Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Camphoraceous

Cam′pho‐ra″ceous (?), a. Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor. Dunglison.

623

Camphorate

Cam″phor‐ate (?), v. t. To impregnate or treat with camphor.

624

Camphorate (2)

Cam″phor‐ate (?), n. [Cf. F. camphorate.] (Chem.) A salt of camphoric acid.

625

Camphorate (3)

{ Cam″phor‐ate (?), Cam″por‐a′ted (?), }Combined or impregnated with camphor.Camphorated oil, an oleaginous preparation containing camphor, much used as an embrocation.

626

Camphoric

Cam‐phor″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.Camphoric acid, a white crystallizable substance, C10H16O4, obtained from the oxida...

627

Camphretic

Cam‐phret″ic (?), a. [rom Camphor.] Pertaining to, or derived from camphor.

628

Camping

Camp″ing (?), n. 1. Lodging in a camp.2. [See Camp, n., 6] A game of football.

629

Campion

Cam″pi‐on (?), n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.Bladder campion, a plant of the Pi...

630

Campus

‖Cam″pus (?), n. The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.

631

Campylospermous

Cam′py‐lo‐sper″mous (?), a.(Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.

632

Campylotropous

Cam′py‐lot″ro‐pous (?), a.(Bot.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.

633

Camus

Cam″us (?), n. See Camis.

634

Camwood

Cam″wood (?), n. See Barwood.

635

Can

Can (?), an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]With gentle words he can faile gree.Spenser.

636

Can (2)

Can, n. [OE. & AS. canne; akin to D. Kan, G. Kanne, OHG. channa, Sw. Kanna, Dan. kande.] 1. A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.Fill the cup and fill can,Have a rouse b...

637

Can (3)

Can (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Canned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Canning.] To preserve by putting in sealed cans “Canned meats” W. D. Howells.Canned goods, a general name for fruit, veget...

638

Can (4)

Can (?), v. t. & i. [imp.Could (#).] [OE. cunnen, cannen (1st sing. pres. I can), to know, know how, be able, AS. cunnan, 1st sing. pres. ic cann or can, pl. cunnon, 1st sing. i...

639

Can buoy

Can″ buoy′ (?). See under Buoy, n.

640

Can hook

Can″ hook′ (?). A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.

641

Can't

Can't (?). A colloquial contraction for can not.

642

Canaanite

Ca″naan‐ite (?), n. 1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhab...

643

Canaanite (2)

Ca″naan‐ite, n. A zealot. “Simon the Canaanite.” Matt. x. 4.☞ This was the “Simon called Zelotes” (Luke vi. 15), i.e., Simon the zealot. Kitto.

644

Canaanitish

Ca″naan‐i′tish (?), a. Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.

645

Canada

Can″a‐da (?), n. A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals.Canada balsam. See under Balsam. — Canada goose. (Zoöl.) See Wild goose. — Ca...

646

Cañada

‖Ca‐ña″da (?), n. A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley.

647

Canadian

Ca‐na″di‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Canada. — n. A native or inhabitant of Canada.Canadian period(Geol.), A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the c...

648

Canaille

Ca‐naille″ (?), n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop. and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.2. Shorts or inferior...