adj. quiet, calm, still, quiet, free from motion, calm
calmer, v.a. [calme], to still, quiet, appease, allay, pacify, calm, soothe.
calvitie, s.f. [L. calvities], baldness, [pronounce t as s. ;
camarade, s.. [Sp. camaradi—L. camera], Companion.
camaraderie, s.f, [camarade], cempanionship, imacy.
campagne, s.f. [L. campus], country, fields.
camus, e, adj. [origin unknown], flat, {said of the nose; s is always silent.]
candeur, sf. [L. candorem], open ness of heart, frankness, candor.
candide, adj. [L.
open, frank, candid.
canne, s.f. [L. canna], walking-stick, cane.
cannibale, s.m.
man-eater, cannibal
capable, adj. [L.* capare], able, fit, capable.
candidus], fair,
[a Carib word],
capabilis — L.
capitaine, s.m. [L.* capitaneus—L.
caput], captain.
capitonner, va. [capiton—It. capi tone, ‘silk not twisted’], to stuff, wad, pad; fauteuil capitonné, a padded armchair.
caprice. s.n. [It. capriccio—L., caprice, whim, humour, freak.
capricieux, se, adj. [cam pricious.
capra],
e], ca-
r], hidin::
stealth.
rame.
1], coffee, pot.
Hculation, ng,count-
t], calash, h springs, 1004 over-
n |, wheed-
x, coddle, one’s self,
-L. calare calmness,
quiet, free ill, quiet,
the.
baldness,
di—L. cade], cem- , Country,
wn], flat, ent.]
n], open us], fair, ing-stick, b word], bilis — L.
uneus— L.
It. capi uff, wad, ded arni-
L, capra],
prive], ca-
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captif, ve, 1. adj. [{. captivus], captive 2, 8. captive,
capuchon, s.m,{capuche—It.cappuc-
cio], hood, head-gear, cap [see note 16, 11.]
car, conj. [L. quure], for, because, as.
caractère, s.m. [L. character], character.
carafe, s.f. [It carafli—Ar. gerût], decanter, flagon, water-bottle.
carcel, s.m. [Carcel, the inventor], Carcel (see note 73, 7.)
caresse, s.f. [It. carezza—L. carus], caress, endearment,.
caresser, v.a. [caresse], to caress, fondle, stroke, fawn upon.
carré, s.m. [L quadratus], square.
carreau, 8s.m.[L. quadrum], square, pane.
carrière, s.f. [L.* quudraria], raceground, course, career.
carte, s.f. [L. charta], paste-board, card, chart, map.
cas, s.m.[L casus], case, event, [pronounce k@; un kG-2 étrange].
cascade, s.f. [It. cascata—L, cadere], cascade, waterfall, cataract,
caser, v.a. [case —L. casa], to place, to find à place for, fix, settle.
casser, v.a. [L. quassare], to break, crack.
casserole, s.f, [casse--O.H.G. chezi], sauce-pan.
casgte, s.f. [L. castus], caste.
catastrophe, s.f. !Gr. karaorpopil], catastrophe.
cause, s.f. [L. causa], cause, case ; à cause de, because of.
causer, v.a.lcæuse], to cause, occasion, give.
causer, v.u. [LL causare], to chat, talk.
cavalier, 1. sm. [doublet of ehevalier], knight, horseman, rider, cavalier, trooper.
2, Adj. fem., tère, free and easy, haughty, supercilious, high-minded.
cave, s.f. [L. cavus], cellar.
ce, cet, m., cette, f., ces, plu.,dem.
adj. [L. ecce hoc, ecce iste], this, these ; that, thosc
ce, demonst. pron. [f ecce hoc], he, she, it, they ; c'est, it is, it was.
ce qui, ce que, that which, what, which.
cécité, s.f. [cœcitatemi, blindness.
ceindre, v.a. irr.[L. cingere], (conjugation suuilar to that of craindre), to enclose, encompass, surround, bind, fence, encircle.
ceinture, s.f. [L. cinctura], sash, girdle, bel.
cela, demonst. pron. (ce+la], that.
célèbre, adj. [L. celeber}, celebrated, famous.
célébrer, v.a. [L. celebrare], to praise, extol, sing, celebrate, record [written célèbr- before e mute.]
céleste, adj. [L. cœælestis], celestial, heavenly.
celui, ms. celle, f.s., ceux, m. plu., celles, f. jiu., dem. prons. [L. ecce ile, ecce illa], he, him, that, she, her ; they, them, those.
cendre, sf. [L. cinerem], ashes, embers,
cent, adj. centum)], hundred.
centaine, sf. {cent], a hundred, about a hundred.
.centime, s.m. [L. centesimus], centime, the hundredth part of a franc.
cependant, adv.!ce+pendant], inthe meantime, however.
cercle, s.m. il. cèreulus], circle, ring, orb.
cérémonie, s.f. [L. cœæremonia], ceremony, courtesy.
cerise, s.f. [L. crasus], cherry,
certain, 9, adj. [L. certus], certain, gure, positive, undoubted.
certainement, adv. [certain], certainlv, assuredly, without fail, indeed, surely, infallibly,
certes. adv. [L. certe], indced, cerfainly.
cerveau, s.m. [L. cerebellum)], brain, mind, intelligence.
cesse, s.f. [cesser —TL. cessare], ceasing, intermission; sans cesse, constantly.
chac’1n, e, pron. [chaque, un], everyone, ea}
chaîne, s.f. [L. catena], chain.
chaise, s.f. [a doublet of chaire—L, cathedra], chair, seat.
châle, s.m.[Arab. schäl], shawl.
chaleur, s.f. {[L. calorem], heat, hotness, fervency, zeal, ardor, warmith,
chambre, s.f. [L. camera], chamber, room, apartment.
champ, sm. [L. campus], field, piece of ground, champ de bataille, field of battle ; étre aux champs, to be in the
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country [pronounce chan; un chan aride des chan-2 arides; pis never heard.]
champignon, s.m. [L.* cumpinio|, mushroom.
chance, sf. [L. cadentia], hazard, chance, luck.
changement, s.m.[changer], change, alteration, variation.
changer, v.a. and v.n. [L.* cœmbiare], to change, exchange, alter, turn; se changer, to be changed, converted; to alter, to change.
chansonnette, 8.f. [chanson], ditty, little song.
chant, sm. [L. cantus], singing, strain, song, air, melody.
chanter, v.a. and v.n. [L. cantare], to sing, Chant,
L. cantatorem)], singer, vocalist, chantress chantonner, v.n. [chanter], to hum chaos, 8.m. [Gr. xaos], chaos, con-
fusion [pronounce ka-6; ka-6-z informe.] |
chapeau, s.m.[chape—L.* capa], hat.
chapelle, sf. [L.* capella —capa), chapel.