Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Cat-harpin

Cat″–harp′in (?), n. See Cat-harping.

1649

Cat-harping

Cat″–harp′ingn.(Naut.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

1650

Cat-hole

Cat″–hole′ (kăt″hōl′), n.(Naut.) One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.

1651

Cat-rigged

Cat″–rigged′ (?), a. Rigged like a catboat.

1652

Cat-salt

Cat″–salt′ (?), n. A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

1653

Cat-silver

Cat″–sil′ver (?), n. Mica.

1654

Cat-tail

Cat″–tail (?), n.(Bot.) A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the s...

1655

Cat's-eye

Cat's″–eye′ (kăts″ī′), n.(Min.) A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affordin...

1656

Cat's-foot

Cat's′–foot (?), n.(Bot.) A plant (Nepeta Glechoma) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy.

1657

Cat's-paw

Cat's″–paw′ (?), n. 1. (Naut.) (a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air. (b) A particular hitch...

1658

Cat's-tail

Cat's″–tail (?), n. See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.

1659

Cata

Cat″a (?). [Gr. κατά.] The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to, wholly, completely;...

1660

Catabaptist

Cat′a‐bap″tist (?), n. [Pref. cata + aptist. See Baptist.] (Eccl.) One who opposes baptism, especially of infants. Featley.

1661

Catabasion

‖Cat′a‐ba″sion (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. καταβάσιον.] A vault under altar of a Greek church.

1662

Catabiotic

Cat′a‐bi‐ot″ic (?), a. See under Force.

1663

Catacaustic

Cat′a‐caus″tic (?), a. [Pref. cata + caustic.] (Physics) Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a.Nichol.

1664

Catacaustic (2)

Cat′a‐caus″tic, n.(Physics) A caustic curve formed by reflection of light. Nichol.

1665

Catachresis

Cat′a‐chre″sis (?), n. [L. fr. Gr. � misuse, fr. � to misuse; κατά against + � to use.] (Rhet.) A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wres...

1666

Catachrestic

{ Cat′a‐chres″tic (?), Cat′a‐chres″tic‐al (?), } a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.— Cat′a‐chres″t...

1667

Cataclasm

Cat″a‐clasm (?), n. A breaking asunder; disruption.

1668

Cataclysm

Cat″a‐clysm (?), n. [L. cataclysmos, Gr. κατακλυσμόσ, from � to dash over, inundate; κατά downward, against + � to wash or dash over: cf. F. cataclysme.] 1. An extensive overflo...

1669

Cataclysmal

{ Cat′a‐clys″mal (?), Cat′a‐clys″mic (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm.

1670

Cataclysmist

Cat′a‐clys″mist (?), n. One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms.

1671

Catacomb

Cat″a‐comb (?), n. [It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh. from Gr. κατά downward, down + κύμβη cavity.] A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the buria...

1672

Catacoustic

Cat′a‐cous″tic (?), n. [Pref. cata + acoustics: cf. F. caraconstique.] (Physics) That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics. Hutton.

1673

Catacrotic

Cat′a‐crot″ic (?), a. [Cata- + Gr. � a beating.] (Physiol.) Designating, pertaining to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending ...

1674

Catadicrotism

Cat′a‐di″cro‐tism (?), n. [Cata- + dicrotism.] (Physiol.) Quality or state of being catacrotic. — Cat′a‐di‐crot″ic (#), a.