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cabbala. Exotic medieval rabbinical theosophy
caber. Heavy wooden heaving pole (Sc.)
cabezon. Large edible NW fish
cablet. cable-laid rope less than 3" across
cabochon. Highly polished, uncut gem
cabotage. coastal navigation (Gr.: caboter, (to coast)
cabretta. Soft sheepskin
cabrilla. Sea bass
cabriole. Queen Anne table leg
cachalot. sperm whale
cachepot. ornamental flowerpot container
cachou. pastille to brush teeth
cachinnate. laugh
cacodyl. The arsenic group
cacoethes. compulsion, pernicious habit
cacography. Bad handwriting (the antithesis of calligraphy) or orthography
cacomistle. A small carnivorous N. A. mammal.
cacuminal. Articulated with tongue turned up and back
cadaverine. A deadly ptomaine
caddis. Coarse woolen cloth (See "baize").
cade. Left by its mother and reared by hand./ Mediterranean medicinal shrub.
cadelle. small black beetle
cadge. beg
Cadmus. Sowed the dragon’s teeth
caducity. senility, perishable
caducous. Dropping off or shedding
caecilian. Tropical burrowing, worm-like amphibians
caerphilly. A white Welsh cheese
caftan. tunic
cesura. A pause in a poem or a song
cahier. Loose-leafed notebook; report
cainotophobia. Fear of newness
caique. long, narrow Middle-Eastern rowboat
caird. Itinerant tinkerer or handyman
caitiff. Despicable and cowardly
Calabar bean. source of physiostigmine
calabash. Vine or tree, Gourd. Dish made from gourd
caladium. Like croton.
calamanco. A glossy woolen fabric with a checked pattern on one side.
calamander. Hard Asiatic wood.
calamari. Squid
calamite. Extinct ancestor of horsetails
calamondin. A Phillippine orange.
calamus. The sweet flag/rattan palm
calando. Gradually diminishing in tempo and volume.
calash. Carriage with low wheels and collapsible top.
calathus. Vase-shaped ancient Gr. Basket
calcanocubold .ligament Connects calcaneous and cuboid bones
calcar. A bone spur
calcarine sulcus. Occipital sulcus
calceiform. Slipper-shaped
calciferol. Vitamin D
calcifuge. Doesn’t grow well in lime.
calcicole. Does grow well in lime.
calcspar. calcite
calc tuff. spongy deposits at hot springs
calends. Day of new moon and first day of month (Roman)
calendula. Marigold family
calenture. A mild tropical fever
caliche. Sodium nitrate/Hard desert soil layer
caliginous. Dark, shadowy
calipash. Edible, beneath turtle’s upper shell
calipee. Lower shell
calisaya. Cinchona bark
calix. Cup
calk
Croton oil is a very old extremely powerulf laxative. There is an amusing Balzac story about the King having it added to the wine at a party, and not permitting any courtiers to leave until they were in agony, and all perched on the first stone wall they came to.
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apropos of nothing, except another C word--this is one I'd not seen before last night:
cissy - Brit. variant of sissy
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calamite. Extinct ancestor of horsetails
That's a surprise. I hadn't realised horsetails were separate - thought they came with the horse.
Sorry - couldn't resist it.
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thought they came with the horse
You're right, dxb. The editors must have them confused with donkeytails.
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