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adj. 1. relating to or favoring abolition, especially the abolition of slavery. WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to abolition [ PJC ]

adj. Marked or produced by accretion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. actionnaire. ] (Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Additional. [ R. ] Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner. ] A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. auctionarius. ] Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With auctionary hammer in thy hand. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A collected series of benedictions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. G. Gurton's Needle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + centenary. ] Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n. The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a span of 2000 years.
Syn. -- bimillennium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire. ] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things). [ 1913 Webster ]

Binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. Davies & Peck. --
Binary compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements. --
Binary logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448. --
Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. --
Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. --
Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two. --
Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. --
Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris (Phalaris Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary birds. --
Canary stone (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird. --
Canary wood, the beautiful wood of the trees Persea Indica and Persea Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands. --
Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Canaries 1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. “A cup of canary.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A canary bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A quick and lively dance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Make you dance canary
With sprightly fire and motion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch. [ 1913 Webster ]

Canary bird flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Tropæolum peregrinum) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also canary vine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating, involving forced respiration, periodic pressure on the heart by pushing on the chest, and sometimes electrical or mechanical equipment. It is often referred to by the acronym CPR. [ PJC ]

adj. Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; as, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. carnarium, fr. caro, carnis, flesh. ] A vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a repository for human bones disintered from their original burial places; a charnel house. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See Chain. ] Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Catenaries (Geol.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Given as a pledge or as security. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Wary; cautious. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Railroads) A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred. ] 1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. “Centenary solemnities.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Centenaries 1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. “Every centenary of years.” Hakewill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. cessionarius, from cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See Cession. ] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Martin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of, pertaining to, or conferring, a commission; conferred by a commission or warrant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Delegate or commissionary authority. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. -ries /plu>. A concessionaire. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. concubinarius. ] Relating to concubinage; living in concubinage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Concubinaries One who lives in concubinage. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist. ] A confectioner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prepared as a confection. [ 1913 Webster ]

The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. confessionarium. ] A confessional. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. consuetudinarius. ] Customary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Consuetudinaries A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants. [ Obs. ] R. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. convulsionnaire. ] Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. “Convulsionary struggles.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A convulsionist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Coparcenaries [ Pref. co- + parcenary ] (Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. “Coronary thorns.” Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A small bone in the foot of a horse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used informally to mean heart attack. [ PJC ]

. The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. the blockage of the coronary artery of the heart by a thrombus. [ PJC ]

a. Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cottonary and woolly pillows. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of the cow. [ 1913 Webster ]