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<hw>Cen"o*taph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ empty + <?/ burial, tomb: cf. F. <ets>c\'82notaphe</ets>.]</ety> <def>An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<blockquote>A <b>cenotaph</b> in Westminster Abbey. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cenotaphy</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"o*taph`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cenotaph.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Lord Cobham honored him with a <b>cenotaphy</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cenozoic</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Ce`no*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ recent + <?/ life.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. <altsp>[Written also <asp>c\'91nozoic</asp>, <asp>cainozoic</asp>, <asp>kainozoic</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; This word is used by many authors as synonymous with <i>Tertiary</i>, the Quaternary Age not being included.</note>

<h1>Cense</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cense</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>cense</ets>, F. <ets>cens</ets>, L. <ets>census</ets>. See <er>Census</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A census; -- also, a public rate or tax.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Howell. Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Condition; rank.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Cense</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cense</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Censed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Censing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Abbrev. from <ets>incense</ets>.]</ety> <def>To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.</def>

<blockquote>The Salii sing and <b>cense</b> his altars round. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cense</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cense</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To burn or scatter incense.</def>

<h1>Censer</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"ser</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>incenser</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>encensier</ets>, F. <ets>encensoir</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>incensarium</ets>, <ets>incensorium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>incensum</ets> incense. See <er>Incense</er>, and cf. <er>Incensory</er>.]</ety> <def>A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.</def>

<note>&hand; The ecclesiastical censer is usually cup-shaped, has a cover pierced with holes, and is hung by chains. The censer bearer swings it to quicken the combustion.</note>

<blockquote>Her thoughts are like the fume of frankincense Which from a golden <b>censer</b> forth doth rise. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Censor</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"sor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>censor</ets>, fr. <ets>censere</ets> to value, tax.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One given to fault-finding; a censurer.</def>

<blockquote>Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from <b>censors</b> who have no inclination to approve. <i>Rambler.</i></blockquote>