Ceduous
Ced″u‐ous (sĕd″ū̍‐ŭs), a. [L. caeduus, fr. caedere to cut down.] Fit to be felled. Eyelyn.
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Ceil
Ceil (sēl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ceiled (sēld); p. pr. & vb. n.Ceiling.] [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr. κοι̑...
Ceiling
Ceil″ing, n. [See Cell, v. t.] 1. (Arch.) (a) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor. (b) The lining or...
Ceint
Ceint (?), n. [See Cincture.] A girdle.
Ceinture
‖Cein′ture″ (?), n. A cincture, girdle, or belt; — chiefly used in English as a dressmaking term.
Celadon
Cel″a‐don (?), n. A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint.
Celandine
Cel″an‐dine (sĕl″ăn‐dīn), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. chélidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. χελιδόνιοσ, fr. χελιδών ...
Celature
Cel″a‐ture (?), n. [L. caelatura, fr. caelare to engrave in relief.] 1. The act or art of engraving or embossing.2. That which is engraved. Hakewill.
Celebrant
Cel″e‐brant (?), n. [L. celebrans, p. pr. of celebrare. See Celebrate.] One who performs a public religious rite; — applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Ca...
Celebrate
Cel″e‐brate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Celebrating.] [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.] 1. To extol or ho...
Celebrated
Cel″e‐bra′ted (?), a. Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned.Celebrated for the politeness of his manners.Macaulay.Syn. — Distinguished; famous; noted; famed; renowned; illus...
Celebration
Cel′e‐bra″tion (?), n. [L. celebratio.] The act, process, or time of celebrating.His memory deserving a particular celebration.Clarendok.Celebration of Mass is equivalent to off...
Celebrator
Cel″e‐bra′tor (?), n. One who celebrates; a praiser. Boyle.
Celebrious
Ce‐le″bri‐ous (?), a. Famous. Speed.
Celebrity
Ce‐leb″ri‐ty (?), n.; pl.Celebrities (#). [L. celebritas: cf. F. célébrité.] 1. Celebration; solemnization.The celebrity of the marriage.Bacon.2. The state or condition of being...
Celeriac
Ce‐le″ri‐ac (?), n.(Bot.) Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular root, which is used for food.
Celerity
Ce‐ler″i‐ty (?), n. [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F. célérité.] Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose wh...
Celery
Cel″er‐y (?), n. [F. céleri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. � parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf. Parsley.] (Bot.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of whi...
Celestial
Ce‐les″tial (?), a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.] 1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial sign...
Celestial (2)
Ce‐les″tial, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.2. A native of China.
Celestial (3)
Ce‐les″tial (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
Celestial (4)
Ce‐les″tial, n. A Chinaman; a Chinese.
Celestialize
Ce‐les″tial‐ize (?), v. t. To make celestial.
Celestially
Ce‐les″tial‐ly, adv. In a celestial manner.
Celestify
Ce‐les″ti‐fy (?), v. t. [L. caelestis heavenly + -fly.] To make like heaven. Sir T. Browne.
Celestine
{ Cel″es‐tine (?), Cel″es‐tite (?), }, n. [LL. caelestinus bine.] (Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystal...
Celestine (2)
{ Cel″es‐tine (?), Cel′es‐tin″i‐an (?), } n.(Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.