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C program
n 1: a program written in C

English Dictionary: Cooper's hawk	by the DICT Development Group
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C. S. Forester n English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) Synonym(s): Forester, C. S. Forester, Cecil Scott Forester
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caffer cat n widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: kaffir cat, caffer cat, Felis ocreata]
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caparison n stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse Synonym(s): caparison, trapping, housing v put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" Synonym(s): caparison, bard, barde, dress up
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caparisoned adj clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
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Cape York n the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland
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Cape York Peninsula n a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
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caper sauce n allemande sauce with capers
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caper spurge n poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil Synonym(s): caper spurge, myrtle spurge, mole plant, Euphorbia lathyris
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capercaillie n large black Old World grouse [syn: capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus]
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capercailzie n large black Old World grouse [syn: capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus]
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Capparis n tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees Synonym(s): Capparis, genus Capparis
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Capparis arborea n small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate Synonym(s): native pomegranate, Capparis arborea
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Capparis cynophallophora n shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper tree}, Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora]
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Capparis flexuosa n shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America Synonym(s): caper tree, bay-leaved caper, Capparis flexuosa
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Capparis mitchellii n small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit Synonym(s): native orange, Capparis mitchellii
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Capparis spinosa n prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled Synonym(s): common caper, Capparis spinosa
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Capra aegagrus n wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: bezoar goat, pasang, Capra aegagrus]
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capric acid n a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats Synonym(s): capric acid, decanoic acid
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capriccio n an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
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caprice n a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim]
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capricious adj changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" Synonym(s): capricious, freakish determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" Synonym(s): capricious, impulsive, whimsical
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capriciously adv unpredictably; "the weather has been freakishly variable" Synonym(s): capriciously, freakishly in a capricious manner; "there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea"
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capriciousness n the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses Synonym(s): capriciousness, unpredictability the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" Synonym(s): flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness
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Capricorn n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn Synonym(s): Capricorn, Goat a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius Synonym(s): Capricornus, Capricorn the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Synonym(s): Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat
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Capricorn the Goat n the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Synonym(s): Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat
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Capricornis n serows Synonym(s): Capricornis, genus Capricornis
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Capricornus n a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius Synonym(s): Capricornus, Capricorn
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caproic acid n a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats Synonym(s): caproic acid, hexanoic acid
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Capros n a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: Capros, genus Capros]
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Capros aper n fish with a projecting snout [syn: boarfish, {Capros aper}]
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cefuroxime n a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges Synonym(s): cefuroxime, Ceftin, Zinacef
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coffee rose n tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand Synonym(s): crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay, Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricate
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Cooper's hawk n bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight Synonym(s): Cooper's hawk, blue darter, Accipiter cooperii
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Cooperstown n a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
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copper color n a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper Synonym(s): copper, copper color
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copper colored adj of something having the color of copper [syn: coppery, copper colored]
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copper glance n a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper [syn: chalcocite, copper glance]
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copper oxide n an oxide of copper
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copper rockfish n a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America Synonym(s): copper rockfish, Sebastodes caurinus
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copper sulfate n a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate
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copper sulphate n a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate
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copper's nark n an informer or spy working for the police [syn: nark, copper's nark]
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coppersmith n someone who makes articles from copper
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copyright n a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work Synonym(s): copyright, right of first publication v secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"
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copyright infringement n a violation of the rights secured by a copyright [syn: copyright infringement, infringement of copyright]
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copyrighted adj (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright; "permission to publish copyright material"
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cover charge n a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink Synonym(s): cover charge, cover
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cover crop n crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure
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cover girl n a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model Synonym(s): cover girl, pin-up, lovely
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cover glass n a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide Synonym(s): cover glass, cover slip
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cover slip n a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide Synonym(s): cover glass, cover slip
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cover song n a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" Synonym(s): cover, cover version, cover song
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coverage n the total amount and type of insurance carried [syn: coverage, insurance coverage] the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent" the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations" Synonym(s): coverage, reporting, reportage
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cow parsley n coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America Synonym(s): cow parsley, wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris
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cow parsnip n tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers Synonym(s): cow parsnip, hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
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Cowper's gland n either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female Synonym(s): Cowper's gland, bulbourethral gland
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Cupressaceae n cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress family]
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Cupressus n type genus of Cupressaceae [syn: Cupressus, {genus Cupressus}]
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Cupressus abramsiana n rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species Synonym(s): Santa Cruz cypress, Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana
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Cupressus arizonica n Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage [syn: Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica]
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Cupressus goveniana n small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress Synonym(s): gowen cypress, Cupressus goveniana
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Cupressus goveniana abramsiana n rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species Synonym(s): Santa Cruz cypress, Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana
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Cupressus goveniana pigmaea n rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress Synonym(s): pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
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Cupressus guadalupensis n relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage Synonym(s): Guadalupe cypress, Cupressus guadalupensis
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Cupressus lusitanica n tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa Synonym(s): Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica
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Cupressus macrocarpa n tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting Synonym(s): Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa
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Cupressus pigmaea n rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress Synonym(s): pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
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Cupressus sempervirens n tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches Synonym(s): Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens
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cupric adj of or containing divalent copper [syn: cupric, cuprous]
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cupric acetate n a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment [syn: verdigris, cupric acetate]
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cupric sulfate n a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate
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cupric sulphate n a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate
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cuprous adj of or containing divalent copper [syn: cupric, cuprous]
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cy pres n a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible Synonym(s): cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine
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cy pres doctrine n a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible Synonym(s): cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine
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cybercafe n a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink
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cybercrime n crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs
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cyberculture n the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business
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cybersex n sexual arousal involving communication on the internet
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cyberspace n a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange Synonym(s): internet, net, cyberspace
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cyborg n a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" Synonym(s): cyborg, bionic man, bionic woman
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Cyperaceae n bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn: Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family]
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Cyperus n type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions Synonym(s): Cyperus, genus Cyperus
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Cyperus alternifolius n African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves Synonym(s): umbrella plant, umbrella sedge, Cyperus alternifolius
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Cyperus esculentus n European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]
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Cyperus longus n European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots Synonym(s): galingale, galangal, Cyperus longus
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Cyperus papyrus n tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Synonym(s): papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
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Cyperus rotundus n a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers Synonym(s): nutgrass, nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus
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cypress n wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones Synonym(s): cypress, cypress tree
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cypress family n cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress family]
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cypress pine n any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia
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cypress sedge n tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan Synonym(s): cypress sedge, Carex pseudocyperus
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cypress spurge n Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States Synonym(s): cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias
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cypress tree n any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones Synonym(s): cypress, cypress tree
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cypress vine n tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere Synonym(s): cypress vine, star- glory, Indian pink, Ipomoea quamoclit, Quamoclit pennata
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Cyprus n a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin Synonym(s): Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus an island in the eastern Mediterranean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. {Golden age}. (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the silver, bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden. (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D. 14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence: (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been considered the golden age of English literature. {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in London having been Lombards. {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict. {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named from its long clusters of yellow blossoms. {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow flowers. {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup. {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year is the {ring-tailed eagle}. {Golden fleece}. (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the Argonautic expedition. (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also {Toison d'Or}. {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang] {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}. {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century. {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8]) written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled. {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.] {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope. {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green, purple, and gold. {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold. {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}. {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}. {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color. {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C. apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow, black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called {frostbird}, and {bullhead}. {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab. {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some church or person in recognition of special services rendered to the Holy See. {Golden rule}. (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us. Cf. --Luke vi. 31. (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three. {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe. {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet places in early spring. {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves. {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow powder. {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}. {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are golden, blue, and green. {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\ [OE. brasil, LL. brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh. from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. {Braze}, {Brasier}); or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood.] 1. The wood of the oriental {C[91]salpinia Sapan}; -- so called before the discovery of America. 2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {C[91]salpinia echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of {C. Braziliensis} and {C. crista}. This is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better kind is also frequently so named.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. [?], [?]: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. {Jacinth}. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {H. orientalis} is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus {Camassia} ({C. Farseri}), called also {Eastern camass}; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also given to {Scilla Peruviana}, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, {Hyacinth of Peru}. 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See {Zircon}. {Hyacinth bean} (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant ({Dolichos Lablab}), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small British lake whitefish ({Coregonus clupeoides}, or {C. ferus}); -- called also {gwyniad} and {lake herring}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mudar \[d8]Mu"dar\, n. [Hind. mad[be]r.] (Bot.) Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs ({Calotropis gigantea}, and {C. procera}), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Processionary \Proces"siona*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. processionarius, F. processionnaire.] Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, processionary service. {Processionary moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cnethocampa}, especially {C. processionea} of Europe, whose larv[91] make large webs on oak trees, and go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging hairs.
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1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles. 2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. {Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator}, {Box}, etc. {green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a marine turtle of the genus {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other ({C. virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. {Turtle cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypr[91]a testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. {Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. {Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}.
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Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.] 1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid. 2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. --Rev. xiv. 4. He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he said. --Gower. 3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family {Lyc[91]nid[91]}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect. {The Virgin}, [or] {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord. {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {C. Vitalba} of Europe, and {C. Virginiana} of North America.
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Deer \Deer\ (d[emac]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal, wild animal, AS. de[a2]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d[df]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin. [fb]71.] 1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak. The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne MS. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A ruminant of the genus {Cervus}, of many species, and of related genera of the family {Cervid[91]}. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison. Note: The deer hunted in England is {Cervus elaphus}, called also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {C. dama}; the common American deer is {C. Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North America is {C. Columbianus}; and the mule deer of the same region is {C. macrotis}. See {Axis}, {Fallow deer}, {Mule deer}, {Reindeer}. Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying, deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc. {Deer mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white-footed mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus}) of America. {Small deer}, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the first definition, above.) [bd]Minor critics . . . can find leisure for the chase of such small deer.[b8] --G. P. Marsh.
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{Cardinal bird}, or {Cardinal grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), an American song bird ({Cardinalis cardinalis}, or {C. Virginianus}), of the family {Fringillid[91]}, or finches having a bright red plumage, and a high, pointed crest on its head. The males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also called cardinal birds. {Cardinal flower} (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia cardinalis}) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty. {Cardinal red}, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock, hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between scarlet and crimson.
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Cabiric \Cabir"ic\ (k[adot]b[icr]r"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. Cabirique] Of or pertaining to the Cabiri, or to their mystical worship. [Written also {Cabiritic}.]
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Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st {Cope}.] 1. A covering for the head; esp. (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys; (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants; (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal. 2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief. Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak. 3. A respectful uncovering of the head. He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks. --Fuller. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. 5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as: (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate. (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament. (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope. (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}. (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box. (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface. 6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap. {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry; -- now called an apron. {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively. {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}. {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings of England at the coronation. It is also carried before the mayors of some cities. {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the death of the fox. {Cap paper}. (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap, and legal cap. (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold commodities. {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore, generally of barren vein material. {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}. {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer of soldier. {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at the top or [bd]narrow edge.[b8] {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer. {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
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Caparison \Capar"ison\, n. [F. capara[?]on, fr. Sp. caparazon a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL. capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See {Cap}.] 1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. --Drylen. 2. Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. --Smollett.
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Caparison \Capar"ison\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[87]onner.] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. --Dryden. 2. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. --Shak.
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Caparison \Capar"ison\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[87]onner.] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. --Dryden. 2. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. --Shak.
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Caparison \Capar"ison\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[87]onner.] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. --Dryden. 2. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. --Shak.
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Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[83]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. [?]; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also {caper bush}, {caper tree}. Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The {C. sodada} is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}. {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Capercailzie \Ca"percail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"percal`ly\, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also {cock of the woods}. [Written also {capercaillie}, {capercaili}.]
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Capercailzie \Ca"percail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"percal`ly\, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also {cock of the woods}. [Written also {capercaillie}, {capercaili}.]
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Capercailzie \Ca"percail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"percal`ly\, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also {cock of the woods}. [Written also {capercaillie}, {capercaili}.]
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Capercailzie \Ca"percail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"percal`ly\, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also {cock of the woods}. [Written also {capercaillie}, {capercaili}.]
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Caperclaw \Ca"per*claw`\, v. t. To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse. [Obs.] --Birch.
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Caperberry \Ca"per*ber`ry\, n. 1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment. 2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper ({Capparis sodado}).
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Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[83]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. [?]; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also {caper bush}, {caper tree}. Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The {C. sodada} is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}. {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Hyssop \Hys"sop\, n. [OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope, hyssope, L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. [?], [?], an aromatic plant, fr. Heb. [emac]sov.] A plant ({Hyssopus officinalis}). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. Note: The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper ({Capparis spinosa}), but probably the name was used for several different plants.
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Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b[82]zoard, fr. Ar. b[be]zahr, b[be]dizahr, fr. Per. p[be]d-zahr bezoar; p[be]d protecting + zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.] A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea. Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru. {Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}. {Bezoar goat} (Zo[94]l.), the wild goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}). {Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony. --Ure.
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Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin. Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}), of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the antelopes. See {Mazame}. {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara. {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig. {Goat house}. (a) A place for keeping goats. (b) A brothel. [Obs.] {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp. the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat. {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus {Capraria} ({C. biflora}). {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane. {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant. {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope. {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis} of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United States). {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant. {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred to {Atraphaxis}).
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Jharal \Jha"ral\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A wild goat ({Capra Jemlaica}) which inhabits the loftiest mountains of India. It has long, coarse hair, forming a thick mane on its head and neck.
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Thar \Thar\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also {serow}, and {imo}. [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.]
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Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. {Capric acid}, {C9H19.CO2H}, {Caprylic acid}, {C7H15.CO2H}, and {Caproic acid}, {C5H11.CO2H}, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.
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Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. {Capric acid}, {C9H19.CO2H}, {Caprylic acid}, {C7H15.CO2H}, and {Caproic acid}, {C5H11.CO2H}, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.
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Caprice \Ca*price"\, n. [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf {Capriole}, {Cab}, {Caper}, v. i.] 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. [bd]Caprices of appetite.[b8] --W. Irving. 2. (Mus.) See {Capriccio}. Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.
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Capricious \Capri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. capricleux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. [bd]Capricious poet.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Capricious humor.[b8] --Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. --Hallam. Syn: Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary. -- {Capri"ciously}, adv. -- {Capri"cious*ness}, n.
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Capricious \Capri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. capricleux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. [bd]Capricious poet.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Capricious humor.[b8] --Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. --Hallam. Syn: Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary. -- {Capri"ciously}, adv. -- {Capri"cious*ness}, n.
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Capricious \Capri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. capricleux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. [bd]Capricious poet.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Capricious humor.[b8] --Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. --Hallam. Syn: Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary. -- {Capri"ciously}, adv. -- {Capri"cious*ness}, n.
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Capricorn \Cap"ri*corn\, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See {Tropic}. The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. {Capricorn beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the family {Carambucid[91]}; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[91] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See {Girdler}, {Pruner}.
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Capricorn \Cap"ri*corn\, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See {Tropic}. The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. {Capricorn beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the family {Carambucid[91]}; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[91] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See {Girdler}, {Pruner}.
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Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8. (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi. 10. (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. --Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. --Spenser. (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. --Luke i. 62. (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. --Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. --Macaulay. (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus} ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo} ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]), {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]), {Capricornus ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]), {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations, and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance, or to the east of the one which bears its name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus, etc. (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6], and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. --Bk. of Common Prayer. Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924. {Sign manual}. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton. Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See {Emblem}.
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Caprigenous \Caprig"enous\, a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat + gegnere to produce.] Of the goat kind.
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Caproic \Ca*pro"ic\, a. (Chem.) See under {Capric}.
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Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. {Capric acid}, {C9H19.CO2H}, {Caprylic acid}, {C7H15.CO2H}, and {Caproic acid}, {C5H11.CO2H}, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.
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Boarfish \Boar"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family {Caproid[91]}; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus recurvirostris}), valued as a food fish.
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Bromal \Bro"mal\ (br[omac]"m[ait]l), n. [Bromine + aldehyde.] (Chem.) An oily, colorless fluid, {CBr3.COH}, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.
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Chuprassy \Chupras"sy\ Chuprassie \Chupras"sie\, n. [Hind. chapr[be]ss[c6], fr. chapr[be]s badge.] A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [Anglo-Indian]
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Chuprassy \Chupras"sy\ Chuprassie \Chupras"sie\, n. [Hind. chapr[be]ss[c6], fr. chapr[be]s badge.] A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [Anglo-Indian]
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Cibarious \Ciba"rious\, a. [L. cibaruus, fr. cibus food.] Pertaining to food; edible. --Johnson.
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Cipher \Ci"pher\, n. [OF. cifre zero, F. Chiffre figure (cf. Sp. cifra, LL. cifra), fr. Ar. [87]ifrun, [87]afrun, empty, cipher, zero, fr. [87]afira to be empty. Cf. {Zero}.] 1. (Arith.) A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold. 2. One who, or that which, has no weight or influence. Here he was a mere cipher. --W. Irving. 3. A character in general, as a figure or letter. [Obs.] This wisdom began to be written in ciphers and characters and letters bearing the forms of creatures. --Sir W. Raleigh. 4. A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W. 5. A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in such characters. His father . . . engaged him when he was very young to write all his letters to England in cipher. --Bp. Burnet. {Cipher key}, a key to assist in reading writings in cipher.
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Coafforest \Co`af*for"est\, v. t. To convert into, or add to, a forest. --Howell.
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Cobourg \Co"bourg\, n. [Named from the town of Coburg in Germany.] A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
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Cobwork \Cob"work`\, a. Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with stones; as, a cobwork dock or breakwater.
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Cooperage \Coop"er*age\, n. 1. Work done by a cooper. 2. The price paid for coopers; work. 3. A place where coopers' work is done.
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Flag \Flag\, n. [From {Flag} to hang loose, to bend down.] (Bot.) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera {Iris} and {Acorus}. {Cooper's flag}, the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia}), the long leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels to make the latter water-tight. {Corn flag}. See under 2d {Corn}. {Flag broom}, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or rushes. {Flag root}, the root of the sweet flag. {Sweet flag}. See {Calamus}, n., 2.
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Coparcenary \Copar"cenary\ (k[osl]p[aum]r"s[esl]n[asl]r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Coparcenaries} (-r[icr]z). [Pref. co- + parcenary] (Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
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Coparcenary \Copar"cenary\ (k[osl]p[aum]r"s[esl]n[asl]r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Coparcenaries} (-r[icr]z). [Pref. co- + parcenary] (Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
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Coparcener \Copar"cener\ (-n[etil]r), n. [Pref. co- + parcener.] (Law) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance. All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. --Blackstone.
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Coparceny \Copar"ceny\, n. [Abbrev. of {Coparcenary}.] (Law) An equal share of an inheritance.
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Chalcocite \Chal"co*cite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass.] (Min.) Native copper sulphide, called also {copper glance}, and {vitreous copper}; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster. [Formerly written {chalcosine}.]
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Copper \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. [?] of Cyprus (Gr. [?]), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. {Cypreous}.] 1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze. Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys. 2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. --Franklin. 3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper. 4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers. Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper; as, a copper boiler, tube, etc. All in a hot and copper sky. --Coleridge. Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as, copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored. {Copper finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaffinch}. {Copper glance}, [or] {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See {Chalcocite}. {Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}.
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Chalcocite \Chal"co*cite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass.] (Min.) Native copper sulphide, called also {copper glance}, and {vitreous copper}; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster. [Formerly written {chalcosine}.]
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Copper \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. [?] of Cyprus (Gr. [?]), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. {Cypreous}.] 1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze. Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys. 2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. --Franklin. 3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper. 4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers. Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper; as, a copper boiler, tube, etc. All in a hot and copper sky. --Coleridge. Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as, copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored. {Copper finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaffinch}. {Copper glance}, [or] {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See {Chalcocite}. {Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}.
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Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald. 2. Having a sickly color; wan. To look so green and pale. --Shak. 3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound. As valid against such an old and beneficent government as against . . . the greenest usurpation. --Burke. 4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc. 5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.] We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L. Watts. 6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment. I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs. --Sir W. Scott. 7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc. --Shak. {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the United States; -- called also {cat brier}. {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock. {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally named {joe-rocker}. {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root crop, etc. {Green diallage}. (Min.) (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene. (b) Smaragdite. {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip; -- called also {dragon root}. {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}. {Green ebony}. (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid work, and in dyeing. (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}. {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate), to which the color of the flame is due. {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants. {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary. {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91]. {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.] {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in the West Indies and in South America, used for shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is the {Colubrina ferruginosa}. {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite. {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima}); -- called also {green sloke}. {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite. {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch. {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm. {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine. {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment. See {Greengill}. {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West Indies early in the last century, and has become very abundant there. {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides of platinum. {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made. {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a vessel's deck. {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis. {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are bright green in color. {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See {Turtle}. {Green vitriol}. (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline substance, very extensively used in the preparation of inks, dyes, mordants, etc. (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate of iron}. {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not yet baked. {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.
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Copperas \Cop"per*as\, n. [OE. coperose, F. couperose, fr. (assumed?) L. cuprirosa, equiv. to G. cha`lkanqos, i. e. copper flower, vitriol. See {Copper} and {Rose.}] Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also {ferrous sulphate}. Note: The term copperas was formerly synonymous with vitriol, and included the green, blue, and white vitriols, or the sulphates of iron, copper, and zinc.
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Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald. 2. Having a sickly color; wan. To look so green and pale. --Shak. 3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound. As valid against such an old and beneficent government as against . . . the greenest usurpation. --Burke. 4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc. 5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.] We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L. Watts. 6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment. I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs. --Sir W. Scott. 7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc. --Shak. {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the United States; -- called also {cat brier}. {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock. {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally named {joe-rocker}. {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root crop, etc. {Green diallage}. (Min.) (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene. (b) Smaragdite. {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip; -- called also {dragon root}. {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}. {Green ebony}. (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid work, and in dyeing. (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}. {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate), to which the color of the flame is due. {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants. {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary. {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91]. {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.] {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in the West Indies and in South America, used for shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is the {Colubrina ferruginosa}. {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite. {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima}); -- called also {green sloke}. {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite. {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch. {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm. {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine. {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment. See {Greengill}. {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West Indies early in the last century, and has become very abundant there. {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides of platinum. {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made. {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a vessel's deck. {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis. {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are bright green in color. {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See {Turtle}. {Green vitriol}. (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline substance, very extensively used in the preparation of inks, dyes, mordants, etc. (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate of iron}. {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not yet baked. {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.
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Copperas \Cop"per*as\, n. [OE. coperose, F. couperose, fr. (assumed?) L. cuprirosa, equiv. to G. cha`lkanqos, i. e. copper flower, vitriol. See {Copper} and {Rose.}] Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also {ferrous sulphate}. Note: The term copperas was formerly synonymous with vitriol, and included the green, blue, and white vitriols, or the sulphates of iron, copper, and zinc.
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Copperish \Cop"per*ish\, a. Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste.
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Coppersmith \Cop"per*smith`\ (-sm[icr]th`), n. One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a worker in copper.
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Cop-rose \Cop-rose`\, n. [F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf. D. klaproos, klapperroos.] The red, or corn, poppy. [Written also {cup-rose}.]
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Copyright \Cop"y*right\, n. The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books. Note: In the United States a copyright runs for the term of twenty-eight years, with right of renewal for fourteen years on certain conditions.
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Copyright \Cop"y*right`\, v. t. To secure a copyright on.
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Cover crop \Cov"er crop\ A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring.
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Coverage \Cov"er*age\, n. The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.
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Coverchief \Cov"er*chief\ (ch[emac]f), n. [See {Kerchef}.] A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Covercle \Cov"er*cle\ (k?v"?r-k'l), n. [OF. covercle, F. couvercle, fr. L. co[94]perculum fr. co[94]perire. See {cover}] A small cover; a lid. [>Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Coversed sine \Co*versed" sine\ (k?-v?rst" s?n`). [Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine.] (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of {Functions}.
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Cover-shame \Cov"er-shame`\ (-sh?m`), n. Something used to conceal infamy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Coverside \Cov"er*side`\, n. A region of country having covers; a hunting country.
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Cow parsley \Cow" pars`ley\ (kou` p?rs`l?). (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Ch[91]rophyllum} ({C. temulum} and {C. sylvestre}).
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Parsnip \Pars"nip\, n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. {Cow parsnip}. See {Cow parsnip}. {Meadow parsnip}, the European cow parsnip. {Poison parsnip}, the wild stock of the parsnip. {Water parsnip}, any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sium}, the species of which are poisonous.
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Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus {Heracleum} ({H. sphondylium} in England, and {H. lanatum} in America).
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Cowberry \Cow"ber`ry\ (-b[ecr]r`r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Cowberries} (-r[icr]z). (Bot.) A species of {Vaccinium} ({V. Vitis-id[91]a}), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called {mountain cranberry}.
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Cowper's glands \Cow"per's glands`\ (kou"p?rz gl?ndz`). [After the discoverer, William Cowper, an English surgeon.] (Anat.) Two small glands discharging into the male urethra.
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Cupreous \Cu"pre*ous\ (k?"pr?-?s), a. [L. cupreus, fr. cuprum.] Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
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Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-[?]z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr[?]s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?], perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g[?]pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, {C. thyoides} (now called {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({Ipot[d2]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
White \White\, a. [Compar. {Whiter}; superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[?]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[c6]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[c6]z, hw[c6]z, Icel. hv[c6]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright, Russ. sviet' light, Skr. [?]v[?]ta white, [?]vit to be bright. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Wheat}, {Whitsunday}.] 1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of {black} or {dark}; as, white paper; a white skin. [bd]Pearls white.[b8] --Chaucer. White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow. 2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear. Or whispering with white lips, [bd]The foe! They come! they come![b8] --Byron. 3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure. White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden. No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope. 4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head So old and white as this. --Shak. 5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable. On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of the white days of his life. --Sir W. Scott. 6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling. Come forth, my white spouse. --Chaucer. I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford. Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed. {White alder}. (Bot.) See {Sweet pepper bush}, under {Pepper}. {White ant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of social pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Termes}. These insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form large and complex communities consisting of numerous asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens (or fertile females) often having the body enormously distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous winged males, together with the larv[91] and pup[91] of each kind in various stages of development. Many of the species construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the form of domelike structures rising several feet above the ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries and chambers. In their social habits they closely resemble the true ants. They feed upon animal and vegetable substances of various kinds, including timber, and are often very destructive to buildings and furniture. {White arsenic} (Chem.), arsenious oxide, {As2O3}, a substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a deadly poison. {White bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water North American bass ({Roccus chrysops}) found in the Great Likes. {White bear} (Zo[94]l.), the polar bear. See under {Polar}. {White blood cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}. {White brand} (Zo[94]l.), the snow goose. {White brass}, a white alloy of copper; white copper. {White campion}. (Bot.) (a) A kind of catchfly ({Silene stellata}) with white flowers. (b) A white-flowered Lychnis ({Lychnis vespertina}). {White canon} (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian. {White caps}, the members of a secret organization in various of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked in white. {White cedar} (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America ({Thuja occidentalis}), also the related {Cupressus thyoides}, or {Cham[91]cyparis sph[91]roidea}, a slender evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much valued for their durable timber. In California the name is given to the {Libocedrus decurrens}, the timber of which is also useful, though often subject to dry rot. --Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a lofty tree ({Icica, [or] Bursera, altissima}) whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as it is not attacked by insect. {White cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}. {White cell-blood} (Med.), leucocyth[91]mia. {White clover} (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also under {Clover}. {White copper}, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German silver}, under {German}. {White copperas} (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron; coquimbite. {White coral} (Zo[94]l.), an ornamental branched coral ({Amphihelia oculata}) native of the Mediterranean. {White corpuscle}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}. {White cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the tree cricket. {White crop}, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop. {White currant} (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant, having white berries. {White daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}. {White damp}, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal mines. --Raymond. {White elephant} (Zo[94]l.), a whitish, or albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. [?].] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor. Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called {Cham[d2]cyparis sph[91]roidea}; American red cedar is the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar. {Cedar bird} (Zo[94]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American waxwing}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cupric \Cu"pric\ (k?"pr?k), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cop-rose \Cop-rose`\, n. [F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf. D. klaproos, klapperroos.] The red, or corn, poppy. [Written also {cup-rose}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cup-rose \Cup"-rose\ (k?p"r?z), n. Red poppy. See {Cop-rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cop-rose \Cop-rose`\, n. [F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf. D. klaproos, klapperroos.] The red, or corn, poppy. [Written also {cup-rose}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cup-rose \Cup"-rose\ (k?p"r?z), n. Red poppy. See {Cop-rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuprous \Cu"prous\ (k?"pr?s), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Perigynium \[d8]Per`igyn"ium\, n.; pl. {Perigynia}. [NL. See {Perigynous}.] (Bot.) Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or {Cyperace[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyperaceous \Cyp`er*a"ceous\ (s?p`?r-?"sh?s [or] s?`p?r-), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. [?][?][?][?] sedge.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chufa \[d8]Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant ({Cyperus esculentus}) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Galingale \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus longus}) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer. Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyrus \Pa*py"rus\, n.; pl. {Papyri}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Paper}.] 1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({Cyperus Papyrus}) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. 2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. 3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nut \Nut\, n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[94]t, Dan. n[94]d.] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel. 2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst {Bolt}. 3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight. 4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. {Check nut}, {Jam nut}, {Lock nut}, a nut which is screwed up tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut. {Nut buoy}. See under {Buoy}. {Nut coal}, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal and larger than pea coal; -- called also {chestnut coal}. {Nut crab} (Zo[94]l.), any leucosoid crab of the genus {Ebalia} as, {Ebalia tuberosa} of Europe. {Nut grass} (Bot.), a plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields. {Nut lock}, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cypres \Cy`pres"\ (s?`pr?" [or] s?`pr?s"), n. [OF., nearly.] (Law) A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law. --Mozley & W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-[?]z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr[?]s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?], perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g[?]pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, {C. thyoides} (now called {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({Ipot[d2]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-[?]z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr[?]s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?], perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g[?]pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, {C. thyoides} (now called {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({Ipot[d2]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-[?]z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr[?]s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?], perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g[?]pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, {C. thyoides} (now called {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({Ipot[d2]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprus \Cy"prus\ (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. {Cipers}.] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.] Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cypruslawn \Cy"prus*lawn`\ (-l?n`), n. Same as {Cyprus}. --Milton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cabarrus County, NC (county, FIPS 25) Location: 35.38772 N, 80.55062 W Population (1990): 98935 (39713 housing units) Area: 943.9 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cabo Rojo zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 9861) Location: 18.08829 N, 67.14856 W Population (1990): 10131 (3870 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Caprock, NM Zip code(s): 88213
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coburg, IA (city, FIPS 14880) Location: 40.91780 N, 95.26561 W Population (1990): 58 (22 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Coburg, OR (city, FIPS 14400) Location: 44.13809 N, 123.05982 W Population (1990): 763 (305 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97401
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cooper City, FL (city, FIPS 14125) Location: 26.04426 N, 80.28979 W Population (1990): 20791 (7348 housing units) Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cooper County, MO (county, FIPS 53) Location: 38.84632 N, 92.81324 W Population (1990): 14835 (6002 housing units) Area: 1463.5 sq km (land), 13.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coopers Mills, ME Zip code(s): 04341
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coopersburg, PA (borough, FIPS 16056) Location: 40.51037 N, 75.39138 W Population (1990): 2599 (958 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18036
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cooperstown, ND (city, FIPS 15900) Location: 47.44412 N, 98.12409 W Population (1990): 1247 (595 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58425 Cooperstown, NY (village, FIPS 18047) Location: 42.69974 N, 74.93075 W Population (1990): 2180 (1116 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13326 Cooperstown, PA (borough, FIPS 16080) Location: 41.49959 N, 79.87404 W Population (1990): 506 (204 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16317
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coopersville, KY Zip code(s): 42611 Coopersville, MI (city, FIPS 18020) Location: 43.06545 N, 85.93385 W Population (1990): 3421 (1213 housing units) Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49404
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Copper Canyon, TX (town, FIPS 16636) Location: 33.09708 N, 97.09666 W Population (1990): 978 (324 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Copper Center, AK (CDP, FIPS 17300) Location: 61.98076 N, 145.35113 W Population (1990): 449 (244 housing units) Area: 55.2 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99573
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Copper City, MI (village, FIPS 18080) Location: 47.28450 N, 88.38693 W Population (1990): 198 (115 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Copperas Cove, TX (city, FIPS 16624) Location: 31.11875 N, 97.90178 W Population (1990): 24079 (9307 housing units) Area: 24.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress, AL Zip code(s): 35474 Cypress, CA (city, FIPS 17750) Location: 33.81635 N, 118.03791 W Population (1990): 42655 (14715 housing units) Area: 17.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 90630 Cypress, IL (village, FIPS 18251) Location: 37.36550 N, 89.01904 W Population (1990): 275 (128 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62923 Cypress, TX Zip code(s): 77429, 77433
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Gardens, FL (CDP, FIPS 16050) Location: 28.00116 N, 81.68704 W Population (1990): 9188 (4268 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33884
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Inn, TN Zip code(s): 38452
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Lake, FL (CDP, FIPS 16062) Location: 26.53770 N, 81.89957 W Population (1990): 10491 (6526 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 16079) Location: 26.72755 N, 80.12297 W Population (1990): 1260 (896 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Mill, TX Zip code(s): 78654
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cypress Quarters, FL (CDP, FIPS 16100) Location: 27.24797 N, 80.81303 W Population (1990): 1343 (550 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
C Programmer's Disease n. The tendency of the undisciplined C programmer to set arbitrary but supposedly generous static limits on table sizes (defined, if you're lucky, by constants in header files) rather than taking the trouble to do proper dynamic storage allocation. If an application user later needs to put 68 elements into a table of size 50, the afflicted programmer reasons that he or she can easily reset the table size to 68 (or even as much as 70, to allow for future expansion) and recompile. This gives the programmer the comfortable feeling of having made the effort to satisfy the user's (unreasonable) demands, and often affords the user multiple opportunities to explore the marvelous consequences of {fandango on core}. In severe cases of the disease, the programmer cannot comprehend why each fix of this kind seems only to further disgruntle the user.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
CPU Wars /C-P-U worz/ n. A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to {ADVENT} and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). The whole shebang is now available on the Web (http://www.e-pix.com/CPUWARS/cpuwars.html). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See {eat flaming death}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cybercrud /si:'ber-kruhd/ n. 1. [coined by Ted Nelson] Obfuscatory tech-talk. Verbiage with a high {MEGO} factor. The computer equivalent of bureaucratese. 2. Incomprehensible stuff embedded in email. First there were the "Received" headers that show how mail flows through systems, then MIME (Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions) headers and part boundaries, and now huge blocks of radix-64 for PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) or PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) digital signatures and certificates of authenticity. This stuff all services a purpose and good user interfaces should hide it, but all too often users are forced to wade through it.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cyberspace /si:'br-spays`/ n. 1. Notional `information-space' loaded with visual cues and navigable with brain-computer interfaces called `cyberspace decks'; a characteristic prop of {cyberpunk} SF. Serious efforts to construct {virtual reality} interfaces modeled explicitly on Gibsonian cyberspace are under way, using more conventional devices such as glove sensors and binocular TV headsets. Few hackers are prepared to deny outright the possibility of a cyberspace someday evolving out of the network (see {the network}). 2. The Internet or {Matrix} (sense #2) as a whole, considered as a crude cyberspace (sense 1). Although this usage became widely popular in the mainstream press during 1994 when the Internet exploded into public awareness, it is strongly deprecated among hackers because the Internet does not meet the high, SF-inspired standards they have for true cyberspace technology. Thus, this use of the term usually tags a {wannabee} or outsider. Oppose {meatspace}. 3. Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a person in {hack mode}. Some hackers report experiencing strong eidetic imagery when in hack mode; interestingly, independent reports from multiple sources suggest that there are common features to the experience. In particular, the dominant colors of this subjective `cyberspace' are often gray and silver, and the imagery often involves constellations of marching dots, elaborate shifting patterns of lines and angles, or moire patterns.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
C Programmer's Disease The tendency of the undisciplined {C} programmer to set arbitrary but supposedly generous static limits on table sizes (defined, if you're lucky, by constants in header files) rather than taking the trouble to do proper dynamic storage allocation. If an application user later needs to put 68 elements into a table of size 50, the afflicted programmer reasons that he or she can easily reset the table size to 68 (or even as much as 70, to allow for future expansion) and recompile. This gives the programmer the comfortable feeling of having made the effort to satisfy the user's (unreasonable) demands, and often affords the user multiple opportunities to explore the marvellous consequences of {fandango on core}. In severe cases of the disease, the programmer cannot comprehend why each fix of this kind seems only to further disgruntle the user. [{Jargon File}] (2001-12-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CGI program (Often "CGI script") A program running on a {web server} to produce dynamic content, usually an {HTML} {web page}, in response to a user's request. The {Common Gateway Interface} specification defines the interface between the web server and such programs. The program can access any data that a normal application program can, however the facilities available to CGI programs are usually limited for security. Although CGI programs can be compiled programs, they are more often written in a (semi) {interpreted language} such as {Perl}, or as {Unix} {shell scripts}, hence the name "CGI script". Here is a trivial CGI script written in Perl. (It requires the "CGI" module available from {CPAN}). #!/usr/bin/perl use CGI qw(:standard); print header, start_html, h1("CGI Test"), "Your IP address is: ", remote_host(), end_html; When run it produces an {HTTP} header and then a simple HTML page containing the {IP address} or {hostname} of the machine that generated the initial request. If run from a command prompt it outputs: Content-Type: text/html Untitled Document CGI Test Your IP address is: localhost The CGI program might be saved as the file "test.cgi" (or test.pl) in the appropriate directory on a web server, e.g. "/home/httpd/cgi-bin/". A user could then type the appropriate {URL}, e.g. http://www.acme.com/cgi-bin/test.cgi, into their {web browser} to get the program to run and a custom page produced for them. Early web servers required all CGI programs to be installed in one directory called cgi-bin but it is much better to keep them with the HTML files to which they relate unless they are truly global to the site. All modern web servers make this easy to do. (2000-06-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
coprocessor Any computer processor which assists the main processor (the "{CPU}") by performing certain special functions, usually much faster than the main processor could perform them in software. The coprocessor often decodes instructions in parallel with the main processor and executes only those instructions intended for it. The most common example is a {floating point} coprocessor (or "{FPU}"), others are graphics and networking. (1995-01-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
copyright The exclusive rights of the owner of the copyright on a work to make and distribute copies, prepare derivative works, and perform and display the work in public (these last two mainly apply to plays, films, dances and the like, but could also apply to software). A work, including a piece of software, is under copyright by default in most coutries, whether of not it displays a copyright notice. However, a copyright notice may make it easier to assert ownership. The copyright owner is the person or company whose name appears in the copyright notice on the box, or the disk or the screen or wherever. A copyright notice has three parts. The first can be either a c with a circle around it ({LaTeX} \copyright), or the word Copyright or the abbreviation Copr. A "c" in parentheses: "(c)" has no legal meaning. This is followed by the name of the copyright holder and the year of first publication. Countries around the world have agreed to recognise and uphold each others' copyrights, but this world-wide protection requires the use of the c in a circle. Originally, most of the computer industry assumed that only the program's underlying instructions were protected under copyright law but, beginning in the early 1980s, a series of lawsuits involving the video screens of game programs extended protections to the appearance of programs. Use of copyright to restrict redistribution is actually immoral, unethical, and illegitimate. It is a result of brainwashing by monopolists and corporate interests and it violates everyone's rights. Copyrights and patents hamper technological progress by making a naturally abundant resource scarce. Many, from communists to right wing libertarians, are trying to abolish intellectual property myths. See also {public domain}, {copyleft}, {software law}. {US Copyright Office Circular 61 - Copyright Registration for Computer Programs (gopher://marvel.loc.gov:70/0/copyright/circs/circ61)}. {The US Department of Education's "How Does Copyright Law Apply to Computer Software" (gopher://ericir.syr.edu:70/0/FAQ/CopyrightSoftware)}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:misc.legal.computing}. [Is this definition correct in the UK? In the US? Elsewhere?] (2000-03-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CPU Wars /C-P-U worz/ A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to {ADVENT} and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See {eat flaming death}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cyberchondriac (After "hypochondriac") 1. A user who always thinks there is something wrong with his computer. 2. Someone who uses the {World-Wide Web} to indulge their hyperchondria. (2001-03-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cybercrud /si:'ber-kruhd/ 1. (Coined by Ted Nelson) Obfuscatory tech-talk. Verbiage with a high {MEGO} factor. The computer equivalent of bureaucratese. 2. Incomprehensible stuff embedded in e-mail. First there were the "Received" headers that show how mail flows through systems, then MIME ({Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions}) headers and part boundaries, and now huge blocks of {hex} for PEM ({Privacy Enhanced Mail}) or PGP ({Pretty Good Privacy}) {digital signatures} and certificates of authenticity. This stuff all has a purpose and good user interfaces should hide it, but all too often users are forced to wade through it. [{Jargon File}] (1995-04-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CyberGlove A {data glove} sold by {Virtual Technologies}. The spandex-like glove houses 18 sensors to track accurately just about every move your hand is capable of making. The accompanying software includes a three-dimensional hand model that can he added to any {virtual reality} application. The glove includes a mount for Polhemus and Ascension sensors. (2003-06-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cybersex Sex performed in {real time} via a digital medium. Compare {teledildonics}. [Details?] (1998-02-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cyberspace /si:'ber-spays/ 1. (Coined by {William Gibson}) Notional "information-space" loaded with visual cues and navigable with brain-computer interfaces called "cyberspace decks"; a characteristic prop of {cyberpunk} SF. In 1991 serious efforts to construct {virtual reality} interfaces modelled explicitly on Gibsonian cyberspace were already under way, using more conventional devices such as glove sensors and binocular TV headsets. Few hackers are prepared to deny outright the possibility of a cyberspace someday evolving out of the network (see {network, the}). 2. Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a person in {hack mode}. Some hackers report experiencing strong eidetic imagery when in hack mode; interestingly, independent reports from multiple sources suggest that there are common features to the experience. In particular, the dominant colours of this subjective "cyberspace" are often grey and silver, and the imagery often involves constellations of marching dots, elaborate shifting patterns of lines and angles, or moire patterns. [{Jargon File}] (1999-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cyberspastic A person suffering from information overload while browsing the {Internet} or {World-Wide Web}. Compare {webhead}. (1995-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cyber-squatting The practice of registering famous brand names as {Internet} {domain names}, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm or sears.shop, in the hope of later selling them to the appropriate owner at a profit. (1998-01-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CyberZine A combination paper and {World-Wide Web} on-line {Cyberspace} guide. Upon payment you will be given a user name and password to access CyberZine on-line and the paper version will be posted first class. Subscribers can also use the CyberZine help desk. {Home (http://cyberzine.org/)}. (1994-09-22)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Chief priest See {PRIEST}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Cypress (Heb. tirzah, "hardness"), mentioned only in Isa. 44:14 (R.V., "holm tree"). The oldest Latin version translates this word by ilex, i.e., the evergreen oak, which may possibly have been the tree intended; but there is great probability that our Authorized Version is correct in rendering it "cypress." This tree grows abundantly on the mountains of Hermon. Its wood is hard and fragrant, and very durable. Its foliage is dark and gloomy. It is an evergreen (Cupressus sempervirens). "Throughout the East it is used as a funereal tree; and its dark, tall, waving plumes render it peculiarly appropriate among the tombs."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Cyprus one of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian coast. It was the "Chittim" of the Old Testament (Num. 24:24). The Greek colonists gave it the name of Kypros, from the cyprus, i.e., the henna (see {CAMPHIRE}), which grew on this island. It was originally inhabited by Phoenicians. In B.C. 477 it fell under the dominion of the Greeks; and became a Roman province B.C. 58. In ancient times it was a centre of great commercial activity. Corn and wine and oil were produced here in the greatest perfection. It was rich also in timber and in mineral wealth. It is first mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 4:36) as the native place of Barnabas. It was the scene of Paul's first missionary labours (13:4-13), when he and Barnabas and John Mark were sent forth by the church of Antioch. It was afterwards visited by Barnabas and Mark alone (15:39). Mnason, an "old disciple," probaly one of the converts of the day of Pentecost belonging to this island, is mentioned (21:16). It is also mentioned in connection with the voyages of Paul (Acts 21:3; 27:4). After being under the Turks for three hundred years, it was given up to the British Government in 1878.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Cyprus, fair; fairness
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Cyprus Cyprus:Geography Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterreanean Sea, south of Turkey Map references: Middle East Area: total area: 9,250 sq km (note - 3,355 sq km are in the Turkish area) land area: 9,240 sq km comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 648 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: 1974 hostilities divided the island into two de facto autonomous areas, a Greek area controlled by the Cypriot Government (59% of the island's land area) and a Turkish-Cypriot area (37% of the island), that are separated by a UN buffer zone (4% of the island); there are two UK sovereign base areas within the Greek Cypriot portion of the island Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters Terrain: central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Land use: arable land: 40% permanent crops: 7% meadows and pastures: 10% forest and woodland: 18% other: 25% Irrigated land: 350 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, and most potable resources concentrated in the Turkish Cypriot area); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization natural hazards: moderate earthquake activity international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change Cyprus:People Population: total: 736,636 (July 1995 est.) (78% Greek, 18% Turk, 4% other) Greek area: 602,656 (July 1995 est.) (94.9% Greek, 0.3% Turk, 4.8% other) Turkish area: 133,980 (July 1995 est.) (2.1% Greek, 97.7% Turk, 0.2% other) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (female 92,179; male 97,723) 15-64 years: 64% (female 234,929; male 236,693) 65 years and over: 10% (female 42,190; male 32,922) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.88% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 16.27 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 7.48 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.47 years male: 74.19 years female: 78.85 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.3 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot Ethnic divisions: total: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area; 0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18% (1.3% of the Turks live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the Turkish area), other 4% (99.2% of the other ethnic groups live in the Greek area; 0.8% of the other ethnic groups live in the Turkish area) Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4% Languages: Greek, Turkish, English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1987 est.) total population: 94% male: 98% female: 91% Labor force: Greek area: 285,500 by occupation: services 57%, industry 29%, agriculture 14% (1992) Turkish area: 74,000 by occupation: services 52%, industry 23%, agriculture 25% (1992) Cyprus:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus conventional short form: Cyprus note: the Turkish area refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic" or the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" Abbreviation: the Turkish area is sometimes referred to as the TRNC which is short for "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" Digraph: CY Type: republic note: a disaggregation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began after the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified following the Turkish invasion of the island in July 1974, which gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot President Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC), which has been recognized only by Turkey; both sides publicly call for the resolution of intercommunal differences and creation of a new federal system of government Capital: Nicosia note: the Turkish area's capital is Lefkosa (Nicosia) Administrative divisions: 6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish area administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Nicosia and Larnaca Independence: 16 August 1960 (from UK) note: Turkish area proclaimed self-rule on NA February 1975 from Republic of Cyprus National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October note: Turkish area celebrates 15 November as Independence Day Constitution: 16 August 1960; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and to better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently; in 1975 Turkish Cypriots created their own Constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus," which was renamed the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" in 1983; a new Constitution for the Turkish area passed by referendum on 5 May 1985 Legal system: based on common law, with civil law modifications Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Glafcos CLERIDES (since 28 February 1993); election last held 14 February 1993 (next to be held February 1998); results - Glafkos CLERIDES 50.3%, George VASSILIOU 49.7% cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed jointly by the president and vice-president note: Rauf R. DENKTASH has been president of the Turkish area since 13 February 1975; Hakki ATUN has been prime minister of the Turkish area since 1 January 1994; there is a Council of Ministers (cabinet) in the Turkish area; elections last held 15 and 22 April 1995 (next to be held April 2000); results - Rauf R. DENKTASH 62.5%, Dervis EROGLU 37.5% Legislative branch: unicameral Greek area: House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon): elections last held 19 May 1991 (next to be held NA); results - DISY 35.8%, AKEL (Communist) 30.6%, DIKO 19.5%, EDEK 10.9%; others 3.2%; seats - (56 total) DISY 20, AKEL (Communist) 18, DIKO 11, EDEK 7 Turkish area: Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi): elections last held 12 December 1993 (next to be held NA); results - UBP 29.9%, DP 29.2%, CTP 24.2% TKP 13.3%, others 3.4%; seats - (50 total) UBP (conservative) 15, DP 16, CTP 13, TKP 5, UDP 1 Judicial branch: Supreme Court; note - there is also a Supreme Court in the Turkish area Political parties and leaders: Greek area: Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL, Communist Party), Dimitrios CHRISTOFIAS; Democratic Rally (DISY), John MATSIS; Democratic Party (DIKO), Spyros KYPRIANOU; United Democratic Union of the Center (EDEK), Vassos LYSSARIDIS; Socialist Democratic Renewal Movement (ADISOK), Mikhalis PAPAPETROU; Liberal Party, Nikos ROLANDIS; Free Democrats, George VASSILIOU Turkish area: National Unity Party (UBP), Dervis EROGLU; Communal Liberation Party (TKP), Mustafa AKINCI; Republican Turkish Party (CTP), Ozker OZGUR; New Cyprus Party (YKP), Alpay DURDURAN; Free Democratic Party (HDP), Ismet KOTAK; National Justice Party (MAP), Zorlu TORE; Unity and Sovereignty Party (BEP), Arif Salih KIRDAG; Democratic Party (DP), Hakki ATUN; Fatherland Party (VP), Orhan UCOK; National Birth Party (UDP); the HDP, MAP, and VP merged under the label National Struggle Unity Party (MMBP) to compete in the 12 December 1993 legislative election Other political or pressure groups: United Democratic Youth Organization (EDON, Communist controlled); Union of Cyprus Farmers (EKA, Communist controlled); Cyprus Farmers Union (PEK, pro-West); Pan-Cyprian Labor Federation (PEO, Communist controlled); Confederation of Cypriot Workers (SEK, pro-West); Federation of Turkish Cypriot Labor Unions (Turk-Sen); Confederation of Revolutionary Labor Unions (Dev-Is) Member of: C, CCC, CE, EBRD, ECE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Andreas J. JACOVIDES chancery: 2211 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 462-5772 consulate(s) general: New York note: Representative of the Turkish area in the US is Namik KORMAN, office at 1667 K Street NW, Washington, DC, telephone [1] (202) 887-6198 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard A. BOUCHER embassy: corner of Metochiou and Ploutarchou Streets, Engomi, Nicosia mailing address: P. O. Box 4536 APO AE 09836 telephone: [357] (2) 476100 FAX: [357] (2) 465944 Flag: white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities note: the Turkish Cypriot flag has a horizontal red stripe at the top and bottom between which is a red crescent and red star on a white field Economy Overview: The Greek Cypriot economy is small, diversified, and prosperous. Industry contributes 14% to GDP and employs 29% of the labor force, while the service sector contributes 53% to GDP and employs 57% of the labor force. An average 6.8% rise in real GDP between 1986 and 1990 was temporarily checked in 1991, because of the adverse effects of the Gulf war on tourism. After surging 8.5% in 1992, growth slowed to 2.0% in 1993 - its lowest level in two decades - because of the decline in tourist arrivals associated with the recession in Western Europe, Cyprus' main trading partner, and the loss in export competitiveness due to a sharp rise in unit labor costs. Real GDP is likely to have picked up in 1994, and inflation is estimated to have risen to between 5% and 6%. The Turkish Cypriot economy has less than one-third the per capita GDP of the south. Because it is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there. The economy remains heavily dependent on agriculture, which employs one-quarter of the work force. Moreover, because the Turkish lira is legal tender, the Turkish Cypriot economy has suffered the same high inflation as mainland Turkey. The small, vulnerable economy is estimated to have experienced a sharp drop in growth during 1994 because of the severe economic crisis affecting the mainland. To compensate for the economy's weakness, Turkey provides direct and indirect aid to nearly every sector; financial support has risen in value to about one-third of Turkish Cypriot GDP. National product: Greek area: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.3 billion (1994 est.) Turkish area: GDP - purchasing power parity - $510 million (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: Greek area: 5% (1994 est.) Turkish area: -4% (1994 est.) National product per capita: Greek area: $12,500 (1994 est.) Turkish area: $3,500 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): Greek area: 4.8% (1993) Turkish area: 63.4% (1992) Unemployment rate: Greek area: 2.3% (1993) Turkish area: 1.2% (1992) Budget: revenues: Greek area - $1.8 billion Turkish area - $285 million expenditures: Greek area - $2.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $400 million Turkish area - $377 million, including capital expenditures of $80 million (1995 est.) Exports: $868 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine, cement, clothing and shoes partners: UK 18%, Greece 9%, Lebanon 14%, Germany 6% Imports: $2.6 billion (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, food and feed grains, machinery partners: UK 13%, Japan 9%, Italy 10%, Germany 8%, US 8% External debt: $2.4 billion (1993) Industrial production: growth rate 0.1% (1993); accounts for 14% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 550,000 kW production: 2.3 billion kWh consumption per capita: 2,903 kWh (1993) Industries: food, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metal products, tourism, wood products Agriculture: contributes 6% to GDP and employs 25% of labor force in the south; major crops - potatoes, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, citrus fruits; vegetables and fruit provide 25% of export revenues Illicit drugs: transit point for heroin via air routes and container traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $292 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $250 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $62 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $24 million Currency: 1 Cypriot pound (#C) = 100 cents; 1 Turkish lira (TL) = 100 kurus Exchange rates: Cypriot pounds per $US1 - 0.4725 (January 1995), 0.4915 (1994), 0.4970 (1993), 0.4502 (1992), 0.4615 (1991), 0.4572 (1990); Turkish liras (TL) per US$1 - 37,444.1 (December 1994), 29,608.7 (1994), 10,984.6 (1993), 6,872.4 (1992), 4,171.8 (1991), 2,608.6 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Cyprus:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: Greek area: * No data for this item * total: 10,448 km paved: 5,694 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, earth 4,754 km (1992) Turkish area: * No data for this item * total: 6,116 km paved: 5,278 km unpaved: 838 km Ports: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos Bay Merchant marine: total: 1,446 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,911,818 GRT/39,549,216 DWT ships by type: bulk 473, cargo 530, chemical tanker 28, combination bulk 55, combination ore/oil 24, container 92, liquefied gas tanker 3, multifunction large-load carrier 5, oil tanker 120, passenger 5, passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 33, short-sea passenger 14, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 2 note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 48 countries among which are ships of Greece 705, Germany 174, Russia 56, Netherlands 45, Japan 27, Belgium 25, UK 21, Spain 17, Switzerland 14, Hong Kong 13 Airports: total: 15 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3 with paved runways under 914 m: 4 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 Cyprus:Communications Telephone system: 210,000 telephones; excellent in both the area controlled by the Cypriot Government (Greek area), and in the Turkish-Cypriot administered area; largely open-wire and microwave radio relay local: NA intercity: microwave radio relay international: international service by tropospheric scatter, 3 submarine cables, and 2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 EUTELSAT earth station Radio: Greek sector: NA broadcast stations: AM 11, FM 8, shortwave 0 radios: NA Turkish sector: NA broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: Greek sector: NA broadcast stations: 1 (repeaters 34) televisions: NA Turkish sector: NA broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA Cyprus:Defense Forces Branches: Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 188,231; males fit for military service 129,397; males reach military age (18) annually 5,467 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $457 million, 5.6% of GDP (1995)

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