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   Caliphate
         n 1: the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed
               until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that
               the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the
               community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
         2: the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
         3: the office of a caliph

English Dictionary: cleft lip	by the DICT Development Group
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Caliphate State n a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran Synonym(s): Kaplan Group, Association of Islamic Groups and Communities, Caliphate State
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call option n an option to buy the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date Synonym(s): call option, call Antonym(s): put, put option
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Calvados n dry apple brandy made in Normandy
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Calvatia n genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores Synonym(s): Calvatia, genus Calvatia
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Calvatia gigantea n huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight Synonym(s): giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea
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calypter n scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly Synonym(s): alula, calypter
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calyptra n the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy
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calyptrate adj having calypters having a calyptra
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Calyptridium umbellatum n pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Synonym(s): pussy-paw, pussy- paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, Calyptridium umbellatum
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celibate adj abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" Synonym(s): celibate, continent n an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
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chalybeate adj containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
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chalybite n iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: siderite, chalybite]
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chili powder n powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
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Chilopoda n arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes Synonym(s): Chilopoda, class Chilopoda
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clap together v make hastily and carelessly [syn: clap up, {clap together}, slap together]
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clapped out adj worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
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claptrap n pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]
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clawfoot n a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw Synonym(s): clawfoot, pes cavus
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cleft adj having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib Synonym(s): cleft, dissected n a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) a long narrow opening Synonym(s): crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
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cleft foot n a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot
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cleft lip n a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn: cleft lip, harelip, cheiloschisis]
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cleft palate n a congenital fissure of the hard palate
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Cleopatra n beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
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cliff diving n diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
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cliff dweller n a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves
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cliff dwelling n a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"
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Cliftonia n one species: titi Synonym(s): Cliftonia, genus Cliftonia
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Cliftonia monophylla n tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers Synonym(s): titi, buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla
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clipped adj cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle" (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"
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clippety-clop n the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface Synonym(s): clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking, clumping
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clopidogrel bisulfate n a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow Synonym(s): clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix
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clove hitch n a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
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clove tree n moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves Synonym(s): clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum
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club drug n a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves
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club head n (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead]
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club-head n (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead]
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clubfoot n congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes Synonym(s): clubfoot, talipes
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clubfooted adj having a deformed foot Synonym(s): clubfooted, taliped
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clubhead n (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead]
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clupeid n any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas Synonym(s): clupeid fish, clupeid
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clupeid fish n any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas Synonym(s): clupeid fish, clupeid
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Clupeidae n herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: Clupeidae, {family Clupeidae}]
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coalpit n a mine where coal is dug from the ground [syn: coal mine, coalpit]
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Colaptes n a genus of Picidae Synonym(s): Colaptes, genus Colaptes
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Colaptes auratus n large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail Synonym(s): yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus, yellowhammer
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Colaptes caper collaris n western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail Synonym(s): red-shafted flicker, Colaptes caper collaris
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Colaptes chrysoides n southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck Synonym(s): gilded flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
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Coleoptera n beetles Synonym(s): Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
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colpitis n inflammation of the vagina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.] An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey. --Shak. {Lackey caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent caterpillar}, under {Tent}. {Lackey moth} (Zo[94]l.), the moth which produces the lackey caterpillar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calefy \Cal"e*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calefying}.] [L. calere to be warm + -fy] To make warm or hot.
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Calif \Ca"lif\, n., Califate \Cal"i*fate\, n., etc. Same as {Caliph}, {Caliphate}, etc.
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Caliphate \Cal"i*phate\, n. [Cf. F. califat.] The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.
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After \Aft"er\, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. [bd]Shut doors after you.[b8] --Shak. 2. Below in rank; next to in order. --Shak. Codrus after Ph[?]bus sings the best. --Dryden. 3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause. After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. --Matt. xxvi. 32. 4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful. 5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course. 6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. --Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out? --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. 7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness. 8. In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father. {To name} or {call after}, to name like and reference to. Our eldest son was named George after his uncle. --Goldsmith. 9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind. He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. --Isa. xi. 3. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. --Rom. viii. 5. 10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic] He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. --Bacon. {After all}, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. {After} (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. {One after another}, successively. {To be after}, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Call \Call\, n. 1. The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call. [bd]Call of the trumpet.[b8] --Shak. I rose as at thy call, but found thee not. --Milton. 2. A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty. 3. (Eccl.) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor. 4. A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal. Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity. --Addison. Running into danger without any call of duty. --Macaulay. 5. A divine vocation or summons. St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians. --Locke. 6. Vocation; employment. Note: [In this sense, calling is generally used.] 7. A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders. The baker's punctual call. --Cowper. 8. (Hunting) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds. 9. (Naut.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty. 10. (Fowling) The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry. 11. (Amer. Land Law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land. 12. The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. [Brokers' Cant] 13. See {Assessment}, 4. {At call}, or {On call}, liable to be demanded at any moment without previous notice; as money on deposit. {Call bird}, a bird taught to allure others into a snare. {Call boy} (a) A boy who calls the actors in a theater; a boy who transmits the orders of the captain of a vessel to the engineer, helmsman, etc. (b) A waiting boy who answers a cal, or cames at the ringing of a bell; a bell boy. {Call note}, the note naturally used by the male bird to call the female. It is artificially applied by birdcatchers as a decoy. --Latham. {Call of the house} (Legislative Bodies), a calling over the names of members, to discover who is absent, or for other purposes; a calling of names with a view to obtaining the ayes and noes from the persons named. {Call to the bar}, admission to practice in the courts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Motacilla} and several allied genera of the family {Motacillid[91]}. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. {Field wagtail}, any one of several species of wagtails of the genus {Budytes} having the tail shorter, the legs longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also {yellow wagtail}. {Garden wagtail}, the Indian black-breasted wagtail ({Nemoricola Indica}). {Pied wagtail}, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also {pied dishwasher}. {Wagtail flycatcher}, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black fantail}. {Water wagtail}. (a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted genus {Motacilla}. They live chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams. (b) The American water thrush. See {Water thrush}. {Wood wagtail}, an Asiatic wagtail; ({Calobates sulphurea}) having a slender bill and short legs.
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Grasshopper \Grass"hop`per\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[91]} and {Locustid[91]}. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust ({Caloptenus spretus}), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged ({Caloptenus femurrubrum} and {C. atlanis}) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See {Locust}.
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Grasshopper \Grass"hop`per\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[91]} and {Locustid[91]}. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust ({Caloptenus spretus}), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged ({Caloptenus femurrubrum} and {C. atlanis}) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See {Locust}.
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Calve \Calve\ (k[aum]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calved} 3; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calving}.] [AS. cealfian. See {Calf}.] 1. To bring forth a calf. [bd]Their cow calveth.[b8] --Job xxi. 10. 2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring. Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job xxxix. 1. The grassy clods now calved. --Molton.
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Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to {Trochilus}, {Calypte}, {Stellula}, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States ({Trochilus colubris}).
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Wyla \Wy"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo ({Calyptorhynchus funereus}); -- called also {funeral cockatoo}.
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Calyptra \Calyp"tra\ (k[adot]l[icr]p"tr[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kaly`ptra a covering for the head, fr. kaly`ptein to cover.] (Bot.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body.
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d8Jambolana \[d8]Jam`bo*la"na\, n. [Cf. Pg. jambol[atil]o a kind of tropical fruit.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America ({Calyptranthes Jambolana}), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
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Calyptriform \Calyp"triform\, a. [Calyptra + -form.] Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
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Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.] 1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.] He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige. --Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
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Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, a. Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
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Celibatist \Celib"atist\, n. One who lives unmarried. [R.]
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Chalybeate \Chalyb"eate\, a. [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalube[8b]us. See {Chalubean}.] Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.
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Chalybeate \Chalyb"eate\, n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.
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Chalybite \Chal"y*bite\, n. (Min.) Native iron carbonate; -- usually called siderite.
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Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?] greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.] Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green. Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress. --Chaucer. A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf. --Milton. The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble. {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice. {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark. {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called also {barfish}. {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under {Persian}. {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot. {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}. {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga Cham[91]pitys}). {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer. {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the bashaw. {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; -- called also {copiapite}. {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}. {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant. {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}. {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow pigment. {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice, producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary. {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}, and 3d {Flag}. {Yellow jack}. (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}. (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}. {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful stings. {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite. {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou. {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou. {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel. {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}. {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment. {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye daisy. {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See {Perch}. {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye. {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also, their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P. palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P. ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific States. {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover. {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}. {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow, darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also {yellow crake}. {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle}, and {Rocket}. {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by anglers. {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet. {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed with black, and anteriorly with black lines. {Yellow spot}. (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision is most accurate. See {Eye}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius}) of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5. {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green. {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance. {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva}, which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}. {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European willow warbler. (b) The European wood warbler.
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Chilopod \Chi"lo*pod\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.
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Chylopoetic \Chy`lopoet"ic\, a. [Gr. chylopoiei^n to make into juice, chylo`s juice, chyle + poiei^n to make.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs.
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Clap \Clap\ (kl[acr]p), n. 1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. [bd]Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room.[b8] --Swift. 2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. Horrible claps of thunder. --Hakewill. 3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak. 4. A striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses. --Addison. 5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. {Clap dish}. See {Clack dish}, under {Clack}, n. {Clap net}, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
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Clap \Clap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 1. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings. Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell. 2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon. He had just time to get in and clap to the door. --Locke Clap an extinguaisher upon your irony. --Lamb. 3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. {To clap hands}. (a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak. (b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15. {To clap hold of}, to seize roughly or quickly. {To clap up}. (a) To imprison hastily or without due formality. (b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] [bd]Was ever match clapped up so suddenly?[b8] --Shak.
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Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, a. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
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Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, n. 1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.] 2. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
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Clavate \Cla"vate\, Clavated \Cla"va*ted\, a. [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. Note: [See Illust. of {Antennae}.]
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Clavate \Cla"vate\, Clavated \Cla"va*ted\, a. [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. Note: [See Illust. of {Antennae}.]
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Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}. {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug. {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite}, {bole}, etc. {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}. {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.
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Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[emac]v), v. t. [imp. {Cleft} (kl[ecr]ft), {Clave} (kl[amac]v, Obs.), {Clove} (kl[omac]v, Obsolescent); p. p. {Cleft}, {Cleaved} (kl[emac]vd) or {Cloven} (kl[omac]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleaving}.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cle[a2]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. klj[d4]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl[94]ve and prob. to Gr. gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. {Cleft}.] 1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak. 2. To part or open naturally; to divide. Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv. 6.
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Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[emac]v), v. i. [imp. {Cleaved} (kl[emac]vd), {Clave} (kl[amac]v, Obs.); p. p. {Cleaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleaving}.] [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian, clifian; akin to OS. klib[d3]n, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D. kleven, Dan. kl[91]be, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to cleve, paste, Icel. kl[c6]fa to climb. Cf. {Climb}.] 1. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. My bones cleave to my skin. --Ps. cii. 5. The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee. --Deut. xxviii. 60. Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects. --Cowper. 2. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii. 24. Cleave unto the Lord your God. --Josh. xxiii. 8. 3. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.] New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use. --Shak.
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Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[emac]v), v. t. [imp. {Cleft} (kl[ecr]ft), {Clave} (kl[amac]v, Obs.), {Clove} (kl[omac]v, Obsolescent); p. p. {Cleft}, {Cleaved} (kl[emac]vd) or {Cloven} (kl[omac]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleaving}.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cle[a2]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. klj[d4]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl[94]ve and prob. to Gr. gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. {Cleft}.] 1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak. 2. To part or open naturally; to divide. Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv. 6.
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Cleft \Cleft\ (kl[ecr]ft), imp. & p. p. from {Cleave}.
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Cleft \Cleft\, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
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Cleft \Cleft\, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. kl[94]ft, G. kluft. See {Cleave} to split and cf. 2d {Clift}, 1st {Clough}.] 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21. 2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood. 3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. {Branchial clefts}. See under {Branchial}. Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.
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Grafting \Graft"ing\ n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts. 2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc. 3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty. 4. (Carp.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another. {Cleft grafting} (Hort.) a method of grafting in which the scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manaer that its bark evenly joins that of the stock. {Crown, [or] Rind, grafting}, a method of grafting which the alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise. {Saddle grafting}, a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts, and the end of the stock is made wedge-shaped to fit the cleft in the scion, which is placed upon it saddlewise. {Side grafting}, a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of the scion being next the wood of the stock. {Skin grafting}. (Surg.) See {Autoplasty.} {Splice grafting} (Hort.), a method of grafting by cutting the ends of the scion and stock completely across and obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying or otherwise. {Whip grafting}, tongue grafting, the same as splice grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is inserted in the slit of the other. {Grafting scissors}, a surgeon's scissors, used in rhinoplastic operations, etc. {Grafting tool}. (a) Any tool used in grafting. (b) A very strong curved spade used in digging canals. {Grafting wax}, a composition of rosin, beeswax tallow, etc., used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.
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Split infinitive \Split infinitive\ (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}.
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Cleft-footed \Cleft"-foot`ed\, a. Having a cloven foot.
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Cleftgraft \Cleft"graft`\, v. t. To ingraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion. --Mortimer.
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Cleopatra's needle \Cle`o*pa"tra's nee"dle\ [So named after Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.] Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in the City of New York. Note: Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in Central Park is properly called Cleopatra's needle.
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Haye \Ha"ye\, n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zo[94]l.) The Egyptian asp or cobra ({Naja haje}.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called {Cleopatra's snake} or {asp}. See {Asp}.
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Clepe \Clepe\ (kl[emac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleped} (kl[emac]p"[ecr]d) [or] (kl[emac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleping}. Cf. {Ycleped}.] [AS. clepan, cleopian, clipian, clypian, to cry, call.] To call, or name. [Obs.] That other son was cleped Cambalo. --Chaucer.
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Clift \Clift\, n. [See 1st {Cliff}, n.] A cliff. [Obs.] That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar. --Spenser.
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Clift \Clift\, n. [See {Cleft}, n.] 1. A cleft of crack; a narrow opening. [Obs.] 2. The fork of the legs; the crotch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Clifted \Clift"ed\, a. [From {Clift} a cleft.] Broken; fissured. Climb the Ande[?] clifted side. --Grainger.
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Titi \Ti"ti\, n. [Orig. uncert.] 1. A tree of the southern United States ({Cliftonia monophylla}) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes; -- called also {black titi}, {buckwheat tree}, and {ironwood}. 2. Any related tree of the genus {Cyrilla}, often disting. as {white titi}.
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Clip \Clip\ (kl[icr]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clipped} (kl[icr]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clipping}.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs, shears, Icel, kl[df]pa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.] 1. To embrace, hence; to encompass. O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself. --Shak. 2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. Sentenced to have his ears clipped. --Macaulay. 3. To curtail; to cut short. All my reports go with the modest truth; No more nor clipped, but so. --Shak. In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the suburbs. --Swift.
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Clivity \Cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Clivities}. [L. clivus hill.] Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [R.]
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Clivity \Cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Clivities}. [L. clivus hill.] Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [R.]
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Clove \Clove\, imp. of {Cleave}. Cleft. --Spenser. {Clove hitch} (Naut.) See under {Hitch}. {Clove hook} (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; -- called also {clip hook}. --Knight.
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Club \Club\, n. [CF. Icel. klubba, klumba, club, klumbuf[?]ir a clubfoot, SW. klubba club, Dan. klump lump, klub a club, G. klumpen clump, kolben club, and E. clump.] 1. A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the hand; a weapon; a cudgel. But make you ready your stiff bats and clubs; Rome and her rats are at the point of battle. --Shak. 2. [Cf. the Spanish name bastos, and Sp. baston staff, club.] Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure. 3. An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members. They talked At wine, in clubs, of art, of politics. --Tennyson. He [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes been called the Literary Club, but which has always disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the simple name of the Club. --Macaulay. 4. A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund. They laid down the club. --L'Estrange. We dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings for our part of the club. --Pepys. {Club law}, government by violence; lynch law; anarchy. --Addison. {Club moss} (Bot.), an evergreen mosslike plant, much used in winter decoration. The best know species is {Lycopodium clavatum}, but other {Lycopodia} are often called by this name. The spores form a highly inflammable powder. {Club root} (Bot.), a disease of cabbages, by which the roots become distorted and the heads spoiled. {Club topsail} (Naut.), a kind of gaff topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short [bd]club[b8] or [bd]jack yard[b8] to increase its spread.
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Club \Club\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clubbing}.] 1. To beat with a club. 2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion. To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column. --Farrow. 3. To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions. 4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense. {To club a musket} (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
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Clubbed \Clubbed\, a. Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club. --Skelton.
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d8Talipes \[d8]Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T. equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T. calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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Clubfoot \Club"foot\, n. [Club + foot.] (Med.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes.
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d8Talipes \[d8]Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T. equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T. calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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Clubfoot \Club"foot\, n. [Club + foot.] (Med.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes.
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Clubfooted \Club"foot`ed\, a. Having a clubfoot.
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Trubu \Tru*bu"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An East India herring ({Clupea toli}) which is extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh.
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Clupeoid \Clu"pe*oid\, a. [L. clupea a kind of fish, NL., generic name of the herring + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Herring family.
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Clypeate \Clyp"e*ate\, a. [L. clupeatus, p. p. of clupeare to arm with a shield, fr. clupeus, clipeus shield.] 1. (Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.
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Coal \Coal\, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal. 2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter. Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc. Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals on the fire. In the United States the singular in a collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of coal. {Age of coal plants}. See {Age of Acrogens}, under {Acrogen}. {Anthracite} or {Glance coal}. See {Anthracite}. {Bituminous coal}. See under {Bituminous}. {Blind coal}. See under {Blind}. {Brown coal}, [or] {Lignite}. See {Lignite}. {Caking coal}, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat, the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent, grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left. {Cannel coal}, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine texture and dull luster. See {Cannel coal}. {Coal bed} (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal. {Coal breaker}, a structure including machines and machinery adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal. {Coal field} (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and are hence called {coal basins}. See {Basin}. {Coal gas}, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc., and for cooking and heating. {Coal heaver}, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in putting it in, and discharging it from, ships. {Coal measures}. (Geol.) (a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks. (b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between the millstone grit below and the Permian formation above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds of the world. {Coal oil}, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum. {Coal plant} (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of plants found in the strata of the coal formation. {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary. {To haul over the coals}, to call to account; to scold or censure. [Colloq.] {Wood coal}. See {Lignite}.
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Coalpit \Coal"pit`\, n. 1. A pit where coal is dug. 2. A place where charcoal is made. [U. S.]
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Flicker \Flick"er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and {yucca}. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau.
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Coleopter \Co`le*op"ter\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Coleoptera.
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d8Insecta \[d8]In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Insect}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[91], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[91], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See {Insect}, n. 2. (Zo[94]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See {Hexapoda}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined. Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: {Hymenoptera}, as the bees and ants; {Diptera}, as the common flies and gnats; {Aphaniptera}, or fleas; {Lepidoptera}, or moths and butterflies; {Neuroptera}, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; {Coleoptera}, or beetles; {Hemiptera}, as bugs, lice, aphids; {Orthoptera}, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; {Pseudoneuroptera}, as the dragon flies and termites; {Euplexoptera}, or earwings; {Thysanura}, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.
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Coleopteral \Co`leop"teral\, Coleopterous \Co`leop"terous\a. [Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
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Coleopteran \Co`leop"teran\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the order of Coleoptera.
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Coleopterist \Co`leop"terist\, n. One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
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Coleopteral \Co`leop"teral\, Coleopterous \Co`leop"terous\a. [Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
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Colloped \Col"loped\, a. Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops. With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck astrain. --R. Browning.
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Culpatory \Cul"patory\ (-t?-r?), a. Expressing blame; censuring; reprehensory; inculpating. Adjectives . . . commonly used by Latian authors in a culpatory sense. --Walpole.
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