Cyril Northcote Parkinson : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   car loan
         n 1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile
               loan}, {auto loan}, {car loan}]

English Dictionary: Cyril Northcote Parkinson	by the DICT Development Group
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Carelian n a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia Synonym(s): Karelian, Carelian a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia Synonym(s): Karelian, Carelian
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carillon n set of bells hung in a bell tower playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower Synonym(s): bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing
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carillon playing n playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower Synonym(s): bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing
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carillonneur n a musician who plays a carillon
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Carl Anderson n United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) Synonym(s): Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson
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Carl Maria von Weber n German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826) Synonym(s): Weber, Carl Maria von Weber, Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
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Carl Nielsen n Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: Nielsen, {Carl Nielsen}, Carl August Nielsen]
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Carlina n genus of Mediterranean thistles [syn: Carlina, {genus Carlina}]
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Carlina acaulis n stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe Synonym(s): stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis
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Carlina vulgaris n Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils Synonym(s): common carline thistle, Carlina vulgaris
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carline thistle n a thistle of the genus Carlina
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Carling float n a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency Synonym(s): life raft, Carling float
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Carolean adj of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England Synonym(s): Caroline, Carolean
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Carolina n the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina Synonym(s): Carolina, Carolinas
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Carolina allspice n hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove- scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers Synonym(s): Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, sweet shrub, Calycanthus floridus
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Carolina buckthorn n deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn Synonym(s): Carolina buckthorn, indian cherry, Rhamnus carolinianus
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Carolina chickadee n southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller Synonym(s): Carolina chickadee, Parus carolinensis
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Carolina hemlock n medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales Synonym(s): Carolina hemlock, Tsuga caroliniana
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Carolina jasmine n poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers Synonym(s): yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine, evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens
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Carolina lupine n eastern United States bush pea [syn: Carolina lupine, Thermopsis villosa]
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Carolina moonseed n woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits Synonym(s): Carolina moonseed, Cocculus carolinus
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Carolina parakeet n extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States Synonym(s): Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis
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Carolina pond fern n small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe Synonym(s): mosquito fern, floating fern, Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana
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Carolina spring beauty n similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America Synonym(s): Carolina spring beauty, Claytonia caroliniana
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Carolina wren n large United States wren with a musical call [syn: Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus]
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Carolinas n the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina Synonym(s): Carolina, Carolinas
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Caroline adj of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England Synonym(s): Caroline, Carolean
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Caroline Islands n a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
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caroling n singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
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Carolingian adj of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father n a member of the Carolingian dynasty [syn: Carolingian, Carlovingian]
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Carolingian dynasty n a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987 Synonym(s): Carolingian dynasty, Carlovingian dynasty
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Carolinian n a native or resident of the Carolinas
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Carya illinoensis n tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts Synonym(s): pecan, pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis
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Carya illinoinsis n tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts Synonym(s): pecan, pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis
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cerulean adj of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" Synonym(s): azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue n a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue]
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cerulean blue n light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of oxides of cobalt and tin
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Charlemagne n king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) Synonym(s): Charlemagne, Carolus, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great
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chorioallantoic membrane n the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois Synonym(s): chorioallantois, chorioallantoic membrane
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chorioallantois n the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois Synonym(s): chorioallantois, chorioallantoic membrane
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coral honeysuckle n evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers Synonym(s): trumpet honeysuckle, coral honeysuckle, trumpet flower, trumpet vine, Lonicera sempervirens
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coral necklace n glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas Synonym(s): coral necklace, Illecebrum verticullatum
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courlan n wading bird of South America and Central America [syn: courlan, Aramus guarauna]
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crawl in v prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" Synonym(s): go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire Antonym(s): arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise
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crawling n a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" Synonym(s): crawl, crawling, creep, creeping
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cruel and unusual punishment n punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
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cruelness n the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance Synonym(s): cruelty, cruelness, harshness
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curliness n (of hair) a tendency to curl Synonym(s): curliness, waviness Antonym(s): straightness
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curling adj of hair having curls Synonym(s): curled, curling n a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
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curling iron n a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it
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curly endive n crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: chicory, curly endive]
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Cyril Northcote Parkinson n British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) Synonym(s): Parkinson, C. Northcote Parkinson, Cyril Northcote Parkinson
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Parrakeet \Par"rakeet`\, Parakeet \Par"akeet`\, n. [See {Paroquet}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also {paroquet} and {paraquet}. Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus {Paleornis}; others belong to {Polytelis}, {Platycercus}, {Psephotus}, {Euphema}, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus {Conurus}, as the Carolina parrakeet ({C. Carolinensis}).
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Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells, originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L. quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.] 1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys. 2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
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Carl \Carl\, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. The miller was a stout carl. --Chaucer. 2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also {carl hemp}. 3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below. Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl Sunday. --Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875).
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Carlin \Car"lin\, n. [Dim., fr. carl male.] An old woman. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Carline \Car"line\, Caroline \Car"o*line\, n. [F. carin; cf. It. carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples.] A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. --Simmonds.
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Carline \Car"line\, Carling \Car"ling\n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp. Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
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Carline thistle \Car"line this`tle\ [F. carline, It., Sp., & Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.) A prickly plant of the genus {Carlina} ({C. vulgaris}), found in Europe and Asia.
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Carline \Car"line\, Carling \Car"ling\n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp. Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
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Carlings \Car"lings\, n. pl. Same as {Carl}, 3. {Carling Sunday}, a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See {Carl}, 4.
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Carlings \Car"lings\, n. pl. Same as {Carl}, 3. {Carling Sunday}, a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See {Carl}, 4.
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Carolin \Car"o*lin\, n. [L. Carolus Charles.] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.
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Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus}); {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush}, {spicewood}, and {feverbush}.
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake}, {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and {orto}. {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. {Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. {Mourning dove} (Zo[94]l.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura}) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust. under {Dove}. {Mourning warbler} (Zo[94]l.), an American ground warbler ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
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Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS. d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various related genera. The species are numerous. Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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Parrot \Par"rot\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis}, {Pionus}, and other genera of the family {Psittacid[91]}, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({P. erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases. {Carolina parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See {Parrakeet}. {Night parrot}, [or] {Owl parrot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kakapo}. {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green}, n. {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Scarus}. One species ({S. Cretensis}), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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Pinkroot \Pink"root`\, n. 1. (Med.) The root of {Spigelia Marilandica}, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of {S. Anthelmia}. See definition 2 (below). 2. (Bot.) (a) A perennial North American herb ({Spigelia Marilandica}), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms. Called also {Carolina pink}, {Maryland pinkroot}, and {worm grass}. (b) An annual South American and West Indian plant ({Spigelia Anthelmia}).
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Carolina pink \Car`o*li"na pink`\ (Bot.) See {Pinkboot}.
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake}, {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and {orto}. {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); -- called also {pill-willet}, {will-willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian godwit.
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Carline \Car"line\, Caroline \Car"o*line\, n. [F. carin; cf. It. carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples.] A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. --Simmonds.
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Caroline \Car"o*line\, n. A coin. See {Carline}.
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Caroling \Car"ol*ing\, n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols. --Coleridge. Such heavenly notes and carolings. --Spenser.
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Carol \Car"ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caroled}, or {Carolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caroling}, or {Carolling}.] 1. To praise or celebrate in song. The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. --Milton. 2. To sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious. --Prior.
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Carolinian \Car`olin"ian\, n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.
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Carol \Car"ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caroled}, or {Carolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caroling}, or {Carolling}.] 1. To praise or celebrate in song. The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. --Milton. 2. To sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious. --Prior.
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Cerealin \Ce"realin\, n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. --Watts.
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Cerulean \Ceru"lean\, a. [L. caeruleus.] Sky-colored; blue; azure. --Cowper. Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall A flower from its cerulean wall. --Bryant.
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Cerulein \Ceru"lein\, n. [L. caeruleus sky-blue.] (Chem.) A fast dyestuff, {C20H8O6}, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.
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Ceruleum \Ceru"leum\, n. [NL.] A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.
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Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madrepora}. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}. {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}. {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral insects}. {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary. {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}. {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under {Coralloid}. {Coral snake}. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix scytale}). {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}. {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
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Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madrepora}. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}. {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}. {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral insects}. {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary. {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}. {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under {Coralloid}. {Coral snake}. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix scytale}). {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}. {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
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Corallian \Coral"lian\, n. (Geol.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the o[94]lite; -- called also coral-rag.
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Rosolic \Ro*sol"ic\, a. [Rose + carbolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, {C20H16O3}, which forms weak salts with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also {methyl aurin}, and, formerly, {corallin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.) A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under {Rosolic}. {Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also {p[91]onin}. {Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rosolic \Ro*sol"ic\, a. [Rose + carbolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, {C20H16O3}, which forms weak salts with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also {methyl aurin}, and, formerly, {corallin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.) A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under {Rosolic}. {Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also {p[91]onin}. {Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coralline \Cor"al*line\, n. [Cf. F. coralline.] 1. (Bot.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coralline \Cor"al*line\ (? [or] ?), a. [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.] Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corallinite \Cor"allinite\, n. (Paleon.) A fossil coralline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madrepora}. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}. {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}. {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral insects}. {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary. {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}. {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under {Coralloid}. {Coral snake}. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix scytale}). {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}. {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corolline \Cor"ol*line\ (-l?n), a. Of or pertaining to a corolla.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corral \Cor*ral"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corraled} (-r?ld" [or] -r?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corralling}.] To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything. --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[icr]mp"k[icr]n), n. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species ({A. giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other ({A. scolopaceus}) is found in South America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courlan \Cour"lan\ (k??r"l?n), n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American bird, of the genus {Aramus}, allied to the rails.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[icr]mp"k[icr]n), n. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species ({A. giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other ({A. scolopaceus}) is found in South America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courlan \Cour"lan\ (k??r"l?n), n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American bird, of the genus {Aramus}, allied to the rails.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crawl \Crawl\ (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep. A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling, as it crawls from one thing to another. --Grew. 2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous manner. He was hardly able to crawl about the room. --Arbuthnot. The meanest thing that crawl'd beneath my eyes. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creolean \Creo"lean\ (kr?-?"l?-a]/>n), Creolian \Creo"lian\ , a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. -- n. A Creole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creolean \Creo"lean\ (kr?-?"l?-a]/>n), Creolian \Creo"lian\ , a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. -- n. A Creole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruelness \Cru"el*ness\, n. Cruelty. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curliness \Curl"i*ness\ (k?rl"?-n?s), n. State of being curly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curl \Curl\ (k[ucir]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[ucir]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr[94]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.] 1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair. But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid. --Cascoigne. 2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body. Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve. --Milton. 3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament. Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[91]ra. --Milton. Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert. 4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl the waves. --Dryden. 5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curling \Curl"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. 2. A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. Curling . . . is an amusement of the winter, and played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his partner, which has been well laid before, or to strike off that of his antagonist. --Pennant (Tour in Scotland. 1772). {Curling irons}, {Curling tong}, an instrument for curling the hair; -- commonly heated when used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curling \Curl"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. 2. A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. Curling . . . is an amusement of the winter, and played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his partner, which has been well laid before, or to strike off that of his antagonist. --Pennant (Tour in Scotland. 1772). {Curling irons}, {Curling tong}, an instrument for curling the hair; -- commonly heated when used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curling \Curl"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. 2. A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. Curling . . . is an amusement of the winter, and played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his partner, which has been well laid before, or to strike off that of his antagonist. --Pennant (Tour in Scotland. 1772). {Curling irons}, {Curling tong}, an instrument for curling the hair; -- commonly heated when used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curlingly \Curl"ing*ly\, adv. With a curl, or curls.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
crawling horror n. Ancient crufty hardware or software that is kept obstinately alive by forces beyond the control of the hackers at a site. Like {dusty deck} or {gonkulator}, but connotes that the thing described is not just an irritation but an active menace to health and sanity. "Mostly we code new stuff in C, but they pay us to maintain one big FORTRAN II application from nineteen-sixty-X that's a real crawling horror...." Compare {WOMBAT}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crawling horror Ancient crufty hardware or software that is kept obstinately alive by forces beyond the control of the hackers at a site. Like {dusty deck} or {gonkulator}, but connotes that the thing described is not just an irritation but an active menace to health and sanity. "Mostly we code new stuff in C, but they pay us to maintain one big Fortran II application from nineteen-sixty-X that's a real crawling horror." Compare {WOMBAT}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-01)