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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Ciclatoun</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cic"la*toun`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Of. <ets>ciclaton</ets>.]</ety> <def>A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>checklaton</asp>, <asp>chekelatoun</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>His robe was of <b>ciclatoun</b>, That coste many a Jane. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cicurate</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cic"u*rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cicurare</ets> to tame, fr. <ets>cicur</ets> tame.]</ety> <def>To tame.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Cicuration</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cic`u*ra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>cicuration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of taming.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ray.</i>

<h1>Cicuta</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci*cu"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., the poison hemlock.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.</def>

<note>&hand; The name <i>cicuta</i> is sometimes erroneously applied to <i>Conium maculatum</i>, or <i>officinal hemlock</i>.</note>

<h1>Cicutoxin</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cic`u*tox"in</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The active principle of the water hemlock (<spn>Cicuta</spn>) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.</def>

<h1>Cid</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., fr. Ar. <ets>seid</ets> lord.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.</def>

<h1>Cider</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cidre</ets>, OF. sidre, fr. L. <ets>sicera</ets> a kind of strong drink, Gr. <?/; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. <ets>sh\'bekar</ets> to be intoxicated, <ets>sh\'c7k\'ber</ets> strong drink.]</ety> <def>The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Cider</i> was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.</note>

<cs><col>Cider brandy</col>, <cd>a kind of brandy distilled from cider.</cd> -- <col>Cider mill</col>, <cd>a mill in which cider is made.</cd> -- <col>Cider press</col>, <cd>the press of a cider mill.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ciderist</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci`der*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A maker of cider.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Mortimer.</i>

<h1>Ciderkin</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci"der*kin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cider</ets> + <ets>-kin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.</def>