Chapter 337

Con*vey"or (?) , n. (Mach.) A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope.

Conviciate <Xpage=319>

Con*vi"ci*ate , v. i. [L. conviciatus , p.p. of conviciari to revile, fr. convicium loud reproach.] To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.]

To conviciate instead of accusing. Laud.

Convicinity <Xpage=319>

Con`vi*cin"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Convicinities (<?/) . Immediate vicinity; neighborhood.

The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes. T. Warton.

Convicious <Xpage=319>

Con*vi"cious (?) , a. Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting. [Obs.] " Convicious words."

Queen Elizabeth (1559).

Convict <Xpage=319>

Con*vict" (?) , p.a. [L. convictus , p.p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice .] Proved or found guilty; convicted. [Obs.]

Shak.

Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.

Convict <Xpage=319>

Con"vict (?) , n. 1. A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.

2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude.

Syn. -- Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.

Convict <Xpage=319>

Con*vict" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convicted ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convicting .] 1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience.

He [Baxter] . . . had been convicted by a jury. Macaulay.

They which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one. John viii. 9.

2. To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne .

3. To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove.

Imagining that these proofs will convict a testament, to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find. Hooker.

4. To defeat; to doom to destruction. [Obs.]

A whole armado of convicted sail. Shak.

Syn. -- To confute; defect; convince; confound.

Convict1ible <Xpage=319>

Con*vict1i*ble (?) , a. Capable of being convicted. [R.]

Ash.

Conviction <Xpage=319>

Con*vic"tion (?) , n. [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4). See Convict , Convince .] 1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.

The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment. Hallam.

2. (Law) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.

Conviction may accrue two ways. Blackstone.

3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.

For all his tedious talk is but vain boast, Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. Milton.

4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.

To call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences. Swift.

And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction ? Bunyan.

Syn. -- Conviction ; persuasion . -- Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith; persuasion respects matters of belief or practice. Conviction respects our most important duties; persuasion is frequently applied to matters of indifference. Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of the [operation of the] understanding; persuasion , of the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind, persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination. C. J. Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in opposition to their conviction of duty.

Convictism <Xpage=319>

Con"vict*ism (?) , n. The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. "The evils of convictism ."

W. Howitt.

Convictive <Xpage=319>

Con*vict"ive (?) , a. Convincing. [R.]

The best and most convictive argument. Glanwill.

-- Con*vict"ive*ly , adv. -- Con*vict"ive*ness , n.

Convince <Xpage=319>

Con*vince" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convinced (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convincing .] [ L . convincere , -victum , to refute, prove; con- + vincere to conquer. See Victor , and cf. Convict .] 1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.]

His two chamberlains Will I with wine and wassail so convince That memory, the warder of the brain, Shall be a fume. Shak.

2. To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof.

Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others. Atterbury.

3. To confute; to prove the fallacy of. [Obs.]

God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. Bacon.

4. To prove guilty; to convinct. [Obs.]

Which of you convinceth me of sin? John viii. 46.

Seek not to convince me of a crime Which I can ne'er repent , nor you can pardon . Dryden.

Syn. -- To persuade; satisfy; convict. -- To Convince , persuade . To convince is an act of the understanding; to persuade , of the will or feelings. The one is effected by argument, the other by motives. There are cases, however, in which persuade may seem to be used in reference only to the assent of the understanding; as when we say, I am persuaded it is so; I can not persuade myself of the fact. But in such instances there is usually or always a degree of awakened feeling which has had its share in producing the assent of the understanding.

Convincement <Xpage=319>

Con*vince"ment (?) , n. Act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction. [R.]

The fear of a convincement . Milton.

Convincer <Xpage=319>

Con*vin"cer (?) , n. One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.

Convincible <Xpage=319>

Con*vin"ci*ble (?) , a. 1. Capable of being convinced or won over.

2. Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument; refutable. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Convincingly <Xpage=319>

Con*vin"cing*ly (?) , adv. in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.

Convincingness <Xpage=319>

Con*vin"cing*ness , n. The power of convincing, or the quality of being convincing.

Convival <Xpage=319>

Con*viv"al (?) , a. [L. convivalis . See Convive .] pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial. [Obs.] "A convival dish."

Sir T. Browne.

Convive <Xpage=319>

Con*vive" (?) , v. i. [L. convivari ; akin to convivium a feast, convivere to live or feast together; con- + vivere to live.] To feast together; to be convivial. [Obs.] "There, in the full, convive we."

Shak.

Convive <Xpage=319>

Con"vive (?) , n. [L. conviva : cf. F. convive .] A quest at a banquet. [R.]

Beaumont.

Convivial <Xpage=319>

Con*viv"i*al (?; 277) , a. [From L. convivium a feast; con- + vivere to live. See Victuals , and cf. Convive .] Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.

Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. Denham.

Convivialist <Xpage=319>

Con*viv"i*al*ist , n. A person of convivial habits.

Conviviality <Xpage=319>

Con*viv`i*al"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Convivialities (<?/) . The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.

Convivially <Xpage=319>

Con*viv"i*al*ly (?) , adv. In a convivial manner.

Convocate <Xpage=319>

Con"vo*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convocated ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convocating .] [L. convocatus , p.p. of convocare to convocate; con- + vocare to call. See Vocal , and cf. Convoce .] To convoke; to call together. [Obs.]

May (Lucan).

Convocation <Xpage=319>

Con`vo*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. convocatio : cf. F. convocation . See Convoke .] 1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.

2. An assembly or meeting.

In the first day there shall be a holy convocation . Ex. xii. 16.

3. (Ch. of Eng.) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

&hand; In England, the provinces of Canterbury and York have each their convocation, but no session for business were allowed from 1717 to 1861. The Convocation of Canterbury consists of two houses. In the Convocation of York the business has been generally conducted in one assembly.

4. (Oxf. University) An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

Syn. -- meeting; assembly; congregation; congress; diet; convention; synod; council.

Convocational <Xpage=319>

Con`vo*ca"tion*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a convocation.

Convocationist <Xpage=319>

Con`vo*ca"tion*ist , n. An advocate or defender of convocation.

Convoke <Xpage=319>

Con*voke" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convoked (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoking .] [L. convocare : cf. F. convoquer . See Convocate .] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.

There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament. palfrey.

Syn. -- To summon; assemble; convene. See Call .

Convolute <Xpage=319>

Con"vo*lute (?) , a. [L. convolutus , p.p. of convolvere . See Convolve .] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in \'91stivation.

Convoluted <Xpage=319>

Con"vo*lu`ted (?) , a. 1. Having convolutions.

beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn. Pennant.

2. Folded in tortuous windings.

A highly convoluted brain. North Amer. Rev.

Convolution <Xpage=319>

Con`vo*lu"tion (?) , n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.

O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson.

2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself.

Blackmore.

3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions . See Brain .

Convolve <Xpage=319>

Con*volve" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convolved (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convolving .] [L. convolvere , -volutum ; con- + volvere to roll. See Voluble .] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.

Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved . Milton.

Convolvulaceous <Xpage=319>

Con*vol`vu*la"ceous (?) , a. [From Convolvus .] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.

Convolvulin <Xpage=319>

Con*vol"vu*lin (?) , n. (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.

Convolvulus <Xpage=319>

Con*vol"vu*lus (?) , n. ; pl. L. Convolvuli (#) , E. Convoluluses (#) . [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed ( C. arwensis ), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipom\'91a .

The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson.

Convoy <Xpage=319>

Con*voy" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convoyed (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoying .] [F. convoyer , OF. conveier , convoier . See Convey .] To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman .

I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. Emerson.

Convoy <Xpage=319>

Con"voy (?) , n. [F. convoi .] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.

To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. Macaulay.

2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.

3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.

When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. Emerson.

4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.]

Shak.

5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.

Knight.

Convulse <Xpage=319>

Con*vulse" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Convulsed (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Convulsing .] [L. convulsus , p.p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.

With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. Macaulay.

2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently.

The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations . Macaulay.

Syn. -- To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.

Convulsion <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sion (?) , n. [L. convulsio : cf. F. convulsion .] 1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.

2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.

Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion , to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton.

Times of violence and convulsion . Ames.

Syn. -- Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.

Convulsional <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sion*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [R.]

Lamb.

Convulsionary <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sion*a*ry (<?/) , a. [Cf. F. convulsionnaire .] Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. " Convulsionary struggles."

Sir W. Scott.

Convulsionary <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sion*a*ry , n. A convulsionist.

Convulsionist <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sion*ist , n. One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. M\'82dard.

Convulsive <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sive (?) , a. [Cf. F. convulsif .] Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.

An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. Burke.

Convulsively <Xpage=319>

Con*vul"sive*ly , adv. in a convulsive manner.

Cony <Xpage=319>

Co"ny (? &or; ?; 277) , n. [OE. coning , conig , coni , OF. connin , conin , connil , fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ( Lepus cuniculus ) . (b) The chief hare.

&hand; The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus , called also daman , and cherogril . See Daman .

2. A simpleton. [Obs.]

It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher . Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).

3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ( Epinephelus apua ); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]

Cony-catch <Xpage=319>

Co"ny-catch (?) , v. t. To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.]

Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in the this business. Shak.

Cony-catcher <Xpage=319>

Co"ny-catch`er (?) , n. A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.]

Minsheu.

Conylene <Xpage=319>

Con"y*lene (?) , n. [ Con ine + acetylene.] An oily substance, C8H14 , obtained from several derivatives of conine.

Conyrine <Xpage=319>

Con"y*rine (?) , n. [From Conine .] (Chem.) A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of pyridine), obtained from conine.

Coo <Xpage=319>

Coo (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p.p. Cooed (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Cooing .] 1. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.

The stockdove only through the forest cooes , Mournfully hoarse. Thomson.

2. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under Bill , v. i. "Billing or cooing ."

Byron.

Cooey, Cooee <Xpage=319>

Coo"ey , Coo"ee (?) , n. [Of imitative origin.] A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal. [Written also cooie .]

Cook <Xpage=319>

Cook (?) , v. i. [Of imitative origin.] To make the noise of the cuckoo. [Obs. or R.]

Constant cuckoos cook on every side. The Silkworms (1599).

Cook <Xpage=319>

Cook (?) , v. t. [Etymol. unknown.] To throw. [Prov.Eng.] " Cook me that ball."

Grose.

Cook <Xpage=319>