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Cy`clo*sty"lar (s?`kl?-st?"?r), a.
[Cyclo- + Gr. sty^los column.] Relating to
a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a
core or building within.
Weale.


Cy"clo*style (s?"kl?-st?l), n.
[Cyclo + style.] A contrivance for producing
manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is
done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes
minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil.
Copies are transferred with an inked roller.


Cy"der (s?"d?r), n. See
Cider.
[Archaic]


Cy*do"nin (s?-d?"n?n), n.
(Chem.) A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted
from the seeds of the quince (Cydonia vulgaris), and
regarded as a variety of amylose.


Cyg"net (s&ibreve;g"n&ebreve;t), n.
[Dim. of F. cygne swan, L. cycnus. cygnus,
fr. Gr. ky`klos: but F. cygne seems to be an
etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL.
cecinus, cicinus, perh. ultimately also fr. Gr.
ky`klos.] (Zoöl.) A young swan.
Shak.


Cyg"nus (s?g"n?s), n.


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