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CYSTOT'OMY, n. [Gr., a bladder or to cut.] The act or practice of opening encyst...
CYT'ISUS, n. A shrub or tree. Also, a genus of trees; tree-trefoil.
CZ'AR, n. A king; a chief; a title of the emperor of Russia; pronounced tzar, an...
CZARINA, n. A title of the empress of Russia.
CZ'ARISH, a. Pertaining to the czar of Russia.
DAB, v.t. 1. To strike gently with the hand; to slap; to box. 2. To strike gentl...
DAB'BLE, v.t. [Heb. tabal, or from the root of dip. See Dip .] Literally, to dip...
DAB'BLER, n. 1. One who plays in water or mud. 2. One who dips slightly into any...
DAB'BLING, ppr. Dipping superficially or often; playing in water, or in mud; med...
DAB'CHICK, n. [dab or dip and chick.] A small water-fowl.
DABSTER, n. One who is skilled; one who is expert; a master of his business.
DACE, n. A fish, the Cyprinus leuciscus; a small river fish, resembling the roach.
DACTYL, n. [Gr. A finger; L. probably a shoot.] A poetical foot consisting of th...
DACTYLAR, a. Pertaining to a dactyl; reducing from three to two syllables.
DACTYLET, n. A dactyl.
DAC'TYLIC, a. Pertaining to or consisting of dactyls; as dactylic verses; a dact...