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A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [Scot.] Burns.

A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.

A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. --Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic (#), a.

See Cæcum.

Of or pertaining to the cæcum, or blind gut.

A wind from the northeast. Milton.

A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also coecilian.]

A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.

Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc.

A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.

See Cenozoic.

A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar. Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.

Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial. Cæsarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.

A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.

Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.

A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.

Same as Cespitose.

A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the cæsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

Of or pertaining to a cæsura. Cæsural pause, a pause made at a cæsura.

An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera.