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CAT l:
Casurla, -ai, et -adh, -aidh, s. m. A curled
lock : cincinnus. Llh. et O'B.
Casurlach, -AicHE, odj. (Casurla), Curl-locked:
cincinnatus. Llh. et R. M'D.
Cat, Cait, s. m. A cat : felis, catus. Voc. 79. Wei.
Cath. Germ. Katze. Corn. Kath. Belg. Katte.
Ital. et Span. Cato. B. Bret. Caz et Chat. Fr.
Chat. Buss. Kote. 7?<rA. Keti. Lat. Catus.
Gr. KaTT?!?. Arab. j>i'W chatlml.
A sheep-cot : mandra, ovile. 3IacÌ7ìti/.
118.
. Cat-
Catachadh, Ì -aidh, s. m. et jore*. ^art.
Catadh, j aich. Taming, domesticating: ac-
tio domandi, mansuefaciendi, cicurandi. C. S.
Cataich, -idh, on-, v. a. Tame : mansuefac. C. S.
Pothts Tataich, q. vide.
Catag, -aige, -ban, s.f. A potato-cellar : battato-
rum cellariura. Provin.
Catagach, -AICHE, odj. (Catag), Abounding in po-
tato-cellars : abundans battatorum seclusis acer-
vis. Provin.
CATAiCHTE,^e<.^rf. 1?. Cataich. Tamed: niansue-
factus. C. S.
Catas, -ais, -an, s. m. C. S. Vide Cadas.
^ Cat-crainn, -croinn, s. m. A rat trap : laqueus ad
sorices excipiendos. Sh.
• Caterpileir, s. ?n. Caterpillar: volvox. " caii)ic
AT) locu^c, A5UT Ai) CAce7tpiUe]t." B. B.
Salm. cv. 34. The locust and caterjiillar came.
Advenerunt locusta et volvox. Vide Bur-
Cath, -catha, -an, s. m. 1. A battle, fight: pug-
" C uira 'an teichinn fein o 'n chathT
Fing. i. 403.
Wliy should I (myself) retreat from the fight?
Quare fugerem ego ipse a conflictu ? 2. A com-
pany, host, army : caterva, copiae, exercitus.
" Bhuail mac Morn' an t-ath bheum-sgèithe,
" Clilisg an /, is dhùisg a cathan."
S. D. 56.
The son of Morna again struck the shield, the
island shook, and its hosts arose. Percussit iterum
filius Mornae ictum scuti, tremuit insula, et excita-
verunt (sese) ejus copiae. 3. A batallion : pha-
lanx, caterva. O'B. " Cath catharra," A civil
war : bellum civile. Hence no doubt Catti, and
many other proper names, as well as Cateia, and
Caterva, mentioned by Roman writers as imple-
ments of war. Wei. Cad. Gemi. Cat. Arab.
^Lò" kahad. Hebr. nn chath, terror ; timor. Cliald.
713 cath, caterva ; TtD cadad, battle. Job. xv. 24.
CÀTH, -AIDH, CH-, V. «. (Cath, s.) Riddle, winnow,
fan : ventila, excerne. C. S.
CÀTH, CÀITHE, et CÀTHA, S.f. Husks of coni : si-
liqua; hordei, avense. C. S.
" Dhall a' chath a slmilean."
Gill. 81.
The corn husks blinded his eyes. Avenarum sili-
quiae caecaverunt oculos ejus. Hebr, niO caah,
? CAT
attrivit. Scot. Caff, Cauf. Jam. Teut. Kaff. Belg.
Kaf. Germ. Kaff. Pers. iiU. khah ; ^\J> hhak.
Catha, s. m. Vide Cadha.
Cathach, -AicHE, adj. (Cath, s.) Warlike: bellico-
sus. S. D. 236.
Cathach, -aich, «. m. (Cath, *.) A warrior, a sol-
dier : bellator, miles. C. S.
Catiiaciiadh, -aidh, s. m. et pres. part. v. Cath-
aich. Fighting, act of fighting, provoking, striving,
tempting : actus dimicandi, provocandi, contenden-
di, tentandl. Macf. V. et C. S. Vide Cathaich.
CÀTHADH, -AIDH, s. m. et prcs. part. v. Cath. 1.
Winnowing : ventilatio. Llh. 2. A breach : rui-
na. Sh. et C. S. Vide Cadha. 3. A defile : an-
cella. " Cathadh-làir." N. H. Vide Làr.
" Bi'dh gruth is crathadh air na srathaibh,
" 'S teirigidh 'n cathadh-làir."
Stew. 257.
Curds and churning shall be in the straths, and
the snow-drift shall cease. Coagula et lactis agi-
tatio erunt in vallibus, et cessabit nivea procella.
" Cathadh-cuir." Provin. Falling snow : nix ca-
dens, nivea procella. " Cur is cathadh." C. S.
i. e. vidg. " Drift and snow." Falling and drifting
of snow, at once. Nix cadens, et eodem tempore
ventis peracta.
Cathadh, -fairge, vel -mara, s. m. 1. Sea-drift,
vulff. naiit. term, spoon-drift, and spin-drift : mari-
na procella, maris vento impulsi aspergines. C S.
2. Provocation : provocatio.
" Cia trie do chuir siad cathadh air."
Boss. Salm. Ixxviii. 40.
How often provoked they him. Quam saepe pro-
vocaverunt illi eum. Potius Cathachadh, q. vide.
» Cathag, -aig, -an, s.f. Voc. 74. Vide Cadhag.
* Cathaghadh, -ughadh, -aidli, s. m. Llh. Vide
Cathachadh.
Cathaich, -idh, ch-, v. a. (Cath, s.) 1. Fight :
pugna. " Cathaichidh me am aonar agus maille
re each arson na dteanipall agus nan altor, agus
nan eitheand naomhtha." Cars. Lit. 8. I will fight
alone and with others for the temples, the altars,
and the holy places. Pugnabo solus et cum aliis
pro templis, altaribus et sacris. 2. Strive, con-
tend : contende.
" Ma chaihaiclwas e 'n ceartas fuinn."
Macf. par. xviii. 1,
If he contend in justice with us. Si contendat in
justitia nobiscum. 3. Tempt, try, prove : tenta,
proba. OR.
Cathair, Cathrach, Cathraichean, *. / 1.
A chair, bench, seat : sella, sedile, cathedra.
" Oir suidliidh i aig dorus a tighe air cathair"
Gnàth. ix. 14. For she sitteth at the door of her
house on a seat. Nam sedet ad ostium domus suae
super sellam. 2. A throne : thronus, solium.
" Cathair Chormaic nan gorm sgiath."
Fing. i. 558.
The throne of Cormac of blue shields. Solium