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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cā'ique or Cāi-ique', n. p. 183(Naut.) A skiff belonging to a galley. 2. A light skiff, used on the Bosporus, at Constantinople.Ca ira p. 183The beginning of a famous song during the French revolution. Brande.Câird, n. p. 183A tinker, usually one who travels to find work; hence, a vagrant or tramper. Halliwell. The tribes of gipsies, jockies, or cairds; for by all these denominations were these banditti known. W. Scott.Câirn, n. p. 183A heap of stones of a rounded or conical form, erected by the early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell.…Câirn'gôrm-stōne, n. p. 183(Min.) A yellow or smoky-brown variety of rock-crystal, or crystallized quartz, found in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland. Brande.Câis'son, n. p. 183(Mil.) (a.) A chest containing ammunition; also the wagon or tumbril in which military stores are conveyed. (b.) A chest filled with explosive materials to be laid in the way of an enemy, as under…Cāi'tiff, n. p. 183A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.] “Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitif and slave.” Holland. 2. A mean, despicable person; one in whose character baseness and wickedness meet. The deep-felt conviction…Câi'tiff, a. p. 183Belonging to a caitiff; base; vile. “Arnold had sped his caitiff flight.” W. Irving.Câj'e-put, n. p. 183An essential oil from the East Indies, obtained from the leaves of two species of Melaleuca, (M. leucodendron, and M. cajeputi). It has a strong, fragrant smell, like camphor, a pungent and aromatic…Ca'jôle', v. t. p. 183To deceive or delude by flattery; to flatter; to coax. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. F. W. Robertson. Syn.—To flatter; wheedle; deceive; delude; coax; soothe…Ca-jōle’ment, n. p. 183Deception by means of coaxing or flattering treatment; cajolery.Ca-jōl'er, n. p. 183A flatterer; a wheedler.Ca-jōl'er-y, n. p. 183A wheedling to delude; coaxing language; flattery. “Infamous cajoleries.” Evelyn.Câke, n. p. 183A small mass of dough baked; or a composition of flour, butter, sugar, or other ingredients, baked in a small mass. The name is applied to various compositions, baked or cooked in different shapes.…Câke, v. t. p. 183To form into a cake, or mass.Cāke, v. i. p. 183To concrete or form into a hard mass, as dough in an oven, or as flesh, or any other substance. “Clotted blood that caked within.” Addison.Câke, v. i. p. 183To cackle. [Obs.] Ray.Cât, n. p. 183(Cornish Mines.) Wolfram, an ore of tungsten. Simmonds.Căl'a-băsh, n. p. 183The fruit of the calabash-tree, which, when dried and cleansed from the pulp, is used for a variety of domestic purposes, as for holding liquids, &c. Loudon. 2. A vessel made from the gourd, or the…Căl'a-bāsh-tree, n. p. 184(Bot.) A tree of tropical America, of the genus Crescentia (C. cujete), producing a large melon-like fruit, containing a slightly acid pulp, sometimes eaten; its shell is hard, and, after the removal…Căl'a-bōōse', n. p. 184A prison; a jail. [Local, U. S.]Ca-lāde', n. p. 184The slope or declivity of a rising manege-ground.Ca-lā'ite, n. p. 184[Lat. callaïs, Gr. κάλλαις, κάλας. (Min.) A species of mineral;—commonly called turquoise. See TURQUOIS. Dana.Căl'a-măg'co, n. p. 184A woolen stuff, of a fine gloss, and either ribbed or plain. “A gay calamanco waistcoat.” Tatler.Căl'a-măn'der-wōod, n. p. 184A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture;—called also Coromandel-wood. Simmonds.Căl'a-mār or Căl'a-ma-ry, n. p. 184(Zoöl.) An animal of the Cephalopod or Cuttle-fish tribe, belonging to the genus Loligo (L. vulgaris). It has two ink-bladders, the fluid of which it emits when pursued;—called also cuttle-fish and…Căl'am-băc, n. p. 184A kind of fragrant wood. See AGALLOCHUM.Căl'am-bour, n. p. 184A species of agallochum, or aloes-wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac;—used by cabinet-makers.Căl'a-mīf'er-ōus, a. p. 184Producing reeds; reedy.Căl'a-mīne, n. p. 184(Min.) A mineral, the silicate of zinc. ☞ The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and the silicate of zinc, each of which is an earthy-grayish or whitish mineral, and is valuable as an…Căl'a-mīnt, n. p. 184(Bot.) A plant of the mint family, and genus Calamintha. Loudon.Căl'a-mīst, n. p. 184One who plays upon a reed or pipe. [Obs.] Blount.Căl'a-mīs'trāte, v. t. p. 184To curl or frizzle the hair. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Căl'a-mīs-trā'tion, n. p. 184The act of curling the hair. [Obs.] Burton.Căl'a-mīte, n. p. 184(Palæon.) A fossil plant of the ancient coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta or rush family, but attaining the height, sometimes, of trees, and having the stem…Ca-lăm'i-tōŭs, a. p. 184Suffering calamity; miserable. “Ten thousands of calamitous persons.” South. 2. Producing calamity; making wretched; distressful. “His sad and calamitous condition.” South. “A calamitous prison.”…Ca-lăm'i-toŭs-ly, adv. p. 184In a calamitous manner; in a manner to bring great distress.Ca-lăm'i-tōŭs-ness, n. p. 184The quality of producing misery; wretchedness; distress.Ca-lăm'i-ty, n. p. 184Any great misfortune or cause of misery; — generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil. The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise. Burke. There are some strokes of…Căl'a-mŭs, n. p. 184(Bot.) The Indian cane, a plant of the palm family. It furnishes the common rattan canes, used as walking-sticks, and also, when split, for seating chairs. 2. (Bot.) A species of Acorus (A. calamus)…Ca-lān'do, n. p. 184(Mus.) Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness; growing slower and softer.Ca-lān'drē, n. p. 184(Ornith.) A species of lark (Melano corypha calandra) larger than the sky-lark, having a more sonorous, but not less pleasant note: it imitates readily the notes of other birds, and some animals.…Ca-lān'dre, n. p. 184(Entom.) The common grain-weevil.Ca-lām'gāy, n. p. 184A species of white parrot. Ash.Ca-lāsh', n. p. 184A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for four inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used either…Cal-cā'ne-al, a. p. 184(Anat.) Pertaining to the calcaneum, or great bone of the heel; as, calcaneal arteries. Dunglison.Căl'car, n. p. 184(Glass Manuf.) A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit. Ure. 2. (Bot.) A hollow tube into which a petal is lengthened at…Căl'ca-rate, a. p. 184Furnished with a spur, as the flower of the larkspur or violet. Gray.Cal-cā're-o-ār-gil-lā'ceoŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earth.Cal-cā're-o-bi-tū'mi-noŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. Lyell.Cal-cā're-o-sī-lī'ciōŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and silicious earth.Cal-cā're-oŭs, a. p. 184Partaking of the nature of limestone, or carbonate of lime; consisting of, or containing, carbonate of lime. Dana. Calcareous spar. See CALCITE.Cal-cā're-oŭs-ness, n. p. 184Quality of being calcareous.Eöl'ea-väl'lia, n. p. 184A kind of sweet wine from Portugal. Mason.Căl'çe-ā'ted, a. p. 184Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. Johnson.Căl'çe-don, n. p. 184A foul vein, like chalcedony in some precious stones;—so called by jewelers. Ash.Cal'çe-dŏn'ic or Cal'çe-dŏn'ian, a. p. 184Pertaining to, or resembling, chalcedony.Cal-çĕd'o-ny, n. p. 184See CHALCEDONY.Căl'çe-i-fōrm, a. p. 184(Bot.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate.Căl'çe-o-late, a. p. 184Having the form of a slipper; calceiform.