Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Canakin

Can″a‐kin (?), n. [Dim. of can.] A little can or cup. “And let me the canakin clink.” Shak.

650

Canal

Ca‐nal″ (?), n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying “to cut”; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the French. Cf. Channel, Kennel gutter.]1. An artificial cha...

651

Canal (2)

Ca‐nal″, n. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; — used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal.

652

Canal coal

Can″al coal′ (?). See Cannel coal.

653

Canaliculate

{ Can′a‐lic″u‐late (?), Can′a‐lic″u‐la′ted (?), } a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See Canal.] Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks ...

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Canaliculus

‖Can′a‐lic″u‐lus (?), n.; pl.Canaliculi (#). (Anat.) A minute canal.

655

Canalization

Ca‐nal′i‐za″tion (?), n. Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals.

656

Canapé

‖Ca′na′pé″ (?), n. [F., orig. a couch with mosquito curtains. See Canopy.] 1. A sofa or divan.2. (Cookery) A slice or piece of bread fried in butter or oil, on which anchovies, ...

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Canapé confident

‖Ca′na′pé″ con′fi′dent″ (?). A sofa having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.

658

Canard

Ca‐nard″ (?), n. An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.

659

Canarese

Can′a‐rese″ (?), a. Pertaining to Canara, a district of British India.

660

Canary

Ca‐na″ry (?), a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; a...

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Canary (2)

Ca‐na″ry, n.; pl.Canaries (#). 1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. “A cup of canary.” Shak.2. A canary bird.3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.4. A quick a...

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Canary (3)

Ca‐na″ry (?), v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet.Shak.

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Canary bird

Ca‐na″ry bird′ (?). (Zoöl.) A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a...

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Canaster

Ca‐nas″ter (?), n. [Sp. canasta, canastro, basket, fr. L. canistrum. See Canister.] A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; — so called from th...

665

Cancan

‖Can″can (?), n. A rollicking French dance, accompanied by indecorous or extravagant postures and gestures.

666

Cancel

Can″cel (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.CanceledorCancelled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.CancelingorCancelling.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller,...

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Cancel (2)

Can″cel, n. [See Cancel, v. i., and cf. Chancel.]1. An inclosure; a boundary; a limit.A prison is but a retirement, and opportunity of serious thoughts, to a person whose spirit...

668

Cancelier

Can′cel‐ier″ (?), v. i. [F. chanceler, OF. canseler, to waver, orig. to cross the legs so as not to fall; from the same word as E. cancel.] (Falconry) To turn in flight; — said ...

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Cancelier (2)

{ Can′cel‐ier″ (?), Can″cel‐eer (?) }, n.(Falconry) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop.The fierce and eager hawks, down th...

670

Cancellarean

Can′cel‐la″re‐an (?), a. Cancellarean.

671

Cancellate

Can″cel‐late (?), a. [L. cancellatus, p. p. of cancellare, See Cancel, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certa...

672

Cancellated

Can″cel‐la′ted (?), a. 1. Crossbarred; marked with cross lines. Grew.2. (Anat.) Open or spongy, as some porous bones.

673

Cancellation

Can′cel‐la″tion (?), n. [L. cancellatio: cf. F. cancellation.] 1. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contra...

674

Cancelli

‖Can‐cel″li (?), n. pl. [L., a lattice. See Cancel, v. t.] 1. An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of just...

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Cancellous

Can″cel‐lous (?), a. [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.] (Anat.) Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts o...