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Crater
(gcide) | Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a
mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr.
keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to
cook, [,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. Grail, in Holy Grail.]
1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which
the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a
geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
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2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or
mine.
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3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; --
called also the Cup.
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Consecrater
(gcide) | Consecrater \Con"se*cra`ter\, n.
Consecrator.
[1913 Webster]Consecrator \Con"se*cra`tor\, n. [L.]
One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a
person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.
[Written also consecrater.]
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consecrater
(gcide) | Consecrater \Con"se*cra`ter\, n.
Consecrator.
[1913 Webster]Consecrator \Con"se*cra`tor\, n. [L.]
One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a
person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.
[Written also consecrater.]
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Crater
(gcide) | Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a
mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr.
keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to
cook, [,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. Grail, in Holy Grail.]
1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which
the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a
geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
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2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or
mine.
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3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; --
called also the Cup.
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Crateriform
(gcide) | Crateriform \Cra*ter"i*form\ (kr?-t?r"?-f?rm), a. [L. cratera +
-form.] (Bot.)
Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.
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Craterous
(gcide) | Craterous \Cra"ter*ous\ (kr?"t?r-?s), a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater. [R.] --R. Browning.
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Desecrater
(gcide) | Desecrater \Des"e*cra`ter\, n.
One who desecrates; a profaner. --Harper's Mag.
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Hypocrateriform
(gcide) | Hypocrateriform \Hyp`o*cra*ter"i*form\, a. [Pref. hypo- +
krath`r cup + -form.] (Bot.)
hypocraterimorphous; salver-shaped. --Wood.
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Hypocraterimorphous
(gcide) | Hypocraterimorphous \Hyp`o*cra*ter`i*mor"phous\, a. [Pref. hypo-
+ Gr. krath`r bowl + morfh` form.] (Bot.)
Salver-shaped; having a slender tube, expanding suddenly
above into a bowl-shaped or spreading border, as in the
blossom of the phlox and the lilac.
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