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CŠ*cil"i*an (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zo÷l.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order CŠciliŠ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also cťcilian.]

||CŠ"cum (?), n.; pl. CŠcums, L. CŠca (#). [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.

&fist; The cŠcum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cŠca.

CŠ`no*zo"ic (?), a. (Geol.) See Cenozoic.

Ca"en stone" (?), A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.

CŠ"sar (?), n. [L.] A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus CŠsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar.

Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by CŠsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.

{ CŠ*sa"re*an, CŠ*sa"ri*an (?), } a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to CŠsar or the CŠsars; imperial.

CŠsarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius CŠsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.

CŠ"sar*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. CÚsarisme.] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as CŠsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.

&fist; This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court.

CŠ"si*ous (?), a. [L. caesius bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.

CŠ"si*um (?), n. [NL., from L. caesius bluish gray.] (Chem.) A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.

CŠs"pi*tose` (?), a. Same as Cespitose.

CŠ*su"ra (?), n.; pl. E. CŠsuras (&?;), L. CŠsurŠ (&?;) [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere, caesum, to cut off. See Concise.] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the cŠsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

&fist; In the following line the cŠsura is between study and of.

The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man.

CŠ*su"ral (?), a. Of or pertaining to a cŠsura.

CŠsural pause, a pause made at a cŠsura.

||Ca`fÚ" (?), n. [F. See Coffee.] A coffeehouse; a restaurant; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.

{ Caf"e*net (?), Caf"e*neh (?), } n. [Turk. qahveh khāneh coffeehouse.] A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [Turkey]

Caf*fe"ic (?), a. [See Coffee.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.

Caffeic acid, an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4.

Caf*fe"ine (?), n. [Cf. F. cafÚine. See Coffee.] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana.

Caf`fe*tan"nic (?), a. [Caffeic + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.

Caffetannic acid, a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.

||Caf"fi*la (?), n. [Ar.] See Cafila.

Caf"fre (?), n. See Kaffir.