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A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.

A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.

The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.

The lobe or lap of the ear.

A thrust in fencing. To prove who gave the fairer butt, John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. Prior.

Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.] So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be, And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Spenser. I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it. Foxe.

to wheedle. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. F. W. Robertson.

o estimate; to compute. The strong passions, whether good or bad, never calculate. F. W. Robertson.

of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate tentacles. An aboral sucker serves for attachment. The interior is divided into four large compartments. See Lucernarida.

A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written camus.] [Obs.] All in a camis light of purple silk. Spenser.

A local European measure of length. See Canna. Cane borer (Zoö.), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which, in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc. -- Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the manufacture of sugar. -- Cane trash, the crushed stalks a…

ar canoness, one allowed to hold private property, and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.

g to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons. "The oath of canonical obedience." Hallam. Canonical books, or Canonical Scriptures, those books which are declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration; -- called collectively the canon. The Roman Catolic Church holds as canonical se…

, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy. They shall hear no cant fromF. W. Robertson

An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur, and kieselguhr.

e the eye of a cat. The mane is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl.

The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc. [Obs.] Disrobe the images, If you find them decked with ceremonies. . . . Let no images Be hung with Cæsar's trophies. Shak.

An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons. Robertson.

ee Projection. -- Plane chart, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances. -- Selenographic chart, a map representing the surface of the moon. -- Topograp…