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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cĭr'cum-ter-rā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 233Being or dwelling around the earth. “Circumterraneous demons.” Halliwell.Cir'cum-ŭn'du-lāte, v. t. p. 233To flow round, as waves. [Rare.]Cir'cum-vāl'lāte, v. t. p. 233To surround with a rampart.Cir'cum-val-lā'tion, n. p. 233(Mil.) (a.) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. (b.) A line of field works surrounding the camp of a besieging army, to guard the camp against any attack of an enemy attempting to relieve…Cir'cum-vēc'tion, n. p. 233The act of carrying any thing around. [Obs.]Cir'cum-vent', v. t. p. 233To gain advantage over, by arts, stratagem, or deception; to deceive; to delude. I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden.Cir'cum-vēn’tion, n. p. 233The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion. “A school in which he learns sly circumvention.” Cowper.Cir'cum-vēnt'ive, a. p. 233Deceiving by artifices; deluding.Cir'cum-vēst', v. t. p. 233To cover round, as with a garment. “Circumvested with much prejudice.” Wotton.Cir'cum-vo-lā'tion, n. p. 233The act of flying round. [Rare.]Cir'cum-vo-lū'tion, n. p. 233The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled. 2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot. 3. (Anat.) One of the sinuous elevations on the surface of the brain in the higher animals.Cir'cum-vōlve', v. t. p. 233To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. Whene'er we circumvolve our eyes. Herrick.Cir'cum-vŏlve', v. i. p. 233To roll round; to revolve.Cĭr'cus, n. p. 233(Roman Antiq.) An open or inclosed space, or the edifice inclosing it, in which games and shows were exhibited. 2. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship. 3. The company of…Çĩrl'-bŭnt'ing, n. p. 233(Ornith.) A species of bunting, native in Europe; the Emberiza cirlus. S. F. Baird.Çĩrque, n. p. 233A circus. Wordsworth.Çĭr'rhōse, a. p. 233See CIRROUS.Çĭr'rhoŭs, a. p. 233See CIRROUS.Cĭr-rĭf'ĕr-ōŭs, a. p. 233Producing tendrils or claspers, as a plant.Cir'ri-fōrm, a. p. 233Formed like a tendril. Clarke.Cir-rĭg'er-oŭs, a. p. 233Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hair-like appendages. R. Owen.Cir'ri-grāde, a. p. 233(Nat. Hist.) Moved by cirri, or hair-like appendages. Carpenter.Cir'ri-pēd, n. p. 233(Zoöl.) An animal having a shell like a mollusk, but with jointed members or legs as well as body, thus being strictly a crustacean. From the opening of the shell, which is closed by two valves, the…Cir'ro-cū'mu-lūs, n. p. 233(Meteor.) A cloud which is composed of the cumulus broken up into small masses, and presenting a fleecy appearance. [See Note under CLOUD.]Cir'rōse, a. p. 233Same as CIRROUS.Cir'ro-strā'tus, n. p. 233(Meteor.) A cloud having the characters of the stratus in its main body, but of the cirrus on its margin. [See Note under CLOUD.]Cir'roūs, a. p. 233(Bot.) Having, or terminating in, a curl or tendril; as, a cirrous leaf. [Written also cirrhous.]Cĭr'rus, n. p. 233(Bot.) A tendril. Lindley. 2. (Meteor.) A form of cloud composed of thin filaments, the union of which resembles sometimes a brush, sometimes masses of woolly hair, and again slender net-work.…Cir'so-cēle, n. p. 233(Med.) The varicose dilatation of the spermatic vein. Dunglison.Cis-ăl'pīne, a. p. 233On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps;—opposed to transalpine.Cis'at-lăn’tic, a. p. 233Being on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Story.Cis'co, n. p. 233(Ichth.) A fish of the herring kind, found in Lake Ontario. Bartlett.Cis-mōn'tāne, a. p. 233On this side of the mountains.Cĭs'pa-dāne', a. p. 233On the hither side of the Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side. Stephens.Cĭs'soid, n. p. 233(Geom.) A curve invented by Diocles, for the purpose of solving two celebrated problems of the higher geometry; viz., to trisect a plane angle, and to construct two geometrical means between two…Cĭst, n. p. 233(Arch. & Sculp.) A chest or basket, — usually applied to the baskets employed in processions connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. See CYST. 2. (Antiq.) A tomb of the Celtic period, consisting of…Cist'ed, a. p. 233Inclosed in a cyst. See CYSTED.Cis-tēr'cian, n. p. 233(Eccl.) One of an order of monks established at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Moleme. Its fundamental law was that of the Benedictines, but was more rigidly enforced than by them. Hook.Cis'tern, n. p. 233An artificial reservoir or receptacle for holding water, beer, or other liquids. 2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water. “The wide cistern of the lakes.” Blackmore.Cis'tie, a. p. 233See CYSTIC.Cĭs'tus, n. p. 233(Bot.) The rock-rose, a genus of plants of many species, most of them natives of the southern parts of Europe. Some of them are beautiful evergreen, flowering shrubs, and ornamental in gardens.…Cĭt, n. p. 233A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman;—used contemptuously. “Insulted as a cit.” Johnson.Cit'a-del, n. p. 233A fortress or castle in or near a fortified city, intended as a final point of defense. Syn.—See FORTRESS.Cĭt'al, n. p. 233Summons to appear. 2. Reproof; impeachment. [Obs.] Shak. 3. Citation; quotation. Johnson.Ci-tā'tion, n. p. 233An official call or notice given to a person to appear, and the paper containing such notice or call. 2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the…Ci-tā'tor, n. p. 234One who cites. [Rare.]Cĭ'ta-to-ry, a. p. 234Having the power or form of citation; as, letters citatory. Ayliffe.Cite, v. t. p. 234To call upon officially or authoritatively; to summon. The cited dead, Of all past ages, to the general doom Shall hasten. Milton. 2. To quote, name, or repeat, as a passage or the words of another…Cit'er, n. p. 234One who cites or summons into court. 2. One who quotes a passage or the words of another.Cit'ess, n. p. 234A city woman. [Rare.]Cith'a-rā, n. p. 234(Mus.) An ancient instrument resembling the harp.Cith'a-ris'tic, a. p. 234Pertaining or adapted to the cithara.Cith'ern, n. p. 234Same as CITTERN.Cit'i-cism, n. p. 234The manners of a cit or citizen. B. Jonson.Cit'ied, a. p. 234Belonging to, or resembling, a city. “Smoky, citied towns.” Drayton.Cit'i-grāde, a. p. 234Relating to a tribe of spiders remarkable for their rapid motions.Cit'i-ner, n. p. 234A person born and bred in a city. Chapman.Cit'i-zen, n. p. 234One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; the freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises. 2. An inhabitant in any city, town, or place.…Cit'i-zen, a. p. 234Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.Cit'i-zen-ēss, n. p. 234A female citizen. [Rare.] Booth.