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A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, "The itch for writing". Addison.

A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc.

Seafaring men o'erwatched. Milton. The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest cadence. Sir W. Scott.

To clothe with a caftan. [R.] The turbaned and caftaned damsel. Sir W. Scott.

Of the nature of a calculus; like stone; gritty; as, a calculous concretion. Sir T. Browne.

To grow hot or warm. Sir T. Browne.

Dimness; cloudiness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Title; appellation; name. [Obs.] I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest son, and would not change that calling. Shak.

Wavy or undulating like camlet; veined. Sir T. Herbert.

Open country. Sir W. Temple.

he interest created through former secret services, by being refractory on this occasion. Sir W. Scott.

Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup.

To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.

The Dog Star; Sirius.

Canis major Etym: [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. -- Canis minor Etym: [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.

Skillful; knowing; capable. Sir W. Scott.

Melodious; musical. "Birds that are most canorous." Sir T. Browne. A long, lound, and canorous peal of laughter. De Quincey.

A Cantabrigian. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.

A rapid or easy passing over. A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics. Sir J. Stephen.

To examine by discussion; to debate. An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. Sir W. Hamilton.