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A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- Cat`a*plec"tic (#), a.

The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue.

iar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.

e who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.

ng bones in a closed vessel; -- used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an absorbent and disinfectant. -- Charcoal blacks, the black pigment, consisting of burnt ivory, bone, cock, peach stones, and other substances. -- Charcoal drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with charcoal. See Charcoal, 2. Until wit…

a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc. And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear to cheer. Macaulay.

Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892. By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular poss…

To chirp or chirrup. [ Prov. Eng.] Forby.

A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.

by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and especially fatal in large cities. -- Cholera morbus, a disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. -- Chicken cholera. See under Chicken. -- Hog cholera. See under Hog. --…

e mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.

A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance.

An orbicular motion. [Obs.] bailey.

A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. Is. xi. 22.

Having the form of a circle; round. "Monthly changes in her circled orb." Shak.

A round body; an orb. Pope. Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet. Milton.

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun. Watts.

The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.

ion worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope" -- a happy climax. J. D. Forbes.