Part 1923

<blockquote><b>Ciderkin</b> is made for common drinking, and supplies the place of small beer. <i>Mortimer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ci-devant</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci`-de*vant"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., hitherto, formerly.]</ety> <def>Former; previous; of times gone by; <as>as, a <ex>cidevant</ex> governor</as>.</def>

<h1>Cierge</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cierge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>cera</ets> wax.]</ety> <def>A wax candle used in religous rites.</def>

<h1>Cigar</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci*gar"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>cigarro</ets>, orig., a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba: cf. F. <ets>cigare</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.</def>

<cs><col>Cigar fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish (<spn>Decapterus punctatus</spn>), allied to the mackerel, found on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cigarette</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cig`a*rette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cigarette</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.</def>

<h1>Cilia</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cil"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <wordforms><wf>Cilium</wf>, the sing., is rarely used.</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>cilium</ets> eyelid.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The eyelashes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.</def>

<h1>Ciliary</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cil"ia*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ciliaire</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; <as>as, the <ex>ciliary</ex> processes of the choroid coat; the <ex>ciliary</ex> muscle, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; <as>as, <ex>ciliary</ex> motion</as>.</def>

<h1>Ciliata</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cil`i*a"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Cilia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.</def>

<h1>Ciliate, Ciliated</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw><hw>Cil"i*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cil"i*a`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; <as>as, a <ex>ciliate</ex> leaf</as>; endowed with vibratory motion; <as>as, the <ex>ciliated</ex> epithelium of the windpipe</as>.</def>

<h1>Cilice</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cil"ice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Cilicious</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of haircloth undergarment.</def>

<i>Southey.</i>

<h1>Cilician</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Ci*li"cian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.</def></def2>