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According
According Ac*cord"ing, adv.
Accordingly; correspondingly. [Obs.] --Shak.
AccordingAccording Ac*cord"ing, p. a.
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. ``This
according voice of national wisdom.' --Burke. ``Mind and
soul according well.' --Tennyson.
According to him, every person was to be bought.
--Macaulay.
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. --Sprat.
Note: According to has been called a prepositional phrase,
but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the
sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the
preposition.
According as, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to
the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of
which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage
sanctions it. See According, adv.
Is all things well, According as I gave directions?
--Shak.
The land which the Lord will give you according as
he hath promised. --Ex. xii. 25. According asAccording Ac*cord"ing, p. a.
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. ``This
according voice of national wisdom.' --Burke. ``Mind and
soul according well.' --Tennyson.
According to him, every person was to be bought.
--Macaulay.
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. --Sprat.
Note: According to has been called a prepositional phrase,
but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the
sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the
preposition.
According as, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to
the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of
which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage
sanctions it. See According, adv.
Is all things well, According as I gave directions?
--Shak.
The land which the Lord will give you according as
he hath promised. --Ex. xii. 25. AccordinglyAccordingly Ac*cord"ing*ly, adv.
1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner
conformable.
Behold, and so proceed accordingly. --Shak.
2. In natural sequence; consequently; so.
Syn: Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so.
Usage: Accordingly, Consequently, indicate a connection
between two things, the latter of which is done on
account of the former. Accordingly marks the
connection as one of simple accordance or congruity,
leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he
was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my
card; our preparations were all finished, and we
accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and
we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer
connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as,
the papers were not ready, and consequently could not
be signed. AccordionAccordion Ac*cor"di*on, n. [See Accord.] (Mus.)
A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are
generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds. Accordionist
Accordionist Ac*cor"di*on*ist, n.
A player on the accordion.
Concordist
Concordist Con*cord"ist, n.
The compiler of a concordance.
Cordia GerascanthusSpanish Span"ish, a.
Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant (Yucca
alorifolia) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers.
Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean.
Spanish black, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
--Ure.
Spanish broom (Bot.), a leguminous shrub (Spartium
junceum) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
Spanish brown, a species of earth used in painting, having
a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
sesquioxide of iron.
Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree (Ungnadia speciosa)
of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
Spanish burton (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
Spanish chalk (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
Spanish cress (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (lepidium
Cadamines), a species of peppergrass.
Spanish curiew (Zo["o]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.
Spanish elm (Bot.), a large West Indian tree (Cordia
Gerascanthus) furnishing hard and useful timber.
Spanish feretto, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
Spanish flag (Zo["o]l.), the California rockfish
(Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously
colored with bands of red and white.
Spanish fly (Zo["o]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis.
Spanish fox (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto.
Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice.
Spanish leather. See Cordwain.
Spanish mackerel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A species of mackerel (Scomber colias) found both in
Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel,
big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel.
(b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
yellow round spots (Scomberomorus maculatus), highly
esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
Mackerel.
Spanish main, the name formerly given to the southern
portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
ships from the New to the Old World.
Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia.
Spanish needles (Bot.), a composite weed (Bidens
bipinnata) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Iris Sisyrinchium)
of the south of Europe.
Spanish potato (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
Potato.
Spanish red, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
Spanish reef (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
jib-headed sail.
Spanish sheep (Zo["o]l.), a merino.
Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
pigment.
Spanish windlass (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
serve as a lever. Cordia MyxaSebesten Se*bes"ten, n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n the tree: cf. Sp.
sebesten.] (Bot.)
The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees
(Cordia Myxa, and C. latifolia), sometimes used
medicinally in pectoral diseases.
Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar
fruit of Cordia Sebestana. Cordia SebestanaSebesten Se*bes"ten, n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n the tree: cf. Sp.
sebesten.] (Bot.)
The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees
(Cordia Myxa, and C. latifolia), sometimes used
medicinally in pectoral diseases.
Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar
fruit of Cordia Sebestana. CordialCordial Cor"dial (k?r"jal, formally k?rd"yal; 106, 277), a.
[LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See
Heart.]
1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]
A rib with cordial spirits warm. --Milton.
2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her
enamored. --Milton.
3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength
or spirits.
Behold this cordial julep here That flames and
dances in his crystal bounds. --Milton.
Syn: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate;
cheering; invigorating. See Hearty. Cordial
Cordial Cor"dial, n.
1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.
Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind.
--Dryden.
2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a
peppermint cordial.
3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a
beverage; a liqueur.
Cordialize
Cordialize Cor"dial*ize (k?r"jal-?z or k?rd"yal-?z; 106), v.
t.
1. To make into a cordial.
2. To render cordial; to reconcile.
Cordialize
Cordialize Cor"dial*ize, v. i.
To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]
Cordially
Cordially Cor"dial*ly, adv.
In a cordial manner. -- Dr. H. More.
Cordialness
Cordialness Cor"dial*ness, n.
Cordiality. --Cotgrave.
CordierCordy Cord"y (k[^o]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. Cordier; superl.
Cordiest.]
Of, or like, cord; having cords or cordlike parts. CordieriteCordierite Cor"di*er*ite (k?r"d?-?r-?t), n. [Named after the
geologist Cordier.] (Min.)
See Iolite. CordiestCordy Cord"y (k[^o]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. Cordier; superl.
Cordiest.]
Of, or like, cord; having cords or cordlike parts. CordilleraCordillera Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?),
n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope,
string. See Cord.] (Geol.)
A mountain ridge or chain.
Note: Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the
system of mountain chains near the border of a
continent; thus, the western cordillera of North
America in the United States includes the Rocky
Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. Cordiner
Cordiner Cor"di*ner (k?r"d?-n?r), n.
A cordwainer. [Obs.]
CordingCord Cord (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cording.]
1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with
cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a
garment.
2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the
cord. CorditeCordite Cord"ite, n. [From Cord, n.] (Mil.)
A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and
mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other
services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste
with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of
various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried
and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin
than the original is known as cordite M. D. cordite M DCordite Cord"ite, n. [From Cord, n.] (Mil.)
A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and
mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other
services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste
with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of
various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried
and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin
than the original is known as cordite M. D. Ginger cordialGinger Gin"ger, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.
gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,
fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[=i]l,
fr. Skr. ???gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn +
v["e]ra body.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale,
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
Ginger beer or ale, a mild beer impregnated with ginger.
Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon
rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
Ginger pop. See Ginger beer (above).
Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger.
Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense)
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger. Misericordia
Misericordia Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a, n. [L., mercy, compassion;
miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]
1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill.
2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the
Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or
``mercy' stroke to a fallen adversary.
3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a
member of a religious order. --Shipley.
Praecordia
Praecordia Pr[ae]*cor"di*a, n. [L., fr. prae before + cor,
cordis, the heart.] (Anat.)
The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
PraecordialPraecordial Pr[ae]*cor"di*al, a. (Anat.)
Same as Precordial. RecordingRecord Re*cord" (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,
F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +
cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]
1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
[Obs.] ``I it you record.' --Chaucer.
2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record
her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax.
3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to
printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to
write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose
of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to
enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to
record historical events.
Those things that are recorded of him . . . are
written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.
42.
To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy
of the same entered in the records of the office
designated by law, for the information of the public.
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