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  • English Word Cichoraceous Definition Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type.
  • English Word Cicisbei Definition of Cicisbeo
  • English Word Cicisbeism Definition The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.
  • English Word Cicisbeo Definition A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women.
  • English Word Cicisbeo Definition A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc.
  • English Word Ciclatoun Definition A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
  • English Word Cicurate Definition To tame.
  • English Word Cicuration Definition The act of taming.
  • English Word Cicuta Definition a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.
  • English Word Cicutoxin Definition The active principle of the water hemlock (Cicuta) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.
  • English Word Cid Definition Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.
  • English Word Cid Definition An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.
  • English Word Cider Definition The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.
  • English Word Ciderist Definition A maker of cider.
  • English Word Ciderkin Definition A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
  • English Word Cierge Definition A wax candle used in religous rites.
  • English Word Cigar Definition A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
  • English Word Cigarette Definition A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
  • English Word Cilia Definition The eyelashes.
  • English Word Cilia Definition Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
  • English Word Cilia Definition Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
  • English Word Cilia Definition Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
  • English Word Ciliary Definition Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc.
  • English Word Ciliary Definition Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
  • English Word Ciliata Definition One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.
  • English Word Ciliate Definition Alt. of Ciliated
  • English Word Ciliated Definition Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.
  • English Word Cilice Definition A kind of haircloth undergarment.
  • English Word Cilician Definition Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor.
  • English Word Cilician Definition A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.