catnap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   catnap
         n 1: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
               [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short
               sleep}, {snooze}]
         v 1: take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
               [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {catch a wink}]

English Dictionary: catnap	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catnip n hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats Synonym(s): catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria
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Caudine Forks n a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
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Chadian franc n the basic unit of money in Chad
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chittam bark n dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative Synonym(s): cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark
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chittem bark n dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative Synonym(s): cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark
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city university n an urban university in a large city
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Codiaeum variegatum n grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant Synonym(s): croton, Codiaeum variegatum
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cotton ball n a fungus disease of cranberries
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cotton bollworm n larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops Synonym(s): corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia
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cotton fiber n soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state Synonym(s): cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool
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cotton flannel n a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn: cotton flannel, Canton flannel]
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cotton plant n erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers Synonym(s): cotton, cotton plant
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cotton up v ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" Synonym(s): cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up
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Ctenophora n comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata Synonym(s): Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora
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ctenophore n biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb Synonym(s): ctenophore, comb jelly
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ctenophore family n a family of ctenophores
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ctenophore genus n a genus of ctenophores
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Cydonia oblonga n small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated Synonym(s): quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cat \Cat\, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k[94]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. [?], [?], Russ. & Pol. cot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. CF. {Ketten}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of various species of the genera {Felis} and {Lynx}. The domestic cat is {Felis domestica}. The European wild cat ({Felis catus}) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name {wild cat} is commonly applied to the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus}) See {Wild cat}, and {Tiger cat}. Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the {Angora cat}; the {Maltese cat}; the {Manx cat}. Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals, from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat. 2. (Naut.) (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade. (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship. --Totten. 3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed. 4. An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See {Tipcat}. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc. 5. A cat o' nine tails. See below. {Angora cat}, {blind cat}, See under {Angora}, {Blind}. {Black cat} the fisher. See under {Black}. {Cat and dog}, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious. [bd]I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.[b8] --Coleridge. {Cat block} (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead. {Cat hook} (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block. {Cat nap}, a very short sleep. [Colloq.] {Cat o' nine tails}, an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back. {Cat's cradle}, game played, esp. by children, with a string looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of another, at each transfer with a change of form. See {Cratch}, {Cratch cradle}. {To let the cat out of the bag}, to tell a secret, carelessly or willfully. [Colloq.] {Bush cat}, the serval. See {Serval}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catnip \Cat"nip`\, Catmint \Cat"mint`\, n. (Bot.) A well-know plant of the genus {Nepeta} ({N. Cataria}), somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cd2nobite \C[d2]n"o*bite\ (? [or] ?), n. See {Cenobite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chthonophagia \[d8]Chthon`opha"gia\, Chthonophagy \Chthonoph"agy\, n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. [?], [?], earth + [?] to eat.] A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Code \Code\ (k[omac]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. [bd]The Code[b8] --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. {Code civil} [or] {Code Napoleon}, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporaneous \Cotem`pora"neous\ (k?-t?m`p?-r?"n?-?s), a. [See {Contemporaneous}.] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- {Cotem`pora"neously}, adv. -- {Cotem`pora"neous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporaneous \Cotem`pora"neous\ (k?-t?m`p?-r?"n?-?s), a. [See {Contemporaneous}.] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- {Cotem`pora"neously}, adv. -- {Cotem`pora"neous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporaneous \Cotem`pora"neous\ (k?-t?m`p?-r?"n?-?s), a. [See {Contemporaneous}.] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- {Cotem`pora"neously}, adv. -- {Cotem`pora"neous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporary \Cotem"pora*ry\, n.; pl. {Cotemporaries} (-r[icr]z). One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporary \Cotem"pora*ry\ (k?-t?m"p?-r?-r?), a. Living or being at the same time; contemporary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotemporary \Cotem"pora*ry\, n.; pl. {Cotemporaries} (-r[icr]z). One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton batting \Cot"ton bat"ting\ Cotton prepared in sheets or rolls for quilting, upholstering, and similar purposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[acr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF. flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel, fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. {Wool}.] A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak. {Adam's flannel}. (Bot.) See under {Adam}. {Canton flannel}, {Cotton flannel}. See {Cotton flannel}, under {Cotton}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca}, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. {C[d2]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps}, {Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or {Porifera}, including the sponges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ctenophore \Cten"o*phore\ (t?n"?-f?r), n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Ctenophora.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ctenophoric \Cten`ophor"ic\ (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous \Ctenoph"o*rous\ (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ctenophoric \Cten`ophor"ic\ (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous \Ctenoph"o*rous\ (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?] Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. 2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub. {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia}, formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in quinces. {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris}) which produces the quince.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cydonin \Cy*do"nin\ (s?-d?"n?n), n. (Chem.) A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of the quince ({Cydonia vulgaris}), and regarded as a variety of amylose.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cotton Plant, AR (city, FIPS 15550) Location: 35.00694 N, 91.25147 W Population (1990): 1150 (559 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72036
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cotton Valley, LA (town, FIPS 17915) Location: 32.81272 N, 93.42300 W Population (1990): 1130 (517 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71018
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cottonport, LA (town, FIPS 17880) Location: 30.98828 N, 92.05293 W Population (1990): 2600 (733 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71327
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CATNIP {Common Architecture for Next Generation Internet Protocol}