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141. cacemphaton n.

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The use of ill-sounding expressions. …

142. cacochīme n.

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Morbid humors; diseased condition of humors. …

143. caladrie n.

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A Scriptural bird. …

144. calciphāne n.

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A kind of black gem. …

145. calōnīte n.

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A precious stone. …

146. camedris n.

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A medicinal plant: (a) the common, or wall, germander (Teucrium chamædrys); (b) ?the common melilot, hart clover (Melilotus officinalis). …

147. cameliǒun n.

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(a) A chameleon; (b) a giraffe. …

148. capar n.

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The European caper Capparis spinosa; also the root bark of this shrub. …

149. carā̆t n.

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A measure of the fineness of gold, a carat. …

150. carēne n.

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A sweet wine boiled down. …

151. castrimarǧie n.

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Gluttony. …

152. catalempsī n.

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Catalepsy. …

153. cataracte n.

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(a) One of the 'floodgates' of heaven; cataracte of the ether; (b) med. a cataract of the eye. …

154. catarre n.

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Med. Any disease characterized by inflammation of, and discharge from, the mucous membranes of the head and throat. …

155. catecīzen v.

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To instruct (sb.) in the Christian religion, catechize. …

156. cathalōge n.

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A list, register; a calendar of saints; a genealogy of kings. …

157. cathaplasma n.

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Med. A poultice containing herbs, a cataplasm. …

158. cathecumine n.

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A new convert to Christianity, a catechumen. …

159. cathēdra n.

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A bishop's chair; feste of S. Peter in cathedra, the festival commemorating Peter's becoming bishop of Antioch, February 22. …

160. Cathegorīes n.

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Aristotle's Categories. …

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