Cabalism
         n 1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: {Kabbalism},
               {Cabalism}]
         2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or
            interpretation [syn: {kabbalism}, {cabalism}]

English Dictionary: civilize	by the DICT Development Group
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cabalist n a member of a cabal an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters Synonym(s): cabalist, kabbalist a student of the Jewish Kabbalah Synonym(s): Cabalist, Kabbalist
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cabalistic adj having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther Synonym(s): cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline
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cable car n a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" Synonym(s): cable car, car
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cable system n a television system that transmits over cables [syn: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service]
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cable's length n a nautical unit of depth [syn: cable, cable length, cable's length]
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cablegram n a telegram sent abroad [syn: cable, cablegram, overseas telegram]
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cavalcade n a procession of people traveling on horseback
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cephalaspid n extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head Synonym(s): osteostracan, cephalaspid
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Cephalaspida n extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear Synonym(s): Osteostraci, suborder Osteostraci, Cephalaspida, suborder Cephalaspida
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cephalexin n an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract Synonym(s): cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab
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cephalic adj of or relating to the head Antonym(s): caudal
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cephalic index n ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull Synonym(s): cephalic index, breadth index, cranial index
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cephalic vein n a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein Synonym(s): cephalic vein, vena cephalica
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Cephalochordata n lancelets [syn: Cephalochordata, {subphylum Cephalochordata}]
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cephalochordate n fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
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cephaloglycin n antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use Synonym(s): cephaloglycin, Kafocin
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cephalosporin n one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity Synonym(s): cephalosporin, Mefoxin
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Chablis n a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it Synonym(s): Chablis, white Burgundy
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chafflike adj abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff Synonym(s): chaffy, chafflike
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chapel service n a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel" Synonym(s): chapel service, chapel
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chapelgoer n a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England Synonym(s): Nonconformist, chapelgoer Antonym(s): Anglican
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cheoplastic metal n any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth
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cheval glass n a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted
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civil action n legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
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civil censorship n military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
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civil contempt n a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else
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Civil List n a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
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civil servant n a public official who is a member of the civil service
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civil service n government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
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civil suit n a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
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civilisation n the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization Synonym(s): civilization, civilisation a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" Synonym(s): culture, civilization, civilisation a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" Synonym(s): civilization, civilisation the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" Synonym(s): refinement, civilization, civilisation
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civilise v teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" Synonym(s): educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" Synonym(s): civilize, civilise
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civilised adj having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised Antonym(s): noncivilised, noncivilized marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
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civilization n a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" Synonym(s): civilization, civilisation the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization Synonym(s): civilization, civilisation a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" Synonym(s): culture, civilization, civilisation the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" Synonym(s): refinement, civilization, civilisation
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civilize v teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" Synonym(s): educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" Synonym(s): civilize, civilise
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civilized adj having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised Antonym(s): noncivilised, noncivilized marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
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cobblestone n rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads Synonym(s): cobble, cobblestone, sett v pave with cobblestones Synonym(s): cobble, cobblestone
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coevals n all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age Synonym(s): coevals, contemporaries, generation
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coffee liqueur n coffee-flavored liqueur
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cubelike adj shaped like a cube [syn: cubelike, cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal]
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cuplike adj resembling the shape of a cup
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts       ({Caranx chrysos}), most abundant southward, where it is       valued as a food fish; -- called also {hardtail}, {horse       crevall[82]}, {jack}, {buffalo jack}, {skipjack}, {yellow       mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, {horse mackerel}. Other       species of {Caranx} (as {C. fallax}) are also sometimes       called jurel.
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Mamgabey \Mam"ga*bey\, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in       Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus},       as the sooty mangabey ({C. fuliginosus}), which is sooty       black. [Also written {mangaby}.]
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Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the       genus {Cebus}, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the       species are called also {capuchins}. The bonnet sapajou ({C.       subcristatus}), the golden-handed sapajou ({C. chrysopus}),       and the white-throated sapajou ({C. hypoleucus}) are well       known species. See {Capuchin}.
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)       A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,       especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and       the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.          Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different                genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French                marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several                species and many varieties are found in gardens. They                are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and                Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn                marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},                a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of                the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the                genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in                America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.          {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
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Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.)       A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}),       growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In       the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of       {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}.
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Carline thistle \Car"line this`tle\ [F. carline, It., Sp., &       Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor       Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a       remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.)       A prickly plant of the genus {Carlina} ({C. vulgaris}), found       in Europe and Asia.
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Crocodile \Croc"o*dile\ (kr?k"?-d?l; 277), n. [L. crocodilus,       Gr. [?][?][?][?][?]: cf. F. crocodile. Cf. {Cookatrice}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A large reptile of the genus {Crocodilus}, of             several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or             eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa,             Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched             by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the             Nile ({C. vulgaris}, or {C. Niloticus}). The Florida             crocodile ({C. Americanus}) is much less common than the             alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes             applied to the species of other related genera, as the             gavial and the alligator.          2. (Logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have             been first used by a crocodile.          {Crocodile bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African plover ({Pluvianus             [91]gypticus}) which alights upon the crocodile and             devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth             (according to reliable writers) in pursuit of files, etc.;             -- called also {Nile bird}. It is the {trochilos} of             ancient writers.          {Crocodile tears}, false or affected tears; hypocritical             sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that             crocodiles shed tears over their prey.
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Cabalism \Cab"a*lism\ (k[acr]b"[adot]*l[icr]z'm), n. [Cf. F.       cabalisme.]       1. The secret science of the cabalists.          2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion             which one professes. [R] --Emerson.
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Cabalist \Cab"a*list\ (-l[icr]st), n. [Cf. F. cabaliste.]       One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish       traditions. [bd]Studious cabalists.[b8] --Swift.
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Cabalistic \Cab`a*lis"tic\ (k[acr]b`[adot]*l[icr]s"t[icr]k),    Cabalistical \Cab`a*lis"tic*al\ (-t[icr]*k[ait]l)a.       Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an       occult meaning; mystic.                   The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first                chapter of Genesis.                                 --Hallam.
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Cabalistic \Cab`a*lis"tic\ (k[acr]b`[adot]*l[icr]s"t[icr]k),    Cabalistical \Cab`a*lis"tic*al\ (-t[icr]*k[ait]l)a.       Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an       occult meaning; mystic.                   The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first                chapter of Genesis.                                 --Hallam.
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Cabalistically \Cab`a*lis"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In a cabalistic manner.
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Cabalize \Cab"a*lize\, v. i. [Cf. F. cabaliser.]       To use cabalistic language. [R] --Dr. H. More.
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Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[amac]"b'l*gr[acr]m`), n. [Cable, n.       + Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.]       A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.          Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]
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Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[amac]"b'l), n. [F. c[83]ble, LL. capulum,       caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.       kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.]       1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length,             used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes.             It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.          2. A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with             some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of             a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.          3. (Arch) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member             of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral             twist of a rope; -- called also {cable molding}.          {Bower cable}, the cable belonging to the bower anchor.          {Cable road}, a railway on which the cars are moved by a             continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary             motor.          {Cable's length}, the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the             merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or             more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is             either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600             feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile).                      {Cable tier}.             (a) That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed.             (b) A coil of a cable.          {Sheet cable}, the cable belonging to the sheet anchor.          {Stream cable}, a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower             cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and             heavy seas.          {Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph}.          {To pay out the cable}, {To veer out the cable}, to slacken             it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run             out of the hawse hole.          {To serve the cable}, to bind it round with ropes, canvas,             etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse,             et.          {To slip the cable}, to let go the end on board and let it             all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to             weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die.
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Eland \E"land\, n. [D. eland elk, of Slav. origin; cf. Pol.       jelen stag, Russ. ol[82]ne, Lith. elnis; perh. akin to E.       elk.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large South African antelope             ({Oreas canna}). It is valued both for its hide and flesh,             and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; --             called also {Cape elk}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The elk or moose.
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Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG.       elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces       machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American       moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is       closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and       {Wapiti}.          {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer             ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its             remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in             Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also             Illustration of {Antler}.          {Cape elk} (Zo[94]l.), the eland.
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Capillaceous \Cap`il*la"ceous\, a. [L. capillaceus hairy, fr.       capillus hair.]       Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See       {Capillary}.
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Capillose \Cap"il*lose`\, a. [L. capillosus.]       Having much hair; hairy. [R.]
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Cavalcade \Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata,       fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L.       caballus an inferior horse, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Cavalier},       {Cavalry}.]       A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march       of horsemen by way of parade.                   He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.                                                                               --Prescott.
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Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ [or] Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L.       cavillosus.]       Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.       [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n.       [R.]
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Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ [or] Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L.       cavillosus.]       Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.       [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n.       [R.]
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Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ [or] Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L.       cavillosus.]       Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.       [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n.       [R.]
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Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ [or] Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L.       cavillosus.]       Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.       [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n.       [R.]
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Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\, n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf. Sp.       ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping plant       that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)       The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb ({Cepha[89]lis       Ipecacuanha}), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant       itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other       plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or       Peruvian ipecac ({Psychotria emetica}), the white ipecac       ({Ionidium Ipecacuanha}), the bastard or wild ipecac       ({Asclepias Curassavica}), and the undulated ipecac       ({Richardsonia scabra}).
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Batfish \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A name given to several species of fishes:       (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast.       (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus             spinarella}).       (c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis             Californicus}.)
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] head:       cf. F. c[82]phalique.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}.          {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the             cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and             equal to 100; the breadth index.          {Cephalic vein}, a large vein running from the back of the             head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used             to open it for disorders of the head. --Dunglison.
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Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n.       A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
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Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] head:       cf. F. c[82]phalique.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}.          {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the             cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and             equal to 100; the breadth index.          {Cephalic vein}, a large vein running from the back of the             head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used             to open it for disorders of the head. --Dunglison.
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Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] head:       cf. F. c[82]phalique.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}.          {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the             cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and             equal to 100; the breadth index.          {Cephalic vein}, a large vein running from the back of the             head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used             to open it for disorders of the head. --Dunglison.
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Cephalism \Ceph"a*lism\, n. [Gr. [?] head.] (Anthropol.)       Form or development of the skull; as, the races of man differ       greatly in cephalism.
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Cephalization \Ceph`a*li*za"tion\, n.       Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the       physical structure; localization of important organs or parts       in or near the head, in animal development. --Dana.
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Cephalocercal \Ceph`a*lo*cer"cal\, a. [Cephalo- + Gr. [?] tail.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Relating to the long axis of the body.
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Cephalosome \Ceph"a*lo*some\, n. [Cephalo- + -some body.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.       --Packard.
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Cephalostyle \Ceph"a*lo*style\, n. [Cephalo- + Gr. [?] a       pillar.] (Anat.)       The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the       base of cartilaginous crania.
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Cephalous \Ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. [?] head.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a       division of mollusks.
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d8Duykerbok \[d8]Duy"ker*bok\, n. [D. duiker diver + bok a buck,       lit., diver buck. So named from its habit of diving suddenly       into the bush.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small South African antelope ({Cephalous mergens}); --       called also {impoon}, and {deloo}.
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Chaffless \Chaff"less\, a.       Without chaff.
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Chapeless \Chape"less\, a.       Without a chape.
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Chapless \Chap"less\, a.       Having no lower jaw; hence, fleshless. [R.] [bd]Yellow,       chapless skulls.[b8] --Shak.
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d8Cheval \[d8]Che*val"\ (sh[eit]*v[adot]l"), n.; pl. {Chevaux}       (-v[omac]"). [F. See {Cavalcade}.]       A horse; hence, a support or frame.          {Cheval glass}, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large             enough to reflect the full length figure.
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Chiefless \Chief"less\, a.       Without a chief or leader.
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Chop-logic \Chop"-log`ic\, n.       One who bandies words or is very argumentative. [Jocular]       --Shak.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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2. A limit or boundary; a border.                         The very list, the very utmost bound, Of all our                      fortunes.                                          --Shak.          3. The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          4. A stripe. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.          5. A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of             names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of             ratable estate.                         He was the ablest emperor of all the list. --Bacon.          6. (Arch.) A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also             {listel}.          7. (Carp.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the             edge of a plank or board.          8. (Rope Making) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns             are grasped by a workman.          9. (Tin-plate Manuf.)             (a) The first thin coat of tin.             (b) A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate                   after it is coated.          {Civil list} (Great Britain & U.S.), the civil officers of             government, as judges, ambassadors, secretaries, etc.             Hence, the revenues or appropriations of public money for             the support of the civil officers. More recently, the             civil list, in England, embraces only the expenses of the             reigning monarch's household.          {Free list}.             (a) A list of articles admitted to a country free of duty.             (b) A list of persons admitted to any entertainment, as a                   theater or opera, without payment, or to whom a                   periodical, or the like, is furnished without cost.          Syn: Roll; catalogue; register; inventory; schedule.          Usage: {List}, {Boll}, {Catalogue}, {Register}, {Inventory},                   {Schedule}. A list is properly a simple series of                   names, etc., in a brief form, such as might naturally                   be entered in a narrow strip of paper. A roll was                   originally a list containing the names of persons                   belonging to a public body (as Parliament, etc.),                   which was rolled up and laid aside among its archives.                   A catalogue is a list of persons or things arranged in                   order, and usually containing some description of the                   same, more or less extended. A register is designed                   for record or preservation. An inventory is a list of                   articles, found on hand in a store of goods, or in the                   estate of a deceased person, or under similar                   circumstances. A schedule is a formal list or                   inventory prepared for legal or business purposes.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civil Service Commission \Civil Service Commission\       In the United States, a commission appointed by the       President, consisting of three members, not more than two of       whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the       control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions       in the classified civil service. It was created by act of       Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).
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Civil Service Reform \Civil Service Reform\       The substitution of business principles and methods for       political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp.       the merit system instead of the spoils system in making       appointments to office.
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Reform \Re*form"\, n. [F. r[82]forme.]       Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or       depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of       government.          {Civil service reform}. See under {Civil}.          {Reform acts} (Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in             1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular             representation in Parliament.          {Reform school}, a school established by a state or city             government, for the confinement, instruction, and             reformation of juvenile offenders, and of young persons of             idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. [U. S.]          Syn: Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See                {Reformation}.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civil Service Reform \Civil Service Reform\       The substitution of business principles and methods for       political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp.       the merit system instead of the spoils system in making       appointments to office.
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Reform \Re*form"\, n. [F. r[82]forme.]       Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or       depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of       government.          {Civil service reform}. See under {Civil}.          {Reform acts} (Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in             1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular             representation in Parliament.          {Reform school}, a school established by a state or city             government, for the confinement, instruction, and             reformation of juvenile offenders, and of young persons of             idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. [U. S.]          Syn: Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See                {Reformation}.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.       See {City}.]       1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his             relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within             the city or state.          2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not             barbarous; -- said of the community.                         England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but                      even the other day since England grew civil.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to             government; -- said of an individual.                         Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;                      they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston          4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed             to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;             complaisant; affable.          Note: [bd]A civil man now is one observant of slight external                courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and                man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the                duties and obligations flowing from his position as a                'civis' and his relations to the other members of that                'civitas.'[b8] --Trench          5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from             military, ecclesiastical, or official state.          6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit             distinct from criminal proceedings.          {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress             the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal             proceeding.          {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in             constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in             distinction from military and naval architecture, as             private houses, palaces, churches, etc.          {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.          {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.          {Civil law}. See under {Law}.          {Civil list}. See under {List}.          {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by             action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.          {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the             state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or             military affairs.          {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business             principles and methods for the spoils system in the             conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of             appointments to office.          {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not             included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical             states.          {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.          {Civil war}. See under {War}.          {Civil year}. See under {Year}.
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Civilist \Civ"il*ist\, n.       A civilian. [R.] --Warbur[?]on.
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Civilizable \Civ"i*li`za*ble\, a.       Capable of being civilized.
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Hallstatt \Hall"statt\, Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\, a.       Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt       civilization.          {Hallstatt, [or] Hallstattian}, {civilization}, a prehistoric             civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from             1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic             or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of             bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic             animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in             manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.                         The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in                      Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia,                      Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and                      southern Italy.                                 --J. Deniker.          {H. epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the {Hallstatt             civilization}.
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Civilization \Civ`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. civilisation.]       1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized;             national culture; refinement.                         Our manners, our civilization, and all the good                      things connected with manners, and with                      civilization, have, in this European world of ours,                      depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the                      spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.                                                                               --Burke          2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
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Hallstatt \Hall"statt\, Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\, a.       Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt       civilization.          {Hallstatt, [or] Hallstattian}, {civilization}, a prehistoric             civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from             1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic             or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of             bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic             animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in             manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.                         The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in                      Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia,                      Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and                      southern Italy.                                 --J. Deniker.          {H. epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the {Hallstatt             civilization}.
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Civilization \Civ`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. civilisation.]       1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized;             national culture; refinement.                         Our manners, our civilization, and all the good                      things connected with manners, and with                      civilization, have, in this European world of ours,                      depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the                      spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.                                                                               --Burke          2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
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Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.       See {Civil}.]       1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules             and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.                         Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her                      land to civilize, as to subdue.         --Dryden          2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]             [bd]Civilizing adultery.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.
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Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.       See {Civil}.]       1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules             and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.                         Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her                      land to civilize, as to subdue.         --Dryden          2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]             [bd]Civilizing adultery.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.
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Civilized \Civ"i*lized\, a.       Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts,       learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.                   Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not                reconcilable with the present state of civilized                society.                                                --J. Quincy.
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Civilizer \Civ"i*li*zer\, n.       One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.
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Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.       See {Civil}.]       1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules             and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.                         Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her                      land to civilize, as to subdue.         --Dryden          2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]             [bd]Civilizing adultery.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.
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Cob \Cob\, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf,       kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft,       spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop}       top, {Cup}, n.]       1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] --W. Gifford.          2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich             covetous person. [Obs.]                         All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies                      and their bags their god, are called rich cobs.                                                                               --Nash.          3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn             grow. [U. S.]          4. (Zo[94]l.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being             round like a head.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A young herring. --B. Jonson.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A fish; -- also called {miller's thumb}.          7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the             saddle. [Eng.]          8. (Zo[94]l.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull             ({Larus marinus}). [Written also {cobb}.]          9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large             size, as of coal, or stone.          10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See {Cobnut}. [Eng.]          11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]                         The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for                      his walls, and thatch for his covering. --R. Carew.          12. A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the             buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood. --Wright.          13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut             4s. 6d. [Obs.] --Wright.          {Cob coal}, coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to             that of a football; -- called also {cobbles}. --Grose.          {Cob loaf}, a crusty, uneven loaf, rounded at top. --Wright.          {Cob money}, a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of             Spanish South America in the eighteenth century. The coins             were of the weight of the piece of eight, or one of its             aliquot parts.
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Cobblestone \Cob"ble*stone`\, n.       A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled;       a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other       purposes.
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Cobelligerent \Co`bel*lig"er*ent\, a.       Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.
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Cobelligerent \Co`bel*lig"er*ent\, n.       A nation or state that carries on war in connection with       another.
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Copple-crown \Cop"ple-crown\, n.       A created or high-topped crown or head. [bd]Like the       copple-crown the lapwing has.[b8] --T. Randolph. --       {Cop"ple-crowned`}, a.
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Copple-crown \Cop"ple-crown\, n.       A created or high-topped crown or head. [bd]Like the       copple-crown the lapwing has.[b8] --T. Randolph. --       {Cop"ple-crowned`}, a.
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Copplestone \Cop"ple*stone`\, n.       A cobblestone. [Obs.]
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Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k?p"?-kl?s`), n.; pl.       {Couple-closes} (-kl[?]"s[?]z).       1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth             of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on             each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be             either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron             cottised.          2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed             at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
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Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k?p"?-kl?s`), n.; pl.       {Couple-closes} (-kl[?]"s[?]z).       1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth             of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on             each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be             either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron             cottised.          2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed             at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
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Cowblakes \Cow"blakes`\ (-bl[amac]ks`), n. pl.       Dried cow dung used as fuel.[Prov. Eng.] --Simmonds.
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Cubilose \Cu"bi*lose`\ (k?"b?-l?s`), n. [L. cubile bed, nest.]       A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the       characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.
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Cubless \Cub"less\ (k?b"l?s), a.       Having no cubs. --Byron.
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Cupful \Cup"ful\ (k?p"f?l), n.; pl. {Cupfuls} (-f[?]lz).       As much as a cup will hold.
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Cupola \Cu"po*la\ (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl. {Cupolas} (-l[?]z). [It.       cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr.       cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of       its resemblance to a cup turned over. See {Cup}, and cf.       {Cupule}.]       1. (Arch.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or             nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a             large scale it is usually called {dome}.          2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a             lantern.          3. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large             quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.          4. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.          5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
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Cabell County, WV (county, FIPS 11)       Location: 38.41844 N, 82.24170 W       Population (1990): 96827 (43596 housing units)       Area: 729.4 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water)
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Cape Elizabeth, ME       Zip code(s): 04107
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Chappells, SC (town, FIPS 13240)       Location: 34.18247 N, 81.86999 W       Population (1990): 45 (29 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29037
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Chief Lake, WI (CDP, FIPS 14440)       Location: 45.92664 N, 91.33277 W       Population (1990): 570 (419 housing units)       Area: 54.7 sq km (land), 6.5 sq km (water)
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Chippewa Lake, OH       Zip code(s): 44215
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Cibola County, NM (county, FIPS 6)       Location: 34.92048 N, 107.98896 W       Population (1990): 23794 (9692 housing units)       Area: 11757.5 sq km (land), 6.5 sq km (water)
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Cobleskill, NY (village, FIPS 16628)       Location: 42.67909 N, 74.48607 W       Population (1990): 5268 (1665 housing units)       Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12043
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Copalis Crossing, WA       Zip code(s): 98536
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
COBOL-1961 Extended          A short-lived separation of {COBOL} specifications.          [Sammet 1969, p. 339].          (1994-10-28)