Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Conchite

Con″chite (?), n. [Cf. F. conchite. See Conch.] (Paleon.) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.

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Conchitic

Con‐chit″ic (?), a. Composed of shells; containing many shells.

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Concho-spiral

Con′cho–spi″ral (?), n. A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells. Agassiz.

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Conchoid

Con″choid (?), n. [Gr. �; � shell + � form: cf. F. conchoïde.] (Geom.) A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the...

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Conchoidal

Con‐choid″al (?), a. [Cf. F. conchoïdal.] (Min.) Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a bivalve shell; — applied principally to a surface produced by fracture.

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Conchological

Con′cho‐log″ic‐al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or connected with, conchology.

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Conchologist

Con‐chol″o‐gist (?), n.(Zoöl.) One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.

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Conchology

Con‐chol″o‐gy (?), n. [Conch + -logy.] (Zoöl.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.

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Conchometer

Con‐chom″e‐ter (?), n. [Conch + -meter.] (Zoöl.) An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their spire.

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Conchometry

Con‐chom″e‐try (?), n.(Zoöl.) The art of measuring shells or their curves; conchyliometry.

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Conchylaceous

{ Con′chy‐la″ceous (?), Con‐chyl′i‐a″ceous (?) }, a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. �, dim. of �, equiv. to �. See Conch.] Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchyl...

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Conchyliologist

{ Con‐chyl′i‐ol″o‐gist (?), n., Con‐chyl′i‐ol″o‐gy (?), } n. See Conchologist, and Conchology.

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Conchyliometry

Con‐chyl′i‐om″e‐try (?), n. [Gr. � + -metry.] Same as Conchometry.

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Conchylious

Con‐chyl″i‐ous (?), a. Conchylaceous.

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Conciator

Con″ci‐a′tor (?), n. [It. conciatore, fr. conciare to adjust, dress, fr. L. comtus, p. p. See Compt, a.] (Glass Works) The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be ...

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Concierge

‖Con′cierge″ (?), n. One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.

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Conciergerie

‖Con′cier′ge‐rie″ (?), n. 1. The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor.2. A celebrated prison, attached to the Palais de Justice in Paris.

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Conciliable

Con‐cil″i‐a‐ble (?), n. [L. conciliabulum, fr. concitium assembly: cf. F. conciliabule. See Council.] A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. Bacon.

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Conciliable (2)

Con‐cil″i‐a‐ble, a. [Cf. F. conciliable.] Capable of being conciliated or reconciled. Milton.

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Conciliabule

Con‐cil″i‐a‐bule (?), n. [See Conciliable, n.] An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable. Milman.

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Conciliar

{ Con‐cil″i‐ar (?), Con‐cil″i‐a‐ry (?) } a. [Cf. F. conciliare.] Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council. Jer. Taylor.

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Conciliate

Con‐cil″i‐ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conciliated; p. pr & vb. n.Conciliating.] [L. conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium counci...

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Conciliation

Con‐cil′i‐a″tion (?), n. [L. conciliatio.] The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated.The house has gone further; it has declared conciliation admissible...

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Conciliative

Con‐cil″i‐a‐tive (?), a. Conciliatory. Coleridge.

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Conciliator

Con‐cil″i‐a′tor (?), n. One who conciliates.

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Conciliatory

Con‐cil″i‐a‐to‐ry (?; 106), a. Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.The only alternative, therefore, was to have recourse to the conciliatory policy.Prescott.

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Concinnate

Con‐cin″nate (?), v. t. [L. concinnatus, p. p. of concinnare to concinnate. See Concinnity.] To place fitly together; to adapt; to clear. Holland.