mbling a modern coat.
=catherine wheel=: a firework that turns around when lighted, throwing off
a circle of sparks.
=ce ler' i ty=: quickness; promptness.
=cel' lar=: here, a wine-cellar.
=che val-glass= (she' val): a large mirror swinging in a frame.
=Chil how' ee=: a high mountain in east Tennessee.
=chiv' al rous=: knightly; warlike.
=churls=: low, rude persons.
=circuit-rider=: a preacher who ministers to a number of churches.
=cloth-yard=: a yard in length.
=col' lo quy=: a discussion.
=com punc' tion=: remorse; repentance.
=cone=: a body tapering to a point.
=con' ning tower=: a raised part of a vessel giving an outlook on the sea.
=con strained'=: restricted; unfree.
=con' va les' cence=: period of recovery.
=con ver' gent=: coming nearly together.
=cope=: a long robe.
=co' pi ous ly=: plentifully.
=cord' age=: the ropes on a ship.
=Cor' do van=: made in Cordova, a Spanish city.
=cor me' um e rue ta' vit=: "the heart of me burst forth."
=cor rob' o ra ted=: confirmed; agreed with.
=cor ro' sive sub' li mate=: a substance containing mercury and useful for
cleaning wounds.
=coun' ter-poise=: a weight used to pull up the drawbridge.
=cowl=: a monk's hood.
=cox' comb=: a piece of red cloth worn by jesters on their caps.
=crest fall' en=: humiliated; humbled.
=crev' ice=: hole; opening.
=cri' sis=: critical period.
=croup=: the space behind the saddle.
=cur tail' ing=: cutting down.
=cut' lery=: knives and forks.
=cyl' in der=: a part of machinery, like a piston, longer than broad and
with a round surface.
=cy lin' dri cal=: shaped like a cylinder, that is, long but with a round
surface, as a lead pencil.
=decency=: here, a good appearance.
=de cep' tive=: misleading.
=dep re da' tion=: theft; despoiling.
=De pro fun' dis cla ma' vi=: "I cried from the depths," a Latin psalm.
=dif' fi dence=: shyness.
=dil' a to' ri ness=: slowness; delay.
=dil' a to ry=: slow.
=di lem' ma=: difficulty.
=dis cerned'=: saw; understood.
=dis con' so late ly=: unhappily.
=dis til' ling=: for condensing sweet water from sea water.
=dlink=: drink, in broken English.
=doit=: a coin of small value.
=do mes' tic=: of the home.
=Dom' i nie=: a name sometimes given clergymen or schoolmasters.
=doub' let=: a garment covering the body from neck to waist.
=dough ty= (dou' ty): valiant; useful.
=drag=: the scent of a fox.
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