<B>ciborium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-boria,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a covered container used to hold the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a permanent, dome-shaped canopy over a high altar, usually supported on four columns and shaped like an inverted cup; baldachin. <DD><B> b. </B>any similar decorative feature, for example over a tomb or statue. </DL>
<A NAME="cicada">
<B>cicada, </B>noun, pl. <B>-das,</B> <B>-dae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large insect with two pairs of thin, transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound in hot, dry weather by vibrating membranes on its abdomen. Cicadas are commonly called locusts. The seventeen-year locust of the United States is technically called the periodical cicada. </DL>
<A NAME="cicala">
<B>cicala, </B>noun, pl. <B>-las.</B> <B>=cicada.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cicatrice">
<B>cicatrice, </B>noun. <B>=cicatrix.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cicatrices">
<B>cicatrices, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>cicatrix.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cicatricial">
<B>cicatricial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or of the nature of a cicatrix or scar. </DL>
<A NAME="cicatricle">
<B>cicatricle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Botany.) <DD><B> a. </B>a small cicatrix. <DD><B> b. </B>the mark of attachment of leaves to branches. <DD><B> 2. </B>the round, white spot on the surface of the yolk bag of a bird's egg, consisting of the germinal vesicle. </DL>
<A NAME="cicatricose">
<B>cicatricose, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of scars. </DL>
<A NAME="cicatricula">
<B>cicatricula, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small cicatrix. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=cicatricle.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cicatricular">
<B>cicatricular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to a cicatricula. </DL>
<B>cicatrix, </B>noun, pl. <B>cicatrices.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Medicine.) the new connective tissue which forms when a wound, sore, or ulcer heals; a scar. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) <DD><B> a. </B>the scar left on a tree or plant especially by a fallen leaf or branch. <DD><B> b. </B>the scar on a seed where it was attached to the pod or seed container; hilum. </DL>
<A NAME="cicatrize">
<B>cicatrize, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-trized,</B> <B>-trizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to heal by forming a scar. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Prior to the discovery of atomic energy, mankind could hope to pass through a sequence of ... bloodlettings and cicatrize its wounds after each of them (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).</I> noun <B>cicatrization.</B> noun <B>cicatrizer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cicely">
<B>cicely, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a perennial herb of the parsley family, such as the sweet cicely, a European plant having white flowers, fragrant, fernlike leaves, and aromatic roots. <DD><B> 2. </B>a similar American species. </DL>
<A NAME="ciceronage">
<B>ciceronage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the function or work of a cicerone. </DL>
<A NAME="cicerone">
<B>cicerone, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nes.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a guide for sightseers who explains the antiquities or curiosities of a place. </DL>
<A NAME="ciceronian">
<B>Ciceronian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> resembling Cicero's classical literary style; eloquent. <BR> <I>Ex. He tends to be solemn ... and Ciceronian when he is making what he regards as a major address before a large audience (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cichlid">
<B>cichlid, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of a family of tropical freshwater fishes, having spiny fins and resembling a sunfish. <DD><I>adj. </I> belonging to this family. </DL>
<B>cichoriaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to a group of composite plants including the dandelion, endive, and lettuce. </DL>
<A NAME="cicisbeo">
<B>cicisbeo, </B>noun, pl. -bei.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(in Italy) a professed gallant and attendant of a married woman. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archic.) a bow of silk or ribbon with long hanging ends, attachedto a walking stick, the hilt of a sword, or the handle of a fan. </DL>
<A NAME="cid">
<B>C.I.D.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Criminal Investigation Department (of Scotland Yard). </DL>
<A NAME="cide">
<B>-cide</B> (1),<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) slayer; killer; <I>Insecticide</I> = a substance that kills insects. </DL>
<B>cider, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the juice pressed out of apples, used as a drink and in making vinegar and applejack. Before fermentation cider is called <I>sweet cider,</I> after fermentation, <I>hard cider.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the juice pressed from other fruits. Also, (especially British,) <B>cyder.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cidergum">
<B>cider gum,</B> <B>=eucalyptus.</B></DL>
<A NAME="ciderpress">
<B>cider press,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a machine for pressing the juice out of apples. </DL>
<A NAME="cidevant">
<B>ci-devant, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> former; late. <BR> <I>Ex. The upper servant in a play like the "Admirable Crichton" ... puts the ci-devant bosses in their place (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a former noble or aristocrat. <BR> <I>Ex. A ci-devant like Graf Sternberg is glad to act as concierge in his ancient Bohemian family castle (Listener).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cie">
<B>Cie.,</B> <B>Cie</B> (no period), or <B>cie.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> company (French <I>compagnie</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="ciel">
<B>ciel, </B>noun. <B>=ciel blue.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cielblue">
<B>ciel blue,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sky-blue or azure color. </DL>
<A NAME="cif">
<B>C.I.F.,</B> <B>CIF</B> (no periods), or <B>c.i.f.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> cost, insurance, and freight. </DL>
<A NAME="cigar">
<B>cigar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tight roll of cured tobacco leaves for smoking. <BR> <I>Ex. Fully 5 1/2 in. long, they are an economical yet satisfying cigar for the discerning smoker (London Times).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>close,</B> <B>but no cigar,</B> </I>(Slang.) not quite enough to succeed or to achieve a desired result. <BR> <I>Ex. He has to make up a great deal of ground in the stretch, and more often than not it's close but no cigar (Audax Minor).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cigarette">
<B>cigarette</B> or <B>cigaret, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in a thin sheet of paper for smoking. </DL>
<A NAME="cigarettebeetle">
<B>cigarette beetle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a widely distributed beetle, destructive to dried tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes. </DL>
<A NAME="cigarettegirl">
<B>cigarette girl,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a girl or woman who goes from table to table in a night club or restaurant selling cigarettes and cigars. </DL>
<A NAME="cigarillo">
<B>cigarillo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-los.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a thin cigar, a little longer than a cigarette. <BR> <I>Ex. The cigarillo, a pencil-slim cigar, shorter and usually milder than its big brothers, has won a place in U.S. markets since World War II (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cigarstore">
<B>cigar store,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a store specializing in the sale of cigars, cigarettes, and other tobacco products. </DL>
<A NAME="cigarstoreindian">
<B>cigar-store Indian, =wooden Indian.</B></DL>
<A NAME="ciggie">
<B>ciggie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a cigarette. </DL>
<A NAME="ciguatera">
<B>ciguatera, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a disease caused by eating the poisonous flesh of certain tropical fishes. <DD><B> 2. </B>the substance causing this; ciguatoxin. <BR> <I>Ex. The poison ciguatera from tropical marine fishes inhibits an enzyme in heart muscle and other tissues and can cause death in man by asphyxiation (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ciguatoxin">
<B>ciguatoxin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a poison that causes ciguatera. <BR> <I>Ex. Anticholinesterase action of ciguatoxin has been reported (Science).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cilia">
<B>cilia, </B>noun pl. of <B>cillium.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>very small, hairlike parts of leaves, wings, insects, or bits of protoplasm that project from certain kinds of cells. Some microscopic animals use cilia to move themselves or to set up currents in surrounding water. The cilia on the edges of some leaves resemble eyelashes. <DD><B> 2. </B>the eyelashes. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliary">
<B>ciliary, </B>adjective,<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or resembling cilia. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with certain delicate structures of the eyeball, especially the ciliary muscle and the ciliary process. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliarymuscle">
<B>ciliary muscle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a delicate muscle around the margin of the lens of the eyeball, a principal agent in the accommodation of the lens. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliaryprocess">
<B>ciliary process,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a folded part of the choroid membrane of the eyeball, adjoining the iris. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliate">
<B>ciliate, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> provided with cilia. <DD><I>noun </I> any one of a class of one-celled protozoans having cilia on the surface of the cell. Paramecia are ciliates. <BR> <I>Ex. A few ciliates lose their cilia in the adult stage and become anchored on a sort of stem (White and Renner).</I> </DL>
<B>Cilician, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Cilicia, an ancient country on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Cilicia. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliiform">
<B>ciliiform, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the form of cilia; fine and evenly set, as the teeth of certain fish. </DL>
<A NAME="ciliolate">
<B>ciliolate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having cilia. </DL>
<A NAME="cilium">
<B>cilium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the infrequently used singular of <B>cilia.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cimarron">
<B>cimarron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) the bighorn or Rocky Mountain sheep. </DL>
<A NAME="cimarrones">
<B>cimarrones, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> fugitive slaves in the Spanish colonies of America. </DL>
