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- English Word Cat's-paw Definition A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
- English Word Cat's-paw Definition A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.
- English Word Cat's-tail Definition See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.
- English Word Cat-eyed Definition Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
- English Word Cat-harpin Definition See Cat-harping.
- English Word Cat-harping Definition One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
- English Word Cat-hole Definition One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
- English Word Cat-rigged Definition Rigged like a catboat.
- English Word Cat-salt Definition A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.
- English Word Cat-silver Definition Mica.
- English Word Cat-tail Definition A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
- English Word Cata Definition The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to, wholly, completely; as in cataclysm, catarrh. It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic.
- English Word Catabaptist Definition One who opposes baptism, especially of infants.
- English Word Catabasion Definition A vault under altar of a Greek church.
- English Word Catabiotic Definition See under Force.
- English Word Catacaustic Definition Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a.
- English Word Catacaustic Definition A caustic curve formed by reflection of light.
- English Word Catachresis Definition A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles". Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.
- English Word Catachrestic Definition Alt. of Catachrestical
- English Word Catachrestical Definition Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.
- English Word Cataclysm Definition An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
- English Word Cataclysm Definition Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface.
- English Word Cataclysmal Definition Alt. of Cataclysmic
- English Word Cataclysmic Definition Of or pertaining to a cataclysm.
- English Word Cataclysmist Definition One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms.
- English Word Catacomb Definition A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
- English Word Catacoustic Definition That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics.
- English Word Catadioptric Definition Alt. of Catadioptrical
- English Word Catadioptrical Definition Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light.
- English Word Catadioptrics Definition The science which treats of catadioptric phenomena, or of the used of catadioptric instruments.