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Conge

An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).

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noun

1
An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
2
An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.

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congeenoun	(Asian cooking) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

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Word	Definition
congeenoun	(Asian cooking) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.
congénoun	(architecture) Synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
konknoun	Alternative spelling of conk (“hairstyle”). [The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.]
cundnoun	Obsolete form of cond (“to con (a ship)”).
condnoun	Clipping of conditional. [Limited by a condition.]
covienoun	Obsolete spelling of covey. [A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).]
covenauntnoun	Obsolete form of covenant. [(law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.]
conenoun	Anything in the general shape of a cone.
commest	Alternative form of comest.
coomnoun	(slang, sometimes humorous) Semen.
coosenverb	Obsolete form of cozen (“to cheat or defraud”). [(intransitive) To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.]
cominnoun	Pronunciation spelling of coming.
conknoun	The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
curtsynoun	Alternative spelling of curtsey. [A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.]
copeverb	(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
comin'	Pronunciation spelling of coming.
concavateverb	To make concave
conceiptnoun	Obsolete form of conceit. [(obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.]
covenoun	A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
courtesynoun	(uncountable) Polite behavior.