Thesaurus: congee

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1. n. & v. See Conge, Conge.
2. n. Boiled rice; rice gruel.
3. n. A jail; a lockup.
4. n. a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
5. n. (architecture) a concave molding
6. n. formal permission to depart
7. n. an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
8. v. depart after obtaining formal permission
9. v. perform a ceremonious bow
10. See Congé, Conge. [Obs.] And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser. 1. [Tamil kashi boilings.] 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.
11. See Congé, Conge. [Obs.]
12. n:100 n. a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast v. depart after obtaining formal permission v. perform a ceremonious bow