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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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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.Cit'i-zen-ship, n. p. 234The state of being vested with the rights and privileges of a citizen. Admission to citizenship will expose them at court. Palfrey.Cit'ole, n. p. 234(Mus.) A musical instrument; a dulcimer.Cit' rate, n. p. 234(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of citric acid and a base.Cit'rie, a. p. 234(Chem.) Of, or pertaining to, an acid which exists in the juice of the lemon and some allied fruits; as, citric acid.Cit/ri-nā'tion, n. p. 234(Alchemy.) The state of perfection or complete digestion indicated by the presence of a yellow-green color in the subject under treatment. Thynne.Cit'rine, a. p. 234Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; yellow, or greenish yellow. Citrine ointment (Med.), a mercurial ointment, the unguentum hydrargyri nitratis. Dunglison.Cit′rine, n. p. 234(Min.) A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz. Dana.Cit'ron, n. p. 234The fruit of the citron-tree, resembling a lemon.Cit'ron-tree, n. p. 234(Bot.) The tree which produces the citron (Citrus medica). London.Cit'rul, n. p. 234(Bot.) The watermelon (Cucurbita citrullus, or Citrullus edulis). Dana.Cĭt'rus, n. p. 234(Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, &c.Cit'tern, n. p. 234(Mus.) A musical instrument resembling the guitar. [Written also cithern.] Shak.Cit'tern-hēad, n. p. 234Blockhead; dunce;—so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head. Marston.Cit'y, n. p. 234A large town; a large number of houses and inhabitants, established in one place. “The body of the country, city, court.” Shak. 2. A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of…Cĭt'y, a. p. 234Pertaining to a city. Shak.Cit'y-cōurt, n. p. 234The municipal court of a city, consisting of the mayor or recorder and aldermen. [U.S.]Cĭt'y-ward, n. p. 234A watchman of a city. Fairfax.Cīves, n. pl. p. 234(Bot.) A species of garlic, of the genus Allium (A. schoenoprasum), growing in tufts. [Written also chives.] Loudon.Civ'et, n. p. 234A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of a clear, yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor…Cĭv'et, v. t. p. 234To scent or perfume with civet. Cooper.Civ'ic or Civic crown, a. p. 234Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen. “Civic oaths.” Burke. “At civic revel, pomp, and game.” Tennyson. Civic crown (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on…Cĭv'il, a. p. 234Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow-citizens or to the state; as, civil rights; civil government. 2. Pertaining to an organized community; reduced to order…Civ'-i-lā'tion, n. p. 234Intoxication. [Cant.] … De Quincey.Cĭ-vĭl'ian, n. p. 234One who is skilled in the civil law; a professor or doctor of civil law. “Ancient civilians and writers upon government.” Swift. 2. A student of the civil law at a university or college. Groves. 3.…Civ'il-ist, n. p. 234A civilian. [Rare.] Warburton.Cĭ-vĭl'i-ty, n. p. 234The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization. [Obs.] Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to…Cĭv'il-īz'a-ble, a. p. 234Capable of being civilized.Cĭv'il-ī-zā'tion, n. p. 234The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; refinement; culture. Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this…Cĭv'il-īze, v. t. p. 234To reclaim from a savage state; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize as to subdue. Dryden. 2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs.…Cĭv'il-ized, a. p. 234Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated. Such sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present…Cĭv'ĭl-īz'er, n. p. 234One who civilizes; one who reclaims others from a wild and savage life, and teaches them the rules and customs of civilized life. 2. That which reclaims from savageness.Cĭv′il-ly, adv. p. 234In a manner relating to government, or to the rights or character of a member of the community. Hooker. 2. In a manner relating to private rights;—opposed to criminally. Ayliffe. 3. Not naturally…Civ'ism, n. p. 234State of citizenship. [Rare.]Ciz'ar, v. t. p. 234To clip with scissors. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Ciz'ars, n. pl. p. 234Scissors. [Obs.] See SCISSORS.Çize, n. p. 234Bulk; largeness. [Obs.] See SIZE.Clăb'ber, n. p. 234Milk turned so as to become thick or inspissated.Clāch'an, n. p. 234A small hamlet about a church. W. Scott.Clăck, v. i. p. 234To make a sudden, sharp noise, as by striking or cracking; to clink; to click. We heard Mr. Hodson's whip clacking on the shoulders of the poor little wretches. Thackeray. 2. To utter words rapidly…Clāck, v. t. p. 234To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise; to clink. 2. To utter rapidly and inconsiderately. Feltham. To clack wool, to cut off the sheep’s mark, which makes it weigh less and yield less duty. [Eng.]