Helen Fenton

Cellarer: Definition and part of speech

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Cellarer

  1. n. A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cellaret: Definition and part of speech

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Cellaret

  1. n. A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ceiling: Definition and part of speech

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Ceiling

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Ceil
  2. v. t. The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.
  3. v. t. The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ceil: Definition and part of speech

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Ceil

  1. v. t. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.
  2. v. t. To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Celandine: Definition and part of speech

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Celandine

  1. n. A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; — called also greater celandine and swallowwort.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.