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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Căm, n. p. 187(Mach.) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece, so shaped as to give an alternating or variable motion of any desired velocity, extent, or direction, to another piece pressing against it…Ca-mā'ieu, n. p. 187A stone, as an onyx, engraved in relief. See CAMEO. 2. (Fine Arts.) A painting in a single color, the effect of a variety of colors being produced by light and shade, by expression, &c.; monochrome.…En-māil', n. p. 188A capuchin or short cloak, sometimes made of fur. 2. (Ancient Armor.) A guard for the throat made of chain-mail coming down from the helmet.Că'ma-rĭl'la, n. p. 188<br>1. The private room or audience chamber of the king.<br>2. A band or company of secret counselors; a secret cabinet; a clique. Wright.Căm'ber, n. p. 188(Arch.) An arch or convexity on the top of a beam, or of an aperture, as a window. Gwill.Căm'bered, a. p. 188Having an upward convexity or arching. Totten.Căm′ber-ing, a. p. 188Having a convexity upward; arching; as, a cambering deck. Weale.Căm'bi-al, a. p. 188Belonging to exchanges in commerce.Căm'bist, n. p. 188A banker; one who deals in exchange, or is skilled in the science.Cām'bist-ry, n. p. 188The science of exchange, weights, measures, &c.Căm'bi-ŭm, n. p. 188(Bot.) A viscid secretion which intervenes between the last formed layers of wood and bark. It was formerly regarded as mere glutinous sap, but is now held to be a mass of young cells filled with…Cām'blet, n. p. 188See CAMLET.Cam-bōge', n. p. 188See GAMBOGE.Cam-boose′, n. p. 188(Naut.) A ship’s cook-room or kitchen. See CABOOSE.Căm'bra-sīne, n. p. 188A species of fine linen made in Egypt, and so named from resembling cambric.Căm'brel, n. p. 188A crooked piece of wood, or iron, to hang meat on. See GAMBREL. Wright.Căm'-bri-an, a. p. 188(Geog.) Pertaining to Cambria, or Wales. Cambrian system (Geol.), the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age;—sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian, as found in…Căm'bri-an, n. p. 188(Geog.) An inhabitant or a native of Cambria, or Wales; a Welshman.Cām'brie, n. p. 188A fine, thin, and white fabric of flax or linen. 2. A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine, hard-spun cotton yarn, of various colors.Căm'bro-Brit'on, n. p. 188A Welshman.Cāme, imp. p. 188of come. See COME.Cāme, n. p. 188A slender rod of cast lead, of which glaziers make their turned lead for receiving the glass of casements. Gwill.Cām'el, n. p. 188(Zoöl.) A large quadruped of the ruminant (or cud-chewing) order, used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. It is without horns; the hoofs are small and situated at the extremities…Căm'el-băcked, a. p. 188Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. Fuller.Ca-mē'le-on, n. p. 188See CHAMELEON.Ca-mel'li-a, n. p. 188(Bot.) A genus of beautiful plants, of which the species Japonica is most cultivated for ornamental purposes. Loudon.Ca-mĕl'o-pard or Căm'el-o-pārd, n. p. 188(Zoöl.) A quadruped of the ruminant (or cud chewing) order, inhabiting the deserts of Africa, called also giraffe (Camelopardalis girafa), remarkable for its long neck, its short body having the back…Căm'e'lot, n. p. 188The cloth usually called camlet. See CAMLET. 2. (pron. kăm'e-lŏt.) A town where King Arthur is supposed to have held his court. “Many towered Camelot.” Tennyson.Căm'e-o, n. p. 188A precious stone carved in relief. ☞ Originally the onyx, and afterward the agate, were used for this purpose. In the true cameo, a stone is used having two layers (and sometimes more) of different…Cām'e-rā, n. p. 188(Arch.) An arched or vaulted roof, covering, or ceiling, formed of bands or beams of wood, over which a coating of lath and plaster is put. Weale. 2. The form of the camera obscura used by…Căm'e'rade, n. p. 188One who lodges or resides in the same apartment. See COMRADE. [Obs.]Cām'e-ra-līs'tic, a. p. 188Pertaining to finance and public revenue.Căm'e-ra-līs'tics, n. sing. p. 188The science of finance or public revenue, comprehending the means of raising and disposing of it. Grimké.Chām'e-rā Lūc'i-da p. 188(Opt.) An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or arrangement of mirrors, gives by reflection a picture which may be thrown down on paper or canvas so as to be conveniently traced.Cām'e-rā Ob-scū'rā p. 188(Optics.) An apparatus in which the images of external objects, received through a double convex glass, are thrown on a white surface placed on the focus of the glass within a darkened chamber, or…Cām'e-rāte, v. t. p. 188(Arch.) To build in the form of a vault; to ceil.Căm'e-rā'ted, p. a. p. 188(Arch.) Having the form of an arch or vault; as, a camerated roof. Weale. 2. (Conch.) Chambered or divided by transverse partitions into a series of chambers.Căm'e-rā'tion, n. p. 188(Arch.) The forming of an arch; vaulting. “The strongest manner of cameration.” Evelyn.Cām'e-rō'nī-an, n. p. 188One of the followers of Richard Cameron, in Scotland, who refused to accept the indulgence granted to the Presbyterian clergy in the persecuting times of Charles II., lest, by so doing, they should…Cā'mi-on, n. p. 188(Mil.) A kind of dray or wagon used for the transportation of cannon. Crabb.Căm'īs, n. p. 188A thin dress;—also written camus. [Obs.] “All in camis light of purple silk.” Spenser.Cām'i-sāde' or Cām'i-sā'do, n. p. 188(Mil.) (a.) A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in the darkness, in a night attack. (b.) An attack by surprise at night, or at break of day, when…Căm'i-sā'ted, a. p. 188Dressed with a shirt outward.Cām'let, n. p. 188A stuff originally made of camel's hair, now frequently of hair and silk, or of wool and thread. “Whether your Brussels camel will resist Irish rain.” Temple.Căm'let-ed, a. p. 188Wavy or undulating like camlet; veined. Herbert.Căm'mas, n. p. 188(Bot.) An esculent plant (Camassia esculenta) of north-western America, the bulbs of which are collected and eaten by the natives: when baked they resemble baked pears, and are of an agreeably…Căm'mock, n. p. 188(Bot.) A plant having long, hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa;—called also rest-harrow. Nares.Cām'o-mīle, n. p. 188(Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus Anthemis. The common variety, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant smell, and a bitter, aromatic taste…Cā-mou'let, n. p. 188(Mil.) A small mine containing about ten pounds of powder, sufficient to compress the earth all around it without disturbing the surface of the ground. It is sometimes formed in the wall or side of…Cā'mōūs or Ca-moys', a. p. 188Flat; depressed;—said only of the nose. [Obs.] Browne.Cā'moūsed, a. p. 188Depressed; crooked. [Obs.] “Though my nose be camoused.” B. Jonson.Cāmp, n. p. 188The ground or spot on which tents, huts, &c. are erected for shelter, as of an army of lumbermen, &c. Shak. 2. A collection of tents, huts, &c., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.…Cāmp, v. t. p. 188To afford rest or lodging for, as an army, or travelers. “The capacity to camp this host.” Shak.Cāmp, v. i. p. 188To rest or lodge; to pitch tents, &c.; to encamp. See ENCAMP. They camped out at night, under the stars. W. Irving. 2. To play at ball. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser.Cam-pāg'nol, n. p. 188(Zool.) A species of mouse (Arvicola arvalis or agrestis), called also meadow-mouse, which, though small, commits great destruction in fields, gardens, and woods, by feeding on roots and seeds. Baird.Cam-pāign', n. p. 188An open field; a large, open plain; an extensive tract of ground without considerable hills. See CHAMPAIGN. Garth. 2. (Mil.) The time that an army keeps the field, either in action, marches, or in…Cam-pāign', v. i. p. 188To serve in a campaign.Cam-pāign'er, n. p. 188One who has served in an army several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.Cam-pa'nā, n. p. 188(Eccl.) A bell for or of a church. 2. (Bot.) The pasque-flower. Drayton.Cam-pāned', a. p. 188(Her.) Furnished with, or bearing campanes, or bells.