English Dictionary: cyberwar | by the DICT Development Group |
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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. | |
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Caperer \Ca"per*er\, n. One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances. The nimble capperer on the cord. --Dryden. | |
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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. | |
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Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A name for two tropical American weeds ({Capraria biflora}, and {Scoparia dulcis}) of the Figwort family. | |
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Chafferer \Chaf"fer*er\, n. One who chaffers; a bargainer. | |
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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.] | |
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Cipherer \Ci"pher*er\, n. One who ciphers. | |
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Cofferer \Cof"fer*er\, n. One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.] | |
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Cofferwork \Cof"fer*work`\, n. (Masonry) Rubblework faced with stone. --Knight. | |
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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}. | |
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Copper works \Cop"per works`\ A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. --Woodward. | |
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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. | |
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Coverer \Cov"er*er\ (-?r), n. One who, or that which, covers. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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). |