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. Cilium, the sing., is rarely used. [ L. cilium eyelid. ] 1. (Anat.) The eyelashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a cilium or cilia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. ciliaire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Cilia. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ L. conciliabulum, fr. concitium assembly: cf. F. conciliabule. See Council. ] A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. conciliable. ] Capable of being conciliated or reconciled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Conciliable, n. ] An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Cf. F. conciliare. ] Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Conciliated; p. pr & vb. n. Conciliating. ] [ L. conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See Council. ] To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. Hallam.

Syn. -- To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. conciliatio. ] The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated. [ 1913 Webster ]

The house has gone further; it has declared conciliation admissible previous to any submission on the part of America. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Conciliatory. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who conciliates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating. [ 1913 Webster ]

The only alternative, therefore, was to have recourse to the conciliatory policy. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member of a household; a domestic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Domiciliated p. pr. & vb. n. Domiciliating ] [ See Domicile. ] 1. To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To domesticate. Pownall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of domiciliating; permanent residence; inhabitancy. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of reconciliation; disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + ciliated. ] (Biol.) Having but one cilium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. réconciliation, L. reconciliatio. ] 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]

A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture. D. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Sicily. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sicilian vespers, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., Sicilian. ] A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. supercilium an eyebrow. See Supercilious. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Superciliary. [ 1913 Webster ]