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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-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.Cōn'ic-al-ness, n. p. 275The state or quality of being conical.Cōn'i-co-cy-līn'dri-cal, a. p. 275In the form of a cylinder tapered to a point.Cōn'i-co-hēm'i-sphēr'ie-al, a. p. 275Having a form between conical and hemispherical.Cōn'i-co-sū'bu-late, a. p. 275Conical, and at the same time slender like an awl.Cōn'i-cō'ō'vate, a. p. 275Having a form between that of a cone and that of an egg.Cōn'ics, n. p. 275(sing.) That part of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] 2. (pl.) The curves formed by the intersection of a plane and a…Cō'nī-fer, n. p. 275(Bot.) A plant bearing cones, or of the order Coniferæ, which includes the pine, hemlock, &c.Co-nif'er-ous, a. p. 275Bearing cones, as the pine, fir, cypress, &c. Martyn.Cō'nī-fōrm, a. p. 275In form of a cone; conical; as, a coniform mountain.Co-nī'ine, n. p. 275(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from Conium maculatum, the modern officinal hemlock, and its active medicinal principle. [Written also coneine.] Gregory.Cō'nī-rōs'ter, n. p. 275(Ornith.) One of a tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong bill of a conical form, as the crows and finches. Brande.Cō'nī-rōs'tral, a. p. 275(Ornith.) Belonging to the order of perchers, and having a thick conical beak, as the crow. Swainson.Cōn'i-sōr', n. p. 275See COGNIZOR.Co-nīs'trā, n. p. 275The pit of a theater; an arena.Cō'nīte, n. p. 275(Min.) A variety of magnesian carbonate of lime, occurring massive or in stalactites, and consisting principally of carbonate of magnesia and carbonate of lime; dolomite. Dana.Con-jēct', v. t. p. 275To throw together, or to throw. [Obs.] Mountagu.Con-jĕct′, v. t. p. 275To guess; to conjecture. [Obs.] Shak.Con-jēct'or, n. p. 275One who guesses or conjectures. [Obs.] “A great conjector of other men by their writings.” Milton.Con-jĕc'tūr-a-ble, a. p. 275Capable of being conjectured.Con-jēct'ür-al, a. p. 275Depending on conjecture. “A slight expense of conjectural analogy.” Hugh Miller. Thou speakest it falsely, as I love mine honor, And mak’st conjectural fears to come into me. Shak.Con-jēct'ür-al-ist, n. p. 275One given to forming conjectures; a conjecturer.Con-jĕc'tūr-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 275The quality of being conjectural. [Rare.] Browne.Con-jēct'ŭr-al-ly, adv. p. 275In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture. Boyle.Con-jēct’üre, n. p. 275The formation of an opinion on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise. He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature. Whewell.…Con-jĕct'üre, v. t. p. 275To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning; Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be. South.Con-jĕct'ūre, v. i. p. 275To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess. You may see how our [English] tongue is risen, and thereby conjecture how in time it may alter. Camden.Con-ject'ür-er, n. p. 275One who forms or utters an opinion on conjecture. Hobbes.Con-jōb'ble, v. t. p. 275To settle; to concert. [Vulgar.] L'Estrange.Con-join', v. t. p. 275To join together; to unite in close connection. The English army, that divided was Into two parts, is now conjoined in one. Shak. 2. To associate or connect. Let that which he learns next be nearly…Con-join', v. i. p. 275To unite; to join; to league. Shak.Con-joint', a. p. 275Conjoined. [Obs.] Holland.Con-joint', a. p. 275United; connected; associated. “Conjoint influence.” Glover. Conjoint degrees (Mus.), two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale, as ut and re. Johnson.—Conjoint…