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Citole

A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer.

Citraconic

Pertaining to, derived from, or having certain characteristics of, citric and aconitic acids.

Citrange

A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata). It is more acid and has a more pronounced aroma than the orange; the tree is hardier. There are several varieties.

Citric

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.

citrin

a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also vitamin P.

Citrination

The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color.

Citrine

A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.

Citron

A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree (Citrus medica). The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the lime.

Citroncirus

a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata.

citrous

of or pertaining to a citrus tree; as, a citrous disease.

citrulline

an amino acid that is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine.

Citrullus

a genus of vines including the watermelons (Citrullus lanata).

Citrus

A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

Cittern

An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum.

Cittern-head

Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.

City

Of or pertaining to a city.

citywide

including or occurring in all parts of a city; as, citywide bussing; a citywide strike.

Civet

To scent or perfume with civet.

Civic

Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

Civicism

The principle of civil government.

Civics

The science of civil government.

civies

civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform.

Civil

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

civil-libertarian

a person having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law.

Civility

The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization.

Civilization

The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

Civilize

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

Civilized

Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.

Civilizer

One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.

Civily

In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.

Cizar

To clip with scissors.

Cize

Bulk; largeness. [Obs.] See Size.

Clabber

To become clabber; to lopper.

Clachan

A small village containing a church.

Clack

A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by striking an object.

Clacker

One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill.

Clad

imp. p. p. of Clothe.

cladode

a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf.

Cladonia

the type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia.

Cladophyll

A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum).

Claggy

Adhesive; -- said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.

Claik Clake

The bernicle goose; -- now called barnacle goose and also called clack goose.

Claim

A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact.

Claimant

One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.

Clairaudience

Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like.

Claire

A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.

Clairvoyance

A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.

Clairvoyant

One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.

Clam

To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.

Clamant

Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously.

Clamatores

A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing.

Clambake

The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion.

Clamber

To ascend by climbing with difficulty.

Clammy

Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.

clammyweed

strong-scented herb (Polanisia graveolens) common in the southern U. S. covered with intermixed gland and hairs.

Clamor

To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.

Clamorous

Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent.

Clamp

To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.

Clamper

An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper.

clamydospore

a thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae.

Clan

A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.

Clan-na-Gael

A secret society of Irish Fenians founded in Philadelphia in 1881.

Clancular

Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.

Clandestine

Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage.

Clang

A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.

clanger

A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; as, he dropped a clanger.

clanging

emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding.

Clangor

A sharp, harsh, ringing sound.

Clangorous

Making a clangor; having a ringing, metallic sound.

Clangous

Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound.

Clank

To sound with a clank.

Clannish

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan.

clannishness

a tendency to associate with only a select group.

Clanship

A state of being united together as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.

Clansman

One belonging to the same clan with another.

Clapboard

To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house.

Clape

A bird; the flicker.

clapperboard

a device which synchronizes sound and picture while making a motion picture, consisting of boards held in front of a movie camera, which are are banged together.

Claptrap

Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.

Claque

A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.

Claqueur

One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.

Clare

A nun of the order of St. Clare.

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