Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Citiner

Cit″i‐ner (?), n. One who is born or bred in a city; a citizen. Champan.

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Citizen

Cit″i‐zen (?), n. [OE. citisein, OF. citeain, F. citoyen, fr. cité city. See City, and cf. Cit.] 1. One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as ...

4161

Citizen (2)

Cit″i‐zen, a. 1. Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citiz...

4162

Citizeness

Cit″i‐zen‐ess, n. A female citizen.

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Citizenship

Cit″i‐zen‐ship, n. The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

4164

Citole

Cit″ole (?), n. [OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. See Cittern.] (Mus.) A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer.

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Citraconic

Cit′ra‐con″ic (?), a. [Citric + aconitic.] Pertaining to, derived from, or having certain characteristics of, citric and aconitic acids.Citraconic acid(Chem.), a white, crystall...

4166

Citrange

Cit″range (?), n. [Citrus + orange.] A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata). It is more acid and has a more p...

4167

Citrate

Cit″rate (?), n. [From Citric.] (Chem.) A salt of citric acid.

4168

Citric

Cit″ric (?), a. [Cf. F. citrique. See Citron.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.Citric acid(Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H...

4169

Citrination

Cit′ri‐na″tion (?), n. [See Citrine.] The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher's stone indicat...

4170

Citrine

Cit″rine (?), a. [F. citrin. See Citron.] Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.Citrine ointment(Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the unguentum hydrarg...

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Citrine (2)

Cit″rine, n. A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.

4172

Citron

Cit″ron (sĭt″rŭn), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron), from Gr. κίτρον citron] 1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but large...

4173

Citrus

‖Cit″rus (sĭt″rŭs), n.(Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

4174

Cittern

Cit″tern (?), n. [L. cithara, Gr. κιθάρα. Cf. Cithara, Gittern.] (Mus.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also...

4175

Cittern-head

Cit″tern–head′ (?), n. Blockhead; dunce; — so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head. Marsion

4176

City

Cit″y (sĭt″y̆), n.; pl.Cities (–ĭz). [OE. cite, F. cité, fr. L. civitas citizenship, state, city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja man of the house), AS. h...

4177

City (2)

Cit″y, a. Of or pertaining to a city. Shak.City council. See under Council. — City court, The municipal court of a city. — City ward, a watchman, or the collective watchmen, of ...

4178

Cive

Cive (sīv), n.(Bot.) Same as Chive.

4179

Civet

Civ″et (sĭv″ĕt), n. [F. civette (cf. It. zibetto) civet, civet cat, fr. LGr. ζαπέτιον, fr. Ar. zubād, zabād, civet.] 1. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken...

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Civet (2)

Civ″et (?), v. t. To scent or perfume with civet. Cowper

4181

Civic

Civ″ic (?), a. [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See City.] Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.Civic crown...

4182

Civicism

Civ″i‐cism (?), n. The principle of civil government.

4183

Civics

Civ″ics (?), n. The science of civil government.

4184

Civil

Civ″il (?), a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See City.] 1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state...

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Civil Service Commission

Civil Service Commission. In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same part...