‖n. pl. See Cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the cæcum, or blind gut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the form of a cæcum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the cæcal extremity of a duct. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. caecias, Gr. &unr_;. ] A wind from the northeast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute. ] (Zool.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [ Written also cœcilian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cæcums, L. Cæca [ L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed. ] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut. [ Also spelled cecum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The cæcum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cæca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. caelare to engrave in relief. ] Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Geol.) See Cenozoic. [ 1913 Webster ]

A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar, Tsar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marlborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as caesarean section. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. Césarisme. ] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Syn. -- Erastianism, Byzantinism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. caesius bluish gray. ] (Nat. Hist.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from L. caesius bluish gray. ] (Chem.) A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic number 55. Atomic weight 132.6.
Syn. -- cesium, Cs [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Cespitose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. caesuras L. Cæsuræ /plu> [ L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere, caesum, to cut off. See Concise. ] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the cæsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the following line the cæsura is between study and of. [ 1913 Webster ] The prop | er stud | y ‖ of | mankind | is man. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after an ominous caesura the preacher continued. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to a cæsura. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cæsural pause, a pause made at a cæsura. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; she-dragon. ] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Dracæna Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. same as Encenia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖ ‖ } [ L. et and + caetera other things. ] Others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; -- used to point out that other things which could be mentioned are to be understood. Usually abbreviated into etc. or &c. (&c.) Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ileum + cæcal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper.
Syn. -- genus Lycaena. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
Syn. -- lycaenid butterfly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs.
Syn. -- family Lycaenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of canids including the African hunting dog.
Syn. -- genus Lycaeon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Anat.) [ NL. See Meso-, and Caecum. ] The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum. -- Mes`o*cae"cal a. [1913 Webster]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + &unr_; a furrow. ] (Paleon.) An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes Hesperornis, and allied genera. See Hesperornis. [ Written also Odontholcae, and Odontoholcae. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ L. ] The Fates. See Fate, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; putrefactive + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; blood. ] (Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs. [ 1913 Webster ]