adv. dear

chercher, va. [L. circare], to seek, look for, search, get, endeavor, attempt, try ; venir chercher, to come for.

chétif, ve, adj. [L. captivus], lean, thin, pitiful, piteous, puny, sorry, bad, mean, wretched.

cheval, s.m. [L. caballus], horse.

chevalet, s.m. [cheval], easel.

cheveu, s.m. [L. capillus], hair; Les cheveux, the hair (of the head).

chevrotant, e, adi. [chevroter], tremulous.

chevroter, v.n. [chevrot--chèvre, ‘a goat’—L. capra], to sing or speak in à tremulous voice.

chez. prep. [L. cas), at, to, in one’s

, hunt, hunt, to

seuse, , hunts-

te, mo-

catus|, , castle, 5o chas-

de, [fl aœud, to ere], to 1, foota low L. calat.

L, caleit shoe, 54, 6.) ad.

J, way,

, Chim-

carus],

0 seek, ttempt,

, lean, , bad,

se.

ir; les ], tre-

dre, ‘a kin a

1 one’s

house, at the home of ; in, with, among; |

chez soi, athome; son chez soi, one’s home,

chien, s.m., fem. chienne, [I canis]}, dog.

chiffre, s.m. [Sp. cifra-Arab, çafar|, figure, number, total amount, cipher.

chimère, s.f. Gk. ARIAE , chimeta, idle fancy {[pronounce ch as sh

chimérique, adj. [chimère], chimerical, visionary, fantastical.

chiquenaude, s.f. (origin unknown}, fillip, slap, tap, buffet, blow.

chœur, sf. [L chorus—Gk. xop6s], chorus, choir, chancel.

choisir, v.a. [Goth. kausjan—O.H.G.

chiosan], to choose, make choice of, pitch upon, pick out, select.

choix, s.m. [choisir], choice, choosing, wption, selection.

choquer, v.a. [choc—It. cicoco}, to shock, strike, dash against.

chose, sf. [L. causa], thing, matter, business, affair, deed,

choyer, va [origin unknown], to take great care of, be fond of, pamper, fondle, pet,

chrétien, ne, s. and adj. [L. christtanus)}, Christian.

chuchoter, v.n. and v.a. [onomatopoetic], to whisper [pronounce ch as sh.]

chut! int. [onomat.|, hush! st ! [pronounce ch as sh].

ciel, s.m., plu. cieux {L. cœlum], heavens, the sky.

cil, 8. m. [L. cilium], eve-lash [pronounce the /.]

cinq, num. adj. [L quinque], five.

cinquante, adj. {L. quinquaginta], fifty.

cinquième, sm. [cingl, fifth part, fifth ; au cinquième, on the fifth story.

circonstance,s f.[L. circumstantia], cireumstance, occasion.

cirer. va. [cire—L. cera], to wax, black (boots).

ciseaux, s.m. plu. {origin unknown}, scissors (sing. means chisel).

civiliser, v.a. [civil —[, civilis], to civilize.

clair, e, adj. {L. clarus], clear, pure,

clarté, s.f. [L. claritateml], light, clearness, brightness.

classe, s.f. [L. classis], class, school lesson,

clef, s.f. [L. clavis], key [f always silent ]

dé

cligner, va. [14 clinare], to blink, wink ; cligner de l'œil, to wink.

cloître, s.m. [L. claustrum], cloister.

clore, v.a. irr. [L. claudere], (used only in the following forms:—je clos, tu clos, ù clôt; je clorai; je clorais; clos; que je close ; clos, close), to enclose, fence, shut in, finish, conclude.

Close, adj. [past part of clore], closed, tight, shut,

cœur, s.m. [L. cor], heart,

coffre, s.m. [L. cophinus], chest, trunk.

coffrer, v. a. [coffre], to put by (in a trunk); to imprison (fam.) cogner, v.a. [cogner—L.* cuniada], to knock, hit, strike, coiffer, v.a. [coiïfe—L.* cuphia], to put on one’s head, dress the hair ; to overtop, top, surmouut.

coiffure, s.f. [coiffe], head-dress.

coin, s.in. {L. cuneus], corner, angle, nook, colère, 1. sf. [L. cholera], passion, anger, wrath, rage, fury; est en colère, he is angry.

2. adj., angry, passionate, hasty, choleric, collection, s.f. [L. collectios], collection, set.

collège, s.m. [L. collegium], college, school.

coller, v.a. and v.n. [colle—L,. colla], to paste, glue, stick together ; adhere.

collet, s.m. {[col—L. collum], collar.

colombier, s.m. [L. columbarium], dove-cot, pigeon-house,

colorer, v.a. [l. colorare], to color, to dre.

colorier, v.a. [colori — p. p. of O. F.

coiorir], to color, put color on, (said of pictures).

combattre, v.a. and vin. irr. [F. cun +Fr, battres, (pres. ind. je combats), to fight, combat, dispute, contest, to war, contend, vie.

combler, v.a [L. eumulare], to heap, heap up, make up, fill up, crown, complete, overwhelm.

comédie, s.f. [L. comædia], comedy, play.

comme, 1. adv.{[L. quomodo], as, like.