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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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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.Clāim'er, n. p. 235A claimant; one who demands as due.Clāim'less, a. p. 235Having no claim.Clair'-ob-scūre', n. p. 235See CLARE-OBSCURE.Clâir-voy'ançe, n. p. 235A power, attributed to persons in a mesmeric state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses.Clâir-voy'ant, a. p. 235Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects which are not perceptible by the senses.Clâir-voy'ant, n. p. 235One who discerns objects not present to the senses.Clăm, n. p. 235(Conch.) A bivalve shell-fish of different genera, as the Venus mercenaria, or round clam of North America, the Mya arenaria, or long clam, and others. S. F. Baird. You shall scarce find any bay or…Clām, v. t. p. 235To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. A swarm of wasps got into a honey-pot, and there they cloyed and clammed themselves till there was no getting out again. L’Estrange.Clām, v. i. p. 235To be moist or glutinous, to stick; to adhere. [Rare.] Dryden.Clām, n. p. 235A crash or clangor of discordant sounds made in ringing a chime of bells, by pulling all the bells at once, by way of concluding the chime. Nares.Clām, v. t. or i. p. 235To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clamor. Nares.Clā'mant, a. p. 235Crying earnestly; clamorously beseeching. “A train of clamant children dear.” Thomson.Cla-mā'tion, n. p. 235The act of crying out. Browne.Clăm'ber, v. i. p. 235To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet.Clăm'mi-ness, n. p. 235The state of being clammy or viscous.Clăm'my, a. p. 235Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous.Clām'or, n. p. 235A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. “Senseless clamors and tumultuous cries.” Addison. 2. Any loud and continued noise. “Loud Arno’s boisterous clamors.”…Clām'or, v. t. p. 235To approach or salute with noise. The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. Milton. 2. To stun with noise. Bacon. To clamor-bells, to multiply the strokes, so as to…Clām'or, v. i. p. 235To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands. Shak.Clām'or-er, n. p. 235One who clamors.