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CEI'H

IU;I' ILIR\ 01C.f.l,

.lIlalo",~. S~e

,02.

CEFH 'ILUS, in iclnhyology, Ihe Irill .•

nallle of ., lp, .

e;es

oi"

IIlllgil.

S~~ ~I

11..

CEI'H EUS, in allrenomy, a eonlldlalion of Ihe nor·

lhan hClIlifl'hcre.

CEI'HUS, in ornilhology, a rynoniOle of a fpecies of

I. rlls. Scc

L...

us.

CER:\M, an iO.•nu in Ihc ¡nJian ocean, belween the

¡\ololllcc.\ inands on the Ilonh, anJ lhole of Amboyna

a:lu H.lnJa on lhc fOlllh, Iying

belwc~n

126

and

1 2 ~o

long. and ill

3°

la!.

is abollt one hundred and fi[I Ymiles long, anu

fixl y broad; aod here lhe DUlch have a fomcfs,

whieh keers Ihe nalives in fuhjetlion.

CER .'\. ~IIlYX,

io 20010gl', a geous of infetls of Ihe

bectlc 1-ind, belonging lO Ihe oruer of infeéb eoleop.

t~r...

Th• •menll:l! are long onu (n13l1 ; Ihe breal¡ is

{pinous or gibbous ; ano Ihe clylrn are linear. There

al e no' lers Ihan 83 fpecies enllOlelated by Lion:eus,

prioeip. lll'.dillingllirhed by Ihe figllre ol" Ihe

bre~IL

CERASTES, io loology, Ihc triVIal oame of a fpeci,s

of coluber; it is like..iCe Ihe Irivial oame of a fpe.

cies of angllis. See tlSGUlS , aod COLVBER.

CElt.-\STIUM, io bOlany, a genlls of Ihe dmndria

pentagynia clars. The c.lix h.s fil"e leaves; Ihe pe·

lal, are bifiu; and Ihe capfnleisuoiloeular, aod opeos .

al Ihe 10P. There are fixleeo(pecies, (el'en of which

are natives of Brilain,

viz.

Ihe vulgalum, or narrolV·

ltal'ed mOIl(e·ear

chic~""leeo;

Ihe v,rea(u:n, or broad·

leaved mourc·ear chickwecd; lhe femidecandrium,

or leafl mou(e·e., chickweed; lhe m 'enfe, or curn

mOllfe·ear ehickweed; Ihe alpinum, or mounlaio

moufe·ear chickweed; Ihe 10mento(um, or IVooll'

mou(e·ear

chi~kweed;

anu Ihe aqualÍeum, or marlb

mou(e·ear chickweed.

CERASUS, in bOlaoy, lhe Irivial name of a fpecies of

pruous . See

PRU ~ U S .

CERATE, io pharmacl', a kind of oinlmeol applied 10

uleeratioos, excorialions,

&c.

There are four kinds

of eerate,

viz.

Ihe

'Whi¡.

c:rat.,

which is eompofed

of a quaner of a piot of olive oil, four ounces of

whi[e wax, and half an ollnce of fpermaceli, liquified

togelher and Ibarred [ill Ihe cerate be cold. The

Jdlo'W mat,

is compo(ed of half a pound of yellow

b.r,licllmoinlmeol, and aoouoee o,f yellowwax, melt·

ed logelher. The

u ratum (pl/loticUI/I ,

is compo(ed

of one pint of olive·oil, and uf yellow wax and cala·

min~

prepared eacb half a pouod. Liquify Ihe IVax

wilh Ihe oil, aod, as foon as Ihe mixlure begios 10

grow flifF, fprinkle io Ihe calamine, keeping Ihem

cooflandy flirring lill lhe cerale is quile cold. The

lII.rcl/riol urat.

is compofed of yellow wax, hugs

lard 'dried, caeh half a pouod ; Ihrte ounccs of quiek.

fi l\'er; aod one dram of r,mple balfam of fulphur.

Melt [he

W.lX

wilh Ihe lard, Iheo gradualll' add this

mixlure 10 Ihe quiek:filver aed balfamof (ulphur pre·

"jouOy ground logelher.

CERATlON, Ihe Dame gil'eD by Ihe aneienn 10 the

E R

(11••

111

(e/ds of Ihe eeratonia,

UfE~

by Ihe Arabian

phylieians. as a \Veighl lO .djull Ihe doCt! of medio

cin~s;

as Ihc

~rain

Ivelghl wllh us look ils rife froro

~ralO

of barlel'.

CEltIl TIO N, or CERAT IUM, was al(o a filver eoio, e·

qual 10 ooe third of un obolus.

CERATüCtlRI'US, io bOlanl', agenu, of Ihe moore·

cia mopaodria cla(s. The calix uf Ihe male is divi.

ded inlO lWO paflS ; il has 00 corolla; aod Ihc r,lament

is long: The c.lix 01' Ihe female confillsof I\VOIcaves

conoec1ed 10 Ihe germen; il has 00 corolla; Ihe lly.

li are lWO; and Ihe feeds are bicoroed and compref.

fed. There is bUl ooe (peeies,

VIZ .

lhe arenarius, a

n' live of Tartary.

CERATOCEPHALOIDES, io bOlany. See

VER-

BESlSA .

CERATOCEPHALUS, in bOlaoy. See B·IDENS.

CERATOIDES, io bOlanl'. See URTICA.

CERATONIA, io bo;any, a geous or Ihe polygamia

polyrecia clafs.

is a nalive of Sicily, Crele, and

other eallcrn couolries.

CERATO?HYLLUM, in hOlany, a genus of Ihe mo,

orecia polyandria cla(s. The calix 01' Ihc lOale is di.

vided

inl~

many fegmeols ; il has 00 corolla; anu Ihe

O. mina are from 16 lO

20.

The cailx aod

cor~lIa

of Ihe female are Ihe (ame wilh lhole of ¡he male ;

il has one piail, oollylus, andone naktd feed..There

are mo fpecics, onc of which,

viz.

Ihe dcmcr(uDl or

horned poodweed, is a o:nive of' Brilain.

CERATUM, in pharmacl'. See CHATE.

CERBERA, in bOlany,

..a

geous of Ihe penlaodria mo·

oogynia clafs. The fruil is a drupa coolaioing one

feed. Thefe are lhree fpecies, all of lhem oative! df

lhe [ndies.

CERCELE, in heraldry. A crofs cercele is a cro(s

whieh openiog at Ihe ends, luros round bOlh wal's,

like a ram's horno See CROSS .

CERCIS, in bOlany, a genus of Ihe decaodri'a mono·

gyoia clars. The calix is five·teelhed, and gib60us

bclolV; lhe coroll. is papilionaceous, IVilh a Ibort vex–

illum under lhe wings ; lhe capfule ís a

legum.eD.

There are I\VO fpceie" OOne of Ihem natives of Bri·

rain.

CER"EBELLUM, io analomy. See p. 286.

CERE13RUM, in aoalomy. See p. 285.

CEREMONY, ao alfemblage of feveral atlions, forms,

aod circumll.oces, ferving 10 reoder a Ihiog more

magoificeol and (olcmn; particularly ufed

deoole

Ihe eXlernal riles of religious worlbip, Ihe formalities

of introdueing ambalf:ldors lOaudieoces,

Oc.

1I1ajJ"

th,

CEREMONIES,. ao officer inlliluled by

king James

(or Ihe more hooourable receplion of,

ambalfadors and llraogers of qu.lily: he IVears aboul

his oeck a chaio 01' gold, IVllh a medal unu,'r lhe

erown of Greal Brilain,

~al'ing

on one lide an eOlblem

of peace, IVilh Ihis mOllO,

b,ati pacifici ;

and on .he

olher, an eOlblem of IVar, wllh

diru

/110/1

droit

his falarl' i, lhree huodred"ouods

a /lntllH. ,

AI¡JIalll lllaJl" o[

Ih.

CERNI ONILS is tOexerule Ihe

cmploymenl in all poiols, wheofoem Ihe mark'T of

tbe