Webster's Dictionary 1828

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C

C, the third letter in the English alphabet, and the second articulation or consonant, is a palatal, nearly corresponding in sound with the Greek x, kappa, and with the Hebrew, ...

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CAB

CAB, noun An oriental dry measure, being the sixth part of a seah or satum, and the eighteenth of an ephah; containing two pints and five sixths English and American corn measure.

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CABAL

CABAL, noun1. A number of persons untied in some close design; usually to promote their private views in church or state by intrigue. A junto. It is sometimes synonymous with fa...

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CABALA

CABALA, [See the preceding word. It is from the sense of reception.] Tradition, or a mysterious kind of science among Jewish Rabbins, pretended to have been delivered to the anc...

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CABALISM

CABALISM, noun The secret science of the cabalists.

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CABALIST

CABALIST, noun1. A Jewish doctor who professes the study of the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions.2. In French commerce, a factor or agent.

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CABALISTIC

CABALISTICCABALISTICAL, adjective Pertaining to the cabala, or mysterious science of Jewish traditions; containing an occult meaning.

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CABALISTICAL

CABALISTICAL, a. Pertaining to the cabala, or mysterious science of Jewish traditions; containing an occult meaning.

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CABALISTICALLY

CABALISTICALLY, adverb In the manner of the cabalists.

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CABALIZE

CABALIZE, verb intransitive To use the manner or language of the cabalists.

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CABALLER

CABALLER, noun One who unites with others in close designs to effect an object by intrigue; one who cabals.

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CABALLINE

CABALLINE, adjective Pertaining to a horse; as caballine aloes, so called from its being given to horses as a purge.

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CABALLING

CABALLING, participle present tense Uniting in a cabal; intriguing in a small party.

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CABARET

CABARET, noun A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.

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CABBAGE

CABBAGE, noun A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender...

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CABBAGE-NET

CABBAGE-NET, noun A small net to boil cabbage in.

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CABBAGE-TREE

CABBAGE-TREE, noun The cabbage-palm, a species of Areca, the oleracea, a native of warm climates. This tree grows with a straight stem to the height of 170 or 200 feet. Its bran...

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CABBAGE-WORM

CABBAGE-WORM, noun An insect.

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CABIAI

CABIAI, noun An animal of South America resembling a hog, living on the margins of lakes and rivers, and feeding on fish. It is a species of Cavy, called also thick-nosed tapir.

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CABIN

CABIN, noun1. A small room; an inclosed place.2. A cottage; a hut, or small house.3. A tent; a shed; any covered place for a temporary residence.4. An apartment in a ship for of...

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CABIN-BOY

CABIN-BOY, noun A boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers on board of a ship.

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CABIN-MATE

CABIN-MATE, noun One who occupies the same cabin with another.

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CABINED

CABINED, participle passive Inclosed; covered.

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CABINET

CABINET, noun1. A closet; a small room, or retired apartment.2. A private room, in which consultations are held.3. The select or secret council of a prince or executive governme...

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CABINET-COUNCIL

CABINET-COUNCIL, noun1. A council held with privacy; the confidential council of a prince or executive magistrate.2. The members of a privy council; a select number of confident...

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CABINET-MAKER

CABINET-MAKER, noun A man whose occupation is to make cabinets, tables, bureaus, bed-steads, and other similar furniture.

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CABINETED

CABINETED, participle passive Inclosed in a private apartment, or in a cabinet.