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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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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.]Clăck, n. p. 234A sharp, abrupt sound made by striking an object. 2. Any thing that causes a clacking noise; as, the clack of a mill. 3. Continual talk; prattle; prating. You set each gossip's clack a-going. Smart.Clăck'-bŏx, n. p. 235(Mach.) (a.) The box containing a clack-valve, and in which it works. (b.) A box attached to the boiler of a locomotive engine, where a ball-valve is placed, to close the orifice of the feed-pipe…Clăck'-dĭsh, n. p. 235A dish with a movable lid, by the motion of which a clacking noise is made;—formerly used by beggars. Shak.Clăck'er, n. p. 235One who clacks; that which clacks.Clăck'-vălve, n. p. 235(Mach.) A valve with a single flap, which, when raised, falls with a clacking sound. Francis.Clād, v. t. p. 235To clothe. [Obs.] Holland.Clāim, v. t. p. 235To call for; to ask or seek to obtain by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due. I claim the promise for her heavenly picture. Shak. 2. To proclaim.…Clāim, v. i. p. 235To be entitled to any thing as a right; to have a claim. Locke.Clāim, n. p. 235A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due. Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance? Shak. 2. A right to claim or demand; a title to any debt…Clāim'a-ble, a. p. 235Capable of being claimed.Clāim'ant, n. p. 235One who claims; one who demands any thing as his right; a claimer. 2. A person who has a right to claim or demand.