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A yellow crystalline substance, C6Cl4.O2, regarded as a derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives, as aniline.

The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah.

The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings.

noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision. The roll of cannon and clash of arms. Tennyson.

Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.

One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art. Ruskin.

Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.

the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law.

To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure. None among them are throught worthy to be styled religious persons but those that cloister themselves up in a monastery. Sharp.

recinct of a cathedral or abbey. Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons. Macaulay.

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat. Knight.

To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] Johnson.

See Coak, a kind of tenon.

A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed timber with the face of another timber, or a dowel or pin of hard wood or iron uniting timbers. [Also spelt coag.]

To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. Shak.

A collection of canons. Shipley.

A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its upper surface.

although not a bishop's seat, resembles a cathedral in having a college, or chapter of canons (and, in the Church of England, a dean), as Westminster Abbey. (b) An association of churches, possessing common revenues and administered under the joint pastorate of several ministers; as, the Reformed (Dutch) Collegiate Ch…

A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.

mission, or Commissioned, officer (Mil.), one who has a commission, in distingtion from a noncommossioned or warrant officer. -- Commission of the peace, a commission under the great seal, constituting one or more persons justices of the peace. [Eng.] -- To put a vessel into commission (Naut.), to equip and man a gove…