'Congee' definitions:
Definition of 'congee'
(from WordNet)
noun
A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast [syn: congee, jook]
noun
(architecture) a concave molding [syn: conge, congee]
noun
Formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge" [syn: conge, congee]
noun
An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal [syn: conge, congee]
verb
Depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King"
verb
Perform a ceremonious bow [syn: congee, conge]
Definition of 'Congee'
From: GCIDE
- Congee \Con"gee\, n. & v. See Cong['e], Conge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And unto her his congee came to take. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Congee'
From: GCIDE
- 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]