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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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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.Ca-nā'ry-stōne, n. p. 189(Min.) A yellow species of carnelian, named from resembling in color the plumage of the canary-bird. Simmonds.Ca-nā'ry-wood, n. p. 189A close-grained wood (Laurus Indica), of a light orange color, from Brazil.Ca-nās'ter, n. p. 189A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken;—so called from the rush basket in which it was originally brought from South America. Johnston.Căn'-buoy, n. p. 189(Naut.) A large, floating buoy, in the form of a cone. Simmonds.Căn'cel, v. t. p. 189To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with lattice-work. [Obs.] “A little obscure place canceled in with iron work is the pillar or stump at which . . . our Savior was scourged.” Evelyn. 2.…Căn'cel, n. p. 190An inclosure; a limit. [Obs.] A prison is but a retirement, and opportunity of serious thoughts, to a person whose spirit . . . desires no enlargement beyond the cancels of the body. Bp. Taylor. 2.…Căn'cel-iēr', v. i. p. 190(Falconry.) To turn in flight; — said of a hawk. He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced To cancelier. Messinger.Căn'cel-iēr' or Căn'cel-ler, n. p. 190(Falconry.) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. Nares. The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies, Make sundry cancel(i)ers ere…Căn'cel-lā're-an, a. p. 190Pertaining to a chancellor, or to his office; cancellarate. [Rare.]Căn'cel-lā're-ate, a. p. 190Belonging to a chancellor. [R.]Căn'cel-late, a. p. 190(Bot.) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; lattice-like. London.Căn'cel-lā'ted, a. p. 190Cross-barred; marked with cross lines. Green. 2. (Anat.) Open or cellular, as some porous bones, owing to intersecting plates. Mantell.Căn'cel-lā'tion, n. p. 190The act of defacing by cross lines; a canceling. Bouvier. 2. (Math.) The operation of striking out common factors, as in both the dividend and divisor.Căn'çel-lōŭs, a. p. 190(Anat.) Having an open or porous structure; cellular; as, the cancellous texture of bones. R. Owen.Căn'cer or Cancer-cell, n. p. 190(Nat. Hist.) A decapodous animal, of the class Crustacea; the crab. See CRAB. 2. (Astron.) One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, somewhat resembling a crab in form, and denoting the northern limit…Căn'cer-āte, v. i. p. 190To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous. Boyle.Căn'cer-ā'tion, n. p. 190A growing cancerous, or into a cancer.Căn'cer-ite, n. p. 190(Palæon.) A petrified crab. Buchanan.Căn'cer-ous, a. p. 190Like a cancer; having the qualities of a cancer; affected with cancer.Căn'cer-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 190In the manner of a cancer.Căn'çer-oŭs-ness, n. p. 190The state of being cancerous.Căn'cer-i-fōrm, a. p. 190Having the form of, or resembling, a crab. 2. Like a cancer; cancerous.Căn'cerine, a. p. 190Having the qualities of a crab.Căn'eroid, a. p. 190Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the grand divisions of crabs. Dana. 2. (Med.) Like cancer; as, cancroid tumors.Căn'de-lā'brum, n. p. 190(Antiq.) (a.) A tall candlestick, often highly ornamented. (b.) A stand by which lamps were supported, either standing on broad disks, or pendent from branches. 2. A branched, highly ornamented…Căn'dent, a. p. 190Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. “A candent vessel.” Boyle.Căn'de-rōs, n. p. 190An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made. Simmonds.Can-dē's'cence, n. p. 190Same as INCANDESCENCE.Căn'di-cant, a. p. 190Growing white. [Obs.] Bailey.Căn'did, a. p. 190White. [Obs.] The box receives all black; but poured from thence The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. Dryden. 2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth…Căn'di-da-cy, n. p. 190The position of a candidate; candidateship.Căn'di-date, n. p. 190One who seeks or aspires to some office or privilege, or who offers himself for the same;—usually followed by for; as, a candidate for the office of sheriff; a candidate for baptism. 2. One who is…Căn'di-date-ship, n. p. 190The state of being a candi-Căn'di-da-tūre, n. p. 190The state of one who offers himself, or is put forward, for office; candidateship.Căn'did-ly, adv. p. 190Without trick or disguise; ingenuously; openly; frankly.Căn'did-ness, n. p. 190Openness of mind; frankness; fairness; ingenuousness. “The candidness of a man's very principles.” South.Căn'died, p. a. p. 190Preserved with sugar, or incrusted with it; covered with crystals of sugar. 2. Converted into sugar, through its gradual formation; as, candied preserves; candied raisins; candied honey. 3. Covered…Căn'di-fy, v. t. or v. i. p. 190To make or become white, or candied. [Rare.]Căn'di-ot, n. p. 190(Geog.) An inhabitant of the island of Candia.Căn'dite, n. p. 190(Min.) A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon. Dana.Căn'di-teer', n. p. 190(Fort.) A frame on which brush-wood and fagots are laid for the purpose of protecting workmen. Ogilvie.Căn'dle, n. p. 190A cylindrical body of tallow, wax, spermaceti, or similar substances, formed on a wick composed of linen or cotton threads, twisted loosely, used to furnish light. Out went the candle, and we were…Căn'/dle-bĕr'/ry-tree, n. p. 190(Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, from the berries of which a kind of wax or oil is procured, of which candles are made. It is also called…Căn'dle-bŏmb, n. p. 190A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the wick of a candle, bursts by the expansion of the steam into which the water is converted.Căn'dle-cōal, n. p. 190See CANNEL-COAL.Căn'dle-hōld'er, n. p. 190A person who holds a candle; hence, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.Căn'dle-light, n. p. 190The light of a candle. “Never went by candle-light to bed.” Dryden. 2. The quantity of candles necessary to give light for a stated time. I shall find him coals and candle-light. Molineux.