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car door
n 1: the door of a car

English Dictionary: car transporter	by the DICT Development Group
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car tire n a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel Synonym(s): car tire, automobile tire, auto tire, rubber tire
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car traffic n cars coming and going [syn: automobile traffic, {car traffic}]
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car train n a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
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car transporter n a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: transporter, car transporter]
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card trick n a trick performed with playing cards
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cardiorespiratory adj of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" Synonym(s): cardiopulmonary, cardiorespiratory
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cardroom n a room for gambling on card games
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Cardura n an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia Synonym(s): doxazosin, Cardura
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Carothers n United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: Carothers, Wallace Carothers, Wallace Hume Carothers]
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carry through v put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Synonym(s): carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" Synonym(s): save, carry through, pull through, bring through
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cart horse n draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: carthorse, {cart horse}, drayhorse]
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cart track n any road or path affording passage especially a rough one Synonym(s): track, cart track, cartroad
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cart-track plant n common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed Synonym(s): broad-leaved plantain, common plantain, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, cart- track plant, Plantago major
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Carter n Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) Synonym(s): Carter, Howard Carter 39th President of the United States (1924-) Synonym(s): Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter someone whose work is driving carts
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Carter administration n the executive under President Carter
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carthorse n draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: carthorse, {cart horse}, drayhorse]
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Cartier n French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557) Synonym(s): Cartier, Jacques Cartier
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cartridge n ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required Synonym(s): magazine, cartridge a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck" an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable Synonym(s): cartridge, pickup
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cartridge belt n a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition
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cartridge brass n an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing
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cartridge clip n a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun Synonym(s): cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine
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cartridge ejector n a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing Synonym(s): cartridge ejector, ejector
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cartridge extractor n a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector Synonym(s): cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor
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cartridge font n any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer Synonym(s): font cartridge, cartridge font
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cartridge fuse n a fuse cased in a tube
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cartridge holder n a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun Synonym(s): cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine
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cartridge paper n thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings paper for making cartridge cases
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cartridge remover n a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector Synonym(s): cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor
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cartroad n any road or path affording passage especially a rough one Synonym(s): track, cart track, cartroad
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Cartwright n English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) Synonym(s): Cartwright, Edmund Cartwright a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons
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Caryota urens n fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago Synonym(s): wine palm, jaggery palm, kitul, kittul, kitul tree, toddy palm, Caryota urens
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certiorari n a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case Synonym(s): certiorari, writ of certiorari
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Charadrii n shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews Synonym(s): Charadrii, suborder Charadrii
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Charadriidae n plover family Synonym(s): Charadriidae, family Charadriidae
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Charadriiformes n large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life Synonym(s): Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes
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Charadrius n type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers [syn: Charadrius, genus Charadrius]
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Charadrius melodus n small plover of eastern North America [syn: {piping plover}, Charadrius melodus]
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Charadrius morinellus n rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus]
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Charadrius vociferus n American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry Synonym(s): killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus
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chariot race n a race between ancient chariots
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charioteer n the driver of a chariot a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way Synonym(s): Auriga, Charioteer
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charter n a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation a contract to hire or lease transportation v hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services Synonym(s): rent, hire, charter, lease grant a charter to engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" Synonym(s): lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
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charter member n one of the original members when an organization was founded
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charter school n an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools
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chartered adj hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" Synonym(s): chartered, hired, leased Antonym(s): unchartered
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chartered accountant n a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter
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charterhouse n a Carthusian monastery
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Chartres n a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral
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Chartres Cathedral n a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century
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chartreuse adj of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur n aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France a shade of green tinged with yellow Synonym(s): yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea green
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cherry tree n any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood Synonym(s): cherry, cherry tree
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cherry-tree gum n exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
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churidars n tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)
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Cordarone n an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective Synonym(s): amiodarone, Cordarone
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cordierite n a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone
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corduroy n a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton Synonym(s): cord, corduroy a road made of logs laid crosswise v build (a road) from logs laid side by side
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corduroys n cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth [syn: cords, corduroys]
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core drill n a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole
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corridor n an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
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court order n a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
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court-ordered adj ordered by a court of law
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courtier n an attendant at the court of a sovereign
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courtroom n a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" Synonym(s): court, courtroom
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courtyard n an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" Synonym(s): court, courtyard
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crater n a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano Synonym(s): volcanic crater, crater a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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Crater Lake National Park n a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
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Creator n terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] a person who grows or makes or invents things
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creature n a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna] a human being; `wight' is an archaic term Synonym(s): creature, wight a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else Synonym(s): creature, tool, puppet
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creature comforts n things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" Synonym(s): comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
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criterial adj serving as a basis for evaluation [syn: criterial, criterional]
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criterion n a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" Synonym(s): standard, criterion, measure, touchstone the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" Synonym(s): criterion, standard
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criterional adj serving as a basis for evaluation [syn: criterial, criterional]
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critter n a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
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critter sitter n someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home Synonym(s): pet sitter, critter sitter
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curator n the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) Synonym(s): curator, conservator
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curatorial adj of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator; "curatorial duties"
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curatorship n the position of curator
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Curietherapy n the use of radium in radiation therapy [syn: {radium therapy}, Curietherapy]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], Skr. k[?]ki[?]a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many species. Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the black-billed cuckoo ({C. erythrophthalmus}) build their own nests. {Cuckoo bee} (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta}, {Epeolus}, and others. {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. {Cuckoo dove} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies. {Cuckoo fish} (Zo[94]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo[94]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. {Cuckoo maid} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo mate}. {Cuckoo ray} (Zo[94]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}). {Cuckoo spit}, [or] {Cuckoo spittle}. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora}, {Helochara}, and allied genera. {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.
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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.
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Carder \Card"er\, n. One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc. --Shak.
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Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[91]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. [bd]Ph[d2]bus' cart.[b8] --Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden. 3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. {Cart load}, or {Cartload}, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. {To} {put ([or] get [or] set)} {the cart before the horse}, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.
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Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[91]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. [bd]Ph[d2]bus' cart.[b8] --Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden. 3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. {Cart load}, or {Cartload}, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. {To} {put ([or] get [or] set)} {the cart before the horse}, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.
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Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); -- called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
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Carter \Cart"er\, n. 1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called {harvestman}. (b) A British fish; the whiff.
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Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.
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Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); -- called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
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Carter \Cart"er\, n. 1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called {harvestman}. (b) A British fish; the whiff.
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Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.
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Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); -- called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
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Carter \Cart"er\, n. 1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called {harvestman}. (b) A British fish; the whiff.
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Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.
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Cartwright \Cart"wright`\, n. [Cart + wright.] An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.
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Jaggery palm \Jag"ger*y palm\ An East Indian palm ({Caryota urens}) having leaves pinnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for ornament.
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree. Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure. {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See {El[91]is}. {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}. {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91] bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food. {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}), the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also {palm toddy}. {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede.
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Certiorari \Cer`tiora"ri\, n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court. Note: A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law, as of county commissioners. It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process. --Bouvier.
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Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, n. [From {Dote}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A European bird of the Plover family ({Eudromias, [or] Charadrius, morinellus}). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. -- Bacon. Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is {Charadrius hiaticula}. 2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow.
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover.
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Field \Field\, n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[84]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country. 2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture. Fields which promise corn and wine. --Byron. 3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak. What though the field be lost? --Milton. 4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.: (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. Without covering, save yon field of stars. --Shak. Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope. 5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of {Fess}, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver). 6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room. Afforded a clear field for moral experiments. --Macaulay. 7. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting. 8. (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also {outfield}. Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with reference to the operations and equipments of an army during a campaign away from permanent camps and fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes investigations or collections out of doors. A survey uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e., measurment, observations, etc., made in field work (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick. Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc. {Coal field} (Geol.) See under {Coal}. {Field artillery}, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army. {Field basil} (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha Acinos}); -- called also {basil thyme}. {Field colors} (Mil.), small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors. {Field cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a large European cricket ({Gryllus campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes. {Field day}. (a) A day in the fields. (b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for instruction in evolutions. --Farrow. (c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day. {Field driver}, in New England, an officer charged with the driving of stray cattle to the pound. {Field duck} (Zo[94]l.), the little bustard ({Otis tetrax}), found in Southern Europe. {Field glass}. (Optics) (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a race glass. (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches long, and having 3 to 6 draws. (c) See {Field lens}. {Field lark}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The skylark. (b) The tree pipit. {Field lens} (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called also {field glass}. {Field madder} (Bot.), a plant ({Sherardia arvensis}) used in dyeing. {Field marshal} (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred in the British and other European armies. {Field mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a mouse inhabiting fields, as the campagnol and the deer mouse. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer mouse}. {Field officer} (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain and below that of general. {Field officer's court} (U.S.Army), a court-martial consisting of one field officer empowered to try all cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison and regimental courts. --Farrow. {Field plover} (Zo[94]l.), the black-bellied plover ({Charadrius squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}). {Field spaniel} (Zo[94]l.), a small spaniel used in hunting small game. {Field sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American sparrow ({Spizella pusilla}). (b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.] {Field staff}> (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to hold a lighted match for discharging a gun. {Field vole} (Zo[94]l.), the European meadow mouse. {Field of ice}, a large body of floating ice; a pack. {Field}, [or] {Field of view}, in a telescope or microscope, the entire space within which objects are seen. {Field magnet}. see under {Magnet}. {Magnetic field}. See {Magnetic}. {To back the field}, [or] {To bet on the field}. See under {Back}, v. t. -- {To keep the field}. (a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign. (b) To maintain one's ground against all comers. {To} {lay, [or] back}, {against the field}, to bet on (a horse, etc.) against all comers. {To take the field} (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign.
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Charioteer \Char`ioteer"\, n. 1. One who drives a chariot. 2. (Astron.) A constellation. See {Auriga}, and {Wagones}.
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Coachman \Coach"man\, n.; pl. {Coachmen}. 1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean ({Dutes auriga}); -- called also {charioteer}. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.
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Charioteer \Char`ioteer"\, n. 1. One who drives a chariot. 2. (Astron.) A constellation. See {Auriga}, and {Wagones}.
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Coachman \Coach"man\, n.; pl. {Coachmen}. 1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean ({Dutes auriga}); -- called also {charioteer}. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.
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Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic] 2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the [bd]Great Charter,[b8] either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume. 3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers. 4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak. 5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See {Charter party}, below. {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his. {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.
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Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n.
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Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic] 2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the [bd]Great Charter,[b8] either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume. 3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers. 4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak. 5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See {Charter party}, below. {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his. {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.
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Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic] 2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the [bd]Great Charter,[b8] either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume. 3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers. 4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak. 5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See {Charter party}, below. {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his. {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.
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I will be true judge, and not party. --Chaucer. {Charter party}. See under {Charter}.
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Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic] 2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the [bd]Great Charter,[b8] either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume. 3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers. 4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak. 5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See {Charter party}, below. {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his. {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.
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Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] written with the hand; chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a {charter party}. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. --Bouvier.
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I will be true judge, and not party. --Chaucer. {Charter party}. See under {Charter}.
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Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic] 2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the [bd]Great Charter,[b8] either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume. 3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers. 4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak. 5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See {Charter party}, below. {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his. {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.
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Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] written with the hand; chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a {charter party}. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. --Bouvier.
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Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n.
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Chartered \Char"tered\, a. 1. Granted or established by charter; having, or existing under, a charter; having a privilege by charter. The sufficiency of chartered rights. --Palfrey. The air, a chartered libertine. --Shak. 2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.
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Charterer \Char"ter*er\, n. One who charters; esp. one who hires a ship for a voyage.
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Charterhouse \Char"ter*house`\, n. A well known public school and charitable foundation in the building once used as a Carthusian monastery (Chartreuse) in London.
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Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n.
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Charterist \Char"ter*ist\, n. Same as {Chartist}.
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Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.
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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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Cordierite \Cor"dierite\ (k[?]r"d[?]-[?]r-[?]t), n. [Named after the geologist Cordier.] (Min.) See {Iolite}.
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Corduroy \Cor"duroy`\ (k[ocir]r"d[usl]roi` [or] k[ocir]r`d[usl]*roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. 2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. {Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]
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Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\, v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. [bd]Roads were corduroyed.[b8] --Gen. W. T. Sherman.
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Corduroy \Cor"duroy`\ (k[ocir]r"d[usl]roi` [or] k[ocir]r`d[usl]*roi"), n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. 2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. {Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]
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Corridor \Cor"ri*dor\ (k?r"r?-d?r [or] -d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See {Course}.] 1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house. 2. (Fort.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place. [R.]
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Corridor train \Cor"ri*dor train\ A train whose coaches are connected so as to have through its entire length a continuous corridor, into which the compartments open. [Eng.]
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Court \Court\ (k?rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. co[?]r, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?] inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf. {Cohort}, {Curtain}.] 1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. The courts the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv. 2. And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters. --Tennyson. Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court. --Macaulay. 2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. This our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. --Shak. 3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. --Shak. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W. Scott. 4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. The princesses held their court within the fortress. --Macaulay. 5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance. --Spenser. I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. --Evelyn. 6. (Law) (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. (b) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. (c) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. --Shak. 7. The session of a judicial assembly. 8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. {Christian court}, the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. {Court breeding}, education acquired at court. {Court card}. Same as {Coat card}. {Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting the sovereign and the royal family, together with the proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards. {Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer justice. {Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the court of a sovereign. {Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes and nobles for their amusement. {Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town. {Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings. --Shak. {Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is, for the use of the lord and his family. {Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court. {Court party}, a party attached to the court. {Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}. {Court in banc}, [or] {Court in bank}, The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius. {Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches}, {Audience}, etc. {Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n. {Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under {Common}. {Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}. {Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an officer. {Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James, which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and drawing-rooms. {The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a church, or Christian house of worship. {General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as, the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.] {To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions. [bd]Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to Tissaphernes.[b8] --Jowett. {To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing.
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Court \Court\ (k?rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. co[?]r, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?] inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf. {Cohort}, {Curtain}.] 1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. The courts the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv. 2. And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters. --Tennyson. Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court. --Macaulay. 2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. This our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. --Shak. 3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. --Shak. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W. Scott. 4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. The princesses held their court within the fortress. --Macaulay. 5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance. --Spenser. I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. --Evelyn. 6. (Law) (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. (b) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. (c) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. --Shak. 7. The session of a judicial assembly. 8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. {Christian court}, the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. {Court breeding}, education acquired at court. {Court card}. Same as {Coat card}. {Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting the sovereign and the royal family, together with the proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards. {Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer justice. {Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the court of a sovereign. {Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes and nobles for their amusement. {Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town. {Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings. --Shak. {Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is, for the use of the lord and his family. {Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court. {Court party}, a party attached to the court. {Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}. {Court in banc}, [or] {Court in bank}, The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius. {Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches}, {Audience}, etc. {Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n. {Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under {Common}. {Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}. {Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an officer. {Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James, which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and drawing-rooms. {The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a church, or Christian house of worship. {General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as, the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.] {To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions. [bd]Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to Tissaphernes.[b8] --Jowett. {To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing.
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Courter \Court"er\ (k?rt"?r), n. One who courts; one who plays the lover, or who solicits in marriage; one who flatters and cajoles. --Sherwood.
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Courtier \Court"ier\ (k?rt"y?r), n. [From {Court}.] 1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court. You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. --Bacon. This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. --Macaulay. 2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters. There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III. --Suckling.
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Courtiery \Court"ier*y\ (-?), n. The manners of a courtier; courtliness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Courtyard \Court"yard\ (k?rt"y?rd`), n. A court or inclosure attached to a house.
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Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr?t?r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr. keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [cced]r[imac] to mix, [cced]ir to cook, [cced]r[amac] to cook. Cf. {Grail}, in Holy Grail.] 1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. 2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a mine. 3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the {Cup}.
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Crateriform \Crater"iform\ (kr?-t?r"?-f?rm), a. [L. cratera + -form.] (Bot.) Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.
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Craterous \Cra"ter*ous\ (kr?"t?r-?s), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater. [R.] --R. Browning.
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Cratureless \Cra"ture*less\, a. Without created beings; alone. God was alone And creatureless at first. --Donne.
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Creatorship \Crea"torship\, n. State or condition of a creator.
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Creatress \Cre*a"tress\, n. [L. creatrix: cf. F. cr[82]atrice.] She who creates. --Spenser.
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Creatural \Crea"tur*al\ (kr?"t?r-a]/>l; 135), a. Belonging to a creature; having the qualities of a creature. [R.]
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Creature \Crea"ture\ (kr?"t?r; 135), n. [F. cr[?]ature, L. creatura. See {Create}.] 1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man. He asked water, a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him. --Fuller. God's first creature was light. --Bacon. On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. --Milton. And most attractive is the fair result Of thought, the creature of a polished mind. --Cowper. 2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature. The world hath not a sweeter creature. --Shak. 3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool. A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. --Shak. Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. --Macaulay. 4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc. {Creature comforts}, those which minister to the comfort of the body.
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Creature \Crea"ture\ (kr?"t?r; 135), n. [F. cr[?]ature, L. creatura. See {Create}.] 1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man. He asked water, a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him. --Fuller. God's first creature was light. --Bacon. On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. --Milton. And most attractive is the fair result Of thought, the creature of a polished mind. --Cowper. 2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature. The world hath not a sweeter creature. --Shak. 3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool. A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. --Shak. Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. --Macaulay. 4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc. {Creature comforts}, those which minister to the comfort of the body.
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Creaturely \Crea"ture*ly\, a. Creatural; characteristic of a creature. [R.] [bd]Creaturely faculties.[b8] --Cheyne.
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Creatureship \Crea"ture*ship\, n. The condition of being a creature.
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Creaturize \Crea"tur*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. To make like a creature; to degrade [Obs.] Degrade and creaturize that mundane soul. --Cudworth.
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Cretor \Cre*"tor\ (kr?-?"t?r), n. [L. creator: cf. F. cr[?]ateur.] One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the Supreme Being. To sin's rebuke and my Creater's praise. --Shak. The poets and artists of Greece, who are at the same time its prophets, the creators of its divinities, and the revealers of its theological beliefs. --Caird.
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Criterion \Crite"rion\ (kr?-t?"r?-?n), n.; pl. {Criteria} (-[?]), sometimes {Criterions} (-[?]nz). [Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] a means for judging, fr. [?][?][?][?] decider, judge, fr. [?][?][?][?][?] to separate. See {Certain}.] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them. Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. --Donne. Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. --Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn: Standard; measure; rule.
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Criterion \Crite"rion\ (kr?-t?"r?-?n), n.; pl. {Criteria} (-[?]), sometimes {Criterions} (-[?]nz). [Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] a means for judging, fr. [?][?][?][?] decider, judge, fr. [?][?][?][?][?] to separate. See {Certain}.] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them. Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. --Donne. Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. --Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn: Standard; measure; rule.
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Criterion \Crite"rion\ (kr?-t?"r?-?n), n.; pl. {Criteria} (-[?]), sometimes {Criterions} (-[?]nz). [Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] a means for judging, fr. [?][?][?][?] decider, judge, fr. [?][?][?][?][?] to separate. See {Certain}.] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them. Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. --Donne. Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. --Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn: Standard; measure; rule.
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Crowder \Crowd"er\ (kroud"?r), n. One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler. [Obs.] [bd]Some blind crowder.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.
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Crowder \Crowd"er\, n. One who crowds or pushes.
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Crow-trodden \Crow"-trod`den\ (kr[omac]"tr?d`d'n), a. Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes. [Poetic] Do I look as if I were crow-trodden? --Beau. & FL.
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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.
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Cryohydrate \Cry`o*hy"drate\ (kr?`?-h?"dr?t), n. [Gr. kry`os cold + E. hydrate.] (Chem.) A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water. -- F. Guthrie.
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Curator \Cu*ra"tor\ (k?-r?"t?r). n. [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care.] 1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper. 2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.
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Curatorship \Cura"torship\, n. The office of a curator.
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Curatrix \Cu*ra"trix\ (-tr?ks), n. [L.] 1. A woman who cures. 2. A woman who is a guardian or custodian. --Burrill.
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Caruthers, CA (CDP, FIPS 11614) Location: 36.54180 N, 119.84169 W Population (1990): 1603 (529 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93609
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Caruthersville, MO (city, FIPS 11692) Location: 36.17914 N, 89.66506 W Population (1990): 7389 (2944 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63830
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Charter Oak, CA (CDP, FIPS 12734) Location: 34.10240 N, 117.85385 W Population (1990): 8858 (3382 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Charter Oak, IA (city, FIPS 12900) Location: 42.06791 N, 95.58911 W Population (1990): 497 (267 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51439
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cherry Tree, PA (borough, FIPS 13120) Location: 40.72568 N, 78.80783 W Population (1990): 431 (151 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15724
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corder, MO (city, FIPS 16408) Location: 39.09948 N, 93.63856 W Population (1990): 485 (210 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64021
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Criders, VA Zip code(s): 22820
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cridersville, OH (village, FIPS 19400) Location: 40.65262 N, 84.14597 W Population (1990): 1885 (736 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45806
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Crothersville, IN (town, FIPS 16084) Location: 38.79641 N, 85.83998 W Population (1990): 1687 (676 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47229
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Crowder, MS (town, FIPS 16940) Location: 34.17297 N, 90.13758 W Population (1990): 758 (282 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Crowder, OK (town, FIPS 18550) Location: 35.12286 N, 95.66694 W Population (1990): 339 (154 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
charityware /cha'rit-ee-weir`/ n. Syn. {careware}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
crudware /kruhd'weir/ n. Pejorative term for the hundreds of megabytes of low-quality {freeware} circulated by user's groups and BBS systems in the micro-hobbyist world. "Yet _another_ set of disk catalog utilities for {{MS-DOS}}? What crudware!"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
charityware {careware}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crudware /kruhd'weir/ Pejorative term for the hundreds of megabytes of low-quality {freeware} circulated by user's groups and {BBS}s in the micro-hobbyist world. [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Creature denotes the whole creation in Rom. 8:39; Col. 1:15; Rev. 5:13; the whole human race in Mark 16:15; Rom. 8:19-22. The living creatures in Ezek. 10:15, 17, are imaginary beings, symbols of the Divine attributes and operations.