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• Caoineachan, -ain, s. m. A polisher of stone :
lapicida, qui lapides polit. .SV(. et O'R.
Caoineachas, -ais, s. m. (Caoin, atlj.) 1. Peace :
pax. Sh. 2. Softness, mildness : lenitas, benigni-
tas. as.
Caoineadh, -idh, s. m. et pres. part, v, Caoin. 1.
Crying, lamentation : fletus, lamentatio. C. S. 2.
Howling : ejulatio.
" 'S an garbh ckaoitieadh a sgaoileadh thall."
Tern. i. 190.
Their loud howling spreading around. Et eorum
asperso ejulatu se spargente ex adverso. B. Bret.
Caoun, et Coinvi. Gr. Ku/j-vm, agroto.
• Caoineasgar, s. m. (Caoin, adj. et Seasgar), A
fort : arx, munimentum, praesidium. O'B.
Caoinich, -idh, CH-, V. a. (Caoin, adj. 2.) Dry,
make dry, rub gently, smooth : sicca, laeviga. C. S.
• Caoinich, s.f. Cotton : xylinum. Voc. 91.
Caoin-iochdach, -AicHE, adj. (Caoin, adj. et lochd-
ach), Compassionate : misericors. C. S.
Caoin-shuarach, -AICHE, odj. (Caoin, et Suarach),
Indifferent : parura curans. Macf. V.
Caoin-shuarachd, s.f. ind. (Caoin-shuarach), In-
difference : paruni curatio. C. S.
Caointeach, -eiche, adj. (Caoin, v.) Sad, sorrow-
ful : tristis, moestus.
" Tri uaire bha 'acain caointeach." S. D. 70.
Thrice was his mournful moan. Ter fuit ejus ge-
Caointeach, -ich, s. m. (Caoin, v.) A mourner :
plorator. Bill. Gloss.
Caoir, -e, s.f. A brand : torris. Bibl. Gloss. Vide
Caor, et seq.
Caoir, -e, -ean, s.f. 1. A blaze of fire: flamma
longe fulgens.
" A chiabh bhuidhe 'na caoir m' a cheann."
Fing. i. 390.
His yellow hair as a fiery blaze around his head.
Capillo flavo in flammà (inflammato) circa ejus
caput. " CooiV theinntidh." C. .S". A thunderbolt :
fulgor, fulmen. 2. A coal : pruna. " Aghaidh
nam beann 'nan caoir." Fivfj. i. 455. The ap-
pearance of the hills as a burning coal. Facies
montium ut prunoe. 3. A stream of sparks, or fire,
fiercely burning : agmen scintillarum, vel ignis ve-
hementer ardens.
" Mar cheud òrd a' bualadh baolh
" Chaoir o 'n teallach dhearg ma seach."
Fing. i. 491.
Like a hundred hammers alternately striking, from
the red forge, streams of fleeting sparks. Instar
centum malleorum excutientium agmen scintilla-
rum fluxarum ab incude rubra alterne. Vide Salm.
1. 3. metr. 4. {Jig.) A rapid torrent : torrens, ve-
locitas torrentis. " Tha 'n amhainn 'na caoir."
C. S. The river rages, or foams. Amnis ruit,
\elocitate spumat. Hebr. T]~\r\ chareh, arsit. Chald.
nn clmri, accendit.
Caoi-rÀn, -aih, «. m. (Caoidh, et Ran), A moan-
ing : ploratus, doloris cxclamatio. C. S.
Caoir-dhris, -e, s.f. A thicket (of thorns) : vepri-
um perplexitas, vepretum. Gen. xxii. 13. marg.
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Caoireall, s. »8. Name of a Fingalian bard : nomen
poeta; cujusdam, Fingaliensis. Vide Oss. passim,
Caoirean, -ein, -an, s. m. (Caoidh, et Rann). 1.
A plaintive song : canticum triste. Macf. V. 2. A
soft sound : sonitus levis et blandus. C. S.
Caoir-gheal, -ile, adj. (Caoir, et Geal), Glowing
hot, bright flaming : candens, vehementer ardens,
quasi ex fornace. Oss. passim.
Caoiribh, 1. dat. pi. of Caoir. Salm. I. 3. metr.
2. dat. pi. of Caora, A sheep : ovis. " Ri caoir-
ibh t-ionaltraidh." Salm. Ixxiv. 2. metr. Towards
the sheep of thy pasture. In oves pastus tui.
Caoirich, pi. of Caora. A sheep : oves. Sm. Salm.
viii. 7. Vide Caoraich.
• Caoirin, s.f. dimin. of Caor. 1. A little sheep :
ovicula. Sh. 2. A little berry : bacca parva.
Sh. et OR. Vide Caora, et Caor.
Caoirin-leana, s./. Great, or wild valerian : Vale-
riana officinalis. O'R.
Caoir-lasair, \ -aich, s. f. A flaming brand :
Caoir-lasrach, J torris flagrans. Macf. V. Vide
Caoir, et Lasair.
• Caoirl, -idli, ch-, v. a. (Caoirle, s.) Beat with a
club : clava feri. Sh. et OR.
• Caoirle, *. m. A club : clava. Llh. O'B. et Sh,
• Caoirleachd, s. f A tossing with clubs : clava-
rum et pila; lusus. Sh. et OR.
Caoirnein, -einean, s. m. 1. A globule of sheep,
or goats' dung : particula, vel sphaerula stercoris
ovini vel caprini. Hebrid. 2. A drop, or globule
of any liquid : gutta. Hebrid.
Caoir-theine, s.J'. a firebrand, a blaze of fire:
toiTÌs, flamma, incendium. MacJ'. V, Vide Caoir,
et Teine.
Caoirtheach, -eiche, acf/. (Caoir, s.) Fiery, blaz-
ing, sparkling: igneus, fulgens, scintillans.
" Chunnaic, an gaisgeach 'na shuain,
" Sruth caoirtheach o chruaicli nam beann."
Fiiig. ii. 10.
The hero saw, in his sleep, a fiery stream from the
brow of the mountains. Vidit heros in sopore,
torrentem igneum e latere montium.
» Caois, s.f. A furrow : sulcus. Llh. Vide Clais.
• Caoitein, -ean, s. m, A little cat : parvus felis.
Provin.
• Caoithearan, -ain, s. m. Voc. 160. Vide Caoidh-
Caol, Caoile, adj
lentus, gracilis.
" Fag Eirinn
" Do bhean,
Small, slender, thin : tenuis.
CÙ cool an f heidh."
Fing. ii. 183.
Leave Ireland of streams and fields, your wife, and
slender deer-hound. Relinque Icrne
et camporum, tuam uxorem, et canem graciler
vi. Wei. Cul. 2. Lean, lank, worn out : n