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Con"sort*ship (k&obreve;n"s˘rt*sh&ibreve;p), n. The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership. Hammond.

Con"sound (-sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. Cf. Comfrey, Consolidate.] (Bot.) A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.

Con`spe*cif"ic (k&obreve;n`sp&esl;*s&ibreve;f"&ibreve;k), a. Of the same species.

Con`spec*tu"i*ty (- sp&ebreve;k*tū"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), n.; pl. Conspectuities (-t&ibreve;z). The faculty of seeing; sight; eye. [A word of Menenius's making. Coriolanus ii. 1.] Shak.

Con*spec"tus (k&obreve;n*sp&ebreve;k"tŭs), n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.

Con*sper"sion (?), n. [L. conspersio, fr. conspergere to sprinkle.] The act of sprinkling. [Obs.]

The conspersion washing the doorposts. Jer. Taylor.

Con`spi*cu"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness. [R.] Chapman.

Con*spic"u*ous (?), a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy] 1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. Milton.

Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. Sir W. Scott.

2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.

A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of England. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent; celebrated. See Distinguished.

-- Con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.

Con*spir"a*cy (?), n.; pl. Conspiracies (#). [See Conspiration.] 1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

When shapen was all his conspiracy From point to point. Chaucer.

They made a conspiracy against [Amaziah]. 2 Kings xiv. 19.

I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates. Shak.

2. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.

A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things. Sir P. Sidney.

3. (Law) An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.

Syn. -- Combination; plot; cabal.

Con*spir"ant (?), a. [L. conspirans, p. pr. of conspirare: cf. F. conspirant.] Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring. [Obs.] Shak.

Con`spi*ra"tion (?), n. [F. conspiration, L. conspiratio.] Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy. [R.]

As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a conspiration. Udall.

In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.

Con*spir"a*tor (?), n. One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter. 2 Sam. xv. 31.