Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Caned

Caned (kānd), a. [Cf. L. canus white.] Filled with white flakes; mothery; — said vinegar when containing mother. Halliwell.

731

Canella

‖Ca‐nel″la (kȧ‐nĕl″lȧ), n. [LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See ...

732

Canescent

Ca‐nes″cent (?), a. [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere, v. inchoative of canere to be white.] Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.

733

Cangue

Cangue (kăng), n. [Written also cang.] [F. cangue, fr. Pg. canga yoke.] A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment.

734

Canicula

‖Ca‐nic″u‐la (?), n. [L. canicula, lit., a little dog, a dim. of canis dog; cf. F. canicule.] (Astron.) The Dog Star; Sirius.

735

Canicular

Ca‐nic″u‐lar (?), a. [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.Canicular days, the dog days, See Dog days. — Canicular year...

736

Canicule

Can″i‐cule (?), n. Canicula. Addison.

737

Caninal

Ca‐ni″nal (?), a. See Canine, a.

738

Canine

Ca‐nine″ (?), a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See Hound.] 1. Of or pertaining to the family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; lik...

739

Canine (2)

Ca‐nine″, n.(Anat.) A canine tooth.

740

Canis

‖Ca″nis (kă″nĭs), n.; pl.Canes (–nēz). (Zoöl.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidæ, including the dogs and wolves.‖Canis major, a constellation to the southeast...

741

Canister

Can″is‐ter (kăn″ĭs‐tẽr), n. [L. canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. �, fr. κάνη, κάννα reed; cf. F. canistre. See Cane, and Canaster.] 1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or...

742

Canker

Can″ker (kăṉ″kẽr), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. � excrescence on tree, � gangrene....

743

Canker (2)

Can″ker (kăṉ″kẽr), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cankered (–kẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cankering.] 1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.No lapse of moons can canker Lov...

744

Canker (3)

Can″ker, v. i. 1. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.Silvering will sully and canker more than gliding.Bacom.2. To be or become diseased, or as if diseased,...

745

Canker bloom

Can″ker bloom′ (?). The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.

746

Canker blossom

Can″ker blos′som (?). That which blasts a blossom as a canker does.O me! you juggler! you canker blossom!You thief of Love!Shak.

747

Canker fly

Can″ker fly′ (?). A fly that preys on fruit.

748

Canker rash

Can″ker rash′ (?). (Med.) A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.

749

Canker-bit

Can″ker–bit′ (?), a. Eaten out by canker, or as by canker.

750

Cankered

Can″kered (?), a. 1. Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.2. Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured. “A cankered gra...

751

Cankeredly

Can″kered‐ly, adv. Fretfully; spitefully.

752

Cankerous

Can″ker‐ous (?), a. Affecting like a canker. “Canrerous shackles.” Thomson.Misdeem it not a cankerous change.Wordsworth.

753

Cankerworm

Can″ker‐worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage....

754

Cankery

Can″ker‐y (?), a. 1. Like a canker; full of canker.2. Surly; sore; malignant.

755

Canna

‖Can″na (?), n. A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.

756

Canna (2)

‖Can″na (?), n. [L., a reed. See Cane.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the...