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   card catalog
         n 1: a library catalog in which each publication is described on
               a separate file card [syn: {card catalog}, {card
               catalogue}]
         2: an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library)
            with a separate card for each item [syn: {card index}, {card
            catalog}, {card catalogue}]

English Dictionary: Crataegus laevigata by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card catalogue
n
  1. a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
    Synonym(s): card catalog, card catalogue
  2. an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
    Synonym(s): card index, card catalog, card catalogue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card game
n
  1. a game played with playing cards [syn: card game, cards]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card shark
n
  1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card sharp
n
  1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card sharper
n
  1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
card-house
n
  1. an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
    Synonym(s): house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardcase
n
  1. a small case for carrying business cards
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardcastle
n
  1. an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
    Synonym(s): house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardhouse
n
  1. an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
    Synonym(s): house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac
adj
  1. of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac arrest
n
  1. absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
    Synonym(s): asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac arrhythmia
n
  1. an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart [syn: cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac cycle
n
  1. the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac glucoside
n
  1. obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
    Synonym(s): cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac glycoside
n
  1. obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
    Synonym(s): cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac insufficiency
n
  1. inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
    Synonym(s): coronary insufficiency, cardiac insufficiency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac massage
n
  1. an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
    Synonym(s): cardiac massage, heart massage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac monitor
n
  1. a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
    Synonym(s): cardiac monitor, heart monitor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac murmur
n
  1. an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
    Synonym(s): heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac muscle
n
  1. the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
    Synonym(s): cardiac muscle, heart muscle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac output
n
  1. the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac pacemaker
n
  1. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
    Synonym(s): pacemaker, cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node, SA node
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac plexus
n
  1. a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures
    Synonym(s): cardiac plexus, plexus cardiacus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac resuscitation
n
  1. an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
    Synonym(s): cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac rhythm
n
  1. the rhythm of a beating heart [syn: cardiac rhythm, heart rhythm]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac sphincter
n
  1. the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac tamponade
n
  1. mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiac valve
n
  1. a valve to control one-way flow of blood [syn: {heart valve}, cardiac valve]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardigan
n
  1. knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
  2. slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
    Synonym(s): Cardigan, Cardigan Welsh corgi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cardigan Welsh corgi
n
  1. slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
    Synonym(s): Cardigan, Cardigan Welsh corgi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiogenic shock
n
  1. shock caused by cardiac arrest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiogram
n
  1. a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
    Synonym(s): electrocardiogram, cardiogram, EKG, ECG
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiograph
n
  1. medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
    Synonym(s): cardiograph, electrocardiograph
  2. a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
    Synonym(s): ballistocardiograph, cardiograph
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiographic
adj
  1. of or relating to a cardiograph
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiography
n
  1. diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)
    Synonym(s): cardiography, electrocardiography
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardiospasm
n
  1. a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cardiospermum
n
  1. tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot
    Synonym(s): Cardiospermum, genus Cardiospermum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
n
  1. herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa [syn: heartseed, Cardiospermum grandiflorum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cardiospermum halicacabum
n
  1. woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
    Synonym(s): balloon vine, heart pea, Cardiospermum halicacabum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cardizem
n
  1. a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
    Synonym(s): diltiazem, Cardizem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cards
n
  1. a game played with playing cards [syn: card game, cards]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardsharp
n
  1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cardsharper
n
  1. a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carducci
n
  1. Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
    Synonym(s): Carducci, Giosue Carducci
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carduus
n
  1. genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
    Synonym(s): Carduus, genus Carduus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carduus crispus
n
  1. European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
    Synonym(s): welted thistle, Carduus crispus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carduus nutans
n
  1. Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
    Synonym(s): musk thistle, nodding thistle, Carduus nutans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caretaker
n
  1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
  2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Caretta caretta
n
  1. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
    Synonym(s): loggerhead, loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carrot juice
n
  1. usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carrot stick
n
  1. a stick of carrot eaten raw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carry-the can
v
  1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn: face the music, carry-the can]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartage
n
  1. the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it
    Synonym(s): cartage, carting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartagena
n
  1. a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
  2. a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartagena bark
n
  1. Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
    Synonym(s): Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona lancifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartesian
adj
  1. of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works; "Cartesian linguistics"
n
  1. a follower of Cartesian thought
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartesian coordinate
n
  1. one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartesian coordinate system
n
  1. a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cartesian plane
n
  1. a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates
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Cartesian product
n
  1. the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
    Synonym(s): intersection, product, Cartesian product
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carthage
n
  1. an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carthaginian
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace"
    Synonym(s): Carthaginian, Punic
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carthusian
adj
  1. of or relating to the Carthusian order
n
  1. a member of the Carthusian order
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carthusian order
n
  1. an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartographer
n
  1. a person who makes maps
    Synonym(s): cartographer, map maker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartographic
adj
  1. of or relating to the making of maps or charts [syn: cartographic, cartographical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartographical
adj
  1. of or relating to the making of maps or charts [syn: cartographic, cartographical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartography
n
  1. the making of maps and charts [syn: mapmaking, cartography]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartouch
n
  1. a cartridge (usually with paper casing) [syn: cartouche, cartouch]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartouche
n
  1. a cartridge (usually with paper casing) [syn: cartouche, cartouch]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ceratosaur
n
  1. primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
    Synonym(s): ceratosaur, ceratosaurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ceratosaurus
n
  1. primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
    Synonym(s): ceratosaur, ceratosaurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ceratostomataceae
n
  1. fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks [syn: Ceratostomataceae, family Ceratostomataceae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ceratostomella
n
  1. genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores [syn: Ceratostomella, genus Ceratostomella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ceratostomella ulmi
n
  1. fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: Dutch elm fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ceratozamia
n
  1. a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cerotic acid
n
  1. a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
    Synonym(s): cerotic acid, hexacosanoic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charades
n
  1. player acts out a phrase for others to guess
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charity case
n
  1. a case for a welfare worker [syn: welfare case, {charity case}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charity shot
n
  1. an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    Synonym(s): foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chartaceous
adj
  1. of or like paper [syn: chartaceous, papery, paperlike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chartism
n
  1. the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chartist
n
  1. a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
  2. a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities
    Synonym(s): chartist, technical analyst
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chordospartium
n
  1. 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered
    Synonym(s): Chordospartium, genus Chordospartium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Choriotis
n
  1. Australian bustard
    Synonym(s): Choriotis, genus Choriotis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Choriotis australis
n
  1. popular Australian game bird [syn: plain turkey, Choriotis australis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choroid coat
n
  1. a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
    Synonym(s): choroid, choroid coat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cord grass
n
  1. any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
    Synonym(s): cordgrass, cord grass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cordage
n
  1. the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
  2. the ropes in the rigging of a ship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cordgrass
n
  1. any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
    Synonym(s): cordgrass, cord grass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cordia gerascanthus
n
  1. tropical American timber tree [syn: princewood, {Spanish elm}, Cordia gerascanthus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cords
n
  1. cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth [syn: cords, corduroys]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortege
n
  1. a funeral procession
  2. the group following and attending to some important person
    Synonym(s): cortege, retinue, suite, entourage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cortes
n
  1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
    Synonym(s): Cortes, Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan Cortez
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortex
n
  1. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    Synonym(s): cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
  2. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
    Antonym(s): medulla
  3. the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
    Synonym(s): lens cortex, cortex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cortez
n
  1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
    Synonym(s): Cortes, Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan Cortez
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical
adj
  1. of or relating to a cortex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical area
n
  1. any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn: cortical area, cortical region]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical cataract
n
  1. a cataract that affects the lens cortex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical epilepsy
n
  1. epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)
    Synonym(s): cortical epilepsy, focal epilepsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical potential
n
  1. (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
    Synonym(s): brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortical region
n
  1. any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn: cortical area, cortical region]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cortically
adv
  1. with respect to the cortex; "cortically induced arousal"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticifugal
adj
  1. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"
    Synonym(s): corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticipetal
adj
  1. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
    Synonym(s): corticoafferent, corticipetal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corticium
n
  1. genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
    Synonym(s): Corticium, genus Corticium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corticium salmonicolor
n
  1. fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
    Synonym(s): pink disease fungus, Corticium salmonicolor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corticium solani
n
  1. fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce [syn: {bottom rot fungus}, Corticium solani]
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cortico-hypothalamic
adj
  1. of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus
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corticoafferent
adj
  1. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
    Synonym(s): corticoafferent, corticipetal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticoefferent
adj
  1. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"
    Synonym(s): corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticofugal
adj
  1. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"
    Synonym(s): corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticoid
n
  1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
    Synonym(s): corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticospinal tract
n
  1. any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corticosteroid
n
  1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
    Synonym(s): corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid
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corticosterone
n
  1. secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
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corticotrophin
n
  1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
    Synonym(s): adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
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corticotropin
n
  1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
    Synonym(s): adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
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cortisol
n
  1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
    Synonym(s): hydrocortisone, cortisol, Hydrocortone, Cortef
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cortisone
n
  1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
    Synonym(s): cortisone, Cortone Acetate
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corythosaur
n
  1. duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet
    Synonym(s): corythosaur, corythosaurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corythosaurus
n
  1. duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet
    Synonym(s): corythosaur, corythosaurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
court card
n
  1. one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
    Synonym(s): face card, picture card, court card
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court game
n
  1. an athletic game played on a court
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courteous
adj
  1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
    Synonym(s): courteous, gracious, nice
  2. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon
    Antonym(s): discourteous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courteously
adv
  1. in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
    Synonym(s): politely, courteously
    Antonym(s): discourteously, impolitely, rudely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courtesan
n
  1. a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courtesy
n
  1. a courteous or respectful or considerate act
  2. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
  3. a courteous manner
    Synonym(s): courtesy, good manners
    Antonym(s): discourtesy, rudeness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courthouse
n
  1. a government building that houses the offices of a county government
  2. a building that houses judicial courts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
courtship
n
  1. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
    Synonym(s): courtship, wooing, courting, suit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowardice
n
  1. the trait of lacking courage [syn: cowardice, cowardliness]
    Antonym(s): braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus
n
  1. thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
    Synonym(s): Crataegus, genus Crataegus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus aestivalis
n
  1. hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
    Synonym(s): mayhaw, summer haw, Crataegus aestivalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus apiifolia
n
  1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
    Synonym(s): parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus biltmoreana
n
  1. common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries
    Synonym(s): scarlet haw, Crataegus biltmoreana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus calpodendron
n
  1. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
    Synonym(s): blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus coccinea
n
  1. American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink- red flowers
    Synonym(s): red haw, Crataegus pedicellata, Crataegus coccinea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus coccinea mollis
n
  1. American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
    Synonym(s): red haw, downy haw, Crataegus mollis, Crataegus coccinea mollis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus crus-galli
n
  1. eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
    Synonym(s): cockspur thorn, cockspur hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus laevigata
n
  1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
    Synonym(s): whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus marshallii
n
  1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
    Synonym(s): parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus mollis
n
  1. American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
    Synonym(s): red haw, downy haw, Crataegus mollis, Crataegus coccinea mollis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus monogyna
n
  1. European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America
    Synonym(s): English hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus oxyacantha
n
  1. evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe [syn: {evergreen thorn}, Crataegus oxyacantha]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus oxycantha
n
  1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
    Synonym(s): whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus pedicellata
n
  1. American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink- red flowers
    Synonym(s): red haw, Crataegus pedicellata, Crataegus coccinea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crataegus tomentosa
n
  1. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
    Synonym(s): blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cretaceous
adj
  1. abounding in chalk
  2. of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era
n
  1. from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
    Synonym(s): Cretaceous, Cretaceous period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cretaceous period
n
  1. from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
    Synonym(s): Cretaceous, Cretaceous period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
n
  1. rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
    Synonym(s): Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD, Jakob- Creutzfeldt disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critic
n
  1. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
  2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
  3. someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical
adj
  1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
    Antonym(s): uncritical
  2. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"
    Antonym(s): noncritical
  3. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
    Antonym(s): noncritical, uncritical
  4. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
    Synonym(s): critical, vital
  5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
    Synonym(s): critical, decisive
  6. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"
    Antonym(s): noncritical, noncrucial
  7. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical analysis
n
  1. an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn: critical appraisal, critical analysis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical angle
n
  1. the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical appraisal
n
  1. an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn: critical appraisal, critical analysis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical mass
n
  1. the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the business because it lacked critical mass"
  2. the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical point
n
  1. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
    Synonym(s): juncture, critical point, crossroads
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critical review
n
  1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
    Synonym(s): review, critique, critical review, review article
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticality
n
  1. a state of critical urgency [syn: criticality, criticalness, cruciality]
  2. a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critically
adv
  1. in a critical manner; "this must be examined critically"
    Antonym(s): uncritically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticalness
n
  1. a state of critical urgency [syn: criticality, criticalness, cruciality]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticise
v
  1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
    Synonym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
    Antonym(s): praise
  2. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
    Synonym(s): criticize, criticise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticism
n
  1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
    Synonym(s): criticism, unfavorable judgment
  2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
    Synonym(s): criticism, critique
  3. a written evaluation of a work of literature
    Synonym(s): criticism, literary criticism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticize
v
  1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
    Synonym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
    Antonym(s): praise
  2. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
    Synonym(s): criticize, criticise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
critique
n
  1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
    Synonym(s): review, critique, critical review, review article
  2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
    Synonym(s): criticism, critique
v
  1. appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"
    Synonym(s): review, critique
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crotch
n
  1. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
    Synonym(s): fork, crotch
  2. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
    Synonym(s): crotch, fork
  3. external sex organ
    Synonym(s): genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crotch hair
n
  1. hair growing in the pubic area [syn: pubic hair, bush, crotch hair]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crotchet
n
  1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn: hook, crotchet]
  2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
    Synonym(s): quarter note, crotchet
  3. a strange attitude or habit
    Synonym(s): oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet
  4. a small tool or hooklike implement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crotchetiness
n
  1. a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crotchety
adj
  1. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
    Synonym(s): cantankerous, crotchety, ornery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crowd control
n
  1. activity of controlling a crowd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crowd together
v
  1. to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
    Synonym(s): crowd, crowd together
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
CRT screen
n
  1. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
    Synonym(s): screen, CRT screen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cruet-stand
n
  1. a stand for cruets containing various condiments
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crutch
n
  1. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
  2. anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curate cycloid
n
  1. a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curettage
n
  1. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
    Synonym(s): curettage, curettement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Curtis
n
  1. English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn: Curtis, William Curtis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Curtisia
n
  1. a large evergreen tree of South Africa [syn: Curtisia, genus Curtisia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Curtiss
n
  1. United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
    Synonym(s): Curtiss, Glenn Curtiss, Glenn Hammond Curtiss
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curtsey
n
  1. bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women [syn: curtsy, curtsey]
v
  1. bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting [syn: curtsy, curtsey]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curtsy
n
  1. bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women [syn: curtsy, curtsey]
v
  1. bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting [syn: curtsy, curtsey]
  2. make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"
    Synonym(s): curtsy, bob
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
czaritza
n
  1. the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina, tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[ocr]k"[ecr]t), n. [OE. broket, F.
      broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E.
      broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes
            called {brock}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A small South American deer, of several species
            ({Coassus superciliaris}, {C. rufus}, and {C. auritus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. [?] cloak + [?] to bear.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus},
      and {C. retusus}) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with
      a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached
      along the spine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Card \Card\, n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. [?] a leaf
      of paper. Cf. {Chart}.]
      1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared
            for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a
            card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.
  
                     Our first cards were to Carabas House. --Thackeray.
  
      2. A published note, containing a brief statement,
            explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like;
            as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed
            programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as,
            this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.
  
      3. A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the
            dial or face of the mariner's compass.
  
                     All the quartere that they know I' the shipman's
                     card.                                                --Shak.
  
      4. (Weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for
            warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a
            loom. See {Jacquard}.
  
      5. An indicator card. See under {Indicator}.
  
      {Business card}, a card on which is printed an advertisement
            or business address.
  
      {Card basket}
            (a) A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers.
            (b) A basket made of cardboard.
  
      {Card catalogue}. See {Catalogue}.
  
      {Card rack}, a rack or frame for holding and displaying
            business or visiting card.
  
      {Card table}, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one
            having a leaf which folds over.
  
      {On the cards}, likely to happen; foretold and expected but
            not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers
            that has come into common use; also, according to the
            programme.
  
      {Playing card}, cards used in playing games; specifically,
            the cards cards used playing which and other games of
            chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or
            suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full
            or whist pack contains fifty-two cards.
  
      {To have the cards in one's own hands}, to have the winning
            cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking.
  
      {To play one's cards well}, to make no errors; to act
            shrewdly.
  
      {To play snow one's cards}, to expose one's plants to rivals
            or foes.
  
      {To speak by the card}, to speak from information and
            definitely, not by guess as in telling a ship's bearing by
            the compass card.
  
      {Visiting card}, a small card bearing the name, and sometimes
            the address, of the person presenting it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catalogue \Cat"a*logue\, n. [F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr. [?] a
      counting up, list, fr. [?] to count up; kata` down,
      completely + [?] to say.]
      A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged
      methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of
      the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars.
  
      {Card catalogue}, a catalogue, as of books, having each item
            entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in
            cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically.
  
      {Catalogue raisonn[82]}[F.], a catalogue of books, etc.,
            classed according to their subjects.
  
      Syn: List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See
               {List}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Card \Card\, n. [F. carde teasel, the head of a thistle, card,
      from L. carduus, cardus, thistle, fr. carere to card.]
      1. An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers
            of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing
            the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire
            teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather
            fastened to a back.
  
      2. A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a
            carding machine.
  
      {Card clothing}, strips of wire-toothed card used for
            covering the cylinders of carding machines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardcase \Card"case`\ (k[aum]rd"k[amac]s`), n.
      A case for visiting cards.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardecu \Car"de*cu\ (k[aum]r"d[esl]*k[usl]), n. [Corrupt, from
      F. quart d'[82]cu.]
      A quarter of a crown. [Obs.]
  
               The bunch of them were not worth a cardecu. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.)
      A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] heart:
      cf. F. cardiaque.]
      1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as,
            the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the
            stomach.
  
      2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
            the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
  
      {Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
  
      {Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] heart:
      cf. F. cardiaque.]
      1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as,
            the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the
            stomach.
  
      2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
            the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
  
      {Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
  
      {Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] heart:
      cf. F. cardiaque.]
      1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as,
            the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the
            stomach.
  
      2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
            the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
  
      {Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
  
      {Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiacal \Car*di"a*cal\, a.
      Cardiac.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiacle \Car"di*a*cle\, n.
      A pain about the heart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiagraph \Car"di*a*graph\, n.
      See {Cardiograph}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardigan jacket \Car"di*gan jack`et\ [From the Earl of Cardigan,
      who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854-55.]
      A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiogram \Car"di*o*gram`\, n. [Gr. [?] heart + -gram.]
      (Physiol.)
      The curve or tracing made by a cardiograph.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiograph \Car"di*o*graph\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -graph.]
      (Med.)
      An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest,
      will register graphically the comparative duration and
      intensity of the heart's movements.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiographic \Car`di*o*graph"ic\, a. (Physiol.)
      Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiography \Car`di*og"ra*phy\, n.
      1. Description of the heart.
  
      2. (Physiol.) Examination by the cardiograph.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cardiosphygmograph \Car`di*o*sphyg"mo*graph\, n.
      A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
      D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
      Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
      Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
      of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name
      is often also applied to other prickly plants.
  
      {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it
            was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
            venomous creatures.
  
      {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large
            thistle of neglected pastures.
  
      {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but
            introduced into the United States from Canada.
  
      {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.
  
      {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.
  
      {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},
            {Melon}, etc.
  
      {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the
            Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
            involucre.
  
      {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
            thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
            emblems of Scotland.
  
      {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.
  
      {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.
  
      {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.
  
      {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
            Cereus. See {Cereus}.
  
      {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.
  
      {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or
            yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of
            its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
            {Goldfinch}.
  
      {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American
            butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon
            thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.
  
      {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
            militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
            I., worth four shillings.
  
      {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from
            its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
            mouth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Musk \Musk\, n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka
      testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd.
      {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.]
      1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
            the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
            the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
            taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
            enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
            antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
            various other animals, having a similar odor.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below).
  
      3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
            similar.
  
      4. (Bot.)
            (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}).
            (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({E. moschatum}); --
                  called also {musky heron's-bill}.
            (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth.
  
      {Musk beaver} (Zo[94]l.), muskrat (1).
  
      {Musk beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a European longicorn beetle
            ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling
            that of attar of roses.
  
      {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}.
  
      {Musk cattle} (Zo[94]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below).
           
  
      {Musk deer} (Zo[94]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
            moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
            Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
            developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
            scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
            is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
            below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
            and napu.
  
      {Musk duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The Muscovy duck.
            (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}).
  
      {Musk lorikeet} (Zo[94]l.), the Pacific lorikeet
            ({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia.
  
      {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
            (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of
                  which has a faint musky smell.
            (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}.
  
      {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
            ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar
            scent.
  
      {Musk ox} (Zo[94]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant
            ({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but
            found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a
            thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark
            hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and
            shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred
            pounds.
  
      {Musk parakeet}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above).
           
  
      {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
            the Seckel pear.
  
      {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found
            in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
            strong musky odor.
  
      {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
            odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and
            of a species of {Angelica}.
  
      {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}),
            having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
  
      {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
            ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in
            flavoring. See {Abelmosk}.
  
      {Musk sheep} (Zo[94]l.), the musk ox.
  
      {Musk shrew} (Zo[94]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in
            India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
            {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}.
  
      {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
            nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
            strongly of musk.
  
      {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American
            fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, [or] Ozotheca,
            odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
            also {stinkpot}.

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   Carotic \Ca*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] stupefying. See {Carotid}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.
  
      2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.

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   Cartage \Cart"age\, n.
      1. The act of carrying in a cart.
  
      2. The price paid for carting.

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   d8Carte de visite \[d8]Carte" de vi*site`\, pl. {Cartes de
      visite}. [F.]
      1. A visiting card.
  
      2. A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a
            visiting card.

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   Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized
      from of Ren[82] Descartes: cf. F. cart[82]sien.]
      Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren[82] Descartes,
      or his philosophy.
  
               The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.
  
      {Cartesian co[94]rdinates} (Geom), distance of a point from
            lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing
            geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.
  
      {Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in
            connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to
            illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of
            air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.
  
      {Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of
            the curve mr + m[b7]r[b7] = c, where r and r[b7] are the
            distances of the point from the two foci and m, m[b7] and
            c are constant; -- used by Descartes.

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   Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, n.
      An adherent of Descartes.

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   Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized
      from of Ren[82] Descartes: cf. F. cart[82]sien.]
      Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren[82] Descartes,
      or his philosophy.
  
               The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.
  
      {Cartesian co[94]rdinates} (Geom), distance of a point from
            lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing
            geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.
  
      {Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in
            connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to
            illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of
            air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.
  
      {Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of
            the curve mr + m[b7]r[b7] = c, where r and r[b7] are the
            distances of the point from the two foci and m, m[b7] and
            c are constant; -- used by Descartes.

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      Note: Co[94]rdinates are of several kinds, consisting in some
               of the different cases, of the following elements,
               namely:
            (a) (Geom. of Two Dimensions) The abscissa and ordinate of
                  any point, taken together; as the abscissa PY and
                  ordinate PX of the point P (Fig. 2, referred to the
                  co[94]rdinate axes AY and AX.
            (b) Any radius vector PA (Fig. 1), together with its angle
                  of inclination to a fixed line, APX, by which any
                  point A in the same plane is referred to that fixed
                  line, and a fixed point in it, called the pole, P.
            (c) (Geom. of Three Dimensions) Any three lines, or
                  distances, PB, PC, PD (Fig. 3), taken parallel to
                  three co[94]rdinate axes, AX, AY, AZ, and measured
                  from the corresponding co[94]rdinate fixed planes,
                  YAZ, XAZ, XAY, to any point in space, P, whose
                  position is thereby determined with respect to these
                  planes and axes.
            (d) A radius vector, the angle which it makes with a fixed
                  plane, and the angle which its projection on the plane
                  makes with a fixed line line in the plane, by which
                  means any point in space at the free extremity of the
                  radius vector is referred to that fixed plane and
                  fixed line, and a fixed point in that line, the pole
                  of the radius vector.
  
      {Cartesian co[94]rdinates}. See under {Cartesian}.
  
      {Geographical co[94]rdinates}, the latitude and longitude of
            a place, by which its relative situation on the globe is
            known. The height of the above the sea level constitutes a
            third co[94]rdinate.
  
      {Polar co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates made up of a radius
            vector and its angle of inclination to another line, or a
            line and plane; as those defined in
            (b) and
            (d) above.
  
      {Rectangular co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates the axes of
            which intersect at right angles.
  
      {Rectilinear co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates made up of right
            lines. Those defined in
            (a) and
            (c) above are called also {Cartesian co[94]rdinates}.
  
      {Trigonometrical} [or] {Spherical co[94]rdinates}, elements
            of reference, by means of which the position of a point on
            the surface of a sphere may be determined with respect to
            two great circles of the sphere.
  
      {Trilinear co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates of a point in a
            plane, consisting of the three ratios which the three
            distances of the point from three fixed lines have one to
            another.

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   Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.
      [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,
      Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,
      calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to
      throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]
      1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
            spiritual of mankind.
  
                     [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
                                                                              --Luke iv. 2.
  
                     That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
                     deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.
  
      2. An evil spirit; a demon.
  
                     A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.
                                                                              32.
  
      3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That
            devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]
            --Shak.
  
                     Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
                     devil?                                                --John vi. 70.
  
      4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
            ironically, of negation. [Low]
  
                     The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
                     timepleaser.                                       --Shak.
  
                     The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But
                     wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.
  
      5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
            excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
  
                     Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
                     oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
            etc.
  
      {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.
  
      {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.
  
      {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African
            drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),
            believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
  
      {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
            adjectively. --Longfellow.
  
      {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
            saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,
            having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat
            like an apron.
  
      {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]
            (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
                  cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
  
      {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.
           
  
      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common
            British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a
            sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
  
      {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis
            ({Mantis Carolina}).
  
      {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
            [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his
            boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
  
      {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still
            practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
            forces of nature are of equal power.
  
      {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing
            office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
            the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing
            the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]
            --Macaulay.
  
      {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous
            marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,
            ursinus}).
  
      {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized
      from of Ren[82] Descartes: cf. F. cart[82]sien.]
      Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren[82] Descartes,
      or his philosophy.
  
               The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.
  
      {Cartesian co[94]rdinates} (Geom), distance of a point from
            lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing
            geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.
  
      {Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in
            connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to
            illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of
            air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.
  
      {Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of
            the curve mr + m[b7]r[b7] = c, where r and r[b7] are the
            distances of the point from the two foci and m, m[b7] and
            c are constant; -- used by Descartes.

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   Cartesianism \Car*te"sian*ism\, n.
      The philosophy of Descartes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized
      from of Ren[82] Descartes: cf. F. cart[82]sien.]
      Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren[82] Descartes,
      or his philosophy.
  
               The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.
  
      {Cartesian co[94]rdinates} (Geom), distance of a point from
            lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing
            geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.
  
      {Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in
            connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to
            illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of
            air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.
  
      {Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of
            the curve mr + m[b7]r[b7] = c, where r and r[b7] are the
            distances of the point from the two foci and m, m[b7] and
            c are constant; -- used by Descartes.

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   Carthaginian \Car`tha*gin"i*an\, a.
      Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern
      Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

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   Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, n. [LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis,
      from the town of Chartreuse, in France.] (Eccl. Hist.)
      A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at
      Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.

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   Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, a.
      Pertaining to the Carthusian.

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   Cartist \Car"tist\, n. [Sp. cartista, fr. carta paper, document
      (cf. Pg. carta). See {Charta}; cf. {Chartist}.]
      In Spain and Portugal, one who supports the constitution.

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   Cartogram \Car"to*gram\, n. [F. cartogramme.]
      A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics
      of various kinds; a statistical map.

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   Cartographer \Car*tog"ra*pher\, n.
      One who makes charts or maps.

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   Cartographic \Car`to*graph"ic\, Cartographical
   \Car`to*graph"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to cartography.

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   Cartographic \Car`to*graph"ic\, Cartographical
   \Car`to*graph"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to cartography.

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   Cartographically \Car`to*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.
      By cartography.

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   Cartography \Car*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. cartographie. See
      {Card}, and {-graphy}.]
      The art or business of forming charts or maps.

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   Cartouch \Car*touch"\, n.; pl. {Cartouches}. [F. cartouche, It.
      cartuccia, cartoccio, cornet, cartouch, fr. L. charta paper.
      See 1st {Card}, and cf. {Cartridge}.]
      1. (Mil.)
            (a) A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a
                  firearm; a cartridge.
            (b) A cartridge box.
            (c) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a
                  cannon.
            (d) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
            (e) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
  
      2. (Arch.)
            (a) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has
                  the form of a scroll of paper.
            (b) A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an
                  inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the
                  edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form.
  
      3. (Egyptian Antiq.) An oval figure on monuments, and in
            papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.

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   Cartouch \Car*touch"\, n.; pl. {Cartouches}. [F. cartouche, It.
      cartuccia, cartoccio, cornet, cartouch, fr. L. charta paper.
      See 1st {Card}, and cf. {Cartridge}.]
      1. (Mil.)
            (a) A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a
                  firearm; a cartridge.
            (b) A cartridge box.
            (c) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a
                  cannon.
            (d) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
            (e) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
  
      2. (Arch.)
            (a) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has
                  the form of a scroll of paper.
            (b) A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an
                  inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the
                  edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form.
  
      3. (Egyptian Antiq.) An oval figure on monuments, and in
            papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.

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   Caryatic \Car`y*at"ic\, Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a caryatid.

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   Rescue \Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), n. [From {Rescue}, v.; cf.
      {Rescous}.]
      1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence,
            or danger; liberation.
  
                     Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak.
  
      2. (Law)
            (a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of
                  things lawfully distrained.
            (b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or
                  imprisonment.
            (c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by
                  the enemy. --Bouvier.
  
                           The rescue of a prisoner from the court is
                           punished with perpetual imprisonment and
                           forfeiture of goods.                     --Blackstone.
  
      {Rescue grass}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass
            ({Ceratochloa unioloides}) somewhat resembling chess,
            cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.

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   Cerotic \Ce*rot"ic\, a. [See {Cerotene}.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as,
      cerotic acid or alcohol.

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   Cerotin \Cer"o*tin\, n. [See {Cerotene}.] (Chem.)
      A white crystalline substance, {C27H55.OH}, obtained from
      Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas
      series; -- called also {cerotic alcohol}, {ceryl alcohol}.

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   Certes \Cer"tes\, adv. [F. certes, for [85] certes, fr. L.
      certus. See {Certain}.]
      Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]
  
               Certes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so
               foul deface.                                          --Spenser.

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   Chair \Chair\, n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F.
      chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher's
      or professor's chair, Gr. [?] down + [?] seat, [?] to sit,
      akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.]
      1. A movable single seat with a back.
  
      2. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but
            esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.
  
                     The chair of a philosophical school.   --Whewell.
  
                     A chair of philology.                        --M. Arnold.
  
      3. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to
            address the chair.
  
      4. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles,
            or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
            --Shak.
  
                     Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view
                     with scorn two pages and a chair.      --Pope.
  
      5. An iron block used on railways to support the rails and
            secure them to the sleepers.
  
      {Chair days}, days of repose and age.
  
      {To put into the chair}, to elect as president, or as
            chairman of a meeting. --Macaulay.
  
      {To take the chair}, to assume the position of president, or
            of chairman of a meeting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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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   Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Charities}. [F. charit[82] fr. L.
      caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly,
      loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend,
      W. caru to love. Cf. {Caress}.]
      1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
  
                     Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the
                     greatest of these is charity.            --1. Cor.
                                                                              xiii. 13.
  
                     They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose
                     hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.
  
                     With malice towards none, with charity for all.
                                                                              --Lincoln.
  
      2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a
            disposition which inclines men to put the best
            construction on the words and actions of others.
  
                     The highest exercise of charity is charity towards
                     the uncharitable.                              --Buckminster.
  
      3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent
            institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
  
                     The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido
                     to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.
  
      4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or
            suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
  
                     She did ill then to refuse her a charity.
                                                                              --L'Estrange.
  
      5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support
            such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.
  
      6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]
            including relief of the poor or friendless, education,
            religious culture, and public institutions.
  
                     The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are
                     scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      {Sisters of Charity} (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious
            women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick;
            -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the
            Sisters of Charity.
  
      Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness;
               beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.

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   Chartaceous \Char*ta"ceous\, a. [L. chartaceus. See {Charta}.]
      Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.

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   Chartism \Chart"ism\, n. [F. charte charter. Cf. {Charte},
      {Chart}.]
      The principles of a political party in England (1838-48),
      which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot,
      annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other
      radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the
      People's Charter.

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   Chartist \Chart"ist\, n.
      A supporter or partisan of chartism. [Eng.]

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   Chartographer \Char*tog"ra*pher\, n., Chartographic
   \Char`to*graph"ic\, a., Chartography \Char*tog"ra*phy\, n., etc.
      Same as {Cartographer}, {Cartographic}, {Cartography}, etc.

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   Chartographer \Char*tog"ra*pher\, n., Chartographic
   \Char`to*graph"ic\, a., Chartography \Char*tog"ra*phy\, n., etc.
      Same as {Cartographer}, {Cartographic}, {Cartography}, etc.

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   Chartographer \Char*tog"ra*pher\, n., Chartographic
   \Char`to*graph"ic\, a., Chartography \Char*tog"ra*phy\, n., etc.
      Same as {Cartographer}, {Cartographic}, {Cartography}, etc.

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   Vocal \Vo"cal\, a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F.
      vocal. See {Voice}, and cf. {Vowel}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice;
            endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.
  
                     To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made
                     vocal by my song.                              --Milton.
  
      2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody;
            vocal prayer. [bd]Vocal worship.[b8] --Milton.
  
      3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, [?]poken
            with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; --
            said of certain articulate sounds.
  
      4. (Phon.)
            (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone
                  produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either
                  by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by
                  obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as
                  v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng;
                  sonant; intonated; voiced. See {Voice}, and {Vowel},
                  also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202.
            (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a
                  vowel; vowel.
  
      {Vocal cords} [or] {chords}. (Anat.) See {Larynx}, and the
            Note under {Voice}, n., 1.
  
      {Vocal fremitus} [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring]
            (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall,
            produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations
            during the act of using the voice.
  
      {Vocal music}, music made by the voice, in distinction from
            {instrumental music}; hence, music or tunes set to words,
            to be performed by the human voice.
  
      {Vocal tube} (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the
            inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages
            through the nose and mouth.

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   Chord \Chord\, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
      [?]. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it
      is written cord. See {Cord}.]
      1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.
  
      2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
            producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
            chord.
  
      3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
            a circle or curve.
  
      4. (Anat.) A cord. See {Cord}, n., 4.
  
      5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
            horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
  
      {Accidental, Common, [and] Vocal} {chords}. See under
            {Accidental}, {Common}, and {Vocal}.
  
      {Chord of an arch}. See Illust. of {Arch}.
  
      {Chord of curvature}, a chord drawn from any point of a
            curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
  
      {Scale of chords}. See {Scale}.

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            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

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   Turkey \Tur"key\, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was
      formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from
      Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus
      {Meleagris}, especially the North American wild turkey
      ({Meleagris gallopavo}), and the domestic turkey, which was
      probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been
      domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of
      America.
  
      Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of
               the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tall feathers
               and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish
               chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American,
               or ocellated, turkey ({M. ocellata}) is more elegantly
               colored than the common species. See under {Ocellated}.
               The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard
               ({Choriotis australis}). See under {Native}.
  
      {Turkey beard} (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial
            liliaceous herbs of the genus {Xerophyllum}. They have a
            dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a
            long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called
            {turkey's beard}.
  
      {Turkey berry} (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of
            certain kinds of nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}, and {S.
            torvum}).
  
      {Turkey bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. So called because it
            erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when
            disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Turkey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a black or nearly black buzzard
            ({Cathartes aura}), abundant in the Southern United
            States. It is so called because its naked and warty head
            and neck resemble those of a turkey. Its is noted for its
            high and graceful flight. Called also {turkey vulture}.
  
      {Turkey cock} (Zo[94]l.), a male turkey.
  
      {Turkey hen} (Zo[94]l.), a female turkey.
  
      {Turkey pout} (Zo[94]l.), a young turkey. [R.]
  
      {Turkey vulture} (Zo[94]l.), the turkey buzzard.

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   Chreotechnics \Chre`o*tech"nics\, n. [Gr. [?] useful + [?] art.]
      The science of the useful arts, esp. agriculture,
      manufactures, and commerce. [R.]

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   Cirrhotic \Cir*rhot"ic\, a.
      Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as,
      cirrhotic degeneration; a cirrhotic liver.

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   Coarticulation \Co`ar*tic`u*la"tion\, n. (Anat.)
      The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.

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   French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus,
      from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,
      fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf.
      {Frankish}.]
      Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
  
      {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus
            vulgaris}).
  
      {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn
            ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or
            purple pigment.
  
      {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under
            {Window}.
  
      {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used
            for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See
            {Bear's-ear}.
  
      {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it
            backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
            freely.
  
      {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}
            ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.
           
  
      {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
            long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
            expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
            sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.
  
      {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
            esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.
  
      {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8])
            + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]
            (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker
            ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}.
  
      {French polish}.
      (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
            gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
            shellac with other gums added.
      (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the
            above.
  
      {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
            for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
            mordants. --Ure.
  
      {French red} rouge.
  
      {French rice}, amelcorn.
  
      {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having
            a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.
  
      {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
            logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.
  
      {French window}. See under {Window}.

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   Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
      {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]
      A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
      wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
      {marish}.]
  
      {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})
            with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
            flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.
  
      {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})
            having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
            marsh five-finger.
  
      {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)
      (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).
      (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
            marshes ({Iva frutescens}).
  
      {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).
           
  
      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.
  
      {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses
            growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall
            {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very
            young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt
            hay.
  
      {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier
            ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},
            {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.
  
      {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both
            America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
            with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse
            hawk}.
      (b) The marsh harrier.
  
      {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of
            fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water
            marshes.
  
      {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.
            officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and
            whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.
  
      {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
            genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,
            growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.
           
  
      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.
  
      {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.
            Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully
            astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also
            {sea lavender}.
  
      {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})
            found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.
  
      {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
            Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
            flowers.
  
      {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.
  
      {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.
  
      {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens
            of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They
            chiefly inhabit salt marshes.

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   Cordage \Cord"age\ (k?rd"?j), n. [F. cordage. See {Cord}.]
      Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or
      cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist
      of ropes.

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      {Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
            California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of
            Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black
            above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become
            white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.
            campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in
            winter its fur becomes nearly white.
  
      {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
            used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
            States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
            resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
            pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
            in some styles of building.
  
      {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
  
      {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
  
      {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
            factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
            gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
            means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
  
      {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
            the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
            needles.
  
      {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
            which the jack is hoisted.
  
      {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
            studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
            others.
  
      {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
  
      {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
            the roof has not its full section.
  
      {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.
  
      {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
            the gaff.
  
      {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
  
      {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
            forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
            press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
            of liquid, as oil.
  
      {Jack-at-a-pinch}.
            (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
                  emergency.
            (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
                  service for a fee.
  
      {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind
            of work.
  
      {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}
            ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows
            under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not
            unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.
            --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Jack-in-a-box}.
            (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which
                  bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated
                  calyx.
            (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,
                  when the lid is raised, a figure springs.
            (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for
                  transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a
                  manner that their relative rotation may be variable;
                  applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road
                  locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an
                  equation box; a jack frame; -- called also
                  {compensating gearing}.
            (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the
                  crosspiece of a rude press.
  
      {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
  
      {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
            ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).
  
      {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
            of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
  
      {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma
            triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix
            is inclosed.
  
      {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).
           
  
      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old
            clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
  
      {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.
  
      {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is
            turned out. --Shak.
  
      {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery
            story.
  
      {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.
            (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper
                  speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns
                  to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.
            (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in
                  illumination the features of a human face, etc.
  
      {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
            flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.

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   Princewood \Prince"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
      The wood of two small tropical American trees ({Hamelia
      ventricosa}, and {Cordia gerascanthoides}). It is brownish,
      veined with lighter color.

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   Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
  
      {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
            alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
            also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
            United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.
           
  
      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.
  
      {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
            --Ure.
  
      {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
            junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
  
      {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having
            a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
            sesquioxide of iron.
  
      {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})
            of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
            having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
  
      {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
            blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
            single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
  
      {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
            because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
  
      {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium
            Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
  
      {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
           
  
      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.
  
      {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
            Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
  
      {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
            calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
           
  
      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish
            ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously
            colored with bands of red and white.
  
      {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
            the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
            {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.
  
      {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
  
      {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.
  
      {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.
  
      {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.
  
      {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in
            Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},
            {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.
      (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
            yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly
            esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
            erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
            Mackerel.
  
      {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern
            portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
            coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
            ships from the New to the Old World.
  
      {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
            bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
  
      {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})
            of the south of Europe.
  
      {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
            {Potato}.
  
      {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
            red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
  
      {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
            jib-headed sail.
  
      {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.
  
      {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
            pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
            pigment.
  
      {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
            wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
            serve as a lever.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sebesten \Se*bes"ten\, n. [Ar. sebest[be]n the tree: cf. Sp.
      sebesten.] (Bot.)
      The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees
      ({Cordia Myxa}, and {C. latifolia}), sometimes used
      medicinally in pectoral diseases.
  
      Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar
               fruit of {Cordia Sebestana}.

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   Cordy \Cord"y\ (k[ocir]r"d[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Cordier}; superl.
      {Cordiest}.]
      Of, or like, cord; having cords or cordlike parts.

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   Cortes \Cor"tes\ (k?r"t?s), n. pl. [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte court.]
      The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and
      representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal
      answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

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   Cortical \Cor"ti*cal\ (k?r"t?-kal), a. [L. cortex bark: cf. F.
      cortical.]
      Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark
      or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical
      substance of the kidney.

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   Corticate \Cor"ti*cate\ (k?r"t?-k?t), Corticated \Cor"ti*ca`ted\
      (-k?`t?d), a. [L. corticatus.]
      Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the
      interior part.

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   Corticate \Cor"ti*cate\ (k?r"t?-k?t), Corticated \Cor"ti*ca`ted\
      (-k?`t?d), a. [L. corticatus.]
      Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the
      interior part.

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   d8Cortex \[d8]Cor"tex\ (k?r"t?ks), n.; pl. {Cortices}
      (-t[?]-s[?]z). [L., bark. Cf. {Cork}.]
      1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.
  
      2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.
  
      3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the
            cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

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   Corticifer \Cor*tic"i*fer\ (k?r-t?s"?-f?r), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the {Gorgoniacea}; -- so called because the fleshy
      part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark.

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   Corticiferous \Cor`ti*cif"er*ous\ (k?r`t?-s?f"?r-?s), a. [L.
      cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif[?]re.]
      1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles
            bark.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Having a barklike c[?]nenchyms.

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   Corticiform \Cor*tic"i*form\ (k?r-t?s"?-f?rm), a. [L. cortex,
      corticis, bark + -form: cf. F. corticiforme.]
      Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.

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   Corticine \Cor"ti*cine\ (k?r"t?-s?n), n. [F., fr. L. cortex,
      corticis, bark.]
      A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground
      cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.

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   Corticose \Cor"ti*cose`\ (-k?s`), a. [L. corticosus.]
      Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corticous \Cor"ti*cous\ (-k?s), a.
      Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Court-craft \Court"-craft`\ (k?rt"kr?ft`), n.
      The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Court-cupboard \Court"-cup`board\ (-k?b`b?rd), n.
      A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other
      articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. [Obs.]
  
               A way with the joint stools, remove the court-cupboard,
               look to the plate.                                 --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Courtehouse \Courte"house`\ (k?rt"hous`), n.
      1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house
            appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]
  
      2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of
            the Southern States.
  
                     Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown
                     by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House.
                                                                              --Barlett.

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   Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,
      corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.
      courtois. See {Court}.]
      Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,
      courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
      bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
  
               A patient and courteous bearing.            --Prescott.
  
               His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
                                                                              --Fuller.

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   Courteously \Cour"te*ous*ly\, adv.
      In a courteous manner.

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   Courteousness \Cour"te*ous*ness\, n.
      The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.

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   Courtesan \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane,
      fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It.
      cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See {Court}.]
      A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a
      harlot.
  
               Lasciviously decked like a courtesan.      --Sir H.
                                                                              Wotton.

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   Courtesanship \Cour"te*san*ship\, n.
      Harlotry.

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   Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Courtesied}
      (-s[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Courtesying}.]
      To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
      (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
      bending of the knes.

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   Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Courtesies}
      (-s[?]z). [OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF.
      curteisie, cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F.
      courtoisie, fr. curteis, corteis. See {Courteous}.]
      1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
  
                     And trust thy honest-offered courtesy, With oft is
                     sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters,
                     than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where
                     it first was named, And yet is most pretended.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more I use the
                     ancient courtesies of speech.            --Longfellow.
  
      2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
            performed with politeness.
  
                     My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
            title given one by courtesy.
  
      {Courtesy title}, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
            conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
            courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
            younger sons of noblemen.
  
      Syn: Politiness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
               affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
               courtliness; good breeding. See {Politeness}.

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   Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Courtesies}
      (-s[?]z). [OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF.
      curteisie, cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F.
      courtoisie, fr. curteis, corteis. See {Courteous}.]
      1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
  
                     And trust thy honest-offered courtesy, With oft is
                     sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters,
                     than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where
                     it first was named, And yet is most pretended.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more I use the
                     ancient courtesies of speech.            --Longfellow.
  
      2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
            performed with politeness.
  
                     My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
            title given one by courtesy.
  
      {Courtesy title}, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
            conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
            courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
            younger sons of noblemen.
  
      Syn: Politiness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
               affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
               courtliness; good breeding. See {Politeness}.

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   Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[ucir]rt"s[ycr]), n. [See the preceding
      word.]
      An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,
      consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,
      with bending of the knees. [Written also {curtsy}.]
  
               The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and
               the ceremony proceeds as usual.               --Golgsmith.

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   Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Courtesied}
      (-s[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Courtesying}.]
      To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
      (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
      bending of the knes.

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   Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. t.
      To treat with civility. [Obs.]

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   Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Courtesies}
      (-s[?]z). [OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF.
      curteisie, cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F.
      courtoisie, fr. curteis, corteis. See {Courteous}.]
      1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
  
                     And trust thy honest-offered courtesy, With oft is
                     sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters,
                     than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where
                     it first was named, And yet is most pretended.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more I use the
                     ancient courtesies of speech.            --Longfellow.
  
      2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
            performed with politeness.
  
                     My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
            title given one by courtesy.
  
      {Courtesy title}, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
            conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
            courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
            younger sons of noblemen.
  
      Syn: Politiness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
               affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
               courtliness; good breeding. See {Politeness}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Courtesied}
      (-s[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Courtesying}.]
      To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
      (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
      bending of the knes.

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   Courtship \Court"ship\ (k?rt"sh?p), n.
      1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a
            favor. --Swift.
  
      2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to
            marriage.
  
                     This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are
                     prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are
                     to follow.                                          --Goldsmith.
  
      3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]
  
                     Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a
            court; court-craft; finesse. [Obs.]
  
                     She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and
                     Popery.                                             --Fuller.

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   Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.
      {Courts-martial} (k[?]rts`-).
      A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the
      trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses
      against military or naval law.

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   Cowardice \Cow"ard*ice\ (-[icr]s), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard.
      See {Coward}.]
      Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity;
      pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.
  
               The cowardice of doing wrong.                  --Milton.
  
               Moderation was despised as cowardice.      --Macaulay.

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   Cowardish \Cow"ard*ish\, a.
      Cowardly. [Obs.] [bd]A base and a cowardish mind.[b8]
      --Robynson (More's Utopia).

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   Cowardize \Cow"ard*ize\ (-[?]z), v. t.
      To render cowardly. [Obs.]
  
               God . . . cowardizeth . . . insolent spirits. --Bp.
                                                                              Hall.

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   Cowardship \Cow"ard*ship\, n.
      Cowardice. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Cradgedness \Crad"ged*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being cragged; cragginess.

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   Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
      n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf.
      {Naseberry}.]
      A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the
      fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple,
      but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is
      hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to
      decay.
  
      {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}.
  
      {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree
            ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit.

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   Azarole \Az"a*role\, n. [F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr.
      Ar. az-zo'r[?]r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo.] (Bot.)
      The Neapolitan medlar ({Crat[91]gus azarolus}), a shrub of
      southern Europe; also, its fruit.

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   Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
      n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf.
      {Naseberry}.]
      A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the
      fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple,
      but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is
      hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to
      decay.
  
      {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}.
  
      {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree
            ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit.

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   Azarole \Az"a*role\, n. [F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr.
      Ar. az-zo'r[?]r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo.] (Bot.)
      The Neapolitan medlar ({Crat[91]gus azarolus}), a shrub of
      southern Europe; also, its fruit.

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   Pyracanth \Pyr"a*canth\, n. [Gr. [?] fire + [?] a thorn, prickly
      plant.] (Bot.)
      The evergreen thorn ({Crat[91]gus Pyracantha}), a shrub
      native of Europe.

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   Cratch \Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F.
      cr[egrave]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G.
      krippe crib. See {Crib}.]
      A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]
  
               Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple
               cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.               --Spenser.
  
      {Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the
            cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;
            -- called also {scratch cradle}.

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   Cratch \Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F.
      cr[egrave]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G.
      krippe crib. See {Crib}.]
      A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]
  
               Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple
               cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.               --Spenser.
  
      {Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the
            cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;
            -- called also {scratch cradle}.

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   Crd2sus \Cr[d2]"sus\ (kr[emac]"s[ucr]s), n. [L., fr. G.
      Kroi^sos.]
      A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and
      was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation
      for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable Cr[d2]sus.

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   Creatic \Cre*at"ic\ (kr?-?t"?k), a. [Gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?],
      flesh.]
      Relating to, or produced by, flesh or animal food; as,
      creatic nausea. [Written also {kreatic}.]

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\, a. Also Cretacic \Cre*tac"ic\ (Geol.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time
      following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\ (kr[esl]*t[amac]"sh[ucr]s), a. [L.
      cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See {Crayon}.]
      Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
      as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See {Chalk}.
  
      {Cretaceous acid}, an old name for carbonic acid.
  
      {Cretaceous formation} (Geol.), the series of strata of
            various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,
            formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the {chalk
            formation}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.
  
      {Cretaceous period} (Geol.), the time in the latter part of
            the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
            deposited.

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\ (kr[esl]*t[amac]"sh[ucr]s), a. [L.
      cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See {Crayon}.]
      Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
      as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See {Chalk}.
  
      {Cretaceous acid}, an old name for carbonic acid.
  
      {Cretaceous formation} (Geol.), the series of strata of
            various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,
            formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the {chalk
            formation}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.
  
      {Cretaceous period} (Geol.), the time in the latter part of
            the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
            deposited.

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\ (kr[esl]*t[amac]"sh[ucr]s), a. [L.
      cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See {Crayon}.]
      Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
      as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See {Chalk}.
  
      {Cretaceous acid}, an old name for carbonic acid.
  
      {Cretaceous formation} (Geol.), the series of strata of
            various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,
            formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the {chalk
            formation}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.
  
      {Cretaceous period} (Geol.), the time in the latter part of
            the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
            deposited.

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\ (kr[esl]*t[amac]"sh[ucr]s), a. [L.
      cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See {Crayon}.]
      Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
      as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See {Chalk}.
  
      {Cretaceous acid}, an old name for carbonic acid.
  
      {Cretaceous formation} (Geol.), the series of strata of
            various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,
            formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the {chalk
            formation}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.
  
      {Cretaceous period} (Geol.), the time in the latter part of
            the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
            deposited.

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   Cretaceously \Cre*ta"ceous*ly\, adv.
      In a chalky manner; as chalk.

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   Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\, a. Also Cretacic \Cre*tac"ic\ (Geol.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time
      following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.

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   Cretic \Cre"tic\ (kr[emac]"t[icr]k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes
      foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan
      (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
      A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two
      long ones (- [cre] -). --Bentley.

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   Creticism \Cre"ti*cism\ (-t[icr]*s[icr]z'm), n.
      Falsehood; lying; cretism.

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   Cretism \Cre"tism\ (kr[emac]"t[icr]z'm), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?][?]
      lying, fr. [?][?][?][?][?] to act like a Cretan, that is, to
      lie. [bd]The Cretians are always liars.[b8] --Titus i. 12.]
      A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood.

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   Cretose \Cre"tose\ (kr?"t?s), a. [L. cretosus, fr. creta chalk.]
      Chalky; cretaceous. [Obs.] --Ash.

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   Creutzer \Creut"zer\ (kroit"s[etil]r) n.
      See {Kreutzer}.

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   Critic \Crit"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.]
      [bd]Critic learning.[b8] --Pope.

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   Critic \Crit"ic\, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.]
      To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]
  
               Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have
               done.                                                      --A. Brewer.

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   Critic \Crit"ic\ (kr?t"?k), n. [L. criticus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], a
      critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from
      [?][?][?][?] to judge, discern. See {Certain}, and cf.
      {Critique}.]
      1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or
            artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who
            examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes
            judgment upon them; a reviewer.
  
                     The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that
                     nothing finer [than Goldsmith's [bd]Traveler[b8]]
                     had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the
                     [bd]Dunciad.[b8]                                 --Macaulay.
  
      2. One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who
            censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a
            caviler; a carper.
  
                     When an author has many beauties consistent with
                     virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics
                     exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
                                                                              --I. Watts.
  
                     You know who the critics are? the men who have
                     failed in literature and art.            --Beaconsfield.
  
      3. The art of criticism. [Obs.] --Locke.
  
      4. An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]
  
                     And make each day a critic on the last. --Pope.

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   Critique \Cri*tique"\ (kr?-t?k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?][?] (sc. [?][?][?][?]) the critical art, from
      [?][?][?][?][?]. See {Critic}.]
      1. The art of criticism. [Written also {critic}.] [R.]
  
      2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature
            or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and
            through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's
            [bd]Critique of Pure Reason.[b8]
  
                     I should as soon expect to see a critique on the
                     poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
  
                     A question among critiques in the ages to come.
                                                                              --Bp. Lincoln.

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   Critic \Crit"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.]
      [bd]Critic learning.[b8] --Pope.

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   Critic \Crit"ic\, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.]
      To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]
  
               Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have
               done.                                                      --A. Brewer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critic \Crit"ic\ (kr?t"?k), n. [L. criticus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], a
      critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from
      [?][?][?][?] to judge, discern. See {Certain}, and cf.
      {Critique}.]
      1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or
            artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who
            examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes
            judgment upon them; a reviewer.
  
                     The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that
                     nothing finer [than Goldsmith's [bd]Traveler[b8]]
                     had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the
                     [bd]Dunciad.[b8]                                 --Macaulay.
  
      2. One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who
            censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a
            caviler; a carper.
  
                     When an author has many beauties consistent with
                     virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics
                     exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
                                                                              --I. Watts.
  
                     You know who the critics are? the men who have
                     failed in literature and art.            --Beaconsfield.
  
      3. The art of criticism. [Obs.] --Locke.
  
      4. An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]
  
                     And make each day a critic on the last. --Pope.

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   Critique \Cri*tique"\ (kr?-t?k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?][?] (sc. [?][?][?][?]) the critical art, from
      [?][?][?][?][?]. See {Critic}.]
      1. The art of criticism. [Written also {critic}.] [R.]
  
      2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature
            or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and
            through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's
            [bd]Critique of Pure Reason.[b8]
  
                     I should as soon expect to see a critique on the
                     poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
  
                     A question among critiques in the ages to come.
                                                                              --Bp. Lincoln.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critical \Crit"ic*al\ (kr?t"?-kal), a. [See {Critic}, n.,
      {Crisis}.]
      1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or
            artistic productions.
  
                     It is submitted to the judgment of more critical
                     ears to direct and determine what is graceful and
                     what is not.                                       --Holder.
  
      2. Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature
            of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a
            critical dissertation.
  
      3. Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful
            judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
  
                     Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion.
                     that he would never have brought in such prayers as
                     these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman
                     customs.                                             --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      4. Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious;
            censorious; exacting.
  
                     O gentle lady, do not put me to 't, For I am
                     nothing, if not critical.                  --Shak.
  
      5. Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to
            principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis
            of a subject.
  
      6. [See {Crisis}.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis,
            turning point, or specially important juncture; important
            as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue;
            attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a
            fever; a critical situation.
  
                     Our circumstances are indeed critical. --Burke.
  
                     The small moment, the exact point, the critical
                     minute, on which every good work so much depends.
                                                                              --South.
  
      {Critical angle} (Optics), that angle of incidence of a
            luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no
            portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the
            reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.
  
      {Critical philosophy}, the metaphysical system of Kant; -- so
            called from his most important work, the [bd]Critique of
            Pure Reason.[b8]
  
      {Critical point} (Physics), a certain temperature, different
            for different gases, but always the same for each gas,
            regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure
            can produce condensation to a liquid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critical \Crit"ic*al\ (kr?t"?-kal), a. [See {Critic}, n.,
      {Crisis}.]
      1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or
            artistic productions.
  
                     It is submitted to the judgment of more critical
                     ears to direct and determine what is graceful and
                     what is not.                                       --Holder.
  
      2. Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature
            of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a
            critical dissertation.
  
      3. Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful
            judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
  
                     Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion.
                     that he would never have brought in such prayers as
                     these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman
                     customs.                                             --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      4. Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious;
            censorious; exacting.
  
                     O gentle lady, do not put me to 't, For I am
                     nothing, if not critical.                  --Shak.
  
      5. Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to
            principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis
            of a subject.
  
      6. [See {Crisis}.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis,
            turning point, or specially important juncture; important
            as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue;
            attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a
            fever; a critical situation.
  
                     Our circumstances are indeed critical. --Burke.
  
                     The small moment, the exact point, the critical
                     minute, on which every good work so much depends.
                                                                              --South.
  
      {Critical angle} (Optics), that angle of incidence of a
            luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no
            portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the
            reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.
  
      {Critical philosophy}, the metaphysical system of Kant; -- so
            called from his most important work, the [bd]Critique of
            Pure Reason.[b8]
  
      {Critical point} (Physics), a certain temperature, different
            for different gases, but always the same for each gas,
            regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure
            can produce condensation to a liquid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critical \Crit"ic*al\ (kr?t"?-kal), a. [See {Critic}, n.,
      {Crisis}.]
      1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or
            artistic productions.
  
                     It is submitted to the judgment of more critical
                     ears to direct and determine what is graceful and
                     what is not.                                       --Holder.
  
      2. Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature
            of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a
            critical dissertation.
  
      3. Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful
            judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
  
                     Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion.
                     that he would never have brought in such prayers as
                     these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman
                     customs.                                             --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      4. Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious;
            censorious; exacting.
  
                     O gentle lady, do not put me to 't, For I am
                     nothing, if not critical.                  --Shak.
  
      5. Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to
            principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis
            of a subject.
  
      6. [See {Crisis}.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis,
            turning point, or specially important juncture; important
            as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue;
            attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a
            fever; a critical situation.
  
                     Our circumstances are indeed critical. --Burke.
  
                     The small moment, the exact point, the critical
                     minute, on which every good work so much depends.
                                                                              --South.
  
      {Critical angle} (Optics), that angle of incidence of a
            luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no
            portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the
            reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.
  
      {Critical philosophy}, the metaphysical system of Kant; -- so
            called from his most important work, the [bd]Critique of
            Pure Reason.[b8]
  
      {Critical point} (Physics), a certain temperature, different
            for different gases, but always the same for each gas,
            regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure
            can produce condensation to a liquid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critical \Crit"ic*al\ (kr?t"?-kal), a. [See {Critic}, n.,
      {Crisis}.]
      1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or
            artistic productions.
  
                     It is submitted to the judgment of more critical
                     ears to direct and determine what is graceful and
                     what is not.                                       --Holder.
  
      2. Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature
            of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a
            critical dissertation.
  
      3. Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful
            judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
  
                     Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion.
                     that he would never have brought in such prayers as
                     these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman
                     customs.                                             --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      4. Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious;
            censorious; exacting.
  
                     O gentle lady, do not put me to 't, For I am
                     nothing, if not critical.                  --Shak.
  
      5. Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to
            principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis
            of a subject.
  
      6. [See {Crisis}.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis,
            turning point, or specially important juncture; important
            as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue;
            attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a
            fever; a critical situation.
  
                     Our circumstances are indeed critical. --Burke.
  
                     The small moment, the exact point, the critical
                     minute, on which every good work so much depends.
                                                                              --South.
  
      {Critical angle} (Optics), that angle of incidence of a
            luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no
            portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the
            reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.
  
      {Critical philosophy}, the metaphysical system of Kant; -- so
            called from his most important work, the [bd]Critique of
            Pure Reason.[b8]
  
      {Critical point} (Physics), a certain temperature, different
            for different gases, but always the same for each gas,
            regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure
            can produce condensation to a liquid.

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   Critically \Crit"ic*al*ly\, adv.
      1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately;
            exactly.
  
                     Critically to discern good writers from bad.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or
            condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification
            critically situated.
  
                     Coming critically the night before the session.
                                                                              --Bp. Burnet.

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   Criticalness \Crit"ic*al*ness\, n.
      1. The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at
            a critical time.
  
      2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.

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   Criticaster \Crit"ic*as`ter\ (kr[icr]t"[icr]k*[acr]s`t[til]r),
      n.
      A contemptible or vicious critic.
  
               The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who
               decompose into criticasters.                  --Swinburne.

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   Criticisable \Crit"i*cis`a*ble\
      (kr[icr]t"[icr]*s[imac]z`[adot]*b'l), a.
      Capable of being criticised.

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   Criticise \Crit"i*cise\, v. i.
      1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment;
            to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.
  
                     Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the
                     form of the association.                     --Addison.
  
      2. To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person;
            esp., to find fault.
  
                     Cavil you may, but never criticise.   -- Pope.

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   Criticise \Crit"i*cise\ (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.]
      [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly,
      criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.]
      1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or
            artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to
            criticise a picture.
  
      2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of;
            esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to
            criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.

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   Criticise \Crit"i*cise\ (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.]
      [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly,
      criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.]
      1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or
            artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to
            criticise a picture.
  
      2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of;
            esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to
            criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.

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   Criticiser \Crit"i*ci`ser\ (-s?`z?r), n.
      One who criticises; a critic.

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   Criticise \Crit"i*cise\ (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.]
      [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly,
      criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.]
      1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or
            artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to
            criticise a picture.
  
      2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of;
            esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to
            criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.

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   Criticism \Crit"i*cism\ (kr?t"?-s?z'm), n.
      1. The rules and principles which regulate the practice of
            the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and
            propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary
            performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as,
            dramatic criticism.
  
                     The elements ofcriticism depend on the two
                     principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the
                     final end or object of study in every one of its
                     pursuits: Beauty, in letters and the arts; Truth, in
                     history and sciences.                        --Brande & C.
  
                     By criticism, as it was first instituted by
                     Aristotle, was meant a standard of judging well.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or
            expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination
            and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
  
                     About the plan of [bd]Rasselas[b8] little was said
                     by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might
                     seem to invite severe criticism.         --Macaulay.

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   Critique \Cri*tique"\, v. t. [Cf. {Critic}, v.]
      To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Critique \Cri*tique"\ (kr?-t?k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?][?] (sc. [?][?][?][?]) the critical art, from
      [?][?][?][?][?]. See {Critic}.]
      1. The art of criticism. [Written also {critic}.] [R.]
  
      2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature
            or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and
            through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's
            [bd]Critique of Pure Reason.[b8]
  
                     I should as soon expect to see a critique on the
                     poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
  
                     A question among critiques in the ages to come.
                                                                              --Bp. Lincoln.

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   Crotch \Crotch\, n. (Billiards)
      In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of
      the table. See {Crotched}, below.

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   Crotch \Crotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crotched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Crotch"ing}.]
      1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to;
            as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying
            knots.
  
      2. (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a
            grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]

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   Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]
      1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
            fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a
            tree.
  
      2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms
            for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also
            {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.

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   Crotch chain \Crotch chain\ (Logging)
      A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled,
      skidway, etc.

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   Crotch \Crotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crotched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Crotch"ing}.]
      1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to;
            as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying
            knots.
  
      2. (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a
            grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]

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   Crotched \Crotched\, a. (Billiards)
      Lying within a crotch; -- said of the object balls in the
      three-ball carom game whenever the centers of both lie within
      a 4[frac12]-inch square at a corner of the table, in which
      case but three counts are allowed unless one or both balls be
      forced out of the crotch.

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   Crotched \Crotched\ (kr?cht), a.
      1. Having a crotch; forked.
  
      2. Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

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   Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]
      1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
            fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a
            tree.
  
      2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms
            for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also
            {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.

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   Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf.OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
      Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
      fr.L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
      support; of unknown origin. Cf. {Breeches}.]
      1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
            projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
            outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
            discharge such an office.
  
      Note: This is the more general word. See {Brace},
               {Cantalever}, {Console}, {Corbel}, {Strut}.
  
      2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
            triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
            to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
            to strengthen angles.
  
      3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
            a support.
  
      4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
  
      5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
            reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
            from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
            a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
            purposes; -- called also {crotchet}.
  
      6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
            wall, column, or the like.
  
      {Bracket light}, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
            column, etc.

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   Crotchet \Crotch"et\, v. i.
      To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.

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   Crotchet \Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a
      little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See
      {Crook}, and cf. {Crochet}, {Crocket}, {Crosier}.]
      1. A forked support; a crotch.
  
                     The crotchets of their cot in columns rise.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. (Mus.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the
            value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice
            that of a quaver; a quarter note.
  
      3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way,
            at a point where a traverse is placed.
  
      4. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward
            or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to
            the general line of battle.
  
      5. (Print.) A bracket. See {Bracket}.
  
      6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain
            cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison.
  
      7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the
            mind; a conceit.
  
                     He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by
                     crotchets that he could never explain to any
                     rational man.                                    --De Quincey.

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   Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf.OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
      Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
      fr.L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
      support; of unknown origin. Cf. {Breeches}.]
      1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
            projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
            outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
            discharge such an office.
  
      Note: This is the more general word. See {Brace},
               {Cantalever}, {Console}, {Corbel}, {Strut}.
  
      2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
            triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
            to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
            to strengthen angles.
  
      3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
            a support.
  
      4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
  
      5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
            reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
            from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
            a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
            purposes; -- called also {crotchet}.
  
      6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
            wall, column, or the like.
  
      {Bracket light}, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
            column, etc.

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   Crotchet \Crotch"et\, v. i.
      To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotchet \Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a
      little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See
      {Crook}, and cf. {Crochet}, {Crocket}, {Crosier}.]
      1. A forked support; a crotch.
  
                     The crotchets of their cot in columns rise.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. (Mus.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the
            value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice
            that of a quaver; a quarter note.
  
      3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way,
            at a point where a traverse is placed.
  
      4. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward
            or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to
            the general line of battle.
  
      5. (Print.) A bracket. See {Bracket}.
  
      6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain
            cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison.
  
      7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the
            mind; a conceit.
  
                     He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by
                     crotchets that he could never explain to any
                     rational man.                                    --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotcheted \Crotch"et*ed\, a.
      Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation.
      --Harmar (1587).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotchetiness \Crotch"et*i*ness\ (kr?ch"?t-?-n?s), n.
      The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical.
  
               This belief in rightness is a kind of
               conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes
               crotchetiness.                                       --J. Grote.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotchety \Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a.
      Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotch \Crotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crotched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Crotch"ing}.]
      1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to;
            as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying
            knots.
  
      2. (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a
            grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crude \Crude\ (kr[udd]d), a. [Compar. {Cruder} (-[etil]r);
      superl. {Crudest}.] [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood
      (which flows from a wound). See {Raw}, and cf. {Cruel}.]
      1. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or
            heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use
            by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh.
            [bd]Common crude salt.[b8] --Boyle.
  
                     Molding to its will each successive deposit of the
                     crude materials.                                 --I. Taylor.
  
      2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
  
                     I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or
            prepared; ill-considered; immature. [bd]Crude
            projects.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
                     Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing
                     rather raw materials for composition. --De Quincey.
  
                     The originals of Nature in their crude Conception.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give
            nourishment. [bd]Crude and inconcoct.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested
            knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude
            reasoner.
  
      6. (Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad
            taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work
            of art.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cruet \Cru"et\, n. [Anglo-French cruet, a dim. from OF. crue,
      cruie; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to E. crock an
      earthen vessel.]
      1. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for
            holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table;
            a caster. --Swift.
  
      2. (Eccl.) A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the
            service of the altar.
  
      {Cruet stand}, a frame for holding cruets; a caster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]
      1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
            fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a
            tree.
  
      2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms
            for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also
            {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[ucr]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crutches} (-[ecr]z).
      [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G.
      kr[uum]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See
      {Crook}, and cf. {Cricket} a low stool.]
      1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under
            the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in
            walking.
  
                     I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H.
                                                                              Smith.
  
      2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a
            forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
  
      3. (Naut.)
            (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
            (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See {Crotch}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutch \Crutch\, v. t.
      To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.]
  
               Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse.
                                                                              --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]
      1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
            fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a
            tree.
  
      2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms
            for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also
            {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[ucr]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crutches} (-[ecr]z).
      [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G.
      kr[uum]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See
      {Crook}, and cf. {Cricket} a low stool.]
      1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under
            the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in
            walking.
  
                     I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H.
                                                                              Smith.
  
      2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a
            forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
  
      3. (Naut.)
            (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
            (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See {Crotch}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutch \Crutch\, v. t.
      To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.]
  
               Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse.
                                                                              --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutched \Crutched\ (kr?cht), a.
      1. Supported upon crutches.
  
      2. [See {Crouch}, v. t., and {Crouched}, a. ] Marked with the
            sign of the cross; crouched.
  
      {Crutched friar} (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called
            because its members bore the sign of the cross on their
            staves and habits; -- called also {crossed friar} and
            {crouched friar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutched \Crutched\ (kr?cht), a.
      1. Supported upon crutches.
  
      2. [See {Crouch}, v. t., and {Crouched}, a. ] Marked with the
            sign of the cross; crouched.
  
      {Crutched friar} (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called
            because its members bore the sign of the cross on their
            staves and habits; -- called also {crossed friar} and
            {crouched friar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[ucr]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crutches} (-[ecr]z).
      [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G.
      kr[uum]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See
      {Crook}, and cf. {Cricket} a low stool.]
      1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under
            the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in
            walking.
  
                     I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H.
                                                                              Smith.
  
      2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a
            forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
  
      3. (Naut.)
            (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
            (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See {Crotch}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curateship \Cu"rate*ship\, n.
      A curacy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curtes \Cur*tes"\ (k?r-t?s"), a.
      Courteous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curtesy \Cur"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} (-s[?]z).
      [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by
      favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded
      as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court},
      {Courtesy}.] (Law)
      the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his
      deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he
      has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting
      the lands. --Mozley & W.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curtesy \Cur"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} (-s[?]z).
      [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by
      favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded
      as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court},
      {Courtesy}.] (Law)
      the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his
      deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he
      has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting
      the lands. --Mozley & W.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turbine \Tur"bine\, n.
      A form of steam engine analogous in construction and action
      to the water turbine. There are practically only two distinct
      kinds, and they are typified in the de Laval and the Parsons
      and Curtis turbines. The
  
      {de Laval turbine} is an impulse turbine, in which steam
            impinges upon revolving blades from a flared nozzle. The
            flare of the nozzle causes expansion of the steam, and
            hence changes its pressure energy into kinetic energy. An
            enormous velocity (30,000 revolutions per minute in the 5
            H. P. size) is requisite for high efficiency, and the
            machine has therefore to be geared down to be of practical
            use. Some recent development of this type include turbines
            formed of several de Laval elements compounded as in the
            ordinary expansion engine. The
  
      {Parsons turbine} is an impulse-and-reaction turbine, usually
            of the axial type. The steam is constrained to pass
            successively through alternate rows of fixed and moving
            blades, being expanded down to a condenser pressure of
            about 1 lb. per square inch absolute. The
  
      {Curtis turbine} is somewhat simpler than the Parsons, and
            consists of elements each of which has at least two rows
            of moving blades and one row of stationary. The bucket
            velocity is lowered by fractional velocity reduction. Both
            the Parsons and Curtis turbines are suitable for driving
            dynamos and steamships directly. In efficiency, lightness,
            and bulk for a given power, they compare favorably with
            reciprocating engines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[ucir]rt"s[ycr]), n. [See the preceding
      word.]
      An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,
      consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,
      with bending of the knees. [Written also {curtsy}.]
  
               The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and
               the ceremony proceeds as usual.               --Golgsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curtsy \Curt"sy\ (k?rt"s?), n.
      Same as {Courtesy}, an act of respect.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[ucir]rt"s[ycr]), n. [See the preceding
      word.]
      An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,
      consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,
      with bending of the knees. [Written also {curtsy}.]
  
               The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and
               the ceremony proceeds as usual.               --Golgsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curtsy \Curt"sy\ (k?rt"s?), n.
      Same as {Courtesy}, an act of respect.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyrtostyle \Cyr"to*style\ (s?r"t?-st?l), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?]
      bent + [?][?][?] pillar.] (Arch.)
      A circular projecting portion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Czarowitz \Czar"o*witz\ (z?r"?-w?ts [or] t??r"?-v?ch), n.; pl.
      {Czarowitzes} (-[?]z). [Russ. tsar[82]vich'.]
      The title of the eldest son of the czar of Russia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Czarowitz \Czar"o*witz\ (z?r"?-w?ts [or] t??r"?-v?ch), n.; pl.
      {Czarowitzes} (-[?]z). [Russ. tsar[82]vich'.]
      The title of the eldest son of the czar of Russia.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Carthage, AR (city, FIPS 11830)
      Location: 34.07225 N, 92.55555 W
      Population (1990): 452 (171 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71725
   Carthage, IL (city, FIPS 11527)
      Location: 40.41432 N, 91.13513 W
      Population (1990): 2657 (1316 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62321
   Carthage, IN (town, FIPS 10612)
      Location: 39.73722 N, 85.57158 W
      Population (1990): 887 (355 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46115
   Carthage, MO (city, FIPS 11656)
      Location: 37.16770 N, 94.31354 W
      Population (1990): 10747 (4725 housing units)
      Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64836
   Carthage, MS (city, FIPS 11780)
      Location: 32.74404 N, 89.53345 W
      Population (1990): 3819 (1578 housing units)
      Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Carthage, NC (town, FIPS 10680)
      Location: 35.34735 N, 79.41826 W
      Population (1990): 976 (438 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28327
   Carthage, NY (village, FIPS 12683)
      Location: 43.98478 N, 75.60464 W
      Population (1990): 4344 (1751 housing units)
      Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13619
   Carthage, SD (city, FIPS 10220)
      Location: 44.16886 N, 97.71398 W
      Population (1990): 221 (157 housing units)
      Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57323
   Carthage, TN (town, FIPS 11280)
      Location: 36.25678 N, 85.94372 W
      Population (1990): 2386 (1080 housing units)
      Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Carthage, TX (city, FIPS 13108)
      Location: 32.15178 N, 94.33692 W
      Population (1990): 6496 (2776 housing units)
      Area: 26.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75633

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Carthagena, OH
      Zip code(s): 45822

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cerritos, CA (city, FIPS 12552)
      Location: 33.86760 N, 118.06840 W
      Population (1990): 53240 (15364 housing units)
      Area: 22.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 90623, 90701

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cordesville, SC
      Zip code(s): 29434

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cortez, CO (city, FIPS 17375)
      Location: 37.35153 N, 108.57730 W
      Population (1990): 7284 (3142 housing units)
      Area: 13.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81321
   Cortez, FL (CDP, FIPS 14700)
      Location: 27.46845 N, 82.67064 W
      Population (1990): 4509 (3230 housing units)
      Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 34215

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cowarts, AL (town, FIPS 18088)
      Location: 31.19940 N, 85.30634 W
      Population (1990): 1400 (528 housing units)
      Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Critz, VA
      Zip code(s): 24082

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Crutchfield, KY
      Zip code(s): 42041

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Currituck, NC
      Zip code(s): 27929

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Currituck County, NC (county, FIPS 53)
      Location: 36.36422 N, 75.94394 W
      Population (1990): 13736 (7367 housing units)
      Area: 677.8 sq km (land), 683.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Curtice, OH
      Zip code(s): 43412

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Curtis, MI
      Zip code(s): 49820
   Curtis, NE (city, FIPS 11825)
      Location: 40.63452 N, 100.51425 W
      Population (1990): 791 (407 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 69025
   Curtis, WA
      Zip code(s): 98538

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Curtiss, WI (village, FIPS 18125)
      Location: 44.95385 N, 90.43523 W
      Population (1990): 173 (77 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54422

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Curtisville, PA (CDP, FIPS 17832)
      Location: 40.64872 N, 79.84957 W
      Population (1990): 1285 (544 housing units)
      Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   critical mass n.   In physics, the minimum amount of fissionable
   material required to sustain a chain reaction.   Of a software
   product, describes a condition of the software such that fixing one
   bug introduces one plus {epsilon} bugs.   (This malady has many
   causes: {creeping featurism}, ports to too many disparate
   environments, poor initial design, etc.)   When software achieves
   critical mass, it can never be fixed; it can only be discarded and
   rewritten.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CARDS
  
      Central Archive for Reusable Defense Software of the DoD.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Cartesian coordinates
  
      (After Renee Descartes, French
      philosopher and mathematician) A pair of numbers, (x, y),
      defining the position of a point in a two-dimensional space by
      its perpendicular projection onto two axes which are at right
      angles to each other.   x and y are also known as the
      {abscissa} and {ordinate}.
  
      The idea can be generalised to any number of independent axes.
  
      Compare {polar coordinates}.
  
      (1997-07-08)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Cartesian product
  
      (After Renee Descartes, French philosper and
      mathematician) The Cartesian product of two sets A and B is
      the set
  
      A x B = {(a, b) | a in A, b in B}.
  
      I.e. the product set contains all possible combinations of one
      element from each set.   The idea can be extended to products
      of any number of sets.
  
      If we consider the elements in sets A and B as points along
      perpendicular axes in a two-dimensional space then the
      elements of the product are the "{Cartesian coordinates}" of
      points in that space.
  
      See also {tuple}.
  
      (1995-03-01)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Cortex
  
      An experimental slow controls project at {CERN}.
  
      (1994-11-30)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   critical mass
  
      In physics, the minimum amount of fissionable material
      required to sustain a chain reaction.   Of a software product,
      describes a condition of the software such that fixing one bug
      introduces one plus {epsilon} bugs.   (This malady has many
      causes: {creeping featurism}, ports to too many disparate
      environments, poor initial design, etc.)   When software
      achieves critical mass, it can never be fixed; it can only be
      discarded and rewritten.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   critical section
  
      A non-{re-entrant} piece of code that can only be executed by
      one process at a time.   It will usually terminate in bounded
      time and a process will only have to wait a bounded time to
      enter it.   Some synchronisation mechanism is required at the
      entry and exit of the critical section to ensure exclusive
      use.
  
  
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