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CAIRTEAL
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CAITHE-AIMSIR
■ cairtc, the byre h cleaned; a card; ag
iomairt air ua cairtean, playing at
cards.
Cairteal, karty"-al, n. m. a quarter. N.
Cairtealan, kaert'-al-un, n p. lodgings;
more properly cairsealan, places for tem-
porary residence.
■ Caihteab, kaert'-àr', n. m. a carter, a
waggoner.
Cair-thalmhainn, kàèr-hav'.vhènn, n.f.
millfoil, yarrow.
Cairtidh, kàèrt'-e, a. swarthy, tawny,
bark-coloured, tanned.
Cairtidheachd, kaerf-e-achg, tj, /. swar.
thin ess.
Cais, kash, v. twist, twine ; cais an t-
sreang, twist the line or string; caiste,
twisted, twined.
Caisbheart, kash'-art, n. m. shoes, stock-
ings, boots, &c.
Caise, kàsh'shà, n. m. cheese; pallteas do
dh' ira is do chaise, plenty of butter and
cheese.
Caise, kash' -a, steepness; cawe a bhrùth-
aieh, the steepness of the ascent -. short-
ness of temper; 'se do chaise fèin a's
coireach, it is your own crossness that is
the cause; impetuosity, rapidity; caise
an t-sruith, the impetuosity of the cur.
reni; shortness of time, haste; cha d'thig
e an caise, he will not come in a hurry ;
deg. more or most rapid, passionate, &c ;
tha 'n sruth ni's caise, the stream or cur-
rent is more or most rapid.
Caiseach, kash'-ach, a. well supplied
with cheese.
Caisead, kash'-ud, n. m. degree of rapidi-
ty ; passion ; steepness, impetuosity,
&c
Caiseal, kash'-al, n. m. bulwark. Shd.
Caiseamachd, kàsh'-am-àehg, n. /. beat-
ing time to music %vith the foot. Islay.
Caisean, kash'-àn', n. m. and /. a short-
tempered person ; a curl or dewlap, H.
S. ; caisean uchd, breast-stripe of a sheep,
roasted at Christmas, and smelted by all
in the house, to keep away fairies for the
rest of the year, H. S. In Islay, any
time, but never for the sake of fairies.
Caiseanachd, kash'àn'-àchg, n.f. fretful-
ness, peevishness, bickering, shortness of
temper.
Caisearbhain, kàih'-ar-vhon, n. m. the
herb dandelion.
Caisfhion.n, kash'-un, a. white-footed.
Caisg, kàeshg, n.f. Easter, the passover;
di-dònaidh càisg, Easter Sunday; a
feast.
Caisg, kSeshg, v. restrain, check, stop,
still, quiet ; caisg an cu, stop or restrain
the dug ; staunch ; caisg an f huil,
staunch the blood.
Caisial, cash'-èàl, n. m. shoemaker's
strap.
Caisleach, kash'-lyach, n. m. a ford, a
foot-path, a smootix place. U. S.
Caisleachadh, kash'-lyach, n. m. and pi.
stirring up a feather bed, shakn:g ; dub-
bing.
Caislich, kàsh'-lyèch, v. shake, stir, rouse.
Caismeachd, kash'-machg, n.f. the quick
part of a tune on the bag-pipes ; an alarm
to battle; a war-song.
Caisreabhachd, kàsh'-ruv-àchg, n. f.
juggling. Ld.
Caisreag, kàsh'-rràg, n. f. a ringlet, a
curl.
Caisreagach, kàsh'-rrag-àch, curled.
Caiste, kàsh'-tyà, pt. twisted, curled,
twined ; snath caiste, sewing thread.
Caisteal, kash'tyàl, n. m. a castle, a gar-
rison, a tower ; a turreted mansion.
C'aite, kàtj^, ad. where, in what place ;
(!ait an robh thu, where have you been'
c'aite am bheil e, where is he ? c'aite an d'
f huair thu e, where got you, iff
Caiteag, kàty"-ag, lu f. a. a basket for
trouts. Is. ; a leather pot, Hh. ; a small
bit, H.S . ; a place to hold barley, &c. in,
a bam, I). M. L. ; (in Islay, cat). Cat
eòma, sil, buntata, &c.
Caitean, katy"-an', w. m. shag, or nap of
cloth ; caitean air an aodach, the cloth is
'baggy ; the ripple of the sea ; a ruffled
surface.
Caiteanach, katy"-an-àch, a. nappy, shag-
gy, ruffled, rough with a slight breeze.
Caiteas, kàty"-us, n. m. caddice; scrap-
ings of linen, applied to wounds.
Caitu, khàè, v. spend, waste, wear, con-
sume, exhaust; squander; chaith e
'shaibhreas, he squandered his wealth;
chaith e 'aodach, he has worn his clothes ;
a' caitheadh casaig, wearing a long coat;
chaith a' choinneal, the candle is con.
sumed; chaitheadh e, it is exhausted;
casting, shooting; a' caitheadh chlach,
casting stones at ; a' caitheadh air comh-
arra, shooting or aiming at a marlc.
Caitu, kàèch, n.f. seeds or husks of com;
gen. catha; sugh na càtha, the juice of
the seeds for making flummery or sow.
ens.
Caith, khàè, v. winnow com ; more often
cath.
Caitheach. See Caithteach, prodigal,
wasteful.
Caitheadh, khàè'-aàgh', pt. spending,
wearing; n. m. consumption, wasting,
dying by inches.
Caitheamh, khàè'-uT, n. m. consumption.
Prov.
Caithe-aimsir, khàS'-à-èm-shur, n. m.
pastime.
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