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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'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.Căn'dle-mas, n. p. 190A festival celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; — so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion.Căn'dle-mīne, n. p. 190A mass or mine of tallow or other fatty matter;— a term applied by Shakespeare to Falstaff.Căn'dle-stick, n. p. 190An instrument or utensil to hold a candle, made in different forms and of different materials; originally, a stick or piece of wood.Căn'dle-wāst'er, n. p. 190One who wastes or consumes candles by being up late, as for study or dissipation. “A book-worm, a candle-waster.” B. Jonson. “Drunk with candle-wasters.” Shak.Căn'dock, n. p. 190A plant or weed that grows in rivers. Walton.Căn'dor, n. p. 190Openness of heart; frankness; ingeniousness of mind; a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; sincerity. Nor your unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be…Căn'droy, n. p. 190(Mach.) A machine used in preparing cotton cloths for printing. (Ogilvie.)Căn'dy, v. t. p. 190To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger. 2. To form into congelations or crystals; as, to candy sugar. Shak. 3. To cover or incrust with congelations or crystals, as of…Căn'dy, v. i. p. 190To change into sugar; or become impregnated or covered with sugar by a process of change; as, preserves candy by long standing. 2. To be formed into candy or into congelations or crystals.Căn'dy, n. p. 190A preparation of sugar made by boiling and crystallizing sugar or sirup several times, to render it hard and transparent, and often flavored with various substances; a conserve, or confection of…Căn'dy-tūft, n. p. 190(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first discovered in Candia. Loudon.Cāne, n. p. 190(Bot.) A plant of several species belonging to different genera, such as Arundinaria, Calamus, Saccharum, &c. Among these are the reeds, as the bamboo, rattan, &c.; also, the sugar-cane. Like light…Cāne, v. t. p. 190To beat with a cane or walking-stick. “Was caned by a brutal tutor.” Macaulay. 2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.Câne'brâke, n. p. 190A thicket of canes. Ellicott. 2. (Bot.) A genus of reeds of large size, Arundinaria. Loudon.Cāned, a. p. 191Made white; filled with white matter; mothery;—said of vinegar when containing mother. Halliwell.Cāne'-hōle, n. p. 191A hole or trench for planting the cuttings of cane, on sugar plantations.Cāne'-mill, n. p. 191A mill for grinding sugar-canes, for the manufacture of sugar.Ca-nĕs'cent, a. p. 191Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.Cāne'-trāsh, n. p. 191Refuse of canes, or macerated rinds of cane, reserved for fuel to boil the cane-juice.