crackers : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

car care
n 1: keeping a car in good working order

English Dictionary: crackers	by the DICT Development Group
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car carrier n a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
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caracara n any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
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Carcharhinidae n largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks Synonym(s): Carcharhinidae, family Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinus n type genus of the Carcharhinidae [syn: Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus]
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Carcharhinus leucas n a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous Synonym(s): bull shark, cub shark, Carcharhinus leucas
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Carcharhinus limbatus n widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink Synonym(s): blacktip shark, sandbar shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
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Carcharhinus obscurus n relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters Synonym(s): dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
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Carcharhinus plumbeus n most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen Synonym(s): sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
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Carcharias n type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn: Carcharias, genus Carcharias, Odontaspis, genus Odontaspis]
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Carcharias taurus n shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers Synonym(s): sand tiger, sand shark, Carcharias taurus, Odontaspis taurus
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Carchariidae n sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae Synonym(s): Carchariidae, family Carchariidae, Odontaspididae, family Odontaspididae
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Carcharinus longimanus n large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark Synonym(s): whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus
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Carcharodon n man-eating sharks Synonym(s): Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon
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Carcharodon carcharias n large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans Synonym(s): great white shark, white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias
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Carex arenaria n European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla Synonym(s): sand sedge, sand reed, Carex arenaria
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cargo area n the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area]
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carouser n someone who enjoys riotous drinking [syn: wassailer, carouser]
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carriage return n the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line
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carriage wrench n a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts
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Cary Grant n United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Synonym(s): Grant, Cary Grant
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Carya cordiformis n hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Synonym(s): bitternut, bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, bitter pignut, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis
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Caryocar n type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts Synonym(s): Caryocar, genus Caryocar
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Caryocar nuciferum n large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil Synonym(s): souari, souari nut, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferum
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Caryocaraceae n small genus of tropical South American trees [syn: Caryocaraceae, family Caryocaraceae]
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cercaria n tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
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cercarial adj of or relating to cercaria
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chair car n a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs Synonym(s): parlor car, parlour car, drawing-room car, palace car, chair car
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charger n formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle [syn: charger, courser] a device for charging or recharging batteries Synonym(s): charger, battery charger
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Cherokee rose n Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms [syn: Cherokee rose, Rosa laevigata]
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cherry crab n Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving Synonym(s): Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab, Malus baccata
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chiaroscuro n a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
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chirography n beautiful handwriting [syn: calligraphy, penmanship, chirography]
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choreograph v compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music; "Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music" plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"
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choreographer n someone who creates new dances
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choreographic adj of or concerned with choreography
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choreography n a show involving artistic dancing [syn: stage dancing, choreography] the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes a notation used by choreographers
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chorus girl n a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: chorus girl, showgirl, chorine]
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Chrysaora n a genus of Scyphozoa Synonym(s): Chrysaora, genus Chrysaora
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Chrysaora quinquecirrha n a type of jellyfish
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chrysarobin n a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: araroba, Goa powder, chrysarobin]
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church roll n a list of the members of church
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church year n the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons Synonym(s): church year, Christian year
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churchwarden n an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
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churchyard n the yard associated with a church [syn: churchyard, God's acre]
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churrigueresco adj having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells Synonym(s): baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco
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churrigueresque adj having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells Synonym(s): baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco
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co-worker n an associate that one works with [syn: colleague, {co- worker}, fellow worker, workfellow]
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coarse-haired adj having coarse hair or fur [syn: coarse-haired, {coarse- furred}]
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corchorus n any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia Synonym(s): Corchorus, genus Corchorus
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core group n a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" Synonym(s): core, nucleus, core group
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Corgard n a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina Synonym(s): nadolol, Corgard
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corker n (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker" a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
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corkscrew n a bottle opener that pulls corks [syn: corkscrew, {bottle screw}] v move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: corkscrew, spiral]
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corkscrew flower n perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Synonym(s): snailflower, snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla
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corsair n a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: corsair, {Barbary pirate}] a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
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courser n a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle Synonym(s): charger, courser a dog trained for coursing swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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coursework n work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
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cracker n a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet a poor White person in the southern United States Synonym(s): redneck, cracker a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers" firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing Synonym(s): firecracker, cracker, banger a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends Synonym(s): cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon
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cracker bonbon n a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends Synonym(s): cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon
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cracker crumbs n crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening
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cracker-barrel adj characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" Synonym(s): cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun
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crackerberry n creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonym(s): bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis
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crackerjack n someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" Synonym(s): jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy" Synonym(s): jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack
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crackers adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Synonym(s): balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
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crasher n someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying Synonym(s): gatecrasher, crasher, unwelcome guest
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Crazy Horse n a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) Synonym(s): Crazy Horse, Tashunca-Uitco
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crease-resistant adj of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn: creaseproof, wrinkleproof, crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant]
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cress green adj of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green Synonym(s): cress green, cresson, watercress
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Crex crex n common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: corncrake, land rail, Crex crex]
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crisscross adv crossing one another in opposite directions adj marked with crossing lines [syn: crisscross, crisscrossed] n a marking that consists of lines that cross each other Synonym(s): crisscross, cross, mark v cross in a pattern, often random mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face" mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"
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crisscrossed adj marked with crossing lines [syn: crisscross, crisscrossed]
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croaker n the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S. any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
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crockery n tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: crockery, dishware]
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crosier n a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office Synonym(s): crosier, crozier
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cross hair n either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs" Synonym(s): cross hair, cross wire
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cross wire n either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs" Synonym(s): cross hair, cross wire
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cross-grained adj difficult to deal with [syn: contrarious, {cross- grained}] of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel Synonym(s): curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy- grained
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cross-refer v refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
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cross-reference n a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work Synonym(s): cross-reference, cross-index
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crosscurrent 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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crosshairs n a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"
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crossroad n a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour]
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crossroads n a community of people smaller than a village [syn: hamlet, crossroads] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" Synonym(s): juncture, critical point, crossroads a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
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crossruff v trump alternately in two hands
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crossword n a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle Synonym(s): crossword puzzle, crossword
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crossword puzzle n a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle Synonym(s): crossword puzzle, crossword
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crow corn n any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic Synonym(s): colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root
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crow garlic n pungent Old World wild onion [syn: crow garlic, {false garlic}, field garlic, stag's garlic, wild garlic, Allium vineale]
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crozier n a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office Synonym(s): crosier, crozier
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cruiser n a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Synonym(s): cruiser, police cruiser, patrol car, police car, prowl car, squad car a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Synonym(s): cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
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cruiserweight n a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds Synonym(s): light heavyweight, cruiserweight
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crusher n a device that crushes something
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cryosurgery n the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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cuirassier n a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
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curse word n profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" Synonym(s): curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
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cursor n (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions Synonym(s): cursor, pointer
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cursorial adj (of limbs and feet) adapted for running [ant: fossorial]
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cursorily adv without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" Synonym(s): cursorily, quickly
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Cursorius n coursers Synonym(s): Cursorius, genus Cursorius
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Cursorius cursor n courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World Synonym(s): cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor
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cursory adj hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" Synonym(s): casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[adot]k[aum]"r[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called {carrion buzzards}. Note: The black caracara is {Ibycter ater}; the chimango is {Milvago chimango}; the Brazilian is {Polyborus Braziliensis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caracore \Car"acore\, Caracora \Car"aco`ra\, n. [Malay kurakura.] A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.
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Caracore \Car"acore\, Caracora \Car"aco`ra\, n. [Malay kurakura.] A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.
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Carceral \Car"cer*al\, a. [L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison.] Belonging to a prison. [R.] --Foxe.
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Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Requin \Re"quin\ (r?"kw?n), n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See {Requiem}.] (Zo[94]l.) The man-eater, or white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
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Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Man-eater \Man"-eat`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. {Carcharodon Rondeleti}); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
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Carouser \Ca*rous"er\, n. One who carouses; a reveler.
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Carriage \Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See {Carry}.] 1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.] David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. --1. Sam. xvii. 22. And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem. --Acts. xxi. 15. 2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying. Nine days employed in carriage. --Chapman. 3. The price or expense of carrying. 4. That which carries of conveys, as: (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort. (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage. (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage. 5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners. His gallant carriage all the rest did grace. --Stirling. 6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management. The passage and whole carriage of this action. --Shak. {Carriage horse}, a horse kept for drawing a carriage. {Carriage porch} (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in the United States {porte-coch[8a]re}.
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Wrench \Wrench\ (r[ecr]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See {Wring}, and cf. {Ranch}, v. t.] 1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.] His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer. 2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting. He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton. The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused everywhere. --De Quincey. 3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint. 4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon. 5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes. 6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench. {Carriage wrench}, a wrench adapted for removing or tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles, or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or wagon. {Monkey wrench}. See under {Monkey}. {Wrench hammer}, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit of being used as a hammer.
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Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree ({Juglans cinerea}) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called {oil nut} and {white walnut}. 2. (Bot.) The nut of the {Caryocar butyrosum} and {C. nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also {Souari nut}.
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Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree ({Caryocar nuciferum}) of the same natural order with the tea plant; -- also called {butternut}. [Written also {sawarra nut}.]
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Cercarian \Cerca"rian\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercari[91]. -- n. One of the Cercari[91].
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d8Cercaria \[d8]Cerca"ria\, n.; pl. {Cercarle} [NL., fr. Gr. [?] tail.] (Zo[94]l.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
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d8Cereus \[d8]Ce"re*us\, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of a wax candle.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili. Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the {Cereus grandiflorus}, which is cultivated for its beautiful, shortlived flowers. The {Cereus giganteus}, whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height, is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico, Texas, etc.
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Dildo \Dil"do\, n. (Bot.) A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies ({Cereus Swartzii}).
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Cerograph \Ce"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graph.] A writing on wax. --Knight.
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Cerographic \Ce`rograph"ic\, Cerographical \Ce`rograph"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to cerography.
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Cerographic \Ce`rograph"ic\, Cerographical \Ce`rograph"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to cerography.
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Cerographist \Cerog"raphist\, n. One who practices cerography.
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Cerography \Cerog"raphy\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graphy.] 1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax. 2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
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Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Charger \Char"ger\, n. 1. One who, or that which charges. 2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge. 3. A large dish. [Obs.] Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. 4. A horse for battle or parade. --Macaulay. And furious every charger neighed. --Campbell.
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Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chagrined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chargrining}.] [Cf. F. chagriner See {Chagrin}, n.] To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
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Cherisher \Cher"ish*er\, n. One who cherishes. The cherisher of my flesh and blood. --Shak.
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Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. [?]; [?] a yuong swine + [?] a pig.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Cony}.
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Cony \Co"ny\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
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Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. [?]; [?] a yuong swine + [?] a pig.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Cony}.
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Cony \Co"ny\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
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Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name from its resemblance to that grape.] 1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery. 2. The acid fruit or berry of the {Ribes rubrum} or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant. 3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus {Ribes} (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the {Ribes rubrum}. {Black currant},a shrub or bush ({Ribes nigrum} and {R. floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit. {Cherry currant}, a variety of the red currant, having a strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry. {Currant borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[92]geria tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus supernotatus}). {Currant worm} (Zo[94]l.), an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the currant sawfly ({Nematus ventricosus}), introduced from Europe, and the spanworm ({Eufitchia ribearia}). The fruit worms are the larva of a fly ({Epochra Canadensis}), and a spanworm ({Eupithecia}). {Flowering currant}, {Missouri currant}, a species of {Ribes} ({R. aureum}), having showy yellow flowers.
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Chiaroscurist \Chia`roscu"rist\, n. A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.
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Chiragrical \Chirag"rical\, a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease. --Sir. T. Browne.
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Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] written with the hand; chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a {charter party}. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. --Bouvier.
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Chirographer \Chirog"rapher\, n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing. 2. See {chirographist}, 2. {Chirographer of fines} (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
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Chirographer \Chirog"rapher\, n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing. 2. See {chirographist}, 2. {Chirographer of fines} (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
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Chirographic \Chi`rograph"ic\, Chirographical \Chi`rograph"ic*al\a. Of or pertaining to chirography.
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Chirographic \Chi`rograph"ic\, Chirographical \Chi`rograph"ic*al\a. Of or pertaining to chirography.
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Chirographist \Chirog"raphist\, n. 1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser. 2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
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Chirography \Chirog"raphy\, n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography. 2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
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Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[d2]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. [?], orig. dancing place; prob. akin to [?] inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See {Chorus}.] 1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service. [Formerly written also {quire}.] 2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers. 3. (Arch.) The chancel. {Choir organ} (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir. {Choir screen}, {Choir wall} (Arch.), a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles. {Choir service}, the service of singing performed by the choir. --T. Warton.
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Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[d2]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. [?], orig. dancing place; prob. akin to [?] inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See {Chorus}.] 1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service. [Formerly written also {quire}.] 2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers. 3. (Arch.) The chancel. {Choir organ} (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir. {Choir screen}, {Choir wall} (Arch.), a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles. {Choir service}, the service of singing performed by the choir. --T. Warton.
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Choregraphic \Cho`regraph"ic\, Choregraphical \Cho`regraph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to choregraphy.
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Choregraphic \Cho`regraph"ic\, Choregraphical \Cho`regraph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to choregraphy.
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Choregraphy \Choreg"raphy\, n. [GR. [?] d[?]nce + -graphy.] The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes. --Craig.
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Chorograph \Cho"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] place + -graph.] An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
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Chorographer \Chorog"rapher\, n. 1. One who describes or makes a map of a district or region. [bd]The chorographers of Italy.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. A geographical antiquary; one who investigates the locality of ancient places.
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Chorographical \Cho`rograph"ical\, a. Pertaining to chorography. -- {Cho`rograph"ical*ly}, adv.
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Chorographical \Cho`rograph"ical\, a. Pertaining to chorography. -- {Cho`rograph"ical*ly}, adv.
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Chorography \Chorog"raphy\, n. [L. chorographia, Gr. [?]; [?] place + [?] to describe.] the mapping or description of a region or district. The chorography of their provinces. --Sir T. Browne.
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Chrysarobin \Chrys`a*ro"bin\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also {chrysphanic acid}.
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Chrysaurin \Chrys*au"rin\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + L. aurum gold. So called from its color.] An orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?] the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr. [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr. [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. {Kirk}.] 1. A building set apart for Christian worship. 2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37. 3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23. 4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church. 5. The collective body of Christians. 6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm. 7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil. Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. --Bulwer. Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc. {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}. {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}. {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. {Church living}, a benefice in an established church. {Church militant}. See under {Militant}. {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}. {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. {Church session}. See under {Session}. {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}. {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?] the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr. [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr. [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. {Kirk}.] 1. A building set apart for Christian worship. 2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37. 3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23. 4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church. 5. The collective body of Christians. 6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm. 7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil. Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. --Bulwer. Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc. {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}. {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}. {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. {Church living}, a benefice in an established church. {Church militant}. See under {Militant}. {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}. {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. {Church session}. See under {Session}. {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}. {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.
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Churchwarden \Church"ward`en\, n. 1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service. 2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. --W. Black.
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Churchwardenship \Church"ward`en*ship\, n. The office of a churchwarden.
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Churchyard \Church"yard`\, n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. Like graves in the holy churchyard. --Shak. Syn: Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.
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Cirrigerous \Cirrig"erous\, a. [Cirrus + -gerous.] (Biol.) Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike appendages.
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Cirrigrade \Cir"ri*grade\, a. [Cirrus + L. gradi to walk.] (Biol.) Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages.
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Coarse \Coarse\, a. [Compar. {Coarser}; superl. {Coarsest}.] [As this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., [bd]Though the threads be course.[b8] --Gascoigne. See {Course}.] 1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to {fine}; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. 2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language. I feel Of what coarse metal ye are molded. --Shak. To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. --Dryden. Syn: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.
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Corchorus \Cor"chorus\ (k[ocir]r"k[oal]r[ucr]s), n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant of bitter taste.] (Bot.) The common name of the {Kerria Japonica} or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.
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Jute \Jute\ (j[umac]t), n. [Hind. j[umac]t, Skr. j[umac][tsdot]a matted hair; cf. ja[tsdot]a matted hair, fibrous roots.] The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus olitorius}, and {C. capsularis}; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
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Jew \Jew\, n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[?]h[?]d[be]h Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. {Judaic}.] Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite. {Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin. {Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius}) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber. {Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen. {The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his cruelty to the Savior during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second coming.
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Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve}, {Malachite}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities. See {Malvaceous}. Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({M. sylvestris}) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({M. rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ({M. Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}), musk mallow ({M. moschata}), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow ({M. crispa}), are less commonly seen. {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}. {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.
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Tat \Tat\, n. [Hind. t[be]t.] Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the {Corchorus olitorius}, or jute. [India]
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Waybung \Way"bung`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Australian insessorial bird ({Corcorax melanorhamphus}) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.
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Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.] A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon. {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively. {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon. {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}. {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
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Gear \Gear\, n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[c6], garw[c6] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser. 2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer. Homely gear and common ware. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material. Clad in a vesture of unknown gear. --Spenser. 4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping. 5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.] Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser. 8. (Mech.) (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively. (b) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe. (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear. 9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer} (b) . 10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright. That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man. --Latimer. {Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}. {Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise wheel}, under {Mortise}. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the cut-off. See under {Expansion}. {Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n. {Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting. {Gear wheel}, any cogwheel. {Running gear}. See under {Running}. {To throw} {in, [or] out of}, {gear} (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation.
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Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.] A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon. {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively. {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon. {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}. {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
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Gear \Gear\, n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[c6], garw[c6] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser. 2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer. Homely gear and common ware. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material. Clad in a vesture of unknown gear. --Spenser. 4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping. 5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.] Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser. 8. (Mech.) (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively. (b) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe. (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear. 9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer} (b) . 10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright. That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man. --Latimer. {Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}. {Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise wheel}, under {Mortise}. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the cut-off. See under {Expansion}. {Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n. {Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting. {Gear wheel}, any cogwheel. {Running gear}. See under {Running}. {To throw} {in, [or] out of}, {gear} (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation.
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Squash \Squash\, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immaturate, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or gourd kind. Note: The species are much confused. The long-neck squash is called {Cucurbita verrucosa}, the Barbary or China squash, {C. moschata}, and the great winter squash, {C. maxima}, but the distinctions are not clear. {Squash beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American beetle ({Diabrotica, [or] Galeruca vittata}) which is often abundant and very injurious to the leaves of squash, cucumber, etc. It is striped with yellow and black. The name is applied also to other allied species. {Squash bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large black American hemipterous insect ({Coreus, [or] Anasa, tristis}) injurious to squash vines.
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Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\ (-skr[udd]`), n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. {Corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
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Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\, v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\ (-skr[udd]`), n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. {Corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
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Corocore \Cor"o*core\ (k?r"?-k?r), n. A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago.
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Corsair \Cor"sair\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys rosaceus}).
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Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See {Course}.] 1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land. 2. A piratical vessel. Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. --Prescott.
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Courser \Cours"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. --Hanmer. 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] --Pope. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A grallatorial bird of Europe {(Cursorius cursor)}, remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.
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Coworker \Co`work"er\ (k?`w?rk"?r), n. One who works with another; a co[?]perator.
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Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[acr]k"[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, cracks. 2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.] What cracker is this same that deafs our ears? --Shak. 3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- often called {firecracker}. 4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker. 5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. --Bartlett. 6. (Zo[94]l.) The pintail duck. 7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. --Knight.
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Cracker State \Cracker State\ Georgia; -- a nickname. See {Cracker}, n. 5.
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Craker \Crak"er\ (kr?k"?r), n. One who boasts; a braggart. [Obs.] --Old Play.
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Fuller \Full"er\, n. [From {Full}, a.] (Blacksmith's Work) A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a {creaser}.
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Creaser \Creas"er\ (kr?s"?r), n. 1. A tool, or a sewing-machine attachment, for making lines or creases on leather or cloth, as guides to sew by. 2. A tool for making creases or beads, as in sheet iron, or for rounding small tubes. 3. (Bookbinding) A tool for making the band impression distinct on the back. --Knight.
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Fuller \Full"er\, n. [From {Full}, a.] (Blacksmith's Work) A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a {creaser}.
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Creaser \Creas"er\ (kr?s"?r), n. 1. A tool, or a sewing-machine attachment, for making lines or creases on leather or cloth, as guides to sew by. 2. A tool for making creases or beads, as in sheet iron, or for rounding small tubes. 3. (Bookbinding) A tool for making the band impression distinct on the back. --Knight.
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Isorcin \I*sor"cin\, n. [Iso- + orcin.] (Chem.) A crystalline hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with orcin, but produced artificially; -- called also {cresorcin}.
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Cresorcin \Cre*sor"cin\ (kr?-s?r"s?n), n. (Chem.) Same as {Isorcin}.
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Isorcin \I*sor"cin\, n. [Iso- + orcin.] (Chem.) A crystalline hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with orcin, but produced artificially; -- called also {cresorcin}.
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Cresorcin \Cre*sor"cin\ (kr?-s?r"s?n), n. (Chem.) Same as {Isorcin}.
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Corncrake \Corn"crake`\ (-kr?k`), n. (Zo[94]l.) A bird ({Crex crex} or {C. pratensis}) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also {corn bird}.
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Asparagus \Aspar"agus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], [?]; cf. [?] to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [?]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. {Sparrowgrass}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order {Liliace[91]}, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. {Asparagus racemosus} is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The {Asparagus officinalis}, a species cultivated in gardens. 2. The young and tender shoots of {A. officinalis}, which form a valuable and well-known article of food. Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people. {Asparagus beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle ({Crioceris asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
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Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary. Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens; {L. Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L. auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. 2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis}, {Nerine}, etc. 3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. --Sir T. Browne. {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus umbellatus}. {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes} ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. --Gray. {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry. {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust. {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the Vocabulary. {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily. {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and its flower. {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}. {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}. {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of Christcross.] 1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write. 2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv. 1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. --W. E. Boardman. 2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\, v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
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Crisscross-row \Criss"cross-row`\ (-r?`), n. See {Christcross-row}.
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Croaker \Croak"er\ (-?r), n. 1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the Atlantic coast. (a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus grunniens}); -- called also {drum}. (c) The surf fish of California. Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
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Crociary \Cro"ciary\ (kr?"sh?-?-r?), n. [See {Crosier}.] (Eccl.) One who carries the cross before an archbishop. [Obs.]
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Crocker \Crock"er\ (-?r), n. A potter. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Crockery \Crock"er*y\ ( kr?k"?r-?), n. [From {Crock} an earthen vessel.] Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.
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Croker \Cro"ker\ (kr?"k?r), n. [Gr. [?][?][?] saffron.] A cultivator of saffron; a dealer in saffron. [Obs.] --Holinshed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crosier \Cro"sier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. [OE. rocer, croser, croyser, fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL. crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F. croc hook; akin to E. crook.] The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of regular form. --Skeat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crosiered \Cro"siered\ (-zh?rd), a. Bearing a crosier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Receipt \Re*ceipt"\, n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. The act of receiving; reception. [bd]At the receipt of your letter.[b8] --Shak. 2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] Thy kind receipt of me. --Chapman. 3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] It has become a place of great receipt. --Evelyn. 4. Place of receiving. [Obs.] He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom. --Matt. ix. 9. 5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] [bd]In a retired receipt together lay.[b8] --Chapman. 6. A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake. She had a receipt to make white hair black. --Sir T. Browne. 7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid. 8. That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars. {Cross receipts}. See under {Gross}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross \Cross\ (kr[ocr]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. The cross refraction of the second prism. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. [bd]A cross fortune.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. The cross and unlucky issue of my design. --Glanvill. The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind. --South. We are both love's captives, but with fates so cross, One must be happy by the other's loss. --Dryden. 3. Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman. He had received a cross answer from his mistress. --Jer. Taylor. 4. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other. {Cross action} (Law), an action brought by a party who is sued against the person who has sued him, upon the same subject matter, as upon the same contract. --Burrill. {Cross aisle} (Arch.), a transept; the lateral divisions of a cruciform church. {Cross axle}. (a) (Mach.) A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press. (b) A driving axle, with cranks set at an angle of 90[deg] with each other. {Cross bedding} (Geol.), oblique lamination of horizontal beds. {Cross bill}. See in the Vocabulary. {Cross bitt}. Same as {Crosspiece}. {Cross bond}, a form of bricklaying, in which the joints of one stretcher course come midway between those of the stretcher courses above and below, a course of headers and stretchers intervening. See {Bond}, n., 8. {Cross breed}. See in the Vocabulary. {Cross breeding}. See under {Breeding}. {Cross buttock}, a particular throw in wrestling; hence, an unexpected defeat or repulse. --Smollet. {Cross country}, across the country; not by the road. [bd]The cross-country ride.[b8] --Cowper. {Cross fertilization}, the fertilization of the female products of one physiological individual by the male products of another, -- as the fertilization of the ovules of one plant by pollen from another. See {Fertilization}. {Cross file}, a double convex file, used in dressing out the arms or crosses of fine wheels. {Cross fire} (Mil.), lines of fire, from two or more points or places, crossing each other. {Cross forked}. (Her.) See under {Forked}. {Cross frog}. See under {Frog}. {Cross furrow}, a furrow or trench cut across other furrows to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the side of the field. {Cross handle}, a handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool, as in the augur. --Knight. {Cross lode} (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or principal lode. {Cross purpose}. See {Cross-purpose}, in the Vocabulary. {Cross reference}, a reference made from one part of a book or register to another part, where the same or an allied subject is treated of. {Cross sea} (Naut.), a chopping sea, in which the waves run in contrary directions. {Cross stroke}, a line or stroke across something, as across the letter t. {Cross wind}, a side wind; an unfavorable wind. {Cross wires}, fine wires made to traverse the field of view in a telescope, and moved by a screw with a graduated head, used for delicate astronomical observations; spider lines. Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross \Cross\ (kr[ocr]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. The cross refraction of the second prism. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. [bd]A cross fortune.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. The cross and unlucky issue of my design. --Glanvill. The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind. --South. We are both love's captives, but with fates so cross, One must be happy by the other's loss. --Dryden. 3. Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman. He had received a cross answer from his mistress. --Jer. Taylor. 4. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other. {Cross action} (Law), an action brought by a party who is sued against the person who has sued him, upon the same subject matter, as upon the same contract. --Burrill. {Cross aisle} (Arch.), a transept; the lateral divisions of a cruciform church. {Cross axle}. (a) (Mach.) A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press. (b) A driving axle, with cranks set at an angle of 90[deg] with each other. {Cross bedding} (Geol.), oblique lamination of horizontal beds. {Cross bill}. See in the Vocabulary. {Cross bitt}. Same as {Crosspiece}. {Cross bond}, a form of bricklaying, in which the joints of one stretcher course come midway between those of the stretcher courses above and below, a course of headers and stretchers intervening. See {Bond}, n., 8. {Cross breed}. See in the Vocabulary. {Cross breeding}. See under {Breeding}. {Cross buttock}, a particular throw in wrestling; hence, an unexpected defeat or repulse. --Smollet. {Cross country}, across the country; not by the road. [bd]The cross-country ride.[b8] --Cowper. {Cross fertilization}, the fertilization of the female products of one physiological individual by the male products of another, -- as the fertilization of the ovules of one plant by pollen from another. See {Fertilization}. {Cross file}, a double convex file, used in dressing out the arms or crosses of fine wheels. {Cross fire} (Mil.), lines of fire, from two or more points or places, crossing each other. {Cross forked}. (Her.) See under {Forked}. {Cross frog}. See under {Frog}. {Cross furrow}, a furrow or trench cut across other furrows to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the side of the field. {Cross handle}, a handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool, as in the augur. --Knight. {Cross lode} (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or principal lode. {Cross purpose}. See {Cross-purpose}, in the Vocabulary. {Cross reference}, a reference made from one part of a book or register to another part, where the same or an allied subject is treated of. {Cross sea} (Naut.), a chopping sea, in which the waves run in contrary directions. {Cross stroke}, a line or stroke across something, as across the letter t. {Cross wind}, a side wind; an unfavorable wind. {Cross wires}, fine wires made to traverse the field of view in a telescope, and moved by a screw with a graduated head, used for delicate astronomical observations; spider lines. Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kusimanse \Ku`si*man"se\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal ({Crossarchus obscurus}) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also {kusimansel}, and {mangue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross-armed \Cross"-armed`\ (kr?s"?rmd), a. With arms crossed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross-crosslet \Cross`-cross"let\ (-kr?s"l?t; 115), n. (Her.) A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from three small crosses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross-garnet \Cross"-gar`net\ (kr?s"g?r`n?t), n. A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crossgrained \Cross"grained\ (-gr?nd`), a. 1. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing. If the stuff proves crossgrained, . . . then you must turn your stuff to plane it the contrary way. --Moxon. 2. Perverse; untractable; contrary. She was none of your crossgrained, termagant, scolding jades. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross-reading \Cross"-read`ing\ (r?d`?ng), n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crossroad \Cross"road`\ (-r?d`), n. A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crossrow \Cross"row`\ (-r?`), n. 1. The alphabet; -- called also {Christcross-row}. And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. -- Shak. 2. A row that crosses others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crossruff \Cross"ruff`\ (-r?f`), n. (Whist) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also {seesaw}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crosswort \Cross"wort`\ (-w?rt`), n. (Bot.) A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrike \Shrike\, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[c6]kja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[c6]c a thrush. See {Shriek}, v. i.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family {Laniid[91]}, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike ({Lanius excubitor}), the great northern shrike ({L. borealis}), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also {butcher birds}. See under {Butcher}. Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of the family {Formicarid[91]}. The cuckoo shrikes of the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family {Campephagid[91]}. The drongo shrikes of the same regions belong to the related family {Dicrurid[91]}. See {Drongo}. {Crow shrike}. See under {Crow}. {Shrike thrush}. (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera {Thamnocataphus}, {Gampsorhynchus}, and allies. (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genus {Colluricincla}. {Shrike tit}. (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus {Falcunculus}, having a strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to {Allotrius}, {Pteruthius}, {Cutia}, {Leioptila}, and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also {hill tit}. {Swallow shrike}. See under {Swallow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[?]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr[?]e; cf. Icel. kr[?]ka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr[?]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus}, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}. Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {C. corone}. The common American crow is {C. Americanus}. See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under {Carrion}. 2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. --Shak. 3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1. 4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. {Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}. {Crow blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}. {Crow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See {Coucal}. {Crow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genera {Gymnorhina}, {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from Australia. {Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}. {As the crow flies}, in a direct line. {To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crozier \Cro"zier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. See {Crosier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Croziered \Cro"ziered\ (-zh?rd), a. Crosiered.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\, n. Specif.: (Nav.) A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to twelve thousand tons displacement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\ (kr?"z?r), n. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; -- usually an armed vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crush \Crush\, n. 1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. --Addison. 2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception. {Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing. {Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crusher \Crush"er\ (-?r), n. One who, or that which, crushes. {Crusher gauge}, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crusher \Crush"er\ (-?r), n. One who, or that which, crushes. {Crusher gauge}, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuirassier \Cui`ras*sier"\, n. (Mil.) In modern armies, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuirassier \Cui`ras*sier"\ (kw?`r?s-s?r"), n. [F. cuirassier. See {Curass}.] A soldier armed with a cuirass. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curious \Cu"ri*ous\ (k?"r?-?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] Little curious in her clothes. --Fuller. How shall we, If he be curious, work upon his faith? --Beau. & Fl. 2. Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill. To devise curious works. --Ex. xxxv. 32 His body couched in a curious bed. --Shak. 3. Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of. It is a pity a gentleman so very curious after things that were elegant and beautiful should not have been as curious as to their origin, their uses, and their natural history. --Woodward. 4. Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare. [bd]Acurious tale[b8] --Shak. A multitude of curious analogies. --Macaulay. Many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore. --E. A. Poe. Abstruse investigations in recondite branches of learning or sciense often bring to light curious results. --C. J. Smith. {Curious arts}, magic. [Obs.] Many . . . which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them. --Acts xix. 19. Syn: Inquisitive; prying. See {Inquisitive}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curser \Curs"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. One who curses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursor \Cur"sor\ (k?r"s?r), n. [L., a runner. See {Cursitor}.] Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursorary \Cur"sorary\ (-s?-r?-r?), a. Cursory; hasty. [Obs.] With a cursorary eye o'erglanced the articles. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursorial \Curso"rial\ (k?r-s?"r?-al), a. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as, the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of {Aves}. (b) Of or pertaining to the {Cursores}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursorily \Cur"sorily\ (k?r"s?-r?-l?), adv. In a running or hasty manner; carelessly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursoriness \Cur"soriness\, n. The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as, cursoriness of view.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courser \Cours"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. --Hanmer. 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] --Pope. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A grallatorial bird of Europe {(Cursorius cursor)}, remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cursory \Cur"so*ry\ (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See {Cursor}.] 1. Running about; not stationary. [Obs.] 2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner. --Hallam.
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Cerro Gordo, IL (village, FIPS 12268) Location: 39.89010 N, 88.73455 W Population (1990): 1436 (577 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61818 Cerro Gordo, NC (town, FIPS 11620) Location: 34.32201 N, 78.92835 W Population (1990): 227 (96 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28430
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Cerro Gordo County, IA (county, FIPS 33) Location: 43.08308 N, 93.26094 W Population (1990): 46733 (20954 housing units) Area: 1472.2 sq km (land), 17.5 sq km (water)
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Cherry Creek, NY (village, FIPS 15187) Location: 42.29510 N, 79.10166 W Population (1990): 539 (230 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14723 Cherry Creek, SD Zip code(s): 57622
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Cherry Grove, NY Zip code(s): 11782 Cherry Grove, OH (CDP, FIPS 13848) Location: 39.07970 N, 84.32281 W Population (1990): 4972 (1541 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Cherry Grove Bea, SC Zip code(s): 29582
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Church Road, VA Zip code(s): 23833
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Corcoran, CA (city, FIPS 16224) Location: 36.08184 N, 119.55999 W Population (1990): 13364 (2714 housing units) Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93212 Corcoran, MN (city, FIPS 13168) Location: 45.11705 N, 93.58627 W Population (1990): 5199 (1564 housing units) Area: 92.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
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Crazy Horse, SD Zip code(s): 57730
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Crocker, MO (city, FIPS 17344) Location: 37.94915 N, 92.26726 W Population (1990): 1077 (513 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65452
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cross River, NY Zip code(s): 10518
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Cross Roads, PA (borough, FIPS 17416) Location: 39.82047 N, 76.57030 W Population (1990): 322 (115 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Cross Roads, TX (town, FIPS 17852) Location: 33.23063 N, 96.99406 W Population (1990): 361 (163 housing units) Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Crossroads, NM Zip code(s): 88114
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Crozier, VA Zip code(s): 23039
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Cruger, MS (town, FIPS 16980) Location: 33.32376 N, 90.23485 W Population (1990): 548 (185 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38924
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cow orker n. [Usenet] n. fortuitous typo for co-worker, widely used in Usenet, with perhaps a hint that orking cows is illegal. This term was popularized by Scott Adams (the creator of {Dilbert}) but seems to have originated earlier in a 1997 {scary devil monastery} FAQ. Compare {hing}, {grilf}, {filk}, {newsfroup}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
crack root v. [very common] To defeat the security system of a Unix machine and gain {root} privileges thereby; see {cracking}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cracker n. One who breaks security on a system. Coined ca. 1985 by hackers in defense against journalistic misuse of {hacker} (q.v., sense 8). An earlier attempt to establish `worm' in this sense around 1981-82 on Usenet was largely a failure. Use of both these neologisms reflects a strong revulsion against the theft and vandalism perpetrated by cracking rings. While it is expected that any real hacker will have done some playful cracking and knows many of the basic techniques, anyone past {larval stage} is expected to have outgrown the desire to do so except for immediate, benign, practical reasons (for example, if it's necessary to get around some security in order to get some work done). Thus, there is far less overlap between hackerdom and crackerdom than the {mundane} reader misled by sensationalistic journalism might expect. Crackers tend to gather in small, tight-knit, very secretive groups that have little overlap with the huge, open poly-culture this lexicon describes; though crackers often like to describe _themselves_ as hackers, most true hackers consider them a separate and lower form of life. Ethical considerations aside, hackers figure that anyone who can't imagine a more interesting way to play with their computers than breaking into someone else's has to be pretty {losing}. Some other reasons crackers are looked down on are discussed in the entries on {cracking} and {phreaking}. See also {samurai}, {dark-side hacker}, and {hacker ethic}. For a portrait of the typical teenage cracker, see {warez d00dz}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers From the early 1980s onward, a flourishing culture of local, MS-DOS-based bulletin boards has been developing separately from Internet hackerdom. The BBS culture has, as its seamy underside, a stratum of `pirate boards' inhabited by {cracker}s, phone phreaks, and {warez d00dz}. These people (mostly teenagers running IBM-PC clones from their bedrooms) have developed their own characteristic jargon, heavily influenced by skateboard lingo and underground-rock slang. Though crackers often call themselves `hackers', they aren't (they typically have neither significant programming ability, nor Internet expertise, nor experience with UNIX or other true multi-user systems). Their vocabulary has little overlap with hackerdom's. Nevertheless, this lexicon covers much of it so the reader will be able to understand what goes by on bulletin-board systems. Here is a brief guide to cracker and {warez d00dz} usage: * Misspell frequently. The substitutions phone => fone freak => phreak are obligatory. * Always substitute `z's for `s's. (i.e. "codes" -> "codez"). * Type random emphasis characters after a post line (i.e. "Hey Dudes!#!$#$!#!$"). * Use the emphatic `k' prefix ("k-kool", "k-rad", "k-awesome") frequently. * Abbreviate compulsively ("I got lotsa warez w/ docs"). * Substitute `0' for `o' ("r0dent", "l0zer"). * TYPE ALL IN CAPS LOCK, SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE YELLING ALL THE TIME. These traits are similar to those of {B1FF}, who originated as a parody of naive {BBS} users. Occasionally, this sort of distortion may be used as heavy sarcasm by a real hacker, as in: > I got X Windows running under Linux! d00d! u R an '1337 hax0r The only practice resembling this in actual hacker usage is the substitution of a dollar sign of `s' in names of products or service felt to be excessively expensive, e.g. Compu$erve, Micro$oft. For further discussion of the pirate-board subculture, see {lamer}, {elite}, {leech}, {poser}, {cracker}, and especially {warez d00dz}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cursor dipped in X n. There are a couple of metaphors in English of the form `pen dipped in X' (perhaps the most common values of X are `acid', `bile', and `vitriol'). These map over neatly to this hackish usage (the cursor being what moves, leaving letters behind, when one is composing on-line). "Talk about a {nastygram}! He must've had his cursor dipped in acid when he wrote that one!"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Carriage Return (CR, Control-M, {ASCII} 13) The character which causes the {cursor} to move to the left margin, often used with {line feed} to start a new line of output. Encoded in {C} and {Unix} as "\r". (1996-06-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ceres workstation Oberon System A complete {Oberon} compiler written in {Oberon}. Source to most of the complete Ceres workstation Oberon System, including the {NS32032} {code generator} is available. Less of the low level system specific code is available. {(ftp://neptune.ethz.ch/Oberon/)}. (1994-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Church-Rosser Theorem This property of a {reduction} system states that if an expression can be reduced by zero or more reduction steps to either expression M or expression N then there exists some other expression to which both M and N can be reduced. This implies that there is a unique {normal form} for any expression since M and N cannot be different normal forms because the theorem says they can be reduced to some other expression and normal forms are irreducible by definition. It does not imply that a normal form is reachable, only that if reduction terminates it will reach a unique normal form. (1995-01-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
courseware Programs and data used in {Computer-Based Training}. (1995-03-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Coursewriter III A simple {CAI} language, developed around 1976. ["Coursewriter III, Version 3 Author's Guide", SH20-1009, IBM]. (1995-03-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crack root To defeat the security system of a {Unix} machine and gain {root} privileges thereby. See {cracker}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-08-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cracker An individual who attempts to gain unauthorised access to a computer system. These individuals are often malicious and have many means at their disposal for breaking into a system. The term was coined ca. 1985 by hackers in defence against journalistic misuse of "{hacker}". An earlier attempt to establish "worm" in this sense around 1981--82 on {Usenet} was largely a failure. Use of both these neologisms reflects a strong revulsion against the theft and vandalism perpetrated by cracking rings. The neologism "cracker" in this sense may have been influenced not so much by the term "safe-cracker" as by the non-jargon term "cracker", which in Middle English meant an obnoxious person (e.g., "What cracker is this same that deafs our ears / With this abundance of superfluous breath?" -- Shakespeare's King John, Act II, Scene I) and in modern colloquial American English survives as a barely gentler synonym for "white trash". While it is expected that any real hacker will have done some playful cracking and knows many of the basic techniques, anyone past {larval stage} is expected to have outgrown the desire to do so except for immediate practical reasons (for example, if it's necessary to get around some security in order to get some work done). Contrary to widespread myth, cracking does not usually involve some mysterious leap of hackerly brilliance, but rather persistence and the dogged repetition of a handful of fairly well-known tricks that exploit common weaknesses in the security of target systems. Accordingly, most crackers are only mediocre hackers. Thus, there is far less overlap between hackerdom and crackerdom than the {mundane} reader misled by sensationalistic journalism might expect. Crackers tend to gather in small, tight-knit, very secretive groups that have little overlap with the huge, open hacker poly-culture; though crackers often like to describe themselves as hackers, most true hackers consider them a separate and lower form of life, little better than {virus} writers. Ethical considerations aside, hackers figure that anyone who can't imagine a more interesting way to play with their computers than breaking into someone else's has to be pretty {losing}. See also {Computer Emergency Response Team}, {dark-side hacker}, {hacker ethic}, {phreaking}, {samurai}, {Trojan Horse}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cursor 1. A visually distinct mark on a display indicating where newly typed text will be inserted. The cursor moves as text is typed and, in most modern editors, can be moved around within a document by the user to change the insertion point. 2. In {SQL}, a named control structure used by an {application program} to point to a row of data. The position of the {row} is within a {table} or {view}, and the cursor is used interactively so select rows from columns. (1996-12-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cursor dipped in X The metaphorical source of the electronic equivalent of a poisoned-pen letter. Derived from English metaphors of the form "pen dipped in X" (where X = e.g. "acid", "bile", "vitriol"). These map over neatly to this hackish usage (the cursor being what moves, leaving letters behind, when one is composing on-line). "Talk about a {nastygram}! He must've had his cursor dipped in acid when he wrote that one!" [{Jargon File}] (1996-12-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Charger a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Num. 7:13, etc.). The "charger" in which the Baptist's head was presented was a platter or flat wooden trencher (Matt. 14:8, 11; Mark 6:25, 28). The chargers of gold and silver of Ezra 1:9 were probably basins for receiving the blood of sacrifices.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Curious arts (Acts 19:19), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the "Ephesian spells;" i.e., charms or scraps of parchment written over with certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard against all manner of evils. The more important and powerful of these charms were written out in books which circulated among the exorcists, and were sold at a great price.