Part 1536

<blockquote>Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by <b>C\'91sar</b> on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>C\'91sarean, C\'91sarian</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw><hw>C\'91*sa"re*an</hw>, <hw>C\'91*sa"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Caesareus</ets>, <ets>Caesarianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to C\'91sar or the C\'91sars; imperial.</def>

<cs><col>C\'91sarean section</col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C\'91sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.</cd></cs>

<h1>C\'91sarism</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91"sar*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>C\'82sarisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as C\'91sar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.</def>

<note>&hand; 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.</note>

<h1>C\'91sious</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91"si*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caesius</ets> bluish gray.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray.</def>

<i>Lindley.</i>

<h1>C\'91sium</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91"si*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>caesius</ets> bluish gray.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>C\'91spitose</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91s"pi*tose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Cespitose</er>.</def>

<h1>C\'91sura</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91*su"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>C\'91suras</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, L. <plw>C\'91sur\'91</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu> <ety>[L. <ets>caesura</ets> a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. <ets>caedere</ets>, <ets>caesum</ets>, to cut off. See <er>Concise</er>.]</ety> <def>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 c\'91sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.</def>

<note>&hand; In the following line the <i>c\'91sura</i> is between <i>study</i> and <i>of</i>.</note>

<blockquote>The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man.

<h1>C\'91sural</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>C\'91*su"ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a c\'91sura.</def>

<cs><col>C\'91sural pause</col>, <cd>a pause made at a c\'91sura.</cd></cs>

<h1>Caf\'82</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Ca`f\'82"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Coffee</er>.]</ety> <def>A coffeehouse; a restaurant; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.</def>

<h1>Cafenet, Cafeneh</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw><hw>Caf"e*net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Caf"e*neh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk. <ets>qahveh kh\'beneh</ets> coffeehouse.]</ety> <def>A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold.</def> <mark>[Turkey]</mark>

<h1>Caffeic</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf*fe"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Coffee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.</def>

<cs><col>Caffeic acid</col>, <cd>an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, <chform>C9H8O4</chform>.</cd></cs>