cong

n. 1. music composed for dancing the conga. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a line of persons dancing the conga{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

2. a line of persons similar to a conga line{ 1 }. Sometimes used figuratively or humorously. [ PJC ]

‖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. ] [ Formerly written congie. ] 1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her congé? Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The captain salutes you with congé profound. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) An apophyge. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Congé d'élire ety>[ F., leave to choose ] (Eccl.), the sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. (O. Eng. Law) Permissible; done lawfully; as, entry congeable. [ 1913 Webster ]

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.
Syn. -- jell, set. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lest zeal, now melted . . .
Cool and congeal again to what it was. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Congealed p. pr. & vb. n. Congealing. ] [ F. congeler, L. congelare, -gelatumn; con- + gelare to freeze, gelu frost. See Gelid. ] 1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze.
Syn. -- jell, set. [ 1913 Webster ]

A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill. [ 1913 Webster ]

As if with horror to congeal his blood. Stirling. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. congelable. ] Capable of being congealed. -- Con*geal"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]