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   catarrhine
         adj 1: of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils
                  together and opening downward [syn: {catarrhine},
                  {catarrhinian}] [ant: {broadnosed}, {leptorhine},
                  {leptorrhine}, {leptorrhinian}, {leptorrhinic},
                  {platyrhine}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhine},
                  {platyrrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}]
         n 1: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and
               nostrils close together [syn: {Old World monkey},
               {catarrhine}]

English Dictionary: cothromboplastin by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catarrhinian
adj
  1. of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
    Synonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian
    Antonym(s): broadnosed, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catering
n
  1. providing food and services
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catharanthus
n
  1. small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
    Synonym(s): Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catharanthus roseus
n
  1. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
    Synonym(s): periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine
n
  1. first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
    Synonym(s): Catherine of Aragon, Catherine
  2. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
    Synonym(s): Catherine II, Catherine, Catherine the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine de Medicis
n
  1. queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine Howard
n
  1. Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
    Synonym(s): Howard, Catherine Howard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine I
n
  1. empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine II
n
  1. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
    Synonym(s): Catherine II, Catherine, Catherine the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine of Aragon
n
  1. first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
    Synonym(s): Catherine of Aragon, Catherine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine Parr
n
  1. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
    Synonym(s): Parr, Catherine Parr
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Catherine the Great
n
  1. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
    Synonym(s): Catherine II, Catherine, Catherine the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catherine wheel
n
  1. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
    Synonym(s): catherine wheel, pinwheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cauterant
n
  1. an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
    Synonym(s): cautery, cauterant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
CD-ROM
n
  1. a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
    Synonym(s): CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
CD-ROM drive
n
  1. a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD- ROM can be `played'
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cedar mahogany
n
  1. African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
    Synonym(s): African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cedar nut
n
  1. the seed of the Swiss pine
    Synonym(s): cembra nut, cedar nut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cedarn
adj
  1. consisting of or made of cedar; "carved cedarn doors"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cetorhinidae
n
  1. in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
    Synonym(s): Cetorhinidae, family Cetorhinidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cetorhinus
n
  1. comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
    Synonym(s): Cetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cetorhinus maximus
n
  1. large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
    Synonym(s): basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cetrimide
n
  1. a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chat room
n
  1. a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
    Synonym(s): chat room, chatroom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chatroom
n
  1. a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
    Synonym(s): chat room, chatroom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chatter mark
n
  1. marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
  2. a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chattering
n
  1. the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
    Synonym(s): chatter, chattering
  2. the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
    Synonym(s): chatter, chattering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chetrum
n
  1. 100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum in Bhutan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cider mill
n
  1. mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cithern
n
  1. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
    Synonym(s): cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citrange
n
  1. more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi]
  2. more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citrange tree
n
  1. more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citrin
n
  1. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
    Synonym(s): vitamin P, bioflavinoid, citrin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citrine
n
  1. semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citron
n
  1. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
  2. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
    Synonym(s): citron, citron tree, Citrus medica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citron tree
n
  1. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
    Synonym(s): citron, citron tree, Citrus medica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Citroncirus
n
  1. a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
    Synonym(s): Citroncirus, genus Citroncirus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Citroncirus webberi
n
  1. more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citronwood
n
  1. wood of a citron tree
  2. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
    Synonym(s): sandarac, citronwood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cittern
n
  1. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
    Synonym(s): cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
city room
n
  1. the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
    Synonym(s): city desk, city room
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coatroom
n
  1. a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
    Synonym(s): cloakroom, coatroom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coterminous
adj
  1. being of equal extent or scope or duration [syn: coextensive, coterminous, conterminous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coterminously
adv
  1. in a coterminous manner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cothromboplastin
n
  1. a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
    Synonym(s): proconvertin, cothromboplastin, stable factor, factor VII
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coturnix
n
  1. Old World quail
    Synonym(s): Coturnix, genus Coturnix
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coturnix communis
n
  1. the typical Old World quail [syn: migratory quail, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix communis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coturnix coturnix
n
  1. the typical Old World quail [syn: migratory quail, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix communis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cutworm
n
  1. North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre[a0]wberige; stre[a0]w
      straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the
      runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
      A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of
      a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus {Fragaria}, of
      which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the
      fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria
      virginiana}; the European, {F. vesca}. There are also other
      less common species.
  
      {Strawberry bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calico bass}, under
            {Calico}.
  
      {Strawberry blite}. (Bot.) See under {Blite}.
  
      {Strawberry borer} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            insects whose larv[91] burrow in the crown or roots of the
            strawberry vine. Especially:
      (a) The root borer ({Anarsia lineatella}), a very small dark
            gray moth whose larv[91] burrow both in the larger roots
            and crown, often doing great damage.
      (b) The crown borer ({Tyloderma fragari[91]}), a small brown
            weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the
            plant.
  
      {Strawberry bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus
            Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods
            and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
  
      {Strawberry crab} (Zo[94]l.), a small European spider crab
            ({Eurynome aspera}); -- so called because the back is
            covered with pink tubercles.
  
      {Strawberry fish} (Zo[94]l.), the amadavat.
  
      {Strawberry geranium} (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga
            sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long
            runners like those of the strawberry.
  
      {Strawberry leaf}.
      (a) The leaf of the strawberry.
      (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the
            ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. [bd]The
            strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on
            her ladyship's heart.[b8] --Thackeray.
  
      {Strawberry-leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several
            species of moths whose larv[91] roll up, and feed upon,
            the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially,
            {Phoxopteris fragari[91]}, and {Eccopsis permundana}.
  
      {Strawberry moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            moth whose larv[91] feed on the strawberry vines; as:
      (a) The smeared dagger ({Apatela oblinita}), whose large
            hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright
            yellow spots on each side.
      (b) A geometrid ({Angerona crocataria}) which is yellow with
            dusky spots on the wings. Called also {currant moth}.
  
      {Strawberry pear} (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West
            Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({C. triangularia}). It
            has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and
            cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit.
  
      {Strawberry sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfly
            ({Emphytus maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the
            strawberry vine.
  
      {Strawberry tomato}. (Bot.) See {Alkekengi}.
  
      {Strawberry tree}. (Bot.) See {Arbutus}.
  
      {Strawberry vine} (Bot.), the plant which yields the
            strawberry.
  
      {Strawberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any moth which
            feeds on the strawberry vine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cadew \Ca*dew"\, Cadeworm \Cade"worm`\, n.
      A caddice. See {Caddice}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cadrans \Cad"rans\, n. [Cf. F. cadran. Cf. {Quadrant}.]
      An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the
      angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and
      polishing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catarrhine \Cat"ar*rhine\, n. [Gr. kata`rris with hanging or
      curved nose; kata` down + "ri`s, "rino`s nose.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including
      the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close
      together and turned downward. See {Monkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It.
      monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr.
      fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana,
                  including apes, baboons, and lemurs.
            (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.
            (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such
                  as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of
                  apes and baboons.
  
      Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a})
               {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong
               head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together.
               Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives
               of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}.
               These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so
               that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward.
               The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short
               and not opposable. These are natives of the New World.
               ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a
               pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of
               Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.
  
      2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a
            mischievous child.
  
                     This is the monkey's own giving out; she is
                     persuaded I will marry her.               --Shak.
  
      3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very
            heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on
            the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the
            falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
  
      4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.
  
      {Monkey boat}. (Naut.)
            (a) A small boat used in docks.
            (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames.
  
      {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a
            swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
      {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so
            called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray.
  
      {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast
            for the better display of signals at sea.
  
      {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by
            sailors.
  
      {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about
            six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.
  
      {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.]
  
      {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury.
  
      {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.
  
      {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cateran \Cat"e*ran\, n. [Gael. ceatharnach. Cf. {Kern} Irish
      foot soldier.]
      A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. [Scot.] --Sir
      W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cater \Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Catered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Catering}.] [From {Cater}, n.]
      1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
  
                     [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak.
  
      2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at
            theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for
            or to.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catharine wheel \Cath"a*rine wheel`\
      See {catherine wheel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catherine wheel \Cath"er*ine wheel`\ [So called from St.
      Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in
      allusion to her martyrdom.]
      1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}.
            Called also {Catherine-wheel window}.
  
      2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in
            form the window of the same name. [Written also {Catharine
            wheel}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catherine wheel \Cath"er*ine wheel`\ [So called from St.
      Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in
      allusion to her martyrdom.]
      1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}.
            Called also {Catherine-wheel window}.
  
      2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in
            form the window of the same name. [Written also {Catharine
            wheel}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catherine wheel \Cath"er*ine wheel`\ [So called from St.
      Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in
      allusion to her martyrdom.]
      1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}.
            Called also {Catherine-wheel window}.
  
      2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in
            form the window of the same name. [Written also {Catharine
            wheel}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n.
      A cauterizing substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cedarn \Ce"darn\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cedrene \Ce"drene\ (s[emac]"dr[emac]n), n. (Chem.)
      A rich aromatic oil, {C15H24}, extracted from oil of red
      cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a
      class of similar substances, as the essential oils of cloves,
      cubebs, juniper, etc., of which cedrene proper is the type.
      [Written also {cedren}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cedrene \Ce"drene\ (s[emac]"dr[emac]n), n. (Chem.)
      A rich aromatic oil, {C15H24}, extracted from oil of red
      cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a
      class of similar substances, as the essential oils of cloves,
      cubebs, juniper, etc., of which cedrene proper is the type.
      [Written also {cedren}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cedrine \Ce"drine\ (s[emac]"dr[icr]n; 277), a. [L. cedrinus, Gr.
      [?]. See {Cedar}.]
      Of or pertaining to cedar or the cedar tree.

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   Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG.
      lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. [?] fat, E.
      live, v.] (Anat.)
      A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral
      cavity of all vertebrates.
  
      Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal
               passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it
               secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways
               changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is
               situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly
               on the right side. See {Bile}, {Digestive}, and
               {Glycogen}. The liver of invertebrate animals is
               usually made up of c[91]cal tubes, and differs
               materially, in form and function, from that of
               vertebrates.
  
      {Floating liver}. See {Wandering liver}, under {Wandering}.
           
  
      {Liver of antimony}, {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See
            {Hepar}.
  
      {Liver brown}, {Liver color}, the color of liver, a dark,
            reddish brown.
  
      {Liver shark} (Zo[94]l.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus
            maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe
            and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in
            length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has
            small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured
            for the sake of its liver, which often yields several
            barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone,
            by means of which it separates small animals from the sea
            water. Called also {basking shark}, {bone shark},
            {hoemother}, {homer}, and {sailfish}

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   Basking shark \Bask"ing shark`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the largest species of sharks ({Cetorhinus maximus}),
      so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver
      shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe
      and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet.
      It is a harmless species.

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   Chatter mark \Chat"ter mark`\
      (a) (Mach.) One of the fine undulations or ripples which are
            formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which
            chatters.
      (b) (Geol.) A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by
            a glacier.

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   Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i.
      {Chitter}.]
      1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are
            inarticulate and indistinct.
  
                     The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to
            jabber; to prate.
  
                     To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
  
                     With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
                                                                              --Dryden.

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   Chattering \Chat"ter*ing\, n.
      The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making
      inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the
      collision of the teeth; chatter.

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   Chaudron \Chau"dron\, n.
      See {Chawdron}. [Obs.]

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   Chawdron \Chaw"dron\, n. [OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G.
      kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn
      gut, dim. of coludd bowels.]
      Entrails. [Obs.] [Written also {chaudron}, {chauldron}.]
      --Shak.

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   Chaudron \Chau"dron\, n.
      See {Chawdron}. [Obs.]

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   Chawdron \Chaw"dron\, n. [OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G.
      kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn
      gut, dim. of coludd bowels.]
      Entrails. [Obs.] [Written also {chaudron}, {chauldron}.]
      --Shak.

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   Chawdron \Chaw"dron\, n. [OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G.
      kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn
      gut, dim. of coludd bowels.]
      Entrails. [Obs.] [Written also {chaudron}, {chauldron}.]
      --Shak.

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   Cider \Ci"der\, n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of
      strong drink, Gr. [?]; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sh[be]kar
      to be intoxicated, sh[c7]k[be]r strong drink.]
      The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for
      making vinegar, and for other purposes.
  
      Note: Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other
               fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not
               applied to wine.
  
      {Cider brandy}, a kind of brandy distilled from cider.
  
      {Cider mill}, a mill in which cider is made.
  
      {Cider press}, the press of a cider mill.

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   Cithern \Cith"ern\, n.
      See {Cittern}.

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   Cittern \Cit"tern\, n. [L. cithara, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Cithara},
      {Gittern}.] (Mus.)
      An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and
      played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.]
      --Shak.
  
      Note: Not to be confounded with zither.

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   Cithern \Cith"ern\, n.
      See {Cittern}.

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   Cittern \Cit"tern\, n. [L. cithara, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Cithara},
      {Gittern}.] (Mus.)
      An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and
      played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.]
      --Shak.
  
      Note: Not to be confounded with zither.

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   Citrange \Cit"range\, n. [Citrus + orange.]
      A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange
      and the trifoliate orange ({Citrus trifoliata}). It is more
      acid and has a more pronounced aroma than the orange; the
      tree is hardier. There are several varieties.

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   Citrination \Cit`ri*na"tion\, n. [See {Citrine}.]
      The process by which anything becomes of the color of a
      lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the
      philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow
      color. --Thynne.

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   Citrine \Cit"rine\, n.
      A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.

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   Citrine \Cit"rine\, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.]
      Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.
  
      {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment,
            the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}.

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   Citrine \Cit"rine\, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.]
      Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.
  
      {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment,
            the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}.

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   Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[icr]t"r[ucr]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro,
      fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
      from Gr. ki`tron citron]
      1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
            pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the
            citron of commerce.
  
      2. A citron tree.
  
      3. A citron melon.
  
      {Citron melon}.
            (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
                  flesh.
            (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
                  is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
  
      {Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
            probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
            to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.

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   Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[icr]t"r[ucr]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro,
      fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
      from Gr. ki`tron citron]
      1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
            pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the
            citron of commerce.
  
      2. A citron tree.
  
      3. A citron melon.
  
      {Citron melon}.
            (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
                  flesh.
            (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
                  is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
  
      {Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
            probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
            to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.

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   Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[icr]t"r[ucr]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro,
      fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
      from Gr. ki`tron citron]
      1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
            pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the
            citron of commerce.
  
      2. A citron tree.
  
      3. A citron melon.
  
      {Citron melon}.
            (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
                  flesh.
            (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
                  is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
  
      {Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
            probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
            to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.

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   Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard
   grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,
   troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,
   ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,
   etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}
   (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.
   Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.
   Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed
   meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a
   striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,
   hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,
   etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
   grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in
   Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,
   meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear
   grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,
   troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum
   jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.
   Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.
   Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal
   grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,
   valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,
   hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.
  
      Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
               true grasses botanically considered, such as black
               grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
  
      {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),
            growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
  
      {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
            avenaceum} of Europe.
  
      {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}
            growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.
            palustris}; in the United States there are several
            species.
  
      {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.
  
      {Grass bird}, the dunlin.
  
      {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
            grass-cloth plant.
  
      {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
            ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in
            Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
            strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
  
      {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes
                  gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and
                  {bay-winged bunting}.
            (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of
                  which several species are known.
  
      {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
            and giving rich milk.
  
      {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.
  
      {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus
            {Crambus}, found in grass.
  
      {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
            India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --
            used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger
            grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.
           
  
      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix
            Capensis}).
  
      {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of
            Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also
            applied to the zebra parrakeet.
  
      {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.
  
      {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
            Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
  
      {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American
            finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of
            the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
  
      {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
                  natrix}).
            (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
                  See {Green snake}, under {Green}.
  
      {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
            maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.
  
      {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena
            n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous
            when covered with dew.
  
      {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial
            sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.
  
      {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.
  
      {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with
            narrow grasslike leaves.
  
      {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
            strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]
            (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
            (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
                  prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
                  husband. [Slang.]
  
      {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.
  
      {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
            surface of the ground.
  
      {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze
            a season, as cattle.

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   Cittern \Cit"tern\, n. [L. cithara, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Cithara},
      {Gittern}.] (Mus.)
      An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and
      played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.]
      --Shak.
  
      Note: Not to be confounded with zither.

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   Cittern-head \Cit"tern-head`\, n.
      Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a
      cittern usually ended with a carved head. --Marsion

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   Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr.
      L. armatura. See {Armature}.] [Spelt also {armour}.]
      1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn
            to protect one's person in battle.
  
      Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole
               apparatus of war, including offensive as well as
               defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms
               every man should provide.
  
      2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts,
            protecting them from the fire of artillery.
  
      {Coat armor}, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its
            several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,
            supporters, motto, etc.
  
      {Submarine}, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See
            under {Submarine}.

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   Coat \Coat\ (k[omac]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat,
      cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail,
      LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG.
      chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf.
      {Cot} a hut.]
      1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body;
            especially, such a garment worn by men.
  
                     Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton.
  
      2. A petticoat. [Obs.] [bd]A child in coats.[b8] --Locke.
  
      3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the
            order or office; cloth.
  
                     Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
                     She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak.
  
      4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool,
            husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.
  
                     Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined,
                     or bearded husk, or shell.                  --Milton.
  
      5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a
            tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion;
            a coat of tar or varnish.
  
      6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.
  
                     Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear
                     the lions out of England's coat.         --Shak.
  
      7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]
  
                     Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were
                     ranked with coats as long as old master lived.
                                                                              --Massinger.
  
      {Coat armor}. See under {Armor}.
  
      {Coat of arms} (Her.), a translation of the French cotte
            d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor
            in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged
            with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an
            heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken
            together.
  
      {Coat card}, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen,
            or knave of playing cards. [bd][bf]I am a coat card
            indeed.' [bf]Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art
            neither king nor queen.'[b8] --Rowley.
  
      {Coat link}, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to
            hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a
            button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.
  
      {Coat of mail}, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain
            mail}, under {Chain}.
  
      {Mast coat} (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast,
            where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from
            getting below.
  
      {Sail coat} (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails,
            and the like, to keep them dry and clean.

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   Tamarind \Tam"a*rind\, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or
      Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[c6], literally,
      Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin.
      Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.)
      1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica}) cultivated both
            the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake
            of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is
            lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers
            are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are
            small and finely pinnated.
  
      2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which
            contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for
            preparing a pleasant drink.
  
      {Tamarind fish}, a preparation of a variety of East Indian
            fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit.
  
      {Velvet tamarind}.
            (a) A West African leguminous tree ({Codarium
                  acutifolium}).
            (b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used
                  for food in Sierra Leone.
  
      {Wild tamarind} (Bot.), a name given to certain trees
            somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the {Lysiloma
            latisiliqua} of Southern Florida, and the {Pithecolobium
            filicifolium} of the West Indies.

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   Coeternal \Co`e*ter"nal\, a.
      Equally eternal. -- {Co`e*ter"nal*ly}, adv.
  
               Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first born! Or of
               the Eternal coeternal beam.                     --Milton.

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   Coeternal \Co`e*ter"nal\, a.
      Equally eternal. -- {Co`e*ter"nal*ly}, adv.
  
               Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first born! Or of
               the Eternal coeternal beam.                     --Milton.

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   Coeternity \Co`e*ter"ni*ty\, n.
      Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being;
      equal eternity.

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   Cotarnine \Co*tar"nine\ (k?-t?r"n?n [or] -n?n), n. [F., fr.
      narcotine, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)
      A white, crystalline substance, {C12H13NO3}, obtained as a
      product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic
      properties, and is usually regarded as an alkaloid.

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   Coterminous \Co*ter"mi*nous\ (k?-t?r"m?-n?s), a. [Cf.
      {Conterminous}.]
      Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.

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   Cothurn \Co"thurn\ (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr.
      [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Cothurnus}.]
      A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence,
      tragedy in general.
  
               The moment had arrived when it was thought that the
               mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect.
                                                                              --Motley.

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   Cothurnate \Co*thur"nate\ (k?-th?r"n?t), Cothurnated
   \Co*thur"na*ted\ (-n?-t?d), a.
      1. Wearing a cothurn.
  
      2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.

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   Cothurnate \Co*thur"nate\ (k?-th?r"n?t), Cothurnated
   \Co*thur"na*ted\ (-n?-t?d), a.
      1. Wearing a cothurn.
  
      2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
      qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
      OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix}
            and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
            common European quail ({C. communis}), the rain quail ({C.
            Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble quail ({C.
            pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp quail ({Synoicus
            australis}).
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several American partridges
            belonging to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera,
            especially the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and
            {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
            Californica}).
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and
            allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian
            painted quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}.
  
      4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
            to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {Bustard quail} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird
            of the genus Turnix, as {T. taigoor}, a black-breasted
            species, and the hill bustard quail ({T. ocellatus}). See
            {Turnix}.
  
      {Button quail} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small Asiatic
            species of Turnix, as {T. Sykesii}, which is said to be
            the smallest game bird of India.
  
      {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
            or within range.
  
      {Quail dove} {(Zo[94]l.)}, any one of several American ground
            pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera.
  
      {Quail hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
            ({Hieracidea Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}).
  
      {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above.
  
      {Quail snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted
            snipe; -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}.
  
      {Sea quail} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cutworm \Cut"worm`\ (-w?rm`), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of
      cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend
      fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. During the day, they
      conceal themselves in the earth. The common cutworms are the
      larv[91] of various species of {Agrotis} and related genera
      of noctuid moths.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cytherean \Cyth`er*e"an\ (s?th`?r--?"an), a. [L. Cythereus, from
      Cythera, Gr. [?][?][?], now Cerigo, an island in the [92]gean
      Sea, celebrated for the worship of Venus.]
      Pertaining to the goddess Venus.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Catharine, KS
      Zip code(s): 67627

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Catherine, AL
      Zip code(s): 36728

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Catron, MO (town, FIPS 12052)
      Location: 36.61238 N, 89.70625 W
      Population (1990): 81 (41 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63833

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Catron County, NM (county, FIPS 3)
      Location: 33.92386 N, 108.41654 W
      Population (1990): 2563 (1552 housing units)
      Area: 17944.2 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cauthornville, VA
      Zip code(s): 23029

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cedar Mill, OR (CDP, FIPS 12150)
      Location: 45.53657 N, 122.79952 W
      Population (1990): 9697 (3872 housing units)
      Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cedar Mills, MN (city, FIPS 10468)
      Location: 44.94724 N, 94.51729 W
      Population (1990): 80 (30 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cedar Run, PA
      Zip code(s): 17727

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Chadron, NE (city, FIPS 8605)
      Location: 42.82706 N, 103.00009 W
      Population (1990): 5588 (2333 housing units)
      Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 69337

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Choudrant, LA (village, FIPS 15290)
      Location: 32.53034 N, 92.51766 W
      Population (1990): 557 (223 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71227

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Citronelle, AL (city, FIPS 15064)
      Location: 31.09609 N, 88.24986 W
      Population (1990): 3671 (1397 housing units)
      Area: 63.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36522

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CD-ROM
  
      {Compact Disc Read-Only Memory}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CD-ROM drive
  
      {Compact Disc Read-Only Memory}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   chat room
  
      {channel}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CITRAN
  
      {Caltech}'s answer to {MIT}'s {JOSS}.
  
      [Sammet 1969, p.217].
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Cedron
      the black torrent, the brook flowing through the ravine below
      the eastern wall of Jerusalem (John 18:1). (See {KIDRON}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Cedron, black; sad
  
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