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101. canevaser n.

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A maker or seller of canvas.

102. canǒun n.(2)

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(a) A clergyman living under canon rule; also, a clergyman serving in a church or cathedral but not living under a rule; a canon; (b) as surname.

103. cant n.

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Side; also, part, share.

104. cantel n.

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(a) A corner, nook; (b) the corner of a shield; ?also, the rim; in cantel, by the corner, obliquely, sideways [cp. OF en chantel].

105. capitā̆l n.(2)

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The head of a pillar.

106. capitle n.

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(a) A short division of a book, a chapter; one of the twenty-two sections of Ps. 118 (119); (b) a short passage (usually Biblical or patristic) read in divine worship, a lesson; (c) ?an epitome.

107. carbon n.

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Charcoal.

108. carcais n.

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(a) The body of an animal slaughtered for meat or for sacrifice, a carcass; flesh, meat [quot.: 1448]; (b) a dead body (of man or beast), cadaver, corpse; (c) the living human body [used…

109. careine n.

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(a) A dead body, a corpse; also, the carcass of an animal; (b) a walking corpse, a revenant; (c) ded careine, a dead body.

110. carfǒuk n.

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(a) A crossroads or intersection; also, a place name [see Smith PNElem. 1.81]; (b) fig. the meeting place of the four liberal arts, the quadrivium.

111. cariāǧe n.

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(a) The act of transporting (usually with wagons or carts, also on horses or by ship); the carrying of a corpse to burial [quot.: 1426]; (b) cariage man, a carter; cariage sadel, a pack saddle…

112. cark n.

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(a) Charge, responsibility; responsibility for the truth of a story; (b) anxiety, worry; (c) trouble, misfortune; need; (d) ?poor man, miserable fellow.

113. carken v.

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(a) To be anxious, worry (about sth.); carken for, be concerned about getting (sth.); ben carked, be concerned, be diligent or busy; (b) grieve, lament.

114. carnel n.(2)

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Flesh; carnel of pork, a dish made of ground pork, etc.

115. carpentrīe n.

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(a) The art or craft of carpentry; the occupation of a carpenter; carpentrie craft; (b) something done or made by carpenters, carpenter's work; carpentrie werk; (c) the carpenters attached to a Roman…

116. cartē̆r n.

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(a) The driver of a cart or coach; a carter, coachman; also fig.; (b) carter stable, a stable for cart horses; lavedies carter, ladies' coachman; (c) as personal name.

117. carū n.

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A plowland, a carucate.

118. casiēr n.

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A basket for draining curds.

119. castē̆l n.

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(a) A castle; also, a fortress similar to a medieval castle; (b) a fortified place, a stronghold.

120. castelain n.

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(a) The governor of a castle, a castellan; (b) the mistress of a castle, chatelaine; (c) a surname.