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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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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.Cĕss, v. i. p. 213To cease. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. To neglect a legal duty. [Obs.] Cowell.Cĕss'ant, a. p. 213Intermitting action; ceasing; ending; as, a cessant state. Montague.Ces-sā'tion, n. p. 213The act of ceasing, or discontinuing motion or action of any kind, whether temporary or final; stop; rest. “The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.” Motley. Cessation of arms (Mil.), an…Ces-sā'vit, n. p. 213(O. Eng. Law.) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant or occupier has ceased for two years to perform the service which constitutes the condition of his tenure, and has not…Cēs'ser, n. p. 213(Law.) A neglect to perform services or payment for two years. See CESSAVIT. Blackstone.Cēs'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 213The act or quality of giving way or receding. [Rare.] Digby.Cĕs'si-ble, a. p. 213Giving way; yielding. [R.] Digby.Cēs'sion, n. p. 213The act of giving way; a yielding to force or impulse; compliance. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding. “A cession of the island…Cĕs'sion-a-ry, a. p. 213Having surrendered effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Martin.Cĕss'ment, n. p. 213An assessment or tax. [Obs.]Cēs'sor, n. p. 213(Law.) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See CESSAVIT. Cowell. 2. An assessor, or taxer. [Obs.]…Cēss'-pōōl, n. p. 213A cavity sunk in the earth, to receive and retain the sediment of water conveyed in drains. [Written also sess-pool.]Cēst, n. p. 213A lady's girdle; a cestus. [Rare.] Collins.Cēs'toid, a. p. 213(Zoöl.) Pertaining to a tribe of intestinal worms, called Cestoids, or Cestoideans. Carpenter.Cēs'toid or Cēs-toid'e-an, n. p. 213(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of intestinal worms, of a long, slender, and flattened form, like the tape-worm. Carpenter.Cēs'tus, n. p. 213(Antiq.) (a.) A girdle; particularly the girdle of Venus, on which was represented every thing that could awaken love. (b.) A marriage girdle, given by the newly-married wife to her husband. (c.) A…Cēs'tuy que trūst p. 213(Law.) A person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. Wharton.Cēs'tuy que ūse p. 213(Law.) A person for whose use land, &c., is granted to another. Bouvier.Ce-sū'ra, n. p. 213See CÆSURA.Cē-tā'ce-ā, n. pl. p. 213(Zoöl.) An order of vertebrated mammiferous marine animals, including the whale kind. There are four groups or families; the Balæna family, having an arrangement of whalebone in the mouth, and no…Ce-tā'cean, n. p. 213(Zoöl.) An animal of the order Cetacea.Ce-tā'ceoŭs, a. p. 213Pertaining to the Cetacea; belonging to the whale kind.Cēt'e-rāch, n. p. 213(Bot.) A genus of cryptogams or ferns, formerly used by Arabian physicians for disorders of the spleen. London.Cē'tine, n. p. 213(Chem.) The pure, solid, crystalline mass of spermaceti. It occurs in beautiful silvery scales. Gregory.Cēt'o-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 213Pertaining to cetology.Cē-tŏl'ō-gĭst, n. p. 213One who is versed in cetology.Ce-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 213The doctrine or natural history of cetaceous animals.Cēt'ra-rīne, n. p. 213(Chem.) The bitter principle of the lichen Cetraria Icelandica, or Iceland-moss. Gregory.Cĕt'yle, n. p. 214(Chem.) A radical found in spermaceti, homologous with ethyle. Gregory.Cey'lan-ite, n. p. 214(Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste. Dana.Cēy'lon-ēse', a. p. 214(Geog.) Pertaining to Ceylon.