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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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Con-gĕst', v. t. p. 274To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to accumulate. To what will thy congested guilt amount? Blackmore.Con-gĕst'ed, a. p. 274(Bot.) Crowded or accumulated together. Gray. 2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; — said of any part of the body. Dunglison.Con-gĕst'i-ble, a. p. 274Capable of being collected or accumulated. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-gĕs'tion, n. p. 274The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation. [Obs.] “The congestion of dead bodies one upon another for want of earth.” Evelyn. 2. (Med.) An unnatural accumulation of blood in any part of…Con-gĕst'ive, a. p. 274(Med.) Indicating, or attended by, an accumulation of blood in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever. Dunglison.Cŏn'gĭ-a-ry, n. p. 274A present made by the Roman emperors to the people; originally, in corn or wine measured out to them in a congius, a vessel holding a gallon; in later times, in money. Addison. The many congiaries…Cōn'gī-ūs, n. p. 274(Med.) A liquid measure containing a gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to cong.]Con-glā'ci-āte, v. i. p. 274To turn to ice; to freeze. [Obs.] Browne.Con-glā/ci-ā'tion, n. p. 274The act of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation. Browne.Con-glō'bate, a. p. 274Formed or gathered into a ball. “A conglobate gland.” Dunglison.Con-glō'bāte, v. t. p. 274To collect or form into a ball, or hard, round substance. “Conglobated bubbles undissolved.” Wordsworth.Con-gīō'bate-ly, adv. p. 274In a round or roundish form.Cōn'glo-bā'tion, n. p. 274The act of forming into a ball; a round body. Browne.Con-glōbe’, v. t. p. 274To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass. [Obs.] Then founded, then conglobed Like things to like. Milton.Con-glōbe', v. i. p. 274To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. [Obs.] Thither they [the waters] Hastened with glad precipitancy, uprolled Like drops on dust conglobing from the dry. Milton.Con-glōb'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 274To gather into a little round mass, or globule. Johnson.Con-glöm'er-ate, a. p. 274Gathered together into a mass; collected; as, conglomerate rays of light. Bacon. 2. (Anat.) Composed of lobes or lobules united under one membrane. Fluids are separated in the liver and the other…Con-glōm'er-āte, v. t. p. 274To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a round mass. “Conglomerated shells.” Boyle.Con-glōm'er-ate, n. p. 274That which is heaped together in a mass; collection; accumulation. “A conglomerate of marvelous anecdotes, marvelously heaped together.” Trench. 2. (Geol.) A rock, composed of pebbles cemented…Con-glōm'er-ā'tion, n. p. 274The act of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation. Bacon.Con-glū'ti-nant, a. p. 274Serving to unite closely; healing. Bacon.Con-glū'ti-nant, n. p. 274(Med.) A medicine that promotes the healing of wounds by closing them up.Con-glū'ti-nāte, v. t. p. 274To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance. Bones . . . have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days. Boyle.Con-glū'ti-nāte, v. i. p. 274To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.Con-glū'ti-nate, a. p. 274Glued together in one mass.Con-glū'ti-nā'tion, n. p. 274The act of gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union. “The . . . conglutination of parts separated by a wound.” Arbuthnot.Con-glū'ti-na-tive, a. p. 274Having the power of uniting by glue or other substance of like nature. Johnson.Con-glū'ti-nā'tor, n. p. 274(Med.) That which has the power of uniting wounds. Woodward.Cŏn'go or Cŏn'gou, n. p. 274A species of black tea, a superior quality of Bohea, having a larger leaf. Simmonds.Con-grăt'ū-lant, a. p. 274Rejoicing in participation; partaking of the joy of another. “With like joy congratulant.” Milton.Con-grăt'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 274To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to. It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to congratulate…Con-grăt'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 274To express sympathetic joy. [Obs.] The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves. Dryden.Con-grăt'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 274The act of congratulating or expressing sympathetic pleasure at the success or happiness of another.Con-grăt'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 274One who offers congratulation. Milton.Con-grăt′ū-la-to-ry, a. p. 274Expressive of sympathetic joy at the good fortune of another. “A congratulatory letter.” Strype.Con-gree', v. i. p. 274To agree. [Obs.] Congreeing in a full and natural close, Like music. Shak.Con-greet', v. t. p. 274To salute mutually. [Obs.] Shak.Cŏn'gre-gāte, v. t. p. 274To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a crowd or united body. “Congregated waters.” Milton. Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed…Cŏŋ'gre-gāte, v. i. p. 274To come together; to assemble; to meet. Equals with equals often congregate. Denham.Cŏn'gre-gate, a. p. 274Collected; compact; close. [R.] Bacon.Cŏn'gre-gā'tion, n. p. 274The act of congregating, or bringing together, or assembling. The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of homogeneal parts. Bacon. 2. A collection or assemblage of separate…Cŏn'gre-gā'tion-al, a. p. 274Pertaining to a congregation. 2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalists; Independent; as, a Congregational church or mode of worship.Cŏn'gre-gā'tion-al-ism, n. p. 274That system of church government which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church, as an independent body; Independence.Cŏn'gre-gā'tion-al-ist, n. p. 274One who belongs to a Congregational church or society, one who holds to the independence of each congregation or church of Christians, and the right of the assembled brethren to elect their pastor…Cŏn’gress, n. p. 274A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter. [Obs.] Here Pallas urges and Lausus there; Their congress in the field great Jove withstands. Dryden. 2. A sudden encounter; a…Con-grēs'sion, n. p. 274A coming together; a company. [Rare.] Bp. Taylor.Con-grēs'sion-al, a. p. 274Pertaining to a congress, especially to the Congress of the United States; as, Congressional debates. “Congressional and official labor.” E. Everett. The congressional institution of Amphictyons in…Con-grès'sive, a. p. 274Encountering, or coming together. Browne.Cŏn'gress-man, n. p. 274A member of the United States Congress.Cŏn'grēve, n. p. 274A variety of match prepared with phosphorus for being lighted by friction.Cŏn'grēve Rŏck'et p. 274A form of rocket for use in war, invented by Sir William Congreve. It may be used either in the field or for bombardment; in the former case, it is armed with shells or case-shot; in the latter, with…Con-grue', v. i. p. 274To agree. [Obs.] Shak.Cŏn'gru-ence, n. p. 274Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency. More.Cŏn'gru-en-cy or Con-gru'en-cy, n. p. 274Same as CONGRUENCE.Cŏn'gru-ent, a. p. 274Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding. “Congruent squares.” Cheyne.Con-gru'i-ty, n. p. 274The quality of being suitable or pertinent; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence. A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting a particle. Sidney. 2.…Cŏn'gru-ŏŭs, a. p. 274Being suitable or pertinent; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent. “Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry.” Blair. It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening…Cŏn'gru-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 275In a congruous manner; suitably; pertinently.Cōn'ic or Cōn'ic-al, a. p. 275Having the form of, or resembling, a cone; round and decreasing to a point; as, a conic figure; a conical vessel. 2. Pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections. Conic section (Geom.), a curve line…Cōn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 275In the form of a cone. Boyle.