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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-vèx'ed-ly, adv. p. 289In a convex form. Browne.Con-vĕx'ed-ness or Con-vĕx'i-ty, n. p. 289The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness. A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley.Cŏn'vex-ly, adv. p. 289In a convex form; as, a body convexly conical.Cŏn'vex-ness, n. p. 289The state of being convex; convexity.Con-vĕx'o-cŏn'cāve, a. p. 289Convex on one side, and concave on the other.Con-vĕx'o-cŏn'vex, a. p. 289Convex on both sides.Con-vĕx'o-plāne, a. p. 289Convex on one side, and plane on the other.Con-vey', v. t. p. 289To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport; to transmit. Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak. 2. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over. The Earl of Desmond . . .…Con-vey', v. i. p. 290To play the thief; to steal. But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.Con-vey'a-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being conveyed or transferred. Burke.Con·vey'ance, n. p. 290The act of conveying, carrying, transmitting, or transferring; transmission; transference. The long journey was to be performed on horseback,—the only sure mode of conveyance. Prescott. Tradition is…Con-vey'an-cer, n. p. 290(Law.) One who employs himself in drawing up and preparing conveyances of property. Burvill.Con-vey'an-cing, n. p. 290(Law.) The act or practice of drawing deeds, leases, or other writings for transferring the title to property from one person to another.Con-vey'er, n. p. 290One who conveys, carries, transports, transmits, or transfers from one person or place to another. 2. One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler. [Obs.] Conveyers are you all, That rise…Con-vĭ'ci-āte, v. i. p. 290To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.] “To conviciate instead of accusing.” Abp. Laud.Cŏn'/vi-çin'i-ty, n. p. 290Neighborhood; vicinity. Warton.Con-vĭ'cious, a. p. 290Expressing reproach; taunting. [Obs.] “Convicious words.” Queen Elizabeth, 1559.Con-vict', v. t. p. 290To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision. They who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one. John viii. 9. He…Con-vict', p. p. p. 290for convicted. Proved or found guilty. [Obs.] Shak. Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.Cŏn'vict, n. p. 290A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him. Syn.—Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.Con-vict'i-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being convicted. [Rare.] Ash.Cŏn-vĭc'tion, n. p. 290The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging guilty of an offense. The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment rendered it [the Star Chamber]…Cŏn'vict-ism, n. p. 290The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. “The evils of convictism.” W. Howitt.Con-viet'ive, a. p. 290Fitted to convince or convict; convincing. [Rare.] “The best and most convictive argument.” Glanville.Con-vict'ive-ly, adv. p. 290In a convictive or convincing manner.Con-vict'ive-ness, n. p. 290Power of convicting or convincing.Con-vince′, v. t. p. 290To overpower, subdue, or vanquish. [Obs.] That treasons could betray, and foes convince. Spenser. Their malady convinces The great assay of art; but at his [the king’s] touch, ... they presently…Con-vĭnce’ment, n. p. 290Conviction. [Rare.] “The fear of a convincement.” Milton.Con-vin'cer, n. p. 290One who, or that which, convinces; that which makes manifest.Con-vin'ci-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being convinced or made manifest. “Convincible falsities.” Browne.Con-vin'cing-ly, adv. p. 290In a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.Con-vin'cing-ness, n. p. 290The power of convincing.Con-vĭ'ti-ate, n. p. 290The same as CONVICIATE. [Obs.]Con-vĭc'tious, a. p. 290The same as CONVICIOUS. [Obs.]Con-viv'al, a. p. 290Pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial. [Obs.] “A convivial dish, and eaten at the feast of their nativities.” Browne.Con-vive', v. t. p. 290To entertain; to feast. [Obs.] Shak.Con'vive, n. p. 290A fellow-reveler. Fraser's Mag.Con-vīv'i-al, a. p. 290Relating to a feast or entertainment. Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. Denham. Syn.—Festive; festal; jovial; social; gay.Con-viv'i-al-ist, n. p. 290A person of convivial habits.Con-viv'i-āl'i-ty, n. p. 290The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor.Con-viv'i-al-ly, adv. p. 290In a convivial manner.Cŏn'vo-cāte, v. t. p. 290To call or summon to meet; to convoke. [Rare.] See CONVOKE.Cŏn'vo-cā'tion, n. p. 290The act of calling or assembling by summons. 2. An assembly or meeting. In the first day there shall be a holy convocation. Ex. xii. 16. 3. (Church of Eng.) A general assembly of the clergy, by their…Cŏn'vo-cā'tion-al, a. p. 290Pertaining to a convocation.Cŏn'vo-cā'tion-ist, n. p. 290An advocate or defender of convocation.Con-vōke', v. t. p. 290To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament. Palfrey. Syn.—To call; summon; assemble; convene. See CALL.Cŏn'vo-lūte, a. p. 290(Bot.) Rolled together, or one part on another;— said of the leaves of plants in estivation.Cŏn'vo-lū'ted, a. p. 290Curved or rolled together. “Beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn.” Pennant.Cŏn'vo-lū'tion, n. p. 290The act of rolling or winding together, or one thing on another. O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson. 2. The state of being rolled or wound together; a turn or…Con-vōlve', v. t. p. 290To roll or wind together; to roll one part on another; to twist. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved. Milton.Con-vŏl've-lus, n. p. 290(Bot.) A genus of plants comprising many species, some of which are prized for their beauty;— called also bind-weed.Con-voy', v. t. p. 290To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; as, a ship of war convoys a merchant vessel.Cōn'voy, n. p. 290The act of attending for defense; protection; attendance. “To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war.” Macaulay. 2. A protecting force accompanying ships or property on their way from place to place…Con-vŭlse', v. t. p. 290To draw or contract violently and irregularly, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms; to agitate from within. “With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed…Con-vŭl'sion, n. p. 290(Med.) An unnatural, violent, and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. This is convulsion, and no healthful life. Byron. 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation…Con-vŭl'sion-al, a. p. 290Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [Rare.]Con-vŭl'sion-a-ry, a. p. 290Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. “Convulsionary struggles.” W. Scott.Con-vŭl'sive, a. p. 290Producing, or attended with, convulsion or spasms; convulsionary. An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. Burke.Con-vŭl'sive-ly, adv. p. 290In a convulsive manner.Cō'ny or Cōn'y, n. p. 290(Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Lepus (L. cuniculus); a rabbit. The cony of Scripture is thought to be a pachyderm animal, Hyrax Syriacus, called also daman. It is small, gregarious, feeble, timid…