Webster's Dictionary 1913

2377

Ceruleum

Ce‐ru″le‐um (?), n. A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.

2378

Cerulific

Cer′u‐lif″ic (?), a. [L. caerulus dark blue + facere to make.] Producing a blue or sky color.

2379

Cerumen

‖Ce‐ru″men (?), n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.

2380

Ceruminous

Ce‐ru″mi‐nous (?), a.(Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands.

2381

Ceruse

Ce″ruse (?), n. [F. céruse, L. cerussa.] 1. White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White.2. A cosmetic containing white lead.To distinguish ceruse from natural blo...

2382

Cerused

Ce″rused (?), a. Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face. Beau. & Fl.

2383

Cerusite

{ Ce″ru‐site (?), Ce″rus‐site (?), } n.(Min.) Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive...

2384

Cervantite

Cer″van‐tite (?), n. [Named from Cervantes a town in Spain.] (Min.) See under Antimony.

2385

Cervelat

Cer″ve‐lat (?), n.(Mus.) An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.

2386

Cervical

Cer″vi‐cal, a. [L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F. cervical.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebræ.

2387

Cervicide

Cer″vi‐cide (?), n. [L. cervus deer + caedere to kill.] The act of killing deer; deer-slaying.

2388

Cervine

Cer″vine (?), a. [L. cervinus, fr. cervus deer: cf. F. cervin.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family Cervidæ.

2389

Cervix

‖Cer″vix (?), n.; pl. E. Cervixes (#), L. Cervices (#). (Anat.) The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

2390

Cervus

‖Cer″vus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.☞ Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus.

2391

Ceryl

Ce″ryl (?), n. [L. cera wax + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.

2392

Cesarean

{ Ce‐sa″re‐an (?), Ce‐sa″ri‐an, } a. Same as Cæsarean, Cæsarian.

2393

Cesarism

Ce″sar‐ism (?), n. See Cæsarism.

2394

Cespitine

Ces″pi‐tine (?), n. [L. caespes, caespitis, a turf.] An oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing various members of the pyridine series.

2395

Cespititious

Ces″pi‐ti′tious (?), a. [L. caespiticius, fr. caespes turf.] Same as Cespitious. Gough.

2396

Cespitose

Ces″pi‐tose′ (?), a. [L. caespes turf.] (Bot.) Having the form a piece of turf, i.e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots. [Written also cæs...

2397

Cespitous

Ces″pi‐tous (?), a. [See Cespitose.] Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close,...

2398

Cess

Cess (?), n. [For sess, conts. from Assess.] 1. A rate or tax. Spenser.2. Bound; measure.The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.Shak.

2399

Cess (2)

Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cessing.] To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.

2400

Cess (3)

Cess, v. i. [F. cesser. See Cease.] To cease; to neglect. Spenser.

2401

Cessant

Ces″sant (?) a. [L. cessans, p. pr. of cessare. See Cease.] Inactive; dormant W. Montagu.

2402

Cessation

Ces‐sa″tion (sĕs‐sā″shŭn), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See Cease.] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation...

2403

Cessavit

‖Ces‐sa″vit (?), n. A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.