar. [bd]Collared with gold.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins. 3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See {To collar beef}, under {Collar}, v. t. | |
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d8Macavahu \[d8]Ma`ca*va"hu\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small Brazilian monkey ({Callithrix torquatus}), -- called also {collared teetee}. | |
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Collaret \Col`lar*et"\, d8Collarette \[d8]Col`la*rette"\, n. [F. collerette, dim. of collier. See {Collar}.] A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or other fancy material. | |
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Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.] 1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [Southwestern U. S.] 2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant] | |
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Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zo[94]l.) A yellowish beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato beetle} and {potato bug}. See {Potato beetle}. | |
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Colorado group \Col`o*ra"do group\ (Geol.) A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region. | |
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Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato. | |
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Coloradoite \Col`o*ra"do*ite\, n. (Min.) Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in Colorado. | |
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Colorate \Col"or*ate\, a. [L. coloratus, p. p. of colorare to color.] Colored. [Obs.] --Ray. | |
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Coloration \Col`or*a"tion\, n. The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored. --Bacon. The females . . . resemble each other in their general type of coloration. --Darwin. | |
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Colorature \Col"or*a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. G. coloratur, fr. LL. coloratura.] (Mus.) Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages. | |
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Colored \Col"ored\, a. 1. Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained. The lime rod, colored as the glede. --Chaucer. The colored rainbow arched wide. --Spenser. 2. Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description. --Sir G. C. Lewis. His colored crime with craft to cloke. --Spenser. 3. Of some other color than black or white. 4. (Ethnol.) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; the colored people. 5. (Bot.) Of some other color than green. Colored, meaning, as applied to foliage, of some other color than green. --Gray. Note: In botany, green is not regarded as a color, but white is. --Wood. | |
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Color \Col"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coloring}.] [F. colorer.] 1. To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. The rays, to speak properly, are not colored; in them there is nothing else than a certain power and disposition to stir up a sensation of this or that color. --Sir I. Newton. 2. To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices. He colors the falsehood of [92]neas by an express command from Jupiter to forsake the queen. --Dryden. 3. To hide. [Obs.] That by his fellowship he color might Both his estate and love from skill of any wight. --Spenser. | |
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Clairton, PA (city, FIPS 13704) Location: 40.29645 N, 79.88547 W Population (1990): 9656 (4676 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
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Clearwater, FL (city, FIPS 12875) Location: 27.97940 N, 82.76555 W Population (1990): 98784 (53833 housing units) Area: 64.4 sq km (land), 32.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34615, 34616, 34619, 34620, 34621, 34623, 34624, 34625, 34630 Clearwater, ID Zip code(s): 83539 Clearwater, KS (city, FIPS 13925) Location: 37.50563 N, 97.50127 W Population (1990): 1875 (697 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67026 Clearwater, MN (city, FIPS 11800) Location: 45.41016 N, 94.04269 W Population (1990): 597 (237 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55320 Clearwater, NE (village, FIPS 9445) Location: 42.17063 N, 98.18857 W Population (1990): 401 (188 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68726 Clearwater, SC (CDP, FIPS 14860) Location: 33.50545 N, 81.90774 W Population (1990): 4731 (1905 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Clearwater County, ID (county, FIPS 35) Location: 46.66801 N, 115.65764 W Population (1990): 8505 (3805 housing units) Area: 6375.4 sq km (land), 69.2 sq km (water) Clearwater County, MN (county, FIPS 29) Location: 47.57297 N, 95.37999 W Population (1990): 8309 (4008 housing units) Area: 2576.4 sq km (land), 90.9 sq km (water) | |
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Coleridge, NC Zip code(s): 27316 Coleridge, NE (village, FIPS 9865) Location: 42.50635 N, 97.20234 W Population (1990): 596 (284 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68727 | |
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Colorado City, AZ (town, FIPS 14870) Location: 36.98084 N, 112.98250 W Population (1990): 2426 (307 housing units) Area: 27.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 86021 Colorado City, CO (CDP, FIPS 15935) Location: 37.94404 N, 104.84629 W Population (1990): 1149 (552 housing units) Area: 91.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Colorado City, TX (city, FIPS 16120) Location: 32.39975 N, 100.85756 W Population (1990): 4749 (2166 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79512 | |
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Colorado County, TX (county, FIPS 89) Location: 29.62176 N, 96.51873 W Population (1990): 18383 (8537 housing units) Area: 2494.3 sq km (land), 27.6 sq km (water) | |
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Colorado Springs, CO (city, FIPS 16000) Location: 38.86320 N, 104.75990 W Population (1990): 281140 (124442 housing units) Area: 474.5 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80903, 80904, 80905, 80906, 80907, 80908, 80909, 80910, 80911, 80915, 80916, 80917, 80918, 80919, 80920, 80921, 80922, 80925, 80926, 80928, 80929, 80930 | |
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Cool Ridge, WV Zip code(s): 25825 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Caller ID (CID) A feature of some {modem}s. | |
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colour depth {bits per pixel} |