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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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