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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Cawk'y, a.p. 209Pertaining to cawk; like cawk.
  2. Căx'on, n.p. 209A wig. [Cant.] Miss Mitford.
  3. Cāx'on, n.p. 209A chest of ores of any metal that has been burnt, ground, and washed, and is ready to be refined. — Chalmers.
  4. Căx'ton, n.p. 209(Bibliography.) A book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer, who died in the year 1492. Hansard.
  5. Cāy-ènne' Pēp'perp. 209A very pungent pepper, the product of several species of Capsicum.
  6. Cāy'man, n.p. 209(Zoöl.) A genus of American reptiles of the crocodile family; the alligator. It is distinguished from the true crocodile by not having webbed feet, and by other characteristics. [Sometimes written…
  7. Ca-zique' or Ca-zie', n.p. 209A king or chief among some tribes of Indians in America.
  8. Cāz'zon, n.p. 209The dried dung of cattle, employed for fuel. [Prov. Eng.]
  9. Cease, v. i.p. 209To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over. “To cease from strife.” Prov. xx. 3. 2. To be wanting; to fail. The poor shall never cease out of the land. Deut. xv. 11.
  10. Cease, v. t.p. 209To put a stop to; to bring to an end. But he, her fears to cease, Sent down the meek-eyed Peace. Milton. Cease, then, this impious rage. Milton.
  11. Cēase, n.p. 209Extinction. [Obs.]
  12. Cēase'less, a.p. 209Without pause or end; incessant; continual; without intermission. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold. Milton.
  13. Cēase'less-ly, adv.p. 209Without intermission or end.
  14. Cecchin, n.p. 209See ZECHIN.
  15. Cē'ci-ty, n.p. 209A state of blindness. [Rare.] There is in them [moles] no cecity, yet more than a cecutiency. — Browne.
  16. Cæ-cū'tien-cy, n.p. 209Partial blindness, or a tendency to blindness. [Rare.] Browne.
  17. Cē'dar, n.p. 209(Bot.) A tree of different species of Cupressus, Abies, and Larix. It is an evergreen, and remarkable for the durability of its wood, which has a fragrant odor. The cedar of Lebanon is the Larix…
  18. Cē'dar, a.p. 209Of, or pertaining to, cedar; as, a cedar chest.
  19. Cē'dar-bird, n.p. 209(Ornith.) A species of chatterer (Ampelis Carolinensis), so named from frequenting cedar trees;—called also American wax-wing. Baird.
  20. Cē'dared, a.p. 209Covered, or furnished with, cedars.
  21. Cē'darn, a.p. 209Pertaining to the cedar, or made of cedar wood; cedrine. [Rare.] — Milton.
  22. Cède, v. t.p. 209To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cède a fortress, a province, or country, by treaty. The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights. — Jay.
  23. Ce-dīl'īă, n.p. 209A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s; as in façade.
  24. Cē'drat, n.p. 209(Bot.) A species of citron-tree. Tooke.
  25. Cē'dre-lā'ceoŭs, a.p. 209(Bot.) Pertaining to a class of trees which includes the cedar-tree of Australia, and the mahogany-tree of the Spanish Main. Smart.
  26. Cē'drine, a.p. 209Belonging to cedar.
  27. Cē'dary, a.p. 209Having the color or properties of cedar.
  28. Cēd'ūle, n.p. 209A scroll; a writing; a schedule. [Obs.] Colgrave.
  29. Cĕd'ŭ-ōŭs, a.p. 209Fit to be felled. [Obs.] Evelyn.
  30. Cēil, v. t.p. 209To overlay or cover the inner roof of; to line the top or roof of. The greater house he ceiled with fir-tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5.
  31. Ceil'ing, n.p. 209(Arch.) The upper, interior surface of an apartment, opposite the floor. Gwilt. 2. (Naut.) The inside planks of a ship.
  32. Cēl'an-dīne, n.p. 209(Bot.) A genus of plants belonging to the poppy family (Chelidonium); — called also swallow-wort, said to be so named because it was formerly supposed to flower at the season when the swallows…
  33. Cēl'ā-tūre, n.p. 209The act or art of engraving or embossing. 2. That which is engraved. [Obs.] Hakewill.
  34. Cĕl'e-brant, n.p. 209One who performs a public religious rite;—applied particularly to the officiating priest in the Roman Catholic church.
  35. Cēl'e-brāte, v. t.p. 209To mention with praise or commendation; to extol; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High. 2. To honor by solemn rites, or by ceremonies of joy and respect; to solemnize; as, to celebrate the…
  36. Cēl'e-brā'ted, a.p. 209Having celebrity; distinguished; well known. Celebrated for the politeness of his manners. Macaulay. Syn.—Distinguished; famous; renowned; illustrious. See DISTINGUISHED.
  37. Cēl'e-brā'tion, n.p. 209Honor or distinction bestowed, whether by songs, eulogies, rites, or ceremonies; commendation; praise. “His memory deserving a particular celebration.” Clarendon. 2. Commemoration or observance with…
  38. Cĕl'e-brā'tor, n.p. 209One who celebrates. Boyle.
  39. Ce-lē'bri-oŭs, a.p. 209Famous. [Obs.] Speed.
  40. Ce-lē'bri-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 209With praise or renown. [Obs.]
  41. Ce-lē'brī-oŭs-ness, n.p. 209Fame; renown. [Obs.]
  42. Cĕ-lĕb'ri-ty, n.p. 209The condition of being celebrated; distinction or honor conferred; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. “An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy.” Whewell. 2. Celebration.…
  43. Ce-lē'ri-ac, n.p. 209A variety of celery;—called also the turnip-rooted celery. See CELERY.
  44. Ce-lĕr'-i-ty, n.p. 209Rapidity of motion; swiftness; speed; velocity; quickness. Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. Johnson.
  45. Cēl'er-y, n.p. 209(Bot.) A plant of the parsley family (Apium graveolens), cultivated for use as a salad. London.
  46. Ce-lēs'tial, a.p. 209Belonging or relating to the spiritual heaven; heavenly. “Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light.” Milton. 2. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial signs.” Shak.
  47. Ce-lēs'tial, n.p. 209An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
  48. Ce-lēs'tial-īze, v. t.p. 209To make celestial.
  49. Ce-lĕs'tial-ly, adv.p. 209In a celestial, heavenly, or transporting manner.
  50. Ce-lēs'ti-fy, v. t.p. 209To communicate something of a heavenly nature to. [Obs.] Browne.
  51. Cēl'es-tine, n.p. 209(Min.) Native sulphate of strontian, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. Dana.
  52. Cĕl'es-tīne, n.p. 209(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order in the Roman Catholic church, founded by Celestine V. in the thirteenth century. Hook.
  53. Cē'li-ac, a.p. 209Pertaining to the belly. See CŒLIAC.
  54. Cĕ-lĭb'a-cy or Cēl'i-ba-cy, n.p. 209The state of an unmarried man; single life, especially that of a bachelor. “The celibacy of the clergy.” Hallam.
  55. Cĕl'i-bate, n.p. 209The condition or life of an unmarried man; celibacy. He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the celibate amongst the inferior states of perfection. Boyle. 2. A man who is unmarried…
  56. Cĕl'i-bate, a.p. 209Pertaining to a single or unmarried life; as, a celibate state. Logic.
  57. Ce-lĭb'a-tĭst, n.p. 209One who remains unmarried; a celibate; a bachelor.
  58. Cĕl'i-dōg'ra-phy, n.p. 209A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun, or on planets.
  59. Ce-līne', a.p. 209Pertaining, or belonging, to the belly.
  60. Cĕll, n.p. 209A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or a monastery. “The heroic confessor in his cell.” Macaulay. 2. Any small, closed cavity, or hollow place. 3. (Arch.) (a.) The inclosed space or…