Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with C
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10 released Webster 1913 records begin with C.
Company
[F. compagnie, fr. OF. compaing. See Companion.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounCare
[AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr. gh^rys voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. Chary.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounChange
[F. change, fr. changer. See Change. v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounCame
[Cf. Scot. came, caim, comb, and OE. camet silver.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounCourse
[F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr. currere to run. See Current.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounCourt
[OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. chorto`s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See Yard, and cf. Cohort, Curtain.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounClass
[F. classe, fr. L. classis class, collection, fleet; akin to Gr. klh^sis a calling, kalei^n to call, E. claim, haul.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounCause
[F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. Cause, v., Kickshaw.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveClose
[Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveCommon
[OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low, common. Cf. Immunity, Commune, n. & v.]
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