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a. Exclusive. [ Obs. ] Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anlace. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil. ] 1. To anoint. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give extreme unction to. [ Obs. ] R. of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'an priv. + E. electric. ] (Physics) Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric. -- n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; up + E. electrode. ] (Elec.) The positive pole of a voltaic battery. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + E. electrotonus. ] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.
Syn. -- genus Anemonella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Annelid. ] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda, including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chætopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of the nature of an annelid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. annelé ringed + -oid. ] (Zool.) An animal resembling an annelid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; pref. archi- + annelida. ] (Zool.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without bones. “Boneless gums.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.
Syn. -- ossicle, ossiculum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. resembling bone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See Cane. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large evergreen shrub or small tree (Canella alba or Canella winterana) having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its bark is called wild cinnamon.
Syn. -- wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies. In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see canella.
Syn. -- family Canellaceae, canella family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Corrupt. fr. candle coal. ] A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., pop., fluted. ] (Textiles) A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this effect; a rep. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., fr. canneler to groove. ] (Mil.) A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. -- Can"ne*lured a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

See Cotton flannel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For carnelian; influenced by L. carneus fleshy, of flesh, because of its flesh red color. See Cornellan. ] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sentinel. [ Obs. ] Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. chanel, canel, OF. chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See Canal. ] 1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That through which anything passes; a means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. [ 1913 Webster ]

The veins are converging channels. Dalton. [ 1913 Webster ]

At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. pl. [ Cf. Chain wales. ] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. official routes of communication, especially the official means by which information should be transmitted in a bureaucracy; as, to submit a request through channels; you have to go through channels. [ PJC ]

8. a band of electromagnetic wave frequencies that is used for one-way or two-way radio communication; especially, the frequency bands assigned by the FTC for use in television broadcasting, and designated by a specific number; as, channel 2 in New York is owned by CBS. [ PJC ]

9. one of the signals in an electronic device which receives or sends more than one signal simultaneously, as in stereophonic radios, records, or CD players, or in measuring equipment which gathers multiple measurements simultaneously. [ PJC ]

10. (Cell biology) an opening in a cell membrane which serves to actively transport or allow passive transport of substances across the membrane; as, an ion channel in a nerve cell. [ PJC ]

11. (Computers) a path for transmission of signals between devices within a computer or between a computer and an external device; as, a DMA channel. [ PJC ]

Channel bar,
Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel. --
Channel bill (Zool.), a very large Australian cuckoo (Scythrops Novæhollandiæ. --
Channel goose. (Zool.) See Gannet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Channeled or Channelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Channeling, or Channelling. ] 1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove. [ 1913 Webster ]

No more shall trenching war channel her fields. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To course through or over, as in a channel. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of forming a channel or channels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A channel or a system of channels; a groove. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal. ] Containing the bodies of the dead. “Charnel vaults.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. [ 1913 Webster ]

In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Her.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal. ] (Zool.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of insects including the ladybugs.
Syn. -- family Coccinellidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column. ] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Colonelcy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without limitation or end; boundless. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See Horn. ] 1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida, the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cornaline, OF. corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny appearance when broken. See Horn, and cf. Carnelian. ] (Min.) Same as Carnelian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Colonel. ] A colonel. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Cronel, Crown. ] (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points. [ Written also cronel. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. craquelin, fr. D. krakeling, fr. krakken to crack. See Crack, v. t. ] A hard brittle cake or biscuit. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hook or drag; a grapnel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Crenelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OF. crenel, F. cr&unr_;neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny. ] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crenelated p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating ] [ LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr&unr_;neler to indent. See Crenelle. ] [ Written also crenellate. ] 1. To furnish with crenelles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; as, a crenelated molding.
Syn. -- embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle; -- of a building.
Syn. -- battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]