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The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.

A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] Nares. Shak.

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.

The lowest group of vertebrates; -- so called from the cirri around the mouth; the Leptocardia. See Amphioxus.

Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head. Marsion

The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species.…

The bernicle goose; -- called also clack goose.

A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.

clay, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called kaolin. -- Potter's clay, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.

An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty.

a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc.

species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in the fruit; -- called also virgin's bower.

f the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy.

tact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward.

tizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.

The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also called clinium.

Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called Clio.

the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak. Youatt.

ches and figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a Runic staff, from the Runic characters used in the numerical notation. -- Clog dance, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or thick-soled shoes. -- Clog dancer.

he deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters. [Obs.]