Part 1766

<h1>Cerulific</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer`u*lif"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>arulus</ets> dark blue + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing a blue or sky color.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Cerumen</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*ru"men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>cera</ets> wax.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.</def>

<h1>Ceruminous</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*ru"mi*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; <as>as, the <ex>ceruminous</ex> glands</as>.</def>

<h1>Ceruse</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"ruse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>c\'82ruse</ets>, L. <ets>cerussa</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>White lead, used as a pigment. See <cref>White lead</cref>, under <er>White</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A cosmetic containing white lead.</def>

<blockquote>To distinguish <b>ceruse</b> from natural bloom. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The native carbonate of lead.</def>

<h1>Cerused</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"rused</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Washed with a preparation of white lead; <as>as, <ex>cerused</ex> face</as>.</def>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

<h1>Cerusite, Cerussite</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw><hw>Ce"ru*site</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ce"rus*site</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive and compact.</def>

<h1>Cervantite</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"van*tite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named from <ets>Cervantes</ets> a town in Spain.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Antimony</er>.</def>

<h1>Cervelat</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"ve*lat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.</def>

<h1>Cervical</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"vi*cal</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cervix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, neck: cf. F. <ets>cervical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the neck; <as>as, the <ex>cervical</ex> vertebr\'91</as>.</def>

<h1>Cervicide</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"vi*cide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cervus</ets> deer + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill.]</ety> <def>The act of killing deer; deer-slaying.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Cervine</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"vine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cervinus</ets>, fr. <ets>cervus</ets> deer: cf. F. <ets>cervin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family <i>Cervid\'91</i>.</def>

<h1>Cervix</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"vix</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Cervixes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Cervices</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Bird</er>.</def>