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161. Carmelīte n.

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A friar of the Carmelite order.

162. carpe n.

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(a) The carp (Cyprinus carpio); (b) a heraldic representation of this fish.

163. carpet(e n.

Additional spellings: carpete
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(a) A piece of cloth used as a covering for beds, floors, tables, altars, etc.; (b) carpet werk, the sort of fabric or weaving found in such cloths.

164. cā̆sement n.

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Arch. A hollow molding.

165. casū̆eltẹ̄ n.

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Chance, luck, fate.

166. cātail n.

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A large ship, a principal ship.

167. catapūce, -cia n.

Additional spellings: catapucia
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(a) Caper spurge (Tithymalus lathyris); (b) the seed of this plant.

168. caumfre n.

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(a) Camphor; (b) caumfre flour, poudre of caumfre, powdered camphor; oil of caumfre.

169. cedūle n.

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(a) A piece of paper or parchment containing writing; a written document, letter, etc.; (b) a brief document attached to a roll or enclosed in a letter, and usually containing a list of names or bill…

170. celidoine n.(1)

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The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); also, any of its parts used medicinally.

171. celidoine n.(2)

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A fabulous stone, of two kinds, said to be found in the stomach of a swallow.

172. cercelle n.

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A teal duck.

173. champartīe n.

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Law The practice of aiding a litigant for a share of the matter in dispute, champerty.

174. chapele n.

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(a) A place of Christian worship other than a parish church or cathedral; an oratory; (b) a chapel subordinate to a mother-church; (c) fre chapele, a chapel founded by the king or by his authority…

175. chapelein n.

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A priest officiating in a chapel (whether public or private); kinges chapelein, chapelein of houshold, chaplain of the royal household; chapelein confessor.

176. chapelerī n.

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A scapular.

177. charnel n.(1)

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(a) A mortuary chapel, charnel house; charnel hous; charnel dore; (b) a mass grave.

178. chaunderīe n.

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The department in charge of candles and lights in a king's or noble's household.

179. ches n.

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(a) A set for playing chess, consisting of the chessmen and the board; -- usu. with article, occas. in pl. (as usually in ML); (b) the game of chess; game of the ches; (c) pleien at (the) ches [OF…

180. chilindre n.

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A portable sun dial in the shape of an upright cylinder with a conical top [see L. Thorndike in Isis 13.51-2].