Part 1761

<i>Hook.</i>

<h1>Ceriph</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"iph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Type Founding)</fld> <def>One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>seriph</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Savage.</i>

<h1>Cerise</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce*rise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., a cherry. See <er>Cherry</er>.]</ety> <def>Cherry-colored; a light bright red; \'c3- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.</def>

<h1>Cerite</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gastropod shell belonging to the family <i>Cerithi\'8bd\'91</i>; -- so called from its hornlike form.</def>

<h1>Cerite</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"rite</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cherium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.</def>

<h1>Cerium</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"ri*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named dy Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid <ets>Ceres</ets>, then just discovered (1801).]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.</def>

<h1>Cernuous</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"nu*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cernuus</ets> with the face turned toward the earth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.</def>

<h1>Cero</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. Sp. <ets>sierra</ets> saw, sawfish, cero.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus <spn>Scomberomorus</spn>. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (<spn>Scomberomorus caballa</spn>), called also <altname>kingfish</altname>, and spotted, or king, cero (<spn>S. regalis</spn>).</def>

<h1>Cerograph</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"ro*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><grk>khros</grk></ets> wax + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writing on wax.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Cerographic, Cerographical</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw><hw>Ce`ro*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ce`ro*graph"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to cerography.</def>

<h1>Cerographist</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce*rog"ra*phist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who practices cerography.</def>

<h1>Cerography</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce*rog"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wax + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.</def>

<h1>Cerolite</h1> <Xpage=234>