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W 559. Kite 73, fir 77, fall 8S, fit 81mi 93, mit95pine 105, pin 107nAl62, mjve 101,

To CAUTION, kaw'shun, v. a. To warn, to

CAVITY , kiv'e-te, * fill- Hollowness,

hollow.

CAUK, kawk, s. A coarse talky spar.

CAUL, kawl, s. The net in which womenenclose their hair, the hinder part of a womanscap ; any kind of small net; the integumentia which the guts are enclosed ; a thin mem-brane enclosing the head of some childrenwhen b«»rn.

CAULIFEROUS, kaw-liffe-tus, a. A termfor such plants as have a true stalk.CAULIFLOWER, k<U'le-flou-ur, s. A spe-cies of cabbage.

CAUSABLE, kaw'z£-bl, a. 405. That whichmay be caused.

CAUSAL, kaw'z&l, a. Relating to causes.CAUSALITY , kaw-zdl'e-te, s. The agencyof a cause, the quality of causing.CAUSATION , kaw-z&'shun, s. The act orpower of causing,

CAUSATIVE, k&w'zi-tlv, a. 157. That ex-presses a cause or reason.

CAUSATOR, kaw-zk't&r, s. 521. A causer,an author 98.

CAUSE, kawz, s. That which produces oreffects any thing, the efficient; the reason,motive to any thing; subject of litigation;party.

To CAUSE, kawz, v. a. To effect as anagent.

CAUSELESSLY, kawz'les-l£, ad. Withoutcause, without reason.

CAUSELESS, kawz'les, a. Original to it-self; without just ground or motive.CAUSER, kaw'zur, s. 98. He that causes,the agent by which an effect is produced.CAUSEY, *? kaw'ze, f s.A wayraisedCAUSEW AY, | kdwz'wa, £ and pavedabove the rest of the ground.

Dr. Johnson tells us that this wor<l, by a falsenotion of its etymology, has been lately written cause-way. It is derive*! hom the French chausse'e. InIbe Scripture we find it written causey.

To Shuppim the lot came forth westward by the causey." i Chron. xxvi. id.

Hut Milton, Dryden, anti Pope , wiite it causeway ;and these authorities seem to have fixed (he pronun-ciation. This word, from its mistaken etymology,may rank with Lantern,which see.CAUSTICAL, kaws'te-ksU, la. BelongingCAUSTICK, kaws'tfk, J to medica-ments which, by their violent activity andheat, destroy the texture of the part to whichthey are applied, and burn it into an eschar.CAUSTICK, kaws'tik, s. A caustick orburning application.

CAUTEL. kaw'tel, s. Caution, scruple.CAUTELOUS, kaw'te-lus, a. Cautious,wary ; wily, cunning.

CAUTELOUSLY, kaw'te-lus-le, ad. Cun-n > n gly» altly, cautiously, warily.

CAUTERIZATION, kaw-tur-re-za'shun, s.

The act of burning with hot irons.

To CAUTERIZE, kaw'tur-ize, v. a. To burnwith the cautery.

CAUTERY, kaw'tur-r&, s. 655. Cauteryis either actual or potential ; the first is hum-,n g by a hot iron, and the latter with caustickmedicines.

CAUTION, kaw'shfin, s. Prudence , fore-liglit,wariness ; provisionary precept ; warning.

give notice of a danger.

CAUTIONARY, kkw'shun-i-re, a. Givenas a pledge, or in security.

CAUTIOUS, kuw'shus, a. 292. AVary,watchful.

CAUTIOUSLY, kaw'shus-le, ad. In a warymanner. , , ,

CAUTIOUSNESS, kaw'shus-nes, a.Watch-fulness, vigilance, circumspection.

To CAW, kSw, v. n. To cry as the rook, or

crow.

CAYMAN, kk'm&n, s. 88. American alliga-tor or crocodile.

To CEASE, sese, v. n . To leave off, to stop,to give over; to fail, to be extinct; to beatan end.

To CEASE, sese, a. To put a stop to.CEASE, sese, s. Extinction, failure. Ob-solete.

CEASELESS, ecsc'les, a. Incessant, per-

petual, continued.

CECITY, ses'e-te, s. 503. Blindness, pri-vatiun of sight.

£ 3 * T have given the e in the first syllable of this wordthe short sound, notwithstanding the diphthong in theoriginal ca-citas; being convinced of the shorteningpower of the antepenultimate accent of these words,611, and of the pre-antcpcmittimate accent ofCenatory and Prefatory.

CECUTIENSY, se-ku'she-en-se, s. Cloudi-ness of sight.

CEDAR, se'dur, s. 88. A ti ee ; the wood ofthe cedar tree.

To CEDE, side, v. a. To yield ; to resign;to give up to another.

CEDRINE, se'dilne, a. 140. Of or belong-ing to the cedar tree.

To CEIL, sole, v. a. To cover the inner roofof a building.

CEILING , st'llng, s. The inner roof.CELANDINE, s&'in-dine ,... 149. A plant.CELATURE, sel'il-tshure, s. 401. The artof engraving.

To CELEBRATE, sel'le-br2ite,r.a.To praise,to commend ; to distinguish by solemn rites ;to mention in a set or solemn manner. 91.CELEBRATION, sel-e-bra shun, s. Solemnperformance, solemn remembrance; praise,renown, memorial.

CELEBRIOUS, sc-lebre-fis, a. 505. Fa-mous, renowned.

CELEBRIOUSLY, se-le'bre-iis-le, ad. In afatuous manner.

CELEBRIOUSNESS, se-lHri-us-nes s.Renown, fame.

CELEBRITY, st-leb'bre-t h, s. 511. Cele-bration, fame. t i

CELEUIACK, sc-le're-ak, a. Turnip-rootedceJery. . , . ,

CELERITY, sMir're-ti, s. Swiftness,speed, velocity.

CELERY, sir£-re, s. A species of parsley:

corruptly pronounced Salary.

CELESTIAL, si-les'tshill, a. 272. Heaven-ly, relating to the superior regions ; heavenly*relating to the blessed state ; heavenly, withrespect to excellence.

CELESTIAL, si-l&'tshil, s. 4G4. An inha-bitant of heaven.

CELESTIALLY, si-l£s'tsh£l-l£ 7 ad. In »heavenly manner.