Cordyline terminalis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: Cordyline terminalis	by the DICT Development Group
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cardholder n a person who holds a credit card or debit card a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
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cardiologic adj of or relating to or used in or practicing cardiology; "cardiologic evidence"
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cardiologist n a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart Synonym(s): cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon
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cardiology n the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
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Carduelinae n used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches Synonym(s): Carduelinae, subfamily Carduelinae
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Carduelis n in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets Synonym(s): Carduelis, genus Carduelis
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Carduelis cannabina n small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead Synonym(s): linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina
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Carduelis carduelis n small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and- black wings Synonym(s): goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
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Carduelis cucullata n South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail Synonym(s): red siskin, Carduelis cucullata
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Carduelis flammea n small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump Synonym(s): redpoll, Carduelis flammea
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Carduelis hornemanni n small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni]
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Carduelis spinus n small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak Synonym(s): siskin, Carduelis spinus
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care delivery n the provision of health care [syn: healthcare delivery, health care delivery, care delivery]
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cartel n a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" Synonym(s): trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
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cartilage n tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults Synonym(s): cartilage, gristle
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cartilage bone n any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue
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cartilaginification n abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Asians
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cartilaginous adj of or relating to cartilage difficult to chew Synonym(s): cartilaginous, gristly, rubbery
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cartilaginous fish n fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified Synonym(s): cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian
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cartilaginous structure n body structure given shape by cartilage
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cartilaginous tube n a duct with cartilaginous walls
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cartload n the quantity that a cart holds
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cartwheel n a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel a dollar made of silver Synonym(s): silver dollar, cartwheel v do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
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chartless adj (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated; "uncharted seas" Synonym(s): chartless, uncharted, unmapped
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chordal adj relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords; "chordal assonance in modern music"; "chordal rather than contrapuntal music"
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Chordeiles n a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: Chordeiles, {genus Chordeiles}]
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choroidal artery n an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {choroidal artery}, arteria choroidea]
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chortle n a soft partly suppressed laugh Synonym(s): chortle, chuckle v laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: chuckle, chortle, laugh softly]
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Coeur d'Alene n a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
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Coeur d'Alene Lake n a lake in northern Idaho
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Cordell Hull n United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) Synonym(s): Hull, Cordell Hull
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Cordia alliodora n large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood Synonym(s): Spanish elm, Equador laurel, salmwood, cypre, princewood, Cordia alliodora
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cordial adj diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" Synonym(s): affable, amiable, cordial, genial politely warm and friendly; "a cordial handshake" sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste" n strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal Synonym(s): liqueur, cordial
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cordial reception n kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {cordial reception}, hospitality] Antonym(s): inhospitality
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cordiality n a cordial disposition Synonym(s): amity, cordiality
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cordially adv in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" Synonym(s): heartily, cordially, warmly
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cordless adj not having a cord; "cordless telephone"
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Cordylidae n small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards [syn: Cordylidae, family Cordylidae]
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Cordyline n Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants Synonym(s): Cordyline, genus Cordyline
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Cordyline australis n elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand Synonym(s): cabbage tree, grass tree, Cordyline australis
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Cordyline terminalis n shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii Synonym(s): ti, Cordyline terminalis
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Cordylus n type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles Synonym(s): Cordylus, genus Cordylus
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Cortland n large apple with a red skin
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Corydalidae n dobsons Synonym(s): Corydalidae, family Corydalidae
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corydalis n a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa Synonym(s): Corydalis, genus Corydalis type genus of the Corydalidae Synonym(s): Corydalus, genus Corydalus, Corydalis, genus Corydalis
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Corydalis claviculata n annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers Synonym(s): climbing corydalis, Corydalis claviculata, Fumaria claviculata
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Corydalis sempervirens n glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria Synonym(s): Roman wormwood, rock harlequin, Corydalis sempervirens, Fumaria sempervirens
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Corydalis solida n herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers Synonym(s): fumewort, fumeroot, Corydalis solida
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Corydalus n type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: Corydalus, {genus Corydalus}, Corydalis, genus Corydalis]
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Corydalus cornutus n large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait Synonym(s): dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus
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Courtelle n an acrylic fabric resembling wool
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courtliness n elegance suggestive of a royal court
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courtly adj refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" Synonym(s): courtly, formal, stately
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courtly love n (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers
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cowardliness n the trait of lacking courage [syn: cowardice, cowardliness] Antonym(s): braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness
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cowardly adj lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley Synonym(s): cowardly, fearful Antonym(s): brave, courageous
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cradle n a baby bed with sides and rockers where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" Synonym(s): birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry" a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold Synonym(s): rocker, cradle v hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms" bring up from infancy hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms" cut grain with a cradle scythe wash in a cradle; "cradle gold" run with the stick
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cradle cap n a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants
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cradlesong n a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse] the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep Synonym(s): lullaby, cradlesong
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credal adj of or relating to a creed Synonym(s): creedal, credal
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credulity n tendency to believe readily
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credulous adj disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" Antonym(s): incredulous showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"
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credulously adv in a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously" Synonym(s): credulously, believingly Antonym(s): disbelievingly, incredulously, unbelievingly
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credulousness n tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived Synonym(s): credulousness, gullibility
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creedal adj of or relating to a creed Synonym(s): creedal, credal
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crotal n any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made Synonym(s): crottle, crottal, crotal
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crotalaria n any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops Synonym(s): crotalaria, rattlebox
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Crotalaria sagitallis n tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle Synonym(s): American rattlebox, Crotalaria sagitallis
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Crotalaria spectabilis n erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India Synonym(s): Indian rattlebox, Crotalaria spectabilis
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Crotalidae n New World vipers: pit vipers [syn: Crotalidae, {family Crotalidae}]
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Crotalus n large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey Synonym(s): Crotalus, genus Crotalus
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Crotalus adamanteus n large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn: diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus]
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Crotalus atrox n largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico Synonym(s): Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
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Crotalus cerastes n small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve Synonym(s): sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes
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Crotalus horridus atricaudatus n southern variety [syn: canebrake rattlesnake, {canebrake rattler}, Crotalus horridus atricaudatus]
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Crotalus horridus horridus n widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States Synonym(s): timber rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus
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Crotalus lepidus n mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest Synonym(s): rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus
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Crotalus mitchellii n markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California Synonym(s): speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii
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Crotalus scutulatus n extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico Synonym(s): Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus
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Crotalus tigris n having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico Synonym(s): tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris
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Crotalus viridis n widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Synonym(s): prairie rattlesnake, prairie rattler, Western rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis
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crottal n any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made Synonym(s): crottle, crottal, crotal
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crottle n any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made Synonym(s): crottle, crottal, crotal
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crude oil n a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil]
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crudely adv in a crude or unrefined manner; "he was crudely bold" in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to" Synonym(s): artlessly, crudely, inexpertly
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curdle v turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber, clot] Antonym(s): homogenise, homogenize go bad or sour; "The milk curdled" turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
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curdled adj transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" Synonym(s): coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose
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curdling n the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn: curdling, clotting, coagulation]
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curtail v place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back] terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" Synonym(s): clip, curtail, cut short
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curtailment n the temporal property of being cut short the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" Synonym(s): suppression, curtailment the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable Synonym(s): retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
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curtal adj (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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curtilage n the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" Synonym(s): yard, grounds, curtilage
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curtly adv in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" Synonym(s): curtly, short, shortly
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Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({T. cornuta, [or] tadorna}), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows. Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast, sides, and forward part of the back brown, the shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also {shelduck}, {shellduck}, {sheldfowl}, {skeelduck}, {bergander}, {burrow duck}, and {links goose}. Note: The Australian sheldrake ({Tadorna radja}) has the head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut sheldrake of Australia ({Casarca tadornoides}) is varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck ({C. rutila}), and the white-winged sheldrake ({C. leucoptera}), are related Asiatic species. 2. Any one of the American mergansers. Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the canvasback, and the shoveler.
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d8Cardialgla \[d8]Car`dial"gla\, Cardialgy \Car"di*al`gy\, n. [NL. cardialgia, fr. Gr. [?]; [?] heart + [?] pain: cf. F. cardialgie.] (Med.) A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion.
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Cardiolgy \Car`diol"gy\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -ology.] The science which treats of the heart and its functions.
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Cardol \Car"dol\ (k[aum]r"d[omac]l), n. [NL. Anacardium generic name of the cashew + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A yellow oily liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew nut.
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Goldfinch \Gold"finch`\, n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and {Finch}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ({Carduelis elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also {goldspink}, {goldie}, {fool's coat}, {drawbird}, {draw-water}, {thistle finch}, and {sweet William}. (b) The yellow-hammer. (c) A small American finch ({Spinus tristis}); the thistle bird. Note: The name is also applied to other yellow finches, esp. to several additional American species of {Spinus}.
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Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus}, or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}. (b) The American pinefinch ({S. pinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}. See {Pinefinch}. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.
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Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European siskin ({Carduelis spinus}), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
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Caroteel \Car`o*teel"\, n. (Com.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs. --Simmonds.
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Carrytale \Car"ry*tale`\, n. A talebearer. [R.] --Shak.
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Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[91]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. [bd]Ph[d2]bus' cart.[b8] --Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden. 3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. {Cart load}, or {Cartload}, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. {To} {put ([or] get [or] set)} {the cart before the horse}, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.
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Cartel \Car*tel"\, n. [F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st {Card}.] 1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. --Wilhelm. 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.] He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., --Sir W. Scott.
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{Cartel}, or {Cartel ship}, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
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Cartel \Car"tel\, v. t. To defy or challenge. [Obs.] You shall cartel him. --B. Jonson.
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{Cartel}, or {Cartel ship}, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
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Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under {Duplication}. {Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints. {Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. {Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of {Thorax}.
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Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under {Duplication}. {Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints. {Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. {Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of {Thorax}.
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Cartilagineous \Car`tilagin"e*ous\, a. [L. cartilageneus.] See {Cartilaginous}. --Ray.
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Cartilaginification \Car`tilagin`ifica"tion\, n. [L. cartilago, -laginis, cartilage + facere to make.] The act or process of forming cartilage. --Wright.
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Cartilaginous \Car`tilag"inous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F. cartilagineux.] 1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks.
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Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[91]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. [bd]Ph[d2]bus' cart.[b8] --Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden. 3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. {Cart load}, or {Cartload}, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. {To} {put ([or] get [or] set)} {the cart before the horse}, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.
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Cartulary \Car"tulary\, n.; pl. {Cartularies}. [LL. cartularium, chartularium, fr. L. charta paper: cf. F. cartulaire. See 1st {Card}.] 1. A register, or record, as of a monastery or church. 2. An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
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Cartulary \Car"tulary\, n.; pl. {Cartularies}. [LL. cartularium, chartularium, fr. L. charta paper: cf. F. cartulaire. See 1st {Card}.] 1. A register, or record, as of a monastery or church. 2. An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
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Ceratohyal \Cer`atohy"al\, a. [Gr. [?] horn + the letter Y.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. -- n. A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
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Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. le[a0]c leek. Cf. {Hemlock}.] (Bot.) A cruciferous plant ({Brassica sinapistrum}) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also {chardock}, {chardlock}, {chedlock}, and {kedlock}. {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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Chartless \Chart"less\, a. 1. Without a chart; having no guide. 2. Not mapped; uncharted; vague. --Barlow.
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Chartulary \Char"tulary\, n. See {Cartulary}.
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Chordal \Chor"dal\, a. Of or pertaining to a chord.
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Night \Night\, n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[?]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nachts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, gr. [?], [?], Skr. nakta, nakti. [root] 265. Cf. {Equinox}, {Nocturnal}.] 1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. --Gen. i. 5. 2. Hence: (a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment. Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night. --Pope. (b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance. (c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow. (d) The period after the close of life; death. She closed her eyes in everlasting night. --Dryden. (e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep. [bd]Sad winter's night[b8]. --Spenser. Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc. {Night by night}, {Night after night}, nightly; many nights. So help me God, as I have watched the night, Ay, night by night, in studying good for England. --Shak. {Night bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The moor hen ({Gallinula chloropus}). (b) The Manx shearwater ({Puffinus Anglorum}). {Night blindness}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}. {Night cart}, a cart used to remove the contents of privies by night. {Night churr}, (Zo[94]l.), the nightjar. {Night crow}, a bird that cries in the night. {Night dog}, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by poachers. {Night fire}. (a) Fire burning in the night. (b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern. {Night flyer} (Zo[94]l.), any creature that flies in the night, as some birds and insects. {night glass}, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night. --Totten. {Night green}, iodine green. {Night hag}, a witch supposed to wander in the night. {Night hawk} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Chordeiles Virginianus}), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is called also {bull bat}. {Night heron} ({Zo[94]l}.), any one of several species of herons of the genus {Nycticorax}, found in various parts of the world. The best known species is {Nycticorax griseus}, or {N. nycticorax}, of Europe, and the American variety (var. n[91]vius). The yellow-crowned night heron ({Nycticorax violaceus}) inhabits the Southern States. Called also {qua-bird}, and {squawk}. {Night house}, a public house, or inn, which is open at night. {Night key}, a key for unfastening a night latch. {Night latch}, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated from the outside by a key. {Night monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an owl monkey. {night moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of the noctuids. {Night parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the kakapo. {Night piece}, a painting representing some night scene, as a moonlight effect, or the like. {Night rail}, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness. [Obs.] {Night raven} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of ill omen that cries in the night; esp., the bittern. {Night rule}. (a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a corruption, of night revel. [Obs.] (b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at night. What night rule now about this haunted grove? --Shak. {Night sight}. (Med.) See {Nyctolopia}. {Night snap}, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl. {Night soil}, human excrement; -- so called because in cities it is collected by night and carried away for manure. {Night spell}, a charm against accidents at night. {Night swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the nightjar. {Night walk}, a walk in the evening or night. {Night walker}. (a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a noctambulist. (b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes; specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets. {Night walking}. (a) Walking in one's sleep; somnambulism; noctambulism. (b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs. {Night warbler} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus phragmitis}); -- called also {night singer}. [prov. Eng.] {Night watch}. (a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change of watch. (b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night. {Night watcher}, one who watches in the night; especially, one who watches with evil designs. {Night witch}. Same as {Night hag}, above.
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Choroidal \Cho*roid"al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the choroid coat.
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Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chor"tling}.] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. --Lewis Carroll.
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Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chor"tling}.] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. --Lewis Carroll.
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Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chor"tling}.] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. --Lewis Carroll.
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Cordal \Cord"al\ (k?rd"al), n. Same as {Cordelle}.
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Cordelier \Cor`de*lier"\ (k?r`d??l?r"), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See {Cord}.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. 2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.
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Cordeling \Cor"del*ing\ (k?r"d?l??ng), a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See {Cordelier}.] Twisting.
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Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({G. Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea h[91]matoxylon}). {Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard. --Smollett. {Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus T[91]da}). Also, {P. Bahamensis}, of the West Indies. {Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and {Cupania glabra}.
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Cordial \Cor"dial\ (k?r"jal, formally k?rd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See {Heart}.] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.] A rib with cordial spirits warm. --Milton. 2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. --Milton. 3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. --Milton. Syn: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See {Hearty}.
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Cordial \Cor"dial\, n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. --Dryden. 2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial. 3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.
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Cordiality \Cordial"ity\ (k[?]r-j[?]l"[?]-t[?] [or] k[?]r`d[?]-[?]l"-; 106), n.; pl. {Cordialities} (-t[?]z). [LL. cordialitas, fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F. cordialit[82].] 1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.] That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. --Motley.
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Cordiality \Cordial"ity\ (k[?]r-j[?]l"[?]-t[?] [or] k[?]r`d[?]-[?]l"-; 106), n.; pl. {Cordialities} (-t[?]z). [LL. cordialitas, fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F. cordialit[82].] 1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.] That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. --Motley.
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Cordialize \Cor"dial*ize\ (k?r"jal-?z [or] k?rd"yal-?z; 106), v. t. 1. To make into a cordial. 2. To render cordial; to reconcile.
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Cordialize \Cor"dial*ize\, v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]
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Cordially \Cor"dial*ly\, adv. In a cordial manner. -- Dr. H. More.
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Cordialness \Cor"dial*ness\, n. Cordiality. --Cotgrave.
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Cordillera \Cordil"lera\ (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See {Cord}.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. Note: Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.
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Corradial \Corra"dial\ (k?r-r?"d?-a]/>l), a. Radiating to or from the same point. [R.] --Coleridge.
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Cortile \Cor"tile\ (k?r"t?l; It. k?r-t?"l?), n. [It., fr. corte court.] An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.
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Dobson \Dob"son\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect ({Corydalus cornutus}), used as bait in angling. See {Hellgamite}.
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Hellgamite \Hell"gamite\, Hellgramite \Hell"gramite\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect ({Corydalus cornutus}), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.
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Court \Court\ (k?rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. co[?]r, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?] inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf. {Cohort}, {Curtain}.] 1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. The courts the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv. 2. And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters. --Tennyson. Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court. --Macaulay. 2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. This our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. --Shak. 3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. --Shak. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W. Scott. 4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. The princesses held their court within the fortress. --Macaulay. 5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance. --Spenser. I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. --Evelyn. 6. (Law) (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. (b) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. (c) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. --Shak. 7. The session of a judicial assembly. 8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. {Christian court}, the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. {Court breeding}, education acquired at court. {Court card}. Same as {Coat card}. {Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting the sovereign and the royal family, together with the proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards. {Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer justice. {Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the court of a sovereign. {Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes and nobles for their amusement. {Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town. {Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings. --Shak. {Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is, for the use of the lord and his family. {Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court. {Court party}, a party attached to the court. {Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}. {Court in banc}, [or] {Court in bank}, The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius. {Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches}, {Audience}, etc. {Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n. {Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under {Common}. {Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}. {Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an officer. {Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James, which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and drawing-rooms. {The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a church, or Christian house of worship. {General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as, the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.] {To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions. [bd]Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to Tissaphernes.[b8] --Jowett. {To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing.
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Court-leet \Court"-leet`\ (-l?t`), n. (Eng. Law) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. --Blackstone.
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Courtlike \Court"like`\ (-l?k`), a. After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.
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Courtliness \Court"li*ness\ (-l?-n?s), n. [From {Courtly}.] The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners.
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Courtling \Court"ling\ (-l?ng), n. [Court + -ling.] A sycophantic courtier. --B. Jonson.
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Courtly \Court"ly\ (-l?), a. [From {Court}.] 1. Relating or belonging to a court. 2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. In courtly company or at my beads. --Shak. 3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. --Macaulay.
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Courtly \Court"ly\, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. --Dryden
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Cowardliness \Cow"ardliness\ (-l?-n?s), n. Cowardice.
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Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, adv. In the manner of a coward. --Spenser.
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Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, a. 1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless. The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. --Shak. 2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity. --Macaulay. The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face. --Burke. Syn: Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted; white-livered.
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Vault \Vault\ (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[96]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] 1. (Arch.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault. --Gray. 2. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar. [bd]Charnel vaults.[b8] --Milton. The silent vaults of death. --Sandys. To banish rats that haunt our vault. --Swift. 3. The canopy of heaven; the sky. That heaven's vault should crack. --Shak. 4. [F. volte, It. volta, originally, a turn, and the same word as volta an arch. See the Etymology above.] A leap or bound. Specifically: (a) (Man.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet. (b) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like. Note: The l in this word was formerly often suppressed in pronunciation. {Barrel}, {Cradle}, {Cylindrical}, [or] {Wagon}, {vault} (Arch.), a kind of vault having two parallel abutments, and the same section or profile at all points. It may be rampant, as over a staircase (see {Rampant vault}, under {Rampant}), or curved in plan, as around the apse of a church. {Coved vault}. (Arch.) See under 1st {Cove}, v. t. {Groined vault} (Arch.), a vault having groins, that is, one in which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one another, as distinguished from a barrel, or wagon, vault. {Rampant vault}. (Arch.) See under {Rampant}. {Ribbed vault} (Arch.), a vault differing from others in having solid ribs which bear the weight of the vaulted surface. True Gothic vaults are of this character. {Vault light}, a partly glazed plate inserted in a pavement or ceiling to admit light to a vault below.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\ (kr[amac]d'l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty. The cradle that received thee at thy birth. --Cowper. No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king, at nine months old. --Shak. 2. Infancy, or very early life. From their cradles bred together. --Shak. A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles. --Clarendon. 3. (Agric.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath. 4. (Engraving) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground. 5. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship. 6. (Med.) (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person. 7. (Mining) (a) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a {rocker}. [U.S.] (b) A suspended scaffold used in shafts. 8. (Carp.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster. --Knight. 9. (Naut.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck. {Cat's cradle}. See under {Cat}. {Cradle hole}, a sunken place in a road, caused by thawing, or by travel over a soft spot. {Cradle scythe}, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. i. To lie or lodge, as in a cradle. Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled. --Shak.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cradled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cradling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. It cradles their fears to sleep. --D. A. Clark. 2. To nurse or train in infancy. He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. --Glanvill. 3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain. 4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade. --Knight. {To cradle a picture}, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\ (kr[amac]d'l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty. The cradle that received thee at thy birth. --Cowper. No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king, at nine months old. --Shak. 2. Infancy, or very early life. From their cradles bred together. --Shak. A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles. --Clarendon. 3. (Agric.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath. 4. (Engraving) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground. 5. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship. 6. (Med.) (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person. 7. (Mining) (a) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a {rocker}. [U.S.] (b) A suspended scaffold used in shafts. 8. (Carp.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster. --Knight. 9. (Naut.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck. {Cat's cradle}. See under {Cat}. {Cradle hole}, a sunken place in a road, caused by thawing, or by travel over a soft spot. {Cradle scythe}, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\ (kr[amac]d'l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty. The cradle that received thee at thy birth. --Cowper. No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king, at nine months old. --Shak. 2. Infancy, or very early life. From their cradles bred together. --Shak. A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles. --Clarendon. 3. (Agric.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath. 4. (Engraving) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground. 5. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship. 6. (Med.) (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person. 7. (Mining) (a) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a {rocker}. [U.S.] (b) A suspended scaffold used in shafts. 8. (Carp.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster. --Knight. 9. (Naut.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck. {Cat's cradle}. See under {Cat}. {Cradle hole}, a sunken place in a road, caused by thawing, or by travel over a soft spot. {Cradle scythe}, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cradled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cradling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. It cradles their fears to sleep. --D. A. Clark. 2. To nurse or train in infancy. He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. --Glanvill. 3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain. 4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade. --Knight. {To cradle a picture}, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping.
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Cradleland \Cra"dleland`\ (kr[amac]"d'll[acr]nd`), n. Land or region where one was cradled; hence, land of origin.
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Cradling \Cra"dling\ (-dl?ng), n. 1. The act of using a cradle. 2. (Coopering) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped. 3. (Carp.) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. --Knight.
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Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cradled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cradling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. It cradles their fears to sleep. --D. A. Clark. 2. To nurse or train in infancy. He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. --Glanvill. 3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain. 4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade. --Knight. {To cradle a picture}, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping.
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Credulity \Credu"lity\ (kr?-d?"l?-t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. cr[82]dulit[82]. See {Credulous}.] Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence. That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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Credulous \Cred"u*lous\ (kr?d"?-l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See {Creed}.] 1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. --Landor. Eve, our credulous mother. --Milton. 2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Credulously \Cred"ulously\, adv. With credulity.
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Credulousness \Cred"ulousness\, n. Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity. Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists. --S. Clarke.
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Creedless \Creed"less\, a. Without a creed. --Carlyle.
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Croodle \Croo"dle\ (kr??"d'l), v. i. [Cf. {Cruddle}, {Crudle}.] 1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Forby. A dove to fly home her nest and croodle there. --C. Kingsley. 2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.] 3. To coo. [Scot.]
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Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\, n. 1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. 2. (Bot.) (a) An American herb ({Crotalaria sagittalis}), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod. (b) Any species of {Crotalaria}, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
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Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [87]ana.] (Bot.) An East Indian leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}) and its fiber, which is also called {sunn hemp}. [Written also {sun}.]
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Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine}, {Canvas}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and {Bowstring}. {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}. {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset. {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G. Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family. {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a. {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}. {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and Yucatan. {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}). {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}), related to the amaranth.
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d8Crotalaria \[d8]Crot`ala"ria\ (kr?t`?-l?"r?-? [or] kr?`t?-l?"r?-A), n. [NL. See {Crotalum}.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox. Note: {Crotalaria juncea} furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp.
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Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\, n. 1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. 2. (Bot.) (a) An American herb ({Crotalaria sagittalis}), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod. (b) Any species of {Crotalaria}, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
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Crotaline \Crot"a*line\ (kr?t"?-l?n [or] kr?`t?-), a. [See {Crotalus}.] (Zo[94]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the {Crotalidae}, or Rattlesnake family.
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Water rattle \Wa"ter rat"tle\ Water rattler \Wa"ter rat"tler\ (Zo[94]l.) The diamond rattlesnake ({Crotalus adamanteus}); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
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Horned \Horned\, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. --Coleridge. {Horned bee} (Zo[94]l.), a British wild bee ({Osmia bicornis}), having two little horns on the head. {Horned dace} (Zo[94]l.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of {Chub}. {Horned frog} (Zo[94]l.), a very large Brazilian frog ({Ceratophrys cornuta}), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids. {Horned grebe} (Zo[94]l.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head. {Horned horse} (Zo[94]l.), the gnu. {Horned lark} (Zo[94]l.), the shore lark. {Horned lizard} (Zo[94]l.), the horned toad. {Horned owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also {great horned owl}, {horn owl}, {eagle owl}, and {cat owl}. Sometimes also applied to the {long-eared owl}. See {Eared owl}, under {Eared}. {Horned poppy}. (Bot.) See {Horn poppy}, under {Horn}. {Horned pout} (Zo[94]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout. {Horned rattler} (Zo[94]l.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also {sidewinder}. {Horned ray} (Zo[94]l.), the sea devil. {Horned screamer} (Zo[94]l.), the kamichi. {Horned snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cerastes. {Horned toad} (Zo[94]l.), any lizard of the genus {Phrynosoma}, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also {horned lizard}. {Horned viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cerastes}.
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Rattlesnake \Rat"tle*snake`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera {Crotalus} and {Caudisona}, or {Sistrurus}. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States ({Crotalus horridus}), and the diamond rattlesnake of the south ({C. adamanteus}), are the best known. See Illust. of {Fang}.
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Massasauga \Mas`sa*sau"ga\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The black rattlesnake ({Crotalus, [or] Caudisona, tergemina}), found in the Mississippi Valley.
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Crottles \Crot"tles\ (kr?t"t'lz), n. pl. [Gael. crotal.] A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing. [Scot.]
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Cruddle \Crud"dle\ (-d'l), v. i. To curdle. [Obs.] See how thy blood cruddles at this. --Bea[?] & FL.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
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Cruddle \Crud"dle\ (-d'l), v. i. To curdle. [Obs.] See how thy blood cruddles at this. --Bea[?] & FL.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
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Crudely \Crude"ly\, adv. In a crude, immature manner.
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Crudle \Cru"dle\ (-d'l), v. i. See {Cruddle}.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
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Crudle \Cru"dle\ (-d'l), v. i. See {Cruddle}.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. [bd]To curdle whites of eggs[b8] --Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes written {crudle} and {cruddle}.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. --Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. --Southey.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. [bd]To curdle whites of eggs[b8] --Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.
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Curdless \Curd"less\ (k?rd"l?s), a. Destitute of curd.
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Curdle \Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. [bd]To curdle whites of eggs[b8] --Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.
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Curtail \Curtail"\ (k[ucr]rt[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak. Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled. --Macaulay.
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Curtail \Cur"tail\ (k?r"t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
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Curtail dog \Cur"tail dog`\ (d[ocr]g`; 115). A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting. Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs. --Shak.
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Curtail \Curtail"\ (k[ucr]rt[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak. Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled. --Macaulay.
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Curtailer \Curtail"er\ (k[ucr]rt[amac]l"[etil]r), n. One who curtails.
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Curtail \Curtail"\ (k[ucr]rt[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak. Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled. --Macaulay.
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Curtailment \Cur*tail"ment\ (k?r-t?l"ment), n. The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. --Bancroft.
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Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k?r"tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.] Curt; brief; laconic. Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton. {Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}.
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Curtal \Cur"tal\, n. A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs] --Nares.
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Curtal ax \Cur"tal ax`\ (?ks`), Curtle ax \Cur"tle ax`\, Curtelasse \Curte"lasse\ (k?rt"las). A corruption of {Cutlass}.
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Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k?r"tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.] Curt; brief; laconic. Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton. {Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}.
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Curtal friar \Cur"tal fri`ar\ (fr?`?r). A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery. --Sir W. Scott.
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Curtal ax \Cur"tal ax`\ (?ks`), Curtle ax \Cur"tle ax`\, Curtelasse \Curte"lasse\ (k?rt"las). A corruption of {Cutlass}.
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Curtilage \Cur"ti*lage\ (k[?]r"t[?]-l[?]j), n. [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See {Court}.] (Law) A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. --Burrill.
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Curtal ax \Cur"tal ax`\ (?ks`), Curtle ax \Cur"tle ax`\, Curtelasse \Curte"lasse\ (k?rt"las). A corruption of {Cutlass}.
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Curtly \Curt"ly\ (k?rt"l?), adv. In a curt manner.
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Cortlandt Manor, NY Zip code(s): 10566
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Courtdale, PA (borough, FIPS 16568) Location: 41.28545 N, 75.91525 W Population (1990): 784 (309 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Courtland, AL (town, FIPS 18040) Location: 34.66886 N, 87.31664 W Population (1990): 803 (356 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35618 Courtland, CA Zip code(s): 95615 Courtland, KS (city, FIPS 16025) Location: 39.78279 N, 97.89531 W Population (1990): 343 (185 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66939 Courtland, MN (city, FIPS 13582) Location: 44.26648 N, 94.34404 W Population (1990): 412 (145 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56021 Courtland, MS (town, FIPS 15980) Location: 34.24110 N, 89.94251 W Population (1990): 329 (124 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38620 Courtland, VA (town, FIPS 19600) Location: 36.71163 N, 77.06292 W Population (1990): 819 (303 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23837
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
card walloper n. An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that do stupid things like print people's paychecks. Compare {code grinder}. See also {{punched card}}, {eighty-column mind}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
card walloper An {EDP} programmer who grinds out {batch programs} that do things like print people's paychecks. Compare {code grinder}. See also {punched card}, {eighty-column mind}. [{Jargon File}] (2003-09-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CORTL An intermediate language, a form of {RTL}, by Carl McConnell . (1994-11-30)