Part 1587

<hw>Can"cri*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named after Count <ets>Cancrin</ets>, a minister of finance in Russia.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.</def>

<h1>Cancroid</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can"croid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cancer</ets> + <ets>oid</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a crab; pertaining to the <spn>Cancroidea</spn>, one of the families of crabs, including the genus <spn>Cancer</spn>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Like a cancer; <as>as, a <ex>cancroid</ex> tumor</as>.</def>

<h1>Cand</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Cand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Fluor spar. See <er>Kand</er>.</def>

<h1>Candelabrum</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can`de*la"brum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Candelabra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Candelabrums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>candela</ets> candle. See <er>candle</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A lamp stand of any sort.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A large candlestick, having several branches.</def>

<h1>Candent</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can`dent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>candens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>cand\'89re</ets> to glitter. See <er>Candid</er>.]</ety> <def>Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.</def> "A <i>candent</i> vessel."

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Canderos</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can"de*ros</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.</def>

<h1>Candescence</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can*des"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Inclandescence</er>.</def>

<h1>Candicant</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can"di*cant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>candicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>candicare</ets> to be whitish.]</ety> <def>Growing white.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <-- #sic. glowing white? -->

<h1>Candid</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can*did</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>candide</ets> (cf. It. <ets>candido</ets>), L. <ets>candidus</ets> white, fr. <ets>cand\'89re</ets> to be of a glowing white; akin to <ets>accend<?/re</ets>, in<ets>cend<?/re</ets>, to set on fire, Skr. <ets>chand</ets> to shane. Cf. <er>Candle</er>, <er>Incense</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>White.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came <b>candid</b> forth, the hue of innocence. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; <as>as, a <ex>candid</ex> opinion</as>.</def> "<i>Candid</i> and dispassionate men."

<i>W. Irving.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Candid</er>, <er>Fair</er>, <er>Open</er>, <er>Frank</er>, <er>Ingenuous</er>. A man is <i>fair</i> when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is <i>candid</i> when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is <i>open</i> and <i>frank</i> when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is <i>ingenuous</i> when he does this from a noble regard for truth. <i>Fair</i> dealing; <i>candid</i> investigation; an <i>open</i> temper; a <i>frank</i> disposition; an <i>ingenuous</i> answer or declaration.</usage>

<h1>Candidacy</h1> <Xpage=209>

<hw>Can"di*da*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.</def>

<h1>Candidate</h1> <Xpage=209>