ercoat or cloak with hood.
cabaret, _m._ tavern, bar.
cabaretier -ere, _m., f._ tavern-keeper, tavern-keeper's wife.
cabestan, _m._ capstan.
cabinet, _m._ office, study, closet, cabinet, small room.
cable, _m._ cable.
cacher, _v._ to conceal, bide.
cachet, _m._ seal.
cacheter, _v._ to seal.
cachette, _f._ hiding-place; en --, on the sly.
cachot, _m._ dungeon.
cadavre, _m._ corpse, dead body.
cadeau, _m._ present.
cadet -te, _adj. and s._ younger, youngest, junior, younger brother
or sister.
cadran, _m._ dial, face of a clock.
cadre, _m._ frame.
cafe, _m._ coffee, cafe.
caftan, _m._ caftan (Turkish for coat).
cage, _f._ cage.
cahier, _m._ copy-book, exercise-book.
caillot, _m._ clot.
caillou, _m._ pebble.
Cailloux (rue des), this street is in Clichy rather than in
Levallois-Perret.
Caire (le), Cairo (capital of Egypt).
caisse, _f._ case, chest, box, till, cashier's office; garcon de
--, runner, collector, bank clerk.
caisson/, _m._ caisson, limber, ammunition-wagon.
calcul, _m._ calculation (final _l_ pronounced).
calculer, _v._ to calculate.
cale, _f._ wedge, prop, block, bold.
caleche, _f._ open carriage, barouche; -- de voyage,
traveling barouche.
calife, _m._ caliph (Mohammedan ruler).
calme, _adj. and m._ calm, quiet, calmness, tranquillity; du
--, be calm.
calmer, _v._ to calm, quiet; se --, become calm, quiet down.
calvaire, _m._ calvary, crucifix placed on a mound.
camarade, _m., f._ comrade.
Cambremer, name derived from cambrer and mer.
cambrer, _v._ to curve, bend.
camee, _m._ cameo.
camion, _m._ dray, truck.
camomille, _f._ camomile (plant).
camp, _m._ camp.
campagnard -e, _adj._ and s. country, rustic, countryman.
campagne, _f._ country, campaign; mis en --, set to work.
canaille, _f._ rabble, riffraff.
canard, _m._ duck.
canette, _f._ beer-bottle, jug.
Cannes, town and winter-resort on the French Riviera.
canon, _m._ cannon, gun-barrel.
canonnier, _m._ cannonier, gunner.
canot, _m._ small boat, ship's boat.
canotage, _m._ boating.
canton, _m._ canton (subdivision of an arrondissement).
cantonnement, _m._ cantonment, temporary quarters.
capable, _adj._ capable.
capitaine, _m._ captain.
capital, -e, _adj. and m._ capital, chief; capitale, _f._
capital (city).
capituler, _v._ to capitulate, surrender by treaty.
caporal, _m._ corporal.
capote, _f._ large cloak with hood, soldier's overcoat.
caprice, _m._ caprice, whim.
capsule, _f._ capsule, percussion cap.
captif -ive, _adj. and s.
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