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Cicerone
() One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.
Ciceronian
() Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.
Ciceronianism
() Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero; a Ciceronian phrase or expression.
Cichoraceous
() Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type.
Cich-pea
() The chick-pea.
Cicisbeism
() The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.
Cicisbei
() of Cicisbeo
Cicisbeo
() A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women.
Cicisbeo
() A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc.
Ciclatoun
() A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
Cicurate
() To tame.
Cicuration
() The act of taming.
Cicuta
() a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.
Cicutoxin
() The active principle of the water hemlock (Cicuta) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.
Cid
() Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.
Cid
() An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.
Cider
() The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.
Ciderist
() A maker of cider.
Ciderkin
() A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
Ci-devant
() Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.
Cierge
() A wax candle used in religous rites.
Cigar
() A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Cigarette
() A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
Cilia
() The eyelashes.
Cilia
() Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
Cilia
() Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
Cilia
() Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
Ciliary
() Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc.
Ciliary
() Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
Ciliata
() One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.
Ciliate
() Alt. of Ciliated
Ciliated
() Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.
Cilice
() A kind of haircloth undergarment.
Cilician
() Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor.
Cilician
() A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
Cilicious
() Made, or consisting, of hair.
Ciliform
() Alt. of Ciliiform
Ciliiform
() Having the form of cilia; very fine or slender.
Ciliograde
() Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusae.
Cilium
() See Cilia.
Cill
() See Sill., n. a foundation.
Cillosis
() A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid.
Cima
() A kind of molding. See Cyma.
Cimar
() See Simar.
Cimbal
() A kind of confectionery or cake.
Cimbia
() A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it.
Cimbrian
() Of or pertaining to the Cimbri.
Cimbrian
() One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric.
Cimbric
() Pertaining to the Cimbri, an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany.
Cimbric
() The language of the Cimbri.