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  • chris​ten​ing
    noun
    chris·​ten·​ing
    kri-sə-niŋ ˈkris-niŋˈ

    Definition

    • the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child
    Examples
    • //The whole family was invited to the christening.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined above
    christening
    verb

    Synonyms

    present participle of christen
    chry​san​the​mum
    noun
    chry·​san·​the·​mum
    kri-ˈsan(t)-thə-məm also -ˈzan(t)-

    Definition

    • any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and others important as sources of medicinals and insecticides
    • a flower head of an ornamental chrysanthemum
    Illustration
    chrysanthemum 2
    First Known Use
    1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from New Latin, genus name, going back to Latin chrȳsanthemon, chrȳsanthemum "a yellow-flowered composite plant," borrowed from Greek chrȳsánthemon "any of various plants with bright yellow flowers," from chrȳsós "gold" + ánthemon "blossom, flower" — more at chryso-, anthemion
    chuck ​wagon
    noun

    Definition

    • a wagon carrying supplies and provisions for cooking (as on a ranch)
    • usually chuck​wag​on ˈchək-ˌwa-gən , chiefly Western US an informal buffet —often used attributively //a chuckwagon dinner
    First Known Use
    1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    chuck entry 5
    cit​rus
    noun, often attributive
    cit·​rus
    ˈsi-trəs
    plural citrus or cit​rus​es

    Definition

    • any of a group of often thorny trees and shrubs (Citrus and related genera) of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible fruit (such as the orange or lemon) with firm usually thick rind and pulpy flesh
      also the fruit
    Other Words
    • cit​rusy ˈsi-trə-sē adjective
    First Known Use
    1781, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from New Latin, going back to Late Latin, "the citron tree Citrus medica," going back to Latin, "the North African conifer Tetraclinis articulata," borrowed from or akin to Greek kédros "cedar, juniper" — more at cedar

    NOTE: The word citrus in reference to a citrus tree is apparently not firmly attested before post-classical Latin. However, Pliny, who in Historia naturalis 13.29-31 discusses the North African conifer in some detail, adds that others use the word citrus for a different tree whose fruit is cursed by some for its odor and bitter taste, but sought out by others ("Alia est arbor eodem nomine, malum ferens execratum aliquis odore et amaritudine, aliis expetitum …"). This could well have been Citrus medica (literally, "Median citrus"). Compare also mālum citreum, "fruit of the citrus tree," alluded to by Scribonius Largus and Martial. It is unclear why a word for Tetraclinis articulata would have been extended to a tree as different as Citrus medica; similar uses of the wood, as for detering moths, have been suggested. An extensive discussion of the use of citrus wood in antiquity is in Russell Meiggs, Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Oxford, 1982), pp. 286-92.

    cli​ent
    noun
    cli·​ent
    ˈklī-ənt

    Definition

    • one that is under the protection of another dependent //… a first-rate power, able to defend her political clients in central and eastern Europe. — W. W. Kulski
    • a person who engages the professional advice or services of another //a lawyer's clients //a personal trainer … enjoyed the challenges of helping clients buff up their bodies. — S. K. Parks
      customer //hotel clients //a restaurant's clients
      a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency //a welfare client
      a computer in a network that uses the services (such as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server
      also software that allows a computer to function as a client in a network
    Other Words
    • cli​ent​age ˈklī-ən-tij noun
    • cli​en​tal klī-ˈen-tᵊl ˈklī-ən- adjective
    • cli​ent​less ˈklī-ənt-ləs adjective
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    account customer guest patron punter [chiefly British]
    Examples
    • //The accountant is meeting with another client right now, but she'll be able to see you later this afternoon.
    • //a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising
  • chris​ten​ing
    noun
    chris·​ten·​ing
    kri-sə-niŋ ˈkris-niŋˈ

    Definition

    • the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child
    Examples
    • //The whole family was invited to the christening.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined above
    christening
    verb

    Synonyms

    present participle of christen
    chry​san​the​mum
    noun
    chry·​san·​the·​mum
    kri-ˈsan(t)-thə-məm also -ˈzan(t)-

    Definition

    • any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and others important as sources of medicinals and insecticides
    • a flower head of an ornamental chrysanthemum
    Illustration
    chrysanthemum 2
    First Known Use
    1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from New Latin, genus name, going back to Latin chrȳsanthemon, chrȳsanthemum "a yellow-flowered composite plant," borrowed from Greek chrȳsánthemon "any of various plants with bright yellow flowers," from chrȳsós "gold" + ánthemon "blossom, flower" — more at chryso-, anthemion
    chuck ​wagon
    noun

    Definition

    • a wagon carrying supplies and provisions for cooking (as on a ranch)
    • usually chuck​wag​on ˈchək-ˌwa-gən , chiefly Western US an informal buffet —often used attributively //a chuckwagon dinner
    First Known Use
    1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    chuck entry 5
    cit​rus
    noun, often attributive
    cit·​rus
    ˈsi-trəs
    plural citrus or cit​rus​es

    Definition

    • any of a group of often thorny trees and shrubs (Citrus and related genera) of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible fruit (such as the orange or lemon) with firm usually thick rind and pulpy flesh
      also the fruit
    Other Words
    • cit​rusy ˈsi-trə-sē adjective
    First Known Use
    1781, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    borrowed from New Latin, going back to Late Latin, "the citron tree Citrus medica," going back to Latin, "the North African conifer Tetraclinis articulata," borrowed from or akin to Greek kédros "cedar, juniper" — more at cedar

    NOTE: The word citrus in reference to a citrus tree is apparently not firmly attested before post-classical Latin. However, Pliny, who in Historia naturalis 13.29-31 discusses the North African conifer in some detail, adds that others use the word citrus for a different tree whose fruit is cursed by some for its odor and bitter taste, but sought out by others ("Alia est arbor eodem nomine, malum ferens execratum aliquis odore et amaritudine, aliis expetitum …"). This could well have been Citrus medica (literally, "Median citrus"). Compare also mālum citreum, "fruit of the citrus tree," alluded to by Scribonius Largus and Martial. It is unclear why a word for Tetraclinis articulata would have been extended to a tree as different as Citrus medica; similar uses of the wood, as for detering moths, have been suggested. An extensive discussion of the use of citrus wood in antiquity is in Russell Meiggs, Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Oxford, 1982), pp. 286-92.

    cli​ent
    noun
    cli·​ent
    ˈklī-ənt

    Definition

    • one that is under the protection of another dependent //… a first-rate power, able to defend her political clients in central and eastern Europe. — W. W. Kulski
    • a person who engages the professional advice or services of another //a lawyer's clients //a personal trainer … enjoyed the challenges of helping clients buff up their bodies. — S. K. Parks
      customer //hotel clients //a restaurant's clients
      a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency //a welfare client
      a computer in a network that uses the services (such as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server
      also software that allows a computer to function as a client in a network
    Other Words
    • cli​ent​age ˈklī-ən-tij noun
    • cli​en​tal klī-ˈen-tᵊl ˈklī-ən- adjective
    • cli​ent​less ˈklī-ənt-ləs adjective
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    account customer guest patron punter [chiefly British]
    Examples
    • //The accountant is meeting with another client right now, but she'll be able to see you later this afternoon.
    • //a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising
    First Kn