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Show CO - You gare eonfoundedly gigiven to fquirtin i t down, and chatter ng. u an fL'%Efifan;e Tfiy Apeculations begin to fmell confounde ly o Woods and meadows Addifor's Spetator - Conrd'unprr, 2, /- [from confound. who . difturbs perplexes deftroys CONFRATE'RNM? terrifieg H o n. /. [from con an fraz‘ermtqs_, Laml .. A brotherhood ; body of men united for fome religiou puarpofe We find days appointed to be kept, and a confra g #ermity eftablifhed for that purpofe, with the law of it Stilling flect Conrrica'rion. u / [from con and fiico Lat.] The a& of rubbing againft an thing It hath been reported, that ivy hath grown ou ©f a ftag's horn; which they fuppofe did rathe ~com from a copfrication of the horn upon the ivy than from the horn itfelf o CONFRO'NT Bacon @, a. [confronter, Fr. 1. To ftand againft another in full view to face. And on his ample forehead, aiming full The deadly ftroke defcended Dryden's Virgil 2. To ftand face to face, in oppofition t another The Eaft and Weft churches did both confron the Jews, and concur with them Hooker Blood hath bought blood, and blows have anfwer'd blows Strength match'd with ftrength, and power conSronted power Shakefpeare's King Fobn Bellona's bridegroom, laptin proof Confronted hira with felf comparifons, Point againft point rebellious, arm *gainft arm Shakefpeare's Macbeth 3. To oppofe one evidence to another i open court ‘We began to lay his unkindnefs unto him: h feeing himfelf confronted by fo many, went not t denial, but to juftify his cruel falfehood Sidney 4. To compare one thing with another When I confront a medal with a vetfe,I onl thew you the fame defign executed by differen hands Addifon on Medals ConrroNTA TION. 7. /. [French.] Th alt of bringing two evidences face t face Zo CONFU'SE. w@. a. [confufus, Lat. 1. To diforder ; to difperfe irregularly Thus roying o In confus'd march forlorn, th> advent'rous band View'd firft their lamentable lot, and foun Milton No reft - 2. 'To mix, not {eparate Borne through the hollow dark, aflaults his ear Milton 3. 'To perplex, not diftinguifh ; to obfcure ‘We may have a clear and diftinét idea of th exiftence of many things, though our ideas o their intimate effences and caufes are very confus' Watts's Logick and obfcure. 4. ‘To hurry the mind Confus'd and fadly fhe at length replies Conru'sepry 1 Pope's Statiys adv. [from confufed. In a mixed mafs ; without {feparation Thefe four nations are every where mixed in th Scriptures, becaufe they dwelt confufedly together Raleigh's Hiftory 2. Indiftin&ly; one mingled with another The inner court with horror, noife Confusdly £ill'd; the women' "Ftie arched vaylts re-ccho And faw the fmoaking tops confus'dly rife A hideous ruin Addifop on Iialy I viewed through a prifm, and faw them mof confufedly defined, fo that I coul not diftinguit their fmaller parts from one another Neavton's Opticks Heroes and heroines thouts confus'dly rife And bafe and treble voices ftrike the fkies Pope 3. Notclearly ; not plainly He confufedly and obfcurely delivered his opinion Clarendon 4. Tumultuoufly; haftily; not deliberately; not exactly The propriety of thoughts and words, whic are the hidden beauties ofa play, are but confufedl Dryden judged in the vehemence cf aétion confufed. #. /. [ fro Conru'sEpNESs. Want of diftin&nefs ; want of clearnefs Hitherunto thefe titles of honour carry a kind o confufednefs, and rather betokened a fucceffive offic than an eftablifhed dignity Carew's Survey of Cornwall The caufe of the confufednefs of our notions, nex Norris to natural inability, is want of attention Conru'ston 7. /[ [from confufe. God, only wife, to punifh pride of wit Among men's wits hath this confufion wrought As the proud tow'r, whofe points the clouds di hit By tongues confufion was to ruin brought Dawies 2. Tumult ; diforder God is not a God of fedition and confufion, bu Hookery Preface of order and of peace This is a happier and more comely time Than when thefe fellows ran about the ftreet Crying confufion Shakefpeare's Coriolanus 3. Indiftinét combination The confufion of two different ideas, which cuftomary connexion of them in their minds hat made to them almoft one, fills their heads with falf views, and their reafonings with falfe confequences Locke 4. Overthrow; deftruétion The ftrength of their illufion Shall draw him in to his confufion. Shakefp. Mac 5. Aftonifhment diftractio o mind hurry of ideas Confufion dwelt in ev'ry face And fear in ev'ry heart When waves on waves, and gulphs in gulphs Oc'rcome the pilot's art Spectator Conru'TABLE. adj. [from confute.] Poflible to be difproved ; poflible to be thew falfe At the laft day, that inquifitor thall not prefen to God a bundle of calumnies, or confurable accufations; but will offer unto his omnifcience a tru Iift of our tranfgreffions Brozvn ConruTa'rTiON m [ [confutatio, Latin. A confutation of atheifm from th Of ftunning founds and voices all confus'd 7o Co'ncE. . The a& of confuting ; difproof At length an univerfal hubbub wild Fi On mount Vefuvius next he ix'd his eyes 1. Irregular mixture; tumultuous medley He fpoke, and then confronts the bull CO CO and tear {hricks and crie Denbam world Bentley. 7o CONFUTE To convi& frame of th «. a of errou [confuto, Latin. o falfehood ; t difprove He could on either fide difpute Confutey change hands, and fill confute Hudibras. Fcr a man to doubt whether there be any hell and thereupon to live as if there were none, but when he dies, to find himfelf confuted in the flames South mutt be the height of woe CO'NGE. . f. [congé, French. 1. A& of reverence ; bow ; courtefy [from the noun take leave 7T 1 have congeed with the duke, and done my adje with his nearefl. Shake All's well that ends well CO'NGE D'ELIRE is French; and figni fies, in common law, the king's permif fion royal to a dean and chapter, in tim of vacation, to chufe a bifhop. Th king, as fovereign patron of all archhi fhopricks bithopricks, and other eccle fiaftical benefices, had, in ancient times the free appointment of all ecclefiaftica dignities ; invefting them firlt per faey lum &5 apnulum, and afterwards by hi letters patent. In procefs of time h made the eletion over to others, urde certain forms and conditions ; as, tha they fhould, at every vacation, befor they chufe, demand of the king a cong d'elire, that 1is, licence' to proceed t election Cowell A woman, when fhe has made her own éhoice for form's fake, fends a congé d'elire to her friends Spetiatir Co'NGE. 7. /. [Inarchitefture.] A moulding in form .of a quarter round, or cavefco, which ferves to feparate tw members from one another: {uch is tha which joins the fhaft of the column t the cinéture Chambers 70 CONGE'AL. w. a. [congelo, Latin. 1. To turn, by froft, from a fluid to a foli ftate What more miraculous thing may be told Than ice, which is congeal'd with fenfelefs cold Should kindle fire by wonderful device? Spenfers In whofe capacious wom A vapoury deluge lies, to fnow congeal'd Thomfon's Winter 2. To bind or fix, as by cold . Oh, gentlemen, fee! fee! dead Henry's wounds Open their congeal'd mouths, and bleed afrefh Shakefpeare's Richard 1l1 Too much fadnefs hath songeal'd your blood Shake[peare @w 7o Conge'aL n 'To concrete; to gather into a mafs by cold In the midft of molten lead, when it beginpeth to congeal, make alittle dent, into which put quick- filver wrapt in linen, and it will fix and run n Bacor more, and endure the hammere When water congeals, the furface of the ice i fmooth and level, as the furface of the water wa Burnet's Theory, before CoNGE ALMENT. # /. [ from congeal.] Th clot formed by congelation ; concretion. Enter the city, clip your wives, your_fnendfi Tell them your feats, whilft they with joyful tears Wath the congealment from your wounds Shake[peare's Antony and Clespatra CoNGE'LABLE. adj. [from congeal.] Spbceptible of congelation ; capable of lof ing its fluidity The confiftencie 2 of bodie are very divers denfe, rare, tangible, pneumatical, fixed hard foft, congelable, not congelable, liquefiable, not li2 B 40N quefiable The chymifts define falt, from fome of its pro petties, to be a hody fixable in the fire, and congel The captain falutes you with congé profound And your ladyfhip curt'ies half way to the ground Sawift 2. Leave ; farewel So courteous congé both did give and take With right hands plighted, pledges of good-will Fairy Queen abl: again by cold into brittle glebes or cryftals Arbuthnot on Aliments ConcELATION. 7 /. [from congeal. 1. A& of turning fluids to folids by cold The capillary tubes are obftructed either by out d u f o u g elatio ward compreffio 0 o The |