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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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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.…Cămp'ing, n. p. 189A game at ball. [Prov. Eng.]Căm'pi-on, n. p. 189(Bot.) A plant (Cucubalus baccifera) bearing poisonous berries. Rose-campion (Agrostemma coronaria), a handsome garden flower. Loudon.Cămp'-meet'ing, n. p. 189A religious meeting, held chiefly by Methodists, in some retired spot, where they encamp for continuous devotion during some days. Wright.Câmp'-stōol, n. p. 189A seat or stool with cross-legs to fold up. Charlesworth.Câmp'-vîn'e-gar, n. p. 189A mixture of vinegar with Cayenne pepper, soy, walnut-catchup, anchovies, and garlic.Căm'py-lo-spĕrm'ous, a. p. 189(Bot.) Having the edges of the seeds so curved inward as to form a groove, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants, as sweet cicely. Gray.Căm'/py-lŏt'/ro-poŭs, a. p. 189(Bot.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that they are brought round close to the base. Gray.Căm'us or Căm'is, n. p. 189A thin dress. “All in a silken camus, lily white.” Spenser.Căm'-wheel, n. p. 189(Mach.) A wheel, or a part of a wheel, of irregular outline, employed to produce a variable or alternating motion in machinery. See CAM. Francis.Câm'-wōod, n. p. 189A hard red dye-wood, of excellent quality and a fine, close grain, the produce of the Baphia nitida, a native of Sierra Leone. It is used by turners.Căn, v. p. 189Began;—used rarely for gan, began, in old poetry. With gentle words he can her fairly greet. Spenser.Căn, n. p. 189A cup or vessel for liquors, in modern times made of metal. “Relish a can of wine well.” Beau. & Fl.Căn, v. i. p. 189To be able; to have power, either physical or moral. It is an auxiliary verb which modifies the meaning of another. Also, to have knowledge or skill. [Obs.] Syn.—CAN BUT, CAN NOT BUT. It is an error…Căn, v. t. p. 189To know. [Obs.] I can rimes of Robin Hood and Robin earl of Chester: Piers Plowman.Cā'naan-īte, n. p. 189A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah; or one inhabiting the land of Canaan and adjoining districts. 2. [From an Aramaic word signifying zeal.] A zealot. “Simon the Canaanite.”…Cā'naan-īt-ish, a. p. 189Of, or pertaining to, Canaan. Scattered portions of the Canaanitish nations escaped. F. W. Goth.Căn'a-da-bal'sam, n. p. 189A resin obtained from the American silver-fir. Simmonds.Căn'a-da-rīçe, n. p. 189(Bot.) A gramineous plant (Zizania aquatica) which abounds along the streams and ponds of North-western America; its seeds furnish support to fowls and the Indian tribes; called also wild rice.…Ca-naïlle', n. p. 189The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar. Burke.Căn'a-kĭn, n. p. 189A little can or cup. Shak.Ca-nāl', n. p. 189An artificial water-course, particularly one constructed for the passage of boats or vessels. 2. (Anat.) A duct in the body for the passage of liquids or solids; a channel leading to or from certain…Ca-nāl'-bōat, n. p. 189A boat used on canals.Căn'al-cōal, n. p. 189See CANNEL-COAL.Căn/a-lĭc'ū-late or Căn/a-lĭc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 189Having a channel or groove. Loudon.Ca-nāl'i-zā'tion, n. p. 189Construction of canals. [R.]Ca-nārd', n. p. 189An extravagant and ridiculous fabrication. ☞ A French writer, in ridicule of the extravagant stories of the day, set afloat an absurd story in regard to the extraordinary voracity of ducks, alleging…Ca-nā'ry, a. p. 189Of, or pertaining to, the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary-birds. 2. Of a yellowish color; as, canary-stone.Ca-nā'ry, n. p. 189Wine made in the Canary Isles. “Thou lackest a cup of canary.” Shak. 2. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.] Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion. Shak.Ca-nā'ry, v. i. p. 189To perform the canary dance. [Obs.] Jig off a tune at the tongue's end, Canary to it with your feet. Shak.Ca-nā'ry-bird, n. p. 189(Ornith.) A small singing bird of the Finch family (Carduelis Canaria), native in the Canary Islands, from whence it was brought to Europe in the sixteenth century, and made a household pet. It…Ca-nā'ry-grāss, n. p. 189(Bot.) A grass of the genus Phalaris (P. Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary-birds. Loudon.Ca-nā'ry-seed, n. p. 189The seed of the canary-grass, used as food for birds. Simmonds.