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CENTUPLE a. 2 definitions

CENTUPLICATE v.

To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell.

CHERUP v. 3 definitions

To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.

CHIRRUP v. 3 definitions

To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

Cheerful; joyous; chatty.

A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]

CHUPRASSY; CHUPRASSIE n.

A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [Anglo- Indian]

Of or pertaining to the Herring family.

A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti.

COLORADO GROUP n.

e cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region.

CONCUPISCENCE n.

Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion. Concupiscence like a pestilence walketh in darkness. Horne.

CONCUPISCENT a.

Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous; salacious. Johnson.

CONCUPISCENTIAL a.

Relating to concupiscence. [Obs.] Johnson.

CONCUPISCENTIOUS a.

Concupiscent. [Obs.]

CONCUPISCIBLE a. 2 definitions

Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires. Shak.

CONCUPISCIBLENESS n.

The state of being concupiscible. [Obs.]

CONDUPLICATE a.

Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or æstivation.

CONDUPLICATION n.

A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]

A group of artificial dyes with an affinity for vegetable fibers, so that no mordant is required. Most of them are azo compounds derived from benzidine or tolidine. Called also benzidine dyes.