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CAOINEACHAS, -ais, (Caoin,) Peace;
softness, mildness.
CAOINEADH, -idh, s. vi. and pres. part.
V. Caoin. Weeping, crying, lamenta-
tion.
f Caoineasgar, s. m. (Caoin adj. and
Seasgar,) A fort.
CAOIN-GHE AL, adj. White and soft.
CAOINICH, -IDH, CH-, V. a. (Caoin,)Dry,
expose to dry ; make smooth.
f Caoinich, s. /. Cotton.
CA01N-I0CHDACH,-AicHE,arfj. (Caoin
and lochdach,) Compassionate.
CAOIN-SHUARACH,-AicHE,arfj. (Caoin
and Suarach,) Indifferent, careless.
CAOIN-SHUARACHD, s. /. ind. In-
diiference, carelessness.
CAOINTEACH,-EiCHE, adj. Sad.sorrow-
ful, mournful, melancholy, whining.
CAOINTEACH, -icH, 1«. m. A
CAOINTEACHAN, .AiN,i mourner.
CAOIR, -E, s. f. A brand. See Caor.
CAOIR, -E, -EAN, s.f. A blaze of fire
fiercely burning, accompanied with noise ;
a rapid torrent.
CAOI-RÀN, -AiN, (Caoidh and Ràn,)s. »i.
A moaning.
CAOIR-DHRIS, -E, s. f. A thicket of
thorns or brambles.
CAOIREACH, adj. (from Caoir,) Spark-
ling, gleaming, flashing, flaming.
CAOIREAG, -EiG, s. f. A small dry peat,
a small piece of coal ; a small peat or coal
on fire.
CAOIREAGACH, adj. Full of small dry
peats, or pieces of peat or coal.
CAOIREALL, s. m. Name of one of the
Fingalian bards.
CAOIREAN, -EiN, -AN, s. m. (Caoidh
and Rann,) A plaintive song ; a soft sound,
a plaintive sound, a purling sound.
CAOIREANACH, adj. Moaning, mur-
muring ; gurgling.
CAOIREANACHD, s. f. Frequent or
continued murmuring or moaning.
CAOIRGHEAL, -ile, adj. (Caoir and
Geal,) Glowing hot, bright flaming; red
hot.
CAOIRIBH, dat. pi. of Caoir and of
Caora. A sheep.
CAOIRICH, pi. of Caora, A sheep.
1 Caoirin, s. /. dim. of Caor. A little
sheep. See Caora and Caor.
CAOIRLASAIR, -aich, s.f. Ì A flaming
CAOIR-LASRACH, S coal, a
sparkling flame.
CAOIRIN-LEANA, s.f. Great or wild
valerian.
t Caoirl, -idh, CH-, V. a. Beat with a
club.
f Caoirle, s. to. a club.
t Caoirlkachd, s. /. A tossing with
clubs.
CAOIRNEIN, -EINEAN, s. TO. A globule
of sheep or goats' dung.
CAOIR-SHOLUS, -uis, s. ?«. A gleaming
light; effulgence.
CAOIRTHEACH, -eiche, ac/j. (Caoir, s. )
Fiery, sparkling, gleaming.
CAOIR-THEINE, s. f. A fire brand, a
blaze of fire.
f Caois, s.f. a. furrow; a young pig.
t Caoiseachan, -AIN, s. 711. A Swine-
herd.
t Caoitein, -EAN, s. ill. A little cat.
Provin.
t Caoithearan, -AIN, s, TO. See Caoidh-
earan.
CAOL, CAOILE, adj. Small, slender, thin;
lean, lank ; attenuated, narrow.
CAOL, -AOiL, -AoiLTEAN, s. ill. (Caol, adj.)
A narrow strait, sound, frith.
CAOL, -AOIL, s. TO. The smaller part.
Caol-na-droma, the small of the back. Caol
-an-dùirn, the ivrist.
CAOLACH, s./. The herb fairy-flax.
CAOLACH-AIFRINN, s. to. Prayer or
mass bell. See Coileach.
CAOLACHADH, -aidh, s. m. A mak-
ing small, thin, or slender.
t Caoladh-adhbhair, -EAN, s. VI. (Caol
and Aobhar,) Less cause.
CAOL AICH, -IDH, CH-, v.a. (Caol, arf/.)
Make small or slender ; attenuate ; dim-
inish, lessen.
CAOLAICHTE, pret. part. v. Caolaich.
Made slender.
CAOL AN, -AIN, 5. m. (Caol, adj.) A small
gut ; a tripe.
CAOLANACH, adj. Like guts ; of or be-
longing to a gut ; made of guts.
CAOLAS, -AIS, -AN, s. in. A frith ; a
strait.
CAOL-CHA8ACH, -AiCHE, adj. Having
small or slender legs ; slim-footed.
CAOL-CHÒMHNUIDH, -ean, s. /.
(Caol and Còmhnuidh) A narrow abode ;
a grave.
CAOL-CHORPACH, -aiche, adj. (Caol
and Corp,) Slender bodied.
CAOL-CHROMA, s. to. A narrow
curve.
CAOL-CHRUTH, -an, s. vi. (Caol and
Cruth,) A slender form.
CAOL-CHRUTHACH, -aiche, adj.
Slender formed.