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CONFECTIONERY n. 2 definitions
Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
CONFINER n. 2 definitions
s, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. [Obs.] Bacon. Happy confiners you of other lands, That shift your soil, and oft 'scape tyrants' hands. Daniel.
CONGENER n.
A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
CONGENERACY n.
Similarity of origin; affinity. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
CONGENERIC; CONGENERICAL a.
Belonging to the same genus; allied in origin, nature, or action. R. Owen.
CONGENEROUS a.
Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
CONNER n.
A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the related American cunner. See Cunner.
CONSIGNER n.
One who consigns. See Consignor.
CONSTRAINER n.
One who constrains.
CONTAINER n.
One who, or that which, contains.
CONTEMNER n.
One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the gods." South.
CONTRAVENER n.
One who contravenes.
CONVENER n. 2 definitions
One who convenes or meets with others. [Obs.]
CONVENTIONER n.
One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
COPARCENER n.
One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance. All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. blackstone.
COPARTNER n.
One who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in business, etc.; a partner; an associate; a partaker; a sharer. the associates and copartners of our loss. Milton.
COPARTNERSHIP n. 2 definitions
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
COPARTNERY n.
the state of being copartners in any undertaking. [R.]
CORDINER n.
A cordwainer. [Obs.]
CORDWAINER n.
A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. [Archaic.]
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