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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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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…Căn'non-āde', v. t. p. 191To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon-shot.Căn'non-āde', v. i. p. 191To discharge cannon.Căn'non-ball, n. p. 191A ball, usually made of cast iron, to be thrown from cannon.Căn'non-bōne, n. p. 191(Far.) (a.) The bone between the knee and fetlock joint of the fore leg, called also the metacarpal bone. (b.) The bone between the hock and fetlock joint of the hind leg, called also the metatarsal…Căn'non-bul'let, n. p. 191A cannon-ball.Căn'non-eer' or Căn'non-ier', n. p. 191A man who manages cannon. He was also raising forces in London . . . with intent to seize the Tower; into which divers cannoneers were by him sent with many fireworks. Milton.Căn'non-eer'ing, n. p. 191The use of cannons. Burke.Căn'non-lŏck, n. p. 191A contrivance, like the lock of a gun, placed over the vent of a cannon to explode the charge. Simmonds.Cân'non-mēt'al, n. p. 191An alloy of copper with about nine per cent. of tin;—called also gun-metal.Căn'non-proof, a. p. 191Proof against cannon-shot.Căn'non-ry, n. p. 191Cannon collectively; artillery. The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country. W. Irving.Càn'non-shŏt, n. p. 191A ball for cannon. 2. The range or distance a cannon will throw balls.Căn'not p. 191These words are usually united, even by good writers, but perhaps without sufficient reason; canst not and couldst not are never united.Căn'nu-lar, a. p. 191Having the form of a tube; tubular.Căn'ny or Căn'nie, a. p. 191Having many pleasing or useful qualities; blameless; good; gentle; neat; pretty. [Scot.] The meaning of the word canny varies in different places. In Yorkshire it means sly and knowing with an…Ca-noe', n. p. 191A boat used by rude nations, formed of the trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting or burning, into a suitable shape. It is impelled by a paddle, instead of an oar. Others devised the boat of one…Căn'on, n. p. 191A law or rule. Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon’gainst self-slaughter. Shak. 2. (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the sovereign; a…Cañon or Cān-yōn', n. p. 191A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water-courses; — a term in common use in the U. S., in the states and territories bordering upon Mexico. Fremont.Căn'on-bît, n. p. 191That part of a bit let into a horse's mouth. Spencer.Căn'on-ess, n. p. 191A woman who enjoys a prebend, affixed, by the foundation, to maids, without obliging them to make any vows, or renounce the world.Ca-nōn'ic or Ca-nōn'ic-al, a. p. 192Pertaining to a canon; according to the canon or rule. “The oath of canonical obedience.” Hallam. Canonical books, or canonical Scriptures, those books of the Scriptures which are admitted by the…Ca-nŏn'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 192In a canonical manner; in a manner agreeable to the canon.Ca-nōn'ic-al-ness, n. p. 192The quality of being canonical; canonicity. The canonicalness of the apostolical constitutions. Bp. Burnett.Ca-nōn'ie-als, n. pl. p. 192The full dress of the clergy, worn when they officiate. To have grace said every day at his table by an ecclesiastic in full canonicals. Macaulay.Ca-nōn'ie-ate, n. p. 192The office of a canon; canonry.Căn'on-ic'i-ty, n. p. 192The state of belonging to the canon, or genuine books of Scripture.Căn'on-ist, n. p. 192A professor of canon law; one skilled in the study and practice of ecclesiastical law. South.Căn'on-īst'ic, a. p. 192Of, or relating to, a canonist. Apt scholars of this canonistic exposition. Milton.Căn'on-i-zā'tion, n. p. 192The ceremony or act of placing the name of a deceased person in the catalogue of saints. 2. The state of being canonized or sainted. Canonization of saints was not known to the Christian church till…Căn’on-īze, v. t. p. 192To declare a saint; to place upon the catalogue of saints. Thomas a Becket was canonized within three years of his death. Hook.Căn'on-law, n. p. 192(Eccl.) The law sanctioned by the church of Rome, and possessing more or less direct influence in all countries which acknowledge the authority of the pope.