Webster's Dictionary 1913

1783

Category

Cat″e‐go‐ry (?), n.; pl.Categories (#). [L. categoria, Gr. �, fr. � to accuse, affirm, predicate; � down, against + � to harrangue, assert, fr. � assembly.] 1. (Logic.) One of t...

1784

Catel

Cat″el (?), n. [See Chattel.] Property; — often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income.“For loss of catel may recovered be,But loss of tyme shendeth us,” quod he.Chaucer.

1785

Catelectrode

Cat′e‐lec″trode (?), n. [Pref. cata + elecrode.] (Physics) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery. Faraday.

1786

Catelectrotonic

Cat′e‐lec′tro‐ton″ic (?), a.(Physics) Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.

1787

Catelectrotonus

‖Cat′e‐lec‐trot″o‐nus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � down + � (see Electro-) + � tone.] (Physics) The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or neg...

1788

Catena

‖Ca‐te″na (?), n.; pl.Catene (#). A chain or series of things connected with each other.I have... in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games, which it seems now the fa...

1789

Catenary

{ Cat″e‐na‐ry (?), Cat′e‐na″ri‐an (?), } a. [L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See Chain.] Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.

1790

Catenary (2)

Cat″e‐na‐ry, n.; pl.Catenaries (�). (Geol.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not ...

1791

Catenate

Cat″e‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Catenated; p. pr. & vb. n.Catenating.] [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr. catena chain. See Chain.] To connect, in a series of links or tie...

1792

Catenation

Cat′e‐na″tion (?), n. [L. catenatio.] Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Concatenation. Sir T. Browne.

1793

Catenulate

Ca‐ten″u‐late (?), a. [L. catenuia, dim. of catena chain.] 1. Consisting of little links or chains.2. (Zoöl.) Chainlike; — said both or color marks and of indentations when arra...

1794

Cater

Ca″ter (?), n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to ...

1795

Cater (2)

Ca″ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Catered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Catering.] [From Cater, n.] 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.providently caters for the sparrow....

1796

Cater (3)

Ca″ter, n. [F. quatre four.] The four of cards or dice.

1797

Cater (4)

Ca″ter, v. t. To cut diagonally. Halliwell.

1798

Cater-cornered

Ca″ter–cor′nered (?), a. [Cf. Cater to cut diagonally.] Diagonal.

1799

Cater-cousin

Ca″ter–cous′in (?), n. A remote relation. See Quater-cousin. Shak.

1800

Cateran

Cat″e‐ran (?), n. [Gael. ceatharnach. Cf. Kern Irish foot soldier.] A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. Sir W. Scott.

1801

Caterer

Ca″ter‐er (?), n. One who caters.The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer.Shelton.

1802

Cateress

Ca″ter‐ess, n. A woman who caters. Milton.

1803

Caterpillar

Cat″er‐pil′lar (?), n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, ...

1804

Caterwaul

Cat″er‐waul (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Caterwauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Caterwauling.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensiv...

1805

Caterwaul (2)

Cat″er‐waul, n. A caterwauling.

1806

Caterwauling

Cat″er‐waul′ing, n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak.

1807

Catery

Ca″ter‐y (?), n. [See Cater, n.] The place where provisions are deposited.

1808

Cates

Cates (?), n. pl. [Cf. Acates, and see Cater, n.] Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak.Cates for which Apicius could not pay.Shurchil...

1809

Catfall

Cat″fall′ (?), n.(Naut.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead. Totten.