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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'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.Cān'-ġi-ea-wood, n. p. 191A South American wood of a light and yellow-brown color, used for cabinet work and turnery. Weale.Cān'-hōok, n. p. 191A rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting barrels by the ends of the staves.Că-nĭc'ŭ-lā or Căn'ĭ-cūle, n. p. 191(Astron.) A star in the constellation of Canis Major, called also the Dog-star, or Sirius; a star of the first magnitude, and the largest and brightest of all the fixed stars.Ca-nīe'ū-lar, a. p. 191Pertaining to, or measured by, the rising of the Dog-star. Canicular days, the dog-days. See DOG-DAY.—Canicular year, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog-star to another.Ca-nī'nal or Ca-nīne', a. p. 191Pertaining to dogs; having the properties or qualities of a dog. Too much caninal anger, vented by snapping and snarling spirits on both sides. Fuller. Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite…Cā'nis, n. p. 191(Zoöl.) A tribe, or one of a tribe, of mammals, including the dogs, jackals, foxes, and wolves.Căn'is-ter, n. p. 191A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, &c. 2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, &c.Căn'is-ter-shŏt, n. p. 191(Mil.) A kind of case-shot in which a number of small iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun.Căn'ker, n. p. 191An eating, corroding, virulent humor, or ulceration; especially an ulcer or a collection of ulcers in the mouth. 2. Any thing which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys. “Sacrilege may prove an eating…Căn'ker, v. t. p. 191To eat; corrode; corrupt; consume. A tithe purloined cankers the whole estate. Herbert. 2. To infect or pollute. Addison.Căn'ker, v. i. p. 191To grow corrupt; to be or become venomous or malignant. “Deceit and cankered malice.” Dryden. 2. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral. Silvering will sully and canker more than…Căn'ker-bĭt, a. p. 191Bitten with a cankered or envenomed tooth. My name is lost, By treason's tooth bare-gnawn and canker-bit. Shak.Căn'ker-blōom or Căn'ker-blŏs'som, n. p. 191The bloom or blossom of the wild rose;—called also dog-rose. Shak.Căn'kered, a. p. 191Having a crabbed, unkind, venomous, or malignant temper. “A cankered grand-dam’s will.” Shak.Căn'kered-ly, adv. p. 191Crossly; adversely.Cān'ker-flȳ, n. p. 191A fly that preys on fruit. Walton.Căn'ker-ōus, a. p. 191Corroding like a canker. Misdeem it not a cankerous change. Wordsworth.Căn'ker-rāsh, n. p. 191(Med.) A variety of the scarlet fever, in which the throat becomes ulcerated.Căn'ker-worm, n. p. 191(Entom.) A worm destructive to trees or plants: the caterpillar, which is very destructive to the buds and leaves of the apple and other trees. It is the larva of Geometra brumata, or the winter…Căn'ker-y, a. p. 191Full of canker; rusty; corroded. 2. Surly; unkind; malignant.Căn'nȧ, n. p. 191A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See CANE.Căn'na-bīne, a. p. 191Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [Rare.] Bailey.Căn'na-bĭs, n. p. 191(Bot.) A plant of the order Urticaceæ; hemp.Căn'nel-cōal or Căn'dle-cōal, n. p. 191(Min.) A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for…Căn'ne-quĭn, n. p. 191White cotton cloth from the East Indies. Crabb.Căn'ni-bal, n. p. 191A human being that eats human flesh; a man-eater, or anthropophagite. That face of his The hungry cannibals would not have touched. Shak.Căn'ni-bal, a. p. 191Of, or relating to, the practices of cannibals. “Cannibal terror.” Burke.Căn'ni-bal-ism, n. p. 191The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind; hence, murderous cruelty; barbarity. Burke.Căn'ni-bal-ly, adv. p. 191In the manner of a cannibal. [Rare.] “An he had been cannibally given.” Shak.Căn'non, n. p. 191A military engine, of which the general form is that of a hollow cylinder closed at one end, and variously mounted, used for throwing balls and other instruments of death by the force of gunpowder.…Căn'non-āde', n. p. 191The act of discharging cannon and throwing balls, for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; usually an attack of some continuance. A furious cannonade was kept up…