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amni, deformes visu, et tenues came earutn. Arab.
Jji khell, lean ; 3^1J" kahi/l, 3^^=^' kahul, wither-
ed, dry. 3. Narrow : angustus.
" Tuiteam an tigh caol gun leus."
Finff.u.22.
Let me descend into the narrow dark house. Ca-
dam in domum angustam sine luce.
Caol, -aoil, -aoiltean, x. m. (Caol, adj. 3.) 1. A
narrow strait, sound, frith : maris fretum.
" Fhad 's a thaomas an caol o chuan."
Fiiif/. i. 626.
As long as the frith shall pour (its waters) from
the ocean. Quamdiu fundetur fretum ab oceano.
Scot. Kyle, Jatn. 2. coll. Osiers, saplings, pannier-
wood : vimina ad sportas vel sepes contexendas.
Bianf. " Ceangal nan tri chaol." S. D. 209. A
particular mode of binding captives of old, with
three withes, or osiers, — still practised in youthful
games, where the withes are applied to the ancles,
knees, and wrists. Catenatio qusedam captivorum an-
tiquitus, viminibus tribus adhibita, et adhuc sic ju-
Tenum ludo manet, talis, genubus, et carpis nexis.
3. A pile: cumulus. " Fo chaol nam marbh."
Tern. i. 424. Under the pile of the dead. Sub
cumulum niortuoruni. Chald. ìÒV] chela. Arab.
*X hillkh, acervus.
Tergi vel trunci pars gracillima. " Caol an dùirn."
Voc. 15. The wrist, or shackle-bone. Carpus.
" Caol na coise." Small of the leg. Cruris pars
gracillima. " Caol a' chalpa." 3Iacf. V.
Caolach, s. /". The herb fairy-flax : linum sylvestre.
Sh. et 0È.
Caolach-aifrinn, s.m. Prayer, or mass-bell : tin-
tinabulum oratorium vel missale. OR. " Coil-
each-aifrinn." Hebrid. Vide Coileach.
• Caoladh-adhbhair, -can. s.m. (Caul, et Aobliar),
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2. Diminisli, lessen : diminuc, niiuuc'. Mmj'. ('.
Jaolan, -ain, -an, s. m. (Caol, adj.) A small gut,
tripe : intestinum tenue. C. S. " " Na caokiin."
Llh. The small intestines. Intestina, ilia. 6V
XoXaj, intestinum.
L'aolas, -ais, -an, s. m. 1. A frith, strait: maris
fretum, vul angustia-. C. S.
[:aol-ciia.sacii, -aiche, adj. (Caol, adj. et Cas, s.),
small, or slender-legged : tibias graciles habens.
Macinty. 81.
L'aol-chòmiinuidh, -ean, s.f. (Caol,a<^". et Corah-
nuidh, s.), A narrow dwelling, a grave : domus
angusta, sepulchrum. Oss. passim.
Caol-chohpach, -aichk, adj. (Caol, et Corp),
Slender-bodied : exile habens corpus. C. S.
Caol-chruth, -an, s. VI. (Caol, adj. et Cruth),
A slender form: forma tenuis. S. D. 51.
Caol-chruthach, -aiche, udj. (Caol-clu-uth), Slen-
der-formed : tenuem formam adhibens. C. S.
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Caol-deàrrsa, s. m. Name of a star : noraen side-
ris. Tern. vii. 264. Vide Caol, adj. et Deàrr-
. Caolfail, s.f. Nettles : urtica. The herb heiriff.
Sh. et Vail.
Caol-fhairge, -ean, s.f. (Caol, et Fairg), A strait :
maris angustiae, fretum. Sh.
Caol - ghlòireach, - ghlòrach, - ghuthach,
-AICHE, vel -EiCHE, adj. Shrill-voiced : argutus,
vocem habens exilem. Sh.
Caol-mhala, -aich, -ichean, (Caol, adj. etMala),
A finely arched brow : supercilium delicate curva-.
tum. Stew. 329.
• Caol-mhaor, s. m. An apparitor : lictor eccle-
siastica. Llh. et O'B.
' Caol-mhiosachan, s.f. Purging flax : linum cathar-
ticum. OR.
Caol-mhuingeach, -eiciie, adj. (Caol, et Muing),
Narrow maned : angustè jubatus. Fing. i. 368.
Caol-rath, -a, -than, s. m. (Caol, adj. et Srath),
nan àlld 's na luachair." Tern. iii. 299. From the
narrow plain of streams and rushes. Ab angusto
campo rivulorum et scirporum.
• Caomh, s. m. The follicle of a flower : floris fol-
liculus. MSS.
Caomh, -Caoimhe, et Caomha, adj. 1. Kind, meek,
loving : benignus, amans, lenis. " Labhair e gu
camnh ris a' ghruagaich." Geii. xxxiv. 3. He
spake kindly unto the damsel. Locutus est be-
nigne (qua; erant cordi, Bez.) puellae. 2. Dear,
beloved : carus, amatus. " Is caomh leam e."
C. S. He is dear to me. Carus niihi est ille. 3.
Gentle, mild : blandus, comis. O'R. 4. Hand-
some : speciosus. O'R. Wei. Cw, carus. Dav.
• Caomh, adj. 1. Little : parvus. Llh. 2. Noble :
nobilis. OB. Arab, et Pers. ^.^s horn, noble ;
kii/am, dignity. Chald. Dip hum.
Caomh, Caoimh, s. m. \. A friend: amicus.
" An tog mi mo shiùil,
" 'S gun clmomh am fagus ?" S. D. 54.
Shall I hoist my sails without a friend being near ?
An dabo vela mea, et amicus non prope .' 2.
Kindness, friendship : comitas, amicitia. " Caomh
mo theach." Dug. Buch. The kindness of my
house. Comitas domus meae.
• Caomha, s.f. \. Skill, knowledge : peritia, scien-
tia. Llh. 2. Nobility : nobilitas. Llh. 3. Poe-
try, versification : poesis, ars metrica. Vide
Vail, in voc et O'B.
Caomhach, -aich, s. m. 1. An associate: socius.
Voc. 40. 2. A bed-fellow : consors lecti. Llh.
3. A friend: amicus. " Na caomhaich." S.D.
148. The friends : amici.
Caomhachdas, -ais, s. m. (Caomh), Affection,
sociality, society : amor, amicitia, sodalitas, socie-
tas. C.S.
Caomhag, -aig, -acan, s.f. (Caomh, adj.) A kind,
beloved woman : blanda, benigna fasmina. " Caomh-
ag nam ban." The kindest, or dearest of women.
Benignissima, vel carissima raulierum. C. S.