Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Cereous

Ce″re‐ous (?), a. [L. cereus, fr. cera was.] Waxen; like wax. Gayton.

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Ceres

Ce″res (?), n. [L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E. create.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.2. (Actron.) The first...

2325

Ceresin

Cer″e‐sin (?), n. [L. cera wax.] (Chem.) A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.

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Cereus

‖Ce″re‐us (?), n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of a wax candle.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Cactus fa...

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Cerevis

Cer″e‐vis (sĕr″ē̍‐vĭs; G. tsĕr′ẽ‐vēs″), n. [G., fr. L. cerevisia, cervisia, beer.] A small visorless cap, worn by members of German student corps. It is made in the corps colors...

2328

Ceria

Ce″ri‐a (sē″rĭ‐ȧ), n.(Chem.) Cerium oxide, CeO2, a white infusible substance constituting about one per cent of the material of the common incandescent mantle.

2329

Cerial

Cer″i‐al (?), a. Same as Cerrial. Chaucer.

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Ceriferous

Ce‐rif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. ra wax + -ferous.] Producing wax.

2331

Cerin

Ce″rin (?), n. [L. cera wax + -in: cf. L. cerinus wax-colored.] 1. (Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of bee...

2332

Cerinthian

Ce‐rin″thi‐an, n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews an...

2333

Ceriph

Cer″iph (?), n.(Type Founding) One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also seriph.] Savage.

2334

Cerise

‖Ce‐rise″ (?), a. [F., a cherry. See Cherry.] Cherry-colored; a light bright red; — applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

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Cerite

Ce″rite (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ horn.] (Zoöl.) A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; — so called from its hornlike form.

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Cerite (2)

Ce″rite, n. [From Cherium.] (Min.) A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.

2337

Cerium

Ce″ri‐um (?), n. [Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid Ceres, then just discovered (1801).] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, ...

2338

Cernuous

Cer″nu‐ous (?), a. [L. cernuus with the face turned toward the earth.] (Bot.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; — said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule ...

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Cero

Ce″ro (?), n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zoöl.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the We...

2340

Cerograph

Ce″ro‐graph (?), n. [Gr. κηρόσ wax + -graph.] A writing on wax. Knight.

2341

Cerographic

{ Ce′ro‐graph″ic (?), Ce′ro‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to cerography.

2342

Cerographist

Ce‐rog″ra‐phist (?), n. One who practices cerography.

2343

Cerography

Ce‐rog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. κηρόσ wax + -graphy.]1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.

2344

Cerolite

Cer″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. κηρόσ wax + -lite.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.

2345

Ceroma

‖Ce‐ro″ma (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � ointment for wrestlers, the place for wrestling, fr. κηρου̑ν to wax over, fr. κηρόσ wax.] 1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with whi...

2346

Ceromancy

Cer″o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. κηρόσ wax + -mancy.] Divination by dropping melted wax in water.

2347

Ceroon

Ce‐roon″ (?), n. [See Seroon.] A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.

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Ceroplastic

Ce′ro‐plas″tic (?), a. [Gr. � for modeling in wax; κηρόσ wax + � to form, mold.] (Fine arts) (a) Relating to the art of modeling in wax. (b) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic fi...

2349

Ceroplastics

{ Ce′ro‐plas″tics (?), Ce′ro‐plas″ty (?), } n. [Gr. � (sc. � art): cf. F. céroplastique.] The art of modeling in wax.