Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CONCH-OL'O-GIST, n.

One versed in the natural history of shells or shell-fish; one who studies the nature, properties, and habits of shells and their included animals.

CONCH-OL'O-GY, n. [Gr. κογχη, a shell, and λογος, discourse.]

The doctrine or science of shells and shell-fish.

CONCH-OM'E-TER, n. [Gr. κογχη, a shell, and μετρεω, to measure.]

An instrument for measuring shells. – Barnes.

CONCH-Y-LA'CEOUS, a. [from conch.]

Pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchylaceous impressions. – Kirwan.

CONCH-YL-I-OL'O-GIST, or CONCH-YL-I-OL'O-GY, n. [from L. conchylium, a shell-fish]

are sometimes used as synonyms of the preceeding words; but they are words of inconvenient length, and useless.

CONCH-YL'LI-OUS, a.

Of the nature or species of shells.

CON'CI-A-TOR, n.

In glass-works, the person who weighs and proportions the salt on ashes and sand, and who works and tempers them. – Encyc.

CON-CIL'I-A-BLE, n. [L. conciliabulum.]

A small assembly. [Not in use.] – Bacon.

CON-CIL'I-AR, a. [from L. concilium, a council.]

Pertaining or relating to a council. [Little used.] – Baker.

CON-CIL'I-ATE, v.t. [L. concilio, to draw or bring together, to unite; a compound of con and calo, Gr. καλεω, to call; Ch. אכלי in Aph., from כלי, כלא or כלה, to hold or keep, to trust, to finish, to call, to thunder; W. galw. The primary sense of the root is, to strain, stretch, drive, or draw. Calling is a straining or driving of voice. See Class Gl, No. 32, 36, 48, 49, and see Council.]

1. To lead or draw to, by moral influence or power; to win, gain, or engage, as the affections, favor, or good will; as, politeness and hospitality conciliate affection.
2. To reconcile, or bring to a state of friendship, as persons at variance. We say, an attempt has been made to conciliate the contending parties.

CON-CIL'I-A-TED, pp.

Won; gained; engaged by moral influence, as by favor or affection; reconciled.

CON-CIL'I-A-TING, ppr.

1. Winning; engaging; reconciling.
2. adj. Winning; having the quality of gaining favor; as, a conciliating address.

CON-CIL-I-A'TION, n.

The act of winning or gaining, as esteem, favor, or affection; reconciliation.

CON-CIL'I-A-TOR, n.

One who conciliates or reconciles.

CON-CIL'I-A-TO-RY, a.

Tending to conciliate or reconcile; tending to make peace between persons at variance; pacific; as, the general made conciliatory propositions to the insurgents; the legislature adopted conciliatory measures.

CON-CIN'NI-TY, n. [L. concinnitas, from concinnus, fit, concinno, to fit or prepare; either from con and cano, to sound in accord; or the last constituent of the word may be the Heb. and Ch. כון, to fit or adapt.]

1. Fitness; suitableness; neatness. [Little used.]
2. A jingling of words. – Tyrwhitt.

CON-CIN'NOUS, a. [L. concinnus. See Concinnity.]

Fit; suitable; agreeable; becoming; pleasant; as, a concinnous, interval in music; a concinnous system. – Encyc.

CON-CIO-NA'TOR, n. [Infra.]

A preacher. [Not is use.]

CON'CIO-NA-TO-RY, a. [L. concionatorius, from concio, an assembly.]

Used in preaching or discourses to public assemblies. – Howel.

CON-CISE', a. [L. concisus, cut off, brief, from concido; con and cædo, to cut. See Class Gd, No. 2, 4, 8, 49, 59.]

Brief; short, applied to language or style; containing few words; comprehensive; comprehending much in few words, or the principal matters only; as, in Genesis, we have a concise account of the creation. The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. – B. Jonson. Where the author is too brief and concise, amplify a little. – Watts.

CON-CISE'LY, adv.

Briefly; in few words; comprehensively.

CON-CISE'NESS, n.

Brevity in speaking, or writing; as, conciseness should not be studied at the expense of perspicuity.

CON-CIS'ION, n. [s as z. Low L. concisio, from concisum, concido, to cut off; It. concisione.]

Literally, a cutting off. Hence, In Scripture, the Jews, or those who adhered to circumcision, which, after our Savior's death, was no longer a seal of the covenant, but a mere cutting of the flesh. Beware of dogs; beware of the concision. – Phil. iii.

CON-CI-TA'TION, n. [L. concitatio, from concito, to stir or disturb; con and cito, to stir.]

The act of stirring up, exciting or putting in motion. – Brown.

CON-CITE', v.t. [L. concito.]

To excite. [Not in use.]