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Camp (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Camped (?) ; p. pr. & vb n. Camping .] To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.

Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together. Shak.

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Camp <Xpage=208\'3e>

Camp , v. i. 1. To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with out .

They camped out at night, under the stars. W. Irving.

2. [See Camp , n. , 6] To play the game called camp. [Prov. Eng.]

Tusser.

Campagna <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pa"gna (?) , n. [It. See Campaing .] An open level tract of country; especially " Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.

&hand; Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise from the district produce malaria.

Campagnol <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa`gnol" (?) , n. [F. , fr. campagne field.] (Zo\'94l.) A mouse ( Arvicala agrestis ), called also meadow mouse , which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.

Campaign <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*paign" (?) , n. [F. campagne , It. campagna , fr. L. Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field. See Camp , and cf. Champaign , Champagne .] 1. An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. See Champaign .

Grath.

2. (Mil.) A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.

Wilhelm.

3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass. [Cant, U. S.]

4. (Metal.) The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

Campaign <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*paign" (?) , v. i. To serve in a campaign.

Campaigner <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*paign"er (?) , n. One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.

Campana <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pa"na (?) , n. [LL. campana bell. Cf. Campanle .] 1. (Eccl.) A church bell.

2. (Bot.) The pasque flower.

Drayton.

3. (Doric Arch.) Same as Gutta .

Campaned <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*paned" (?) , a. (Her.) Furnished with, or bearing, campanes, or bells.

Campanero <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa*ne"ro (?) , n. [Sp., a bellman.] (Zo\'94l.) The bellbird of South America. See Bellbird .

Campanes <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*panes" (?) , n. pl. [See Campana .] (Her.) Bells. [R.]

Campania <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pa"ni*a (?) , n. [See Campaig .] Open country.

Sir W. Temple.

Campaniform <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pan"i*form (?) , a. [LL. campana bell + -form : cf. F. companiforme .] Bell-shaped.

Campanile <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa*ni"le (?) , n. [It. campanile bell tower, steeple, fr. It. & LL. campana bell.] (Arch.) A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church.

Many of the campaniles od Italy are lofty and magnificent atructures. Swift.

Campaniliform <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa*nil"i*form (?) , a. [See Campaniform .] Bell-shaped; campanulate; campaniform.

Campanologist <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa*nol"o*gist (?) , n. One skilled in campanology; a bell ringer.

Campanology <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pa*nol"o*gy (?) , n. [LL. campana bell _ -logy .] The art of ringing bells, or a treatise on the art.

Campanula <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pan"u*la (?) , n. [LL. campanula a little bell; dim. of campana bell .] (Bot.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower .

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Cam*pan`u*la"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants ( Camponulace\'91 ) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's looking-glass.

Campanularian <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pan`u*la"ri*an (?) , n. [L. campanula a bell.] (Zo\'94l.) A hydroid of the family ampanularid\'91 , characterized by having the polyps or zooids inclosed in bell-shaped calicles or hydrothec\'91.

Campanulate <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pan"u*late (?) , a. (Bot.) Bell-shaped.

Campbellite <Xpage=208\'3e>

Camp"bell*ite (?) , n. [From Alexander Campbell , of Virginia.] (Eccl.) A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See Christian , 3 .

Campeachy Wood <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*peach"y Wood` (?) . [From the bay of Campeachy , in Mexico.] Logwood.

Camper <Xpage=208\'3e>

Camp"er (?) , n. One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp.

Campestral, Campestrian <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*pes"tral (?) , Cam*pes"tri*an (?) , a. [L. campester , fr. campus field.] Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a field, or open ground.

Camptight <Xpage=208\'3e>

Camp"tight` (?) , n. [Cf. Camp , n. , 6.] (O. Eng. Law.) A duel; the decision of a case by a duel.

Camphene <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phene (?) , n. (Chem.) One of a series of substances C10H16 , resembling camphor, regarded as modified terpenes.

Camphine <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*phine" (?) , n. [From Camphor .] Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes.

&hand; The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a little ether, used as an illuminant.

Camphire <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phire (?) , n. An old spelling of Camphor .

Camphogen <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"pho*gen (?) , n. [ Camphor + -gen : -- formerly so called as derived from camphor: cf. F. camphog\'8ane .] (Chem.) See Cymene .

Camphol <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phol (?) , n. [ Camphol + -ol .] (Chem.) See Borneol .

Camphor <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phor (?) , n. [OE. camfere , F. camphre (cf. It. camfara , Sp. camfara , alcanfor , LL. camfora , camphara , NGr. <?/), fr. Ar. k\'bef\'d4r , prob. fr. Skr. karp\'d4ra .] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linn\'91us.). Camphor, C10H16O , is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.

2. A gum resembing ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree ( Dryobalanops camphora ) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor , camphor of Borneo , or borneol . See Borneol .

&hand; The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as cedar camphor , obtained from the red or pencil cedar ( Juniperus Virginiana ), and peppermint camphor , or menthol , obtained from the oil of peppermint.

Camphor oil (Chem.) , name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. -- Camphor tree , a large evergreen tree ( Cinnamomum Camphora ) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.

Camphor <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phor (?) , v. t. To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [R.]

Tatler.

Camphoraceous <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`pho*ra"ceous (?) , a. Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor.

Dunglison.

Camphorate <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phor*ate (?) , v. t. To impregnate or treat with camphor.

Camphorate <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phor*ate (?) , n. [Cf. F. camphorate .] (Chem.) A salt of camphoric acid.

Camphorate, Camporated <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"phor*ate (?) , Cam"por*a`ted (?) , Combined or impregnated with camphor.

Camphorated oil , an oleaginous preparation containing camphor, much used as an embrocation.

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Cam*phor"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. camphorique .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.

Camphoric acid , a white crystallizable substance, C10H16O4 , obtained from the oxidation of camphor.

&hand; Other acid of camphor are campholic acid , C10H18O2 , and camphoronic acid , C9H12O5 , white crystallizable substances.

Camphretic <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam*phret"ic (?) , a. [rom Camphor .] Pertaining to, or derived from camphor. [R.]

Camping <Xpage=208\'3e>

Camp"ing (?) , n. 1. Lodging in a camp.

2. [See Camp , n. , 6] A game of football. [Prov. Eng.]

Campion <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"pi*on (?) , n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus bacciferus ), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

Bladder campion , a plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata ), having a much inflated calyx. See Behen . -- Rose campion , a garden plant ( Lychnis coronaria ) with handsome crimsome crimson flowers.

Campus <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"pus (?) , n. [L., a field.] The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus .

Campylospermous <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`py*lo*sper"mous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ curved + <?/ seed.] (Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.

Campylotropous <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam`py*lot"ro*pous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ curved + <?/ a turning.] (Bot.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.

Camus <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"us (?) , n. See Camis . [Obs.]

Camwood <Xpage=208\'3e>

Cam"wood (?) , n. See Barwood .

Can <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can (?) , an obs . form of began , imp. & p. p. of Begin , sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan .]

With gentle words he can faile gree. Spenser.

Can <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can , n. [OE. & AS. canne ; akin to D. Kan , G. Kanne , OHG. channa , Sw. Kanna , Dan. kande .] 1. A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.

[Shak. ]

Fill the cup and fill can , Have a rouse before the morn. Tennyson.

2. A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can ; a milk can .

&hand; A can may be a cylinder open at the top, as for receiving the sliver from a carding machine, or with a removable cover or stopper, as for holding tea, spices, milk, oysters, etc., or with handle and spout, as for holding oil, or hermetically sealed, in canning meats, fruits, etc. The name is also sometimes given to the small glass or earthenware jar used in canning.

Can <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Canned (?) ; p. pr. &vb. n. Canning .] To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] " Canned meats"

W. D. Howells.

Canned goods , a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.

Can <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can (?) , v. t. & i. [The transitive use is obsolete.] [ imp . Could (#) .] [OE. cunnen , cannen (1st sing. pres. I can ), to know, know how, be able, AS. cunnan , 1st sing. pres. ic cann or can , pl. cunnon , 1st sing. imp. c\'d4\'ebe (for cun\'ebe ); p. p. c\'d4\'eb (for cun\'eb ); akin to OS. Kunnan , D. Kunnen , OHG. chunnan , G. k\'94nnen , Icel. kunna , Goth. Kunnan , and E. ken to know. The present tense I can (AS. ic cann ) was originally a preterit, meaning I have known or Learned , and hence I know , know how . \'fb45. See Ken , Know ; cf. Con , Cunning , Uncouth .]

1. To know; to understand. [Obs.]

I can rimes of Rodin Hood. Piers Plowman.

I can no Latin, quod she. Piers Plowman.

Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can . Shak.

2. To be able to do; to have power or influence. [Obs.]

The will of Him who all things can . Milton.

For what, alas, can these my single arms? Shak.

M\'91c\'91nas and Agrippa, who can most with C\'91sar. Beau. & Fl.

3. To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to ; as, I can go, but do not wish to .

Syn. -- Can but , Can not but . It is an error to use the former of these phrases where the sens requires the latter. If we say, "I can but perish if I go," "But" means only , and denotes that this is all or the worst that can happen. When the apostle Peter said. "We can not but speak of the things which we have seen and heard." he referred to a moral constraint or necessety which rested upon him and his associates; and the meaning was, We cannot help speaking, We cannot refrain from speaking. This idea of a moral necessity or constraint is of frequent occurrence, and is also expressed in the phrase, "I can not help it." Thus we say. "I can not but hope," "I can not but believe," "I can not but think," "I can not but remark," etc., in cases in which it would be an error to use the phrase can but .

Yet he could not but acknowledge to himself that there was something calculated to impress awe, . . . in the sudden appearances and vanishings . . . of the masque De Quincey.

Tom felt that this was a rebuff for him, and could not but understand it as a left-handed hit at his employer. Dickens.

Canaanite <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca"naan*ite (?) , n. 1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.

2. A Native or inbabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

Canaanite <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca"naan*ite , n. [From an Aramaic word signifying "zeal."] A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite ."

Matt. x. 4.

&hand; This was the "Simon called Zelotes" ( Luke vi. 15 ), i.e. , Simon the zealot.

Kitto.

Canaanitish <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca"naan*i`tish (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.

Ca\'a4ada <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*\'a4a"da (?) , n. [Sp.] A small ca\'a4on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]

Canada <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can"a*da (?) , n. A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals.

Canada balsam . See under Balsam . -- Canada goose . (Zo\'94l.) See Whisky Jack . -- Canada lynx . (Zo\'94l.) See Lynx . -- Canada porcupine (Zo\'94l.) See Porcupine , and Urson . -- Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick . -- Canada robin (Zo\'94l.) , the cedar bird.

Canadian <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*na"di*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Canada.

Canadian period (Geol.) , A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec, and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the Diagram, under Geology .

Canaille <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*naille" (?) , n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia ), prop. and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]

1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]

Canakin <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can"a*kin (?) , n. [Dim. of can .] A little can or cup. "And let me the canakin clink."

Shak.

Canal <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*nal" (?) , n. [F. canal , from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying "to cut"; cf. D. kanaal , fr. the French. Cf. Channel , Kennel gutter.]

1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.

2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal ; the semicircular canals of the ear.

Canal boat , a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on the towpath beside the canal. Canal lock . See Lock .

Canal coal <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can"al coal` (?) . See Cannel coal .

Canaliculate, Canaliculated <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can`a*lic"u*late (?) , Can`a*lic"u*la`ted (?) , a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus , dim. of canalis . See Canal .] Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms.

Canaliculus <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can`a*lic"u*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Canaliculi (#) . [L.] (Anat.) A minute canal.

Canalization <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*nal`i*za"tion (?) , n. Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals. [R.]

Canard <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*nard" (?) , n. [F., properly, a duck.] An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.

Canarese <Xpage=208\'3e>

Can`a*rese" (?) , a. Pertaining to Canara, a district of British India.

Canary <Xpage=208\'3e>

Ca*na"ry (?) , a. [F. Canarie , L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone .