Cichoraceous Cich`o·ra"ceous adjective [ See
Chicory .]
Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory ( Cichorium ) is the type.
Cicisbeism Ci·cis"be·ism noun The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.
Cicisbeo Ci`cis·be"o noun ;
plural Italian
Cicisbei . [ Italian ]
1. A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women. 2. A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc. [ Obsolete]
Ciclatoun Cic"la·toun` noun [ Of.
ciclaton .]
A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [ Obsolete] [ Written also
checklaton ,
chekelatoun .]
His robe was of ciclatoun ,
That coste many a Jane.
Chaucer.
Cicurate Cic"u·rate transitive verb [ Latin
cicurare to tame, from
cicur tame.]
To tame. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Cicuration Cic`u·ra"tion noun [ Confer French
cicuration .]
The act of taming. [ Obsolete]
Ray.
Cicuta Ci·cu"ta noun [ Latin , the poison hemlock.]
(Botany) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known. » The name
cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to
Conium maculatum , or
officinal hemlock .
Cicutoxin Cic`u·tox"in noun (Chemistry) The active principle of the water hemlock ( Cicuta ) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.
Cid Cid noun [ Spanish , from Arabic
seid lord.]
1. Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century. 2. An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.
Cider Ci"der noun [ French
cidre , Old French sidre, from Latin
sicera a kind of strong drink, Greek ...; of Oriental origin; confer Hebrew
shākar to be intoxicated,
shēkār strong drink.]
The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes. »
Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.
Cider brandy ,
a kind of brandy distilled from cider. --
Cider mill ,
a mill in which cider is made. --
Cider press ,
the press of a cider mill.
Ciderist Ci`der·ist noun A maker of cider. [ Obsolete]
Mortimer.
Ciderkin Ci"der·kin noun [
Cider +
-kin .]
A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water. Ciderkin is made for common drinking, and supplies the place of small beer.
Mortimer.
Cierge Cierge noun [ French, from Latin
cera wax.]
A wax candle used in religous rites.
Cigar Ci·gar" (sĭ*gär")
noun [ Spanish
cigarro , orig., a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba: confer French
cigare .]
A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking. Cigar fish (Zoology) ,
a fish ( Decapterus punctatus ), allied to the mackerel, found on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Cigarette Cig`a·rette" noun [ French
cigarette .]
A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
Cilia Cil"i·a noun plural Cilium , the sing., is rarely used. [ Latin
cilium eyelid.]
1. (Anat.) The eyelashes. 2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs. 3. (Botany) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. 4. (Zoology) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
Ciliary Cil"ia·ry adjective [ Confer French
ciliaire .]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc. 2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
Ciliata Cil`i·a"ta noun plural [ New Latin See
Cilia .]
(Zoology) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.
Ciliate, Ciliated Cil"i·ate, Cil"i·a`ted adjective Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.
Cilice Cil"ice noun [ French See
Cilicious .]
A kind of haircloth undergarment. Southey.
Cilician Ci·li"cian adjective Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. --
noun A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
Cilicious Ci·li"cious adjective [ Latin
cilicium a covering, orig. made of Cilician goat's hair, from
Cilicious Cilician, from
Cilicia , a province of Asia Minor.]
Made, or consisting, of hair. [ Obsolete]
A Cilicious or sackcloth habit.
Sir T. Browne.
Ciliform, Ciliiform Cil"i·form, Cil"i·i·form` adjective [
Cilium +
-form ]
Having the form of cilia; very fine or slender.
Ciliograde Cil"i·o·grade adjective [
Cilium + Latin
gradi to step: confer French
ciliograde .]
(Zoology) Moving by means of cilia , or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusæ.
Cilium Cil"i·um noun [ Latin , eyelid.]
See Cilia .
Cill Cill noun See Sill ., noun a foundation.
Cillosis Cil·lo"sis noun [ New Latin , from Latin
cilium eyelid.]
(Medicine) A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid.
Cima Ci"ma noun (Architecture) A kind of molding. See Cyma .
Cimar Ci·mar" noun See Simar .
Cimbal Cim"bal noun [ Italian
ciambella .]
A kind of confectionery or cake. [ Obsolete]
Nares.
Cimbia Cim"bi·a noun (Architecture) A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it. [ Written also
cimia .]
Cimbrian Cim"bri·an adjective Of or pertaining to the Cimbri. --
noun One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric .
Cimbric Cim"bric adjective Pertaining to the Cimbri , an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany. --
noun The language of the Cimbri.
Cimeliarch Ci·me"li·arch noun [ Latin
cimeliarcha , Greek ..., treasurer.]
A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Cimeter Cim"e·ter noun See Scimiter .
Cimex Ci"mex noun ;
plural Cimices . [ Latin , a bug.]
(Zoology) A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug .
Cimia Cim"i·a noun (Architecture) See Cimbia .
Cimiss Ci"miss noun [ Latin
cimex ,
-icis , a bug.]
(Zoology) The bedbug. [ Obsolete]
Wright.
Cimmerian Cim·me"ri·an adjective [ Latin
Cimmerius .] [ Written also
Kimmerian .]
1. Pertaining to the Cimmerii, a fabulous people, said to have lived, in very ancient times, in profound and perpetual darkness. 2. Without any light; intensely dark. In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
Milton.
Cimolite Cim"o·lite noun [ Greek ... (sc. ...) Cimolian earth, from ..., Latin
Cimolus , an island of the Cyclades.]
(Min.) A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.
Cinch Cinch noun [ Spanish
cincha , from Latin
cingere to gird.]
1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [ West. U. S.]
2. A tight grip. [ Colloq.]
Cinch Cinch transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Cinched ;
present participle & verbal noun Cinch"ing .]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [ Western U. S.]
2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for forcing submission. [ Slang, U. S.]
Cinch Cinch intransitive verb To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; -- often with up . [ Western U. S.]
Cinch Cinch noun [ Confer
cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perhaps so named from the tactics used in the game; also confer Spanish
cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).]
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro ) and the five of the same color (called left pedro , and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also double pedro and high five .
Cinch Cinch transitive verb In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
Cinchona Cin·cho"na noun [ So named from the wife of Count
Chinchon , viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century, who by its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain, contributed to the general propagation of this remedy.]
1. (Botany) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value. 2. (Medicine) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
Cinchonaceous Cin`cho·na"ceous adjective Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
Cinchonic Cin·chon"ic adjective Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona. Mayne.
Cinchonidine Cin·chon"i·dine noun [ From
Cinchona .]
(Chemistry) One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C 19 H 22 N 2 O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also cinchonidia .
Cinchonine Cin"cho·nine noun [ From
Cinchona : confer French
cinchonine .]
(Chemistry) One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia .
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