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(a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.

to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Of pertaining to Canopus in egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming.

An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris). Fairy ring champignon, the Marasmius oreades, which has a strong flavor but is edible.

artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head. A curl that had strayed from her chignon. H. James.

See Quinone.

stance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl; -- called also cedriret.

A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds. Shak.

The act of desynonymizing.

To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; -- applied to words which have been employed as synonyms. Coleridge. Trench.

Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc.

A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.

An instrument resembling the organ in tine and the upright piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone.

worn by the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops. (b) A maniple. [Written also fannel, phanon, etc.]

An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables in London.…

The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediæval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope.

One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.

The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.

See Henbane. [Obs.] Shak.

A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.