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- COGITATIVEOf, pertaining to, inclined to or capable of cogitation.
- COINAGEThe process of coining money.
- COISTRELAlternative form of custrel.
- COMFORTABLEProviding physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- CONGRUITYThe quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
- CONQUESTAn act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
- CONTRIVETo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- COPETo deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- CORDONA ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
- CORSETA woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- COSTARDA large cooking apple.
- COTTIERSomeone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.
- COUCHAn item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
- COUNTERPOISEA weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
- COUPLEMENTunion; combination; a coupling; a pair
- COURAGEOUSOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- COURTEOUSShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- COURTESYPolite behavior.
- COUSINAGErelationship; kinship
- COVENTConvent.
- COVETISECovetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
- CRAWFISHAny of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
- CRENELThe space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
- CRENELATETo furnish with crenelles.
- CRIEROne who cries.
- CRINEDHaving hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body.
- CRONEAn old woman.
- CRUETA small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
- CUIRASSA piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- CULVERTAGEThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
- CULVERTAGESThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
- CURABLECapable of being cured.
- CURFEWAny regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
- CURLEWAny of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
- CURTSEYA small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in defer
- CUSTRELA knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave.
- CUTLEROne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
- CUTLERYSharp cutting utensils.
- DACEA shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- DALLIANCEPlayful flirtation; amorous play.
- DAVITA spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.
- DEANERA shilling.
- DEBARKTo unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
- DEBONAIRGracious, courteous.
- DECRYTo denounce as harmful.
- DEFIANCEThe feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- DEFORCIANTOne who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
- DEFORMATIONThe act of deforming, or state of being deformed. Physically so.
- DEFOULTo trample underfoot.
- DEFRAUDTo obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- DEFRAUDMENTPrivation by fraud; defrauding
- DEFRAYTo pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
- DELIVERANCEThe act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
- DELIVERYThe act of conveying something.
- DEMONSTRABLEAble to be demonstrated.
- DEPOSETo put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
- DERANGETo cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
- DESCRIERA person who descries.
- DESCRIVETo describe.
- DESIRABLEWorthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
- DESTAINTo remove a chemical stain from.
- DESTINETo preordain.
- DETACHTo take apart from; to take off.
- DETAILA part small enough to escape casual notice.
- DETAINTo keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
- DETAINERThe right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
- DETINUEA person or thing detained; a detainee.
- DEVELOPMENTThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
- DEVESTTo divest; to undress.
- DIABLEAn unglazed earthenware casserole dish.
- DIGESTIBLECapable of being digested.
- DISAGREETo fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
- DISAVOWTo strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
- DISCLAIMTo completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for
- DISCOLORTo change or lose color.
- DISCOLOURBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
- DISCOMFITUREDefeat in battle.
- DISCOMFORTABLECausing discomfort or uneasiness
- DISCOURAGETo extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- DISCOVERTAn uncovered place or part.
- DISCUMBERTo disencumber.
- DISHEVELTo throw into disorder; upheave.
- DISHONORAmerican standard spelling of dishonour.
- DISHONOURShame or disgrace.
- DISLODGETo remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
- DISMOUNTTo (cause to) get off (something).
- DISOBEYTo refuse or (intentionally) fail to adhere to (a rule) or to obey an order from (somebody).
- DISPARAGEInequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
- DISPARAGEMENTThe act of disparaging, of belittling.
- DISPROVETo prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
- DISPURVEYTo strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
- DISROBETo undress someone or something.
- DISTAINTo stain, discolour or tarnish
- DISTROUBLETo trouble greatly; to perplex.
- DIVESTTo strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- DOILYA small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.
- DONOROne who makes a donation.
- DOUBLETA pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
- DOUBTABLECapable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.