Part 1767

<h1>Cervus</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cer"vus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a deer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.</def>

<note>&hand; Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus <spn>Cervus</spn>.</note>

<h1>Ceryl</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"ryl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A radical, <chform>C27H55</chform> supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.</def>

<h1>Cesarean, Cesarian</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw><hw>Ce*sa"re*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ce*sa"ri*an</hw>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>C\'91sarean</er>, <er>C\'91sarian</er>.</def>

<h1>Cesarism</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"sar*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>C\'91sarism</er>.</def>

<h1>Cespitine</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"pi*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caespes</ets>, <ets>caespitis</ets>, a turf.]</ety> <def>An oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing various members of the pyridine series.</def>

<h1>Cespititious</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"pi*ti`tious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caespiticius</ets>, fr. <ets>caespes</ets> turf.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Cespitious</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Gough.</i>

<h1>Cespitose</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"pi*tose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caespes</ets> turf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the form a piece of turf, <it>i. e.</it>, many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>c\'91spitose</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cespitous</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"pi*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cespitose</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>cespitous</b> or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting.

<i>Martyn.</i>

<h1>Cess</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>sess</ets>, conts. from <er>Assess</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A rate or tax.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Bound; measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all <b>cess</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cess</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cess</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cessed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cessing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To rate; to tax; to assess.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>