candredt

See cantred. candroy (kan'droi), n. [Origin unknown.] A machine used in preparing cotton cloths for printing. canduc (kan'duk), n. [N. African.] The name of a North African fox, Vulpes adusta. candyl (kan'di), n. and a. [ II.t a. Sugared; sweet. Why, what a candy deal of courtesy This fawning greyhound then did proffer me! It is a cordial of a candy taste. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., i. 3. Middle ton , Micro-Cynicon, Prol. to bk. i. candyl (kan'di), v .; pret. and pp. candied , ppr. candying. [The verb seems to appear in E. before the noun, but is due to the noun: F. candir, candi : see candy1 , n.] I. trans. 1. To form into congelations or crystals; congeal in a crys- talline form or inspi ated concretion: as, to candy sugar, honey, etc.-2. To preserve or in- crust with sugar, as fruits, by immersing them in it while boiling and removing them sep a- rately or in ma .-3. To cover or incrust with concretions or crystals, as of ice. The cold brook, Candied with ice. Now no more the frost Candies the gra . Shak., T. of A., iv. 3. Carew, Spring. II. in trans. 1. To take the form of, or become incrusted by, candied sugar: as, preserves candy with long keeping. 2. To become crystallized or congealed. In manufacturing candy from mola es, the can dying results from boiling the mola es to free it from water, and then... pulling it by the hands, so as to develop the colorle saccharine crystals which serve to hide the dark impurities. Nichols , Fireside Science, p. 99. and sugar-cane; also, the stem of raspberries or blackberries. He spoke of his tropical home in the canes by the purple tide. Tennyson, The Wreck. 2. Sugar-cane: as, a plantation of cane; cane sugar.-3. The plant A run dinar i a macro sperm a of the southern United States, forming canebrakes. See A run dinar i a.-4. The stem of a plant, as the bamboo, used as a walking-stick; hence, any walking-stick. The word was not applied to a walking-stick earlier than the sixteenth century; a cane "garnished with gold having a perfume in the top and other conveniences attached to it is mentioned in an inventory of Henry VIII.'s time; but it was not until the reign of Louis XIV. that the cane became almost universal in the hands of men of quality. At this time canes were generally made of the length now common, that is, 2 feet 10 to 3 feet; but in the eighteenth century it became usual to have them very long, 4 feet or more, and ornamented with a great bunch of ribbons tied near the top. Such canes were carried by women as well as men. The heads of these canes frequently contained perfume bottles or vinaigrettes; they were sometimes fitted with eye-gla es, which could be opened and shut; and occasionally a crutch-shaped handle was utilized as a small telescope, the cro -piece being made tubular and fitted with lenses. The heads were of porcelain, enameled metal, and other rich materials. See sword - cane and pistol -cane. 5. A lance or dart made of cane. [Rare.] The flying skirmish of the darted cane . Dryden. Cane chair. ( a ) A chair made of ratan, the main supports, arms, back, and the like being composed of the solid canes, deprived of their smooth siliceous surface, either singly, or grouped in twos and threes, the parts being bound together by split or shaved cane, and the seat and back formed of woven-work of the same material. (b) A chair having the seat, or the seat and back, made of thin strips of cane, retaining their natural smooth surface, interlaced or woven together. - Clouded cane. Same as Malacca cane. Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. Pope, R. of the L., iv. 124. Collecting-cane, a cane-gun used by naturalists for collecting specimens. See cane-gun.- Hydraulic cane. See hydraulic. - Malacca cane, a cane made of the brown mottled or clouded stem of the palm Calamus Scipionum, without removal of the bark, brought from Singapore and Malacca, but produced chiefly in Sumatra. Also called clouded cane. Syn. 4. See staff.