| conge | (n) (architecture) a concave molding, Syn. congee |
| conge | (n) formal permission to depart, Syn. congee, Example: he gave me his conge |
| conge | (n) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal, Syn. congee |
| congealment | (n) the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing, Syn. congelation |
| congee | (n) a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast, Syn. jook |
| congee | (v) depart after obtaining formal permission, Example: He has congeed with the King |
| congee | (v) perform a ceremonious bow, Syn. conge |
| congener | (n) a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character |
| congener | (n) a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another, Example: lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed; the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener |
| congeneric | (adj) belonging to the same genus, Syn. congenerical, congenerous |
| Conge | v. i. [ Imp. & p. p. Congeed p. pr. & vb. n. Congeing. ] [ OF. congier, congeer, F. congédier, fr. congé. See Congé, n. ] To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow ceremoniously, or courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ] I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his nearest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Conge | ‖n. [ F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; com- + meare to go. Cf. Permeate. ] Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her congé? Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] The captain salutes you with congé profound. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Congeable | a. (O. Eng. Law) Permissible; done lawfully; |
| Congeal | v. i. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled. Lest zeal, now melted . . . |
| Congeal | v. t. A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ] As if with horror to congeal his blood. Stirling. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Congealable | a. [ Cf. F. congelable. ] Capable of being congealed. -- |
| congealed | adj. solidified; |
| Congealedness | n. The state of being congealed. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Congealment | n. Wash the congealment from your wounds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Congee | n.
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