Chapter 252

We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. Ezra iv. 16.

2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify.

Hammond.

The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. I. Taylor.

3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.

The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded. Blackstone.

Certified check , A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.

Certiorari <Xpage=235>

Cer`ti*o*ra"ri (?) , n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irreguarities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.

&hand; A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law, as of county commissioners. It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process.

Bouvier.

Certitude <Xpage=235>

Cer"ti*tude (?) , n. [LL. certitudo , fr. L. certus : cf. F. certitude . See Certain .] Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.

J. H. Newman.

Cerule <Xpage=235>

Cer"ule (?) , a. [L. caerulus , eguiv. to caeruleus .] Blue; cerulean. [Obs.]

Dyer.

Cerulean <Xpage=235>

Ce*ru"le*an (?) , a. [L. caeruleus .] Sky-colored; blue; azure.

Cowper.

Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall

A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.

Ceruleous <Xpage=235>

Ce*ru"le*ous (?) , a. Cerulean. [Obs.]

Dr. H. More.

Cerulific <Xpage=235>

Cer`u*lif"ic (?) , a. [L. arulus dark blue + facere to make.] Producing a blue or sky color. [R.]

Cerumen <Xpage=235>

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

Ceruminous <Xpage=235>

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

Ceruse <Xpage=235>

Ce"ruse (?) , n. [F. c\'82ruse , 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 bloom. Macaulay.

3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead.

Cerused <Xpage=235>

Ce"rused (?) , a. Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face .

Beau. & Fl.

Cerusite, Cerussite <Xpage=235>

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 and compact.

Cervantite <Xpage=235>

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

Cervelat <Xpage=235>

Cer"ve*lat (?) , n. [F.] (Mus.) An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.

Cervical <Xpage=235>

Cer"vi*cal , a. [L. cervix , -icis , neck: cf. F. cervical .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebr\'91 .

Cervicide <Xpage=235>

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

Cervine <Xpage=235>

Cer"vine (?) , a. [L. cervinus , fr. cervus deer: cf. F. cervin .] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family Cervid\'91 .

Cervix <Xpage=235>

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

Cervus <Xpage=235>

Cer"vus (?) , n. [L., a deer.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.

&hand; Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus .

Ceryl <Xpage=235>

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

Cesarean, Cesarian <Xpage=235>

Ce*sa"re*an (?) , Ce*sa"ri*an , a. Same as C\'91sarean , C\'91sarian .

Cesarism <Xpage=235>

Ce"sar*ism (?) , n. See C\'91sarism .

Cespitine <Xpage=235>

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

Cespititious <Xpage=235>

Ces"pi*ti`tious (?) , a. [L. caespiticius , fr. caespes turf.] Same as Cespitious . [R.]

Gough.

Cespitose <Xpage=235>

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 c\'91spitose .]

Cespitous <Xpage=235>

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, thick carpet of matting.

Martyn.

Cess <Xpage=235>

Cess (?) , n. [For sess , conts. from Assess .] 1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.]

Spenser.

2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]

The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess . Shak.

Cess <Xpage=235>

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

Spenser.

Cess <Xpage=235>

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

Spenser.

Cessant <Xpage=235>

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

W. Montagu.

Cessation <Xpage=235>

Ces*sa"tion (?) , n. [F. cessation , L. cessatio , fr. cessare . See Cease .] A ceasing of discontinuance, as of action, whether termporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war .

The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities. Motley.

The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor. Sir J. Hayward.

Cessation of arms (Mil.) , an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.

Syn. -- Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.

Cessavit <Xpage=235>

Ces*sa"vit (?) , n. [L., he has ceased.] [O. Eng. Law] A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

Cesser <Xpage=235>

Ces"ser (?) , n. [From Cess , v. i. ] (Law) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.

Cessible <Xpage=235>

Ces"si*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. cessible . See Cession .] Giving way; yielding. [Obs.] -- Ces`si*bil"i*ty (#) , n. [Obs.]

Sir K. Digby.

Cession <Xpage=235>

Ces"sion (?) , n. [L. cessio , fr. cedere to give way: cf. F. Cession . See Cede .] 1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.]

Bacon.

2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]

3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding.

A cession of the island of New Orleans. Bancroft.

4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

Cessionary <Xpage=235>

Ces"sion*a*ry (?) , a. [LL. cessionarius , from cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio : cf. F. cessionnaire . See Cession .] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt .

Martin.

Cessment <Xpage=235>

Cess"ment (?) , n. [From Cess , v. t. ] An assessment or tax. [Obs.]

Johnson.

Cessor <Xpage=235>

Ces"sor (?) , n. [From Cess , v. i. Cf. Cesser .] (Law) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit .

Cowell.

Cessor <Xpage=235>

Ces"sor , n. [From Cess , v. t. ] An assessor. [Obs.]

Cesspipe <Xpage=235>

Cess`pipe" (?) , n. A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool.

Knight.

Cesspool <Xpage=235>

Cess"pool` (?) , n. [See Sesspol .] A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptace of filth. [Written also sesspool .]

Cest <Xpage=235>

Cest (?) , n. [L. cestus : cf. OF. ceste .] A woman's girdle; a cestus. [R.]

Collins.

Cestode <Xpage=235>

Ces"tode (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoid <Xpage=235>

Ces"toid , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoidea <Xpage=235>

Ces*toid"e*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. <?/ girble + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) A class of parasitic worms ( Platelminthes ) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm . [Written also Cestoda .]

Cestoldean <Xpage=235>

Ces*told"e*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Cestoidea.

Cestraciont <Xpage=235>

Ces*tra"ci*ont (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a kind of fish.] (Zo\'94l.) A shark of the genus Cestracion , and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.

Cestraciont <Xpage=235>

Ces*tra"ci*ont , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion .

Cestus <Xpage=235>

Ces"tus (?) , n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. <?/, lit., stitched, embroidered.] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species ( Cestus Veneris ) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.

Cestus <Xpage=235>

Ces"tus , n. [L. caestus , and cestus .] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

Cestuy or Cestui <Xpage=235>

Ces"tuy or Ces"tui (?) , pron. [Norm. F.] (Law) He; the one.

Cestuy que trust (<?/) [norm. F.] , a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. Wharton . -- Cestuy que use (<?/) [Norm. F.] , a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.

Cesura <Xpage=235>

Ce*su"ra (?) , n. See C\'91sura .

Cesural <Xpage=235>

Ce*su"ral (?) , a. See C\'91sural .

Cetacea <Xpage=235>

Ce*ta"ce*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [see Baleen .] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed. (b) The Denticete , including the dolphins and sperm whale, which have teeth. Another suborder ( Zeuglodontia ) is extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.

Cetacean <Xpage=235>

Ce*ta"cean (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Cetacea.

Cetaceous <Xpage=235>

Ce*ta"ceous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

Cete <Xpage=235>

Ce"te (?) , n. [L., pl .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.

Cetene <Xpage=235>

Ce"tene (?) , n. [See Cete .] (Chem.) An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32 , of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.

Ceterach <Xpage=235>

Cet"e*rach (?) , n. [F. c\'82t\'82rac , fr. Ar. shetrak .] (Bot.) A species of fern with fronds ( Asplenium Ceterach ).

Cetewale <Xpage=235>

Cet"e*wale (?) , n. [OF. citoal , F. zedoaire . See Zedoary .] Same as Zedoary . [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Cetic <Xpage=235>

Ce"tic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a whale.

Cetin <Xpage=235>

Ce"tin (?) , n. [L. cetus whale.] (Chem.) A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti.

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Cetological <Xpage=236>

Ce`to*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to cetology.

Cetologist <Xpage=236>

Ce*tol"o*gist (?) , a. One versed in cetology.

Cetology <Xpage=236>

Ce*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ whale + -logy : cf. F. c\'82tologie .] The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.

Cetraric <Xpage=236>

Ce*trar"ic (?) , a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss ( Cetaria Islandica ).

Cetraric acid . See Cetrarin .

Cetrarin <Xpage=236>

Cet"ra*rin (?) , n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss ( Cetraria Islandica ). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid , a white, crystalline, bitter substance.

Cetyl <Xpage=236>

Ce"tyl (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ whale + -yl .] (Chem.) A radical, C16H33 , not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.

Cetylic <Xpage=236>

Ce*tyl"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.

Cetylic alcohol (Chem.) , a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also cetyl alcohol .

Ceylanite <Xpage=236>

Cey"lan*ite (?) , n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste . [Written also ceylonite .]

Ceylonese <Xpage=236>

Cey`lon*ese" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Ceylon. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Ceylon.

C.G.S. <Xpage=236>

C.G.S. An abbreviation for Centimeter , Gram , Second . -- applied to a system of units much empoyed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time.

Chab <Xpage=236>

Chab (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The red-bellied wood pecker ( Melanerpes Carolinus ).

Chabasite, Cabazite <Xpage=236>

Chab"a*site (?) , Cab"a*zite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem <?/, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie .

Chablis <Xpage=236>

Cha*blis" (?) , n. [F.] A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.

<-- 2. a white wine resembling Chablis[1], but made elsewhere, as in California. -->

Chabouk, Chabuk <Xpage=236>

Cha*bouk" , Cha*buk" (?) , n. [Hind. ch\'bebuk horsewhip.] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment.

Balfour.

Chace <Xpage=236>

Chace (?) , n. See 3d Chase , n. , 3.

Chace <Xpage=236>

Chace , v. t. To pursue. See Chase v. t.

Chachalaca <Xpage=236>

Cha`cha*la"ca (?) , n. [Native name, prob. given in imitation of its cry.] (Zo\'94l.) The texan guan ( Ortalis vetula ). [written also chiacalaca .]

Chak <Xpage=236>

Chak (?) , v. i. To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.

Chacma <Xpage=236>

Chac"ma (?) , n. [Native name.] A large species of African baboon ( Cynocephalus porcarius ); -- called also ursine baboon . [See Illust . of Baboon .]

Chaconne <Xpage=236>

Cha*conne" (?) , n. [F., fr. Sp. chacona .] (Mus.) An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.

Chad <Xpage=236>

Chad (?) , n. See Shad . [Obs.]

Ch\'91tetes <Xpage=236>