CARTILAGE, noun Gristle; a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone, of a pearly color and homogeneous texture, without cells or cavities. It is invested with a particular membrane called perichondrium, which in the articular cartilages, is a reflexion of the synovial membrane.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.