civerył, severyt

[Perhaps corrupted from cintry, centry, in a somewhat similar sense.] In arch.: (a) A bay or compartment in a vaulted roof. (b) A compartment or division of scaffolding. Oxford Glo ary. civet1 (siv'et), n. [Early mod. E. also sivet, zivet, substance, of an aromatic odor like musk or Civet is of a baser birth than tar; the very uncleanly flux of a cat. Shak., As you Like it, iii. 2. I cannot talk with civet in the room. Cowper , Conversation. 2. (a) The civet-cat. (b) pl . The animals of the genus Viverra or family Viverrid a . civet1 (siv'et), v. t. [ Fops at all corners, ladylike in mien, Civeted fellows, smelt ere they are seen. Cowper, Tirocinium, 1. 830. 1020 creting civet. There are several species, the best known of which is that of northern Africa, V. civetta, about 2 feet long, of a yellowish-gray color, and marked with dusky spots disposed in rows. It is kept in confinement, especially in Aby in i a, the principal seat of the civet trade, for the sake of the secretion, which is taken from the bag twice a week, a dram being a large yield. When thus kept they are fed on raw flesh with the view of increasing the quantity of civet. 2. pl. The civets; the animals of the family Vi verrida, as the genets, ichneumons, and many others. American civet-cat, Ba aris astuta. See Ba aris.- Civet-cat fruit, the durian. See Durio. Civetta (si-vet'ä), n. [NL. (Cuvier).] A genus of civet-cats. See Viverra.