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CAOILEAD
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CAORA
crodh leis a' chaoile, the cattle starved for
wtint of fodder; narrowness, straitness,
slenderness.
Caoilead, kàoèl'-ud, n. f. degree of nar.
rowness, smallness; fineness, as linen,
yam, &e.
Caoillean, kaoell'-an', n. m. a twig, sla-
tag. N. H.
Caoiltean, kaoel'-tyun, pi. of caol, a
sound, a strait, a narrow; a' seòladh
thro na caoiltean, sailing through the
sounds or straits.
Caoimheach, kùèv'-ach, a. kind; n. m. a
friend.
CAOijinNEAlACHD, kaBèn'-nyal-achg, n. f.
kindness; courteousness ; agreeableness
to the touch.
Caoimhneas, kaoen"- or kaoev'-nyas, «.
m. kindness, mildness; affability; a kind
turn.
Caoimhneil, kaoen'-nyal, or ka6ev'-nyal,
a. kind, mild, affable, courteous, bene-
volent.
Caoin, kaoen, v. n. weep, lament, mourn,
deplore, wail ; regret ; a. kind, tender ;
seasoned, as hay, sheaf-com, fish, &c.
n.f. sward ; caoin uaine, green sward;
rhind; bhrisd e caoin an Icathraich, he
broke the rhind of the leather. Is. ; the
right side; caoin is as-caoin, the light
and wrong side. SL:
Caoineachadh, kaoin'-ach-X, n. m. sea-
soning or drying hay, fish, &c. ; expo-
sure to the sun's heat for the purpose of
drying.
Caoineadh, kàoèn'-i, n. m. and pt. weep-
ing, wailing, mourning ; lamenting, la-
mentation.
Caoi.near, kaoen'.ur, n. m. sheer indiffer-
cnte.
Caoinearach, kaòèn'-àch, a. indifferent,
careless.
Caoineis, kaòèn'-as, n. m. taking off, gib-
ing, jeering.
Caoineiseach, kaoen'-ash-ach, a. in-
different, apt to gibe, jeer, or take
off.
Caoineiseachd, kaoen'-ash-achg, 71. f. as.
sumed indifference ; fastidiousness ; fool.
ish pride.
Caoi.mch, kàoèn'-èch, v. dry, season, ex-
pose to dry, as hay, fish
Caoin-sruahacb, kaoèn.hùàr -r.ch, a. in-
different
Caoin'.shuarachd, kàoèn'-huar-àchg, n.f.
indifference.
Caointeacm, kàoènt'-ach, n. /. a female
fairy or water-kelpie, whose particular
province it was to forewarn her favourite
clans of the approach of death in the
family, by weeping and wailing oppositf
the kitchen door; a. weeping, mourn
ing ; bha acain caeinteach, hU moan uai
mou/nful. Sm.
Caoir, kaoir, n. /. a foam with sparks of
fire in it, as in a stormy sea; aflame,
accompanied with noise ; a fiery flame ;
na tonnan na caoir, the waives like flame.
Oss. C.
Caoireall, kaoir'-all, n. m. one of Fin.
gal's bards; loud and continual speak-
ing.
Caoirtheach, kaoir'-hach, a. flaming,
fiery ; sruth caoirtheach bho chruaich
nam beann, a fiery stream from the brow
of the mountain. Oss.
Caol, kaoll, a. slender, thin; lean, lank,
attenuated ; narrow j «. m. a narrow ; a
sound, a strait, a frith ; caol Ila, the sound
of Islay ; an caol Muileach, the sound of
Midi; the small parts; caol an droraa,
the small of the back, the spine ; caol an
diiim, the wrist ; caol na coise, cean-
gail a' ohaoil, bind him harul and foot ;
an tigh caol, the narrow house, Uie
grave.
Caolach, kaol'-ach, the worst part of
com; the herb, fairy flax. Ir.
Caolaich, kàol'-èch, v. make narrow,
taper.
Caolan, kaol'-an, n. m. gut, tripe.
Caolas, kaol'-as, n. m. a sound, a strait.
t'AOiMH, kùv, a. kind, mild, beloved,
meek, gentle ; labhair e gu caomh ris a
ghruagaich, he spoke kindly to the dam-
sel; cha chaomh leara e, he is not dear to
me, I do nut like him; a dearly beloved
person ; an tog mi mo shiuil 's gun
chaomh am fagus, shall I hoist my sails
without a friend being near, Sm. ; kind-
ness, hospitality ; caomh mo theach, the
hospitality of my house. D. B.
Caomhach, kùv'-àch, n. m. a friend. Sm.
Caomhachas, kùv'-ach-us, n. m. cham-
bering; sensuality, dalliance.
Caomhalachd, kùv'-àl-àchg, n. /. kind-
ness of disposition ; kindness; urbanity.
Caomhail, kiiv'-al, a. kind, friendly.
Caomhainn, kùv'-ènn, v. spare, save, eco-
nomise, reserve ; caomhainn e gus an
maireach, reserve it till to-merrow ; na
caomhainn e, do not spare it.
Caomhaxtach, kùv'.ant-ach, a. sparing,
economical, frugal, sa^■ing ; stingy.
Caomhantachd, kùv'-ant'-àehg, n. /. e.
conomy, frugality ; a saving disposition,
parsimony.
Caomhnadh, kùv'-nX, n. m. economy,
frugality, parsimony ; pt. saving, spar-
ing, reserving.
Caor, kaor, n. f. a fiery wave, as in a
storm ; the berry of the mountain ash.
Caora, kaor'-a, n. f. a sheep ; caoirich,
more than one sheep ; gen. caorach ; ri