Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 36
Cerebritis (n.) Inflammation of the cerebrum.
Cerebroid (a.) Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.
Cerebrology (n.) The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain.
Cerebropathy (n.) A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also brain fag.
Cerebroscopy (n.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope).
Cerebrose (n.) A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.
Cerebro-spinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebrums (n. pl. ) of Cerebrum.
Cerebra (n. pl. ) of Cerebrum.
Cerebrum (n.) The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.
Cerebrum (n.) [ C ] (pl. Cerebra) (pl. Cerebrums) (Specialized) 大腦 The front part of the brain, that is involved with thought, decision, emotion, and character.
Cerecloth (n.) A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter.
Cerecloth (n.) (pl. Cerecloths) 蠟布；裹屍布 Cloth coated or impregnated with wax so as to be waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead, for bandages, etc..
Cerecloth (n.) A piece of such cloth.
Cerement (n.) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.
Cerement (n.) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
Ceremonial (a.) 禮節的；禮儀的；儀式的；正式的 Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
Ceremonial observances and outward show. -- Hallam.
Ceremonial (a.) Observant of forms; ceremonious.
Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] -- Donne.
He moves in the dull ceremonial track. -- Druden.
Ceremonial (a.) Marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb".
Ceremonial (n.) A formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremony}, {ceremonial}, {ceremonial occasion}, {observance}].
Ceremonial (n.) 禮節；禮俗 [U]；儀式，典禮 [C] A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.
The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court. -- Prescott.
Ceremonial (n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
Ceremonialism (n.) Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony.
Ceremonially (adv.) According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean.
Ceremonialness (n.) Quality of being ceremonial.
Ceremonious (a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]
Ceremonious (a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
Ceremoniously (adv.) 隆重地 In a ceremonious way.
Ceremoniousness (n.) The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious.
Ceremonies (n. pl. ) of Ceremony.
Ceremony (n.) [U] 典禮，儀式；禮節，禮儀 Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.
Ceremony (n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
Ceremony (n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
Ceremony (n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.
Cereous (a.) Waxen; like wax.
Ceres (n.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.
Ceres (n.) The first discovered asteroid.
Ceresin (n.) A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.
Cereus (n.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
Cerial (a.) Same as Cerrial.
Ceriferous (a.) Producing wax.
Cerin (n.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
Cerin (n.) A variety of the mineral allanite.
Cerinthian (n.) 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.
Ceriph (n.) One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters.
Cerise (a.) Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.
Cerite (n.) A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; -- so called from its hornlike form.
Cerite (n.) A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
Cerium (n.) 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.
Cernuous (a.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
Cero (n.) 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).
Cerograph (n.) A writing on wax.
Cerographic (a.) Alt. of Cerographical.
Cerographical (a.) Of or pertaining to cerography.
Cerographist (n.) One who practices cerography.
Cerography (n.) The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
Cerography (n.) A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
Cerolite (n.) A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.
Ceroma (n.) The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.
Ceroma (n.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.
Ceroma (n.) The cere of birds.
Ceromancy (n.) Divination by dropping melted wax in water.
Ceroon (n.) A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.
Ceroplastic (a.) Relating to the art of modeling in wax.
Ceroplastic (a.) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.
Ceroplastics (n.) Alt. of Ceroplasty.
Ceroplasty (n.) The art of modeling in wax.
Cerosin (n.) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane, and crystallizing in delicate white laminae.
Cerote (n.) See Cerate.
Cerotene (n.) A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
Cerotic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as, cerotic acid or alcohol.
Cerotin (n.) A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; -- called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol.
Cerrial (a.) Of or pertaining to the cerris.
Cerris (n.) A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called also bitter oak and Turkey oak.
Certain (a.) Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
To make her certain of the sad event. -- Dryden.
I myself am certain of you. -- Wyclif.
Certain (a.) Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom. -- Milton.
Certain (a.) Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. -- Dan. ii. 45.
Certain (a.) Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. -- Dryden.
Death,
as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. -- Shak.
Certain (a.) Unfailing; infallible.
I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. -- Mead.
Certain (a.) Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. -- Ex. xvi. 4.
Certain (a.) Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
It came to pass when he was in a certain city. -- Luke. v. 12.
About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. -- Macaulay.
For certain, Assuredly.
Of a certain, Certainly.
Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed; stated.
Certain (n.) Certainty. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Certain (n.) A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Certain (adv.) Certainly. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Certain (a.) Definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones".
Certain (a.) Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: incertain, uncertain, unsure].
Certain (a.) Established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [ant: uncertain].
Certain (a.) Certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" [syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain].
Certain (a.) Established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: sealed, certain] [ant: uncertain, unsealed].
Certain (a.) Reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure].
Certain (a.) Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure].
Certainly (adv.) Without doubt or question; unquestionably.
Certainly (adv.) Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting].
Certainness (n.) Certainty.
Certainties (n. pl. ) of Certainty.
Certainty (n.) The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. -- Fisher Ames.
Certainty (n.) A fact or truth unquestionable established.
Certainties are uninteresting and sating. -- Landor.
Certainty (n.) (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
Of a certainty, Certainly.
Certainty (n.) The state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" [ant: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty].
Certainty (n.) Something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant: precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty].
Certes (adv.) Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]
Certes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so foul deface. -- Spenser.
Certificate (n.) [C] 證明書；執照；（沒有學位的）結業證書；憑證，單據；證券 A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.
Certificate (n.) A written declaration legally authenticated.
{Trial by certificate}, A trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. -- Blackstone.
Certificated (imp. & p. p.) of Certificate.
Certificating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Certificate.
Certificate (v. t.) 發證書給；用證書批准；用證書證明 [H] To verify or vouch for by certificate.
Certificate (v. t.) To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
Certificate (n.) A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credential}, {credentials}].
Certificate (n.) A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" [syn: {security}, {certificate}].
Certificate (v.) Present someone with a certificate.
Certificate (v.) Authorize by certificate.
Certificate, () practice. A writing made in any court, and properly authenticated, to give notice to another court of anything done therein; or it is a writing by which an officer or other person bears testimony that a fact has or has not taken place.
Certificate, () There are two kinds of certificates; those required by the law, and those which are merely voluntary. Of the first kind are certificates given to an insolvent of his discharge, and those given to aliens, that they have been naturalized. Voluntary certificates are those which are not required by law, but which are given of the mere motion of the party. The former are evidence of the facts therein mentioned, while the latter are not entitled to any credit, because the facts certified, may be proved in the usual way under the solemnity of an oath or affirmation. 2 Com. Dig. 306; Ayl. Parerg. 157; Greenl. Ev. Sec. 498.
CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, () Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such duties, which must be renewed yearly. And by the 30th section, an attorney is liable to the penalty of fifty pounds for practising without.
CERTIFICATE, JUDGE'S, () English practice. The judge who tries the cause is authorized by several statutes in certain cases to certify, so as to decide when the party or parties shall or shall not be entitled to costs. It is of great importance in many cases, that these certificates should be obtained at the time of trial. See 3 Camp. R. 316; 5 B. & A. 796; Tidd's Pr. 879; 3 Ch. Pr. 458, 486.
CERTIFICATE, JUDGE'S, () The Lord Chancellor often requires the opinion of the judges upon a question of law; to obtain this, a case is trained, containing the admissions on both sides, and upon these the legal question is stated; the case is then submitted to the judges, who, after hearing counsel, transmit to the chancellor their opinion. This opinion, signed by the judges of the court, is called their certificate. See 3 Bl. Com. 453.
Certification (n.) 證明；檢定；保證 The act of certifying.
Certification (n.) The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: {certification}, {enfranchisement}] [ant: {disenfranchisement}].
Certification (n.) Confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: {documentation}, {certification}, {corroboration}].
Certification (n.) A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credential}, {credentials}].
Certification (n.) Validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: {authentication}, {certification}].
CERTIFICATION or CERTIFICATE OF ASSISE. () A term used in the old English law, applicable to a writ granted for the reexamination or retrial of a matter passed by assise before justices. F. N. B. 181 3 Bl. Com. 389. The summary motion for a new trial has entirely superseded the use of this writ, which was one of the means devised by the judges to prevent a resort to the remedy by attaint for a wrong verdict.
Certifier (n.) One who certifies or assures.
Certified (imp. & p. p.) of Certify.
Certifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Certify.
Certify (v. t.) To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. -- Ezra iv. 16.
Certify (v. t.) To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. -- Hammond.
The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. -- I. Taylor.
Certify (v. t.) To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded. -- Blackstone.
Certified check, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
Certify (v.) Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence].
Certify (v.) Guarantee payment on; of checks.
Certify (v.) Authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: license, licence, certify] [ant: decertify, derecognise, derecognize].
Certify (v.) Guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: certify, endorse, indorse].
Certify (v.) Declare legally insane.
Certiorari (n.) (Law) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.
Note: A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law, as of county commissioners. It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process. -- Bouvier.
Certiorari (n.) A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case [syn: certiorari, writ of certiorari].
Certiorari, () practice. To be certified of; to be informed of. This is the name of a writ issued from a superior court directed to one of inferior jurisdiction, commanding the latter to certify and return to the former, the record in the particular case. Bac. Ab. h.t.; 4 Vin. Ab. 330; Nels. Ab. h.t.; Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 3 Penna. R. 24. A certiorari differs from a writ of error. There is a distinction also between a hab. corp. and a certiorari. The certiorari removes the cause; the hab. corp. only supersedes the proceedings in below. 2 Lord Ray. 1102.
Certiorari, () By the common law, a supreme court has power to review the proceedings of all inferior tribunals, and to pass upon their jurisdiction and decisions on questions of law. But in general, the determination of such inferior courts on questions of fact are conclusive, and cannot be reversed on certiorari, unless some statute confers the power on such supreme court. 6 Wend. 564; 10 Pick. 358; 4 Halst. 209. When any error has occurred in the proceedings of the court below, different from the course of the common law, in any stage of the cause, either civil or criminal cases, the writ of certiorari is the only remedy to correct such error, unless some other statutory remedy has been given. 5 Binn. 27; 1 Gill & John. 196; 2 Mass. R. 245; 11 Mass. R. 466; 2 Virg. Cas. 270; 3 Halst. 123; 3 Pick. 194 4 Hayw. 100; 2 Greenl. 165; 8 Greenl. 293. A certiorari, for example, is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court of sessions, or of county commissioners in laying out highways. 2 Binn. 250 2 Mass. 249; 7 Mass. 158; 8 Pick. 440 13 Pick. 195; 1 Overt. 131; 2 Overt. 109; 2 Pen. 1038; 8 Verm. 271 3 Ham. 383; 2 Caines, 179.
Certiorari, () Sometimes the writ of certiorari is used as auxiliary process, in order to obtain a full return to some other process. When, for example, the record of an inferior court is brought before a superior court by appeal, writ of error, or other lawful mode, and there is a manifest defect, or a suggestion of diminution, a certiorari is awarded requiring a perfect transcript and all papers. 3 Dall. R. 413; 3 John. R. 23; 7 Cranch, R. 288; 2 South. R. 270, 551; 1 Blackf. R. 32; 9 Wheat. R. 526; 7 Halst. R. 85; 3 Dev. R. 117; 1 Dev. & Bat. 382; 11 Mass. 414; 2 Munf. R. 229; 2 Cowen, R. 38. Vide Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.