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CIABH
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CIN'KEAS
cia as duit, uhencef cia minig, cia trie,
how often ? cia mheud, how many? cia
mheud a th' ami, how many are there oj
them V
CiABH, kcav, n.f. lock of hair, tress ; thuit
i is sgaoil a ciabli air làr, she fell, and her
locks spread on the ground, Oss. ; v. tease,
gall, vex ; tha e 'gam chiabadh, he is
teasing me.
CiABH\cH, keav'-ach, a. having ringlets,
tressy.
CiABHAG, keav'-ag, n. f. a loek, or tress of
hair.
CiAL, nonsense, for ciobhal, a cheek, a
brim.
ClALL, keall, n. m. sense ; meaning ; pru-
dence ; as a chiUl, out of his senses, mad,
deranged; duine gun c/iiatf, a madman,
a senseless fellow; ceann 'na ci'iUe, the
prudent man ; a darling ; a chiall mo
chridhe, my darling ; a chiall do 'na
fearaibh, my beloved of all men; glac
ciall, be easy, do not forget yourself; dè
's ciall dull, iihat do you mean ? de's ciall
do 'na daoine, what do the people mean ?
de's ciall da sin, what is the meaning of
that? de's ciali do m' aislinn, what is the
interpretation of my dream ? under-
standing, wisdom; tha e dlii cdlle, he
lacks iinderstanding ; air bheag cèUle,
possessing little miderstanding, Bible ;
'se an ciill ceannaichte is f hearr, bought
wisdom is best; trisdom gained by ex-
perience is best ; air call a chèitle, losing his
senses, doting. B.
ClALLACH, keall'-ach, a. sensible, sedate,
prudent, rational ; dean do ghnothuch gu
ciallach, do your business rationally ;
ceilidh duine ciallach masla, a prudent
man cover eth shame. B.
CiALLACHAiL, kcall'-achal, a. significant.
CiALLAicH, keàll'-èch, v. signify, mean ;
dè tha sin a' ciallachadh, ichat does tlrnt
mean ?
CiALLRADH, keall'-ra, n. m. a full sentence.
Ir.
CiAX, kèàn, n. m. long time; is ioroa
cian o nach robh e 'n so, it is a long
time since he was here, C. ; gu cian nan
cian, for ever, from all eternity; a. tedi-
ous, long, drearj-; is cian an oidhehe,
tedious or dreary is the night; bu chian
leinn guiu am buillean, painful was the
■noise of their blows, &c. ; adv. as long
as, while, whilst ; cian a bhios mi beò,
while I live. S.
CiANAiL. kean'-al, a. solitary, dreary, tedi-
ous, forlorn; sad, lamentable, mourn-
ful.
CiANALACHD, kèàn'-àl-àchg, n. /. tedious-
ness, dreariness, loneliness ; solitariness ;
sadness.
CiAN'ALAS, kèìin'-àl.us, n. m. dreariness,
sadness, melancholy ; a' cur dhinn air
cianalas, banishing dreariness, or melan-
choly, or sadness.
ClAR, kèàr, a. dun, sable; roan; dusky,
dark, brown ; sleibhte nan earba ciar,
the hills of the dusky roes; n. m. dusk,
gloominess ; ciar nan cam, the gloom of
the rocks, Oss. Ar.; v. grow dusky; am
feasgar a' ciaradh, the evening getting
dusky. O.
CiARADH, kèar'.X, n. m. and pt. dusk of
the evening, growing dusky; 'sa. chiaradh,
in the dusk.
CiARALACH, kèàr'-àl-ach, a. quarrelsome.
CiAT, kèàt, n. m. pleasure, love ; ciat
mhòr, great pleasure or love. Smith.
CiATACH, kèat'-àch, a. handsome, goodly,
seemly ; personable ; beautiful ; luach
(pris) chiatac'i, goodly price, B.; duine
aatach, a haiulsome person ; a Chonnail
chiataich, ye handsome Connal.
CiATAicH, kèàtt'.èch, n. f. love; delight;
pleasure; eha 'n 'eil ciataich sam bith
aig e dhelh, he has no great a^ection for
him or it.
CiATAicHEAD, ktSt'-ech-ad, n. f. hand-
someness, degree of beauty, elegance,
or beauty; a' dol an ciataichead, improv-
ing in elegance, beauty, ^c.
CiBH, ke, n. m. a wreath of snow. Sic.
CiBHEAR, kèff'2' ur, n. m, drizzle, drizzling
CiBHRiNN, kèv2'-rrmm, n. m. counterpane,
coverlet ; in Skye, Ciobhraig.
CicHE, kèch'à, gen. of a pap, breast;
ceann 'na ciche, the nipple.
CiDHis, kè'-yhès, n. m. a mask. Ir. Arm.
CiLEAN, kel'-an', n. ra.alargecod. Skye.
CiLL, kelly', n.f. a church-yard, a burying,
ground; in H. S. a cell, a church.
CiLLE, kèlly'2'.à. gen. of Cill ; pretixed to
places signifying burying-places; Cille-
bhride, Kilbride, &c. before a vowel or
f h, Cill, as CiU-f hinn.
CiLLTEAN, kelly'-tyun, pi. burying
grounds.
CiNN, kcnn', n. pi. heads; v. n. grow, in-
crease; vegetate, multiply ; result from,
hapjien, grow taller.
CiNNEADAiL, kènn2'-ad-al, a. clannish.
CiNNEADALACHD, kèrm2'ad.al-àchg, n.
/. elannishness, attachment to one's
clan.
CiNNEACH, kènn2'.ach, n. m. a heathen
nation.
CiNNEADH, kenn2'-nyi, n. m. clan, kin,
tribe ; surname ; kindred ; fear cinnidh,
a namesake ; (bean chinnidh, also.)
CiNNEAS, kenn'2'-as, rt. m. growth ; vegpts-
tion ; produce, crop, production ; in-
crease ; fruit.
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