A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew and Skeat
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363 words | Chapter 18
Catel, _sb._ capital, property, wealth, CM, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; kateyl,
S2; catelle, S2; catele, S2; chatel, MD; chetel, MD.—OF. _catel_,
_chatel_; Late Lat. _captale_, _capitale_, property, principal; from
Lat. _capitalis_, from _caput_, the head.
Catour, _sb._ a buyer of provisions, caterer, Palsg., G; cater, S3.—OF.
_acateur_, buyer, from _acater_ (F. _acheter_), _achapter_; Late Lat.
_accaptare_.
Caucion, _sb._ security, surety, account, MD; caucioun, W.—Lat.
_cautionem_, security, bond, warranty, from _cautus_, pp. of _cauere_,
to be on one’s guard.
Caudron, _sb._ cauldron, W2.—AF. _caudron_, OF. _chaudron_. See Chaud.
Cauri-maury, _sb._ the name of a coarse rough material, PP; caurimauri,
S2; kaurymaury, PP; cawrymawry, PP (_n._). Cf. Cary.
Cautele, _sb._ caution, deceit, MD, Prompt.; cawtele, S3; cautel, ND,
Sh.—OF. _cautele_ (_cautelle_); Lat. _cautela_.
Cautelous, _adj._ sly, deceitful, MD, ND, Sh.; cautelouse, W2.—OF.
_cautelos_; Late Lat. _cautelosum_ (Ducange).
Cavell, _v._ to divide by lot, JD; see Keuel.
Cawmyt, _pp._ calmed, S3; see Calmen.
Caȝte; see Cacchen.
Cedre, _sb._ cedar, MD, W2 (Job 40. 12); cedres, _pl._, S2.—AF.
_cedre_; Lat. _cedrum_ (acc.); Gr. κέδρος.
Cedyr-tre, _sb._ cedar-tree, Voc.; sydyre-tre, Voc.
Ceelen, _v._ to line the walls or roof of a room, Prompt., MD; selyn,
Prompt.; seeled, _pp._, WW (s.v. _cieled_).
Ceinte, _sb._ girdle, MD; seynt, C.—OF. _ceinte_; Lat. _cincta_, pp. f.
of _cingere_.
Celer, _sb._ cellar, _promptuarium_, Prompt., W (Lu. 12. 24), MD;
celler, MD; seller, G; selleer, G; celere, _dat._ S, H; celeris, _pl._,
W2; selers, W2.—AF. _celer_, OF. _celier_; Lat. _cellarium_.
Celerer, _sb._ cellarer, C2.
Celicall, _adj._ heavenly, S3.
Celle, _sb._ cell, a religious house, C, C2; selle, C; selles, _pl._,
P.—OF. _celle_; Lat. _cella_.
Celure, _sb._ canopy, ceiling; see Selure.
Cementing, _sb._ hermetically sealing, C3. See Syment.
Cendal, _sb._ a fine stuff (linen or silk), S, MD; sendal, PP, ND, C;
cendel, MD, HD, Prompt.; sendel, PP, H; = Lat. _sindon_, W, Voc.;
cendell, Palsg.; sendalle, Cath.; sendylle, _sandalium_, _sindo_,
Cath.—OF. and AF. _cendal_ (cp. Low Lat. _cendalum_, _sendalum_);
perhaps an adaptation of Gr. σινδών, orig. Indian muslin, from Skt.
_Sindhu_, India.
Centaure, _sb._ centaury, name of a plant, C; centorye, Alph.—OF.
_centaure_; Lat. _centaurea_, _centaureum_; Gr. κενταύρειον, from
κένταυρος, a centaur.
Ceptre, _sb._ sceptre, C2, MD, Palsg.; ceptyr, Prompt.; ceptire, H (Ps,
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