candor
         n 1: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
               dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candor},
               {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]
         2: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
            and speech [syn: {candor}, {candour}, {candidness},
            {frankness}, {directness}, {forthrightness}]

English Dictionary: control key	by the DICT Development Group
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candour n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Synonym(s): candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty Synonym(s): fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour Antonym(s): unfairness
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canter n a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: canter, lope] v ride at a canter; "The men cantered away" go at a canter, of horses ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
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Canterbury n a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
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Canterbury bell n herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers [syn: Canterbury bell, Gloxinia perennis] European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers Synonym(s): Canterbury bell, cup and saucer, Campanula medium
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Canterbury Tales n an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
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cantering adj riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop; "the cantering soldiers"
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cantering rhythm n cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality Synonym(s): gallop rhythm, cantering rhythm
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Cantharellus n a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles Synonym(s): Cantharellus, genus Cantharellus
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Cantharellus cibarius n widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma Synonym(s): chanterelle, chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius
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Cantharellus cinnabarinus n mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body Synonym(s): cinnabar chanterelle, Cantharellus cinnabarinus
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Cantharellus clavatus n an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound Synonym(s): pig's ears, Cantharellus clavatus
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Cantharellus floccosus n a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet Synonym(s): floccose chanterelle, Cantharellus floccosus
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cantor n the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor] the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos Synonym(s): cantor, hazan
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cemetery n a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]
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centare n a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: square meter, square metre, centare]
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centaur n (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross Synonym(s): Centaurus, Centaur
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Centaurea n knapweed; star thistle [syn: Centaurea, {genus Centaurea}]
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Centaurea americana n annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets Synonym(s): basket flower, Centaurea americana
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Centaurea cineraria n a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust Synonym(s): dusty miller, Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa
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Centaurea cyanus n an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers Synonym(s): cornflower, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus
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Centaurea gymnocarpa n a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust Synonym(s): dusty miller, Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa
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Centaurea imperialis n perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers Synonym(s): sweet sultan, Centaurea imperialis
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Centaurea moschata n Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea Synonym(s): sweet sultan, Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata
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Centaurea nigra n a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized Synonym(s): lesser knapweed, black knapweed, hardheads, Centaurea nigra
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Centaurea scabiosa n tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn: great knapweed, greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa]
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Centaurea solstitialis n European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States Synonym(s): Barnaby's thistle, yellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis
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Centauria calcitrapa n Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America Synonym(s): star-thistle, caltrop, Centauria calcitrapa
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Centaurium n genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers Synonym(s): Centaurium, genus Centaurium
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Centaurium calycosum n erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States Synonym(s): rosita, Centaurium calycosum
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Centaurium minus n common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes Synonym(s): lesser centaury, Centaurium minus
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Centaurium scilloides n tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers Synonym(s): tufted centaury, Centaurium scilloides
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Centaurus n a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross Synonym(s): Centaurus, Centaur
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centaury n any of various plants of the genus Centaurium any plant of the genus Centaurea
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center adj equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway] of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually Antonym(s): left, right n an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" Synonym(s): center, centre, middle, heart, eye the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" Synonym(s): center field, centerfield, center a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" Synonym(s): center, centre a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure Synonym(s): center, centre, midpoint the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" Synonym(s): center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" Synonym(s): center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center" (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" Synonym(s): center, snapper a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" Synonym(s): center, centre politically moderate persons; centrists (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering Synonym(s): center, centre mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" Synonym(s): plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game v center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" Synonym(s): focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" Synonym(s): center, centre
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center bit n a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters Synonym(s): center bit, centre bit
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center field n the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" Synonym(s): center field, centerfield, center the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield Synonym(s): center field, centerfield
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center fielder n the person who plays center field [syn: center fielder, centerfielder]
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention n a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) Synonym(s): Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
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center line n a line that bisects a plane figure [syn: centerline, center line]
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center of attention n the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" Synonym(s): center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention
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center of buoyancy n (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object Synonym(s): center of buoyancy, centre of buoyancy, center of immersion, centre of immersion
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center of curvature n the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {center of curvature}, centre of curvature]
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center of flotation n the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {center of flotation}, centre of flotation]
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center of gravity n the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass Synonym(s): center of gravity, centre of gravity
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center of immersion n (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object Synonym(s): center of buoyancy, centre of buoyancy, center of immersion, centre of immersion
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center of mass n point representing the mean position of the matter in a body Synonym(s): center of mass, centre of mass
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center on v center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" Synonym(s): focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center have as a center; "The region centers on Charleston"
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center punch n a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling) v make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill
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center spread n the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {center spread}, centre spread]
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center stage n a position of prominence or importance [syn: {center stage}, centre stage] the central area on a theater stage Synonym(s): center stage, centre stage
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centerboard n a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward Synonym(s): centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel
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centered adj being or placed in the center
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centerfield n the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" Synonym(s): center field, centerfield, center the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield Synonym(s): center field, centerfield
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centerfielder n the person who plays center field [syn: center fielder, centerfielder]
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centerfold n a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature Synonym(s): centerfold, centrefold
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centering n the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Synonym(s): focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" Synonym(s): centering, snap
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centerline n a line that bisects a plane figure [syn: centerline, center line]
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centerpiece n the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" Synonym(s): centerpiece, centrepiece something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Synonym(s): centerpiece, centrepiece
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central adj serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" Synonym(s): cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" Antonym(s): peripheral n a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication Synonym(s): central, telephone exchange, exchange
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Central Africa n a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960 Synonym(s): Central African Republic, Central Africa
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Central African Republic n a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960 Synonym(s): Central African Republic, Central Africa
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Central African Republic franc n the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
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Central America n the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia the nations of Central America collectively
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Central American adj of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or its people or languages n a native or inhabitant of Central America
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Central American country n any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments Synonym(s): Central American country, Central American nation
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Central American nation n any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments Synonym(s): Central American country, Central American nation
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Central American strap fern n fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina Synonym(s): Central American strap fern, narrow- leaved strap fern, Campyloneurum augustifolium
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central artery of the retina n a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve Synonym(s): central artery of the retina, arteria centralis retinae
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central bank n a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
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central body n small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules Synonym(s): centrosome, central body
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central chimpanzee n black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees Synonym(s): central chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes troglodytes
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central city n the central part of a city [syn: city center, {city centre}, central city]
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Central Dravidian n a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
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central gyrus n either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus
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central heating n a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
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Central Intelligence Agency n an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council Synonym(s): Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
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Central Intelligence Machinery n the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies Synonym(s): Central Intelligence Machinery, CIM
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central nervous system n the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord Synonym(s): central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale
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central office n (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" Synonym(s): headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base
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Central Park n a large park in Manhattan
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Central Powers n in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
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central processing unit n (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" Synonym(s): central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe
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central processor n (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" Synonym(s): central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe
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central scotoma n a scotoma that involves the fixation point
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Central Standard Time n standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States Synonym(s): Central Time, Central Standard Time, CST
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central sulcus n a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes Synonym(s): fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis
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Central Thai n a branch of the Tai languages [syn: Thai, Siamese, Central Thai]
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Central Time n standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States Synonym(s): Central Time, Central Standard Time, CST
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central vein of retina n vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve Synonym(s): central vein of retina, vena centrales retinae
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central vein of suprarenal gland n a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein Synonym(s): central vein of suprarenal gland, vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
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central veins of liver n terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids Synonym(s): central veins of liver, venae centrales hepatis
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central vision n vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
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centralisation n the act of consolidating power under a central control Synonym(s): centralization, centralisation Antonym(s): decentralisation, decentralization gathering to a center Synonym(s): centralization, centralisation
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centralise v make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" Synonym(s): centralize, centralise, concentrate Antonym(s): decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate
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centralised adj drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" Synonym(s): centralized, centralised Antonym(s): decentralised, decentralized
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centralising adj tending to draw to a central point [syn: centralizing(a), centralising(a)] Antonym(s): decentralising(a), decentralizing(a)
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centralism n the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
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centralist adj advocating centralization [syn: centralist, centralistic]
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centralistic adj advocating centralization [syn: centralist, centralistic]
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centrality n the property of being central Antonym(s): marginality
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centralization n the act of consolidating power under a central control Synonym(s): centralization, centralisation Antonym(s): decentralisation, decentralization gathering to a center Synonym(s): centralization, centralisation
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centralize v make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" Synonym(s): centralize, centralise, concentrate Antonym(s): decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate
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centralized adj drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" Synonym(s): centralized, centralised Antonym(s): decentralised, decentralized
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centralizing adj tending to draw to a central point [syn: centralizing(a), centralising(a)] Antonym(s): decentralising(a), decentralizing(a)
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centrally adv in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function; "The theater is centrally located" Antonym(s): peripherally
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Centranthus n genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs [syn: Centranthus, genus Centranthus]
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Centranthus ruber n European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers Synonym(s): red valerian, French honeysuckle, Centranthus ruber
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centrarchid n small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed Synonym(s): sunfish, centrarchid
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Centrarchidae n sunfish family [syn: Centrarchidae, {family Centrarchidae}]
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Centre n a low-lying region in central France an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" Synonym(s): center, centre, middle, heart, eye a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure Synonym(s): center, centre, midpoint a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" Synonym(s): center, centre the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering Synonym(s): center, centre the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" Synonym(s): center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" Synonym(s): center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" Synonym(s): center, centre v move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" Synonym(s): center, centre direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
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centre bit n a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters Synonym(s): center bit, centre bit
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Centre for International Crime Prevention n the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform Synonym(s): United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Centre for International Crime Prevention
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centre of attention n the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" Synonym(s): center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention
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centre of buoyancy n (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object Synonym(s): center of buoyancy, centre of buoyancy, center of immersion, centre of immersion
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centre of curvature n the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {center of curvature}, centre of curvature]
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centre of flotation n the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {center of flotation}, centre of flotation]
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centre of gravity n the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass Synonym(s): center of gravity, centre of gravity
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centre of immersion n (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object Synonym(s): center of buoyancy, centre of buoyancy, center of immersion, centre of immersion
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centre of mass n point representing the mean position of the matter in a body Synonym(s): center of mass, centre of mass
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centre spread n the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {center spread}, centre spread]
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centre stage n a position of prominence or importance [syn: {center stage}, centre stage] the central area on a theater stage Synonym(s): center stage, centre stage
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centreboard n a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward Synonym(s): centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel
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centrefold n a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature Synonym(s): centerfold, centrefold
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centrepiece n the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" Synonym(s): centerpiece, centrepiece something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Synonym(s): centerpiece, centrepiece
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centrex n (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
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centric adj having or situated at or near a center [syn: centric, centrical]
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centrical adj having or situated at or near a center [syn: centric, centrical]
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centrifugal adj tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force" Antonym(s): centripetal tending away from centralization, as of authority; "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever- increasing centrifugal stress" conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" Synonym(s): centrifugal, motor(a)
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centrifugal force n the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body Antonym(s): centripetal force
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centrifugal pump n a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe
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centrifugate v rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonym(s): centrifuge, centrifugate
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centrifugation n the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
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centrifuge n an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension Synonym(s): centrifuge, extractor, separator v rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonym(s): centrifuge, centrifugate
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centriole n one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
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centripetal adj tending to move toward a center; "centripetal force" Antonym(s): centrifugal tending to unify Synonym(s): centripetal, unifying(a) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" Synonym(s): centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)
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centripetal acceleration n the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit
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centripetal force n the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body Antonym(s): centrifugal force
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Centriscidae n shrimpfishes Synonym(s): Centriscidae, family Centriscidae
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centrism n a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action Synonym(s): centrism, moderatism
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centrist adj supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative Synonym(s): centrist, middle-of- the-road n a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist]
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Centrocercus n sage grouse Synonym(s): Centrocercus, genus Centrocercus
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Centrocercus urophasianus n large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn: sage grouse, sage hen, Centrocercus urophasianus]
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centroid n the center of mass of an object of uniform density
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centroidal adj of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid
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Centrolobium n a genus of Centrolobium [syn: Centrolobium, {genus Centrolobium}]
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Centrolobium robustum n Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood [syn: arariba, Centrolobium robustum]
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centromere n a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence" Synonym(s): centromere, kinetochore
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centromeric adj pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
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Centropistes striata n bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States Synonym(s): black sea bass, black bass, Centropistes striata
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Centropomidae n a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos Synonym(s): Centropomidae, family Centropomidae
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Centropomus n type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks [syn: Centropomus, genus Centropomus]
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Centropristis n sea basses Synonym(s): Centropristis, genus Centropristis
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Centropristis philadelphica n a kind of sea bass [syn: rock sea bass, rock bass, Centropristis philadelphica]
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Centropus n a genus of Cuculidae Synonym(s): Centropus, genus Centropus
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Centropus phasianinus n Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant coucal}, pheasant cuckoo, Centropus phasianinus]
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Centropus sinensis n common coucal of India and China [syn: crow pheasant, Centropus sinensis]
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Centrosema n a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers Synonym(s): Centrosema, genus Centrosema
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Centrosema virginianum n large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers Synonym(s): butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum
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centrosome n small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules Synonym(s): centrosome, central body
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centrosomic adj of or relating to a centrosome
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Centrospermae n used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales Synonym(s): Centrospermae, group Centrospermae
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centrosymmetric adj having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point Synonym(s): radially symmetrical, centrosymmetric
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centrum n the main body of a vertebra
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centurion n (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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century n a period of 100 years ten 10s Synonym(s): hundred, 100, C, century, one C
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century plant n tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber Synonym(s): agave, century plant, American aloe
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chantarelle n widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma Synonym(s): chanterelle, chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius
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chanter n reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played Synonym(s): chanter, melody pipe
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chanterelle n widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma Synonym(s): chanterelle, chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius
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chantry n an endowment for the singing of Masses a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
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Chauna torquata n largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina Synonym(s): chaja, Chauna torquata
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chemotherapeutic adj of or relating to chemotherapy [syn: chemotherapeutic, chemotherapeutical]
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chemotherapeutical adj of or relating to chemotherapy [syn: chemotherapeutic, chemotherapeutical]
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chemotherapy n the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
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Chian turpentine n a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
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China tree n evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans Synonym(s): China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree Synonym(s): chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach
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chondrichthian n fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified Synonym(s): cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian
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Chondrichthyes n cartilaginous fishes [syn: Chondrichthyes, {class Chondrichthyes}]
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chondrify v turn into cartilage; "The tissue chondrifies"
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chondrin n a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water
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chondriosome n an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy Synonym(s): mitochondrion, chondriosome
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chondrite n a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules
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chondritic adj having a granular structure like that of chondrites [syn: chondritic, granular] Antonym(s): achondritic
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chondrodystrophy n an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism Synonym(s): achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy
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chondroma n a common benign tumor of cartilage cells
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chondrosarcoma n a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells
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chondrule n small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
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Chondrus n a genus of protoctist Synonym(s): Chondrus, genus Chondrus
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Chondrus crispus n dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America Synonym(s): Irish moss, carrageen, carageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus
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cinder n a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire Synonym(s): cinder, clinker
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cinder block n a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain" Synonym(s): cinder block, clinker block, breeze block
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cinder pig n pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag
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cinder track n a racetrack paved with fine cinders
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Cinderella n a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
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CN Tower n a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely
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Cnidaria n hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata]
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cnidarian n radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms Synonym(s): coelenterate, cnidarian
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come through v penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" Synonym(s): break through, come through succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" Synonym(s): get through, come through continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Synonym(s): survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it Antonym(s): succumb, yield attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" Synonym(s): succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods Antonym(s): fail, go wrong, miscarry
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cometary adj of or relating to or resembling a comet [syn: cometary, cometic]
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commodore n a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
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Commodore John Barry Bridge n a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
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Commodore Perry n United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) Synonym(s): Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry
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Commodore Vanderbilt n United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Synonym(s): Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore Vanderbilt
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commuter n a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another Synonym(s): commuter, commuter train someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
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commuter traffic n traffic created by people going to or returning from work
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commuter train n a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another Synonym(s): commuter, commuter train
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condor n the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
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Condorcet n French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794) [syn: Condorcet, Marquis de Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat]
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connatural adj similar in nature; "and mix with our connatural dust"- John Milton normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" Synonym(s): connatural, inborn, inbred
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conterminous adj connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" Synonym(s): conterminous, contiguous having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" Synonym(s): adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a) being of equal extent or scope or duration Synonym(s): coextensive, coterminous, conterminous
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contort v twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring]
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contorted adj twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott Synonym(s): contorted, writhed, writhen
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contortion n the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) Synonym(s): contortion, deformation a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" Synonym(s): tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
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contortionist n an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
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contour n a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height Synonym(s): contour, contour line any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" Synonym(s): shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration" v form the contours of
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contour feather n feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
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contour language n a tone language that uses pitch changes
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contour line n a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height Synonym(s): contour, contour line
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contour map n a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation Synonym(s): contour map, relief map
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contour sheet n a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress Synonym(s): fitted sheet, contour sheet
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Contra n a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
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contra danse n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Synonym(s): country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance v perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse]
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contraband adj distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" Synonym(s): bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled n goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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contrabandist n someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser]
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contrabass adj pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" Synonym(s): contrabass, double-bass n largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bass]
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contrabassoon n the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family Synonym(s): contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon
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contraception n birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery Synonym(s): contraception, contraceptive method
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contraceptive adj capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" Synonym(s): contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility n an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device]
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contraceptive device n an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device]
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contraceptive diaphragm n a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix Synonym(s): diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm
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contraceptive method n birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery Synonym(s): contraception, contraceptive method
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contraceptive pill n a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception Synonym(s): pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
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contraclockwise adj in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock Synonym(s): counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise Antonym(s): clockwise
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contract n a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make Synonym(s): contract, declaration a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid Synonym(s): contract, contract bridge v enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: contract, undertake] engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" Synonym(s): sign, contract, sign on, sign up squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Synonym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" Synonym(s): contract, take, get become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" Synonym(s): shrink, contract Antonym(s): expand, spread out, stretch make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment" compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" Synonym(s): condense, concentrate, contract make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" Synonym(s): narrow, contract Antonym(s): widen reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" Synonym(s): abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce Antonym(s): dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
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contract bridge n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid Synonym(s): contract, contract bridge
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contract in v consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use Antonym(s): contract out
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contract killing n a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer
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contract law n that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
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contract of adhesion n a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power Synonym(s): adhesion contract, contract of adhesion
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contract of hazard n a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage Synonym(s): sale in gross, contract of hazard
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contract offer n offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
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contract out v assign a job to someone outside one's own business refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use Antonym(s): contract in
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contract under seal n a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached Synonym(s): sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract
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contractable adj (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection Synonym(s): catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable
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contracted adj reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes" Antonym(s): expanded
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contractile adj capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect"
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contractile organ n a bodily organ that contracts [syn: contractile organ, contractor]
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contractility n the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
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contracting n becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" Synonym(s): catching, contracting
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contraction n (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) Synonym(s): contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" Synonym(s): compression, condensation, contraction a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'" the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope Antonym(s): enlargement, expansion
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contractor n someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps Synonym(s): contractor, declarer (law) a party to a contract a bodily organ that contracts Synonym(s): contractile organ, contractor
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contractual adj relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; "contractual obligations"
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contractually adv by virtue of a contract; "they were contractually responsible"
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contracture n an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
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contradance n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Synonym(s): country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance v perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse]
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contradict v be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate] deny the truth of Synonym(s): contradict, negate, contravene be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" Synonym(s): oppose, controvert, contradict prove negative; show to be false Synonym(s): negate, contradict Antonym(s): affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
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contradiction n opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" Synonym(s): contradiction, contradiction in terms the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
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contradiction in terms n (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" Synonym(s): contradiction, contradiction in terms
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contradictorily adv in a contradictory manner; "he argued contradictorily"
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contradictoriness n the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
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contradictory adj of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms" that confounds or contradicts or confuses Synonym(s): confounding, contradictory in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley Synonym(s): at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory unable to be both true at the same time Synonym(s): contradictory, mutually exclusive n two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
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contradistinction n a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
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contradistinguish v distinguish by contrasting qualities
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contrafagotto n the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family Synonym(s): contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon
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contrail n an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust Synonym(s): contrail, condensation trail
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contraindicate v make a treatment inadvisable Antonym(s): indicate, suggest
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contraindication n (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment Antonym(s): indication
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contralateral adj on or relating to the opposite side (of the body) [ant: ipsilateral]
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contralto adj of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto, contralto] n a woman singer having a contralto voice the lowest female singing voice Synonym(s): contralto, alto
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contraption n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Synonym(s): appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
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contrapuntal adj relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base" having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together Synonym(s): polyphonic, contrapuntal Antonym(s): monophonic
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contrapuntist n a composer who specializes in counterpoint
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contrarian n an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
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contrariety n the relation between contraries
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contrarily adv in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: perversely, contrarily, contrariwise] contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" Synonym(s): contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary
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contrariness n deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline Synonym(s): contrariness, perversity, perverseness a fussy and eccentric disposition Synonym(s): crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness
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contrarious adj difficult to deal with [syn: contrarious, {cross- grained}]
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contrariwise adv in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: perversely, contrarily, contrariwise] with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" Synonym(s): vice versa, the other way around, contrariwise contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" Synonym(s): contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary
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contrary adj very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion" of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" Synonym(s): contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" Synonym(s): adverse, contrary n a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" Synonym(s): reverse, contrary, opposite exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
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contrary to fact adj going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) Synonym(s): counterfactual, contrary to fact
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Contras n a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
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contrast n the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast" Synonym(s): contrast, direct contrast the act of distinguishing by comparing differences a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" Synonym(s): line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) v put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" Synonym(s): contrast, counterpoint
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contrast material n a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills Synonym(s): contrast medium, contrast material
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contrast medium n a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills Synonym(s): contrast medium, contrast material
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contrasting adj strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" Synonym(s): contrasting, contrastive
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contrastingly adv in a contrasting manner; "contrastingly, both the rooms leading off it gave an immediate impression of being disgraced"
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contrastive adj of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms" Synonym(s): contrastive, incompatible strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" Synonym(s): contrasting, contrastive syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
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contrasty adj having sharp differences between black and white [ant: flat]
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contravene v go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" Synonym(s): conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene deny the truth of Synonym(s): contradict, negate, contravene
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contravention n coming into conflict with Synonym(s): dispute, contravention
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contredanse n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Synonym(s): country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance v perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse]
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contretemps n an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
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contribute v bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Synonym(s): lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" Synonym(s): contribute, give, chip in, kick in be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" Synonym(s): contribute, lead, conduce provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" Synonym(s): put up, contribute
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contributing adj tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" Synonym(s): conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary
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contribution n the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" Synonym(s): contribution, part, share a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause Synonym(s): contribution, donation act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity Synonym(s): contribution, donation an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
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contributive adj tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" Synonym(s): conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary
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contributor n someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money Synonym(s): subscriber, contributor a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
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contributory adj tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" Synonym(s): conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary
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contributory negligence n (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages"
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contrite adj feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses Synonym(s): contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful
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contritely adv in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" Synonym(s): ruefully, contritely, remorsefully
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contriteness n sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: attrition, contrition, contriteness]
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contrition n sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: attrition, contrition, contriteness]
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contrivance n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Synonym(s): appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem" an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" Synonym(s): contrivance, stratagem, dodge an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable" any improvised arrangement for temporary use Synonym(s): lash-up, contrivance the act of devising something Synonym(s): devisal, contrivance
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contrive v make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" Synonym(s): plan, project, contrive, design come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" Synonym(s): invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" Synonym(s): project, cast, contrive, throw
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contrived adj showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending" artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" Synonym(s): artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted
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contriver n a person who makes plans [syn: planner, contriver, deviser]
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control n power to direct or determine; "under control" a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters" a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" Synonym(s): control condition, control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" Synonym(s): restraint, control Antonym(s): unrestraint great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" Synonym(s): command, control, mastery a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" Synonym(s): control, controller a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" v exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" Synonym(s): control, command lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" Synonym(s): control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" Synonym(s): operate, control control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" Synonym(s): manipulate, keep in line, control check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" Synonym(s): control, verify verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" Synonym(s): see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" Synonym(s): master, control
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control account n an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger
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control board n electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" Synonym(s): control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel
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control center n the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center"
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control character n ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time Synonym(s): control character, ASCII control character
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control circuit n a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input [syn: control circuit, negative feedback circuit]
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control condition n a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" Synonym(s): control condition, control
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control experiment n an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
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control freak n someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people
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control function n an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing" Synonym(s): control operation, control function
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control grid n an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube Synonym(s): grid, control grid
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control key n (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters Synonym(s): control key, command key
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control operation n an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing" Synonym(s): control operation, control function
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control panel n electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" Synonym(s): control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel
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control rod n a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
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control room n a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
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control stick n a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane Synonym(s): stick, control stick, joystick
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control stock n shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest
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control surface n a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight Synonym(s): airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
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control system n a system for controlling the operation of another system
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control tower n a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
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controllable adj capable of being controlled [syn: controllable, governable]
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controlled adj restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs" Antonym(s): uncontrolled
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controlled substance n a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
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controller n someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: accountant, comptroller, controller] a person who directs and restrains Synonym(s): restrainer, controller a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" Synonym(s): control, controller
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controllership n the position of controller
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controlling adj able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
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controlling interest n ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
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controversial adj marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action" Antonym(s): noncontroversial, uncontroversial
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controversialist n a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy Synonym(s): disputant, controversialist, eristic
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controversially adv involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated" Synonym(s): controversially, polemically Antonym(s): uncontroversially
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controversy n a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" Synonym(s): controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
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controvert v be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose, controvert, contradict] prove to be false or incorrect Synonym(s): refute, rebut, controvert
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Count Rumford n English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) Synonym(s): Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
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counter adv in the opposite direction; "run counter" adj indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic, counter] n table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens Synonym(s): counter, tabulator a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers Synonym(s): buffet, counter, sideboard a person who counts things a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonym(s): rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" Synonym(s): counter, heel counter a return punch (especially by a boxer) Synonym(s): counterpunch, parry, counter v speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Synonym(s): anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
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counter check n a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
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counter conditioning n conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy"
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Counter Reformation n the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits
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counter tube n a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events
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counter-drill v drill in an opposite direction
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counter-revolutionist n a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution Synonym(s): counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary
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counter-sabotage n counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage
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counteract v act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract] oppose or check by a counteraction Synonym(s): countercheck, counteract oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" Synonym(s): counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonym(s): sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
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counteraction n action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action Synonym(s): neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction
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counteractive adj opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
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counteractively adv in a counteractive manner
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counterargument n an argument offered in opposition to another argument
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counterattack n an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. Synonym(s): counterattack, countermove (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board Synonym(s): counterattack, counterplay v make a counterattack [syn: counterattack, counterstrike]
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counterattraction n a rival attraction
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counterbalance n a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] equality of distribution Synonym(s): balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance a compensating equivalent Synonym(s): counterbalance, offset v adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" Synonym(s): compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up contrast with equal weight or force Synonym(s): oppose, counterbalance oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" Synonym(s): counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
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counterbalanced adj brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another Synonym(s): counterbalanced, counterpoised
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counterbattery fire n fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems
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counterblast n a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"
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counterblow n a return blow; a retaliatory blow
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counterbombardment n bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
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counterbore n a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: counterbore, countersink, countersink bit]
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counterchallenge v challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"
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counterchange v cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" Synonym(s): counterchange, transpose, interchange
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countercharge n a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser a retaliatory charge
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countercheck n a check that restrains another check something that checks the correctness of a previous check Synonym(s): countercheck, double check v oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck, counteract] check a second time
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counterclaim n a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action v set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
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counterclockwise adv in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!" Synonym(s): counterclockwise, anticlockwise Antonym(s): clockwise adj in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock Synonym(s): counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise Antonym(s): clockwise
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counterclockwise rotation n rotation to the left [syn: levorotation, counterclockwise rotation] Antonym(s): clockwise rotation, dextrorotation
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countercoup n a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
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counterculture n a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture
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countercurrent n a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current Synonym(s): rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" Synonym(s): countercurrent, crosscurrent
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counterdemonstration n a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support"
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counterdemonstrator n someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration
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counterespionage n spying on the spies
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counterexample n refutation by example
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counterfactual adj going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) Synonym(s): counterfactual, contrary to fact
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counterfactuality n the quality of being contrary to fact [ant: factuality, factualness]
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counterfeit adj not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" Synonym(s): counterfeit, imitative Antonym(s): echt, genuine n a copy that is represented as the original [syn: counterfeit, forgery] v make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" Synonym(s): forge, fake, counterfeit
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counterfeiter n someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter]
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counterfire n fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
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counterfoil n the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: stub, check stub, counterfoil]
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counterglow n a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space Synonym(s): counterglow, gegenschein
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counterinsurgency n actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency [syn: pacification, counterinsurgency]
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counterinsurgent adj of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
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counterintelligence n intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
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counterintuitive adj contrary to what common sense would suggest
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counterintuitively adv in a counterintuitive manner
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counterirritant n a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
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counterman n someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman]
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countermand n a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command v cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" Synonym(s): revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
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countermarch n (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route v march back along the same way change the order of soldiers during a march
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countermeasure n an action taken to offset another action
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countermine n (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy v destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonym(s): sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
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countermortar fire n mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
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countermove n an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. Synonym(s): counterattack, countermove
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counteroffensive n a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
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counteroffer n an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
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counterpane n decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
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counterpart n a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another Synonym(s): counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis a duplicate copy Synonym(s): counterpart, similitude, twin
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counterperson n someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman]
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counterplan n a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: counterplot, counterplan]
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counterplay n (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board Synonym(s): counterattack, counterplay
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counterplea n a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
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counterplot n a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: counterplot, counterplan] v make a plot in response to another plot
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counterpoint n a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies v to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" Synonym(s): contrast, counterpoint write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
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counterpoise n a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] v constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]
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counterpoised adj brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another Synonym(s): counterbalanced, counterpoised
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counterpoison n a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison Synonym(s): antidote, counterpoison
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counterpose v constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]
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counterpreparation fire n intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
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counterproductive adj tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
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counterproposal n a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
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counterpunch n a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch, parry, counter]
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counterreformation n a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation
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counterrevolution n a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
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counterrevolutionary adj relating to or being a counterrevolution marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies" Antonym(s): revolutionary n a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution Synonym(s): counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary
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counterrevolutionist n a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution Synonym(s): counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary
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countershot n a return shot; a retaliatory shot
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countersign n a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Synonym(s): password, watchword, word, parole, countersign a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed Synonym(s): countersignature, countersign v add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"
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countersignature n a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed Synonym(s): countersignature, countersign
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countersink n a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole Synonym(s): counterbore, countersink, countersink bit v insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) Synonym(s): set, countersink
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countersink bit n a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: counterbore, countersink, countersink bit]
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counterspy n a spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: counterspy, mole]
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counterstain n a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
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counterstrike v make a counterattack [syn: counterattack, counterstrike]
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countersubversion n the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities
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countersuit n a suit brought against someone who has sued you
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countertenor adj of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor Synonym(s): countertenor, alto n a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor the highest adult male singing voice Synonym(s): countertenor, alto
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counterterror adj intended to prevent terrorism; "the government took counterterror measures" Synonym(s): counterterror, counterterrorist
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counterterrorism n a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
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counterterrorist adj intended to prevent terrorism; "the government took counterterror measures" Synonym(s): counterterror, counterterrorist n someone who attempts to prevent terrorism
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Counterterrorist Center n an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage Synonym(s): Counterterrorist Center, CTC
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countertop n the top side of a counter
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countertransference n the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
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countervail v compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" Synonym(s): offset, countervail oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" Synonym(s): counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
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countervailing duty n a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
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counterweight n a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] v constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]
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counterwoman n someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman]
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countrified adj characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" Synonym(s): countrified, countryfied, rustic
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country n a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" Synonym(s): state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Synonym(s): country, state, land the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" Synonym(s): nation, land, country an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" Synonym(s): country, rural area Antonym(s): populated area, urban area a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" Synonym(s): area, country
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country and western n a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments Synonym(s): country music, country and western, C and W
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country borage n an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus Synonym(s): country borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus, Plectranthus amboinicus
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country club n a suburban club for recreation and socializing
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country dancing n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Synonym(s): country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
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country doctor n a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital; "do country doctors still make house calls?"
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country house n a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
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country music n a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments Synonym(s): country music, country and western, C and W
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country of origin n the country where you were born [syn: fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land]
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country people n people living in the same country; compatriots [syn: country people, countryfolk] people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics Synonym(s): country people, countryfolk
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country store n a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise Synonym(s): country store, general store, trading post
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country-bred adj rough and uncouth; "a country boy"
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country-dance n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Synonym(s): country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance v perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse]
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country-style adj typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music"
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countryfied adj characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" Synonym(s): countrified, countryfied, rustic
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countryfolk n people living in the same country; compatriots [syn: country people, countryfolk] people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics Synonym(s): country people, countryfolk
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countryman n a man from your own country a man who lives in the country and has country ways Synonym(s): countryman, ruralist
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countryseat n an estate in the country
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countryside n rural regions
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countrywide adj occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign" Synonym(s): countrywide, nationwide
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countrywoman n a woman who lives in the country and has country ways a woman from your own country
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cyanide radical n the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn: cyano group, cyano radical, cyanide group, cyanide radical]
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cyanohydrin n any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canada \Can"a*da\, n.       A British province in North America, giving its name to       various plants and animals.          {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}.          {Canada goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wild goose}.          {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}.          {Canada lynx}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lynx}.          {Canada porcupine} (Zo[94]l.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}.                      {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally       meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;       akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)       + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),             having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin             redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.       (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having             the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are             olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also             {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.       (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the             genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,             the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).       (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.             See {Indian robin}, below.          {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See             {Knot}.          {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.          {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.          {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.          {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and             {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some             white on the wings.          {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus             saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black             glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.                      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.          {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird             ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the             European robin.          {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European robin.       (b) The American robin.       (c) The American bluebird.          {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.       (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.          {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.          {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the             genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called             also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European             gurnard.       (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]                      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla             fuliginosa}), native of India.
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Canada \Can"a*da\, n.       A British province in North America, giving its name to       various plants and animals.          {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}.          {Canada goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wild goose}.          {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}.          {Canada lynx}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lynx}.          {Canada porcupine} (Zo[94]l.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}.                      {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
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Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. [?].] (Bot.)       The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable       for its durability and fragrant odor.          Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white                cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called                {Cham[d2]cyparis sph[91]roidea}; American red cedar is                the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West                Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with                odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.          {Cedar bird} (Zo[94]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis             cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; --             called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American             waxwing}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr.       cand[89]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.]       1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)             usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]                         Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied                      with one taint or spot That may take from your                      innocence and candor.                        --Massinger.          2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom             from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.                         Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who                      held that side of the question.         --Whewell.
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Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr.       cand[89]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.]       1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)             usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]                         Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied                      with one taint or spot That may take from your                      innocence and candor.                        --Massinger.          2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom             from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.                         Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who                      held that side of the question.         --Whewell.
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Candroy \Can"droy\, n.       A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for       printing.
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Cane \Cane\, n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna,       fr. Gr. [?], [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[be]neh       reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of                   {Calamus} and {D[91]manorops}, having very long,                   smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.             (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and                   bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.             (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,                   the canes of a raspberry.                               Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.                                                                               --B. Jonson.          Note: In the Southern United States {great cane} is the                {Arundinaria macrosperma}, and {small cane} is. {A.                tecta}.          2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally             made of one the species of cane.                         Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.          3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]                         Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign The                      flying skirmish of the darted cane.   --Dryden.          4. A local European measure of length. See {Canna}.          {Cane borer} (Zo[94].), A beetle {(Oberea bimaculata)} which,             in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes             or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.          {Cane mill}, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the             manufacture of sugar.          {Cane trash}, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar             cane, used for fuel, etc.
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Cantar \Can"tar\, d8Cantarro \[d8]Can*tar"ro\, n. [It. cantaro       (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]       1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy             articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome             it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in             Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.          2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to             four gallons. --Simmonds.
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Canter \Can"ter\, n. [An abbreviation of Caner bury. See       Canterbury gallop, under {Canterbury}.]       1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.          Note: The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first                extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be                produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit,                which compels him to throw a great part of his weight                on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in                the mode adopted by different horses for performing the                canter, that no single description will suffice, nor                indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. --J.                H. Walsh.
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Cantering}.]       To move in a canter.
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. t.       To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at       a canter.
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Canter \Cant"er\, n.       1. One who cants or whines; a beggar.          2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one             who uses canting language.                         The day when he was a canter and a rebel.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n.       1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is             the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all             England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket,             to which pilgrimages were formerly made.          2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose             papers, etc.          {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several             varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped             flowers.          {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by             pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.          {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into             the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any             tale told by travelers to pass away the time.
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n.       1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is             the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all             England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket,             to which pilgrimages were formerly made.          2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose             papers, etc.          {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several             varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped             flowers.          {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by             pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.          {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into             the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any             tale told by travelers to pass away the time.
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d8Aubin \[d8]Au"bin\, n. [F.]       A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; --       commonly called a {Canterbury gallop}.
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n.       1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is             the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all             England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket,             to which pilgrimages were formerly made.          2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose             papers, etc.          {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several             varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped             flowers.          {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by             pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.          {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into             the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any             tale told by travelers to pass away the time.
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n.       1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is             the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all             England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket,             to which pilgrimages were formerly made.          2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose             papers, etc.          {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several             varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped             flowers.          {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by             pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.          {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into             the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any             tale told by travelers to pass away the time.
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Cantering}.]       To move in a canter.
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Cantering}.]       To move in a canter.
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d8Chanterelle \[d8]Chan`te*relle"\, n. [F.] (Bot.)       A name for several species of mushroom, of which one       ({Cantharellus cibrius}) is edible, the others reputed       poisonous.
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Cantharidal \Can*thar"*i*dal\, a.       Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as,       cantharidal plaster.
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Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\, n.; pl. {Cantharides}. [L., a kind of       beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo[94]l.)       A beetle ({Lytta, [or] Cantharis, vesicatoria}), havin1g an       elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a       nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the       apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many other species       of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the same name.       See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural form in       usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.
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Cantharides \Can*thar"i*des\, n. pl.       See {Cantharis}.
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Cantharidin \Can*thar"i*din\, n. (Chem.)       The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a       volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided       prisms.
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Blister \Blis"ter\, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same       root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.]       1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum,             whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a             vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a             bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.                         And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.                                                                               --Grainger.          2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,             as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the             surface, as on steel.          3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,             applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.          {Blister beetle}, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the             {Lytta ([or] Cantharis) vesicatoria}, called {Cantharis}             or {Spanish fly} by druggists. See {Cantharis}.          {Blister fly}, a blister beetle.          {Blister plaster}, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --             usually made of Spanish flies.          {Blister steel}, crude steel formed from wrought iron by             cementation; -- so called because of its blistered             surface. Called also {blistered steel}.          {Blood blister}. See under {Blood}.
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Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\, n.; pl. {Cantharides}. [L., a kind of       beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo[94]l.)       A beetle ({Lytta, [or] Cantharis, vesicatoria}), havin1g an       elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a       nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the       apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many other species       of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the same name.       See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural form in       usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.
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Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the       common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the       Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus       lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}.
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Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,       ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,       old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,       Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.       Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]       1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived             till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an             old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.                         Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.          2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having             existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.             [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.          3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;             original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.             [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The             character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.          4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;             having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the             age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a             cathedral centuries old.                         And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?                                                                               --Cen. xlvii.                                                                               8.          Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that                designates the age; as, she was eight years old.          5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,             an old offender; old in vice.                         Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.                                                                               --Milton.          6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to             {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.          7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;             as, old shoes; old clothes.          8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]                         If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have                      old turning the key.                           --Shak.          9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or             other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly             as a term of reproach.          10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good             old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.          11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and             familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.          {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.          {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.          {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.          {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.          {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.          {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo             maura}).          {Old maid}.             (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never                   been married; a spinster.             (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered                   periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).             (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The                   person with whom the odd card is left is the old                   maid.          {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)             (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named                   from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.             (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.          {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus             senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with             long white hairs.          {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks             situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and             comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and             conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of             {Geology}.          {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,             or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a             former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used             also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.          {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called             also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.          {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})             inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The             adult male is varied with black and white and is             remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also             {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},             and {old wife}.          {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.          {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.          {Old wife}. [In the senses             b and             c written also {oldwife}.]             (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.                               Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.                                                                               iv. 7.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the                   European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the                   American alewife, etc.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.          {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.          Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;                old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.
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Cantor \Can"tor\, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.]       A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.                   The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. --Milman.
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Cantoral \Can"tor*al\, a.       Of or belonging to a cantor.          {Cantoral staff}, the official staff or baton of a cantor or             precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.
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Cantoral \Can"tor*al\, a.       Of or belonging to a cantor.          {Cantoral staff}, the official staff or baton of a cantor or             precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.
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Cantoris \Can*to"ris\, a. [L., lit., of the cantor, gen. of       cantor.]       Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a       choir; a cantoris stall. --Shipley.
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar,       ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.]       A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.       [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.]
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar,       ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.]       A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.       [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.]
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Cantred \Can"tred\, d8Cantref \[d8]Can"tref\, n. [W. cantref;       cant hundred + tref dwelling place, village.]       A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales.       [Written also {kantry}.]
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar,       ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.]       A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.       [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.]
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Cemeterial \Cem`e*te"ri*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a cemetery. [bd]Cemeterial cells.[b8]       [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium,       Gr. [?] a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. [?] to put to       sleep.]       A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a       graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
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Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium,       Gr. [?] a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. [?] to put to       sleep.]       A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a       graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
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Cenatory \Cen"a*to*ry\, a. [L. cenatorius, fr. cenare to dine,       sup, fr. cena, coena, dinner, supper.]       Of or pertaining to dinner or supper. [R.]                   The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory                garment.                                                --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Centare \Cen"tare`\, n. [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum) +       -are.]       A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square       meter, or about 1[frac15] square yards.
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Centaur \Cen"taur\, n. [L. centaurus, Gr. [?].]       1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man             and half horse.          2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern heavens between             Hydra and the Southern Cross.
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Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to       D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,       Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those       of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name       is often also applied to other prickly plants.          {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it             was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of             venomous creatures.          {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large             thistle of neglected pastures.          {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but             introduced into the United States from Canada.          {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.          {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.          {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},             {Melon}, etc.          {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the             Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the             involucre.          {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk             thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national             emblems of Scotland.          {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.          {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.          {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.          {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus             Cereus. See {Cereus}.          {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.          {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or             yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of             its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under             {Goldfinch}.          {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American             butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon             thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.          {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza             militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]          {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James             I., worth four shillings.          {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from             its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]          {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring             mouth.
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Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an       herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)       (a) The {Centaurea behen}, or saw-leaved centaury.       (b) The {Cucubalus behen}, or bladder campion, now called             {Silene inflata}.       (c) The {Statice limonium}, or sea lavender.
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Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, n.       1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain             fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped             flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly             ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.
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Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See       {Blue}, a.] (Bot.)       A name given to several different species of plants having       blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[d2]rulea}, the {Centaurea       cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}.
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d8Centaurea \[d8]Cen`tau*re"a\, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.)       A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles       and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea       Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({C. Calcitrapa}).
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Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)       A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in       grainfields.
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Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, n.       1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain             fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped             flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly             ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.
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Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See       {Blue}, a.] (Bot.)       A name given to several different species of plants having       blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[d2]rulea}, the {Centaurea       cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}.
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d8Centaurea \[d8]Cen`tau*re"a\, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.)       A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles       and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea       Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({C. Calcitrapa}).
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Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)       A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in       grainfields.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Ironheads \I"ron*heads`\, n. (Bot.)       A European composite herb ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called       from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball       fixed on a long handle. --Dr. Prior.
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Knapweed \Knap"weed`\, n. (Bot.)       The black centaury ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called from the       knoblike heads of flowers. Called also {bullweed}.
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Matfelon \Mat"fel*on\, n. [W. madfelen.] (Bot.)       The knapweed ({Centaurea nigra}).
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Saint \Saint\ (s[amac]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred,       properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious       act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf.       {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.]       1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent             for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being             redeemed and consecrated to God.                         Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to                      be saints.                                          --1 Cor. i. 2.          2. One of the blessed in heaven.                         Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure                      Far separate, circling thy holy mount, Unfeigned                      hallelujahs to thee sing.                  --Milton.          3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]          {Saint Andrew's cross}.             (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under                   {Cross}.             (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum                   Crux-Andre[91]}, the petals of which have the form of                   a Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray.          {Saint Anthony's cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,             under {Cross}.          {Saint Anthony's fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so             called because it was supposed to have been cured by the             intercession of Saint Anthony.          {Saint Anthony's nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium             flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and             St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.          {Saint Anthony's turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a             favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.          {Saint Barnaby's thistle} (Bot.), a kind of knapweed             ({Centaurea solstitialis}) flowering on St. Barnabas's             Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior.          {Saint Bernard} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of large, handsome dogs             celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred             chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but             now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the             smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under             {Dog}.          {Saint Catharine's flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.             See under {Love}.          {Saint Cuthbert's beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of             crinoid stems.          {Saint Dabeoc's heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant             ({Dab[d2]cia polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.          {Saint Distaff's Day}. See under {Distaff}.          {Saint Elmo's fire}, a luminous, flamelike appearance,             sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some             prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead             and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and             is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or             pointed objects. A single flame is called a {Helena}, or a             {Corposant}; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor             and Pollux}, or a {double Corposant}. It takes its name             from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.          {Saint George's cross} (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a             field argent, the field being represented by a narrow             fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great             Britain.          {Saint George's ensign}, a red cross on a white field with a             union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the             distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of             England; -- called also {the white ensign}. --Brande & C.          {Saint George's flag}, a smaller flag resembling the ensign,             but without the union jack; used as the sign of the             presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C.          {Saint Gobain glass} (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime             plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it             was manufactured.          {Saint Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the             Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar             to the nux vomica.          {Saint James's shell} (Zo[94]l.), a pecten ({Vola             Jacob[91]us}) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See             Illust. under {Scallop}.          {Saint James's-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio             Jacob[91]a}).          {Saint John's bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}.          {Saint John's-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus             {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; --             called also {John's-wort}.          {Saint Leger}, the name of a race for three-year-old horses             run annually in September at Doncaster, England; --             instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.          {Saint Martin's herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American             violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very             mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
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{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting       star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc.          {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular             nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.                      {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so             called from its star-shaped capsules.          {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum             Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a             silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike             fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when             cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of             about sixty species, and the natural order             ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the             Star-apple family.          {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an             astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.          {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony             corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied             genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and             contain conspicuous radiating septa.          {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}.          {Star flower}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum};                   star-of-Bethlehem.             (b) See {Starwort}             (b) .             (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis}                   ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray.          {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with             projecting angles; -- whence the name.          {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points             projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of             different parts of the bore of a gun.          {Star grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having                   star-shaped yellow flowers.             (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}.          {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}             ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}.                      {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants             ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}.          {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}.          {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant             ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike             flower.          {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago}             ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore.          {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other             so as to form a star-shaped figure.          {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the             United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal             stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in             a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,             one for each.                         With the old flag, the true American flag, the                      Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the                      chamber in which we sit.                     --D. Webster.          {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}.          {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating             spines.          {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of             ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions             of some machines.          {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean.          {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,             shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.             These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be             variable stars of long and undetermined periods.          {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies             periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes             irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes             occur at fixed periods.          {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera             graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Bachelor's button \Bach"e*lor's but"ton\, (Bot.)       A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several       species of {Ranunculus}, and the cornflower ({Centaures       cyanus}) and globe amaranth ({Gomphrena}).          Note: Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers                [bd]from their similitude to the jagged cloathe                buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom[b8], according                to Johnson's --Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other                writers ascribed to [bd]a habit of country fellows to                carry them in their pockets to divine their success                with their sweethearts.[b8] --Dr. Prior.
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Centauromachy \Cen`tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] centaur +       [?] battle.] (Ancient Art)       A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for       relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.
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Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\, n. [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. [?],       [?], and [?], fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.)       A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is       usually given to the {Eryther[91]a Centaurium} and the       {Chlora perfoliata} of Europe, but is also extended to the       whole genus {Sabbatia}, and even to the unrelated       {Centaurea}.
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Center \Center\, [or] Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.)       (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of             work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc.       (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small             conical center to insure correct locating.
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Center \Cen"ter\, [or] Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas       Manuf.)       A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the       gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in       turn for the renewal of the lime.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.       1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point.             --Milton.          2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.                         Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior.          3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception             of a center.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Flotation \Flo*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating,       flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.]       1. The act, process, or state of floating.          2. The science of floating bodies.          {Center of flotation}. (Shipbuilding)             (a) The center of any given plane of flotation.             (b) More commonly, the middle of the length of the load                   water line. --Rankine.          {Plane, [or] Line}, {of flotation}, the plane or line in             which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body             floating in it. See {Bearing}, n., 9             (c) .          {Surface of flotation} (Shipbuilding), the imaginary surface             which all the planes of flotation touch when a vessel             rolls or pitches; the envelope of all such planes.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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3. Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence,             seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.                         They derive an importance from . . . the gravity of                      the place where they were uttered.      --Burke.          4. (Physics) The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center             of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the             center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.          5. (Mus.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.          {Center of gravity} See under {Center}.          {Gravity battery}, See {Battery}, n., 4.          {Specific gravity}, the ratio of the weight of a body to the             weight of an equal volume of some other body taken as the             standard or unit. This standard is usually water for             solids and liquids, and air for gases. Thus, 19, the             specific gravity of gold, expresses the fact that, bulk             for bulk, gold is nineteen times as heavy as water.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Gyration \Gy*ra"tion\, n.       1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center;             a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis;             rotation; revolution.                         The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey.                         If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle,                      with gyrations continually repeated, the whole                      circle will appear like fire.            --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.          {Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.          {Radius of gyration} the distance between the axis of a             rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine.
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Inertia \In*er"ti*a\, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See       {Inert}.]       1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when             at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in             motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless             acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called {vis             inerti[91]}.          2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action;             want of energy; sluggishness.                         Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia.                                                                               --Carlyle.          3. (Med.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially             of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have             nearly or wholly ceased.          {Center of inertia}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to       move. See {Move}.]       1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position;             movement; the passing of a body from one place or position             to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed             to {rest}.                         Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends                      thee, and each word, each motion, forms. --Milton.          2. Power of, or capacity for, motion.                         Devoid of sense and motion.               --Milton.          3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of             the planets is from west to east.                         In our proper motion we ascend.         --Milton.          4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything;             action of a machine with respect to the relative movement             of its parts.                         This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its                      motion.                                             --Dr. H. More.          5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or             impulse to any action; internal activity.                         Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his                      heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from                      God.                                                   --South.          6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress;             esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly;             as, a motion to adjourn.                         Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak.          7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in             open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule             directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.             --Mozley & W.          8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in             the same part or in groups of parts.                         The independent motions of different parts sounding                      together constitute counterpoint.      --Grove.          Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale.                Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite                directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique                motion is that when one part is stationary while                another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when                parts move in the same direction.          9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.]                         What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. &                                                                               Fl.          Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound.          {Simple motions} are: ({a}) straight translation, which, if             of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. ({b})             Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or             reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called             oscillating. ({c}) Helical, which, if of indefinite             duration, must be reciprocating.          {Compound motion} consists of combinations of any of the             simple motions.          {Center of motion}, {Harmonic motion}, etc. See under             {Center}, {Harmonic}, etc.          {Motion block} (Steam Engine), a crosshead.          {Perpetual motion} (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to             be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces             independently of any action from without.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Oscillation \Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.]       1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and             forward, like a pendulum; vibration.          2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.                         His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme                      points of the oscillation were not very remote.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Axis of oscillation}, {Center of oscillation}. See under             {Axis}, and {Center}.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr.       premere. See 4th {Press}.]       1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;             compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of             the hand.          2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the             pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure             of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.                         Where the pressure of danger was not felt.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3. Affliction; distress; grievance.                         My people's pressures are grievous.   --Eikon                                                                               Basilike.                         In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.                                                                               --Atterbury.          4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business.          5. Impression; stamp; character impressed.                         All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.                                                                               --Shak.          6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or             opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust,             distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference             to the upon a unit's area.          {Atmospheric pressure}, {Center of pressure}, etc. See under             {Atmospheric}, {Center}, etc.          {Back pressure} (Steam engine), pressure which resists the             motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam             which does not find free outlet.          {Fluid pressure}, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It             is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all             directions around a point. --Rankine.          {Pressure gauge}, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a             manometer.
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which       a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.]       1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,             figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of             a circle; the middle point or place.          2. The middle or central portion of anything.          3. A principal or important point of concentration; the             nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they             tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a             center of attaction.          4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who             support the existing government. They sit in the middle of             the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,             between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the             right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced             republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},             and {Left}.          6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of             a vault or arch are supported in position until the work             becomes self-supporting.          7. (Mech.)             (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,                   upon which the work is held, and about which it                   revolves.             (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a                   shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,                   on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.          Note: In a lathe the          {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the          {dead center} is on the tail stock.          {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object             to be planed must be turned on its axis.          {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place             in the line between the wings.          {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.)             (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point                   and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at                   the point.             (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates.                   See {Co[94]rdinates}.          {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that             circle which has at any given point of the curve closer             contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.             See {Circle}.          {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van             and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.          {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which             all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,             the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by             gravity.          {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body             at which the whole mass might be concentrated             (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the             intertia of the body to angular acceleration or             retardation.          {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body             or system of bodies.          {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while             all the other parts of a body move round it.          {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole             matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of             oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form             and state of the body.          {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a             fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without             communicating a shock to the axis.          {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface             pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the             whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a             contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the             whole pressure of the fluid.
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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.          {Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards             or away from a fixed or movable center.          {Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body             about which M[84]dler supposed the solar system together             with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A             point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess             characteristics of the position of such a body.
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Centerbit \Cen"ter*bit`\, Centrebit \Cen"tre*bit`\, n.       An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See       {Bit}, n., 3.
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Centerboard \Cen"ter*board`\, Centreboard \Cen"tre*board\,, n.       (Naut.)       A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of       wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case       amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to       increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway       when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels       of all sizes along the coast of the United States
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly       cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.)       A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held       together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard,       or other material.          {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile.          {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile.          {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate             occupies an axial position usually in the center of the             base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its             rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied             to the middle of the base of the bullet.          {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is             contained in a rim surrounding its base.          {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for             a cannon.          {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges.          {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a             belt or strap, for holding cartridges.          {Cartridge paper}.       (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges.       (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also             for making drawings upon.
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Centerfire cartridge \Cen"ter*fire` car"tridge\       See under {Cartridge}.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly       cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.)       A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held       together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard,       or other material.          {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile.          {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile.          {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate             occupies an axial position usually in the center of the             base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its             rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied             to the middle of the base of the bullet.          {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is             contained in a rim surrounding its base.          {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for             a cannon.          {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges.          {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a             belt or strap, for holding cartridges.          {Cartridge paper}.       (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges.       (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also             for making drawings upon.
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Centerfire cartridge \Cen"ter*fire` car"tridge\       See under {Cartridge}.
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)       Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Centerpiece \Cen"ter*piece`\, Centrepiece \Cen"tre*piece`\, n.       An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table,       ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.
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Centiare \Cen"ti*are`\, n. [F. See Centare.]       See {centare}.
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d8Centrum \[d8]Cen"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Centrums}, L. {Centra}.       [L., center.] (Anat.)       The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}.
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Central \Cen"tral\, d8Centrale \[d8]Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL.       centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.)       The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or       tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the       navicular.
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Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.       central. See {Center}.]       Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or       middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts       near the center
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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.          {Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards             or away from a fixed or movable center.          {Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body             about which M[84]dler supposed the solar system together             with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A             point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess             characteristics of the position of such a body.
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Reserve city \Reserve city\ (Banking)       In the national banking system of the United States, any of       certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U.       S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per       cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other       banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities       (specifically called {central reserve cities}) are required       to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve       cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these       banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195).
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Centralism \Cen"tral*ism\, n.       1. The state or condition of being central; the combination             of several parts into one whole; centralization.          2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a             government.
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Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Centralities}.       The state of being central; tendency towards a center.                   Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence                equal to the centrifugence.                     --R. W.                                                                               Emerson.
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Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Centralities}.       The state of being central; tendency towards a center.                   Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence                equal to the centrifugence.                     --R. W.                                                                               Emerson.
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Centralization \Cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.]       The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being       centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing       several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power       in the general government; the centralization of commerce in       a city.
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]       To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a       center; to bring into one system, or under one control.                   [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]       To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a       center; to bring into one system, or under one control.                   [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]       To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a       center; to bring into one system, or under one control.                   [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.
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Centrally \Cen"tral*ly\, adv.       In a central manner or situation.
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Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]       1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and             reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He             corresponds to the Greek Zeus.          2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except             Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter             being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in             4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun,             the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.          {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)             (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red                   blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).             (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called                   from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured                   beard of Jove. --Prior.             (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.          {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called             from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms.
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d8Perciformes \[d8]Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true       perches ({Percid[91]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[91]});       the sci[91]noids ({Sci[91]nid[91]}); the sparoids       ({Sparid[91]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[91]}), and some       other related families.
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Center \Center\, [or] Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.)       (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of             work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc.       (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small             conical center to insure correct locating.
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Center \Cen"ter\, [or] Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas       Manuf.)       A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the       gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in       turn for the renewal of the lime.
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.       1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point.             --Milton.          2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.                         Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior.          3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception             of a center.
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Centre \Cen"tre\, n. & v.       See {Center}.
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Centerbit \Cen"ter*bit`\, Centrebit \Cen"tre*bit`\, n.       An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See       {Bit}, n., 3.
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Centerboard \Cen"ter*board`\, Centreboard \Cen"tre*board\,, n.       (Naut.)       A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of       wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case       amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to       increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway       when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels       of all sizes along the coast of the United States
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Centerpiece \Cen"ter*piece`\, Centrepiece \Cen"tre*piece`\, n.       An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table,       ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a.       Placed in the center or middle; central.                   At York or some other centrical place.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.       -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n.
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a.       Placed in the center or middle; central.                   At York or some other centrical place.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.       -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n.
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a.       Placed in the center or middle; central.                   At York or some other centrical place.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.       -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n.
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a.       Placed in the center or middle; central.                   At York or some other centrical place.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.       -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n.
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Centricity \Cen*tric"i*ty\, n.       The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, n.       A centrifugal machine.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to       flee.]       1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,                   as a flower cluster.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from             a center.          Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a                force must act on the body to keep it in the circle                without change of velocity. The direction of this force                is towards the center of the circle. If this force is                applied by means of a string to the body, the string                will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the                other end of the string, this tension will appear to be                directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency                to move away from the center of the circle which it is                describing. Hence this latter force is often called                centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the                body being directed towards the center of the circle is                called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises                the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as                opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely                the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk                Maxwell.          {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)             sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles             by which motion is produced.          {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other             fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of             different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling             table.          {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid             is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy             imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.             Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this             kind.
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Centrifugal filter \Cen*trif"u*gal fil"ter\       A filter, as for sugar, in which a cylinder with a porous or       foraminous periphery is rapidly rotated so as to drive off       liquid by centrifugal action.
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis       strong. See {Fort}, n.]       1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor;             might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy;             capacity of exercising an influence or producing an             effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or             impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special             signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a             contract, or a term.                         He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power;             violence; coercion.                         Which now they hold by force, and not by right.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval             combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; --             an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the             plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other             ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.                         Is Lucius general of the forces?         --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary                   to law, upon persons or things; violence.             (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill.          5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or             tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or             motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to             change, any physical relation between them, whether             mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of             any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force;             centrifugal force.          {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy.          {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.]             (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on             adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in             harmony with the primary structures.          {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force},             etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc.          {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See             under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc.          {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an             expression in old indictments, signifying violence.          {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid;             of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament             is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17.          {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and             controls the metabolism of the body.          {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account;             hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good             reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak.          {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts             in the growth and repair of the tissues.          {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is             inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the             cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished             from the physical forces generally known.          Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence;                violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion.          Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as                   an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the                   strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength,                   strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand,                   looks more to the outward; as, the force of                   gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit,                   etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and                   force of will; but even here the former may lean                   toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the                   latter toward the outward expression of it in action.                   But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus                   closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a                   marked distinction in our use of force and strength.                   [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to                   whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8]                   --Nichol.                               Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty                            man.                                             --Heywood.                               More huge in strength than wise in works he was.                                                                               --Spenser.                               Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their                            orisons, and found Strength added from above,                            new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to       flee.]       1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,                   as a flower cluster.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from             a center.          Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a                force must act on the body to keep it in the circle                without change of velocity. The direction of this force                is towards the center of the circle. If this force is                applied by means of a string to the body, the string                will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the                other end of the string, this tension will appear to be                directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency                to move away from the center of the circle which it is                describing. Hence this latter force is often called                centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the                body being directed towards the center of the circle is                called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises                the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as                opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely                the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk                Maxwell.          {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)             sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles             by which motion is produced.          {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other             fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of             different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling             table.          {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid             is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy             imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.             Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this             kind.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to       flee.]       1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,                   as a flower cluster.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from             a center.          Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a                force must act on the body to keep it in the circle                without change of velocity. The direction of this force                is towards the center of the circle. If this force is                applied by means of a string to the body, the string                will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the                other end of the string, this tension will appear to be                directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency                to move away from the center of the circle which it is                describing. Hence this latter force is often called                centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the                body being directed towards the center of the circle is                called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises                the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as                opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely                the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk                Maxwell.          {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)             sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles             by which motion is produced.          {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other             fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of             different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling             table.          {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid             is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy             imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.             Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this             kind.
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of       inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere       to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.]       1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and                   disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis,                   and to each other.             (b) An axis on which all the flower buds.                               Inflorescence affords an excellent                            characteristic mark in distinguishing the                            species of plants.                        --Milne.          {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence.          {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See             under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}.
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Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of       determinare. See {Determine}.]       1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;             established; definite.                         Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.                         The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.                                                                               --Acts ii. 23.          3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]                         My determinate voyage.                        --Shak.          4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]                         More determinate to do than skillful how to do.                                                                               --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          {Determinate inflorescence} (Bot.), that in which the             flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which             puts a limit to its growth; -- also called {centrifugal             inflorescence}.          {Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a             limited number of solutions.          {Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.),             those that are finite in the number of values or             solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem             or equation determine the number.
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of       inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere       to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.]       1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and                   disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis,                   and to each other.             (b) An axis on which all the flower buds.                               Inflorescence affords an excellent                            characteristic mark in distinguishing the                            species of plants.                        --Milne.          {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence.          {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See             under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}.
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Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of       determinare. See {Determine}.]       1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;             established; definite.                         Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.                         The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.                                                                               --Acts ii. 23.          3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]                         My determinate voyage.                        --Shak.          4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]                         More determinate to do than skillful how to do.                                                                               --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          {Determinate inflorescence} (Bot.), that in which the             flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which             puts a limit to its growth; -- also called {centrifugal             inflorescence}.          {Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a             limited number of solutions.          {Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.),             those that are finite in the number of values or             solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem             or equation determine the number.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to       flee.]       1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,                   as a flower cluster.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from             a center.          Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a                force must act on the body to keep it in the circle                without change of velocity. The direction of this force                is towards the center of the circle. If this force is                applied by means of a string to the body, the string                will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the                other end of the string, this tension will appear to be                directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency                to move away from the center of the circle which it is                describing. Hence this latter force is often called                centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the                body being directed towards the center of the circle is                called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises                the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as                opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely                the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk                Maxwell.          {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)             sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles             by which motion is produced.          {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other             fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of             different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling             table.          {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid             is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy             imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.             Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this             kind.
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to       flee.]       1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,                   as a flower cluster.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from             a center.          Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a                force must act on the body to keep it in the circle                without change of velocity. The direction of this force                is towards the center of the circle. If this force is                applied by means of a string to the body, the string                will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the                other end of the string, this tension will appear to be                directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency                to move away from the center of the circle which it is                describing. Hence this latter force is often called                centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the                body being directed towards the center of the circle is                called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises                the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as                opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely                the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk                Maxwell.          {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)             sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles             by which motion is produced.          {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other             fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of             different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling             table.          {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid             is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy             imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.             Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this             kind.
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Centrifugence \Cen*trif"u*gence\, n.       The property or quality of being centrifugal. --R. W.       Emerson.
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)       Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Centring \Cen"tring\, n.       See {Centring}.
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)       Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or       {Centring}.]       1. To be placed in a center; to be central.          2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest             on, or gather about, as a center.                         Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,                      error is as wide as men's fancies.      --Dr. H. More.                         Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
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Centring \Cen"tring\, n.       See {Centring}.
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to       move toward.]       1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and                   proceeding in order towards the summit.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward             its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.             --R. Owen.          {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is             towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round             the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal             force}, under {Centrifugal}.          {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory)             transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the             body inwards, to the central organ.
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis       strong. See {Fort}, n.]       1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor;             might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy;             capacity of exercising an influence or producing an             effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or             impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special             signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a             contract, or a term.                         He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power;             violence; coercion.                         Which now they hold by force, and not by right.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval             combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; --             an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the             plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other             ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.                         Is Lucius general of the forces?         --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary                   to law, upon persons or things; violence.             (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill.          5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or             tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or             motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to             change, any physical relation between them, whether             mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of             any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force;             centrifugal force.          {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy.          {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.]             (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on             adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in             harmony with the primary structures.          {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force},             etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc.          {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See             under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc.          {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an             expression in old indictments, signifying violence.          {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid;             of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament             is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17.          {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and             controls the metabolism of the body.          {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account;             hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good             reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak.          {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts             in the growth and repair of the tissues.          {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is             inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the             cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished             from the physical forces generally known.          Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence;                violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion.          Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as                   an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the                   strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength,                   strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand,                   looks more to the outward; as, the force of                   gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit,                   etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and                   force of will; but even here the former may lean                   toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the                   latter toward the outward expression of it in action.                   But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus                   closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a                   marked distinction in our use of force and strength.                   [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to                   whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8]                   --Nichol.                               Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty                            man.                                             --Heywood.                               More huge in strength than wise in works he was.                                                                               --Spenser.                               Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their                            orisons, and found Strength added from above,                            new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton.
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to       move toward.]       1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and                   proceeding in order towards the summit.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward             its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.             --R. Owen.          {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is             towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round             the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal             force}, under {Centrifugal}.          {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory)             transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the             body inwards, to the central organ.
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to       move toward.]       1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and                   proceeding in order towards the summit.             (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the                   fruit, as some embryos.          3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward             its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.             --R. Owen.          {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is             towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round             the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal             force}, under {Centrifugal}.          {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory)             transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the             body inwards, to the central organ.
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of       inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere       to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.]       1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and                   disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis,                   and to each other.             (b) An axis on which all the flower buds.                               Inflorescence affords an excellent                            characteristic mark in distinguishing the                            species of plants.                        --Milne.          {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence.          {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See             under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}.
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Centripetence \Cen*trip"e*tence\, n.       Centripetency.
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Centripetency \Cen*trip"e*ten*cy\, n.       Tendency toward the center.
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Centriscoid \Cen*tris"coid\, a. [NL. Centriscus (r. Gr. [?] a       kind of fish) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Allied to, or resembling, the genus {Centriscus}, of which       the bellows fish is an example.
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Bellows fish \Bel"lows fish`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Centriscus scolopax}), distinguished by a       long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called       also {trumpet fish}, and {snipe fish}.
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Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ([?]) [?] a treatise of       Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. [?]       gravitating toward the center; [?] center + [?] weight.]       Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of       finding it.          {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the             purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by             the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis,             depending upon the principle that every figure formed by             the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has             for measure the product of the line or surface by the             length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes             called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's             properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}.
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Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ([?]) [?] a treatise of       Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. [?]       gravitating toward the center; [?] center + [?] weight.]       Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of       finding it.          {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the             purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by             the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis,             depending upon the principle that every figure formed by             the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has             for measure the product of the line or surface by the             length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes             called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's             properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}.
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Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus       saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See       {Safe}.] (Bot.)       (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with             grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.             The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which             many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet             sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.       (b) The sagebrush.          {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S.             pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.          {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green             by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which             are added to the milk.          {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a             more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.                      {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves             of garden sage.          {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse             ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush             plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the             plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female             {sage hen}.          {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare             ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid             regions of Western North America and lives among             sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely             a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.          {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse.          {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza             Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains             of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.          {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes             montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western             North America.          {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})             forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green             leaves.
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Centrode \Cen"trode\, n. (Kinematics)       In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves       which are the loci of the instantaneous center.
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Centroid \Cen"troid\, n. [L. centrum + -oid.]       The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system       of bodies.
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.       rocc.]       1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed             stone or crag. See {Stone}.                         Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its                      firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's             crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,             clay, etc., when in natural beds.          3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a             support; a refuge.                         The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.                                                                               2.          4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling             the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.          Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of                self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,                rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.          {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a             rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.          {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})             very abundant on rocks washed by tides.          {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.             (b) The goggle-eye.             (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called                   rock bass.          {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose             remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially             the corals and Foraminifera.          {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide             of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white             color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous             slate.          {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure             sugar which are very hard, whence the name.          {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.          {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod                   found about rocks andledges.             (b) A California rockfish.          {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).             (b) A rockling.          {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which             are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.                      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New             England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See             Illust. under {Cancer}.          {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress             kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},             etc.          {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under             {Crystal}.          {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock             doo}.          {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,             a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for             drilling holes for blasting, etc.          {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.          {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.          {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.          {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus             {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.          {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.                      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and             {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny             lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.          {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite             occuring as an efflorescence.          {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.          {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.          {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.          {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet             ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the             rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive             green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing             quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish             green.          {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})             Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was             derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.          {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.          {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.             (b) The rock snipe.          {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan             ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the             tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish             brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black             patches on the back.          {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.                      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.          {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring             in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from             the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes             given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation             from sea water in large basins or cavities.          {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.          {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and             allied genera.          {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;             as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and             the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian             rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.                      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa             maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},             {winter snipe}.          {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy             feel, and adhering to the tongue.          {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of                   the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.             (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).          {Rock tar}, petroleum.          {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus             {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock             thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India             ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.          {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria             Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of             America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous             or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases             of extremity.          {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine             food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family             {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --             called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and             {starling}.          {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird             ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and             water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.          {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens             of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of             Lower California and Mexico.
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Centrolecithal \Cen`tro*lec"i*thal\, a. [Gr. [?] center + [?]       yolk of an egg.] (Biol.)       Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum,       segmentation being either regular or unequal. --Balfour.
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Centrolinead \Cen`tro*lin"e*ad\, n.       An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines       converging to a center.
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Centrolineal \Cen`tro*lin"e*al\, a. [L. centrum + linea line.]       Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to       meet in a point or center.
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d8Araroba \[d8]Ar`a*ro"ba\, n. [Tupi.]       1. Goa powder.          2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum})             having handsomely striped wood; -- called also             {zebrawood}.
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Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus             {Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is             {G. melas}. Also sometimes applied to other whales of             larger size.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}).          3. (Zo[94]l.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius})             of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; --             locally called also {black Harry}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus             pompilus}) of the Mackerel family.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season.          Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
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Sea pike \Sea" pike`\ (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The garfish.       (b) A large serranoid food fish ({Centropomus undecimalis})             found on both coasts of America; -- called also {robalo}.       (c) The merluce.
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Snook \Snook\, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large perchlike marine food fish ({Centropomus             undecimalis}) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific             coasts of tropical America; -- called also {ravallia},             and {robalo}.       (b) The cobia.       (c) The garfish.
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Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus             {Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is             {G. melas}. Also sometimes applied to other whales of             larger size.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}).          3. (Zo[94]l.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius})             of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; --             locally called also {black Harry}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus             pompilus}) of the Mackerel family.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season.          Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
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Note: The          {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is             now found over most of temperate Europe, but was             introduced from Asia. The          {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the          {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into             Oregon. The          {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most             beautiful species. The          {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and             several related species from Southern Asia, are very             beautiful.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]          Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as                the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.          {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.          {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese             pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.             The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and             the under parts are scarlet.          {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,             U.S.]          {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo             ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with             chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant             cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.                      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pintail.             (b) The hooded merganser.          {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful             Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The             male has the back black, the feathers margined with             yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing             coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the             neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.          {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)             (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the                   Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye                   Adonis}.             (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also                   {Pheasant's-eye pink}.          {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found             in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly             colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a             pheasant.          {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}             (a), under {Partridge}.          {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.          {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sheldrake.             (b) The hooded merganser.
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Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. [?] center + -[?] the body.]       (Biol.)       A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It       is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the       machinery of cell division is organized.
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Centrosphere \Cen"tro*sphere\, n. [Gr. [?] centre + sphere.]       1. (Geol.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming             most of its mass; -- disting. from {lithosphere},             {hydrosphere}, etc.          2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays             extend and within which the centrosome lies when present;             the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as             excluding and including the centrosome, and also to             designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome             whether aster rays are developed or not.
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Centrostaltic \Cen`tro*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] center + [?]       checking.] (Physiol.)       A term applied to the action of nerve force in the spinal       center. --Marshall Hall.
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d8Centrum \[d8]Cen"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Centrums}, L. {Centra}.       [L., center.] (Anat.)       The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}.
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Centry \Cen"try\, n.       See {Sentry}. [Obs.] --Gray.
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Centurial \Cen*tu"ri*al\, a. [L. See {Century}.]       Of or pertaining to a century; as, a centurial sermon. [R.]
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Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, a. [L. centuriatus, p. p. of       centuriare to divide (men) into centuries.]       Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. [R.]       --Holland.
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Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, v. t. [See {century}.]       To divide into hundreds. [Obs.]
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Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf.       F. centuriateur.]       An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of       those who wrote the [bd]Magdeburg Centuries.[b8] See under       {Century}. [R.]
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in       senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See       {Cent}.]       1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a             hundred things. [Archaic.]                         And on it said a century of prayers.   --Shak.          2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place             over two centuries ago.          Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used                in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive                years (as, a century of temperance work), usually                signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting                of a period of one hundred years ending with the                hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first                century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh                century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century                ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting                it with some other system of chronology it is used of                similar division of those eras; as, the first century                of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).          3. (Rom. Antiq.)             (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to                   their property, for the purpose of voting for civil                   officers.             (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army                   was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.          {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly             supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the             name. See {Agave}.          {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the             first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,             compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at             Magdeburg.
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Centurion \Cen*tu"ri*on\, n. [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F.       centurion. See {Century}.] (Rom. Hist.)       A military officer who commanded a minor division of the       Roman army; a captain of a century.                   A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. --Acts                                                                               x. 1.
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Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf.       F. centuriateur.]       An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of       those who wrote the [bd]Magdeburg Centuries.[b8] See under       {Century}. [R.]
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in       senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See       {Cent}.]       1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a             hundred things. [Archaic.]                         And on it said a century of prayers.   --Shak.          2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place             over two centuries ago.          Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used                in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive                years (as, a century of temperance work), usually                signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting                of a period of one hundred years ending with the                hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first                century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh                century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century                ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting                it with some other system of chronology it is used of                similar division of those eras; as, the first century                of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).          3. (Rom. Antiq.)             (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to                   their property, for the purpose of voting for civil                   officers.             (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army                   was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.          {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly             supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the             name. See {Agave}.          {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the             first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,             compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at             Magdeburg.
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Aloe \Al"oe\ ([acr]l"n[osl]), n.; pl. {Aloes} (-[omac]z). [L.       alo[89], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[8a]s.]       1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif.          2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees,             others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit             and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some             of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts.             They are natives of warm countries.          3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of             aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but             syntactically singular.]          {American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}.
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in       senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See       {Cent}.]       1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a             hundred things. [Archaic.]                         And on it said a century of prayers.   --Shak.          2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place             over two centuries ago.          Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used                in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive                years (as, a century of temperance work), usually                signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting                of a period of one hundred years ending with the                hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first                century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh                century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century                ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting                it with some other system of chronology it is used of                similar division of those eras; as, the first century                of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).          3. (Rom. Antiq.)             (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to                   their property, for the purpose of voting for civil                   officers.             (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army                   was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.          {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly             supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the             name. See {Agave}.          {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the             first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,             compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at             Magdeburg.
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Chandry \Chan"dry\, n.       Chandlery. [Obs.] [bd]Torches from the chandry.[b8] --B.       Jonson.
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Chant \Chant\, n.[F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr.       canere to sing. See {Chant}, v. t.]       1. Song; melody.          2. (Mus.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts             by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung             or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.          3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.          4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.]                         His strange face, his strange chant.   --Macaulay.          {Ambrosian chant}, See under {Ambrosian}.          {Chant royal} [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing             five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding             stanza. -- each of these six parts ending with a common             refrain.          {Gregorian chant}. See under {Gregorian}.
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to       sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.]       A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:       (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also             the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook.       (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and             other churches.
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.]       1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope.          2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory.          3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow.
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an       inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.       hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]       A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a       thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;       and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a       line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted       round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts       of a garden.                   The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.   --Shak.                   Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue                my walk.                                                --Thomson.          Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often                means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;                as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.          {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant             related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).          {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.          {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See             {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.          {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},             the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.          {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,             especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]          {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},             belonging to the Mustard family.          {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus             {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a             nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.          {Hedge note}.       (a) The note of a hedge bird.       (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.          {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,             in Ireland; a school for rustics.          {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor             modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish             brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.             Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and             {doney}.          {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,             scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.          {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.          {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the             business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to       sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.]       A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:       (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also             the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook.       (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and             other churches.
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.]       1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope.          2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory.          3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow.
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an       inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.       hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]       A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a       thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;       and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a       line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted       round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts       of a garden.                   The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.   --Shak.                   Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue                my walk.                                                --Thomson.          Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often                means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;                as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.          {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant             related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).          {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.          {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See             {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.          {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},             the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.          {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,             especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]          {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},             belonging to the Mustard family.          {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus             {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a             nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.          {Hedge note}.       (a) The note of a hedge bird.       (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.          {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,             in Ireland; a school for rustics.          {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor             modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish             brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.             Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and             {doney}.          {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,             scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.          {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.          {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the             business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to       sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.]       A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:       (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also             the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook.       (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and             other churches.
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.]       1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope.          2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory.          3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow.
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an       inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.       hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]       A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a       thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;       and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a       line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted       round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts       of a garden.                   The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.   --Shak.                   Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue                my walk.                                                --Thomson.          Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often                means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;                as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.          {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant             related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).          {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.          {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See             {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.          {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},             the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.          {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,             especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]          {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},             belonging to the Mustard family.          {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus             {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a             nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.          {Hedge note}.       (a) The note of a hedge bird.       (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.          {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,             in Ireland; a school for rustics.          {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor             modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish             brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.             Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and             {doney}.          {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,             scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.          {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.          {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the             business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
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Chantor \Chant"or\, n.       A chanter.
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Chantress \Chant"ress\, n. [Cf. OF. chanteresse.]       A female chanter or singer. --Milton.
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Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr.       chanter to sing.]       1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and             offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.          2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.
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Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr.       chanter to sing.]       1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and             offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.          2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.
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Chaunter \Chaunt"er\, n.       1. A street seller of ballads and other broadsides. [Slang,             Eng.]          2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.]                         He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. --Dickens.          3. The flute of a bagpipe. See {Chanter}, n., 3.
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Chaunterie \Chaunt"er*ie\, n.       See {Chantry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr.       [?].]       Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [92]gean Sea.          {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios,             used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.          {Chian turpentine}, a fragrant, almost transparent             turpentine, obtained from the {Pistacia Terebinthus}.
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China \Chi"na\, n.       1. A country in Eastern Asia.          2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for             porcelain. See {Porcelain}.          {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.             See {Aster}.          {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1.          {China clay} See {Kaolin}.          {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}.          {China ink}. See {India ink}.          {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of             {Dianthus} ({D. Chiensis}) having variously colored single             or double flowers; Indian pink.          {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax}             ({S. China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much             esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used             for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and             {Alpinia officinarum}).          {China rose}. (Bot.)             (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of                   rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other                   species.             (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis})                   of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China                   and the east Indies.          {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or             of crockery.          {China ware}, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century             because brought from the far East, and differing from the             pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,             crockery in general.          {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}.
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Quinhydrone \Quin*hy"drone\, n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.]       (Chem.)       A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone       with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the       oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone.       [Written also {chinhydrone}.]
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Chondrification \Chon`dri*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Physiol.)       Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage.
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Chondrify \Chon"dri*fy\, v. t. & i. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -fy.]       To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
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Chondrigen \Chon"dri*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -gen.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in       water into a gelatinous body called chondrin.
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Chondrigenous \Chon*drig"e*nous\, a. [Gr. [?] cartilage +       -genous.] (Physiol.)       Affording chondrin.
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Chondrin \Chon"drin\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage.] (Physiol. Chem.)       A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and       odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued       action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a       large ingredient of commercial gelatin.
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Chondrite \Chon"drite\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt),       cartilage.] (Min.)       A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.
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Chondritic \Chon*drit"ic\, a. (Min.)       Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure       characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites.
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Chondro- \Chon"dro-\ [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt),       cartilage.]       A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular       cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the       cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos.
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Chondrodite \Chon"dro*dite\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or       spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)       A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color,       often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone.
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Chondrogen \Chon"dro*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -gen.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       Same as {Chondrigen}.
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Chondrogenesis \Chon`dro*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage +       genesis.] (Physiol.)       The development of cartilage.
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Chondroid \Chon"droid\, a. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -oid.]       Resembling cartilage.
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Chondrology \Chon*drol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -logy: cf.       F. chondrologie.] (Anat.)       The science which treats of cartilages. --Dunglison.
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d8Chondroma \[d8]Chon*dro"ma\, n.; pl. {Chondromata}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] cartilage + -oma.]       A cartilaginous tumor or growth.
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Chondrometer \Chon*drom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or       spelt), cartilage + -meter.]       A steelyard for weighting grain.
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d8Chondropterygii \[d8]Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] cartilage + [?], [?], wing, fin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and       skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and       selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the       latter. [Written also {Chondropterygia}.]
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Chondropterygian \Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Cf. F.       chondropterygien.]       Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n. One of the       Chondropterygii.
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Chondrotomy \Chon*drot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] a cutting.]       (Anat.)       The dissection of cartilages.
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Chondrule \Chon"drule\, n. [Dim. from Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat       or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)       A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite       or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the       mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called       chondrites.
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Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n.       A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed       ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish       moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.]
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Chyometer \Chy*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to pour + -meter.] (Chem.)       An instrument for measuring liquids. It consists of a piston       moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid, the       quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the       piston rod.
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Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,       cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra       with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[c6]r.]       1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the             convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs             and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.]          2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.          {Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a             leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens})             growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard             round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are             made into boxes.
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Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.       See {Scimiter}.
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Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,       cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra       with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[c6]r.]       1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the             convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs             and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.]          2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.          {Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a             leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens})             growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard             round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are             made into boxes.
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Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.       See {Scimiter}.
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Slag \Slag\, n. (Metal.)       A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the       substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and       having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called       also, esp. in iron smelting, {cinder}. The slag of iron blast       furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and       aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains       iron.
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross;       akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel;       perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf.       {Sinter}.]       1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in             which fire is extinct.          2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift.          3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.          4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.          {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of             a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders.          {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace,             through which melted cinder flows out.
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Slag \Slag\, n. (Metal.)       A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the       substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and       having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called       also, esp. in iron smelting, {cinder}. The slag of iron blast       furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and       aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains       iron.
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross;       akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel;       perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf.       {Sinter}.]       1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in             which fire is extinct.          2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift.          3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.          4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.          {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of             a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders.          {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace,             through which melted cinder flows out.
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross;       akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel;       perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf.       {Sinter}.]       1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in             which fire is extinct.          2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift.          3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.          4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.          {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of             a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders.          {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace,             through which melted cinder flows out.
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross;       akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel;       perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf.       {Sinter}.]       1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in             which fire is extinct.          2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift.          3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.          4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.          {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of             a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders.          {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace,             through which melted cinder flows out.
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Cindery \Cin"der*y\, a.       Resembling, or composed of, cinders; full of cinders.
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Cinter \Cin"ter\, n. [F. cintre.] (Arch.)       See {Center}.
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Come-outer \Come-out"er\, n.       One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other       organization; a radical reformer. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Cometary \Com"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. com[82]taire.]       Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet. --Cheyne.
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Comether \Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither,       used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.]       1. Matter; affair.          2. Friendly communication or association.          {To put} {the, [or] one's}, {comether on}, to exercise             persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile;             to wheedle.                         How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has                      put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put                      ut on another?                                    --Kipling.
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Comether \Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither,       used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.]       1. Matter; affair.          2. Friendly communication or association.          {To put} {the, [or] one's}, {comether on}, to exercise             persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile;             to wheedle.                         How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has                      put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put                      ut on another?                                    --Kipling.
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Commaterial \Com`ma*te"ri*al\, a.       Consisting of the same material. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Committer \Com*mit"ter\, n.       1. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. --South.          2. A fornicator. [Obs.] --T. Decker.
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Commodore \Com"mo*dore`\, n. [Prob. a corruption of commander,       or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a       commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL.       commendare to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Command},       {Commander}.]       1. (U. S. Navy) An officer who ranks next above a captain;             sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron.             The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier             general in the army.          2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a             division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear             admiral.          3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line             of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a             yachting or rowing club.          4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel             of a squadron or fleet.
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Commuter \Com*mut"er\, n.       One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
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Conder \Cond"er\, n. [From {Cond}.]       One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See {Balker}.
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Condor \Con"dor\ (k[ocr]n"d[ocr]r; in defs. 2 & 3,       k[osl]n"d[osl]r), n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.]          2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and             equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,             and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also {colon}.          3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is             no longer coined.
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Condor \Con"dor\, n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A very large bird of the Vulture family ({Sarcorhamphus       gryphus}), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.
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Condurango \Con`du*ran"go\, n. (Med.)       See {Cundurango}.
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Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.)       The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of       the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously,       to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.]
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Condurango \Con`du*ran"go\, n. (Med.)       See {Cundurango}.
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Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.)       The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of       the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously,       to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.]
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Condurrite \Con*dur"rite\, n. (Min.)       A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from       the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.
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Conhydrine \Con*hy"drine\ (? [or] [?]), n. [Conium + hydrate.]       (Chem.)       A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock       ({Conium maculatum}). It is a white crystalline substance,       {C8H17NO}, easily convertible into conine.
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Rot \Rot\, n.       1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.          2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,             supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot},             {Black rot}, etc., below.          3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks             sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the             presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.             See 1st {Fluke}, 2.                         His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.          {Bitter rot} (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the             fungus {Gl[91]osporium fructigenum}. --F. L. Scribner.          {Black rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the             leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {L[91]stadia             Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.          {Dry rot} (Bot.) See under {Dry}.          {Grinder's rot} (Med.) See under {Grinder}.          {Potato rot}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {White rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in             whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus             {Coniothyrium diplodiella}. --F. L. Scribner.
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Connatural \Con*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. con- + natural.]       1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent;             natural.                         These affections are connatural to us. --L'Estrange.          2. Partaking of the same nature.                         And mix with our connatural dust.      --Milton.
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Connaturality \Con*nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n.       Participation of the same nature; natural union or       connection. [R.]                   A congruity and connaturality between them. --Sir M.                                                                               Hale.
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Connaturalize \Con*nat"u*ral*ize\ (?; 135), v. t.       To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt.       [Obs.] --Dr. J. Scott.
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Connaturally \Con*nat"u*ral*ly\, adv.       By the act of nature; originally; from birth. --Sir M. Hale.
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Connaturalness \Con*nat"u*ral*ness\, n.       Participation of the same nature; natural union. --I. Walton.
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Connature \Con*na"ture\ (?; 135), n.       Participation in a common nature or character. [R.]                   Connature was defined as likeness in kind between                either two changes in consciousness, or two states of                consciousness.                                       --H. Spencer.
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Connutritious \Con`nu*tri"tious\, a.       Nutritious by force of habit; -- said of certain kinds of       food. [Obs.] --Crabb.
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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.
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Conterminable \Con*ter"mi*na*ble\, a.       Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or       place; conterminous.                   Love and life not conterminable.            --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.
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Conterminal \Con*ter"mi*nal\, a. [LL. conterminalis.]       Conterminous.
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Conterminant \Con*ter"mi*nant\, a.       Having the same limits; ending at the same time;       conterminous. --Lamb.
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Conterminate \Con*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. conterminare to border       upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.]       Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Conterminous \Con*ter"mi*nous\, a. [L. conterminus. Cf.       {Conterminous}.]       Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon;       contiguous.                   This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to                the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M.                                                                               Hale.
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Conterranean \Con`ter*ra"ne*an\, Conterraneous    \Con`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.]       Of or belonging to the same country. --Howell.
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Conterranean \Con`ter*ra"ne*an\, Conterraneous    \Con`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.]       Of or belonging to the same country. --Howell.
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Contertionist \Con*ter"tion*ist\, n.       One who makes or practices contortions.
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Contorniate \Con*tor"ni*ate\, d8Contorniate    \[d8]Con*tor"ni*a`te\, n., [It. contorniato, p. pr. of       contorniare to make a circuit or outline, fr. contorno       circuit, outline. See {Contour}.] (Numis.)       A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep       furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been       struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. --R. S.       Poole.
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Contorsion \Con*tor"sion\, n.       See {Contortion}.
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Contort \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere       to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.]       To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to       distort; to wrest.                   The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray.                   Kant contorted the term category from the proper                meaning of attributed.                           --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Contorted \Con*tort"ed\, a.       1. Twisted, or twisted together. [bd]A contorted chain of             icicles.[b8] --Massinger.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.             (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in                   contorted or convolute [91]stivation.
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Contortion \Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion.       See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.]       A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the       contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift.                   All the contortions of the sibyl, without the                inspiration.                                          --Burke.
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Contortive \Con*tor"tive\, a.       Expressing contortion.
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Contortuplicate \Con`tor*tu"pli*cate\, a. [L. contortuplicatus;       contortus contorted + plicare to fold.] (Bot.)       Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the       morning-glory. --Gray.
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the       outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines             representing such an outline; the line that bounds;             periphery.                         Titian's coloring and contours.         --A. Drummond.          2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,             or of works of fortification.          {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the             general covering of a bird.          {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of             ground with respect to its undulation, etc.          {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a             horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the             corresponding line in a map or chart.
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the       outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines             representing such an outline; the line that bounds;             periphery.                         Titian's coloring and contours.         --A. Drummond.          2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,             or of works of fortification.          {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the             general covering of a bird.          {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of             ground with respect to its undulation, etc.          {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a             horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the             corresponding line in a map or chart.
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the       outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines             representing such an outline; the line that bounds;             periphery.                         Titian's coloring and contours.         --A. Drummond.          2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,             or of works of fortification.          {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the             general covering of a bird.          {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of             ground with respect to its undulation, etc.          {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a             horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the             corresponding line in a map or chart.
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the       outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines             representing such an outline; the line that bounds;             periphery.                         Titian's coloring and contours.         --A. Drummond.          2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,             or of works of fortification.          {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the             general covering of a bird.          {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of             ground with respect to its undulation, etc.          {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a             horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the             corresponding line in a map or chart.
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Contourniated \Con*tour"ni*a`ted\, a. [Cf. {Contorniate}.]       (Numis.)       Having furrowed edges, as if turned in a lathe.
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Contra \Con"tra\       A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary,       in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the       composition of many English words. Cf. {Counter}, adv. &       pref.
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando       ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.]       1. Illegal or prohibited traffic.                         Persons the most bound in duty to prevent                      contraband, and the most interested in the seizures.                                                                               --Burke.          2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of             which is forbidden.          3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was             brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered             contraband of war. [U.S.]          {Contraband of war}, that which, according to international             law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at             the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved             belligerent. --Wharton.
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, a.       Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as,       contraband goods, or trade.                   The contraband will always keep pace, in some measure,                with the fair trade.                              --Burke.
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, v. t.       1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.             [Obs.] --Johnson.          2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.]                         The law severly contrabands Our taking business of                      men's hands.                                       --Hudibras.
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando       ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.]       1. Illegal or prohibited traffic.                         Persons the most bound in duty to prevent                      contraband, and the most interested in the seizures.                                                                               --Burke.          2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of             which is forbidden.          3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was             brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered             contraband of war. [U.S.]          {Contraband of war}, that which, according to international             law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at             the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved             belligerent. --Wharton.
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Contrabandism \Con"tra*band*ism\ (-[icr]z'm), n.       Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling.
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Contrabandist \Con"tra*band`ist\, n.       One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.
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Contrabass \Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.)       The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family.
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Contrabass \Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.)       Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep       range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass       ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.]       (Mus.)             (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.             (b) One who sings the lowest part.             (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}.          {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass             part written out continuously, while the other parts of             the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;             continued bass.
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Contrabasso \Con`tra*bas"so\, n. [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.)       The largest kind of bass viol. See {Violone}.
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.]       (Mus.)             (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.             (b) One who sings the lowest part.             (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}.          {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass             part written out continuously, while the other parts of             the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;             continued bass.
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Contrabasso \Con`tra*bas"so\, n. [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.)       The largest kind of bass viol. See {Violone}.
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Wager \Wa"ger\, n.          {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of             the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include             various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as             contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures,             options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now             generally made illegal by statute against betting and             gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a             criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical       Economics)       The share of the annual product or national dividend which       goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration       received by capital in its various forms. This economic or       technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current       sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to       laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the       products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence       or management, which are earned by skill in directing the       work of others.
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Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.       dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.]       1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.          2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not             able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,             without the will, power, or aid of something else; not             self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate;             -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent             upon friends.                         England, long dependent and degraded, was again a                      power of the first rank.                     --Macaulay.          {Dependent covenant} or {contract} (Law), one not binding             until some connecting stipulation is performed.          {Dependent variable} (Math.), a varying quantity whose             changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by             changes in another variable, which is called the             independent variable.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere       to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See       {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.]       1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;             to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's             sphere of action.                         In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our                      faculties.                                          --Dr. H. More.          2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.                         Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.          3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a             habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.                         Each from each contract new strength and light.                                                                               --Pope.                         Such behavior we contract by having much conversed                      with persons of high station.            --Swift.          4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain             or covenant for.                         We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and                      lague with the aforesaid queen.         --Hakluyt.                         Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within                      the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by                      law.                                                   --Strype.          5. To betroth; to affiance.                         The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are                      now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.          6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by             reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.          Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;                condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
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Contract \Con"tract\, a.       Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, a. [L. contractus, p. p.]       Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Contract \Con"tract\, n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F.       contrat, formerly also contract.]       1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a             sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain             from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party             undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a             formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights.             --Wharton.          2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties,             with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof             of the obligation.          3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.                         This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow.          Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain;                arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. i.       1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or             extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in             duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts             when wet.                         Years contracting to a moment.            --Wordsworth.          2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain;             as, to contract for carrying the mail.
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Wager \Wa"ger\, n.          {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of             the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include             various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as             contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures,             options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now             generally made illegal by statute against betting and             gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a             criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical       Economics)       The share of the annual product or national dividend which       goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration       received by capital in its various forms. This economic or       technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current       sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to       laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the       products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence       or management, which are earned by skill in directing the       work of others.
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Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.       dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.]       1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.          2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not             able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,             without the will, power, or aid of something else; not             self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate;             -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent             upon friends.                         England, long dependent and degraded, was again a                      power of the first rank.                     --Macaulay.          {Dependent covenant} or {contract} (Law), one not binding             until some connecting stipulation is performed.          {Dependent variable} (Math.), a varying quantity whose             changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by             changes in another variable, which is called the             independent variable.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere       to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See       {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.]       1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;             to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's             sphere of action.                         In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our                      faculties.                                          --Dr. H. More.          2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.                         Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.          3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a             habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.                         Each from each contract new strength and light.                                                                               --Pope.                         Such behavior we contract by having much conversed                      with persons of high station.            --Swift.          4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain             or covenant for.                         We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and                      lague with the aforesaid queen.         --Hakluyt.                         Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within                      the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by                      law.                                                   --Strype.          5. To betroth; to affiance.                         The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are                      now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.          6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by             reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.          Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;                condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
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Contract \Con"tract\, a.       Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, a. [L. contractus, p. p.]       Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Contract \Con"tract\, n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F.       contrat, formerly also contract.]       1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a             sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain             from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party             undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a             formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights.             --Wharton.          2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties,             with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof             of the obligation.          3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.                         This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow.          Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain;                arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. i.       1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or             extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in             duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts             when wet.                         Years contracting to a moment.            --Wordsworth.          2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain;             as, to contract for carrying the mail.
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Contract system \Con"tract sys"tem\       1. The sweating system.          2. The system of employing convicts by selling their labor             (to be performed inside the prison) at a fixed price per             day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the             prison to superintend the work.
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Contract tablet \Con"tract tablet\ (Babylonian & Assyrian       Antiq.)       A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe       keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often       called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of       the inscription on the inclosed tablet.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere       to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See       {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.]       1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;             to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's             sphere of action.                         In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our                      faculties.                                          --Dr. H. More.          2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.                         Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.          3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a             habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.                         Each from each contract new strength and light.                                                                               --Pope.                         Such behavior we contract by having much conversed                      with persons of high station.            --Swift.          4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain             or covenant for.                         We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and                      lague with the aforesaid queen.         --Hakluyt.                         Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within                      the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by                      law.                                                   --Strype.          5. To betroth; to affiance.                         The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are                      now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.          6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by             reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.          Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;                condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
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Contracted \Con*tract"ed\, a.       1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a             contracted brow; a contracted noun.          2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind;             contracted views.          3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.                         Inquire me out contracted bachelors.   --Shak.
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Contractedness \Con*tract"ed*ness\, n.       The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness;       selfishness.
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Contractibility \Con*tract`i*bil"i*ty\, n.       Capability of being contracted; quality of being       contractible; as, the contractibility and dilatability of       air. --Arbuthnot.
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Contractible \Con*tract"i*ble\, a.       Capable of contraction.                   Small air bladders distable and contractible.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
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Contractibleness \Con*tract"i*ble*ness\, n.       Contractibility.
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Contractile \Con*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. contractile.]       tending to contract; having the power or property of       contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller       dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.                   The heart's contractile force.               --H. Brooke.                   Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile                substance.                                             --Hixley.          {Contractile vacuole} (Zo[94]l.), a pulsating cavity in the             interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in             function. There may be one, two, or more.
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Vacuole \Vac"u*ole\, n. [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.]       (Biol.)       A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of       organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery       liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell       protoplasm.          {Contractile vacuole}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Contractile},             and see Illusts. of {Infusoria}, and {Lobosa}.          {Food vacuole}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Food}, and see Illust.             of {Infusoria}.
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Contractile \Con*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. contractile.]       tending to contract; having the power or property of       contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller       dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.                   The heart's contractile force.               --H. Brooke.                   Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile                substance.                                             --Hixley.          {Contractile vacuole} (Zo[94]l.), a pulsating cavity in the             interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in             function. There may be one, two, or more.
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Contractility \Con`trac*til"i*ty\, n.       1. The quality or property by which bodies shrink or             contract.          2. (Physiol.) The power possessed by the fibers of living             muscle of contracting or shortening.          Note: When subject to the will, as in the muscles of                locomotion, such power is called voluntary                contractility; when not controlled by the will, as in                the muscles of the heart, it is involuntary                contractility.
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere       to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See       {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.]       1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;             to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's             sphere of action.                         In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our                      faculties.                                          --Dr. H. More.          2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.                         Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.          3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a             habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.                         Each from each contract new strength and light.                                                                               --Pope.                         Such behavior we contract by having much conversed                      with persons of high station.            --Swift.          4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain             or covenant for.                         We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and                      lague with the aforesaid queen.         --Hakluyt.                         Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within                      the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by                      law.                                                   --Strype.          5. To betroth; to affiance.                         The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are                      now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.          6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by             reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.          Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;                condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
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Contraction \Con*trac"tion\, n. [L. contractio: cf. F.       contraction.]       1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or             shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction             of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion;             the contraction produced by cold.          2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.          3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as             liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of             becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.          4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase;             -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for             criminal conversation, etc.          5. (Gram.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the             omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or             more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never;             can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.          6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Contractive \Con*tract"ive\, a.       Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of       contracting.
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Contractor \Con*tract"or\, n. [L.]       One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who       covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who       contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a       certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a       railroad.
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Contracture \Con*trac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a       drawing together.] (Med.)       A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles,       generally of the flexor muscles.
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Contradance \Con"tra*dance`\, n. [Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F.       contrdance. Cf. {Country-dance}.]       A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or       in opposite lines.
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of       contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See       {Diction}.]       1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take             issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a             statement or a speaker; to impugn.                         Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it                      is not so.                                          --Shak.                         The future can not contradict the past.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]                         No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.                         A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted                      our intents.                                       --Shak.
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict\, v. i.       To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the       contrary of, something.                   They . . . spake against those things which were spoken                by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.   --Acts xiii.                                                                               45.
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Contradictable \Con`tra*dict"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being contradicting.
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of       contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See       {Diction}.]       1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take             issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a             statement or a speaker; to impugn.                         Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it                      is not so.                                          --Shak.                         The future can not contradict the past.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]                         No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.                         A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted                      our intents.                                       --Shak.
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Contradicter \Con`tra*dict"er\, n.       one who contradicts. --Swift.
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of       contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See       {Diction}.]       1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take             issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a             statement or a speaker; to impugn.                         Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it                      is not so.                                          --Shak.                         The future can not contradict the past.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]                         No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.                         A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted                      our intents.                                       --Shak.
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Contradiction \Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer,       objection: cf. F. contradiction.]       1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or             affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion;             contrary declaration; gainsaying.                         His fair demands Shall be accomplished without                      contradiction.                                    --Shak.          2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency;             incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is             inconsistent.                         can be make deathless death? That were to make                      Strange contradiction.                        --Milton.                         We state our experience and then we come to a manly                      resolution of acting in contradiction to it.                                                                               --Burke.                         Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be                      true.                                                --Hobbes.                         Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth.          {Principle of contradiction} (Logic), the axiom or law of             thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same             time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same             attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and             denied of the same subject.          Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have                been called the [bd]Three Logical Axioms.[b8] First,                [bd]A is A.[b8] Second, [bd]A is not Not-A[b8] Third,                [bd]Everything is either A or Not-A.[b8]
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Contradictional \Con`tra*dic"tion*al\, a.       Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing. [R.] --Milton.
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Contradictions \Con`tra*dic"tions\, a.       1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.]          2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] --Sharp. --             {Con`tra*dic"tious*ness}, n. --Norris.
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Contradictions \Con`tra*dic"tions\, a.       1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.]          2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] --Sharp. --             {Con`tra*dic"tious*ness}, n. --Norris.
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Contradictive \Con`tra*dict"ive\, a.       Contradictory; inconsistent. -- {Con`tra*dict"ive*ly}, adv.
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Contradictive \Con`tra*dict"ive\, a.       Contradictory; inconsistent. -- {Con`tra*dict"ive*ly}, adv.
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Contradictor \Con`tra*dict"or\, n. [L.]       A contradicter.
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Contradictories}.       1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another;             contrariety.                         It is common with princes to will contradictories.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed             to each other both in quality and quantity.
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Contradictorily \Con`tra*dict"o*ri*ly\, adv.       In a contradictory manner. --Sharp.
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Contradictoriness \Con"tra*dict`o*ri*ness\, n.       The quality of being contradictory; opposition;       inconsistency. --J. Whitaker.
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, a. [LL. contradictorius: cf.       F. contradictoire.]       1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been             asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.             [bd]Contradictory assertions.[b8] --South.          2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.                         Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense.                                                                               --Addisn.
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Contradictories}.       1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another;             contrariety.                         It is common with princes to will contradictories.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed             to each other both in quality and quantity.
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Contradistinct \Con`tra*dis*tinct"\, a.       Distinguished by opposite qualities. --J. Goodwin.
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Contradistinction \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion\, n.       Distinction by contrast.                   That there are such things as sins of infirmity in                contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be                questioned.                                             --South.
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Contradistinctive \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive\, a.       having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by       contrast. -- {Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive}, n.
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Contradistinguishing}.]       To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.                   These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as                contradistinguished.                              --Locke.
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Contradistinguishing}.]       To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.                   These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as                contradistinguished.                              --Locke.
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Contradistinguishing}.]       To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.                   These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as                contradistinguished.                              --Locke.
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Contrafagetto \Con`tra*fa*get"to\, n. [It.] (Mus.)       The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon.
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Contrafissure \Con`tra*fis"sure\ (?; 135), n. (Med.)       A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which       received the blow, or at some distance from it. --Coxe.
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Contrahent \Con"tra*hent\, a. [L. contrahens, p. pr. See       {Contract}.]       Entering into covenant; contracting; as, contrahent parties.       [Obs.] --Mede.
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Contraindicant \Con"tra*in"di*cant\, n. (Med.)       Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of       treatment is not to be followed. --Burke.
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.]       (Med.)       To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment       contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would       seem to require.                   Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.]       (Med.)       To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment       contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would       seem to require.                   Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.]       (Med.)       To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment       contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would       seem to require.                   Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
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Contraindication \Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.)       An indication or symptom which forbids the method of       treatment usual in such cases.
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Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? [or] [?]), n. [It., fr. contra +       alto. See {Alto}.] (Mus.)       (a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female             voices; the alto or counter tenor.       (b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice             is a contralto; she is a contralto.          Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below                middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it                embraces two octaves.
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Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? [or] [?]), a. (Mus.)       Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music       called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
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Contramure \Con"tra*mure\, n. [Cf. {Countermure}.] (fort.)       An outer wall. [Obs.] --Chambers.
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Contranatural \Con"tra*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Cf.       {Counternatural}.]       Opposed to or against nature; unnatural. [R.] --Bp. Rust.
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Contraplex \Con"tra*plex\, a. [Contra- + -plex as in duplex.]       (Teleg.)       Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite       directions at the same time.
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Contraposition \Con"tra*po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- +       position: cf. f. conterposition.]       1. A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] --F.             Potter.          2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in             denying the original subject of the contradictory             predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S.
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Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.       A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.       [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a.                   We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions                which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.                                                                               --F. M. Ware.
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Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.       A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.       [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a.                   We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions                which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.                                                                               --F. M. Ware.
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Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto       counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.)       Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.
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Contrapuntist \Con`tra*pun"tist\, n. [It. contrappuntista.]       (Mus.)       One skilled in counterpoint. --L. Mason.
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Contraremonstrant \Con"tra*re*mon"strant\, n.       One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a       remonstrant. [R.]                   They did the synod wrong to make this distinction of                contraremonstrants and remonstrants.      --Hales.
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Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of       contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant,       p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See {Contrary}.]       Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.       [R.]                   The struggles of contrariant factions.   --Coleridge.
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Contrariantly \Con*tra"ri*ant*ly\, adv.       Contrarily. [Obs.]
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Contraries \Con"tra*ries\ (? [or] [?]; 48), n. pl. [Pl. of       {Contrary}, n.] (Logic)       Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each       other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish       the truth of the other.                   If two universals differ in quality, they are                contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a                tree. These can never be both true together; but they                may be both false.                                 --I. Watts.
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}.       1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.                         No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a                      knave.                                                --Shak.          2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition             incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather             show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke.          4. (Logic) See {Contraries}.          {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift.          {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the             other side. [bd]They did it, not for want of instruction             to the contrary.[b8] --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L.       contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[82]t[82].]       1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition;             repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.                         There is a contrariety between those things that                      conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the                      senses.                                             --South.          2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with,             something else; an inconsistency.                         How can these contrarieties agree?      --Shak.          Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
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Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L.       contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[82]t[82].]       1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition;             repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.                         There is a contrariety between those things that                      conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the                      senses.                                             --South.          2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with,             something else; an inconsistency.                         How can these contrarieties agree?      --Shak.          Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
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Contrarily \Con"tra*ri*ly\ (? or [?]), adv.       In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in       opposite ways.
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Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n.       state or quality of being contrary; opposition;       inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
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Contrarious \Con*tra"ri*ous\, a. [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF.       contrarios contralius.]       Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] --Milton.                   She flew contrarious in the face of God. --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.
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Contrariously \Con*tra"ri*ous*ly\, adv.       Contrarily; oppositely. --Shak.
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Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? [or] [?]), adv.       1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.                         Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing;                      but contrariwise, blessing.               --1 Pet. iii.                                                                               9.          2. In a contrary order; conversely.                         Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the                      same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
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Contrarotation \Con`tra*ro*ta"tion\, n.       Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other       circular motion.
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Contrarry \Con"trar*ry\, v. t. [F. contrarier. See {Contrary},       a.]       To contradict or oppose; to thwart. [Obs.]                   I was advised not to contrary the king.   --Bp. Latimer.
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}.       1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.                         No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a                      knave.                                                --Shak.          2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition             incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather             show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke.          4. (Logic) See {Contraries}.          {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift.          {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the             other side. [bd]They did it, not for want of instruction             to the contrary.[b8] --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\ (? [or] ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie,       contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See       {Contra-}.]       1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition;             adverse; as, contrary winds.                         And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not                      hearken unto me.                                 --Lev. xxvi.                                                                               21.                         We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary                      way.                                                   --Shak.          2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.                         Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And                      with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. --Milton.                         The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be                      contrary to the sacred Scripture.      --Whewell.          3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a             contrary disposition; a contrary child.          4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy             each other; as, contrary propositions.          {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in             opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.          Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant;                inconsistent.
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\ (? [or] ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie,       contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See       {Contra-}.]       1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition;             adverse; as, contrary winds.                         And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not                      hearken unto me.                                 --Lev. xxvi.                                                                               21.                         We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary                      way.                                                   --Shak.          2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.                         Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And                      with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. --Milton.                         The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be                      contrary to the sacred Scripture.      --Whewell.          3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a             contrary disposition; a contrary child.          4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy             each other; as, contrary propositions.          {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in             opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.          Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant;                inconsistent.
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.]       1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a             sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the             poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.          2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to             which the magnetic needle is directed.          3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common             radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates.          {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an             equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.          {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or]             Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It             sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs             1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,             and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is             white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See             {Bear}.          {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell             which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its             maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar             bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The             first polar body formed is usually larger than the second             one, and often divides into two after its separation from             the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal             chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of             the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are             not fully understood.          {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a             distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity             of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern             called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic             circle.          {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,             turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and             indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being             turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the             light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.          {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}.          {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great             circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.             Dict.          {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a             sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly             body from the north pole of the heavens.          {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which             expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of             every point of the line or surface.          {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act             in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the             two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.          {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America             ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It             is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L.             timidus}).          {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis.          {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast}             (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence             of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a             species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an             opposition or contrast as possible.          {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}.          {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle             whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a             given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2.          {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See             {Whale}.
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Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[ocr]n"tr[adot]st), n. [F. contraste: cf.       It. contrasto.]       1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted;             comparison by contrariety of qualities.                         place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast                      with reality.                                    --Wordsworth.          2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities;             unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.                         The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons.                                                                               --Whewell.          3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc.,             which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each             other's peculiarities.                                 --Fairholt.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to       resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See       {Stand}.]       To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or       opposition of qualities.                   The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely                with the divisional planes which separate the basalt                into pillars.                                          --Lyell.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t.       1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show             the differences between, or the comparative excellences             and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of             qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.          2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or             other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition             to another figure or object.                         the figures of the groups must not be all on side .                      . . but must contrast each other by their several                      position.                                          --Dryden.
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.]       1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a             sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the             poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.          2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to             which the magnetic needle is directed.          3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common             radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates.          {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an             equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.          {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or]             Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It             sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs             1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,             and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is             white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See             {Bear}.          {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell             which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its             maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar             bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The             first polar body formed is usually larger than the second             one, and often divides into two after its separation from             the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal             chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of             the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are             not fully understood.          {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a             distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity             of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern             called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic             circle.          {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,             turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and             indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being             turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the             light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.          {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}.          {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great             circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.             Dict.          {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a             sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly             body from the north pole of the heavens.          {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which             expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of             every point of the line or surface.          {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act             in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the             two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.          {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America             ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It             is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L.             timidus}).          {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis.          {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast}             (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence             of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a             species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an             opposition or contrast as possible.          {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}.          {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle             whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a             given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2.          {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See             {Whale}.
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Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[ocr]n"tr[adot]st), n. [F. contraste: cf.       It. contrasto.]       1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted;             comparison by contrariety of qualities.                         place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast                      with reality.                                    --Wordsworth.          2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities;             unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.                         The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons.                                                                               --Whewell.          3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc.,             which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each             other's peculiarities.                                 --Fairholt.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to       resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See       {Stand}.]       To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or       opposition of qualities.                   The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely                with the divisional planes which separate the basalt                into pillars.                                          --Lyell.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t.       1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show             the differences between, or the comparative excellences             and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of             qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.          2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or             other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition             to another figure or object.                         the figures of the groups must not be all on side .                      . . but must contrast each other by their several                      position.                                          --Dryden.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to       resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See       {Stand}.]       To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or       opposition of qualities.                   The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely                with the divisional planes which separate the basalt                into pillars.                                          --Lyell.
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Contrastimulant \Con`tra*stim"u*lant\, a.       Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course       of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.       -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a       stimulant.
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to       resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See       {Stand}.]       To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or       opposition of qualities.                   The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely                with the divisional planes which separate the basalt                into pillars.                                          --Lyell.
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.]       Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead       of radiating from it. [R.]          {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}.
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.]       Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead       of radiating from it. [R.]          {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}.
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Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance       to a crown.] (Mach.)       A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane;       -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}.
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.]       Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead       of radiating from it. [R.]          {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}.
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Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance       to a crown.] (Mach.)       A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane;       -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}.
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Contratenor \Con"tra*ten`or\, n. [Cf. {Counter tenor}.] (Mus.)       Counter tenor; contralto.
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Contravallation \Con`tra*val*la"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- +       vallation: cf. F. contrevallation. Cf. {Countervallation}.]       (Fort.)       A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to       secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged.
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra       + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]       1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict             with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation             of; to defeat.                         So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be                      contravened.                                       --Southey.          2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to             contravene a law.                         Laws that place the subjects in such a state                      contravene the first principles of the compact of                      authority.                                          --Johnson.          Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;                obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra       + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]       1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict             with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation             of; to defeat.                         So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be                      contravened.                                       --Southey.          2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to             contravene a law.                         Laws that place the subjects in such a state                      contravene the first principles of the compact of                      authority.                                          --Johnson.          Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;                obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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Contravener \Con`tra*ven"er\, n.       One who contravenes.
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra       + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]       1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict             with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation             of; to defeat.                         So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be                      contravened.                                       --Southey.          2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to             contravene a law.                         Laws that place the subjects in such a state                      contravene the first principles of the compact of                      authority.                                          --Johnson.          Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;                obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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Contravention \Con`tra*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. contravention.]       The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction;       transgression; violation.                   Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament.                                                                               --Macaulay.                   In contravention of all his marriage stipulations.                                                                               --Motley.
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Contraversion \Con`tra*ver"sion\, n.       A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.   --Congreve.
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Contrayerva \Con`tra*yer"va\, n. [Sp. contrayerba, literally, a       counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra +       herba herb.] (Bot.)       A species of {Dorstenia} ({D. Contrayerva}), a South American       plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in       medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
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Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E.       {Country-dance}). ]       1.             (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to                   face, or in opposite lines.             (b) The quadrille. [Obs.]          2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
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Contributable \Con*trib"u*ta*ble\, a.       Capable of being contributed.
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Contributary \Con*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.       1. Contributory. [R.]          2. Tributary; contributing. [R.]                         It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where                      this river received a contributary stream.                                                                               --D'Anville                                                                               (Trans. ).
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of       contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to       grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]       To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common       stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part;       to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to       contribute food or fuel for the poor.                   England contributes much more than any other of the                allies.                                                   --Addison.
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. i.       1. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or             aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a             share in any act or effect.                         We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls                      upon the colonies to contribute.         --Burke.          2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to             assist.                         These men also contributed to obstruct the progress                      of wisdom.                                          --Goldsmith.
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of       contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to       grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]       To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common       stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part;       to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to       contribute food or fuel for the poor.                   England contributes much more than any other of the                allies.                                                   --Addison.
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Contributer \Con*trib"u*ter\, n.       One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who       writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of       contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to       grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]       To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common       stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part;       to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to       contribute food or fuel for the poor.                   England contributes much more than any other of the                allies.                                                   --Addison.
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Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. contributio: cf. F.       contribution.]       1. The act of contributing.          2. That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an             individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole             which is formed by the gifts of individuals.                         A certain contribution for the poor saints which are                      at jerusalem.                                    --Rom. xv. 26.                         Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical                      sciences.                                          --Whewell.          3. (Mil.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved             on the people of a town or country.                         These sums, . . . and the forced contributions paid                      by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his                      straggling troops together.               --Motley.          4. (Law) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a             share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their             number for the common benefit.
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Contribution plan \Con`tri*bu"tion plan\ (Life Insurance)       A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the       excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the       expenses of management, cost of insurance, and the policy       value at the date of computation. This excess is called the       contribution of the policy.
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Contributional \Con`tri*bu"tion*al\, a.       Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution.
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Contributive \Con*trib"u*tive\, a.       Contributing, or tending to contribute. --Fuller.
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}.       One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to       contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.       --Abbott.
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.       Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same       end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to       some common stock; contributive. --Milton.                   Bonfires of contributory wood.               --Chapman.          {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured             party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer             in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it             is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}.       One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to       contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.       --Abbott.
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Negligence \Neg"li*gence\, n. [F. n[82]gligence, L.       negligentia.]       The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due       diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect;       heedlessness.          2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.                         remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out                      his negligences and defects.               --Blair.          3. (Law) The omission of the care usual under the             circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A             specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his             specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability             for negligence varies acordingly.          {Contributory negligence}. See under {Contributory}.          Syn: Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight.          Usage: {Negligence}, {Neglect}. These two words are freely                   interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction                   has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally                   used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of                   leaving things undone or unattended to. We are                   negligent as a general trait of character; we are                   guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference                   to individuals who had a right to our attentions.
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.       Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same       end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to       some common stock; contributive. --Milton.                   Bonfires of contributory wood.               --Chapman.          {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured             party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer             in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it             is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.
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Contrist \Con*trist"\, v. t. [Cf. F. contrister. See       {Contristate}.]       To make sad. [Obs.]                   To deject and contrist myself.               --Sterne.
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Contristate \Con*tris"tate\, v. t. & i. [L. contristatus, p. p.       of contristare to sadden; con- + tristis sad.]       To make sorrowful. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Contrite \Con"trite\ (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p.       of contrere to grind, bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind:       cf. F. contrit See {Trite}.]       1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.]          2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for             sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and             thoroughly penitent.                         A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.                                                                               --Ps. li. 17.                         Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. --Milton.          Syn: Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful.
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Contrite \Con"trite\, n.       A contrite person. --Hooker.
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Contrite \Con"trite\, v.       In a contrite manner.
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Contriteness \Con"trite`ness\, n.       Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.
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Contrition \Con*tri"tion\, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.]       1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition;             friction; rubbing. [Obs.]                         The breaking of their parts into less parts by                      contrition.                                       --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance             for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble             penitence; through repentance.                         My future days shall be one whole contrition.                                                                               --Dryden.          Syn: repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction;                self-reproach; remorse.          Usage: {Contrition}, {Attrition}, {repentance}. -- Contrition                   is deep sorrow and self-condemnation, with through                   repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God,                   and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is                   sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by                   fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin.                   Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning                   from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life.                   Repentance is often used as synonymous with                   contrition. See {Compunction}.
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Contriturate \Con*trit"u*rate\ (?; 135), v. t.       To triturate; to pulverize. [R.]
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Contrivance \Con*triv"ance\, n.       1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or             planning.                         The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by                      its construction, contrivance and design.                      Contrivance must have had a contriver. --Paley.          2. The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of             parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice;             arrangement.                         Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to                      provide for human wants.                     --Burke.          Syn: Device; plan; scheme; invention; machine; project;                design; artifice; shift. See {Device}.
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Contrivble \Con*triv"*ble\, a.       Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised.                   A perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable. --Bp.                                                                               Wilkins.
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven,       to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find.       See {Troubadour}, {trover}.]       To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to       design; to plan.                   What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of                the universe than infinite wisdom.         --Tillotson.                   neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught                against his life.                                    --Hawthorne.          Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;                concert; hatch.
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. i.       To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to       plot.                   The Fates with traitors do contrive.      --Shak.                   Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the                defendant.                                             --Shak.
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven,       to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find.       See {Troubadour}, {trover}.]       To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to       design; to plan.                   What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of                the universe than infinite wisdom.         --Tillotson.                   neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught                against his life.                                    --Hawthorne.          Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;                concert; hatch.
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Contrivement \Con*trive"ment\, n.       Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan. [Obs.]                   Consider the admirable contrivement and artifice of                this great fabric.                                 --Glanvill.                   Active to meet their contrivements.         --Sir G. Buck.
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Contriver \Con*triv"er\, n.       One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. --Swift.
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven,       to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find.       See {Troubadour}, {trover}.]       To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to       design; to plan.                   What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of                the universe than infinite wisdom.         --Tillotson.                   neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught                against his life.                                    --Hawthorne.          Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;                concert; hatch.
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.)       A system or method of connecting and operating two induction       motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the       secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the       latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a       system of electric traction in which motors so connected are       employed. The cascade system is also called          {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a          {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or          {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained             a          {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}.          Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade                connection is used for starting and for low speeds up                to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor                is cut loose from the other motor and is either left                idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
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Control \Con*trol"\, n.       1. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism             or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;             specifically (A[89]ronautics), the mechanism controlling             the rudders and ailerons.          2. (Climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the             climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution             of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds,             permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean             currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[93]le a counter register,       contr. fr. contr-r[93]le; contre (L. contra) + r[93]le roll,       catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.]       1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or             check another account or register; a counter register.             [Obs.] --Johnson.          2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder;             restraint. [bd]Speak without control.[b8] --Dryden.          3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or             regulating influence; superintendence; government; as,             children should be under parental control.                         The House of Commons should exercise a control over                      all the departments of the executive administration.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Board of control}. See under {Board}.
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.]       [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]       1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to             prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]                         This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.          2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to             check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;             to overpower.                         Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a                      scepter to control the world.            --Shak.                         I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger                      passion does its power control.         --Dryden.          Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;                hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.)       A system or method of connecting and operating two induction       motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the       secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the       latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a       system of electric traction in which motors so connected are       employed. The cascade system is also called          {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a          {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or          {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained             a          {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}.          Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade                connection is used for starting and for low speeds up                to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor                is cut loose from the other motor and is either left                idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
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Control \Con*trol"\, n.       1. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism             or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;             specifically (A[89]ronautics), the mechanism controlling             the rudders and ailerons.          2. (Climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the             climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution             of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds,             permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean             currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[93]le a counter register,       contr. fr. contr-r[93]le; contre (L. contra) + r[93]le roll,       catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.]       1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or             check another account or register; a counter register.             [Obs.] --Johnson.          2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder;             restraint. [bd]Speak without control.[b8] --Dryden.          3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or             regulating influence; superintendence; government; as,             children should be under parental control.                         The House of Commons should exercise a control over                      all the departments of the executive administration.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Board of control}. See under {Board}.
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.]       [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]       1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to             prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]                         This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.          2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to             check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;             to overpower.                         Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a                      scepter to control the world.            --Shak.                         I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger                      passion does its power control.         --Dryden.          Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;                hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Controllability \Con*trol`la*bil"i*ty\, n.       Capability of being controlled; controllableness.
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Controllable \Con*trol"la*ble\, a.       Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable       to command.                   Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore,                . . . not always controllable by reason. --South.
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Controllableness \Con*trol"la*ble*ness\, n.       Capability of being controlled.
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.]       [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]       1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to             prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]                         This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.          2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to             check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;             to overpower.                         Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a                      scepter to control the world.            --Shak.                         I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger                      passion does its power control.         --Dryden.          Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;                hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n.       1. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or             system; specif.:             (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for                   throwing a regulator magnet into or out of circuit in                   an automatic device for constant current regulation.             (b) A kind of multiple switch for gradually admitting the                   current to, or shutting it off from, an electric                   motor; as, a car controller for an electric railway                   car.          2. (Mach.) A lever controlling the speed of an engine; --             applied esp. to the lever governing a throttle valve, as             of a steam or gasoline engine, esp. on an automobile.
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F.       contr[93]leur.]       1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who             has power or authority to regulate or control; one who             governs.                         The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man,                      and lived in low estate.                     --Dryden.          2. An officer appointed to keep a counter register of             accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts.             [More commonly written {controller}.]          3. (Naut.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck,             for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The             links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block,             and thus hold fast until disengaged.
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n.       1. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or             system; specif.:             (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for                   throwing a regulator magnet into or out of circuit in                   an automatic device for constant current regulation.             (b) A kind of multiple switch for gradually admitting the                   current to, or shutting it off from, an electric                   motor; as, a car controller for an electric railway                   car.          2. (Mach.) A lever controlling the speed of an engine; --             applied esp. to the lever governing a throttle valve, as             of a steam or gasoline engine, esp. on an automobile.
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F.       contr[93]leur.]       1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who             has power or authority to regulate or control; one who             governs.                         The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man,                      and lived in low estate.                     --Dryden.          2. An officer appointed to keep a counter register of             accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts.             [More commonly written {controller}.]          3. (Naut.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck,             for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The             links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block,             and thus hold fast until disengaged.
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Controllership \Con*trol"ler*ship\, n.       The office of a controller.
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.]       [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]       1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to             prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]                         This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.          2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to             check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;             to overpower.                         Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a                      scepter to control the world.            --Shak.                         I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger                      passion does its power control.         --Dryden.          Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;                hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Controlment \Con*trol"ment\, n.       1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being             restrained; control; restraint; regulation;             superintendence.                         You may do it without controlment.      --Shak.          2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.]                         Here have we war for war, and blood for blood,                      Controlment for controlment.               --Shak.
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.]       [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]       1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to             prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]                         This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.          2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to             check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;             to overpower.                         Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a                      scepter to control the world.            --Shak.                         I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger                      passion does its power control.         --Dryden.          Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;                hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Controversal \Con`tro*ver"sal\, a.       1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [Obs.]                         The temple of Janus, with his two controversal                      faces.                                                --Milton.          2. Controversial. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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Controversary \Con`tro*ver"sa*ry\, a.       Controversial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, n. [Cf. F. controverse.]       Controversy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, v. t. [L. controversari, fr.       controversus turned against, disputed.]       To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] [bd]Controversed       causes.[b8] --Hooker.
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Controverser \Con"tro*ver`ser\, n.       A disputant. [Obs.]
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Controversial \Con`tro*ver"sial\, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.]       Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious;       polemical; as, controversial divinity.
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Controversialist \Con`tro*ver"sial*ist\, n.       One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.                   He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the                stuff of which controversialists are made. --Macaulay.
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Controversially \Con`tro*ver"sial*ly\, adv.       In a controversial manner.
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Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L.       controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;       contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See       {Verse}.]       1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of             contrary opinions.                         This left no room for controversy about the title.                                                                               --Locke.                         A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in                      writing.                                             --Johnson.          2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.                         The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.                                                                               xxv. 31.          3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]                         When any man that had a controversy came to the king                      for judgment.                                    --2 Sam. xv.                                                                               2.          Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;                contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
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Controversion \Con`tro*ver"sion\, n.       Act of controverting; controversy. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Controversor \Con"tro*ver`sor\, n.       A controverser. [Obs.]
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Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L.       controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;       contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See       {Verse}.]       1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of             contrary opinions.                         This left no room for controversy about the title.                                                                               --Locke.                         A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in                      writing.                                             --Johnson.          2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.                         The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.                                                                               xxv. 31.          3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]                         When any man that had a controversy came to the king                      for judgment.                                    --2 Sam. xv.                                                                               2.          Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;                contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.]       To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by       reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to       contest; to debate.                   Some controverted points had decided according to the                sense of the best jurists.                     --Macaulay.
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.]       To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by       reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to       contest; to debate.                   Some controverted points had decided according to the                sense of the best jurists.                     --Macaulay.
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Controverter \Con"tro*ver`ter\, n.       One who controverts; a controversial writer; a       controversialist.                   Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a                tavern.                                                   --B. Jonson.
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Controvertible \Con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a.       Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of       question. -- {Con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv.
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Controvertible \Con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a.       Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of       question. -- {Con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv.
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.]       To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by       reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to       contest; to debate.                   Some controverted points had decided according to the                sense of the best jurists.                     --Macaulay.
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Controvertist \Con"tro*ver`tist\, n.       One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.                   How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment                of the critic!                                       --Campbell.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n.          {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said             of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an             exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n.       (Astron.)       An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous       light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen       during September and October, when in the constellations       Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood.       Called also {Gegenschein}.
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.)       A device for automatically counting the revolutions or       pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also       simply {counter}.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-).          Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ]       A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,       counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv.       & a.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf.       {Contra-}.]       1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction;             contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.                         Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks.          2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a             hound that runs counter.                         This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak.          3. At or against the front or face. [R.]                         Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the                      back of the flier.                              --Sandys.
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a       counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to       count. See {Count}, v. t. ]       1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.          2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning,             in keeping account of games, etc.                         The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve                      as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B.                                                                               Tylor.                         What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it                      without counters.                              --Shak.          3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.]                         To lock such rascal counters from his friends.                                                                               --Shak.          4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.                         Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter.                                                                               --Fuller.          5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing             press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the             revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer,       F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place,       place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       A table or board on which money is counted and over which       business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on       which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on       which they are weighed or measured.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water             line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the             stern proper.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n.       An encounter. [Obs.]                   With kindly counter under mimic shade.   --Spenser.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing)       To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.                   His left hand countered provokingly.      --C. Kingsley.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n.          {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said             of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an             exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n.       (Astron.)       An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous       light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen       during September and October, when in the constellations       Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood.       Called also {Gegenschein}.
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.)       A device for automatically counting the revolutions or       pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also       simply {counter}.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-).          Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ]       A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,       counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv.       & a.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf.       {Contra-}.]       1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction;             contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.                         Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks.          2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a             hound that runs counter.                         This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak.          3. At or against the front or face. [R.]                         Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the                      back of the flier.                              --Sandys.
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a       counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to       count. See {Count}, v. t. ]       1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.          2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning,             in keeping account of games, etc.                         The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve                      as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B.                                                                               Tylor.                         What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it                      without counters.                              --Shak.          3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.]                         To lock such rascal counters from his friends.                                                                               --Shak.          4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.                         Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter.                                                                               --Fuller.          5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing             press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the             revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer,       F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place,       place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       A table or board on which money is counted and over which       business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on       which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on       which they are weighed or measured.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water             line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the             stern proper.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n.       An encounter. [Obs.]                   With kindly counter under mimic shade.   --Spenser.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing)       To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.                   His left hand countered provokingly.      --C. Kingsley.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n.          {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said             of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an             exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n.       (Astron.)       An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous       light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen       during September and October, when in the constellations       Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood.       Called also {Gegenschein}.
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.)       A device for automatically counting the revolutions or       pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also       simply {counter}.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-).          Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ]       A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,       counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv.       & a.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf.       {Contra-}.]       1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction;             contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.                         Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks.          2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a             hound that runs counter.                         This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak.          3. At or against the front or face. [R.]                         Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the                      back of the flier.                              --Sandys.
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a       counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to       count. See {Count}, v. t. ]       1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.          2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning,             in keeping account of games, etc.                         The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve                      as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B.                                                                               Tylor.                         What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it                      without counters.                              --Shak.          3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.]                         To lock such rascal counters from his friends.                                                                               --Shak.          4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.                         Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter.                                                                               --Fuller.          5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing             press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the             revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer,       F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place,       place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       A table or board on which money is counted and over which       business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on       which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on       which they are weighed or measured.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water             line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the             stern proper.
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n.       An encounter. [Obs.]                   With kindly counter under mimic shade.   --Spenser.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing)       To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.                   His left hand countered provokingly.      --C. Kingsley.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter brace \Coun"ter brace`\ (br?s`).       1. (Naut.) The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side             of a vessel.          2. (Engin.) A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a             strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace             is designed to receive.          Note: In a quadrilateral system of bracing, the main brace is                usually in the direction of one diagonal, and the                counter brace in the direction of the other. Strains in                counter braces are occasioned by the live load only,                as, in a roof, by the wind, or, in a bridge, by a                moving train.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Drain \Drain\, n.       1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and             continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie             from a country.          2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a             trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.          3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.             [Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Box drain}, {Counter drain}. See under {Box}, {Counter}.          {Right of drain} (Law), an easement or servitude by which one             man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over             the estate of another. --Kent.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Extension \Ex*ten"sion\, n. [L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See       {Extend}, v. t.]       1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a             stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of             length; increase; augmentation; expansion.          2. (Physics) That property of a body by which it occupies a             portion of space.          3. (Logic & Metaph.) Capacity of a concept or general term to             include a greater or smaller number of objects; --             correlative of intension.                         The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in                      the inverse ratio of its extension.   --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.                         The extension of [the term] plant is greater than                      that of geranium, because it includes more objects.                                                                               --Abp.                                                                               Thomson.          4. (Surg.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to             bring the fragments into the same straight line.          5. (Physiol.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction             from flexion.          6. (Com.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor,             allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.          {Counter extension}. (Surg.) See under {Counter}.          {Extension table}, a table so constructed as to be readily             extended or contracted in length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.]       1. That which irritates or excites.          2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is             produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or             electrical irritant.          3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation.          {Counter irritant}. See under {Counter}.          {Pure irritant} (Toxicology), a poison that produces             inflammation without any corrosive action upon the             tissues.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Potent \Po"tent\, n.       1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. [See {Potence}.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.]          3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches             which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are             always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise             specially mentioned.          {Counter potent} (Her.), a fur differing from potent in the             arrangement of the patches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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2. (Mus.) Same as {Contra}. Formerly used to designate any             under part which served for contrast to a principal part,             but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}.          3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the             shoulders and under the neck.          4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
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Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.       {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.)       One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the       treble; high tenor.          {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the             third line; -- also called {alto clef}.
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2. (Mus.) Same as {Contra}. Formerly used to designate any             under part which served for contrast to a principal part,             but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}.          3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the             shoulders and under the neck.          4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
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Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.       {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.)       One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the       treble; high tenor.          {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the             third line; -- also called {alto clef}.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a.       Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;       antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a       counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.       [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8]       --I. Taylor.          {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward             from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.             See {Approach}.          {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one             who has given bond for another.          {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.          {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,             invalidates, or alters, a public deed.          {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]          {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a             canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may             soak through.          {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part             of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,             as in cases of luxation or fracture.          {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.          {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.          {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,             a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of             the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in             some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use             in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of             applying a counter irritant.          {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,             or in a different place.          {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,             given in time of alarm as a signal.          {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.          {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary             direction to some other opposing pressure.          {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought             forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of             a treaty. --Swift.          {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another             just printed, which, by being passed through the press,             gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same             position as that of plate from which the first was             printed, the object being to enable the engraver to             inspect the state of the plate.          {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,             and restoring a former state of things.          {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a             counter revolution.          {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is             to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.          {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction             from the wind.          {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.          {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to             another.          {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer             countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.          {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a             counter slope. --Mahan.          {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or             denial of, another statement.          {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one             who has given security.          {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.          {Counter tide}, contrary tide.
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Vair \Vair\, n. [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius various,       variegated. See {Various}, and cf. {Menivel}.]       The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century       as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of       that period in describing the costly dresses of kings,       nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a       series of small shields placed close together, and       alternately white and blue. --Fairholt.                   No vair or ermine decked his garment.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          {Counter vair} (Her.), a fur resembling vair, except in the             arrangement of the patches or figures.
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Counter weight \Coun"ter *weight`\ (-w[amac]t`), n.       A counterpoise.
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.]       To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by       contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of       medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.]       To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by       contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of       medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteractibely \Coun`ter*act"ibe*ly\, adv.       By counteraction.
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.]       To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by       contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of       medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n.       Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.                   [They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a                false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson.
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Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\ (-?kt"?v), a.       Tending to counteract.
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Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\, n.       One who, or that which, counteracts.
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Counterbalance \Coun"ter*bal`ance\ (koun"t?r-b?l`ans), n.       A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing       another; as:       (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly             wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the             opposite side of the wheel.       (b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a             drawbridge or a scale beam.                         Money is the counterbalance to all other things                      purchasable by it.                           --Locke.
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterbalancing}.]       To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the       power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to       balance.                   The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the                mercurial cylinder.                                 --Boyle.                   The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and                correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterbalancing}.]       To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the       power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to       balance.                   The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the                mercurial cylinder.                                 --Boyle.                   The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and                correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterbalancing}.]       To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the       power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to       balance.                   The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the                mercurial cylinder.                                 --Boyle.                   The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and                correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Counterbore \Coun"ter*bore`\ (-b?r`), n.       1. A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a             hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a             cylindrical screw head.          2. A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal             to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming             a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth.
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Counterbore \Coun`ter*bore"\ (koun`t?r-b?r"), v. t.       To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to       enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
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Counterbrace \Coun"ter*brace`\, v. t.       1. (Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to             counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one             way and the after yards another.          2. (Engin.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are             resisted; to apply counter braces to.
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Counterbuff \Coun`ter*buff"\ (koun`t?r-b?f"), v. t.       To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop       by a blow or impulse in front. --Dryden.
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Counterbuff \Coun"ter*buff`\ (koun"t?r-b?f`), n.       A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion       or cause a recoil.
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Countercast \Coun"ter*cast`\ (koun"t?r-k?st`), n.       A trick; a delusive contrivance. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Countercaster \Coun"ter*cast`er\ (-?r), n.       A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used       contemptuously.
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchanging}.]       1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to             exchange.          2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.             See {Counterchaged}, a., 2.                         Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this                      flat lawn with dusk and bright.         --Tennyson.
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Counterchange \Coun"ter*change`\ (koun"t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj`), n.       Exchange; reciprocation.
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchanging}.]       1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to             exchange.          2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.             See {Counterchaged}, a., 2.                         Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this                      flat lawn with dusk and bright.         --Tennyson.
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Counterchanged \Coun`ter*changed"\ (-ch?njd"), a.       1. Exchanged.          2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if             the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is             borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes             on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will             be azure.
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchanging}.]       1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to             exchange.          2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.             See {Counterchaged}, a., 2.                         Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this                      flat lawn with dusk and bright.         --Tennyson.
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Countercharge \Coun"ter*charge`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rj`), n.       An opposing charge.
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Countercharm \Coun"ter*charm`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rm`), n.       That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countercharming}.]       To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countercharming}.]       To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countercharming}.]       To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchecking}.]       To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return       check.
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Countercheck \Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n.       1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.          2. Any force or device designed to restrain another             restraining force; a check upon a check.                         The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H.                                                                               Newton.
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchecking}.]       To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return       check.
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterchecking}.]       To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return       check.
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Counterclaim \Coun"ter*claim`\ (-kl[amac]m`), n. (Law)       A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
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Counter-compony \Coun"ter-com*po`ny\ (-k[ocr]m*p[omac]`n[ycr]),       a. (Her.)       See {Compony}.
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Counter-couchant \Coun"ter-couch`ant\       (koun"t[etil]r*kouch"[ait]nt), a. (Her.)       Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said       of animals borne in a coat of arms.
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Counter-courant \Coun"ter-cou*rant"\ (-k??-r?nt"), a. (Her.)       Running in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a       coast of arms.
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Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a.       Running in an opposite direction.
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Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n.       A current running in an opposite direction to the main       current.
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t.       [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn}       (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.]       To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on       oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t.       [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn}       (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.]       To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on       oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t.       [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn}       (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.]       To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on       oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t.       [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn}       (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.]       To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on       oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
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Counterfaisance \Coun"ter*fai"sance\ (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n.       See {Counterfesance}. [Obs.]
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF.       contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.]       The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also       {counterfaisance}.]
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Counterfaisance \Coun"ter*fai"sance\ (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n.       See {Counterfesance}. [Obs.]
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF.       contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.]       The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also       {counterfaisance}.]
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. i.       1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to             pretend.                         The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. --Shak.          2. To make counterfeits.
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, n.       1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness;             a portrait; a counterpart.                         Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens.                                                                               --Shak.                         Even Nature's self envied the same, And grudged to                      see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. That which is made in imitation of something, with a view             to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank             note was a counterfeit.                         Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit.                                                                               --Shak.                         Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such                      exquisite taste and skill, that it is the                      achievement of criticism to distinguish them from                      originals.                                          --Macaulay.          3. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates             another; an impostor; a cheat.                         I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in                      faith, thou bear'st thee like a king. --Shak.
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\ (koun"t?r-f?t), a. [F. contrefait,       p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) +       faire to make, fr. L. facere. See {Counter}, adv., and       {Fact}.]       1. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a             resemblance to something else; portrayed.                         Look here upon this picture, and on this- The                      counterfeit presentment of two brothers. --Shak.          2. Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to             defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original;             as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin. [bd]No             counterfeit gem.[b8] --Robinson (More's Utopia).          3. Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious;             deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist.             [bd]An arrant counterfeit rascal.[b8] --Shak.          Syn: Forged; fictitious; spurious; false.
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.]       1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to             counterfeit the voice of another person.                         Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At                      all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith.          2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy             for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to             counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.]       1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to             counterfeit the voice of another person.                         Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At                      all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith.          2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy             for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to             counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
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Counterfeiter \Coun"ter*feit`er\ (-f?t`?r), n.       1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates;             especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a             forger.                         The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.                                                                               --Camden.          2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who             makes false pretenses.                         Counterfeiters of devotion.               --Sherwood.
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.]       1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to             counterfeit the voice of another person.                         Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At                      all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith.          2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy             for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to             counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
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Counterfeitly \Coun"ter*feit`ly\, adv.       By forgery; falsely.
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF.       contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.]       The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also       {counterfaisance}.]
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Counterfleury \Coun"ter*fleu`ry\ (koun"t?r-fl?`r?), a. [F.       contrefleuri.] (Her.)       Counterflory.
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Counterflory \Coun"ter*flo`ry\ (-fl?`r?), a. [See       {Counterfleury}.] (Her.)       Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that       the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; --       said of any ordinary.
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a       leaf.]       1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was             kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the             stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king             money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}.             [Eng.]          2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in             which are noted the main particulars contained in the             corresponding part, which has been issued.
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Counterforce \Coun"ter*force`\ (-f?rs`), n.       An opposing force.
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Counterfort \Coun"ter*fort`\ (-f?rt`), n.       1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a             revetment wall.          2. A spur or projection of a mountain. --Imp. Dict.
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Countergage \Coun"ter*gage`\ (-g[amac]j`), n. (Carp.)       An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring       measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a       mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. --Knight.
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n.          {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said             of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an             exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n.       (Astron.)       An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous       light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen       during September and October, when in the constellations       Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood.       Called also {Gegenschein}.
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Counterguard \Coun"ter*guard`\ (koun"t[etil]r*g[aum]rd`), n.       (Fort.)       A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two       lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and       protecting them from a breaching fire.
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Counterirritant \Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n.,    Counterirritation \Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n.       See {Counter irritant}, etc., under {Counter}, a.
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Counterirritate \Coun"ter*ir"ri*tate\ (koun"t[etil]r-?r"r?-t?t),       v. t. (Med.)       To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid       process for the purpose of curing another.
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Counterirritant \Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n.,    Counterirritation \Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n.       See {Counter irritant}, etc., under {Counter}, a.
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Counterjumper \Coun"ter*jump`er\ (koun"t[etil]r-j?mp`?r), n.       A salesman in a shop; a shopman; -- used contemptuously.       [Slang]
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Counterlath \Coun"ter*lath`\, n. (Building)       (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a             bearing for laths laid crosswise.       (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two             gauged laths.       (c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise             the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for             plastering.       (d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a             partition or framed wall, when the other side has been             covered in and finished.
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Counterman \Coun"ter*man\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Countermen} (-m[eit]n).       A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.       [Eng.]
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Countermand \Coun"ter*mand\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[adot]nd), n.       A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.                   Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must                die to-morrow?                                       --Shak.
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) +       mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.]       1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by             giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to             countermand an order for goods.          2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]                         Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric                      bodles.                                             --Harvey.          3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.                         For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves                      against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Countermandable \Coun`ter*mand"a*ble\ (-m?nd"?-b'l), a.       Capable of being countermanded; revocable. --Bacon.
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) +       mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.]       1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by             giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to             countermand an order for goods.          2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]                         Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric                      bodles.                                             --Harvey.          3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.                         For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves                      against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) +       mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.]       1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by             giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to             countermand an order for goods.          2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]                         Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric                      bodles.                                             --Harvey.          3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.                         For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves                      against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. &       p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermarching}.] (Mil.)       To march back, or to march in reversed order.                   The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near                and receded.                                          --Macaulay.
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Countermarch \Coun"ter*march`\ (koun"t?r-m?rch`), n.       1. A marching back; retrocession.          2. (Mil.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front             or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same             men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear             rank becomes the front one, either with or without             changing the right to the left.          3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct.                         Such countermarches and retractions as we do not                      willingly impute to wisdom.               --T. Burnet.
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. &       p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermarching}.] (Mil.)       To march back, or to march in reversed order.                   The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near                and receded.                                          --Macaulay.
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. &       p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countermarching}.] (Mil.)       To march back, or to march in reversed order.                   The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near                and receded.                                          --Macaulay.
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Countermark \Coun"ter*mark`\ (-m?rk`), n.       1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order             to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special             mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several             persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence             of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or             silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to             attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark             added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its             change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.          2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses             that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their             age.
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Countermark \Coun`ter*mark"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[aum]rk"), v. t.       To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to       countermark a horse's teeth.
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Counterman \Coun"ter*man\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Countermen} (-m[eit]n).       A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.       [Eng.]
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t.       [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countermining}.]       1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept             with a countermine.          2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\, v. i.       To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.                   'Tis hard for man to countermine with God. --Chapman.
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Countermine \Coun"ter*mine`\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[imac]n`), n.       [Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.]       1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and             destroy the mining of an enemy.          2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project             is defeated.                         Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine                      against contempt but terror.               --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t.       [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countermining}.]       1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept             with a countermine.          2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t.       [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countermining}.]       1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept             with a countermine.          2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
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Countermove \Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i.       To move in a contrary direction to.
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Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement    \Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment).       A movement in opposition to another.
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Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement    \Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment).       A movement in opposition to another.
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Countermure \Coun"ter*mure`\ (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf.       F. contremur.] (Fort.)       A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when       breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. --Knolles.
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.]       [Cf. F. contremurer.]       To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd.
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.]       [Cf. F. contremurer.]       To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd.
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.]       [Cf. F. contremurer.]       To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd.
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Counternatural \Coun"ter*nat`u*ral\ (koun"t?r-n?t`?-ral; 135),       a.       Contrary to nature. [R.] --Harvey.
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Counter-paly \Coun"ter-pa`ly\ (-p?`l?), a. [F. contre-pal[82].]       (Her.)       Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece       is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or       counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may       also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent       and azure.
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Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\ (koun"t?r-p?n`), n. [See       {Counterpoint}, corrupted into counterpane, from the       employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets. ]       A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in       squares or figures.                   On which a tissue counterpane was cast.   --Drayton.
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Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\, n. [OF. contrepan a pledge,       security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan       a skirt. See {Pane}, and cf. {Pawn}.] (O. Law)       A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc.,       corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.                   Read, scribe; give me the counterpane.   --B. Jonson.
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Counterpart \Coun"ter*part`\ (koun"t?r-p?rt`), n.       1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which             answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate;             a facsimile.                         In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the                      laws of England, so that they seem to be, as it                      were, copies or counterparts one of another. --Sir                                                                               M. Hale.          2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a             duplicate.          3. A person who closely resembles another.          4. A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit             perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing             which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements             it; that which serves to complete or complement anything;             hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in             another; an opposite.                         O counterpart Of our soft sex, well are you made our                      lords.                                                --Dryden.
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Counterpassant \Coun"ter*pas`sant\ (-p?s"sant), a. [Counter- +       passant: cf. F. contrepassant.] (Her.)       Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals.
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Counterplead \Coun`ter*plead"\ (koun`t?r-pl?d"), v. t.       To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
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Counterplot \Coun"ter*plot`\ (koun"t?r-pl?t`), n.       A plot or artifice opposed to another. --L'Estrange.
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.]       To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to       frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.                   Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been                counterplotted.                                       --De Quinsey.
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.]       To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to       frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.                   Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been                counterplotted.                                       --De Quinsey.
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.]       To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to       frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.                   Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been                counterplotted.                                       --De Quinsey.
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\ (koun"t?r-point`), n. [Counter- +       point.]       An opposite point [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [F. contrepoint; cf. It.       contrappunto. Cf. {Contrapuntal}.] (Mus.)       (a) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding             of one or more parts to a given {canto fermo} or melody.       (b) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody             not single, but moving attended by one or more related             melodies.       (c) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music.             See {Polyphony}.                         Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new                      creation of music.                           --Whewell.
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [OF. contrepoincte,       corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F.       courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see {Quilt},       and cf. {Cushion}) + puncta, fem. p. p. of pungere to prick       (see {Point}). The word properly meant a stitched quilt, with       the colors broken one into another.]       A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into       squares; a counterpane. See 1st {Counterpane}.                   Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               North.
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Figurative \Fig"ur*a*tive\, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F.       figuratif. See {Figurative}.]       1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical;             representative.                         This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by                      God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the                      true glory of a more divine sanctity. --Hooker.          2. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not             literal; -- applied to words and expressions.          3. Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a             highly figurative description.          4. Relating to the representation of form or figure by             drawing, carving, etc. See {Figure}, n., 2.                         They belonged to a nation dedicated to the                      figurative arts, and they wrote for a public                      familiar with painted form.               --J. A.                                                                               Symonds.          {Figurative} {counterpoint [or] descant}. See under             {Figurate}. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ly}, adv. --             {Fig"ur*a*tive*ness}, n.
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`), n. [OE.       countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See {Counter},       adv., and {Poise}, n.]       1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite             scale of a balance; an equal weight.                         Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a                      metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale.                                                                               --Boyle.          2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force             sufficient to balance another force.                         The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher                      nobility, that they grow not too potent. --Bacon.          3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each             other; equilibrium; equiponderance.                         The pendulous round eart, with balanced air, In                      counterpoise.                                    --Milton.
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.       contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ]       1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to             balance the weight of; to counterbalance.                         Weights, counterpoising one another.   --Sir K.                                                                               Digby.          2. To act against with equal power; to balance.                         So many freeholders of English will be able to beard                      and counterpoise the rest.                  --Spenser.
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.       contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ]       1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to             balance the weight of; to counterbalance.                         Weights, counterpoising one another.   --Sir K.                                                                               Digby.          2. To act against with equal power; to balance.                         So many freeholders of English will be able to beard                      and counterpoise the rest.                  --Spenser.
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.       contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ]       1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to             balance the weight of; to counterbalance.                         Weights, counterpoising one another.   --Sir K.                                                                               Digby.          2. To act against with equal power; to balance.                         So many freeholders of English will be able to beard                      and counterpoise the rest.                  --Spenser.
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Counterpole \Coun"ter*pole`\ (-p?l`), n.       The exact opposite.                   The German prose offers the counterpole to the French                style.                                                   --De Quincey.
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Counterponderate \Coun`ter*pon"der*ate\ (-p?n"d?r-?t), v. t.       To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterproving}.]       To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking       an impression directly from the face of an original. See       {Counter proof}, under {Counter}.
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterproving}.]       To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking       an impression directly from the face of an original. See       {Counter proof}, under {Counter}.
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. &       p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Counterproving}.]       To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking       an impression directly from the face of an original. See       {Counter proof}, under {Counter}.
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Counter-roll \Coun"ter-roll`\ (-r?l`), n. [Cf. {Control}.] (O.       Eng. Law)       A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a       check upon another officer's roll. --Burrill.          Note: As a verb this word is contracted into control. See                {Control}.
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Counterrolment \Coun`ter*rol"ment\ (koun`t?r-r?l"ment), n.       A counter account. See {Control}. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Counter-salient \Coun`ter-sa"li*ent\ (-s?"l?-e]/>nt [or]       -s?l"yent; 106), a. (Her.)       Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of       arms.
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Counterscale \Coun"ter*scale`\ (koun"t?r-sk?l`), n.       Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another.       [Obs.] --Howell.
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Counterscarf \Coun"ter*scarf`\ (-sk?rf`), n. [Counter- + scarp:       cf. F. contrescarpe.] (Fort.)       The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the       whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and       glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the       counterscarp.
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countersealing}.]       To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak.
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countersealing}.]       To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak.
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countersealing}.]       To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak.
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Countersecure \Coun`ter*se*cure"\ (-s?-k?r"), v. t.       To give additional security to or for. --Burke.
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Countershaft \Coun"ter*shaft`\ (koun"t?r-sh?ft`), n. (Mach.)       An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a       line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.]       [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.]       To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing);       hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or       superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
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Countersign \Coun"ter*sign`\, a.       1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing             signed by a principal or superior, to attest its             authenticity.          2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be             given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.]       [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.]       To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing);       hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or       superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.]       [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.]       To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing);       hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or       superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countersinking}.]       1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole             in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a             screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part;             as, to countersink a hole for a screw.          2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to             countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork.
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\, n.       1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a             cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or             bolt.          Note: In the United States a flaring cavity formed by                chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a                countersink, while a cylindrical flat-bottomed                enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called                {a conterbore}.          2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countersinking}.]       1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole             in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a             screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part;             as, to countersink a hole for a screw.          2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to             countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork.
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Counterstand \Coun"ter*stand`\ (-st[?]nd`), n.       Resistance; opposition; a stand against.                   Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard.   --Longfellow.
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Counterstep \Coun"ter*step`\ (koun"t?r-st?p`), n.       A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a       leaf.]       1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was             kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the             stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king             money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}.             [Eng.]          2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in             which are noted the main particulars contained in the             corresponding part, which has been issued.
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Counterstock \Coun"ter*stock`\ (-st?k`), n.       See {Counterfoil}.
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a       leaf.]       1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was             kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the             stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king             money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}.             [Eng.]          2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in             which are noted the main particulars contained in the             corresponding part, which has been issued.
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Counterstock \Coun"ter*stock`\ (-st?k`), n.       See {Counterfoil}.
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Counterstroke \Coun"ter*stroke`\ (-str?k`), n.       A stroke or blow in return. --Spenser.
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Countersinking}.]       1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole             in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a             screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part;             as, to countersink a hole for a screw.          2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to             countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork.
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Countersunk \Coun"ter*sunk`\ (-s?nk`), p. p. & a. from       {Countersink}.       1. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole.          2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt.          3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered             countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead.
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Countersway \Coun"ter*sway`\ (-sw[amac]`), n.       A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.       [Obs.]                   A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild                exorbitance.                                          --Milton.
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Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.       {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.)       One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the       treble; high tenor.          {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the             third line; -- also called {alto clef}.
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Counterterm \Coun"ter*term`\ (-t?rm`), n.       A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to,       another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as,       [bd]foe[b8] is the counterterm of [bd]friend[b8]. --C. J.       Smith.
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Countertime \Coun"ter*time`\ (-t?m`), n.       1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his             cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad             horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.          2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.]                         Give not shus the countertime to fate. --Dryden.
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Countertrippant \Coun"ter*trip`pant\ (-tr?p`pant), a. (Her.)       Trippant in opposite directions. See {Trippant}.
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Countertripping \Coun"ter*trip`ping\ (-tr?p`p?ng), a. (Her.)       Same as {Countertrippant}.
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Counterturn \Coun"ter*turn`\ (-t[?]rn`), n.       The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation,       the action is embroiled in new difficulties. --Dryden.
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +       valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See       {Vallant}.]       To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart       or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or       for; to counterbalance; to compensate.                   Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will                hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong                with it.                                                --L'Estrange.
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Countervail \Coun"ter*vail`\ (koun"t?r-v?l`), n.       Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal       weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation;       requital. [Obs.]                   Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor                countervail for the bitterness of the review. --South.
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +       valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See       {Vallant}.]       To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart       or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or       for; to counterbalance; to compensate.                   Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will                hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong                with it.                                                --L'Estrange.
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +       valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See       {Vallant}.]       To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart       or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or       for; to counterbalance; to compensate.                   Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will                hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong                with it.                                                --L'Estrange.
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Countervallation \Coun`ter*val*la"tion\ (-v?l-l?"s??n), n.       (Fort.)       See {Contravallation}.
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Counterview \Coun"ter*view`\ (koun"t?r-v?`), n.       1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in             which two persons front each other.                         Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In                      counterview.                                       --Milton                         M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his                      preface and appendix.                        --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each             other by opposition; contrast.                         I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on                      purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with                      that of the other company.                  --Swift.
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Countervote \Coun`ter*vote"\ (koun`t[etil]r*v[omac]t"), v. t.       To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting;       to outvote. --Dr. J. Scott.
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Counterwait \Coun`ter*wait"\ (koun`t[etil]r*w[amac]t"), v. t.       To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.]       --Chaucer.
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Counterweigh \Coun`ter*weigh"\ (-w[amac]"), v. t.       To weigh against; to counterbalance.
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Counterwheel \Coun`ter*wheel"\ (-hw[emac]l"), v. t. (Mil.)       To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.
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Counterwork \Coun`ter*work"\ (-w[ucir]rk"), v. t.       To work in opposition to; to counteract.                   That counterworks each folly and caprice. --Pope.
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Countor \Count"or\ (kount"?r), n. [From {Count}, v. t. (in sense       4).] (O. Eng. Law)       An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his       client, that is, orally pleaded his cause. [Obs.] --Burrill.
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Countour \Coun*tour"\ (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse    \Coun*tour"house`\ (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.]       A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Countour \Coun*tour"\ (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse    \Coun*tour"house`\ (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.]       A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Countre- \Coun"tre-\ (koun"ter-).       Same as prefix {Counter-}. [Obs.]
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Countreplete \Coun`tre*plete"\ (-pl?t"), v. t. [Countre- + plete       to plead.]       To counterplead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Countretaille \Coun"tre*taille`\ (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F.       contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.]       A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]          {At the countretaille}, in return. --Chaucer.
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Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F.       contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the       opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent             nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with             a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent             residence, or citizenship.                         Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen.                                                                               xxxxii. 9.                         I might have learned this by my last exile, that                      change of countries cannot change my state.                                                                               --Stirling.                         Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs                      no account                                          --Milton.          2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.                         As they walked, on their way into the country.                                                                               --Mark xvi. 12                                                                               (Rev. Ver. ).                         God made the covatry, and man made the town.                                                                               --Cowper.                         Only very great men were in the habit of dividing                      the year between town and country.      --Macaulay.          3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the             populace; the public. Hence:             (a) One's constituents.             (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to                   dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.                               All the country in a general voice Cried hate                            upon him.                                    --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.             (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is                   drawn.          5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.          {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}.          {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal             to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.
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Countrified \Coun"tri*fied\ (k?n"tr?-f?ld), p. a.       Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude.                   As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too                countrified.                                          --Lloyd.
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Countrify \Coun"tri*fy\ (k?n"tr?-f?), v. t.       To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic.       --Lamb.
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Key \Key\ (k[emac]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]       1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot             or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to             the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning             in its place.          2. An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or             adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.          3. That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the             means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a             pianoforte, or of a typewriter.          4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,             pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the             key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,             that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve             something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;             the key to a problem.                         Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true                      key of books.                                    --Locke.                         Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.          5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make             fast, or adjust to position.          6. (Arch.)             (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.             (b) The last board of a floor when laid down.          7. (Masonry)             (a) A keystone.             (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through                   between the laths and holds the rest in place.          8. (Mach.)             (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their                   relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.                   of {Cotter}, and {Gib}.             (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,                   coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative                   turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more                   frequently by its resistance to shearing, being                   usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the                   crank, pulley, etc.          9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a             wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --             called also {key fruit}.          10. (Mus.)             (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called                   diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one                   (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,                   subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or                   two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are                   temporary members of a key, under such names as [bd]                   sharp four,[b8] [bd]flat seven,[b8] etc. Scales and                   tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a                   key.             (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its                   modulations are referred, and with which it generally                   begins and ends; keynote.                               Both warbling of one song, both in one key.                                                                               --Shak.          11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or             utterance.                         You fall at once into a lower key.   --Cowper.          {Key bed}. Same as {Key seat}.          {Key bolt}, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is             secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.          {Key bugle}. See {Kent bugle}.          {Key of a position} [or] {country.} (Mil.) See {Key}, 4.          {Key seat} (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which             prevents one part from turning on the other.          {Key way}, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which             is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also             {key seat}.          {Key wrench} (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the             movable jaw is made fast by a key.          {Power of the keys} (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the             ministry in some Christian churches to administer the             discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its             privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,             [bd]I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of             heaven.[b8] --Matt. xvi. 19.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F.       contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the       opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent             nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with             a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent             residence, or citizenship.                         Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen.                                                                               xxxxii. 9.                         I might have learned this by my last exile, that                      change of countries cannot change my state.                                                                               --Stirling.                         Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs                      no account                                          --Milton.          2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.                         As they walked, on their way into the country.                                                                               --Mark xvi. 12                                                                               (Rev. Ver. ).                         God made the covatry, and man made the town.                                                                               --Cowper.                         Only very great men were in the habit of dividing                      the year between town and country.      --Macaulay.          3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the             populace; the public. Hence:             (a) One's constituents.             (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to                   dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.                               All the country in a general voice Cried hate                            upon him.                                    --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.             (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is                   drawn.          5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.          {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}.          {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal             to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Country \Coun"try\, a.       1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural;             rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country             party, as opposed to city.          2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not             urbane; as, country manners.          3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.                         She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel                      tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2                                                                               Macc. vii. 27.
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Key \Key\ (k[emac]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]       1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot             or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to             the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning             in its place.          2. An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or             adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.          3. That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the             means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a             pianoforte, or of a typewriter.          4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,             pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the             key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,             that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve             something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;             the key to a problem.                         Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true                      key of books.                                    --Locke.                         Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.          5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make             fast, or adjust to position.          6. (Arch.)             (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.             (b) The last board of a floor when laid down.          7. (Masonry)             (a) A keystone.             (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through                   between the laths and holds the rest in place.          8. (Mach.)             (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their                   relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.                   of {Cotter}, and {Gib}.             (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,                   coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative                   turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more                   frequently by its resistance to shearing, being                   usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the                   crank, pulley, etc.          9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a             wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --             called also {key fruit}.          10. (Mus.)             (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called                   diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one                   (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,                   subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or                   two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are                   temporary members of a key, under such names as [bd]                   sharp four,[b8] [bd]flat seven,[b8] etc. Scales and                   tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a                   key.             (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its                   modulations are referred, and with which it generally                   begins and ends; keynote.                               Both warbling of one song, both in one key.                                                                               --Shak.          11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or             utterance.                         You fall at once into a lower key.   --Cowper.          {Key bed}. Same as {Key seat}.          {Key bolt}, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is             secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.          {Key bugle}. See {Kent bugle}.          {Key of a position} [or] {country.} (Mil.) See {Key}, 4.          {Key seat} (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which             prevents one part from turning on the other.          {Key way}, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which             is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also             {key seat}.          {Key wrench} (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the             movable jaw is made fast by a key.          {Power of the keys} (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the             ministry in some Christian churches to administer the             discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its             privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,             [bd]I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of             heaven.[b8] --Matt. xvi. 19.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F.       contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the       opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]       1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent             nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with             a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent             residence, or citizenship.                         Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen.                                                                               xxxxii. 9.                         I might have learned this by my last exile, that                      change of countries cannot change my state.                                                                               --Stirling.                         Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs                      no account                                          --Milton.          2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.                         As they walked, on their way into the country.                                                                               --Mark xvi. 12                                                                               (Rev. Ver. ).                         God made the covatry, and man made the town.                                                                               --Cowper.                         Only very great men were in the habit of dividing                      the year between town and country.      --Macaulay.          3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the             populace; the public. Hence:             (a) One's constituents.             (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to                   dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.                               All the country in a general voice Cried hate                            upon him.                                    --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.             (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is                   drawn.          5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.          {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}.          {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal             to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Country \Coun"try\, a.       1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural;             rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country             party, as opposed to city.          2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not             urbane; as, country manners.          3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.                         She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel                      tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2                                                                               Macc. vii. 27.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Country bank \Coun"try bank\ (Banking)       A national bank not in a reserve city. [Colloq., U. S.]
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Country club \Coun"try club\       A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city       or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports.
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Country cousin \Coun"try cousin\       A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar       with city manners and sights.
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Country seat \Coun"try seat`\ (k?n"tr? s?t`).       A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from       the city.
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Country-base \Coun"try-base`\ (-b?s`), n.       Same as {Prison base}.
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Country-dance \Coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [Prob. an       adaptation of contradance.]       See {Contradance}.                   He had introduced the English country-dance to the                knowledge of the Dutch ladies.               --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[ucr]n"tr[icr]-m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Countrymen} (-m[eit]n).       1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak.          2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot;             -- used with a possessive pronoun.                         In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils                      by mine own countrymen.                     --2 Cor. xi.                                                                               26.          3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a             townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a             husbandman or farmer.                         A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[ucr]n"tr[icr]-m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Countrymen} (-m[eit]n).       1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak.          2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot;             -- used with a possessive pronoun.                         In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils                      by mine own countrymen.                     --2 Cor. xi.                                                                               26.          3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a             townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a             husbandman or farmer.                         A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countryside \Coun"try*side`\ (-s?d`), n.       A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.]       --W. Black. Blackmore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countrywoman \Coun"try*wom`an\ (-w??m`an), n.; pl.       {Countrywomen} (-w[?]m`[?]n).       A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the       city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with       another native or inhabitant. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countrywoman \Coun"try*wom`an\ (-w??m`an), n.; pl.       {Countrywomen} (-w[?]m`[?]n).       A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the       city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with       another native or inhabitant. --Shak.
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3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak.          {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}.          {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be             a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs             and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the             county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol,             etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.          {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to             county.          {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular             privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace),             because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same             powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had             in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The             counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and             Durham.          {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected             by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying             the expenses to which counties are liable, such as             repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.]          {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.]          {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace             for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.]          {County town}, the town of a county, where the county             business is transacted; a shire town.
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Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.)       The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of       the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously,       to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.]
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Sea peach \Sea" peach`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A beautiful American ascidian ({Cynthia, [or] Halocynthia,       pyriformis}) having the size, form, velvety surface, and       color of a ripe peach.
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Candor, NC (town, FIPS 10120)       Location: 35.29123 N, 79.74365 W       Population (1990): 748 (326 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27229    Candor, NY (village, FIPS 12210)       Location: 42.22726 N, 76.33762 W       Population (1990): 869 (344 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13743
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Canterbury, CT       Zip code(s): 06331    Canterbury, NH       Zip code(s): 03224
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Cantrall, IL (village, FIPS 11033)       Location: 39.93436 N, 89.68014 W       Population (1990): 123 (52 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62625
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Center, CO (town, FIPS 12855)       Location: 37.75183 N, 106.10990 W       Population (1990): 1963 (770 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 81125    Center, KY       Zip code(s): 42214    Center, MO (city, FIPS 12592)       Location: 39.50985 N, 91.52851 W       Population (1990): 552 (272 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63436    Center, ND (city, FIPS 13180)       Location: 47.11495 N, 101.29692 W       Population (1990): 826 (351 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Center, NE (village, FIPS 8360)       Location: 42.60891 N, 97.87588 W       Population (1990): 112 (55 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68724    Center, TX (city, FIPS 13732)       Location: 31.79353 N, 94.17827 W       Population (1990): 4950 (2161 housing units)       Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75935
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Center Barnstead, NH       Zip code(s): 03225
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Center City, MN (city, FIPS 10576)       Location: 45.39086 N, 92.81813 W       Population (1990): 451 (159 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Center Cross, VA       Zip code(s): 22437
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Center Hill, FL (city, FIPS 11325)       Location: 28.64745 N, 81.99811 W       Population (1990): 735 (309 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33514
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Center Junction, IA (city, FIPS 12225)       Location: 42.11437 N, 91.08934 W       Population (1990): 166 (70 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52212
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Center Line, MI (city, FIPS 14320)       Location: 42.48115 N, 83.02520 W       Population (1990): 9026 (3986 housing units)       Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48015
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Center Moreland, PA       Zip code(s): 18657
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Center Moriches, NY (CDP, FIPS 13420)       Location: 40.79915 N, 72.79680 W       Population (1990): 5987 (2316 housing units)       Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11934
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Center Ossipee, NH       Zip code(s): 03814
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Center Point, AL (CDP, FIPS 13264)       Location: 33.64313 N, 86.67876 W       Population (1990): 22658 (9081 housing units)       Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35215, 35235    Center Point, IA (city, FIPS 12270)       Location: 42.18497 N, 91.77672 W       Population (1990): 1693 (650 housing units)       Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52213    Center Point, IN (town, FIPS 11746)       Location: 39.41479 N, 87.07454 W       Population (1990): 278 (117 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Center Point, LA       Zip code(s): 71323    Center Point, WV       Zip code(s): 26339
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Center Rutland, VT       Zip code(s): 05736
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Center Sandwich, NH       Zip code(s): 03227
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Center Strafford, NH       Zip code(s): 03815
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Center Tuftonbor, NH       Zip code(s): 03816
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Center Valley, PA       Zip code(s): 18034    Center Valley, WI       Zip code(s): 54106
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Centerbrook, CT       Zip code(s): 06409
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Centerburg, OH (village, FIPS 13036)       Location: 40.30371 N, 82.69661 W       Population (1990): 1323 (493 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43011
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Centereach, NY (CDP, FIPS 13376)       Location: 40.87078 N, 73.08328 W       Population (1990): 26720 (7801 housing units)       Area: 20.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11720
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Centerport, NY (CDP, FIPS 13442)       Location: 40.90082 N, 73.37220 W       Population (1990): 5333 (2042 housing units)       Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11721    Centerport, PA (borough, FIPS 12104)       Location: 40.48665 N, 76.00629 W       Population (1990): 284 (117 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Centerton, AR (city, FIPS 12820)       Location: 36.36031 N, 94.28497 W       Population (1990): 491 (186 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72719    Centerton, IN       Zip code(s): 46151
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Centertown, KY (city, FIPS 13870)       Location: 37.41799 N, 86.99546 W       Population (1990): 383 (173 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42328    Centertown, MO (town, FIPS 12664)       Location: 38.61897 N, 92.40925 W       Population (1990): 356 (150 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65023    Centertown, TN (town, FIPS 12380)       Location: 35.72484 N, 85.91967 W       Population (1990): 332 (120 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Centerview, MO (town, FIPS 12682)       Location: 38.74556 N, 93.84556 W       Population (1990): 214 (93 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64019
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centerville, GA (city, FIPS 14920)       Location: 32.63197 N, 83.67637 W       Population (1990): 3251 (1166 housing units)       Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31028    Centerville, IA (city, FIPS 12315)       Location: 40.73083 N, 92.87434 W       Population (1990): 5936 (2821 housing units)       Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52544    Centerville, IN (town, FIPS 11836)       Location: 39.81717 N, 84.99547 W       Population (1990): 2398 (947 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47330    Centerville, KS       Zip code(s): 66014    Centerville, MA (CDP, FIPS 12085)       Location: 41.65338 N, 70.34444 W       Population (1990): 9190 (5258 housing units)       Area: 20.1 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02632    Centerville, MN (city, FIPS 10648)       Location: 45.16495 N, 93.05302 W       Population (1990): 1633 (530 housing units)       Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55038    Centerville, MO (city, FIPS 12718)       Location: 37.43633 N, 90.96033 W       Population (1990): 89 (48 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63633    Centerville, NC (town, FIPS 11560)       Location: 36.18652 N, 78.11025 W       Population (1990): 115 (53 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centerville, OH (city, FIPS 13190)       Location: 39.64107 N, 84.14004 W       Population (1990): 21082 (8801 housing units)       Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centerville, OH (village, FIPS 13169)       Location: 38.89837 N, 82.44517 W       Population (1990): 128 (52 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45458, 45459    Centerville, PA (borough, FIPS 12184)       Location: 41.73632 N, 79.76119 W       Population (1990): 249 (102 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centerville, PA (borough, FIPS 12224)       Location: 40.03069 N, 79.95933 W       Population (1990): 3842 (1638 housing units)       Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16404    Centerville, SC (CDP, FIPS 12965)       Location: 34.52463 N, 82.71890 W       Population (1990): 4866 (1833 housing units)       Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centerville, SD (city, FIPS 11060)       Location: 43.11765 N, 96.95885 W       Population (1990): 887 (423 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57014    Centerville, TN (town, FIPS 12420)       Location: 35.79410 N, 87.44983 W       Population (1990): 3616 (1604 housing units)       Area: 26.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37033    Centerville, TX (city, FIPS 13900)       Location: 31.25830 N, 95.97680 W       Population (1990): 812 (411 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75833    Centerville, UT (city, FIPS 11980)       Location: 40.92660 N, 111.88608 W       Population (1990): 11500 (3088 housing units)       Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84014    Centerville, WA       Zip code(s): 98613
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centerville Gwin, GA       Zip code(s): 30058
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centrahoma, OK (city, FIPS 13100)       Location: 34.60920 N, 96.34349 W       Population (1990): 106 (44 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74534
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690)       Location: 65.55583 N, 144.85782 W       Population (1990): 52 (78 housing units)       Area: 140.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99730    Central, IN       Zip code(s): 47110    Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550)       Location: 32.77530 N, 108.15424 W       Population (1990): 1835 (700 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 88026    Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015)       Location: 34.72335 N, 82.78297 W       Population (1990): 2438 (1282 housing units)       Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29630    Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460)       Location: 36.32663 N, 82.29545 W       Population (1990): 2635 (1130 housing units)       Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Central, UT       Zip code(s): 84722
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Aguirre, PR (comunidad, FIPS 16526)       Location: 17.95696 N, 66.22661 W       Population (1990): 1601 (537 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Bridge, NY       Zip code(s): 12035
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central City, AR (town, FIPS 13120)       Location: 35.32736 N, 94.23670 W       Population (1990): 419 (174 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72941    Central City, CO (city, FIPS 12910)       Location: 39.79981 N, 105.51239 W       Population (1990): 335 (281 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Central City, IA (city, FIPS 12495)       Location: 42.20345 N, 91.52361 W       Population (1990): 1063 (471 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52214    Central City, IL (village, FIPS 12151)       Location: 38.54803 N, 89.12864 W       Population (1990): 1390 (640 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Central City, KY (city, FIPS 13978)       Location: 37.29549 N, 87.12871 W       Population (1990): 4979 (2196 housing units)       Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42330    Central City, NE (city, FIPS 8535)       Location: 41.11442 N, 98.00277 W       Population (1990): 2868 (1230 housing units)       Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68826    Central City, PA (borough, FIPS 12296)       Location: 40.10974 N, 78.80533 W       Population (1990): 1246 (587 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15926    Central City, SD (city, FIPS 11140)       Location: 44.36917 N, 103.76918 W       Population (1990): 185 (67 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Falls, RI (city, FIPS 14140)       Location: 41.88937 N, 71.39387 W       Population (1990): 17637 (7337 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02863
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Gardens, TX (CDP, FIPS 13972)       Location: 29.99185 N, 94.02070 W       Population (1990): 4026 (1594 housing units)       Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ (CDP, FIPS 11720)       Location: 33.40518 N, 110.81217 W       Population (1990): 2969 (1267 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Islip, NY (CDP, FIPS 13552)       Location: 40.78542 N, 73.19693 W       Population (1990): 26028 (7697 housing units)       Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11722
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Lake, MI (village, FIPS 14400)       Location: 45.06979 N, 85.26308 W       Population (1990): 954 (460 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49622
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Manchester, CT (CDP, FIPS 13435)       Location: 41.77955 N, 72.52069 W       Population (1990): 30934 (13443 housing units)       Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Pacolet, SC (town, FIPS 13060)       Location: 34.90940 N, 81.75172 W       Population (1990): 257 (106 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Park, WA (CDP, FIPS 11195)       Location: 46.97058 N, 123.70151 W       Population (1990): 2669 (1072 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Point, OR (city, FIPS 12400)       Location: 42.37370 N, 122.91097 W       Population (1990): 7509 (2831 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97502
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Somers, CT (CDP, FIPS 13445)       Location: 41.99068 N, 72.44230 W       Population (1990): 1644 (605 housing units)       Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Square, NY (village, FIPS 13585)       Location: 43.28672 N, 76.14077 W       Population (1990): 1671 (713 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13036
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 12468)       Location: 40.67960 N, 122.37491 W       Population (1990): 4340 (1668 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Central Valley, NY (CDP, FIPS 13596)       Location: 41.32892 N, 74.12726 W       Population (1990): 1929 (698 housing units)       Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 10917
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Central Waterford, CT (CDP, FIPS 13495)       Location: 41.34570 N, 72.13071 W       Population (1990): 2939 (1338 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centralhatchee, GA (town, FIPS 15004)       Location: 33.36836 N, 85.10424 W       Population (1990): 301 (137 housing units)       Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centralia, IA (city, FIPS 12630)       Location: 42.47231 N, 90.83681 W       Population (1990): 123 (40 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centralia, IL (city, FIPS 12164)       Location: 38.52283 N, 89.12696 W       Population (1990): 14274 (6317 housing units)       Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62801    Centralia, KS (city, FIPS 12425)       Location: 39.72404 N, 96.13080 W       Population (1990): 452 (216 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66415    Centralia, MO (city, FIPS 12898)       Location: 39.21152 N, 92.13157 W       Population (1990): 3414 (1501 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65240    Centralia, PA (borough, FIPS 12312)       Location: 40.80424 N, 76.34424 W       Population (1990): 63 (36 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17927    Centralia, WA (city, FIPS 11160)       Location: 46.72122 N, 122.96205 W       Population (1990): 12101 (5234 housing units)       Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98531
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centre, AL (city, FIPS 13648)       Location: 34.15302 N, 85.67173 W       Population (1990): 2893 (1254 housing units)       Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35960
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centre County, PA (county, FIPS 27)       Location: 40.91427 N, 77.81849 W       Population (1990): 123786 (46195 housing units)       Area: 2868.7 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centre Hall, PA (borough, FIPS 12376)       Location: 40.84442 N, 77.68462 W       Population (1990): 1203 (497 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16828
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centre Island, NY (village, FIPS 13618)       Location: 40.90017 N, 73.52209 W       Population (1990): 439 (205 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centredale, RI       Zip code(s): 02904, 02911
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centreville, AL (city, FIPS 13672)       Location: 32.95889 N, 87.13271 W       Population (1990): 2508 (907 housing units)       Area: 24.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35042    Centreville, IL (city, FIPS 12203)       Location: 38.57722 N, 90.10158 W       Population (1990): 7489 (2781 housing units)       Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Centreville, MD (town, FIPS 14950)       Location: 39.04352 N, 76.06529 W       Population (1990): 2097 (888 housing units)       Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 21617    Centreville, MI (village, FIPS 14460)       Location: 41.92183 N, 85.52742 W       Population (1990): 1516 (498 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49032    Centreville, MS (town, FIPS 12740)       Location: 31.08638 N, 91.06577 W       Population (1990): 1771 (693 housing units)       Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39631    Centreville, VA (CDP, FIPS 14440)       Location: 38.84693 N, 77.44381 W       Population (1990): 26585 (11334 housing units)       Area: 25.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 22020
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Centuria, WI (village, FIPS 13850)       Location: 45.44961 N, 92.55578 W       Population (1990): 790 (322 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54824
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Century, FL (town, FIPS 11375)       Location: 30.97747 N, 87.26153 W       Population (1990): 1989 (872 housing units)       Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32535    Century, WV       Zip code(s): 26214
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Century Village, FL (CDP, FIPS 11437)       Location: 26.71364 N, 80.12912 W       Population (1990): 8363 (7621 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Commodore, PA       Zip code(s): 15729
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Contra Costa County, CA (county, FIPS 13)       Location: 37.93335 N, 121.94870 W       Population (1990): 803732 (316170 housing units)       Area: 1865.5 sq km (land), 212.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club, CA (CDP, FIPS 16651)       Location: 37.96897 N, 121.33968 W       Population (1990): 9325 (3747 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)    Country Club, FL (CDP, FIPS 15055)       Location: 25.94790 N, 80.31730 W       Population (1990): 3408 (1393 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)    Country Club, MO (village, FIPS 16802)       Location: 39.82765 N, 94.82687 W       Population (1990): 1755 (651 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club Estates, GA (CDP, FIPS 19830)       Location: 31.21245 N, 81.46435 W       Population (1990): 7500 (2946 housing units)       Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club Heights, IN (town, FIPS 15364)       Location: 40.12537 N, 85.68758 W       Population (1990): 112 (44 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club Hil, IL       Zip code(s): 60478
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club Hills, IL (city, FIPS 16691)       Location: 41.56315 N, 87.72526 W       Population (1990): 15431 (5002 housing units)       Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Country Club Hills, MO (city, FIPS 16822)       Location: 38.72070 N, 90.27476 W       Population (1990): 1316 (544 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Club Trail, FL (CDP, FIPS 15065)       Location: 26.52715 N, 80.12034 W       Population (1990): 4599 (3319 housing units)       Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Homes, WA (CDP, FIPS 15150)       Location: 47.74900 N, 117.42288 W       Population (1990): 5126 (1922 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Knolls, NY (CDP, FIPS 18542)       Location: 42.91490 N, 73.80567 W       Population (1990): 2287 (704 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Lake Estates, NJ (CDP, FIPS 15250)       Location: 39.94872 N, 74.54109 W       Population (1990): 4492 (1425 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Country Life Acres, MO (village, FIPS 16876)       Location: 38.62475 N, 90.45593 W       Population (1990): 101 (34 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Countryside, IL (city, FIPS 16873)       Location: 41.77655 N, 87.87656 W       Population (1990): 5716 (2596 housing units)       Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Countryside, KS (city, FIPS 15975)       Location: 39.01598 N, 94.65506 W       Population (1990): 312 (133 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66202    Countryside, VA (CDP, FIPS 19560)       Location: 39.05236 N, 77.41763 W       Population (1990): 8349 (2942 housing units)       Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Cinderella Book [CMU] n.   "Introduction to Automata Theory,    Languages, and Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman,    (Addison-Wesley, 1979).   So called because the cover depicts a girl    (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device    and holding a rope coming out of it.   On the back cover, the device    is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope.   See    also {{book titles}}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
control-C vi.   1. "Stop whatever you are doing."   From the    interrupt character used on many operating systems to abort a    running program.   Considered silly.   2. interj. Among BSD Unix    hackers, the canonical humorous response to "Give me a break!"
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
control-O vi.   "Stop talking."   From the character used on some    operating systems to abort output but allow the program to keep on    running.   Generally means that you are not interested in hearing    anything more from that person, at least on that topic; a standard    response to someone who is flaming.   Considered silly.   Compare    {control-S}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
control-Q vi.   "Resume."   From the ASCII DC1 or {XON} character    (the pronunciation /X-on/ is therefore also used), used to undo a    previous {control-S}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
control-S vi.   "Stop talking for a second."   From the ASCII DC3    or XOFF character (the pronunciation /X-of/ is therefore also used).    Control-S differs from {control-O} in that the person is asked to    stop talking (perhaps because you are on the phone) but will be    allowed to continue when you're ready to listen to him -- as opposed    to control-O, which has more of the meaning of "Shut up."    Considered silly.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Cantor          1. A mathematician.          Cantor devised the diagonal proof of the uncountability of the       {real numbers}:          Given a function, f, from the {natural numbers} to the {real       numbers}, consider the real number r whose binary expansion is       given as follows: for each natural number i, r's i-th digit is       the complement of the i-th digit of f(i).          Thus, since r and f(i) differ in their i-th digits, r differs       from any value taken by f.   Therefore, f is not {surjective}       (there are values of its result type which it cannot return).          Consequently, no function from the natural numbers to the       reals is surjective.   A further theorem dependent on the       {axiom of choice} turns this result into the statement that       the reals are uncountable.          This is just a special case of a diagonal proof that a       function from a set to its {power set} cannot be surjective:          Let f be a function from a set S to its power set, P(S) and       let U = { x in S: x not in f(x) }.   Now, observe that any x in       U is not in f(x), so U != f(x); and any x not in U is in f(x),       so U != f(x): whence U is not in { f(x) : x in S }.   But U is       in P(S).   Therefore, no function from a set to its power-set       can be surjective.          2. An {object-oriented language} with fine-grained       {concurrency}.          [Athas, Caltech 1987.   "Multicomputers: Message Passing       Concurrent Computers", W. Athas et al, Computer 21(8):9-24       (Aug 1988)].          (1997-03-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
central office          The place where telephone companies terminate       customer lines and locate switching equipment to interconnect       those lines with other networks.          (1995-03-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Central office exchange service          (Centrex) A {PBX} service providing       {switching} at the {central office} instead of at the company       premises.   Typically, the telephone company owns and manages       all the communications equipment necessary to implement the       PBX and then sells various services to the company.          (1999-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
central processing unit          (CPU, processor) The part of a       computer which controls all the other parts.   Designs vary       widely but, in general, the CPU consists of the {control       unit}, the {arithmetic and logic unit} (ALU) and memory       ({registers}, {cache}, {RAM} and {ROM}) as well as various       temporary buffers and other logic.          The control unit fetches instructions from memory and decodes       them to produce signals which control the other part of the       computer.   This may cause it to transfer data between memory       and ALU or to activate {peripherals} to perform input or       output.          A {parallel computer} has several CPUs which may share other       resources such as memory and peripherals.          The term "processor" has to some extent replaced "CPU", though       RAM and ROM are not normally considered as part of a       processor.   This is particularly true of common modern       {microprocessors} though there have been microprocessors which       include RAM and/or ROM on the same {integrated circuit}.          The {CPU Info Center} lists many kinds of CPU.          (1998-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Centrex          {Central office exchange service}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Centronics          A company in Hudson N.H., USA,       best known for designing the {parallel interface} for printers       with the same name, found on many {microcomputers}.          [Pin-out?]          (1998-03-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica          (CWI, Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) An       independent research institute active in the fields of       mathematics and computer science.   CWI also aims to transfer       new knowledge in these fields to society, trade and industry          CWI is funded for 70 percent by NWO, the National Organisation       for Scientific Research.   The remaining 30 percent is obtained       through national and international programmes and contract       research commissioned by industry.          Address: Kruislaan 413, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;       P.O.Box 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.          Telephone: +31 (20) 5929 333.          {Home (http://www.cwi.nl/)}.          {(ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
century meltdown          {Year 2000}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Cinderella Book          "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and       Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman,       (Addison-Wesley, 1979).   So called because the cover depicts a       girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube       Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it.   On the       back cover, the device is in shambles after she has       (inevitably) pulled on the rope.          See also {book titles}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
C-Interp          An {interpreter} for a small subset of {C}, originally part of       a communications package.          {(ftp://oac2.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/Mac/Misc/C_Interp.sit)}.   E-mail:       Chuck Shotton .          (1993-05-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Comite Europeen des Postes et Telecommunications          (CEPT, European Conference of Post and       Telecommunications) The committee that defined the CEPT speech       {compression} scheme.          [Details of compression scheme?]          (1998-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 1010          A 3.5-inch floppy {disk drive} for the {Amiga}.          (1998-12-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 128          (C128) An expanded {Commodore 64}.   The C128 was       {Commodore Business Machines}' last commercially released       8-bit computer.   However, they did prototype the {Commodore       65} and {Commodore SX64}.          (1996-06-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 1541          The best know {floppy disk} drive for the {Commodore       64}.   The 1541 was a single sided 160 Kb drive but converting to       {flippy disks} would give another 160 Kb.          The disk drive used {Group Code Recording} and contained a       {6502} processor as a {disk controller}.   Some people wrote       code for it to vibrate the head at different frequencies to       play tunes.          The transfer rate was about 300 bytes per second.   The 1541       used a {bit-serial} version of the {IEEE 488} parallel       protocol.   Some third-party speed-ups could transfer about 4       kilobytes per second over the interface, and some "fast       loaders" managed up to 10 kbps.          The {Commodore 1570} was an upgraded 1541 for use with the       {Commodore 128}.          (2000-03-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 1570          {Commodore Business Machines}'s allegedly "advanced"       disk drive for use with the {C128}.   It is basically a {1541}       with the capability to use "burst loading" (like the       {Commodore 1571}), and lots of new {bug}s.          The {Commodore 1571} was a double-sided version of the 1570.          (1996-04-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 1571          {Commodore Business Machines}'s "advanced" {disk       drive} for the {C128}.   It was the double-sided version of the       {Commodore 1570} disk drive but, unlike the 1570, worked quite       well.          The 1571 supported "{burst mode}" loading when used on a C128       in native mode, which increased the transfer speed from 1541       speed to about three kilobytes per second (about a 10-fold       increase).   The 1571 could be told to emulate a {1541} for use       with a {C64} or 1541 disks.          Bugs in early releases of the 1571 {ROM} affected access to       the second side of the disk.          (1996-04-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 1581          {Commodore Business Machines}'s 3.5 inch {disk       drive} for the {Commodore 64} and {Commodore 128}.   The drive       stores 800 {kilobytes} using an {MFM} format which is       different from both {messy-dos} 720 kb, and the {Amiga} 880 kb       formats.          The 1581 supports a poor imitation of {directories} which are       really just {partitions} and largely unused.   It also supports       burst loading like the {Commodore 1571}, but is actually       faster as it is better designed.   It has 3160 {blocks} free       when formatted.          The 1581 is the highest density C64 serial bus drive made by       Commodore.   However Creative Micro Designs (CMD) make the       {FD2000} (1.6MB) and (until recently) the {FD4000} (3.2MB)       3.5" disk drives.   {GEOS} users like 1581s as they are very       fast when used with GEOS.          See also {Commodore 1541}, {Commodore 1571}.          (1998-12-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 64          (C64) An 8-bit {Commodore Business Machines}       {personal computer} released around September 1981.       Prototypes were (apparently) made before Christmas 1980 (and       shown at some computer fair).          The {CPU} was a {6510} from {MOS Technolgies} (who were a       wholly owned subsiduary of Commodore at this time(?)).   The       C64 had 64 {kilobytes} of {RAM} as standard and a 40-column       text, 320x200 {pixel} display generating {composite video},       usually connected to a television.          {DMA}-based memory expanders for the C64 (and C128) allowed       128, 256, and 512 kb of RAM.   Several third party       manufacturers produce accelerators and RAM expanders for the       C64 and C128.   (Some, risking a {holy war}, compare this to       putting a brick on roller-skates).   Such accelerators come in       speeds up to 20MHz (20 times the original) and RAM expanders       to 16MB.          The C64's {1541} 5.25 {floppy disk} drive had a {6502}       processor as a {disk controller}.          See also {Commodore 65}.          ["Assembly language programming with the Commodore 64", Marvin       L. De Jong].          (1996-06-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 64DX          {Commodore 65}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore 65          (Or Commodore 64DX, C65, C64DX) The last 8-bit       computer designed by {Commodore Business Machines}, about       1989-1991.   The C65 boasts an {ugly} collection of {custom}       {integrated circuits} which makes even the {Amiga} hardware       look standard.          The core of the C65 {chipset} is the {CSG 4510} and {CSG       4569}.   The 4510 is a {65CE02} with two {6526} {CIA}s.   The       4569 is equivalent to a combination of the {6569} VIC-II and       the {MMU} of the {Commodore 64}.   The C65 also has a {DMA       controller} (Commodore's purpose built {DMAgic}) which also       functions as a simple {blitter}, and a {floppy controller} for       the internal {Commodore 1581}-like disk drive.   The floppy       controller, known as the {F011}, supports seven drives (though       the {DOS} only supports 2).   The {4510} supports all the {C64}       {video modes}, plus an 80 column text mode, and {bitplane}       modes.   The bitplane modes can use up to eight bitplanes, and       {resolutions} of up to 1280 x 400.   The {palette} is 12-bit       like the {Amiga 500}.   It also has two SID's (MOS 8580/6581)       for stereo audio.          The C65 has two busses, D and E, with 64 {kilobytes} of {RAM}       on each.   The VIC-III can access the D-bus while the CPU       accesses the E-bus, and then they can swap around.   This       effectively makes the whole 8MB {address space} both {chip       ram} and {fast ram}.   {RAM} expansion is accomplished through       a {trap door} slot in the bottom which uses a {grock} of a       connector.   The C65 has a {C128}-like native mode, where all       of the new features are enabled, and the CPU runs at 3.5       megahertz with its {pipeline} enabled.   It also has a C64       {incompatibility mode} which offers approx 50-80%       compatibility with C64 software by turning off all its {bells       and whistles}.   The {bells and whistles} can still be accessed       from the C64 mode, which is dissimilar to the C128's       inescapable C64 mode.          Production of the C65 was dropped only a few weeks before it       moved from the Alpha stage, possibly due to Commodore's cash       shortage.   Commodore estimate that "between 50 and 10000"       exist.   There are at least three in Australia, about 30 in       Germany and "some" in the USA and Canada.          (1996-04-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore Business Machines          (CBM) Makers of the {PET}, {Commodore 64},       {Commodore 16}, {Commodore 128}, and {Amiga} {personal       computers}.   Their logo is a {chicken head}.          On 29 April 1994, Commodore International announced that it       had been unable to renegotiate terms of outstanding loans and       was closing down the business.   Commodore US was expected to       go into liquidation.   Commodore US, France, Spain, and Belgium       were liquidated for various reasons.   The names Commodore and       Amiga were maintained after the liquidation.          On 1995-04-21 CBM was bought by {Escom AG}, a German company       and production of the Amiga resumed.   Production of the 8-bit       range alledgedly never stopped during the time in liquidation       because a Chinese company were producing the {C64} in large       numbers for the local market there.          (1996-07-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Commodore SX64          A "portable" {Commodore 64}.   Shaped vaguely like a       seat cushion, this cumbersome experiment in transportable       computers had a detachable keyboard on one end which, when       removed, revealed a 6" {monitor} and a 5 1/4" {floppy disk}       drive.   The curious combination of a bulky design and       microscopic display are the most likely cause for the SX64's       discontinuation.          [Processor?   RAM?   Dates?]          (1997-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
COMTRAN          ["Communications Computer Language COMTRAN", D.W. Clark et al,       RADC-TR-69-190, Rose Air Development Center, Griffiss AFB, NY,       July 1969].          [Sammet 1969, p.324, 331].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
contraction          {reduction}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control          (Or "ctrl", "^") One (or a pair) of {modifier       keys} found on all modern {keyboards}.   If the control key is       held down while pressing and releasing certain other keys then       a "{control character}" is generated, e.g. holding control and       hitting "A" generates control-A ({ASCII} code 1).   The ASCII       code for the control character is generally 64 less than that       for the unmodified character.          The control key does not generate any character on its own but       most modern keyboards and {operating systems} allow a program       to tell whether each of the individual keys on the keyboard       (including modifier keys) is pressed at any time.          Control characters mostly have some kind of "non-printing"       effect on the output such as ringing the bell (Control-G) or       advancing to the next line (Control-J).   Most have alternative       names suggesting these functions (Bell, Line Feed, etc.).          See {ASCII character table}.          (1997-07-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Control and Status Register          (CSR) A {register} in most {CPU}s which stores       additional information about the results of machine       instructions, e.g. comparisons.   It usually consists of       several independent flags such as {carry}, {overflow} and       zero.   The CSR is chiefly used to determine the outcome of       {conditional branch} instructions or other forms of       conditional execution.          (1998-06-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control code          A character which is input or output to cause some       special action rather than to appear as part of the data.          Most control characters are input by holding down (either of)       the "Control" key(s) on the keyboard and simultaneously       pressing another key which may be a letter or (depending on       the keyboard and {operating system}) certain punctuation       characters.   Some control codes usually have their own special       keys: {escape}, {tab}, {delete}, {backspace}, {return} and can       thus be entered with a single keypress.          Different {operating system}s and programs have different       conventions for what effect typing certain control codes will       have, such as interrupting the current process or suspending       output.          Control codes may be output for their effect on the output       device, e.g. moving the cursor or print head to the start of a       new line.          See {control-O}, {control-Q}, {control-S}.          (1995-03-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control flow          (Or "flow of control") The sequence of execution       of instructions in a program.   This is determined at run time       by the input data and by the {control structures} (e.g. "if"       statements) used in the program.          Not to be confused with "{flow control}".          (1997-09-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Control Language          (CL) The {batch} language for {IBM RPG}/38, used in       conjunction with {RPG III}.          See also {OCL}.          (2000-04-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Control Program          (CP) The component of {IBM}'s {Virtual       Machine} (VM) that provides "guest support" for {operating       systems} that run on IBM {mainframe} compatible processors.       Cp does this by providing a seamless {emulation} of privileged       functions in the problem program environment.          (1999-01-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Control Program for Microcomputers          (CP/M) An early {microcomputer} {operating       system} written by Gary Kildall of {Digital Research} for       {8080} and {Zilog Z80}-based 8-bit computers.   CP/M was very       popular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out by       {MS-DOS} after the release of the {IBM PC} in 1981.          Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble       those of early {DEC} operating systems such as {TOPS-10},       {OS/8}, {RSTS} and {RSX-11}.          CP/M might have been the {OS} for the {IBM PC} instead of       {MS-DOS} but Kildall wanted to keep control of his creation       and only license it to IBM.   Big Blue however wanted to own       and control it completely.   Kildall spent the day IBM's reps       wanted to meet him enjoying the perfect flying weather in his       private plane.          [Did CP/M use the same {FAT} file system as MS-DOS?]          (1996-01-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control structure          One of the instructions, statements or groups of       statements in a programming language which determines the       sequence of execution of other instructions or statements (the       {control flow}).          In {assembly language} this typically consists of {jumps} and       {conditional jumps} along with {procedure} call and return       though some architectures include other constructs such as an       instruction which skips the following instruction depending on       some condition ({PDP}?), various kinds of {loop} instructions       (later {Motorola 680x0}) or conditional execution of all       instructions (Advanced RISC Machine).          Basic control structures (whatever their names in particular       languages) include "if CONDITION then EXPRESSION else       EXPRESSION", the {switch statement}, "while CONDITION do       EXPRESSION", "gosub", the suspect "{goto}" and the much-feared       "{come from}".   Other constructs handle errors and       {exceptions} such as {traps} and {interrupts}.          (1997-09-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control tty          (/dev/ptyp*) The network side of a {pseudo-tty}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control unit          The part of a {CPU} responsible for performing the       {machine cycle} - fetch, decode, execute, store.          (1995-04-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control-C          (Or ETX, End of Text) The {ASCII} character with       code 3.          Control-C is the interrupt character used on many {operating       system}s, including {Unix} and {MS-DOS} to abort a running       program.          Among {BSD} {Unix} hackers, the canonical humorous response       to "Give me a break!" is "Control C".          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control-G          {bell}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
controller          Part of a computer, typically a separate circuit       board, which allows the computer to use certain kinds of       {peripheral} devices.   A {disk controller} is used to connect       {hard disks} and {floppy disks}, a {network controller} is       used for {Ethernet}.   Other controllers are: {keyboard       controller}, {interrupt controller} and {graphics controller}.          (1998-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control-O          {ASCII} character 15 (SI).          The character used on some {operating system}s to abort output       but allow the program to keep on running.   The name "SI" comes       from its use on some terminals to "shift in" an alternative       character set.   "SO" is {Control-N}.          Compare {control-S}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control-Q          (Or XON, DC1, {Device Control} 1) The character       with {ASCII} code 17, used in {software handshaking} to resume       output after a previous {control-S}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
control-S          (Or XOFF, DC3, {Device Control} 3) The character       with {ASCII} code 19, used in {software handshaking} to       temporarily suspend output until a {control-Q} is received.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
country code          Originally, a two-letter abbreviation       for a particular country, generally used as a {top-level       domain}.          Originally, as the name implies, country codes were meant just       for countries; but over time, country codes were allocated for       many areas (mostly islands) that aren't countries -- such as       Antarctica (aq), Christmas Island (cx) and Saint Pierre et       Miquelon (pm).          Country codes are based on {ISO 3166} and are used as the top       level domain for {Internet} {hostnames} in most countries but       hardly ever in the USA (code "us").          {Latest list (ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes.txt)}.          (2003-05-02)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Centurion       a Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44,       45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts       10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in Matt. 8:5, 8, 13;       Luke 7:2, 6; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23; 27:1, 6,       11, 31, 43; 28:16. A centurion watched the crucifixion of our       Lord (Matt. 27:54; Luke 23:47), and when he saw the wonders       attending it, exclaimed, "Truly this man was the Son of God."       "The centurions mentioned in the New Testament are uniformly       spoken of in terms of praise, whether in the Gospels or in the       Acts. It is interesting to compare this with the statement of       Polybius (vi. 24), that the centurions were chosen by merit, and       so were men remarkable not so much for their daring courage as       for their deliberation, constancy, and strength of mind.", Dr.       Maclear's N. T. Hist.
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Central African Republic       Central African Republic:Geography       Location: Central Africa, north of Zaire       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 622,980 sq km    land area: 622,980 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas       Land boundaries: total 5,203 km, Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo    467 km, Sudan 1,165 km, Zaire 1,577 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers       Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in    northeast and southwest       Natural resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil       Land use:    arable land: 3%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 5%    forest and woodland: 64%    other: 28%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished    reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification    natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern    areas; floods are common    international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test    Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,    Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea       Note: landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa       Central African Republic:People       Population: 3,209,759 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 43% (female 690,290; male 694,153)    15-64 years: 53% (female 886,421; male 825,268)    65 years and over: 4% (female 64,846; male 48,781) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.1% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 41.84 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 20.89 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 135.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 42.15 years    male: 40.68 years    female: 43.67 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 5.37 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Central African(s)    adjective: Central African       Ethnic divisions: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum    4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French)       Religions: indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%,    Muslim 15%, other 11%    note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian    majority       Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national    language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 38%    male: 52%    female: 25%       Labor force: 775,413 (1986 est.)    by occupation: agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%,    government 3%    note: about 64,000 salaried workers (1985)       Central African Republic:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Central African Republic    conventional short form: none    local long form: Republique Centrafricaine    local short form: none    former: Central African Empire       Abbreviation: CAR       Digraph: CT       Type: republic;       Capital: Bangui       Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular -    prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques,    singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran,    Bangui** Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha,    Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere,    Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga       Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France)       National holiday: National Day, 1 December (1958) (proclamation of the    republic)       Constitution: 21 November 1986       Legal system: based on French law       Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Ange PATASSE (since 22 October 1993);    election last held 19 September 1993 (next scheduled for 1998);    PATASSE received 52.45% of the votes and Abel GOUMBA received 45.62%    head of government: Prime Minister (vacant) (Dr. Jean-Luc MANDABA    resigned on 11 April 1995)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held 19    September 1993; results - percentage vote by party NA; seats - (85    total) MLPC 33, RDC 14, PLD 7, ADP 6, PSD 3, others 22    note: the National Assembly is advised by the Economic and Regional    Council (Conseil Economique et Regional); when they sit together they    are called the Congress (Congres)       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)       Political parties and leaders: Movement for the Liberation of the    Central African People (MLPC), the party of the new president, Ange    Felix PATASSE; Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD), David    DACKO; Marginal Movement for Democracy, Renaissance and Evolution    (MDREC), Joseph BENDOUNGA; Central African Democratic Assembly (RDC),    Andre KOLINGBA; Patriotic Front for Progress (FFP), Abel GOUMBA; Civic    Forum (FC), Gen. Timothee MALENDOMA       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77,    GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT,    INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,    WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Henri KOBA (appointed 19 September 1994)    chancery: 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800, 7801    FAX: [1] (202) 332-9893       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Robert E. GRIBBIN III    embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui    mailing address: B. P. 924, Bangui    telephone: [236] 61 02 00, 61 25 78, 61 02 10    FAX: [236] 61 44 94       Flag: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and    yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow    five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band       Economy       Overview: Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the    backbone of the CAR economy, with more than 70% of the population    living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates about half    of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 26% of export earnings and the    diamond industry for 54%. Important constraints to economic    development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor    transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of    misdirected macroeconomic policies. A major plus is the large forest    reserves, which the government is moving to protect from    overexploitation. The 50% devaluation of the currencies of 14    Francophone African nations on 12 January 1994 had mixed effects on    CAR's economy. While diamond, timber, coffee, and cotton exports    increased - leading GDP to increase by 5.5% - inflation rose to 40%,    fueled by the rising prices of imports on which the economy depends.    CAR's poor resource base and primitive infrastructure will keep it    dependent on multilateral donors and France for the foreseeable    future.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5.5% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $700 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 40% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 30% (1988 est.) in Bangui       Budget:    revenues: $175 million    expenditures: $312 million, including capital expenditures of $122    million (1991 est.)       Exports: $123.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)    commodities: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco    partners: France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, US       Imports: $165.1 million (f.o.b., 1992)    commodities: food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical    equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods,    industrial products    partners: France, other EC countries, Japan, Algeria       External debt: $859 million (1991)       Industrial production: growth rate 4% (1990 est.); accounts for 14% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 40,000 kW    production: 100 million kWh    consumption per capita: 29 kWh (1993)       Industries: diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear,    assembly of bicycles and motorcycles       Agriculture: self-sufficient in food production except for grain;    commercial crops - cotton, coffee, tobacco, timber; food crops -    manioc, yams, millet, corn, bananas       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $52 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-90), $1.6 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $6 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $38 million       Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes       Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1    - 529.43 (January 1995), 555.20 (1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992),    282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990)    note: beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF    100 per French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since    1948       Fiscal year: calendar year       Central African Republic:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 22,000 km    paved: bituminous 458 km    unpaved: improved earth 10,542 km; unimproved earth 11,000 km       Inland waterways: 800 km; traditional trade carried on by means of    shallow-draft dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river       Ports: Bangui, Nola       Airports:    total: 61    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2    with paved runways under 914 m: 19    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 9    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 29       Central African Republic:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; system is only fair    local: NA    intercity: network consists principally of micowave radio relay and    low capacity, low powered radio communication    international: 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Central African Republic:Defense Forces       Branches: Central African Army (includes Republican Guard), Air Force,    National Gendarmerie, Police Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 718,487; males fit for military    service 375,950 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $30 million, 2.3% of    GDP (1994)