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141. calamel n.

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Sugar cane. …

142. calaminte n.(1)

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(a) A member of the genus Calamintha; esp., the common calamint (C. officinalis); also, the round-leaved mint (Mentha rotundifolia); (b) sirop of calaminte, a decoction made from various parts of the……

143. calcināciǒun n.

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Alch. The process of reducing a substance to powder, or the like, by heating it; naturel calcinacioun, treu calcinacioun, changing the nature of a substance by heating. …

144. calefactī̆f adj. & n.

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Med. (a) Of a remedy or a diet: producing heat in the body, warming; (b) a medicine which increases heat. …

145. calendrē̆r n.

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One who passes cloth through a calender to smooth it. …

146. caliditẹ̄ n.

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(a) Heat; esp., pathological heat; (b) heat as a primary quality of fluids, herbs, etc. …

147. cālī̆fe n.

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(a) The ruler of a Mohammedan country; (b) caliphate; (c) ?a kind of ship. …

148. calketrappe n.

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Mil. A device with sharp iron spikes set on the ground to cripple the feet of an advancing enemy; similar device used against trespassers, etc.; fig. a spiritual trap or pitfall. …

149. camaca n.

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A rich fabric; ?a kind of brocaded silk. …

150. camēū n.

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A cameo. …

151. cancellāciǒun n.

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The crossing (of retinal images). …

152. canē̆l n.(1)

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(a) Cinnamon (in powder, stick, or roll); (b) an inferior grade of cinnamon; also, amomum, q.v.; prob. also, cassia; (c) canel rinde, dried cinnamon bark; flour of canel, poudre (of) canel, powdered……

153. canōnie n.

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(a) A body of canons, canons collectively; (b) a clergyman living under canon rule, a canon. …

154. canonizāciǒun n.

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The canonization of a saint. …

155. canūle n.

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Surg. (a) A hollow sheath or tube through which a suturing needle or a cauterizing instrument is passed; fenestred canule, a tube with a hole, or window, in the side; (b) a tube inserted in the body……

156. cā̆p n.

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A headland, cape. …

157. carabel n.

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Fruit of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua. …

158. carelle n.

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A kind of pillow or bolster. …

159. carewei n.

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(a) The plant caraway (Carum carui); sed of carewei; (b) carewei sed, carewei sedes, caraway seed; (c) caraway seed. …

160. carik(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: carike
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A type of large ship [orig. Spanish or Italian]. …

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