2. That which serves to direct. Southey.
3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of
attraction.
Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.
Milton.
CYON
Cy"on (s"n), n.
Defn: See Cion, and Scion.
CYPERACEOUS
Cyp`er*a"ceous (sp`r-"shs or s`pr-), a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type.
CYPERUS
Cyp"e*rus (sp"-rs), n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.
CYPHER
Cy"pher (s"fr), n. & v.
Defn: See Cipher.