In anatomy, it is
applied to arteries which encompass the heart, in the manner, as it
is fancied, of a garland.
_Corrosive sublimate:_ A poisonous substance composed of chlorine
and quicksilver.
_Cosmetics:_ Preparations which, some people foolishly think will
preserve and beautify the skin.
_Cream of tartar_: See _Tartar_.
_Curculio_: A weevil or worm, which affects the fruit of the
plum-tree and sometimes that of the apple-tree, causing the unripe
fruit to fall to the ground.
_Cuvier, Baron_: The moat eminent naturalist of the present age;
was born A. D. 1769, and died A.D. 1832. He was Professor of Natural
History in the College of France, and held various important posts
under the French government at different times. His works on Natural
History are of the greatest value.
_Cynosure_: The constellation of the Lesser Bear, containing the star
near the North Pole, by which sailors steer. It is used, in a figurative
sense, as synonymous with _pole-star_ or _guide_, or anything to which
the eyes of many are directed.
_De Tocqueville_: See _Tocqueville_.
_Diamond cement_: A cement sold in the shops, and used for mending
broken glass and similar articles.
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