The keynote of the normal or natural scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale of the same. 21494 C C 506 The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray. 21499 C Caaba n. 434 Case. 21500 C Caas n. sing. & pl. 456 A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. 21501 C Cab n. 812 Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala 21504 C Cabal n. 463 of Cabal 21508 C Caballed imp. & p. p. 484 of Cabal 21509 C Caballing p. pr. & vb. n. 408 A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means. 21511 C Cabala n. 453 The secret science of the cabalists. 21513 C Cabalism n. 418 One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. 21515 C Cabalist n. 364 Alt. of Cabalistical 21516 C Cabalistic a. 437 Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic. 21517 C Cabalistical a. 388 In a cabalistic manner. 21518 C Cabalistically adv. 636 To use cabalistic language. 21519 C Cabalize v. i. 392 One who cabals. 21520 C Caballer n. 380 Of or pertaining to a horse. 21521 C Caballine a. 415 A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. 21523 C Cabaret n. 438 A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. 21526 C Cabas n. 395 A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay. 21527 C Cabassou n. 406 An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 21528 C Cabbage n. 459 of Cabbage 21532 C Cabbaged imp. & p. p 494 of Cabbage 21533 C Cabbaging p. pr. & vb. n. 388 One who works at cabbling. 21536 C Cabbler n. 392 The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron. 21537 C Cabbling n. 393 Alt. of Cabesse 21538 C Cabeca n. 402 The finest kind of silk received from India. 21539 C Cabesse n. 459 A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength. 21540 C Caber n. 475 A California fish (Hemilepidotus spinosus), allied to the sculpin. 21541 C Cabezon n. 381 The capybara. See Capybara. 21542 C Cabiai n. 381 A cottage or small house; a hut. 21543 C Cabin n. 465 of Cabin 21546 C Cabined imp. & p. p. 415 of Cabin 21547 C Cabining p. pr. & vb. n. 416 A hut; a cottage; a small house. 21550 C Cabinet n. 469 of Cabinet 21558 C Cabineting p. pr. & vb. n. 310 One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads, bureaus, etc. 21560 C Cabinetmaker n. 320 The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture. 21561 C Cabinetmaking n. 564 The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture. 21562 C Cabinetwork n. 316 One of the Cabiri. 21563 C Cabirean n. 307 Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Hephaestus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals. 21564 C Cabbiri n. pl. 306 Same as Cabiric. 21565 C Cabirian a. 349 Of or pertaining to the Cabiri, or to their mystical worship. 21566 C Cabiric a. 292 A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links. 21567 C Cable n. 428 of Cable 21572 C Cabled imp. & p. p. 311 of Cable 21573 C Cabling p. pr. & vb. n. 302 A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable. 21577 C Cablegram n. 307 Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable. 21578 C Cablelaid a. 405 A little cable less than ten inches in circumference. 21580 C Cablet n. 276 of Cabman 21582 C Cabmen pl. 290 The driver of a cab. 21583 C Cabman n. 256 A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia. 21584 C Cabob n. 264 Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing. 21587 C Caboched a. 277 The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; -- usually in the phrase the whole caboodle. 21588 C Caboodle n. 288 A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley. 21589 C Caboose n. 332 Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage. 21591 C Cabotage n. 281 The pronghorn antelope. 21592 C Cabree n. 312 An apple-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of nickel, cobalt, and magnesia; -- so named from the Sierra Cabrera, Spain. 21593 C Cabrerite n. 278 A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon. 21594 C Cabrilla n. 272 A curvet; a leap. See Capriole. 21595 C Cabriole n. 277 A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top. 21596 C Cabriolet n. 277 Same as Cabree. 21597 C Cabrit n. 273 A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc. 21598 C Caburn n. 290 Alt. of Cachaemia 21599 C Cacaemia n. 277 A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. 21600 C Cachaemia n. 228 The essential principle of cacao; -- now called theobromine. 21601 C Cacaine n. 283 A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (/ Brachyurus) melanocephala). 21602 C Cacajao n. 290 A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared. 21603 C Cacao n. 289 The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale. 21604 C Cachalot n. 257 A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. 21605 C Cache n. 301 Alt. of Cachectical 21606 C Cachectic a. 328 Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood. 21607 C Cachectical a. 282 An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. 21608 C Cachepot n. 256 A seal, as of a letter. 21609 C Cachet n. 279 Alt. of Cachexy 21610 C Cachexia n. 259 A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). 21611 C Cachexy n. 277 Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. 21612 C Cachinnation n. 262 Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. 21613 C Cachinnatory a. 583 A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc, and resembling perry. 21614 C Cachiri n. 262 An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal. 21615 C Cacholong n. 278 A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath. 21616 C Cachou n. 295 An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. 21617 C Cachucha n. 259 A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. 21618 C Cachunde n. 277 See Cazique. 21619 C Cacique n. 273 To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. 21620 C Cack v. i. 260 The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole. 21621 C Cackerel n. 268 of Cackle 21622 C Cackled imp. & p. p. 281 of Cackle 21623 C Cackling p. pr. & vb. n. 274 To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. 21624 C Cackle v. i. 272 A fowl that cackles. 21629 C Cackler n. 268 Alt. of Cacochymy 21632 C Cacochymia n. 233 A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, especially of the blood. 21633 C Cacochymy n. 282 Alt. of Cacochymical 21634 C Cacochymic a. 262 Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood. 21635 C Cacochymical a. 242 An evil spirit; a devil or demon. 21636 C Cacodemon n. 263 Heretical. 21638 C Cacodoxical a. 253 Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy. 21639 C Cacodoxy n. 257 Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid, As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines. 21640 C Cacodyl n. 261 Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl. 21641 C Cacodylic a. 273 A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, The itch for writing. 21642 C Cacoethes n. 273 Troubled with bad digestion. 21644 C Cacogastric a. 273 Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled. 21645 C Cacographic a. 272