company
To see company; to enter into a course of prostitution.
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company town
A town dominated by a single company or industry
compare notes
To share and discuss information or experiences
compared with something
Considered in relation to something else
comparisons are odious
Unfavorable comparisons are resented or disliked
comparisons are odious. (15th century)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Comparisons are Odorous
So says Dogberry. (Much Ado About Nothing, iii, 5.) We own your verses are melodious, But then comparisons are odious.
competition wallah
One who entered the Indian Civil Service by passing a competitive examination.—Anglo-Indian.
complementary colours
Colours which, in combination, produce white light. The colour transmitted is always complementary to the one reflected.
complete and utter
totally or absolutely
completely and utterly
Totally and absolutely
Complutensian Polyglot
The great edition, in six folio volumes, containing the Hebrew and Greek texts, the Septuagmt, the Vulgate, and the Chaldee paraphrase of the Pentateuch with a Latin translation, together with Greek and Hebrew grammars and a Hebrew Diction- ary, prepared and printed at the expense of Cardinal Ximenes, and published at Alcala (the ancient Complutum) near Madrid, 1513-17.
compo
A sailor’s term for his monthly advance of wages.
comprador
A purveyor, an agent.—Originally Spanish, now Anglo-Chinese.
compuper
A computer.
compy
A computer.
comus's court
A social meeting formerly held at the Half Moon tavern Cheapside.
con spirito
With quickness and vivacity. A musical term.
Conan Doyle
His solutions of crimes and mysteries were related in a series of sixty stones that appeared in the Strand Magazine off and on between 1891 and 1927.
concaves and convexes
A pack of cards contrived for cheating, by cutting all the cards from the two to the seven concave, and all from the eight to the king convex. Then by cutting the pack breadthwise a convex card is cut, and by cutting it lengthwise a concave is secured.—See LONGS AND SHORTS.
concentrate on something
Focus one's attention or effort on something
concerned about something
Worried or anxious about a particular issue
concerned with something
Involved or interested in something
Concert Pitch
The degree of sharpness or flatness adopted by musicians acting in concef t, that all the instruments may be in accord. In England "concert pitch" is usually slightly higher than the pitch at which instruments are generally tuned.
concrete jungle
A crowded and competitive urban environment
Concrete Numbers
See ABSTRACT. Condominium (con dd min' i iim). This is a political phrase to describe the joint govern- ment or sovereignty of two or more powers over a region or country. An example of this is the condominium of the New Hebrides shared by Britain and France.
condie
A condom.
Confidence begets confidence. (Strauss 1994, p. 187)
Having confidence inspires others to have confidence in you
confidence in somebody
Faith in someone's abilities or character
confidence is the companion of success
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Confounding the Persons
The heresy of Sabellius (see SABELLIANISM), who declared that Father, Son, and Holy Ghost were but three names, aspects, or manifestations of one God, the orthodox doctrine being that of the Atha- nasian Creed —
confront one's demons
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
confuzzlement
confusion
conger
To conger; the agreement of a set or knot of booksellers of London, that whosoever of them shall buy a good copy, the rest shall take off such a particular number, in quires, at a stated price; also booksellers joining to buy either a considerable or dangerous copy.
Congleton Bears
Men of Congleton. The tradition is that a Congleton parish clerk sold the church Bible to buy a bear, so that the townsmen could have some fun at bear- baiting.
congo
Will you lap your congo with me? will you drink tea with me?
conjee
A kind of gruel made of rice.—Anglo-Indian.
Conjuring Cap
I must put on my conjuring cap — i.e. your question requires deliberate thought, and I must reflect on it. Tradition says that Eric XIV, King of Sweden (1560-77), was a great believer in magic, and had an "enchanted cap*' by means of which he pretended to exercise power over the elements.
conk
A nose. Possibly from the Latin, CONCHA, a shell. Greek, κόγχη—hence anything hollow. Somewhat of a parallel may be found in the Latin, TESTA, an earthenware pot, a shell, and in later Latin, a skull; from whence the French TESTE, or TÊTE, head. CONKY, having a projecting or remarkable nose. The first Duke of Wellington was frequently termed "Old CONKY" in satirical papers and caricatures.
conk out
To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
connaught rangers
The Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot in the British Army.
Connaught Rangers
So called by General Picton from their bravery in the Peninsular War, 1809-14. Also the Inns of Court Regi- ment, which was at one time chiefly recruited from among lawyers.
connect the dots
To find a pattern or relationship between things
connect up
to link or join things together
connected to something
having a relationship or link to something
connected with somebody
associated or linked to someone
connecting rod
a link between two moving parts
conny wabble
Eggs and brandy beat up together. IRISH.
conqueror's nose
A prominent straight nose, rising at the bridge. Charlemagne had such a nose, so had Henry the Fowler (Hem- rich I of Germany); Rudolf I of Germany; Friednch I of Hohenzollern, famous for reducing to order his unruly barons by blowing up their castles (1382-1440); our own "Iron Duke"; Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor of Prussia, etc.
conscience keeper
A superior, who by his influence makes his dependants act as he pleases.
conscience money
Money paid as restitution or compensation for a past wrong
conscience money
Money paid anony- mously to Government by persons who have defrauded the revenue, or who have under- stated their income to the income-tax assessors. The sum is advertised in the Gazette.
conscientious objector
One who takes advantage of a conscience clause (#.v.), and so does not have to comply with some particular requirement of the law in question. The name used to be applied specially to those who would swear legally that they had a conscien- tious objection to vaccination.
Consentes Dii
The twelve chief Roman deities — • Jupiter, Apollo, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, and Vulcan.
consenting adult
An adult who voluntarily agrees to participate in an activity
Consenting Stars
Stars forming configura- tions for good or evil. In Judges v, 20, we read that "the stars in their courses fought against Sisera," i.e. formed unlucky or malignant configurations.
conshun’s price
Fair terms, without extortion. Probably conscience price.—Anglo-Chinese.
considering cap
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
consist of somebody
to be made up of someone
consistent with something
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
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