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Con*cerned" (?) , a. [See Concern , v. t. , 2.] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend .

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Con*cern"ed*ly (?) , adv. In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.

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Con*cern"ing , prep. Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards.

I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Gen. xix. 21.

The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Num. x. 29.

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Con*cern"ing , a. Important. [Archaic]

So great and so concerning truth. South.

Concerning <Xpage=295>

Con*cern"ing (?) , n. 1. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest. "Our everlasting concernments ."

I. Watts.

To mix with thy concernments I desist. Milton.

2. Importance; moment; consequence.

Let every action of concernment to begun with prayer. Jer. Taylor.

3. Concern; participation; interposition.

He married a daughter to the earl without any other approbation of her father or concernment in it, than suffering him and her come into his presence. Clarendon.

4. Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.

While they are so eager to destory the fame of others, their ambition is manifest in their concernment . Dryden.

Concert <Xpage=295>

Con*cert" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Concerted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerting .] [F. concerter , It. concertare , conertare , prob. from L. consertus , p. p. of conserere to join together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr. cernere to distinguish. See Series , and cf. Concern .] 1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.

It was concerted to begin the siege in March. Bp. Burnet.

2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.

A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the compaign. Burke.

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Con*cert" , v. i. To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.

The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot. Bp. Burnet

Concert <Xpage=295>

Con"cert (?) , n. [F. concert , It. concerto , conserto , fr. concertare . See Concert , v. t. ] 1. Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opions and viewa; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.

All these discontens, how ruinous soever, have arisen from the want of a due communication and concert . Swift.

2. Musical accordance or harmony; concord.

Let us in concert to the season sing. Cowper.

3. A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.

Visit by night your lady's chamber window With some sweet concert . Shak.

And boding screech owls make the concert full. Shak.

Concert pitch . See under Pitch .

Concertante <Xpage=295>

Con`cer*tan"te (?; It. ?) , n. [It., orig p. pr. of concertare to form or perform a concert. See Concert .] (Mus.) A concert for two or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment. Also adjectively; as, concertante parts .

Concertation <Xpage=295>

Con`cer*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. concertatio .] Strife; contention. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Concertative <Xpage=295>

Con*cer"ta*tive (?) , a. [L. concertativus .] Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Concerted <Xpage=295>

Con*cert"ed (?) , a. Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on; as, concerted schemes, signals .

Concerted piece (Mus.) , a composition in parts for several voices or instrument, as a trio, a quartet, etc.

Concertina <Xpage=295>

Con`cer*ti"na (?) , n. [From It. concerto a concert.] A small musical imstrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

Concertino <Xpage=295>

Con`cer*ti"no (?) , n. [See Concertina .] (Mus.) A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto .

Concertion <Xpage=295>

Con*cer"tion (?) , n. Act of concerting; adjustment. [R.]

Young.

Concertmeister <Xpage=295>

Con*cert`meis"ter (?) , n. [G.] (Mus.) The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.

Concerto <Xpage=295>

Con*cer"to (?; It. ?) , n. ; pl. Concertos (#) . [It. See Concert , n. ] (Mus.) A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill.

Concession <Xpage=295>

Con*ces"sion (?) , n. [L. concessio , fr. concedere : cf. F. concession . See Concede.] 1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving , which is voluntary or spontaneous.

By mutual concession the business was adjusted. Hallam.

2. A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal .

This is therefore a concession , that he doth . . . believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain. Sharp.

When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances without further pursuits, then expect to find popular assemblies content with small concessions . Swift.

Concessionist <Xpage=295>

Con*ces"sion*ist , n. One who favors concession.

Concessive <Xpage=295>

Con*ces"sive (?) , a. [L. concessivus .] Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction .

Lowth.

Concessively <Xpage=295>

Con*ces"sive*ly , adv. By way of concession.

Concessory <Xpage=295>

Con*ces"so*ry (?) , a. Conceding; permissive.

Concettism <Xpage=295>

Con*cet"tism (?) , n. The use of concetti or affected conceits. [R.]

C. Kingsley.

Concetto <Xpage=295>

Con*cet"to (?; It. ?) , n. ; pl. Concetti (#) . [It., fr. L. conceptus . See Conceit .] Affected wit; a conceit.

Chesterfield.

Conch <Xpage=295>

Conch (?) , n. [L. concha , Gr. <?/. See Coach , n. ] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus , which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis . See Cameo .

&hand; The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work.

2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.

3. One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.

4. (Arch.) See Concha , n.

5. The external ear. See Concha , n. , 2.

Concha <Xpage=295>

Con"cha (?) , n. [LL. (in sense 1), fr. <?/ concha . See Conch .] 1. (Arch.) The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse.

2. (Anat.) The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.

Conchal <Xpage=295>

Con"chal (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear; as, the conchal cartilage .

Conchifer <Xpage=295>

Con"chi*fer (?) , n. [Cf. F. conchof\'8are .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Conchifera.

Conchifera <Xpage=295>

Con*chif"e*ra (?) , n , pl. [NL., fr. L. concha + ferre to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the Lamellibranchiata. See Mollusca .

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Con*chif"er*ous (?) , a. Producing or having shells.

Conchiform <Xpage=295>

Con"chi*form , a. [ Conch + -form .] Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped.

Conchinine <Xpage=295>

Con"chi*nine (? &or; ?) , n. [Formed by transposition fr. cinchonine .] See Quinidine .

Conchite <Xpage=295>

Con"chite (?) , n. [Cf. F. conchite . See Conch .] (Paleon.) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.

Conchitic <Xpage=295>

Con*chit"ic (?) , a. Composed of shells; containing many shells.

Conchoid <Xpage=295>

Con"choid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ shell + <?/ form: cf. F. concho\'8bde .] (Geom.) A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.

Conchoidal <Xpage=295>

Con*choid"al (?) , a. [Cf. F. concho\'8bdal .] (Min.) Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a bivalve shell; -- applied principally to a surface produced by fracture.

Conchological <Xpage=295>

Con`cho*log"ic*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or connected with, conchology.

Conchologist <Xpage=295>

Con*chol"o*gist (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.

Conchology <Xpage=295>

Con*chol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Conch + -logy .] (Zo\'94l.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.

Conchometer <Xpage=295>

Con*chom"e*ter (?) , n. [ Conch + -meter .] (Zo\'94l.) An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their spire.

Conchometry <Xpage=295>

Con*chom"e*try (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The art of measuring shells or their curves; conchyliometry.

Concho-spiral <Xpage=295>

Con`cho-spi"ral (?) , n. A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.

Agassiz.

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Con`chy*la"ceous (?) , Con*chyl`i*a"ceous (?) , a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/, equiv. to <?/. See Conch .] Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchyliaceous impressions .

Kirwan.

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Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gist (?) , n. , Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gy (?) , n. See Conchologist , and Conchology .

Conchyliometry <Xpage=295>

Con*chyl`i*om"e*try (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ + -metry .] Same as Conchometry .

Conchylious <Xpage=295>

Con*chyl"i*ous (?) , a. Conchylaceous.

Conciator <Xpage=295>

Con"ci*a`tor (?) , n. [It. conciatore , fr. conciare to adjust, dress, fr. L. comtus , p. p. See Compt , a. ] (Glass Works) The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be made into glass, and who works and tempers them.

Concierge <Xpage=295>

Con`cierge" (?) , n. [F.] One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.

Conciliable <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a*ble (?) , n. [L. conciliabulum , fr. concitium assembly: cf. F. conciliabule . See Council .] A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Conciliable <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a*ble , a. [Cf. F. conciliable .] Capable of being conciliated or reconciled.

Milton.

Conciliabule <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a*bule (?) , n. [See Conciliable , n. ] An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.

Milman.

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Con*cil"i*ar (?) , Con*cil"i*a*ry (?) a. [Cf. F. conciliare .] Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council.

Jer. Taylor.

Conciliate <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*ate (?; 106) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Conciliated ; p. pr & vb. n. Conciliating .] [L. conciliatus , p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See Council .] To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. Hallam.

Syn. -- To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify.

Conciliation <Xpage=295>

Con*cil`i*a"tion (?) , n. [L. conciliatio .] The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated.

The house has gone further; it has declared conciliation admissible previous to any submission on the part of America. Burke.

Conciliative <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a*tive (?) , a. Conciliatory.

Coleridge.

Conciliator <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who conciliates.

Conciliatory <Xpage=295>

Con*cil"i*a*to*ry (?; 106) , a. Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.

The only alternative, therefore, was to have recourse to the conciliatory policy. Prescott.

Concinnate <Xpage=295>

Con*cin"nate (?) , v. t. [L. concinnatus , p. p. of concinnare to concinnate. See Concinnity .] To place fitly together; to adapt; to clear. [Obs.]

Holland.

Concinnity <Xpage=295>

Con*cin"ni*ty (?) , n. [L. concinnitas , fr. concinnus skillfully put together, beautiful. Of uncertain origin.] Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance; -- used chiefly of style of discourse. [R.]

An exact concinnity and eveness of fancy. Howell.

Concinnous <Xpage=295>

Con*cin"nous (?) , a. [L. concinnus .] Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant. [R.]

The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors, M. Heyne. De Quiency.

Concionate <Xpage=295>

Con"cio*nate (?) , v. i. [L. concionatus , p. p. of concionari to adress.] To preach. [Obs.]

Lithgow.

Concionator <Xpage=295>

Con"cio*na`tor (?) , n. [L.] 1. An haranguer of the people; a preacher.

2. (Old Law) A common councilman. [Obs.]

Concionatory <Xpage=295>

Con"cio*na`to*ry (?; 106) , a. Of or pertaining to preaching or public addresses. [Obs.]

Howell.

Concise <Xpage=295>

Con*cise" (?) , a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed , v.t.; cf. F. concis .] Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. B. Jonson.

Where the author is . . . too brief and concise , amplify a little. I. Watts.

Syn. -- Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic , and Terse .

Concisely <Xpage=295>

Con*cise"ly , adv. In a concise manner; briefly.

Conciseness <Xpage=295>

Con*cise"ness , n. The quality of being concise.

Concision <Xpage=295>

Con*ci"sion (?) , n. [L. concisio : cf. F. concision . See Concise .] A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction.

South.

Concitation <Xpage=295>

Con`ci*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. concitatio . See Concite .] The act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating. [Obs.] "The concitation of humors."

Sir T. Browne.

Concite <Xpage=295>

Con*cite" (?) , v. t. [L. concitare ; con- + citare . See Cite.] To excite or stir up. [Obs.]

Cotgrave.

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Conclamation <Xpage=296>

Con`cla*ma"tion (?) , n. [L. conclamatio .] An outcry or shout of many together. [R.]

Before his funeral conclamation . May (Lucan).

Conclave <Xpage=296>

Con"clave (? &or; ?; 277) , n. [F., fr. L. conclave a room that may locked up; con- + clavis key. See Clavicle .] 1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

2. The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.

It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal. South.

3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's Club) on new books, were speedily known over all London. Macaulay.

To be in conclave , to be engaged in a secret meeting; -- said of several, or a considerable number of, persons.

Conclavist <Xpage=296>

Con"cla`vist (?) , n. [Cf. F. conclaviste , It. conclavista .] One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave.

Conclude <Xpage=296>

Con*clude" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Concluded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Concluding .] [L. concludere , conclusum ; con- + claudere to shut. See Close , v. t. ] 1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.]

The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave. Hooker.

2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.]

For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi. 32.

The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii. 22.

3. To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause.