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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast;
[syn: congee, jook]

2. (architecture) a concave molding;
[syn: conge, congee]

3. formal permission to depart;
- Example: "he gave me his conge"
[syn: conge, congee]

4. an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal;
[syn: conge, congee]


VERB (2)

1. depart after obtaining formal permission;
- Example: "He has congeed with the King"

2. perform a ceremonious bow;
[syn: congee, conge]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Congee \Con"gee\, n. & v. See Cong['e], Conge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And unto her his congee came to take. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Congee \Con*gee"\, n. 1. [Tamil ka[ncir]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India] [1913 Webster] 2. A jail; a lockup. [India] [1913 Webster] Congee discharges, rice water discharges. --Dunglison. Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

congee n 1: a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast [syn: congee, jook] 2: (architecture) a concave molding [syn: conge, congee] 3: formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge" [syn: conge, congee] 4: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal [syn: conge, congee] v 1: depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" 2: perform a ceremonious bow [syn: congee, conge]