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   Capra hircus
         n 1: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or
               wool [syn: {domestic goat}, {Capra hircus}]

English Dictionary: cyberwar by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
copperware
n
  1. utensils made with copper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cupbearer
n
  1. the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cyberart
n
  1. art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cyberwar
n
  1. an assault on electronic communication networks [syn: cyber-terrorism, cyberwar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabrerite \Ca*brer"ite\, n. (Min.)
      An apple-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of nickel,
      cobalt, and magnesia; -- so named from the Sierra Cabrera,
      Spain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caperer \Ca"per*er\, n.
      One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
  
               The nimble capperer on the cord.            --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   West India \West` In"di*a\, West Indian \West` In"di*an\
      Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
  
      {West India tea} (Bot.), a shrubby plant ({Capraria biflora})
            having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes
            used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
      A name for two tropical American weeds ({Capraria biflora},
      and {Scoparia dulcis}) of the Figwort family.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chafferer \Chaf"fer*er\, n.
      One who chaffers; a bargainer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparajos \[d8]Cha`pa*ra"jos\, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]
      Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back,
      worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny
      bushes, as in the chaparral; -- called also {chapareras} or
      colloq. {chaps}. [Sp. Amer.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cipherer \Ci"pher*er\, n.
      One who ciphers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cofferer \Cof"fer*er\, n.
      One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cofferwork \Cof"fer*work`\, n. (Masonry)
      Rubblework faced with stone. --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Float \Float\ (fl[omac]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS.
      flota ship, fr. fle[a2]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet,
      G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta.
      [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},
      {Plover}.]
      1. Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid,
            as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the
            surface, or mark the place of, something. Specifically:
            (a) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and
                  conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
            (b) The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet,
                  which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
            (c) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait
                  line, and indicate the bite of a fish.
            (d) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink;
                  an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to
                  swim; a life preserver.
  
                           This reform bill . . . had been used as a float
                           by the conservative ministry.      --J. P.
                                                                              Peters.
  
      2. A float board. See {Float board} (below).
  
      3. (Tempering) A contrivance for affording a copious stream
            of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk,
            as an anvil or die. --Knight.
  
      4. The act of flowing; flux; flow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
      5. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot
            deep. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
  
      6. (Plastering) The trowel or tool with which the floated
            coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
  
      7. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
            --Knight.
  
      8. A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers
            for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
  
      9. A coal cart. [Eng.] --Simmonds.
  
      10. The sea; a wave. See {Flote}, n.
  
      {Float board}, one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of
            an undershot water wheel or of a steamer's paddle wheel;
            -- a vane.
  
      {Float case} (Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship.
  
      {Float} {copper [or] gold} (Mining), fine particles of
            metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus
            liable to be lost.
  
      {Float ore}, water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein
            material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.
            --Raymond.
  
      {Float stone} (Arch.), a siliceous stone used to rub
            stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface.
  
      {Float valve}, a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See
            {Float}, 1
            (b) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Torbernite \Tor"bern*ite\, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a
      Swedish chemist.] (Min.)
      A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having
      a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium
      and copper. Called also {copper uranite}, and {chalcolite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copper works \Cop"per works`\
      A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. --Woodward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copperworm \Cop"per*worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The teredo; -- so called because it injures the bottoms
            of vessels, where not protected by copper.
      (b) The ringworm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coverer \Cov"er*er\ (-?r), n.
      One who, or that which, covers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cupbearer \Cup"bear`er\ (-b[acir]r`[etil]r), n.
      1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an
            entertainment.
  
      2. (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble,
            permanently charged with the performance of this office
            for his master. [bd]I was the king's cupbearer.[b8] --Neh.
            i. 11.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of shell ({Cypr[91]a argus}), beautifully
      variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orange \Or"ange\, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia,
      Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[be]ranj, Per.
      n[be]ranj, n[be]rang; cf. Skr. n[be]ranga orange tree. The o-
      in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum,
      because the orange resembles gold in color.]
      1. The fruit of a tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C.
            Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
            carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
            rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
            when ripe.
  
      Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
               {bitter orange}, which is supposed to be the original
               stock; the {navel orange}, which has the rudiment of a
               second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
               {blood orange}, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
               orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
  
      2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
  
      3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
  
      {Mandarin orange}. See {Mandarin}.
  
      {Mock orange} (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
            {Philadelphus}, which have whitish and often fragrant
            blossoms.
  
      {Native orange}, or {Orange thorn} (Bot.), an Australian
            shrub ({Citriobatus parviflorus}); also, its edible yellow
            berries.
  
      {Orange bird} (Zo[94]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra
            zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast.
  
      {Orange cowry} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowry
            ({Cypr[91]a aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of
            shells on account of its rarity.
  
      {Orange grass} (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
            ({Hypericum Sarothra}), having minute, deep yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Orange oil} (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
            from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
            obtained from the flowers.
  
      {Orange pekoe}, a kind of black tea.
  
      {Orange pippin}, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
  
      {Quito orange}, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
            nightshade ({Solanum Quitoense}), native in Quito.
  
      {Orange scale} (Zo[94]l.) any species of scale insects which
            infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
            ({Mytilaspis citricola}), the long scale ({M. Gloveri}),
            and the red scale ({Aspidiotus Aurantii}).

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Cup-bearer
      an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and
      Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is
      mentioned in connection with Joseph's history (Gen. 40:1-21;
      41:9). Rabshakeh (q.v.) was cup-bearer in the Assyrian court (2
      Kings 18:17). Nehemiah filled this office to the king of Persia
      (Neh. 1:11). We read also of Solomon's cup-bearers (1 Kings
      10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4).
     
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