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Definition: Cossas

Cossas \Cos"sas\ (k?s"s?s), n. [F.]
Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths.
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Definition: costus

Pachak \Pa*chak"\, n. (Bot.)
The fragrant roots of the Saussurea Costus, exported from
India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is
supposed to be the costus of the ancients. [Written also
putchuck.]
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Definition: Byssus

Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. Byssuses; L. Byssi.[L. byssus
fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.
It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
[Written also byss and byssin.]
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are
formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the
valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and
Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of
slender threads.
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4. Asbestus.
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Definition: byssus

byssus
n : tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself
fast to a fixed surface [syn: beard]
[also: byssi (pl)]

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Definition: Byssuses

Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. Byssuses; L. Byssi.[L. byssus
fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.
It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
[Written also byss and byssin.]
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are
formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the
valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and
Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of
slender threads.
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4. Asbestus.
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Definition: byssus

byssus
n : tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself
fast to a fixed surface [syn: beard]
[also: byssi (pl)]

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Definition: Casus

Casus \Ca"sus\, n. [L.]
An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of
circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under
Accident.
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Casus belli, an event or combination of events which is a
cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war.

Casus fortuitus, an accident against which due prudence
could not have provided. See Act of God, under Act.

Casus omissus, a case not provided for by the statute.
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Definition: Census

Census \Cen"sus\, n. [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]
1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of
their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; --
usually made once in five years.
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2. An official registration of the number of the people, the
value of their estates, and other general statistics of a
country.
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Note: A general census of the United States was first taken
in 1790, and one has been taken at the end of every ten
years since.
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Definition: census

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Definition: census

census
n : a period count of the population [syn: nose count, nosecount]

census
v : conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest"

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Definition: Cestus

Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. ?, lit., stitched,
embroidered.]
1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or
Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species
(Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant
iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.
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Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. caestus, and cestus.] (Antiq.)
A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands,
and often loaded with lead or iron.
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Definition: Cistus

Cistus \Cistus\ n.
a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern
Europe and northern Africa.

Syn: genus Cistus.
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Definition: Cistus

Cistus
n : small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe
and North Africa [syn: genus Cistus]

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Definition: Coccus

Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.
See Cochineal.]
1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale
insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
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3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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Definition: coccus

coccus
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: cocci]
[also: cocci (pl)]

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Definition: Cocus

Cocus \Cocus\ n.
one of the Titans.
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Definition: Cocus

Cocus
n : (Greek mythology) one of the Titans