conge, congee
(noun) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
conge, congee
(noun) formal permission to depart; “he gave me his conge”
conge, congee
(noun) (architecture) a concave molding
congee, jook
(noun) a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
congee, conge
(verb) perform a ceremonious bow
congee
(verb) depart after obtaining formal permission; “He has congeed with the King”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
congee (plural congees)
Leave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly)
(obsolete) Formal permission to leave; a passport.
(obsolete) Formal dismissal; (figurative) any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
(obsolete) Formal leavetaking; (figurative) any farewell.
(obsolete, Scottish) A fee paid to make another go away, (particularly) alms to a persistent beggar.
(archaic) A bow, curtsey, or other gesture (originally) made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.
congee (third-person singular simple present congees, present participle congeeing, simple past and past participle congeed)
(archaic) To give congee, (particularly)
(obsolete, transitive) To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss.
(obsolete, transitive) To give formal permission to do something; to license.
(archaic) To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
(archaic) To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc, (particularly, dialectal) while leaving; (figuratively) to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.
congee (usually uncountable, plural congees)
(Asian cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.
• rice porridge; rice congee (hypercorrect)
• (Chinese English): porridge
• (Korean, Thai contexts): jook, juk
• (Chinese contexts): zhou
• negoce
Source: Wiktionary
Con"gee, n. & v.
Definition: See Congé, Conge. [Obs.]
And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser.
Con*gee", n.
1. [Tamil kashi boilings.]
Definition: Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]
2. A jail; a lockup. [India]
Congee discharges, rice water discharges. Dunglison. -- Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
