English Dictionary: coast white cedar | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line. | |
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d8Cestoidea \[d8]Ces*toid"e*a\ (s[ecr]s*toid"[esl]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. kesto`s girdle + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See {Tapeworm}. [Written also {Cestoda}.] | |
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Cestode \Ces"tode\ (s[ecr]s"t[omac]d), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea. | |
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Cestoid \Ces"toid\ (s[ecr]s"toid), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea. | |
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Chaste \Chaste\ (ch[amac]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [cced]udth to purify.] 1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. [bd]As chaste as Diana.[b8] --Shak. Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. --Milton. 2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes. 3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. --Macaulay. 4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless. {Chaste tree}. Same as {Agnus castus}. | |
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Chastity \Chas"ti*ty\, n. [F. chastet[82], fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See {Chaste}.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse. She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity. --T. Carew. 2. Moral purity. So dear to heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sicerely so A thousand liveried angels lackey her. --Milton. 3. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 4. (Literature & Art) Chasteness. | |
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Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[emac]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[agrave]ce, ce[ograve]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye. 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer. 3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc. 4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight. 5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask. 6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] {Cheek of beef}. See Illust. of {Beef}. {Cheek bone} (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone. {Cheek by jowl}, side by side; very intimate. {Cheek pouch} (Zo[94]l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. {Cheeks of a block}, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. {Cheeks of a mast}, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. {Cheek tooth} (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth. {Butment cheek}. See under {Butment}. | |
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Chest \Chest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chested}.] 1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.] He dieth and is chested. --Gen. 1. 26 (heading). | |
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Chested \Chest"ed\, a. Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested. | |
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Cisted \Cist"ed\, a. Inclosed in a cyst. See {Cysted}. | |
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Waiter \Wait"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, [bd]Make room,[b8] as if a duke were passing by. --Swift. 2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. {Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n. | |
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Coast \Coast\, n. [OF. coste, F. c[93]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi. 24. 3. The seashore, or land near it. He sees in English ships the Holland coast. --Dryden. We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. --Waller. {The coast is clear}, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. [bd]Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. {Coast guard}. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] {Coast rat} (Zo[94]l.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also {sand mole}. {Coast waiter}, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.] | |
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Coast \Coast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[93]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[93]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. 4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[93]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.] | |
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Cockaded \Cock*ad"ed\, a. Wearing a cockade. --Young. | |
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Cock \Cock\ (k[ocr]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[ocr]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up. Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay. Dick would cock his nose in scorn. --Swift. 2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. 3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. They cocked their hats in each other's faces. --Macaulay. 4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. {Cocked hat}. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also {three-cornered hat} | |
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Coestate \Co`es*tate"\, n. Joint estate. --Smolett. | |
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Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cogitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cogitating}.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. {Adage}.] To engage in continuous thought; to think. He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth. --Bacon. | |
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Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t. To think over; to plan. He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. --Foxe. | |
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Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cogitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cogitating}.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. {Adage}.] To engage in continuous thought; to think. He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth. --Bacon. | |
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Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cogitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cogitating}.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. {Adage}.] To engage in continuous thought; to think. He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth. --Bacon. | |
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Cogitation \Cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. cogitatio: cf. F. cogitation.] The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. [bd]Fixed in cogitation deep.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Cogitative \Cog"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. cogitativus.] 1. Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating. [bd]Cogitative faculties.[b8] --Wollaston. 2. Given to thought or contemplation. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coquetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coquetting}.] To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint. You are coquetting a maid of honor. --Swift. | |
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Costate \Cos"tate\ (k?s"t?t), Costated \Cos"ta*ted\ (-t?-t?d), a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.] Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs. | |
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Costate \Cos"tate\ (k?s"t?t), Costated \Cos"ta*ted\ (-t?-t?d), a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.] Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs. | |
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Costotome \Cos"to*tome\ (k?s"t?-t?m), n. [Costa + Gr. [?][?][?][?] to cut.] An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections. --Knight. | |
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Cussuetudinary \Cus`sue*tu"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Consuetudinaries}. A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises. | |
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Custode \Cus"tode\ (k?s"t?d), n. [F. or It. custode, fr. L. custos, -odis.] See {Custodian}. | |
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d8Custos \[d8]Cus"tos\ (k[ucr]s"t[ocr]s), n.; pl. {Custodes} (k[ucr]s*t[omac]"d[emac]z). [L.] A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.] {Custos rotulorum} (r[ocr]t`[usl]*l[omac]"r[ucr]m) [LL., keeper of the rolls] (Eng. Law), the principal justice of the peace in a county, who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace. | |
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Custodial \Cus*to"di*al\ (k?s-t?"d?-al), a. [Cf. F. custodial, fr. L. custodia. See {Custody}.] Relating to custody or guardianship. | |
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Custodian \Cus*to"di*an\ (k?s-t?"d?-an), n. [From {Custody}.] One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent. | |
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Custodianship \Cus*to"di*an*ship\, n. Office or duty of a custodian. | |
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Custodier \Cus*to"di*er\ (-?r), n. [Cf. LL. custodiarus.] A custodian. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Custody \Cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?] to hide, and E. hide. See {Hide} to cover.] 1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. --Bacon. 2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping. Jailer, take him to thy custody. --Shak. | |
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Cysted \Cyst"ed\ (s?s"t?d), a. Inclosed in a cyst. | |
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Cystid \Cys"tid\ (s?s"t?d), n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Cystidea. | |
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Cystidean \Cys*tid"e*an\ (-t?d"?-a]/>n), n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Cystidea. | |
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Cystitis \Cys*ti"tis\ (s?s-t?"t?s), n. [Cyst + -itis: cf. F. cystite.] (Med.) Inflammation of the bladder. | |
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Cystoid \Cys"toid\, Cystoidean \Cys*toid"e*an\, n. Same as {Cystidean}. | |
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Cystoidea \Cys*toi"de*a\ (s?s-toi"d?-?), n. Same as {Cystidea}. | |
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Cystoid \Cys"toid\, Cystoidean \Cys*toid"e*an\, n. Same as {Cystidean}. | |
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Cystotome \Cys"to*tome\ (s?s"t?-t?m), n. [Gr. [?][?][?] bladder + [?][?][?][?] to cut: cf. F. cystotome.] (Surg.) A knife or instrument used in cystotomy. | |
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Cystotomy \Cys*tot"o*my\ (s??s-t?t"?-m?), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] bladder + [?][?][?][?] to cut: cf. F. cystotomie.] The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus. | |
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Cochituate, MA (CDP, FIPS 14570) Location: 42.32899 N, 71.36063 W Population (1990): 6046 (2249 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) | |
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Cook Station, MO Zip code(s): 65449 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CASE Data Interchange Format (CDIF) An emerging standard for interchange of data between {CASE} tools. (1994-11-03) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Cogitations (or "thoughts," as the Chaldee word in Dan. 7:28 literally means), earnest meditation. |