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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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Căt'e-chū'men, n. p. 205(Eccl.) One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte.Căt'e-chū'men-ate, n. p. 205The state or condition of a catechumen.Căt'e-chu-mĕn'ie-al, a. p. 205Pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions.Căt'e-chū'men-īst, n. p. 205One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a catechumen. [Obs.] Bp. Morton.Căt'e-gōr'e-māt'ic, a. p. 205(Logic.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; — said of a word.Căt'e-gōr'ie-al, a. p. 205Pertaining to a category. 2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, syllogism, or answer. The Scriptures, by…Căt'e-gŏr'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 205Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.Căt'e-gōr'ie-al-ness, n. p. 205The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A. Marvell.Cāt'e-go-rize, v. t. p. 205To insert in a category or list; to class; to catalogue.Cāt'e-go-ry, n. p. 205(Logic.) One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; a predicament. The categories or predicaments—the…Căt'e-lēc'trōde, n. p. 206(Electro-chem.) The negative electrode or pole of a galvanic battery. Faraday.Căt'e-nā, n. p. 206A series of things connected with each other, as a series of passages from writers serving to illustrate or explain a subject. I have . . . in no case sought to construct those catenæ of names, which…Căt'e-nā'ri-an or Căt'e-na-ry, a. p. 206Relating to a chain; like a chain. Catenary curve (Geom.), the curve formed by a rope or chain, of uniform density, hanging freely between two points of suspension not in the same vertical line.…Căt'e-na-ry, n. p. 206(Geom.) A catenary curve, or one formed by a cord hanging freely between two points not in the same vertical line.Căt'e-nāte, v. t. p. 206To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. [Obs.] Darwin.Căt'e-nā'tion, n. p. 206Connection of links, union of parts, as in a chain; regular connection. See CONCATENATION. Browne.Ca-tēn'ū-late, a. p. 206Consisting of little links or chains. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having on the surface a series of oblong tubercles resembling a chain. Brande.Cā'ter, v. i. p. 206To provide food; to buy or procure provisions; followed by for. [He] providently caters for the sparrow. Shak.Cā'ter, v. t. p. 206To cut in a diagonal direction. Halliwell.Cā'ter, n. p. 206A provider; a purveyor. [Obs.] Chaucer.Cā'ter, n. p. 206The four of cards or dice.Căt'e-răn, n. p. 206A Highland robber; a kind of irregular soldiery. [Scotland.] The whole adventures of Waverley in his movements up and down the country with the Highland cateran Bean Lean, are managed without much…Cā'ter-coūz'īn, n. p. 206A quater-cousin, a remote relation. See QUATER-COUSIN. Shak.Cā'ter-er, n. p. 206A provider, buyer, or purveyor of provisions. The little fowls in the air have God for their provider and caterer. Shelton.Cā'ter-ess, n. p. 206A woman who caters; a female provider of food. Milton.Cāt'er-pīl'lar, n. p. 206(Entom.) The larve or larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, where the larves have legs for crawling. The…Căt'er-pil'lar-cătch'er or Căt'er-pil'lar-ēat'er, n. p. 206(Ornith.) A bird belonging to the family of shrikes, and feeding on caterpillars. Baird.Căt'er-wȧul, v. i. p. 206To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.Cât'er-wu'l'ing, n. p. 206The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry. Shak.Cât'er-y, n. p. 206The place where provisions are deposited. [Obs.]Câtes, n. pl. p. 206Provisions; food; viands; especially luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Though my cates be mean, take them in good part. Shak. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. Churchill. All cates and…Căt'-e'yed, a. p. 206Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.Căt'-fall, n. p. 206(Naut.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cat-head. Totten.Căt'-fish, n. p. 206(Ichth.) (a.) The sea-cat or sea-wolf (Anarrhichas lupus), a large fish, often from six to seven feet in length, having a mouth armed with formidable teeth, and of very voracious habits. It is found…Căt'-gŭt, n. p. 206A kind of cord made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, and other purposes. Tomlinson. 2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.Câth'a-rine-wheel, n. p. 206(Goth. Arch.) An ornamented window, or compartment of a window, of a circular form, with rosettes or radiating divisions or spokes. 2. (Pyrotechny.) A revolving wheel resembling in form the window of…Câth'a-rīst, n. p. 206One who pretends to more purity than others possess.Căt'-hărp-in or Căt'-hărp-ing, n. p. 206(Naut.) A rope or iron leg serving to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts behind their respective yards, to tighten the shrouds, and give more room to draw in the yards, when the ship is…Ca-thâr'sis, n. p. 206(Med.) A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, &c. Dunglison.Ca-thär'tic, a. p. 206Ca-thär'tie-al p. 206Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.Ca-thär'tic, n. p. 206(Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges, and thus cleanses the stomach and bowels; a purge; a purgative. Dunglison.Ca-thâr'tie-al-ly, adv. p. 206In the manner of a cathartic.Ca-thâr'tie-al-ness, n. p. 206The quality of promoting discharges from the bowels.Ca-thâr'ti-na or Ca-thâr'tine, n. p. 206(Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. Gregory.Căt'-hĕad, n. p. 206(Naut.) A timber projecting from the bow of a ship, through which the ropes pass by which the anchor is raised, and to which it may be secured. Totten.Câth'e-drâ or Ca-thê'drâ, n. p. 206A chair; appropriately, the chair or seat of a person in authority, as a bishop or lecturer.Ca-thê'dral, n. p. 206The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair or throne. Hook.Ca-thē'dral, a. p. 206Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service. 2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. Now, what solemnity can…Căth'e-drā'ted, a. p. 206Relating to the chair or office of a teacher. Whitlock.Cāth'e-rē'tic, n. p. 206(Med.) A mild kind of caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences. Dunglison.Câth'e-rine-peâr, n. p. 206A sort of small pear.Câth'e-rine-wheel, n. p. 206See CATHARINE-WHEEL.Căth'e-ter, n. p. 206(Surg.) A tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder to draw off the urine. Dunglison.Cāth'e-tŏm'e-ter, n. p. 206An instrument for measuring differences of vertical heights, especially the rise and fall of liquid columns in glass tubes. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down…Căth'e-tĭs, n. p. 206(Geom.) A line or radius, falling perpendicularly on another, as the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle. [Obs.] Barlow.Căth'ōde, n. p. 206(Electro-chem.) The part of a galvanic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the…Căt'-hōle, n. p. 206(Naut.) One of two small holes astern, above the gun-room ports, through which hawsers may be passed.Căth'o-lic, a. p. 206Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. ☞ This epithet is rightly applied to the whole Christian church, although it has been claimed exclusively by the church of Rome, to which it is often…Cāth'o-lic, n. p. 206An adherent of the Roman Catholic church.