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- CORTILEAn internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
- CORVETTEA flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; called in the United States navy a sloop-of-war.
- COSTALPertaining to a rib.
- COSTARDA large cooking apple.
- COSTRELA bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.
- COSTUMIERA person who supplies or designs costumes.
- COTEAUXplural of coteau
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- COTILLIONA bold dance performed in groups of eight in which women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
- 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.
- COUCHANTLying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
- COUCHEROne who couches.
- COUCHETTEA couch.
- COUGARA wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
- COULEEA stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayou; it may (or may not) run dry in summer, may be sluggish, shallow, and wide (forming in effect a
- COULISA thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.
- COULISSEA piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
- COULOIRA steep gorge along a mountainside.
- COULOMBIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
- COUMARINThe bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives.
- COUMAROUThe tree Dipteryx odorata, which bears the tonka bean.
- COUNTERPOISEA weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
- COUNTERPOSETo act as a counterweight.
- COUNTERWEIGHTo act as counterbalance (against something).
- COUPEA shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
- COUPEDCut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal).
- COUPEEA motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
- COUPLEMENTunion; combination; a coupling; a pair
- COUPLETA set of two things, particularly.
- COUPONA section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theate
- COURA three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons.
- COURAGEOUSOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- COURANTEAny of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
- COURGETTEA particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
- COURTEOUSShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- COURTESYPolite behavior.
- COURTIERA person in attendance at a royal court.
- COUSINAGErelationship; kinship
- COUTEAUA knife; a dagger.
- COUTERA piece of armor which covers the elbow.
- COUTILA woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.
- COUTUREThe production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
- COUVADEA practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours o
- COUVERTcover charge
- COVENTConvent.
- COVERLETA blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
- COVERTSecret, surreptitious, concealed.
- COVETISECovetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
- COYOTECanis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
- COYPUA large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and
- CRAMOISIEcrimson
- CRAMPONAn attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- CRAMPOONAlternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe)
- CRAPAUDA toad.
- CRAPPIEA member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis, both with silvery-white with black speckles and prized as gamefish.
- CRAVENUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
- CRAWFISHAny of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
- CREAMERYA place where dairy products are prepared or sold.
- CREDENZAA sideboard or buffet.
- CRENATEHaving round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
- CRENELThe space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
- CRENELATETo furnish with crenelles.
- CREPONA thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
- CRIAA young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
- CRIEROne who cries.
- CRIMINYExpressing surprise or impatience.
- CRINEDHaving hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body.
- CRINEShorsehair fabric
- CROKINOLEA game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
- CRONEAn old woman.
- CROQUANTEA kind of crisp-textured cake.
- CROQUETA game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
- CROQUISA quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
- CROSTINIstarters of savoury toppings on toasted or fried bread
- CROUPADEA leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
- CROUSTADEAn edible container (often of pastry) filled with a savoury food
- CROUTONA small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
- CRUDITEAlternative form of crudité.
- CRUDITESAlternative spelling of crudités.
- CRUELSswelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula
- CRUETA small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
- CRUSETA goldsmith's crucible.
- CUATROAny of several stringed instruments of Latino origin; a Venezuelan ukulele-like instrument with four strings; a Puerto Rican violin-like instrument with ten strings in five courses
- CUBAGEA cubic measurement.
- CUBATUREThe process of measuring the solid or cubic contents of a body.
- CUBICUsed in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- CUBISMAn artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.
- CUESTAA hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other.
- CUIRASSA piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- CUIRASSIERA cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
- CULOTTEsingular of culottes
- CULOTTESA type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
- CULPRITThe person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
- CULTISMThe system or practice of a cult.
- CULVERTAGEThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
- CULVERTAGESThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
- CUMBIAA traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.
- CURABLECapable of being cured.
- CURATIVEPossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.