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Cairene
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Cairo

English Dictionary: crone	by the DICT Development Group
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Cairina n a genus of Anatidae Synonym(s): Cairina, genus Cairina
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cairn n a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland Synonym(s): cairn, cairn terrier
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careen n pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen, sway, tilt] v walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" Synonym(s): stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" Synonym(s): careen, wobble, shift, tilt
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Cariama n the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama Synonym(s): Cariama, genus Cariama
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Carina n a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
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carom n a glancing rebound Synonym(s): ricochet, carom a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other Synonym(s): carom, cannon v rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" make a carom
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carrion n the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
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carry on v direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" Synonym(s): conduct, carry on, deal keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" Synonym(s): continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve Antonym(s): cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" Synonym(s): continue, go on, carry on, proceed misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" Synonym(s): act up, carry on
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Carum n caraway Synonym(s): Carum, genus Carum
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cerium n a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group Synonym(s): cerium, Ce, atomic number 58
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Chaeronea n a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
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Charina n boas of western North America [syn: Charina, {genus Charina}]
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charm n attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" Synonym(s): appeal, appealingness, charm a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" Synonym(s): spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm something believed to bring good luck Synonym(s): charm, good luck charm (physics) one of the six flavors of quark v attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft Synonym(s): charm, becharm protect through supernatural powers or charms induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" Synonym(s): charm, influence, tempt
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Charon n (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
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Charronia n a genus of Mustelidae Synonym(s): Charronia, genus Charronia
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cherimoya n small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit Synonym(s): cherimoya, cherimoya tree, Annona cherimola large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples Synonym(s): cherimoya, cherimolla
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Chiron n (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
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chorine n a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: chorus girl, showgirl, chorine]
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chorion n the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
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chroma n chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue Synonym(s): saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness
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chrome n another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments v plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: chrome, chromium-plate] treat with a chromium compound
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churn n a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk Synonym(s): churn, butter churn v stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" Synonym(s): churn, boil, moil, roil
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corium n the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: dermis, corium, derma]
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corm n solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
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corn n tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times Synonym(s): corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food Synonym(s): corn, edible corn a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes Synonym(s): corn, clavus (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn Synonym(s): corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" v feed (cattle) with corn preserve with salt; "corned beef"
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cornea n the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
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cornu n (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
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corny adj dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" Synonym(s): bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous
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corona n the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse Synonym(s): aureole, corona (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere Synonym(s): corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape a long cigar with blunt ends
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cram v crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" Synonym(s): jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase" study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" Synonym(s): cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
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cran n a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
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Crane n United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, {Stephen Crane}] United States poet (1899-1932) Synonym(s): Crane, Hart Crane, Harold Hart Crane a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Synonym(s): Grus, Crane lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world v stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" Synonym(s): crane, stretch out
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cranny n a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap] a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
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crayon n writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing Synonym(s): crayon, wax crayon v write, draw, or trace with a crayon
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cream n the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" Synonym(s): cream, pick the part of milk containing the butterfat toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin Synonym(s): cream, ointment, emollient v make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter" beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" Synonym(s): cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" Synonym(s): skim, skim off, cream off, cream add cream to one's coffee, for example
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creamy adj of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles" thick like cream
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Creon n (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
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crime n (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" Synonym(s): crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"
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Crimea n a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
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Crohn n United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) Synonym(s): Crohn, Burrill Bernard Crohn
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crone n an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone]
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crony n a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities Synonym(s): buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
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croon v sing softly
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Crown n the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown" the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty Synonym(s): crown, diadem the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head an English coin worth 5 shillings the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant Synonym(s): crown, treetop the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" Synonym(s): peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit the award given to the champion Synonym(s): pennant, crown the top of the head Synonym(s): pate, poll, crown (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" Synonym(s): crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap the center of a cambered road Synonym(s): crown, crest v invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" Synonym(s): crown, coronate be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" Synonym(s): crown, top form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building" put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
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crummy adj of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny]
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curium n a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei Synonym(s): curium, Cm, atomic number 96
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czarina n the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina, tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
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Czerny n Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) Synonym(s): Czerny, Karl Czerny
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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).
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C91sarean \C[91]sa"rean\, C91sarian \C[91]sa"rian\, a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to C[91]sar or the C[91]sars; imperial. {C[91]sarean section} (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[91]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.
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C91sarean \C[91]sa"rean\, C91sarian \C[91]sa"rian\, a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to C[91]sar or the C[91]sars; imperial. {C[91]sarean section} (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[91]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.
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Cairn \Cairn\, n. [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn.] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. --Campbell. 2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. --C. Kingsley. Kane.
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Careen \Ca*reen"\, v. i. To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
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Careen \Ca*reen"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Careened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Careening}.] [OF. cariner, F. car[82]ner, fr. OF. car[8a]ne, the bottom of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.] (Naut.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.
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Carene \Ca*rene"\, n. [LL. carena, corrupted fr. quarentena. See {Quarantine}.] (Ecol.) A fast of forty days on bread and water. [Obs.]
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d8Seriema \[d8]Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A large South American bird ({Dicholophus, [or] Cariama cristata}) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also {cariama}.
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Carney \Car"ney\, n. [Cf. L. carneus flesh.] (Far.) A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.
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Carom \Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom.
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Carom \Car"om\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.] (Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called {cannon}.
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Carrion \Car"ri*on\, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. {Crone}, {Crony}.] 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser. 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] [bd]Old feeble carrions.[b8] --Shak.
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Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. {Carrion beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called {sexton beetle} and {burying beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family {Silphid[91]}. {Carrion buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as {Ibycter}, {Milvago}, and {Polyborus}), which act as scavengers. See {Caracara}. {Carrion crow}, the common European crow ({Corvus corone}) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
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Carrom \Car"rom\, n. (Billiards) See {Carom}.
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Cerin \Ce"rin\, n. [L. cera wax + -in: cf. L. cerinus wax-colored.] 1. (Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. --Watts. 2. (Min.) A variety of the mineral allanite.
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Cerium \Ce"ri*um\, n. [Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid Ceres, then just discovered (1801).] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.
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Ceroon \Ce*roon"\, n. [See {Seroon}.] A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.
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Charm \Charm\, v. i. 1. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms. The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. --Ps. lviii. 5. 2. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating. 3. To make a musical sound. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Charm \Charm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Charming}.] [Cf. F. charmer. See {Charm}, n.] 1. To make music upon; to tune. [Obs. & R.] Here we our slender pipes may safely charm. --Spenser. 2. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic. No witchcraft charm thee! --Shak. 3. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. Music the fiercest grief can charm. --Pope. 4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate. They, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. --Milton. 5. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life. I, in my own woe charmed, Could not find death. --Shak. Syn: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate; bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.
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Charm \Charm\, n. [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song, verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. [87]asman, [87]as[be], a laudatory song, from a root signifying to praise, to sing.] 1. A melody; a song. [Obs.] With charm of earliest birds. --Milton. Free liberty to chant our charms at will. --Spenser. 2. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation. My high charms work. --Shak. 3. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. --Pope. The charm of beauty's powerful glance. --Milton. 4. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune. 5. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain. Syn: Syn. - Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment; fascination; attraction.
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Charon \Cha"ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. --Shak.
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Chirm \Chirm\, n. [AS. cirm, cyrm.] Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many voices, notes of birds, or the like.
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Churme \Churme\, Chirm \Chirm\, n. [See {Chirm}.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. --Bacon.
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Chirm \Chirm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out. [fb]24 Cf. {Chirp}.] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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Chrome \Chrome\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.] To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
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Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] color.] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also {chrome}.
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Chrome \Chrome\, n. Same as {Chromium}. {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance, {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium. {Chrome green} (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue. {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead. {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used by painters.
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Chrome \Chrome\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.] To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] color.] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also {chrome}.
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Chrome \Chrome\, n. Same as {Chromium}. {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance, {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium. {Chrome green} (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue. {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead. {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used by painters.
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Chrome \Chrome\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.] To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
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Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] color.] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also {chrome}.
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Chrome \Chrome\, n. Same as {Chromium}. {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance, {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium. {Chrome green} (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue. {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead. {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used by painters.
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Chromo \Chro"mo\, n.; pl. {Chromos}. [Abbrev. from chromolithograph.] A chromolithograph.
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Churme \Churme\, Chirm \Chirm\, n. [See {Chirm}.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. --Bacon.
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Churn \Churn\, v. i. To perform the operation of churning.
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Churn \Churn\ (ch[ucir]rn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren, cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See {Churn}, v. t.] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
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Churn \Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[ucir]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[84]rna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See {Kernel}.] 1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter. 2. To shake or agitate with violence. Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. --Addison.
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Coehorn \Coe"horn\, n. [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.] (Mil.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.
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Cohorn \Co"horn\, n. (Mil.) See {Coehorn}.
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Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz[?]l a wild goat.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; -- called also {algazel}, {corinne}, {korin}, and {kevel}. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes. [Written also {gazel}.]
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d8Dermis \[d8]Der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Derm}.] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also {true skin}, {derm}, {derma}, {corium}, {cutis}, and {enderon}. See {Skin}, and Illust. in Appendix.
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Corm \Corm\ (k[ocir]rm), n. [See {Cormus}.] 1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See {Bulb}. 2. (Biol.) Same as {Cormus}, 2.
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Corn \Corn\ (k[ocir]rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn, hornlike excrescence. See {Horn}.] A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome. Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you. --Shak. Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is white and sodden, and is called a {soft corn}.
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Corn \Corn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corned} (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corning}.] 1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue. 2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder. 3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. --Jamieson. 4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [Colloq.] {Corning house}, a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.
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Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small variety, used for popping. 3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton. 4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8] --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal. {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; -- called also {sword lily}. {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}. (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}. {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn. {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}), common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}. {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn. {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}. {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V. olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}. {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}. {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.
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Cornea \Cor"ne*a\ (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. {Corneas} (-[?]z). [Fem. sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See {Horn}.] (Anat.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See {Eye}.
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d8Cornu \[d8]Cor"nu\ (k[ocir]r"n[usl]), n.; pl. {Cornua} (-n[usl]*[adot]). [L.] A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
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Corny \Cor"ny\ (k?r"n?), a. [L. cornu horn.] Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn. Up stood the cornu reed. --Milton.
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Corny \Corn"y\, a. 1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [R.] [bd]The corny ear.[b8] --Prior. 2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.] A draught of moist and corny ale. --Chaucer. 3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] --Forby.
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Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. {Coron[91]} (-n[?]), E. {Coronas} (-n[?]z). [L. corona crown. See {Crown}.] 1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of {Column}. 3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin. 5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon. 6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ. 7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the {aurora borealis}, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle. 8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also {corona lucis}. --Fairholt. 9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the {pause} or {hold}.
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Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. {Coron[91]} (-n[?]), E. {Coronas} (-n[?]z). [L. corona crown. See {Crown}.] 1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of {Column}. 3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin. 5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon. 6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ. 7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the {aurora borealis}, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle. 8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also {corona lucis}. --Fairholt. 9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the {pause} or {hold}.
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Hold \Hold\, n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay. Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold. --Chaucer. Thou should'st lay hold upon him. --B. Jonson. My soul took hold on thee. --Addison. Take fast hold of instruction. --Pror. iv. 13. 2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak. 3. Binding power and influence. Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of. --Tillotson. 4. Something that may be grasped; means of support. If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. --Bacon. 5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard. They . . . put them in hold unto the next day. --Acts. iv. 3. King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Of Bolingbroke. --Shak. 6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a {stronghold}. --Chaucer. New comers in an ancient hold --Tennyson. 7. (Mus.) A character [thus [?]] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also {pause}, and {corona}.
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Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. {Coron[91]} (-n[?]), E. {Coronas} (-n[?]z). [L. corona crown. See {Crown}.] 1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of {Column}. 3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin. 5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon. 6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ. 7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the {aurora borealis}, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle. 8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also {corona lucis}. --Fairholt. 9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the {pause} or {hold}.
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Hold \Hold\, n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay. Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold. --Chaucer. Thou should'st lay hold upon him. --B. Jonson. My soul took hold on thee. --Addison. Take fast hold of instruction. --Pror. iv. 13. 2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak. 3. Binding power and influence. Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of. --Tillotson. 4. Something that may be grasped; means of support. If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. --Bacon. 5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard. They . . . put them in hold unto the next day. --Acts. iv. 3. King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Of Bolingbroke. --Shak. 6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a {stronghold}. --Chaucer. New comers in an ancient hold --Tennyson. 7. (Mus.) A character [thus [?]] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also {pause}, and {corona}.
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Coroun \Co*roun"\ (k?-roun"), v. & n. Crown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Cram \Cram\, n. 1. The act of cramming. 2. Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination. [Colloq.] 3. (Weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
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Cram \Cram\ (kr[acr]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crammed} (kr[acr]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramming}.] [AS. crammian to cram; akin to Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf. {Cramp}.] 1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people. Their storehouses crammed with grain. --Shak. He will cram his brass down our throats. --Swift. 2. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff. Children would be freer from disease if they were not crammed so much as they are by fond mothers. --Locke. Cram us with praise, and make us As fat as tame things. --Shak. 3. To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor.
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Cram \Cram\, v. i. 1. To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff. Gluttony . . . . Crams, and blasphemes his feeder. --Milton. 2. To make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study. [Colloq.]
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Cran \Cran\ (kr[acr]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [Scot., fr. Gael. crann.] A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.
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Crane \Crane\, n. 1. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}). [Local, U. S.]
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Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[icr], Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The sand-hill crane ({G. Mexicana}) and the whooping crane ({G. Americana}) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. 2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}. 3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. 4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. 5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2. {Crane fly} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus {Tipula}. {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}. {Gigantic crane}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3. {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane} (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.
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Cran \Cran\ (kr[acr]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [Scot., fr. Gael. crann.] A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.
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Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craned} (kr[amac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craning}.] 1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. [R.] What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. --Bates. An upstart craned up to the height he has. --Massinger. 2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. --G. Eliot.
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crane \crane\, v. i. to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. --Beaconsfield. Thackeray. The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. --Howells.
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Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf. {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.] 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.
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Crane \Crane\, n. 1. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}). [Local, U. S.]
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Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[icr], Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The sand-hill crane ({G. Mexicana}) and the whooping crane ({G. Americana}) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. 2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}. 3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. 4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. 5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2. {Crane fly} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus {Tipula}. {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}. {Gigantic crane}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3. {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane} (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.
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Cran \Cran\ (kr[acr]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [Scot., fr. Gael. crann.] A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.
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Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craned} (kr[amac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craning}.] 1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. [R.] What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. --Bates. An upstart craned up to the height he has. --Massinger. 2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. --G. Eliot.
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crane \crane\, v. i. to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. --Beaconsfield. Thackeray. The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. --Howells.
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Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf. {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.] 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.
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Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. {Craniums} (-[?]mz), L. {Crania} (-[?]). [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?]; akin to [?][?][?] head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}.
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Cranny \Cran"ny\ (kr[acr]n"n[ycr]), n.; pl. {Crannies} (-n[icr]z). [F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).] 1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies. --Dryden. He peeped into every cranny. --Arbuthnot. 2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cranny \Cran"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crannied} (-n?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crannying}.] 1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.] The ground did cranny everywhere. --Golding. 2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies. All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cranny \Cran"ny\, a. [Perh. for cranky. See {Crank}, a. ] Quick; giddy; thoughtless. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crayon \Cray"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crayoned} (-?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crayoning}.] [Cf. F. crayonner.] To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan. He soon afterwards composed that discourse, conformably to the plan which he had crayoned out. --Malone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crayon \Cray"on\ (kr?"?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[82] Cont[82]'s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[82]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf. {Cretaceous}.] 1. An implement for drawing, made of clay and plumbago, or of some preparation of chalk, usually sold in small prisms or cylinders. Let no day pass over you . . . without giving some strokes of the pencil or the crayon. --Dryden. Note: The black crayon gives a deeper black than the lead pencil. This and the colored crayons are often called chalks. The red crayon is also called sanguine. See {Chalk}, and {Sanguine}. 2. A crayon drawing. 3. (Electricity) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light. {Crayon board}, cardboard with a surface prepared for crayon drawing. {Crayon drawing}, the act or art of drawing with crayons; a drawing made with crayons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cream \Cream\ (kr[emac]m), n. [F. cr[ecir]me, perh. fr. LL. crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth, perh. akin to cremare to burn.] 1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained. 2. The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the surface. [R.] 3. A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream. 4. A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation. In vain she tries her paste and creams, To smooth her skin or hide its seams. --Goldsmith. 5. The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures. Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant. --Shelton. {Bavarian cream}, a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and eggs, whipped; -- to be eaten cold. {Cold cream}, an ointment made of white wax, almond oil, rose water, and borax, and used as a salve for the hands and lips. {Cream cheese}, a kind of cheese made from curd from which the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has been added. {Cream gauge}, an instrument to test milk, being usually a graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the cream to rise. {Cream nut}, the Brazil nut. {Cream of lime}. (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air. (b) A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water. {Cream of tartar} (Chem.), purified tartar or argol; so called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the surface of the liquor in the process of purification by recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance, with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an ingredient of baking powders; -- called also {potassium bitartrate}, {acid potassium tartrate}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cream \Cream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creamed} (kr?md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creaming}.] 1. To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream. 2. To take off the best or choicest part of. 3. To furnish with, or as with, cream. Creaming the fragrant cups. --Mrs. Whitney. {To cream butter} (Cooking), to rub, stir, or beat, butter till it is of a light creamy consistency.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cream \Cream\, v. i. To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle. There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pool. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creamy \Cream"y\ (kr?m"?), a. Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous. [bd]Creamy bowls.[b8] --Collins. [bd]Lines of creamy spray.[b8] --Tennyson. [bd]Your creamy words but cozen.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crime \Crime\ (kr[imac]m), n.[F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See {Certain}.] 1. Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law. 2. Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong. [bd]To part error from crime.[b8] --Tennyson. Note: Crimes, in the English common law, are grave offenses which were originally capitally punished (murder, rape, robbery, arson, burglary, and larceny), as distinguished from misdemeanors, which are offenses of a lighter grade. See {Misdemeanors}. 3. Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity. No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love. --Pope. 4. That which occasion crime. [Obs.] The tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall. --Spenser. {Capital crime}, a crime punishable with death. Syn: Sin; vice; iniquity; wrong. Usage: {Crime}, {Sin},{Vice}. Sin is the generic term, embracing wickedness of every kind, but specifically denoting an offense as committed against God. Crime is strictly a violation of law either human or divine; but in present usage the term is commonly applied to actions contrary to the laws of the State. Vice is more distinctively that which springs from the inordinate indulgence of the natural appetites, which are in themselves innocent. Thus intemperance, unchastity, duplicity, etc., are vices; while murder, forgery, etc., which spring from the indulgence of selfish passions, are crimes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crone \Crone\ (kr?n), n. [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne illnatured woman.). See {Carrion}, and {Crony}.] 1. An old ewe. [Obs.] --Tusser. 2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt. But still the crone was constant to her note. --Dryden. 3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [R.] The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . . which his master had given him. --W. Irving. A few old battered crones of office. --Beaconsfield.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crony \Cro"ny\ (kr?"n?), n.; pl. {Cronies} (-n[?]z). [Orig., an old woman. See {Crone}.] 1. A crone. [Obs.] [bd]Marry not an old crony.[b8] --Burton. 2. An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.] He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time. --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Croon \Croon\ (kr??n), v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to moan. [?]24.] 1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly. Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child, and rocking it to and fro. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Croon \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooned} (kr??nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooning}.] 1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum. Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C. Bront[?]. 2. To soothe by singing softly. The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Croon \Croon\, n. 1. A low, continued moan; a murmur. 2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[?]) or {Crowed} (kr[?]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[?]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr[?]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.] 1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. [bd]The cock had crown.[b8] --Bayron. The morning cock crew loud. --Shak. 2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag. 3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson. {To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crown \Crown\ (kr?n), p. p. of {Crow}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. {Cornice}, {Corona}, {Coroner}, {Coronet}.] 1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. [bd]An olive branch and laurel crown.[b8] --Shak. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix. 25. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. --Rev. ii. 10. 2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc. Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones. 3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. --Blackstone. Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. --Macaulay. 4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. --Junius. 5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi. 31. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov. xvi. 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crown \Crown\ (kroun), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowned} (kround); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowning}.] [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See {Crown}, n.] 1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power. Her who fairest does appear, Crown her queen of all the year. --Dryden. Crown him, and say, [bd]Long live our emperor.[b8] --Shak. 2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify. Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor. --Ps. viii. 5. 3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect. Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill. --Byron. One day shall crown the alliance. --Shak. To crown the whole, came a proposition. --Motley. 4. (Mech.) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley. 5. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. {To crown a knot} (Naut.), to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumb \Crumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbed} (kr?md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbing} (kr?m"?ng).] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also {crum}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[ucr]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also {crum}.] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. --Luke xvi. 21. 2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort. 3. The soft part of bread. Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old Song. {Crumb brush}, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. {To a crum}, with great exactness; completely.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crummy \Crum"my\ (kr?m"m?), a. 1. Full of crumb or crumbs. 2. Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Czarina \Cza*ri"na\ (z?-r?"n?), n. [Cf. G. Zarin, Czarin, fem., Russ. tsaritsa.] The title of the empress of Russia.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Carmi, IL (city, FIPS 11293) Location: 38.08641 N, 88.17118 W Population (1990): 5564 (2740 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62821
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Carney, MD (CDP, FIPS 13325) Location: 39.40443 N, 76.52275 W Population (1990): 25578 (10366 housing units) Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Carney, MI (village, FIPS 13400) Location: 45.58906 N, 87.55398 W Population (1990): 197 (78 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49812 Carney, OK (town, FIPS 12100) Location: 35.80584 N, 97.01537 W Population (1990): 558 (248 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74832
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Carona, KS Zip code(s): 66773
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chireno, TX (city, FIPS 14776) Location: 31.49875 N, 94.34542 W Population (1990): 415 (187 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75937
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coram, NY (CDP, FIPS 18157) Location: 40.87949 N, 73.00448 W Population (1990): 30111 (10737 housing units) Area: 35.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11727
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corinna, ME Zip code(s): 04928
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Corinne, UT (city, FIPS 15830) Location: 41.54774 N, 112.11657 W Population (1990): 639 (198 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84307
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corn, OK (town, FIPS 17300) Location: 35.37887 N, 98.78131 W Population (1990): 548 (228 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73024
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corona, CA (city, FIPS 16350) Location: 33.86790 N, 117.56969 W Population (1990): 76095 (26538 housing units) Area: 73.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91719, 91720 Corona, NM (village, FIPS 17680) Location: 34.24970 N, 105.59671 W Population (1990): 215 (120 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88318 Corona, NY Zip code(s): 11368 Corona, SD (town, FIPS 13940) Location: 45.33483 N, 96.76516 W Population (1990): 118 (63 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57227
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corunna, IN (town, FIPS 15220) Location: 41.43574 N, 85.14418 W Population (1990): 241 (85 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46730 Corunna, MI (city, FIPS 18300) Location: 42.98403 N, 84.11673 W Population (1990): 3091 (1152 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48817
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corwin, OH (village, FIPS 18840) Location: 39.52504 N, 84.07320 W Population (1990): 225 (84 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Crane, IN (town, FIPS 15652) Location: 38.89512 N, 86.90037 W Population (1990): 216 (106 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Crane, MO (city, FIPS 17074) Location: 36.90315 N, 93.57121 W Population (1990): 1218 (549 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65633 Crane, OR Zip code(s): 97732 Crane, TX (city, FIPS 17516) Location: 31.39184 N, 102.35004 W Population (1990): 3533 (1389 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79731
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Crown, KY Zip code(s): 41811
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Crum, WV Zip code(s): 25669
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Curran, MI Zip code(s): 48728
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
chrome n. [from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are _pretty_ chrome!" Distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
crayon n. 1. Someone who works on Cray supercomputers. More specifically, it implies a programmer, probably of the CDC ilk, probably male, and almost certainly wearing a tie (irrespective of gender). Systems types who have a Unix background tend not to be described as crayons. 2. Formerly, anyone who worked for Cray Research; since the buyout by SGI, anyone they inherited from Cray. 3. A {computron} (sense 2) that participates only in {number-crunching}. 4. A unit of computational power equal to that of a single Cray-1. There is a standard joke about this usage that derives from an old Crayola crayon promotional gimmick: When you buy 64 crayons you get a free sharpener.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CCIRN Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Networks.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CERN The European Laboratory for Particle Physics.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cgram An {ANSI C} {LL1} or {LL2} {grammar} written in {Scheme} by Mohd Hanafiah Abdullah . A program (f-f-d.s) extracts the FIRST/FOLLOW/DIRECTOR sets. {(ftp://primost.cs.wisc.edu/pub/comp.compilers/cgram-ll1.Z)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CHARM An explicitly parallel programming language based on {C}, for both shared and nonshared {MIMD} computers. {(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM)}. Mailing list: . ["The CHARM(3.2) Programming Language Manual", UIUC (Dec 1992)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CHARM++ An {object-oriented} parallel programming system, similar to {CHARM} but based on {C++}. {(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM/Charm++)}. E-mail: Sanjeev Krishnan . [TR 1796, UIUC]. (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CHARM An explicitly parallel programming language based on {C}, for both shared and nonshared {MIMD} computers. {(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM)}. Mailing list: . ["The CHARM(3.2) Programming Language Manual", UIUC (Dec 1992)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CHARM++ An {object-oriented} parallel programming system, similar to {CHARM} but based on {C++}. {(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM/Charm++)}. E-mail: Sanjeev Krishnan . [TR 1796, UIUC]. (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Charme A language with {discrete combinatorial constraint logic} aimed at industrial problems such as planning and {scheduling}. Implemented in {C} at {Bull} in 1989. Charme is an outgrowth of ideas from {CHIP}. It is semantically {nondeterministic}, with choice and {backtracking}, similar to {Prolog}. ["Charme Reference Manual", AI Development Centre, Bull, France 1990]. (1994-11-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
chrome (From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy {features} added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. "The 3D icons in {Motif} are just chrome, but they certainly are pretty chrome!" Chrome is distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff and chrome that comes with Motif". [{Jargon File}] (1997-09-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crayon 1. Someone who works on {Cray} {supercomputer}s. More specifically, it implies a programmer, probably of the {CDC} ilk, probably male, and almost certainly wearing a tie (irrespective of gender). Systems types who have a {Unix} background tend not to be described as crayons. 2. A {computron} that participates only in {number crunching}. 3. A unit of computational power equal to that of a single {Cray-1}. There is a standard joke about this usage that derives from an old Crayola crayon promotional gimmick: When you buy 64 crayons you get a free sharpener. [{Jargon File}] (1994-10-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CREN {Corporation for Research and Educational Networking}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CRM 1. {Customer Relationship Management}. 2. {Cisco Resource Manager}. (1999-10-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cron The Unix clock {daemon} that executes commands at specified dates and times according to instructions in a "crontab" file. {Unix manual page}: cron(8). (1997-04-10)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
cerium Symbol: Ce Atomic number: 58 Atomic weight: 140.12 Silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Four natural isotopes exist, and fifteen radioactive isotopes have been identified. Used in some rare-earth alloys. The oxidized form is used in the glass industry. Discovered by Martin .H. Klaproth in 1803.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
curium Symbol: Cm Atomic number: 96 Atomic weight: (247) Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to actinoid series. Nine known isotopes, Cm-247 has a half-life of 1.64*10^7 years. First identified by Glenn T. Seaborg and associates in 1944, first produced by L.B. Werner and I. Perlman in 1947 by bombarding americium-241 with {neutron}s. Named for Marie Curie.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Carmi vine-dresser. (1.) The last named of the four sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:1). He is elsewhere (2:18) called Caleb (q.v.). (3.) The son of Zimri, and the father of Achan (Josh. 7:1), "the troubler of Israel."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Charran another form (Acts 7:2, 4) of Haran (q.v.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Corn The word so rendered (dagan) in Gen. 27:28, 37, Num. 18:27, Deut. 28:51, Lam. 2:12, is a general term representing all the commodities we usually describe by the words corn, grain, seeds, peas, beans. With this corresponds the use of the word in John 12:24. In Gen. 41:35, 49, Prov. 11:26, Joel 2:24 ("wheat"), the word thus translated (bar; i.e., "winnowed") means corn purified from chaff. With this corresponds the use of the word in the New Testament (Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17; Acts 7:12). In Ps. 65:13 it means "growing corn." In Gen. 42:1, 2, 19, Josh. 9:14, Neh. 10:31 ("victuals"), the word (sheber; i.e., "broken," i.e., grist) denotes generally victuals, provisions, and corn as a principal article of food. From the time of Solomon, corn began to be exported from Palestine (Ezek. 27:17; Amos 8:5). "Plenty of corn" was a part of Issac's blessing conferred upon Jacob (Gen. 27:28; comp. Ps. 65:13).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Crane (Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. "Crane or swallow" should be "swallow or crane," as in the Revised Version. The rendering is there correct. The Hebrew for crane is _'agur_, the Grus cincerea, a bird well known in Palestine. It is migratory, and is distinguished by its loud voice, its cry being hoarse and melancholy.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Crown (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest's mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne'zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Sam. 1:10), and also that which was used at the coronation of Joash (2 Kings 11:12). (2.) The more general name in Hebrew for a crown is _'atarah_, meaning a "circlet." This is used of crowns and head ornaments of divers kinds, including royal crowns. Such was the crown taken from the king of Ammon by David (2 Sam. 12:30). The crown worn by the Assyrian kings was a high mitre, sometimes adorned with flowers. There are sculptures also representing the crowns worn by the early Egyptian and Persian kings. Sometimes a diadem surrounded the royal head-dress of two or three fillets. This probably signified that the wearer had dominion over two or three countries. In Rev. 12:3; 13:1, we read of "many crowns," a token of extended dominion. (3.) The ancient Persian crown (Esther 1:11; 2:17; 6:8) was called _kether_; i.e., "a chaplet," a high cap or tiara. Crowns were worn sometimes to represent honour and power (Ezek. 23:42). They were worn at marriages (Cant. 3:11; Isa. 61:10, "ornaments;" R.V., "a garland"), and at feasts and public festivals. The crown was among the Romans and Greeks a symbol of victory and reward. The crown or wreath worn by the victors in the Olympic games was made of leaves of the wild olive; in the Pythian games, of laurel; in the Nemean games, of parsley; and in the Isthmian games, of the pine. The Romans bestowed the "civic crown" on him who saved the life of a citizen. It was made of the leaves of the oak. In opposition to all these fading crowns the apostles speak of the incorruptible crown, the crown of life (James 1:12; Rev. 2:10) "that fadeth not away" (1 Pet. 5:4, Gr. amarantinos; comp. 1:4). Probably the word "amaranth" was applied to flowers we call "everlasting," the "immortal amaranth."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Cyrene a city (now Tripoli) in Upper Libya, North Africa, founded by a colony of Greeks (B.C. 630). It contained latterly a large number of Jews, who were introduced into the city by Ptolemy, the son of Lagus, because he thought they would contribute to the security of the place. They increased in number and influence; and we are thus prepared for the frequent references to them in connection with the early history of Christianity. Simon, who bore our Lord's cross, was a native of this place (Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21). Jews from Cyrene were in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:10); and Cyrenian Jews had a synagogue at Jerusalem (6:9). Converts belonging to Cyrene contributed to the formation of the first Gentile church at Antioch (11:20). Among "the prophets and teachers" who "ministered to the Lord at Antioch" was Lucius of Cyrene (13:1).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Carmi, my vineyard; lamb of the waters
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Charran, a singing or calling out
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Cheran, anger
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Cyrene, a wall; coldness; the floor