The dictionary of syr Thomas Eliot knyght
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
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C, Ante Y.
- CYamea,
a stone, whiche beinge bro∣ken, is lyke to a beane.- Cyaneae, or Cyanitae,
Ilandes or ra∣ther rockes vnder Thrace Bosphore.- Cyaneus, a, um, & Cianus, a, um,
a brighte blewe colour, or blunket.- Cyathus,
a cuppe. it is also a measure, con∣taynynge as moche as a reasonable manne may drynke at one draught.- Cybele & cybeles,
was the wyfe of Sa∣turne, & was named of painims, the moder of the goddes, whiche hath dyuers other names, as it shall appere in their places.- Cyclades,
yles in the greke see.- Cyclas, cladis,
a womans kyrtell.- Cyclus,
a rounde place in Athenes, where thynges were sold. Also a coyne or poyse.- Cyclops, clopis,
an auncient people, inhabi∣tynge the yle of Sycile, which were lyke gyauntes, hauynge but oone eye in theyr foreheed.- Cydnus,
a ryuer of Sicile, the water wher∣of was meruaylous colde. and as Plinie sayth, auayleable for the goute in the fete Cydon, one of the notablest townes of Candy.- Cygnus,
a swanne.- Cylindrus,
an instrument, wherwith menne do beate floores, or doo ramme with. Also euery thinge that tourneth about quyckly. Also stones rounde and longe lyke beade stones, called langattes.- Cylindraceus, a, um,
in the fourme of a langatte.- Cyllene,
a hylle of Archadie, where they say Mercurius was nouryshed.- Cyllenius,
one of the names of Mercury.- Cylydros,
a serpent that rolleth hym selfe, as he gothe.- Cyma,
yonge colewortes. Also the tender parte of the stalke of euery herbe.- Cymatilis,
chamlette.- Cymba,
a boote.- Cymbalum,
an instrument of musike.- Cymbalistae,
they that play vpon cymbals.- Cymbium,
a pece or cup to drynke wine in.- Cyminum,
cummyne.- Cyminus,
a laake in Italy.- Cynaethium,
a citie of Archadie.- Cynanche,
a syckenes called the squynce, whiche is in the throte and iawes.- Cynegetica,
volumes wryten of huntynge.- Cynici,
a sect of phylosophers, whych li∣ued in pouerte without shame, like doggis.- Cyniphes,
biting gnattis with long legges.- Cynocephalus,
a beaste hauynge the bodye lyke to an ape, and the heed lyke a dogge. Also people vnder the greate cane, hauing heedes lyke dogges.- Cynoglossa,
an herbe callid houndes rūge.- Cynomia,
dogge flyes, whiche doo souke bloode from a beaste.- Cynorrhodos,
the floure of Eglantyne.- Cynos,
in latyne is canis, a dogge. Also a citie in Locris.- Cynosbatum,
a thorne, the leafe wherof is lyke the steppe of a mans fote, and hathe blacke bearies like to grapes.- Cynosura,
a figure of sterres in heuen, cal∣led Vrsa minor.- Cynozoon,
a stynkynge herbe.- Cynthia,
one of the names of the moone.- Cyparissus,
a cypresse tree.- Cypirus & cyperis,
an herbe, hauyng lea∣ues lyke sedges, also a rote like to ginger.- Cyprium aes,
copper, mettall.- Cyprus,
an yle callyd cypers.- Page [unnumbered]
- Cyrcerum,
a great shyppe, or carrike. - Cyrene, nes,
a famouse cytie in Libia. Also a citie in the yle of cypers.- Cyreneus,
a man of that citie.- Cyrnus,
the yle whiche is callid Corsica, or Corse.- Cyrnea,
a goblette to drynke wyne in.- Cyrrhea,
a citie in the mountayne of He∣lycon.- Cyrrus,
the name of .ii. ryuers, one in Ar∣menia, the other in Media.- Cyrus,
the name of diuers kinges in Persi.- Cyssus,
a kynde of yuye, that groweth a∣lone. also the name of a ryuer.- Cythera, plural.
an yle agaynste Candy.- Cytheron,
an hylle in Boeotia.- Cytisus,
an herbe, whiche is good to gyue to cattell agaynst the rotte.- Cyzicus,
the name of an Ile by Grece.
