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   Cabernet
         n 1: superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: {Cabernet},
               {Cabernet Sauvignon}]

English Dictionary: cyprian	by the DICT Development Group
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Cabernet Sauvignon n superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon]
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Cabernet Sauvignon grape n superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California
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Cape Horn n a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
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caprimulgid n mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects Synonym(s): goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid
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Caprimulgidae n goatsuckers Synonym(s): Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
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caprimulgiform bird n long-winged nonpasserine birds
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Caprimulgiformes n goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds [syn: Caprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes]
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Caprimulgus n type genus of the Caprimulgidae [syn: Caprimulgus, {genus Caprimulgus}]
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Caprimulgus carolinensis n large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States Synonym(s): chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis
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Caprimulgus europaeus n Old World goatsucker [syn: European goatsucker, {European nightjar}, Caprimulgus europaeus]
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Caprimulgus vociferus n American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage Synonym(s): whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus
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caprine adj being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats; "caprine creatures"; "a caprine strain of virus"; "a caprine voice"
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caprine animal n any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns Synonym(s): goat, caprine animal
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Capromyidae n coypus Synonym(s): Capromyidae, family Capromyidae
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cavern n any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns" a large cave or a large chamber in a cave v hollow out as if making a cavern [syn: cavern, {cavern out}]
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cavern out v hollow out as if making a cavern [syn: cavern, {cavern out}]
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cavernous adj being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone" filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ" Synonym(s): erectile, cavernous
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cavernous sinus n either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity Synonym(s): cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus
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chaperon n one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people Synonym(s): chaperon, chaperone v accompany as a chaperone Synonym(s): chaperone, chaperon
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chaperone n one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people Synonym(s): chaperon, chaperone v accompany as a chaperone Synonym(s): chaperone, chaperon
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chevron n V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" Synonym(s): chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia an inverted V-shaped charge
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coffee ring n ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced
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coffee urn n an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
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Cooper Union n university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Synonym(s): Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art n university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Synonym(s): Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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Copernican adj of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art" according to Copernicus; "in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun"
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Copernican system n (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
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Copernicia n slow-growing tropical fan palms [syn: Copernicia, {genus Copernicia}]
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Copernicia alba n South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax Synonym(s): caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba
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Copernicia australis n South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax Synonym(s): caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba
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Copernicia cerifera n Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax Synonym(s): carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera
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Copernicia prunifera n Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax Synonym(s): carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera
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Copernicus n Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) Synonym(s): Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus, Mikolaj Kopernik a conspicuous crater on the Moon
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copper mine n a mine where copper is dug from the ground
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copper nose n enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol Synonym(s): rhinophyma, hypertrophic rosacea, toper's nose, brandy nose, rum nose, rum-blossom, potato nose, hammer nose, copper nose
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Coprinaceae n used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus [syn: Coprinaceae, family Coprinaceae]
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Coprinus n genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae Synonym(s): Coprinus, genus Coprinus
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Coprinus atramentarius n having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured Synonym(s): inky cap, inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius
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Coprinus comatus n common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores Synonym(s): shaggymane, shaggy cap, shaggymane mushroom, Coprinus comatus
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Couperin n French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) Synonym(s): Couperin, Francois Couperin
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covariance n (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
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covariant adj changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged
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covering n a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" Synonym(s): covering, natural covering, cover an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" Synonym(s): cover, covering, screening, masking the act of protecting something by covering it the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; Synonym(s): application, coating, covering
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covering fire n fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" Synonym(s): cover, covering fire
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covering letter n a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information Synonym(s): covering letter, cover letter
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covering material n a material used by builders to cover surfaces
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cow barn n a barn for cows [syn: cowbarn, cowshed, cow barn, cowhouse, byre]
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cowbarn n a barn for cows [syn: cowbarn, cowshed, cow barn, cowhouse, byre]
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Cuprimine n a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis Synonym(s): penicillamine, Cuprimine
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cupronickel n a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel
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cybernate v control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory" Synonym(s): cybernate, computerize, computerise
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cybernation n the control of processes by computer [syn: computerization, cybernation]
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cybernaut n a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace
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cybernetic adj of or relating the principles of cybernetics; "cybernetic research"
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cybernetics n (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
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Cypraea moneta n cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa Synonym(s): money cowrie, Cypraea moneta
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Cyprian adj of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" Synonym(s): Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus n a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street] a native or inhabitant of Cyprus Synonym(s): Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprian
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cyprinid adj of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae [syn: cyprinid, cyprinoid] n soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales Synonym(s): cyprinid, cyprinid fish
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cyprinid fish n soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales Synonym(s): cyprinid, cyprinid fish
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Cyprinidae n a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace Synonym(s): Cyprinidae, family Cyprinidae
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cypriniform fish n a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
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Cypriniformes n an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi Synonym(s): Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes
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cyprinodont n any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
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Cyprinodontidae n large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies Synonym(s): Cyprinodontidae, family Cyprinodontidae
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cyprinoid adj of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae [syn: cyprinid, cyprinoid]
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Cyprinus n type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp [syn: Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus]
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Cyprinus carpio n large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest Synonym(s): domestic carp, Cyprinus carpio
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Dog day \Dog" day`\ [or] Dogday \Dog"day`\ One of the dog days. {Dogday cicada} (Zo[94]l.), a large American cicada ({C. pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer.
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C \C\ (s[emac]) 1. C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek [GAMMA], [gamma], and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph[oe]nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search. Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 221-228. 2. (Mus.) (a) The keynote of the normal or [bd]natural[b8] scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale of the same. (b) C after the clef is the mark of common time, in which each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or crotchets); for alla breve time it is written [?]. (c) The [bd]C clef,[b8] a modification of the letter C, placed on any line of the staff, shows that line to be middle C. 3. As a numeral, C stands for Latin centum or 100, CC for 200, etc. {C spring}, a spring in the form of the letter C.
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Crocus \Cro"cus\ (kr[omac]"k[ucr]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro`kos; cf. Heb. kark[omac]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[ndot]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {C. vernus} is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; {C. sativus} produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn. 2. (Chem.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron ({Crocus of Mars} or {colcothar}) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder. {Crocus of Venus} (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.
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Cabirean \Cab`ire"an\ (k[acr]b`[icr]r[emac]"[ait]n), n. One of the Cabiri.
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Cabirian \Cabir"ian\ (k[adot]b[icr]r"[icr][ait]n), a. Same as {Cabiric}.
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Caburn \Cab"urn\, n. [Cf. {Cable}, n.] (Naut.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.
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Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n. {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See {Capriole}.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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d8Markhoor \[d8]Mark"hoor`\, n. [Per. m[be]r-kh[?]r snake eater.] (Zo[94]l.) A large wild goat ({Capra megaceros}), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Jaal goat \Jaal" goat`\ (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goat ({Capra Nubiana}) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also {beden}, and {jaela}.
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d8Beden \[d8]Bed"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex ({Capra Nubiana}). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.
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Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species ({Caprimulgus Europ[91]us}); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also {goat-milker}, {goat owl}, {goat chaffer}, {fern owl}, {night hawk}, {nightjar}, {night churr}, {churr-owl}, {gnat hawk}, and {dorhawk}.
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Caprine \Cap"rine\, a. [L. caprinus.] Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.
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Cavern \Cav"ern\, n. [L. caverna, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. caverne.] A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.
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Caverned \Cav"erned\, a. 1. Containing caverns. The wolves yelled on the caverned hill. --Byron. 2. Living in a cavern. [bd]Caverned hermit.[b8] --Pope.
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Cavernous \Cav"ern*ous\, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. {Cavernous body}, a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris. {Cavernous respiration}, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
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Cavernous \Cav"ern*ous\, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. {Cavernous body}, a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris. {Cavernous respiration}, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
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Cavernous \Cav"ern*ous\, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. {Cavernous body}, a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris. {Cavernous respiration}, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
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Cavernulous \Caver"nulous\, a.[L. cavernula, dim. of caverna cavern.] Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal. --Black.
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Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaffering}.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare, cheapfare, a bargaining. See {Chaffer}, n.] 1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate. To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden. 2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
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Chaffern \Chaf"fern\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] A vessel for heating water. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, n. [F. chaperon. See {Chape}, {Cape}, {Cap}.] 1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood. His head and face covered with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through. --Howell. 2. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals. 3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
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Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaperoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaperoning}.] [Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.] To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. --Hannah More.
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Chaperonage \Chap"er*on`age\, n. Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
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Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaperoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaperoning}.] [Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.] To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. --Hannah More.
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Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaperoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaperoning}.] [Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.] To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. --Hannah More.
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Chevron \Chev"ron\, n. [F., rafter, chevron, from ch[82]vre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See {Cheveril}.] 1. (Her.) One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center. 2. (Mil.) A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat. 3. (Arch.) A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture. {Chevron bones} (Anat.), The V-shaped subvertebral arches which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chevron \Chev"ron\, n. [F., rafter, chevron, from ch[82]vre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See {Cheveril}.] 1. (Her.) One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center. 2. (Mil.) A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat. 3. (Arch.) A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture. {Chevron bones} (Anat.), The V-shaped subvertebral arches which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
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Chevroned \Chev"roned\, p. a. Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from. [A garment] whose nether parts, with their bases, were of watchet cloth of silver, chevroned all over with lace. --B. Jonson.
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Chevronel \Chev"ron*el\, n. (Her.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
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Chevronwise \Chev"ron*wise`\, adv. (Her.) In the manner of a chevron; as, the field may be divided chevronwise.
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Chief baron \Chief" bar"on\ (Eng. Law) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
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Cipher \Ci"pher\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ciphered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ciphering}.] To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic. [bd]T was certain he could write and cipher too. --Goldsmith.
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Co94perant \Co[94]p"erant\, a. [Cf. F. coop[82]rant.] Operating together; as, co[94]perant forces.
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Cobiron \Cob"i`ron\, n. [From {Cob} the top.] An andiron with a knob at the top. --Bacon.
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Ticpolonga \Tic`po*lon"ga\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A very venomous viper ({Daboia Russellii}), native of Ceylon and India; -- called also {cobra monil}.
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Coffeeroom \Cof"fee*room`\, n. A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
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Cooper \Coop"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coopered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coopering}.] To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.
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Copernican \Coper"nican\, a. Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Pythagorean system} (Astron.), the commonly received system of astronomy, first taught by Pythagoras, and afterward revived by Copernicus, whence it is also called the {Copernican system}. {Pythagorean letter}. See {Y.}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copper \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppering}.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coppering \Cop"per*ing\, n. 1. The act of covering with copper. 2. An envelope or covering of copper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.) A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also {coppernickel}, {kupfernickel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copper-nickel \Cop"per-nick`el\, n. (Min.) Niccolite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.) A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also {coppernickel}, {kupfernickel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copper-nickel \Cop"per-nick`el\, n. (Min.) Niccolite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copper-nose \Cop"per-nose\, n. A red nose. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copper-nose \Cop"per-nose\, n. A red nose. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dollardee \Dol`lar*dee"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of sunfish ({Lepomis pallidus}), common in the United States; -- called also {blue sunfish}, and {copper-nosed bream}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covariant \Cova"riant\ (k?-v?"r?-a]/>nt), n. (Higher Alg.) A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the new variables and coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by a factor. An invariant is a like function involving only the coefficients of the quantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient}, {Overt}, {Curfew}.] 1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth. 2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne. --Milton. All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak. 3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland. --Brougham. 4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. --Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame. --Milton. 5. To brood or sit on; to incubate. While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs. --Addison. 6. To overwhelm; to spread over. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen. --Ex. xiv. 28. 7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. --Cowley. 8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. [bd]Blessed is he whose is covered.[b8] --Ps. xxxii. 1. 9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses. 10. To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered. --Shak. 11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. {To cover} {ground [or] distance}, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. {To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. {Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. {To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury. Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covering \Cov"er*ing\, n. Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. Noah removed the covering of the ark. --Gen. viii. 13. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. --Job. xxiv. 7. A covering over the well's mouth. --2 Sam. xvii. 19.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient}, {Overt}, {Curfew}.] 1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth. 2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne. --Milton. All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak. 3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland. --Brougham. 4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. --Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame. --Milton. 5. To brood or sit on; to incubate. While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs. --Addison. 6. To overwhelm; to spread over. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen. --Ex. xiv. 28. 7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. --Cowley. 8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. [bd]Blessed is he whose is covered.[b8] --Ps. xxxii. 1. 9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses. 10. To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered. --Shak. 11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. {To cover} {ground [or] distance}, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. {To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. {Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. {To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury. Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[91]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. [82]caille scale of a fish, and [82]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See {Shale}.] 1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See {Cycloid}, {Ctenoid}, and {Ganoid}. Fish that, with their fins and shining scales, Glide under the green wave. --Milton. 2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See {Lepidoptera}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A scale insect. (See below.) 5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns. 6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}. 7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. 8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, {Fe3O4}. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. {Covering scale} (Zo[94]l.), a hydrophyllium. {Ganoid scale}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ganoid}. {Scale armor} (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth. {Scale beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the tiger beetle. {Scale carp} (Zo[94]l.), a carp having normal scales. {Scale insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small hemipterous insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, in which the females, when adult, become more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great damage to fruit trees. See {Orange scale},under {Orange}. {Scale moss} (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order {Hepatic[91]}; -- so called from the small imbricated scalelike leaves of most of the species. See {Hepatica}, 2, and {Jungermannia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot. 2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-a]/>n), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.] 1. Belonging to Cyprus. 2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprine \Cyp"rine\ (s?p"r?n [or] s?"pr?n), a. [Cf. {Cypress}.] Of or pertaining to the cypress.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprine \Cyp"rine\, a. [See {Cyprinoid}.] (Zo[94]l.) Cyprinoid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprinodont \Cyprin"odont\ (s?-pr?n"?-d?nt), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] kind of carp + [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the {Cyprinodontidae}, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See {Minnow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprinoid \Cyp"ri*noid\ (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] a kind of carp + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like the carp ({Cyprinus}). -- n. One of the {Cyprinidae}, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carp \Carp\, n.; pl. {Carp}, formerly {Carps}. [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish ({Cyprinus carpio}.). Several other species of {Cyprinus}, {Catla}, and {Carassius} are called carp. See {Cruclan carp}. Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur. {Carp louse} (Zo[94]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus {Argulus}, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See {Branchiura}. {Carp mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Moxostoma carpio}) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. {Carp sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gibel \[d8]Gib"el\, n. [G. gibel, giebel.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of carp ({Cyprinus gibelio}); -- called also {Prussian carp}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Capron, IL (village, FIPS 11124) Location: 42.39885 N, 88.74264 W Population (1990): 682 (245 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61012 Capron, OK (town, FIPS 11750) Location: 36.89739 N, 98.57673 W Population (1990): 38 (27 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73725 Capron, VA (town, FIPS 12904) Location: 36.71064 N, 77.20205 W Population (1990): 144 (68 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23829
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chefornak, AK (city, FIPS 12680) Location: 60.15375 N, 164.21029 W Population (1990): 320 (79 housing units) Area: 83.0 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99561
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coburn, PA Zip code(s): 16832 Coburn, WV Zip code(s): 26562
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coeburn, VA (town, FIPS 17952) Location: 36.94572 N, 82.46933 W Population (1990): 2165 (919 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24230
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cub Run, KY Zip code(s): 42729
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
copywronged /kop'ee-rongd/ adj. [play on `copyright'] Syn. for {copybroke}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cheapernet (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire {Ethernet} ({10base2}) that uses {RG58} {coaxial cable} instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable". (1995-03-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
copywronged {copybroke}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cybernetics /si:`b*-net'iks/ The study of control and communication in living and man-made systems. The term was first proposed by {Norbert Wiener} in the book referenced below. Originally, cybernetics drew upon electrical engineering, mathematics, biology, neurophysiology, anthropology, and psychology to study and describe actions, feedback, and response in systems of all kinds. It aims to understand the similarities and differences in internal workings of organic and machine processes and, by formulating abstract concepts common to all systems, to understand their behaviour. Modern "second-order cybernetics" places emphasis on how the process of constructing models of the systems is influenced by those very systems, hence an elegant definition - "applied epistemology". Related recent developments (often referred to as {sciences of complexity}) that are distinguished as separate disciplines are {artificial intelligence}, {neural networks}, {systems theory}, and {chaos theory}, but the boundaries between those and cybernetics proper are not precise. See also {robot}. {The Cybernetics Society (http://www.cybsoc.org)} of the UK. {American Society for Cybernetics (http://www.asc-cybernetics.org/)}. {IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society (http://www.isye.gatech.edu/ieee-smc/)}. {International project "Principia Cybernetica" (http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/DEFAULT.html)}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {sci.systems (news:sci.systems)}. ["Cybernetics, or control and communication in the animal and the machine", N. Wiener, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1948] (2002-01-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CyberWand A {virtual reality} {controller}. The CyberWand costs $99, or $765 with optional Polhemus sensor. It is basically the handle of a flight control system without the base. The controller's four buttons and 2-D hat sensor track six degrees of movement. (1995-04-04)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
cuprum Roman name for {copper}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Capernaum Nahum's town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord's expulsion from Nazareth (Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:16-31), Capernaum became his "own city." It was the scene of many acts and incidents of his life (Matt. 8:5, 14, 15; 9:2-6, 10-17; 15:1-20; Mark 1:32-34, etc.). The impenitence and unbelief of its inhabitants after the many evidences our Lord gave among them of the truth of his mission, brought down upon them a heavy denunciation of judgement (Matt. 11:23). It stood on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The "land of Gennesaret," near, if not in, which it was situated, was one of the most prosperous and crowded districts of Palestine. This city lay on the great highway from Damascus to Acco and Tyre. It has been identified with Tell Hum, about two miles south-west of where the Jordan flows into the lake. Here are extensive ruins of walls and foundations, and also the remains of what must have been a beautiful synagogue, which it is conjectured may have been the one built by the centurion (Luke 7:5), in which our Lord frequently taught (John 6:59; Mark 1:21; Luke 4:33). Others have conjectured that the ruins of the city are to be found at Khan Minyeh, some three miles further to the south on the shore of the lake. "If Tell Hum be Capernaum, the remains spoken of are without doubt the ruins of the synagogue built by the Roman centurion, and one of the most sacred places on earth. It was in this building that our Lord gave the well-known discourse in John 6; and it was not without a certain strange feeling that on turning over a large block we found the pot of manna engraved on its face, and remembered the words, 'I am that bread of life: your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.'", (The Recovery of Jerusalem.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Covering of the eyes occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of 1,000 pieces of silver to Abraham) is for thee a covering of the eyes." This has been regarded as an implied advice to Sarah to conform to the custom of married women, and wear a complete veil, covering the eyes as well as the rest of the face.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Capernaum, the field of repentance; city of comfort