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Christian CommissionChristian Chris"tian, a.
1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian
people.
3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian
court. --Blackstone.
4. Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind;
kindly; gentle; beneficent.
The graceful tact; the Christian art. --Tennyson.
Christian Commission. See under Commission.
Christian court. Same as Ecclesiastical court.
Christian era, the present era, commencing with the birth
of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk
(Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate
the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years
too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894.
Christian name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from
the family name, or surname. Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission
In the United States, a commission appointed by the
President, consisting of three members, not more than two of
whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the
control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions
in the classified civil service. It was created by act of
Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).
Commigrate
Commigrate Com"mi*grate, v. i. [L. commigrare, commigratum.]
To migrate together. [R.]
Commigration
Commigration Com`mi*gra"tion, n. [L. commigratio.]
Migration together. [R.] --Woodward.
Comminatory
Comminatory Com*min"a*to"ry, a. [Cf. F. comminatoire.]
Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms.
--B. Jonson.
CommingleCommingle Com*min"gle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Commingled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Commingling.]
To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to
blend. --Bacon. CommingledCommingle Com*min"gle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Commingled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Commingling.]
To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to
blend. --Bacon. Commingler
Commingler Com*min"gler, n.
One that commingles; specif., a device for noiseless heating
of water by steam, in a vessel filled with a porous mass, as
of pebbles.
ComminglingCommingle Com*min"gle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Commingled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Commingling.]
To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to
blend. --Bacon. ComminuteComminute Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of
comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See
Minute.]
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to
pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or
bones; to comminute food with the teeth. --Pennant.
Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture. ComminutedComminute Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of
comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See
Minute.]
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to
pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or
bones; to comminute food with the teeth. --Pennant.
Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture. Comminuted fractureFracture Frac"ture (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere,
fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.]
1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone.
3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a
compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.
Comminuted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone
is broken into several parts.
Complicated fracture (Surg.), a fracture of the bone
combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or
joint.
Compound fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an
open wound from the surface down to the fracture.
Simple fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only
is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by
an open wound.
Syn: Fracture, Rupture.
Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking,
according to the objects to which they are applied.
Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the
fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft
substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is
also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to
have been a friend, does it not embitter the
rupture?' --South. Comminuted fractureComminute Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of
comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See
Minute.]
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to
pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or
bones; to comminute food with the teeth. --Pennant.
Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture. ComminutingComminute Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of
comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See
Minute.]
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to
pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or
bones; to comminute food with the teeth. --Pennant.
Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture. Comminution
Comminution Com`mi*nu"tion, n.
1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small
particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
--Bentley.
2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
--Dunglison.
3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a
time; a lessening; a wearing away.
Natural and necessary comminution of our lives.
--Johnson.
Commiserable
Commiserable Com*mis"er*a*ble, a.
Pitiable. [Obs.] --Bacon.
CommiserateCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. CommiseratedCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. CommiseratingCommiserate Com*mis"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.] [L.
commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +
miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of
age, disease, or want, commiserate. --Denham.
We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.
Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. Commiserative
Commiserative Com*mis"er*a*tive, a.
Feeling or expressing commiseration. --Todd.
Commiserator
Commiserator Com*mis"er*a`tor, n.
One who pities.
Commissarial
Commissarial Com`mis*sa"ri*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a commissary.
Commissariat
Commissariat Com`mis*sa"ri*at (?; 277), n. [F. commissariat.]
(Mil.)
(a) The organized system by which armies and military posts
are supplied with food and daily necessaries.
(b) The body of officers charged with such service.
CommissariesCommissary Com"mis*sa*ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. [LL.
commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to
commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by
a superior power; a commissioner.
Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.
2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a
distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.
3. (Mil.)
(a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the
commissary of musters.
(b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a
body of troops or a military post; -- officially
called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.]
Washington wrote to the President of Congress .
. . urging the appointment of a commissary
general, a quartermaster general, a commissary
of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.
Irving
Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special
department of army service; as:
(a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and
transport department, or of the ordnance store
department. [Eng.]
(b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]
Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of
the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase
and issue of provisions for the army. CommissaryCommissary Com"mis*sa*ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. [LL.
commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to
commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by
a superior power; a commissioner.
Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.
2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a
distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.
3. (Mil.)
(a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the
commissary of musters.
(b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a
body of troops or a military post; -- officially
called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.]
Washington wrote to the President of Congress .
. . urging the appointment of a commissary
general, a quartermaster general, a commissary
of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.
Irving
Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special
department of army service; as:
(a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and
transport department, or of the ordnance store
department. [Eng.]
(b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]
Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of
the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase
and issue of provisions for the army. Commissary DepartmentSubsistence Department Sub*sist"ence De*part"ment (Mil.)
A staff department of the United States army charged, under
the supervision of the Chief of Staff, with the purchasing
and issuing to the army of such supplies as make up the
ration. It also supplies, for authorized sales, certain
articles of food and other minor stores. It is commanded by
any officer of the rank of brigadier general, called
commissary general, and the department is popularly called
the Commissary Department. Commissary generalCommissary Com"mis*sa*ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. [LL.
commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to
commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by
a superior power; a commissioner.
Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.
2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a
distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.
3. (Mil.)
(a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the
commissary of musters.
(b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a
body of troops or a military post; -- officially
called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.]
Washington wrote to the President of Congress .
. . urging the appointment of a commissary
general, a quartermaster general, a commissary
of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.
Irving
Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special
department of army service; as:
(a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and
transport department, or of the ordnance store
department. [Eng.]
(b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]
Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of
the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase
and issue of provisions for the army. Commissary general of subsistenceCommissary Com"mis*sa*ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. [LL.
commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to
commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by
a superior power; a commissioner.
Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.
2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a
distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.
3. (Mil.)
(a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the
commissary of musters.
(b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a
body of troops or a military post; -- officially
called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.]
Washington wrote to the President of Congress .
. . urging the appointment of a commissary
general, a quartermaster general, a commissary
of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.
Irving
Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special
department of army service; as:
(a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and
transport department, or of the ordnance store
department. [Eng.]
(b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]
Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of
the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase
and issue of provisions for the army. commissary of subsistenceCommissary Com"mis*sa*ry, n.; pl. Commissaries. [LL.
commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to
commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by
a superior power; a commissioner.
Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.
2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a
distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.
3. (Mil.)
(a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the
commissary of musters.
(b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a
body of troops or a military post; -- officially
called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.]
Washington wrote to the President of Congress .
. . urging the appointment of a commissary
general, a quartermaster general, a commissary
of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.
Irving
Commissary general, an officer in charge of some special
department of army service; as:
(a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and
transport department, or of the ordnance store
department. [Eng.]
(b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]
Commissary general of subsistence (Mil. U. S.), the head of
the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase
and issue of provisions for the army. Commissaryship
Commissaryship Com"mis*sa*ry*ship, n.
The office or employment of a commissary. --Ayliffe.
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