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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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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at night, or at break of day, when…Căm'i-sā'ted, a. p. 188Dressed with a shirt outward.Cām'let, n. p. 188A stuff originally made of camel's hair, now frequently of hair and silk, or of wool and thread.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.Cam-pānes', n. pl. p. 189(Her.) Bells. [Rare.]Cam-pā'ni-ā, n. p. 189<br>1. Open country. Temple.<br>2. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants having a bell-formed corolla, whence the name: the flowers are large and showy. Loudon.Cam-păn’i-fôrm, a. p. 189(Bot.) In the shape of a bell.Cam'pa-nī'le, n. p. 189(Arch.) A tower for the reception of bells, usually separated from the church. Many of the campaniles of Italy are lofty and magnificent structures. Smyth.Cäm′pa-nĭl′i-fōrm, a. p. 189Having the form of a bell; campaniform.Cam'pa-nōl'o-gist, n. p. 189One skilled in ringing bells; a bell-ringer.Cam'pa-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 189The art of ringing bells, or a treatise on the art.Camp-păn'ĭ-lā, n. p. 189(Bot.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; — also called bell-flower. Loudon.Cam-păn'ū-late, a. p. 189(Bot.) In the form of a bell; bell-shaped.Cămp'-bĕd'stĕad, n. p. 189A bedstead made to fold up within a narrow space, as used in war; a trestle bedstead.Căm'p'bel-ite, n. p. 189(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Baptists who consider all other Christians as having departed from the simplicity of the gospel through their formularies and books of discipline. There has been much…Camp'-boy, n. p. 189A boy that serves in a camp.Căm'p'-cēil'ing, n. p. 189(Arch.) A kind of ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side-walls are inclined inward at the top to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling.Cam-pēach'y-wōōd, n. p. 189Logwood.Cam-pēs'tral or Cam-pēs'tri-an, a. p. 189Pertaining to an open field; growing in a field, or open ground. Mortimer.Camp'-fight, n. p. 189(O. Eng. Law.) A legal combat between two persons for the purpose of deciding a case in controversy; the trial of a case by a duel.Căm'phēne, n. p. 189(Chem.) Pure oil of turpentine, a compound of eight parts of hydrogen, and ten of carbon. It is used for burning in lamps, and is the common solvent in varnishes. [Sometimes written camphine.]Căm'phīre, n. p. 189An old mode of spelling câm-phor.Căm'/pho-gen, n. p. 189(Chem.) A product of the distillation of common camphor with dry phosphoric acid. It is a hydro-carbon, consisting of twenty parts of carbon, and fourteen of hydrogen; — called also camphene. Gregory.Căm'phor, n. p. 189A solid, concrete juice, from different species of the genus Camphora, of the Laurus family, especially from C. officinarum (the Laurus camphora of Linnæus); it is whitish, translucent, somewhat…Căm'phor, v. t. p. 189To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [Rare.] Tatler.Căm'pho-rā'ceoŭs, a. p. 189Of the nature of camphor; partaking of camphor. Dunglison.Căm'phor-āte, v. t. p. 189To impregnate with camphor.Căm'phor-ate, n. p. 189(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of camphoric acid with a base.Căm'phor-ate, a. p. 189Pertaining to camphor, or impregnated with it. “Camphorate liquors.” Boyle.Cam'phor-ā'ted, a. p. 189Impregnated with camphor. “A camphorated draught.” Dunglison.Cam-phôr'ic, a. p. 189Pertaining to camphor, or partaking of its qualities. Camphoric acid, a crystallized acid, produced by long digestion or repeated distillation of camphor with nitric acid.Câm'phor-oil, n. p. 189A fragrant, limpid oil, obtained from the Dryobalanops aromatica, or camphora. It is regarded as camphor not yet concreted.Căm'phor-tree, n. p. 189The tree from which camphor is obtained (Camphora officinarum, or Laurus camphora of Linnæus). It is a tree with lax, smooth branches, and bright green leaves, found in the warm parts of the world.…