Part 1770

<h1>Cestraciont</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces*tra"ci*ont</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus <spn>Cestracion</spn>.</def>

<h1>Cestus</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"tus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cestus</ets> girdle, Gr. <?/, lit., stitched, embroidered.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (<spn>Cestus Veneris</spn>) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.</def>

<h1>Cestus</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"tus</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caestus</ets>, and <ets>cestus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.</def>

<h1>Cestuy or Cestui</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw><hw>Ces"tuy</hw> or <hw>Ces"tui</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>pron.</tt> <ety>[Norm. F.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>He; the one.</def>

<cs><col>Cestuy que trust</col> <tt>(<?/)</tt> <ety>[norm. F.]</ety>, <cd>a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. <i>Wharton</i>.</cd> -- <col>Cestuy que use</col> <tt>(<?/)</tt> <ety>[Norm. F.]</ety>, <cd>a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cesura</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*su"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>C\'91sura</er>.</def>

<h1>Cesural</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*su"ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>C\'91sural</er>.</def>

<h1>Cetacea</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*ta"ce*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>cetus</ets> whale, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders:</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <stype>The <i>Mysticete</i> or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [see <er>Baleen</er>.] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed.</stype> <sd>(b)</sd> <stype>The <i>Denticete</i>, including the dolphins and sperm whale, which have teeth. Another suborder (<spn>Zeuglodontia</spn>) is extinct. The <spn>Sirenia</spn> were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.</stype>

<h1>Cetacean</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*ta"cean</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Cetacea.</def>

<h1>Cetaceous</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce*ta"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.</def>

<h1>Cete</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., <ets>pl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.</def>

<h1>Cetene</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ce"tene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cete</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily hydrocarbon, <chform>C16H32</chform>, of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.</def>

<h1>Ceterach</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cet"e*rach</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>c\'82t\'82rac</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>shetrak</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of fern with fronds (<spn>Asplenium Ceterach</spn>).</def>

<h1>Cetewale</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cet"e*wale</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>citoal</ets>, F. <ets>zedoaire</ets>. See <er>Zedoary</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Zedoary</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>