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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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Cȳ'moid, a. p. 329Having the form of a cyme.Cym'o-phāne, n. p. 329(Min.) A mineral;—called also chrysoberyl. See CHRYSOBERYL.Cy-mōph'a-nous, a. p. 329Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.Cȳ'mōse or Cȳ'mous, a. p. 329Containing a cyme; in the form of a cyme. Martyn.Cy-năn'che, n. p. 329(Med.) A disease of the throat or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing. It is of several kinds, and comprehends the quinsy, croup, and malignant…Cy-năn’thro-py, n. p. 329A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.Cyn'a-rā, n. p. 329(Bot.) A tribe of composite plants of the thistle kind, including also the artichoke. Gray.Cyn'a-rā'ceous, a. p. 329Pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the tribe Cynara.Cŷn'arctōm'a-chy, n. p. 329Bear-baiting with a dog. Hudibras.Cyn'ar-rhō'di-ūm, n. p. 329(Bot.) A fruit composed of several dry and hard seeds, inclosed in the thickened tube of the calyx, as that of various kinds of roses.Cȳn'/e-gēt'/ics, n. sing. p. 329The art of hunting with dogs. [Obs.] [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Browne.Cyn̆'ic or Cyn̆'ic-al, a. p. 329Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; surly; currish; austere. “Cynical content in dirt and beggary.” Berkeley. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations…Cyn̆'ic, n. p. 329One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple, so named from their morose and contemptuous views and tenets. 2. One who holds views resembling…Cyn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 329In a cynical, snarling, captious, or morose manner. Bacon.Cyn'i-cal-ness, n. p. 329Moroseness; contempt of riches and amusements.Cyn'-i-cism, n. p. 329The practice of a cynic; a morose contempt of the pleasures and arts of life. W. Scott.Cý'nips, n. p. 329(Entom.) A Linnean genus of hymenopterous insects; the gall-fly.Cyn'o-cēph'a-lūs, n. p. 329(Zoöl.) A genus of monkeys; the baboon.Cyn'o-dōn, n. p. 329(Bot.) A genus of grasses; the dog's-tooth grass.Cyn/o-glōs'sum, n. p. 329(Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Boraginaceae; hound's-tongue.Cyn'o-rĕx'i-a, n. p. 329(Med.) An insatiable, voracious appetite, like that of a dog.Cȳn'o-sūre, n. p. 329The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers are often directed. 2. Any thing to which attention is strongly turned; a center of…Cynō-sū'ras, n. p. 329(Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the dog's-tail, or golden-seed.Cȳ'on, n. p. 329See CION.Cy`n-o-phō'ri-a, n. p. 329(Med.) Time of gestation, or of carrying the fetus; pregnancy.Cy'pe-rā'ce-æ, n. pl. p. 329(Bot.) A family of grass-like or rush-like herbs, including the sedge.Cȳp'e-rā'ceous, a. p. 329(Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the family Cyperaceæ.Cy̆p'e-rŭs, n. p. 329(Bot.) A genus of plants belonging to the sedge family.Cy'pher, n. p. 329See CIPHER.Cyph'o-nĭsm, n. p. 329A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects.Cy-præ'a, n. p. 329(Conch.) A genus of mollusks; the cowry, one species of which (C. moneta) is used as money by the natives of Africa and some other countries.Cy près, n. p. 329(Law.) A rule of construction by way of approximation.Cȳ'press, n. p. 329(Bot.) A tree of the genus Cupressus, belonging to the coniferous family, mostly evergreen, and having wood remarkable for its durability. Among the species are the common European cypress, C.…Cy'press-vine, n. p. 329(Bot.) A climbing plant with red flowers; the Quamoclit vulgaris. Gray.Cȳp'ri-an, n. p. 329A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus. 2. A lewd woman; a harlot.Cy'prĭ-an, a. p. 329Belonging to the island of Cyprus. 2. Of, or pertaining to, lewdness, or those who practice it.Cȳp'rine, a. p. 329Pertaining to a fish of the genus Cyprinus, of which the carp is a species. 2. [From cypress.] Of, or pertaining to, cypress.Cy'prine, n. p. 329(Min.) A variety of idocrase having a blue tint, supposed to be due to the presence of copper. Dana.Cy-prī'nus, n. p. 329(Ichth.) A genus of fishes including the carp.Cy̆p'ri-ot, n. p. 329(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.Cȳp'ri-pē'di-ūm, n. p. 329(Bot.) A genus of plants including the lady's-slipper.Cȳ'pris, n. p. 329(Zoöl.) A species of minute crustacea, having the body inclosed in a delicate bivalve shell. They abound in stagnant water, and other related species exist in the ocean. See CRUSTACEA and…Cȳ'prus, n. p. 329A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.] Nares. Lawn as white as e'er was snow…Cy'prus-lawn, n. p. 329The same as CYPRUS. Milton.Cyp'se-la, n. p. 329(Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achenium with the calyx tube adherent. Brande. Gray.Cȳp'se-lŭs, n. p. 329(Ornith.) A genus of swallows; the swift.Cyr'e-nā'ic, a. p. 329(Geog.) Pertaining to Cyrene.Cy-rē'ni-an, a. p. 329(Geog.) Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa.Cy-rē'ni-an, n. p. 329(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. 2. One belonging to a school of philosophers established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates, and whose doctrines were nearly the same as those…Cy̆r'i-o-lŏg'ic, a. p. 329Relating, or pertaining to, capital letters.Cyr'to-style, n. p. 329(Arch.) A circular portico projecting from the front, or other part, of a building.Cyst, n. p. 329(Physiol.) A pouch or sac, without opening, and commonly of a membranous nature, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities, or in the substance of organs: it contains morbid…Cys'tic, a. p. 329Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa. Carpenter. 2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma. 3. Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; especially, pertaining to, or…Cys'ti-cēr'cus, n. p. 329A parasite infesting animals; the larval form of the tape-worm or tænia;—called also tailed bladder-worm.Cys-tid'e-an, n. p. 329A fossil related to an encrinite. See ECHINODERM. Dana.Cyst'ine, n. p. 329(Chem.) A kind of calculus formed in the human bladder;—called also cystic oxide. Gregory.Cyst'tis, n. p. 329A cyst. See CYST.Cys-tī'tis, n. p. 329(Med.) Inflammation of the bladder.Cys'to-cēle, n. p. 329(Med.) Hernia of the urinary bladder. Dunglison.Cys'to-lith'ic, a. p. 329(Med.) Relating to stone in the bladder.