CPage 45
- English Word Canulated Definition See Cannula, Cannular, and Cannulated.
- English Word Canvas Definition A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
- English Word Canvas Definition A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
- English Word Canvas Definition A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
- English Word Canvas Definition Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.
- English Word Canvas Definition A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- English Word Canvas Definition Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
- English Word Canvasback Definition A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
- English Word Canvass Definition To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.
- English Word Canvass Definition To examine by discussion; to debate.
- English Word Canvass Definition To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
- English Word Canvass Definition To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.
- English Word Canvass Definition Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
- English Word Canvass Definition Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
- English Word Canvass Definition Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
- English Word Canvassed Definition of Canvass
- English Word Canvasser Definition One who canvasses.
- English Word Canvassing Definition of Canvass
- English Word Cany Definition Of or pertaining to cane or canes; abounding with canes.
- English Word Canyon Definition The English form of the Spanish word Caon.
- English Word Canzone Definition A song or air for one or more voices, of Provencal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.
- English Word Canzone Definition An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.
- English Word Canzonet Definition A short song, in one or more parts.
- English Word Caon Definition A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.
- English Word Caoutchin Definition An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
- English Word Caoutchouc Definition A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic. See Vulcanization.
- English Word Caoutchoucin Definition See Caoutchin.
- English Word Cap Definition A covering for the head
- English Word Cap Definition One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
- English Word Cap Definition One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants