Definition of cist

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Cist (n.) A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix..

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Itacist :: Itacist (n.) One who is in favor of itacism.
Empty :: Empty (v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern..
Ancistroid :: Ancistroid (a.) Hook-shaped.
Bac :: Bac (n.) A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.
Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..
Etacist :: Etacist (n.) One who favors etacism.
Bernardine :: Bernardine (n.) A Cistercian monk.
Back :: Back (n.) A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc..
Steen :: Steen (n.) A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening..
Pharmacist :: Pharmacist (n.) One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist.
Steepiness :: Steeper (n.) A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped..
Cistercian :: Cistercian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Cistercians.
Lade :: Lade (v. t.) To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern..
Ethicist :: Ethicist (n.) One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics..
Biblist :: Biblist (n.) A biblical scholar; a biblicist.
Tank :: Tank (n.) A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.
Physicist :: Physicist (n.) One versed in physics.
Trappist :: Trappist (n.) A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky..
Decistere :: Decistere (n.) The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See Stere..
Bernardine :: Bernardine (a.) Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks..
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