Chapter 66

Con*dog" (?; 115), v. i. [A punning corruption of concur.] To concur; to agree. [Burlesque]

&fist; This word appears in early dictionaries as a synonym for the word agree; thus. "Agree; concurre, cohere, condog, condescend." Cockeram.

Con*do"la*to*ry (?), a. Expressing condolence. Smart.

Con*dole" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condoled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Condoling.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel pain, grieve. See Doleful.] To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with.

Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. Sir W. Temple.

Con*dole", v. t. To lament or grieve over. [R.]

I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. Milton.

Con*dole"ment (?), n. 1. Condolence. "A pitiful condolement." Milton.

2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak.

Con*do"lence (?), n. [Cf. F. condolÚance.] Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

Their congratulations and their condolences. Steele.

A special mission of condolence. Macaulay.

Con*dol"er (?), n. One who condoles.

Con`do*na"tion (?), n. [L. condonatio a giving away.] 1. The act of condoning or pardoning.

2. (Law) Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton.

Con*done" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Condoning.] [L. condonare, - donatum, to give up, remit, forgive; con- + donare to give. See Donate.] 1. To pardon; to forgive.

A fraud which he had either concocted or condoned. W. Black.

It would have been magnanimous in the men then in power to have overlooked all these things, and, condoning the politics, to have rewarded the poetry of Burns. J. C. Shairp.

2. (Law) To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife.

Con"dor (?), n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zo÷l.) A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.

||Con`dot*tie"re (?), n.; pl. Condottieri (#). [It., captain.] A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.

Con*duce" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Conducing.] [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and cf. Conduct, n., Cond.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.

He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. Macaulay.

The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. Shak.

Syn. -- To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve.

Con*duce", v. t. To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.]

He was sent to conduce hither the princess. Sir H. Wotton.

Con*du"cent (?), a. [L. conducens, p. pr.] Conducive; tending.

Conducent to the good success of this business. Abp. Laud.

Con*du"ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being conducible; conducibleness. Bp. Wilkins.

Con*du"ci*ble (k&obreve;n*dū"s&ibreve;*b'l), a. [L. conducibilis.] Conducive; tending; contributing. Bacon.

All his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them. Bentley.

Con*du"ci*ble*ness, n. Quality of being conducible.

Con*du"ci*bly, adv. In a manner to promote. [R.]

Con*du"cive (k&obreve;n*dū"s&ibreve;v), a. Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote.

However conducive to the good or our country. Addison.

Con*du"cive*ness, n. The quality of conducing.

Con"duct (k&obreve;n"dŭkt), n. [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce, and cf. Conduit.] 1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. Paley.

The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. Ld. Brougham.

2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

Conduct of armies is a prince's art. Waller.

Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. Robertson.

3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic]

I will be your conduct. B. Jonson.

In my conduct shall your ladies come. Shak.

4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.]

Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. Shak.

5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. Macaulay.

What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? Dryden.

6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

The book of Job, in conduct and diction. Macaulay.

Conduct money (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory.

Syn. -- Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior.

Con*duct" (k&obreve;n*dŭkt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducting.] [See Conduct, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.

I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. Milton.

2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.

Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. Prescott.

3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.

4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Con*duct", v. i. 1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]

Con*duct`i*bil"i*ty (k&obreve;n*dŭk`t&ibreve;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), n. [Cf. F. conductibilitÚ.] 1. Capability of being conducted; as, the conductibility of heat or electricity.

2. Conductivity; capacity for receiving and transmitting.

Con*duct"i*ble (-b'l), a. Capable of being conducted.

Con*duc"tion (k&obreve;n*dŭk"shŭn), n. [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.] 1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. The act of training up. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity.

[The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.

Con*duct"ive (-dŭk"t&ibreve;v), a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.

The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive. Goodale (Gray's Bot. ).

Con`duc*tiv"i*ty (k&obreve;n`dŭk*t&ibreve;v"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve.

Thermal conductivity (Physics), the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of a plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. J. D. Everett. - - Thermometic conductivity (Physics), the thermal conductivity when the unit of heat employed is the heat required to raise a unit volume of the substance one degree.

Con*duct"or (k&obreve;n*dŭk"t&etilde;r), n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.

2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.]

3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.

4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.

5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.

6. (Arch.) Same as Leader.

Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.

Con*duct"o*ry (?), a. [LL. conductorius.] Having the property of conducting. [R.]

Con*duct"ress (?), n. A woman who leads or directs; a directress.

Con"duit (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.] 1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.

All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak.

This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.

2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss.

(b) A narrow passage for private communication.

Con*du"pli*cate (?), a. [L. conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare. See Duplicate.] (Bot.) Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or Šstivation.

Con*du`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [L. conduplicatio.] A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]

Con`du*ran"go (?), n. (Med.) See Cundurango.

Con*dur"rite (?), n. (Min.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.

Con"dy*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a condyle.

Condylar foramen (Anat.), a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.

Con"dyle (? or ?), n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. ko`ndylos: cf. F. condyle.] (Anat.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface.

Con"dy*loid (?), a. [Condyle + -oid: cf. F. condylo´de.] (Anat.) Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.

{ ||Con`dy*lo"ma (-lō"m&adot;), ||Con"dy*lome (-lōm) }, n.; pl. Condylomata (#) or (#), E. Condylomes (-lōmz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. &?;, from ko`ndylos knuckle. See -oma.] (Med.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.

&fist; There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.

||Con*dyl"o*pod (?), n. [Gr. ko`ndylos knuckle (or joint) + -pod.] (Zo÷l.) An arthropod.

||Cone (?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. &?;; akin to Skr. šana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See Hone, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right cone. More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex.

2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scoriŠ around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form.

Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. Milton.

3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the ConiferŠ, as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base.

4. (Zo÷l.) A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form.

Cone of rays (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely. -- Cone pulley. See in the Vocabulary. -- Oblique or Scalene cone, a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base. -- Eight cone. See Cone, 1.

Cone (?), v. t. To render cone-shaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.

Cone"-in-cone" (?), a. (Geol.) Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together; -- said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.

Co*ne"ine (? or ?; 104), n. (Chem.) See Conine.

{ Co"ne*pate (?), Co"ne*patl (?) }, n. [Mexican conepatl and epatl.] (Zo÷l.) The skunk.

Cone" pul"ley (?). A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.

Co"ney (? or ?), n. 1. (Zo÷l.) A rabbit. See Cony.

2. (Zo÷l.) A fish. See Cony.

Con"fab (?), n. [Contr. from confabulation.] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]

Con*fab"u*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Confabulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confabulating.] [L. confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together; con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. See Fable.] To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.

I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no. Cowper.

Con*fab`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. confabulatio.] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.

Friends' confabulations are comfortable at all times, as fire in winter. Burton.

Con*fab"u*la*to*ry (?), a. Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue. Weever.

Con"fa*lon (?), n. [F. See Confalon.] (R. C. Ch.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents.

Con*far`re*a"tion (?), n. [L. confarreatio, fr. confarreare to marry; con- + farreum (sc. libum cake) a spelt cake, fr. farreus made of spelt, fr. far a sort of grain.] (Antiq.) A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.

Con*fat"ed (?), p. a. Fated or decreed with something else. [R.] A. Tucker.

Con*fect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confected; p. pr. & vb. n. Confecting.] [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to prepare. See Comfit.] 1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.]

Saffron confected in Cilicia. W. Browne.

2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]

Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert.

[My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.

Con"fect (?), n. A comfit; a confection. [Obs.]

At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects. Harvey.

Con*fec"tion (?), n. [F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]

A new confection of mold. Bacon.

2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.

Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Bacon.

3. A composition of drugs. Shak.

4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

&fist; The pharmacopťias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.

Con*fec"tion*a*ry (?), n. [Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist.] A confectioner. [Obs.]

He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.

Con*fec"tion*a*ry, a. Prepared as a confection.

The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.

Con*fec"tion*er (?), n. 1. A compounder. [Obs.]

Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.

2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.

Con*fec"tion*er*y (?), n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

Con*fec"to*ry (?), a. Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.] Beaumont.

Con*fec"ture (?), n. Same as Confiture. [Obs.]

Con*fed"er (k&obreve;n*f&ebreve;d"&etilde;r), v. i. [Cf. F. confÚdÚrer. See Confederate.] To confederate. [Obs.] Sir T. North.

Con*fed"er*a*cy (?), n.; pl. Confederacies (#). [From Confederate, a.] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.

The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison.

He hath heard of our confederacy. Shak.

Virginia promoted a confederacy. Bancroft.

2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.

The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic confederacy that ever existed. Harris.

Virgil has a whole confederacy against him. Dryden.

3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy.

Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation.

Con*fed"er*ate (?), a. [L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal.] 1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

All the swords In Italy, and her confederate arms, Could not have made this peace. Shak.

2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money.

Con*fed"er*ate, n. 1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense.

He found some of his confederates in gaol. Macaulay.

2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).

Con*fed"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confederated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating (?).] To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.

With these the Piercies them confederate. Daniel.

Con*fed"er*ate, v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.

By words men . . . covenant and confederate. South.

Con*fed"er*a`ter (?), n. A confederate.

Con*fed`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. confÚdÚration.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.

The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon.

This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey.

2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.

Articles of confederation. See under Article.

Con*fed"er*a*tive (? or ?), a. Of or pertaining to a confederation.

Con*fed"er*a`tor (?), n. A confederate. Grafton.

Con*fer" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conferred (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Conferring.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear: cf. F. confÚrer. See 1st Bear.] 1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]

If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion. Boyle.

2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.

The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon me. Milton.

3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]

The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union. Glanvill.

Con*fer", v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.

Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12.

You shall hear us confer of this. Shak.

Syn. -- To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.

Con`fer*ee" (?), n. [Cf. Referee.] 1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.

2. One upon whom something is conferred.

Con"fer*ence (?), n. [F. confÚrence. See Confer.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.]

Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. Hocker.

2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. Shak.

3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.

4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.

5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

Conference meeting, a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] -- Conference room, a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]

Con`fer*en"tial (?), a. Relating to conference. [R.] Clarke.

Con*fer"ra*ble (#) a. Capable of being conferred.

Con`fer*ree" (k&obreve;n`f&etilde;r*rē"), n. Same as Conferee.

Con*fer"rer (k&obreve;n*f&etilde;r"r&etilde;r), n. 1. One who confers; one who converses. Johnson.

2. One who bestows; a giver.

{ Con`fer*ru"mi*nate (?), Con`fer*ru"mi*na`ted (?) }, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate.] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn.

||Con*fer"va (?), n.; pl. ConfervŠ (#). [L., a kind of water plant. See Comfrey.] (Bot.) Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.

Con`fer*va"ceous (?), a. Belonging to the confervae.

Con*fer"void (?), a. [Conferva + -oid.] Like, or related to, the confervae. Loudon.

Con*fer"vous (?), a. Pertaining to confervae; consisting of, or resembling, the confervae.

Yon exiguous pool's confervous scum. O. W. Holmes.

Con*fess" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Confessing.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con- + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d Ban, Fame.] 1. To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.

And there confess Humbly our faults, and pardon beg. Milton.

I must confess I was most pleased with a beautiful prospect that none of them have mentioned. Addison.

2. To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.

Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess, also, before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. x. 32.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. Acts xxiii. 8.

3. To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment.

I never gave it him. Send for him hither, And let him confess a truth. Shak.

As I confess it needs must be. Tennyson.

As an actor confessed without rival to shine. Goldsmith.

4. (Eccl.) (a) To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Our beautiful votary took an opportunity of confessing herself to this celebrated father. Addison.

(b) To hear or receive such confession; - - said of a priest.

He . . . heard mass, and the prince, his son, with him, and the most part of his company were confessed. Ld. Berners.

5. To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest.

Tall thriving trees confessed the fruitful mold. Pope.