congee

from 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

Congee \Con*gee"\, n.
   1. [Tamil ka[ncir]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel.
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   2. A jail; a lockup. [India]
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   {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. --Dunglison.

   {Congee water}, water in which rice has been boiled.
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