‖n. [ Turk. ] The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Cayman. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

‖n. [ F., fr. Turk. qāīq boat. ] (Naut.) A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ir. ceard a tinker. ] A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn. ] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. C. Kingsley. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. piled up, like a cairn. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Gael. carn a cairn + gorm azure. ] (Min.) A smoky yellow or brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found especially, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland.
Syn. -- smoky quartz. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Egypt. It is the largest city in Africa. Population (2000) = 7, 010, 000.
Syn. -- El Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st Case. ] 1. (Mil.) (a) A chest to hold ammunition. (b) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber. Farrow. (c) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (a) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level. (b) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins. (c) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pneumatic caisson (Engin.), a caisson, closed at the top but open at the bottom, and resting upon the ground under water. The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps the water out. Men and materials are admitted to the interior through an air lock. See Lock. [ 1913 Webster ]