CPage 177
- English Word Ceres Definition The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.
- English Word Ceres Definition The first discovered asteroid.
- English Word Ceresin Definition A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.
- English Word Cereus Definition A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
- English Word Cerial Definition Same as Cerrial.
- English Word Ceriferous Definition Producing wax.
- English Word Cerin Definition A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
- English Word Cerin Definition A variety of the mineral allanite.
- English Word Cering Definition of Cere
- English Word Cerinthian Definition One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.
- English Word Ceriph Definition One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters.
- English Word Cerise Definition Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.
- English Word Cerite Definition A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; -- so called from its hornlike form.
- English Word Cerite Definition A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
- English Word Cerium Definition A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.
- English Word Cernuous Definition Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
- English Word Cero Definition A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (S. regalis).
- English Word Cerograph Definition A writing on wax.
- English Word Cerographic Definition Alt. of Cerographical
- English Word Cerographical Definition Of or pertaining to cerography.