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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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Cēr'e-mō'ni-al, a. p. 212Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. “Ceremonial observances and outward show.” Hallam. 2. Observant of forms; precise in manners; formal in…Cĕr'e-mō'ni-al, n. p. 212A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. He introduced the gorgeous ceremonial of…Cĕr'e-mō'ni-al-ism, n. p. 212Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony.Cĕr'e-mō'ni-al-ly, adv. p. 212According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean.Cér'e-mō'ni-al-ness, n. p. 212The property of being ceremonial; ceremoniousness.Cĕr'e-mō'ni-oŭs, a. p. 212Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. “The ceremonious part of worship.” South. 2. According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; civil; formally respectful. “Ceremonious…Cĕr'e-mō'ni-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 212In a ceremonious manner; formally; with due forms.Cĕr'e-mō'ni-oŭs-ness, n. p. 212The quality of being ceremonious; the use of customary forms; the practice of much ceremony; great formality in manners.Cĕr'e-mo-ny, n. p. 212Outward rite; external form in religion. “Sacred ceremonies.” Spenser. 2. Forms prescribed or established by order or custom, serving for the purpose of regulating social intercourse in public or…Cē're-ōp'sis, n. p. 212(Ornith.) A kind of bird found in Australia, so called from a green, wax-like membrane covering the upper portion of the base of the bill.Cē're-ōus, a. p. 212Waxen; like wax. [Obs.] Gayton.Cē'rēs, n. p. 212(Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops, the goddess of corn and tillage.Cē'rine, n. p. 212(Chem.) That part of common wax obtained by dissolving it in hot alcohol; formerly supposed to be a neutral fat in the impure state, but since shown to be a volatile acid, and called cerotic acid.…Ce-rin'thi-an, n. p. 212(Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew by birth, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics. Hook.Çĕr'iph, n. p. 212(Type-founding.) One of the fine lines of a letter, especially one of the fine cross-strokes at the top and bottom of letters. Savage.Cē'rite, n. p. 212(Min.) A siliciferous oxide of cerium. Dana.Cē'ri-ūm, n. p. 212(Min.) A metal named from the planet Ceres; it has a high specific gravity, a grayish-white color, and lamellar texture. It exists in the mineral cerite (the species in which it was first…Cĕr'nuŏs or Cĕr'nu-oŭs, a. p. 212(Bot.) Having the top inclining or nodding downward; pendulous.Cē·ro-grāph'ic or Cē·ro-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 212Pertaining to cerography.Cē-rŏg'ra-phist, n. p. 212One who is versed in, or who practices, cerography.Ce-rŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 212A writing on wax. 2. The art of engraving on wax, spread on a sheet of copper, from which a stereotype plate is taken. S. E. Morse.Ce-rō'mā, n. p. 212(Anc. Arch.) That part of the ancient baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers used to anoint themselves with a composition of oil and wax. Elmes.Cĕr'o-mān'cy, n. p. 212Divination by dropping melted wax in water.Ce-rōon', n. p. 212A bale or package made of skins; as, a ceroon of indigo.Ce-rōph'e-ra-ry, n. p. 213A servant of inferior grade in a church, whose office is to carry the candles in religious ceremonies; an acolyte. [Obs.] Fuller.Cē'ro-plās'tic, a. p. 213Modeled in wax.Cē'ro-plās'tic, n. p. 213(Sculp.) The art of modeling, or of forming models, in wax. Elmes.Cē'r-o-sine, n. p. 213(Chem.) A waxy substance occasionally found on the surface of the sugar-cane, composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Gregory.Cē'rōte, n. p. 213See CERATE.Cěr'ri-al, a. p. 213(Bot.) Pertaining to the cerrus, or bitter oak. “Chaplets green of cerrial oak.” Dryden.Cĕr'tain, a. p. 213[Fr. certain, O. Fr. & Pr. certain, It. & O. Sp. certain, from Lat. certus, determined, fixed, certain, originally p. p. of cernere, to perceive, decide, determine. 1. Assured in mind; having no…Cĕr'tain-ly, adv. p. 213Without doubt or question; in truth and fact; without failure.Cěr'tain-ness, n. p. 213Certainty; infallibility.Cěr'tain-ty, n. p. 213The quality or condition of being certain, or beyond doubt, denial, failure, &c.; exemption from doubt or failure. The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames. 2. A…Cēr'tēs, adv. p. 213Certainly; in truth; verily. [Obs.] Certes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so foul deface. Spenser.Cer-tĭf'i-cate, n. p. 213A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, a certificate of good behavior. 2. A written declaration legally authenticated. Trial by certificate, a trial in which the testimony of the person…Cer-tif'i-cāte, v. t. p. 213To verify by certificate. 2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate a pupil.Cĕr'ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 213The act of certifying.Cĕr'ti-fi'er, n. p. 213One who certifies, or assures.Cĕr'ti-fy, v. t. p. 213To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal; to make known or establish as a fact. The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor…Cĕr'ti-o-rā'rī, n. p. 213(Law.) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of an inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy…Cěr'ti-tūde, n. p. 213Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. No certitude, no good sense, no barrier against extravagance, heresy, or infidelity. I. Taylor.Cĕr'ule, a. p. 213Blue. [Obs.] Dyer.Cē-rū'le-an or Cē-rū'le-ous, a. p. 213Sky-colored; blue. Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.Cær'u-lif'ic, a. p. 213Producing a blue or sky-color.Ce·ru'men, n. p. 213The wax or yellow matter secreted by the ear.Ce-ru'mi-noüs, a. p. 213Pertaining to, or containing, cerumen. Dunglison.Cér'use, n. p. 213White lead; a carbonate of lead, produced by exposing the metal, in thin plates, to the vapor of acids, as vinegar. It is used, mixed with oil, for painting, and a cosmetic is prepared from it.…Cēr'ūsed, a. p. 213Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, a cerused face. Beau. of Fl.Cĕr've-lāt, n. p. 213(Mus.) A short wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone. Warren.Cĕr'vi-cal, a. p. 213(Anat.) Belonging to the neck. “A cervical or dorsal appendage.” Hugh Miller.Cěr'vi-cīde, n. p. 213The act of deer-killing; as, a wanton cervicide. B. Taylor.Cěr'vīne, a. p. 213(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the deer, or to animals of the genus Cervus.Cér'vus, n. p. 213(Zoöl.) A genus of ruminating quadrupeds, including the deer or stag.Cē-sā're-an, a. p. 213Pertaining to Cæsar. Cæsarean section (Surg.), an incision made through the parietes of the abdomen and uterus in order to extract the fetus;—so called from Julius Cæsar, whose birth is said to have…Cĕs'/pi-tĭ'tiŏus, a. p. 213Pertaining to turf; made of turf. Gough.Cĕs'pi-tōse, a. p. 213(Bot.) Growing in tufts; turf-like; cespitous.Cĕs'pi-tōus, a. p. 213Pertaining to, or consisting of, turf; turfy. A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet or matting. Martyn.Cĕss, n. p. 213A rate or tax. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Bound; measure. [Obs.] “Out of all cess.” Shak.Cess, v. t. p. 213To rate; to lay a tax upon; to tax; to assess. [Obs.] Spenser.