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CANDLE-MINE - a mass of tallow

CANDLE-WASTER - one who wastes candles by studying late into the night

CANKER - a worm that destroys leaves; a spreading sore or ulcer

CANSTICK - a candlestick

CANTLE - a corner piece; part

CANTON - a song

CANVASS - to deal with severely; to toss

CANZONET - a short song

CAP - a head-covering; give up for lost; top, chief

CAPABLE - able to take in much; sensible; capable of; gifted

CAP-A-PE - from head to foot

CAPER - the flower of the caper-bush, used for pickling

CAPET - Hugh Capet, the first French king of the Capetian dynasty

CAPITULATE - propose terms; draw up a contract or agreement

CAPRICCIO - caprice

CAPRICIOUS - fantastic; whimsical

CAPTIOUS - capacious

CARACK - a large ship of burden

CARBONADO - meat scotched for broiling

CARD - playing-card; to mix with something foul

CAROUSE - a toast

CARKANET - a necklace

CARL - a churl

CASSIBELAN - King of Britain during Caesar's reign

CASTILIAN - a native of Castile; used as a cant term

CATAIAN - a native of Cathay; a scoundrel

CATLING - catgut

CAUTEL - deceit

CAUTELOUS - deceitful

CAVALERO - a cavalier, gentleman

CAVIARE - roe of sturgeon pressed and salted (an acquired taste)

CEASE (1) - cessation

CEASE (2) - silence

CENSURE - judgment

CENSURE - to judge, criticise, blame

CENTURY - one hundred years or men

CEREMONY - an external accessory or a symbol of the state; a portent or omen (used thus in Shk only)

CERTES - certainly

CESS - rate, reckoning

CHACE - a term at tennis

CHAMBER - a species of great gun

CHAMBERER - an effeminate man

CHANSON - a song

CHARACT - affected quality

CHARACTER - a letter, handwriting

CHARACTER - to carve or engrave

CHARACTERY - handwriting

CHARE - a turn of work

CHARGE-HOUSE - a boarding-school

CHARNECO - a type of wine

CHAUDRON - entrails

CHEQUIN - sequin, gold coin of Turkey and Italy

CHEQUES - perhaps intended for ethics

CHEER - fortune, countenance

CHERRY-PIT - a game played with cherrystones

CHEVERIL - kid leather

CHEWIT - cough

CHILDING - pregnant

CHILL - 'I will'

CHIRURGEONLY - like a skilled surgeon

CHOPINE - a high shoe with a cork sole, worn in Renaissance Italy and Spain

CHRISTENDOM - the state of being a Christian

CHRISTOM CHILD - child in its christening garment

CHUCK - chick (term of endearment)

CHUFF - avaricious person

CINQUE-PACE - a lively dance

CIPHER (1) - zero, a mere nothing

CIPHER (2) - to decipher

CIRCUMSTANCE - a condition; the state of affairs

CITAL - mention, recite

CITE - to call or arouse

CLACK-DISH - a beggar's wooden dish

CLAW - to seize; to scratch; to flatter or cajole

CLEPE - to call

CLIFF - clef, the key in music

CLING - to starve

CLINQUANT - glittering

CLIP - to embrace, enclose

CLOUT - the mark in the middle of a target

COAST - to advance

COBLOAF - a big loaf

COCK (1) - a cockboat

COCK (2) - a spout to release liquor

COCK-AND-PIE - an oath

COCKLE - tares or darnel

COCKNEY - a cook

COCK-SHUT-TIME - the twilight, when cocks and hens go to roost

COG - to cheat, dissemble

COGNIZANCE - badge, token

COIGN - projecting corner stone

COIL - tumult, turmoil

COLLECTION - drawing a conclusion

COLLIED - blackened Othello;

COLOUR - pretence

COLOURABLE - specious

COLT - to defraud, befool

CO-MART - a joint bargain

COMBINATE - betrothed

COMBINE - to bind

COMMODITY - interest, profit

COMMONTY - used ludicrously for comedy

COMPACT - compacted, composed

COMPARATIVE - drawing comparisons

COMPARATIVE - rival

COMPARE - comparison

COMPASSIONATE - moving comparison

COMPETITOR - one who seeks the same thing

COMPLEMENT - accomplishment

COMPLEXION - passion

COMPOSE - to agree

COMPOSTION - composition

COMPTIBLE - tractable

COMPTER - counter

CON - to learn by heart

CONCAVE - hollow

CONCEIT - conception, opinion, fancy

CONCEPTIOUS - fruitful

CONCUPISCIBLE - lustful

CONCUPY - concubine

CONDITION - temper, quality

CONDOLEMENT - grief

CONDUCT - escort

CONFECT - to make up into sweetmeats

CONFOUND - to consume, destroy

CONJECT - conjecture

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