Webster's Dictionary 1913

1999

Cay

Cay (?), n. See Key, a ledge.

2000

Cayenne

Cay‐enne (?), n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.] Cayenne pepper.Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of Capsicum (C. frutescens) with small an...

2001

Cayman

Cay″man (kā″man), n. [From the language of Guiana: cf. Sp. caiman.] (Zoöl.) The south America alligator. See Alligator. [Sometimes written caiman.]

2002

Cayo

‖Ca″yo (?), n.; pl. -yos (#). A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

2003

Cayugas

Ca‐yu″gas (?), n. pl.; sing.Cayuga. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York, forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations.

2004

Cayuse

Cay‐use″ (?), n. An Indian pony.

2005

Cazique

{ Ca‐zique″, Ca‐zic″ } (?), n. [Sp. Cacique, fr. the language of Hayti.] A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in America.

2006

Cease

Cease (sēs), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ceased (sēst); p. pr. & vb. n.Ceasing.] [OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser, fr. L. cessare, v. intensive fr. cedere to withdraw. See Cede, and cf. Ces...

2007

Cease (2)

Cease, v. t. To put a stop to; to bring to an end.But he, her fears to ceaseSent down the meek-eyed peace.Milton.Cease, then, this impious rage.Milton

2008

Cease (3)

Cease, n. Extinction. Shak.

2009

Ceaseless

Cease″less, a. Without pause or end; incessant.

2010

Ceaseless (2)

Cease″less, adv. Without intermission or end.

2011

Cecidomyia

‖Cec′i‐do‐my″i‐a (sĕs′ĭ‐dō̍‐mī″ĭ‐ȧ), n. [Nl., fr. Gr. κηκίσ, κηκι̑δοσ, a gall nut + μυι̑α a fly.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious spec...

2012

Cecity

Ce″ci‐ty (sē″sĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. caecitas, fr. caecus blind: cf. F. cécité.] Blindness. Sir T. Browne.

2013

Cecutiency

Ce‐cu″tien‐cy (sē̍‐kū″‐shen‐sy̆), n. [L. caecutire to be blind, fr. caecus blind.] Partial blindness, or a tendency to blindness. Sir T. Browne.

2014

Cedar

Ce″dar (sē″dẽr), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. κέδροσ.] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.☞ The cedar o...

2015

Cedar (2)

Ce″dar, a. Of or pertaining to cedar.

2016

Cedared

Ce″dared (–dẽrd), a. Covered, or furnished with, cedars.

2017

Cedarn

Ce″darn (sē″dẽrn), a. Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood.

2018

Cede

Cede (sēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ceded; p. pr. & vb. n.Ceding.] [L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere to fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. céder.] To yield or surrender; to g...

2019

Cedilla

Ce‐dil″la (sē̍‐dĭl″lȧ), n. [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. cédille; dim. of zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this letter was formerly written after the c, to give it the sound o...

2020

Cedrat

Ce″drat (sē″drăt), n. [Cf. F. cédrat. See Cedar.] (Bot.) Properly the citron, a variety of Citrus medica, with large fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.

2021

Cedrene

Ce″drene (sē″drēn), n.(Chem.) A rich aromatic oil, C15H24, extracted from oil of red cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a class of similar substances, a...

2022

Cedrine

Ce″drine (sē″drĭn; 277), a. [L. cedrinus, Gr. κέδρινοσ. See Cedar.] Of or pertaining to cedar or the cedar tree.

2023

Cedriret

Ce″dri‐ret (sē″drĭ‐rĕt), n. Same as Cœrulignone.

2024

Cedry

Ce″dry (sē″dry̆), a. Of the nature of cedar.

2025

Cedule

Ced″ule (sĕd″ū̍l), n. [F. cédule, fr. L. shedula. See Shedule.] A scroll; a writing; a schedule.