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   cabriolet
         n 1: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and
               a folding hood [syn: {cab}, {cabriolet}]

English Dictionary: coprolith by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cafe royale
n
  1. black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn: cafe royale, coffee royal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Caprella
n
  1. skeleton shrimp
    Synonym(s): Caprella, genus Caprella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Capreolus
n
  1. roe deer
    Synonym(s): Capreolus, genus Capreolus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Capreolus capreolus
n
  1. small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
    Synonym(s): roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capriole
n
  1. (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
  2. a playful leap or hop
    Synonym(s): caper, capriole
v
  1. perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
  2. perform a capriole, in ballet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caprylic acid
n
  1. a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral
n
  1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
    Synonym(s): scrub, chaparral, bush
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral broom
n
  1. widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
    Synonym(s): coyote brush, coyote bush, chaparral broom, kidney wort, Baccharis pilularis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral cock
n
  1. speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
    Synonym(s): roadrunner, chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral mallow
n
  1. shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
    Synonym(s): chaparral mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea fasciculata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral pea
n
  1. spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California
    Synonym(s): chaparral pea, stingaree-bush, Pickeringia montana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaparral sage
n
  1. silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn: purple sage, chaparral sage, Salvia leucophylla]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee roll
n
  1. any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
    Synonym(s): sweet roll, coffee roll
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee royal
n
  1. black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn: cafe royale, coffee royal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
copra oil
n
  1. oil from coconuts
    Synonym(s): coconut oil, copra oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coprolalia
n
  1. an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coprolite
n
  1. fossil excrement; petrified dung
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coprolith
n
  1. a hard mass of fecal matter [syn: coprolith, fecalith, faecalith, stercolith]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cover letter
n
  1. a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
    Synonym(s): covering letter, cover letter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coverall
n
  1. a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coverlet
n
  1. a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
      rocc.]
      1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
            stone or crag. See {Stone}.
  
                     Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its
                     firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
            crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
            clay, etc., when in natural beds.
  
      3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
            support; a refuge.
  
                     The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
                                                                              2.
  
      4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
            the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.
  
      Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
               self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
               rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
  
      {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
            rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.
  
      {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})
            very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
  
      {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.
            (b) The goggle-eye.
            (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
                  rock bass.
  
      {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose
            remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially
            the corals and Foraminifera.
  
      {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
            of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
            color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
            slate.
  
      {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
            sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
  
      {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.
  
      {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
                  found about rocks andledges.
            (b) A California rockfish.
  
      {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).
            (b) A rockling.
  
      {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
            are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.
           
  
      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New
            England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See
            Illust. under {Cancer}.
  
      {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
            kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},
            etc.
  
      {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under
            {Crystal}.
  
      {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
            doo}.
  
      {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
            a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
            drilling holes for blasting, etc.
  
      {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.
  
      {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.
  
      {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.
  
      {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus
            {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.
  
      {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.
           
  
      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and
            {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
            lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.
  
      {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
            occuring as an efflorescence.
  
      {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.
  
      {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.
  
      {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.
  
      {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet
            ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the
            rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
            green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
            quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
            green.
  
      {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})
            Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
            derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.
  
      {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.
  
      {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
            (b) The rock snipe.
  
      {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan
            ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the
            tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
            brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
            patches on the back.
  
      {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.
           
  
      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.
  
      {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
            in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
            the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
            given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
            from sea water in large basins or cavities.
  
      {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.
  
      {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
            allied genera.
  
      {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;
            as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and
            the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian
            rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.
           
  
      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
            maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},
            {winter snipe}.
  
      {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
            feel, and adhering to the tongue.
  
      {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
                  the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.
            (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).
  
      {Rock tar}, petroleum.
  
      {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus
            {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock
            thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India
            ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.
  
      {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
            Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
            America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
            or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
            of extremity.
  
      {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine
            food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family
            {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --
            called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and
            {starling}.
  
      {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird
            ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and
            water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.
  
      {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens
            of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of
            Lower California and Mexico.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabriole \Cab"ri*ole\, n. [F. See {Cabriolet}, and cf.
      {Capriole}.] (Man.)
      A curvet; a leap. See {Capriole}.
  
               The cabrioles which his charger exhibited. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabriolet \Cab`ri*o*let"\, n.[F., dim. of cabriole a leap,
      caper, from It. capriola, fr. dim. of L. caper he-goat, capra
      she-goat. This carriage is so called from its skipping
      lightness. Cf. {Cab}, {Caper} a leap.]
      A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,
      female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in
      LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a
      screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]
      1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a
            continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it
            spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a
            continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --
            used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or
            pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of
            the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the
            threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being
            distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more
            usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female
            screw, or, more usually, the nut.
  
      Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of
               the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a
               right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the
               hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the
               screw, its base equaling the circumference of the
               cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.
  
      2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a
            head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.
            Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to
            fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw
            nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.
  
      3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of
            wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the
            stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal
            surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a
            screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.
  
      4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a
            screw steamer; a propeller.
  
      5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
            --Thackeray.
  
      6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary
            severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a
            student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]
  
      7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.
  
      8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and
            commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.
  
      9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite
            linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th
            {Pitch}, 10
            (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid
                  body, which may always be made to consist of a
                  rotation about an axis combined with a translation
                  parallel to that axis.
  
      10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw
            ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.
  
      {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See
            under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.
  
      {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not
            done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.
            Martineau.
  
      {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give
            motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads
            between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.
           
  
      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.
  
      {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the
            measurement of very small spaces.
  
      {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the
            opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.
  
      {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.
  
      {Screw bean}. (Bot.)
            (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree
                  ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to
                  California. It is used for fodder, and ground into
                  meal by the Indians.
            (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for
                  fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.
  
      {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in
            distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.
  
      {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the
            thread on a wooden screw.
  
      {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.
  
      {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw
            propeller.
  
      {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.
  
      {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.
  
      {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner
            wrench.
  
      {Screw machine}.
            (a) One of a series of machines employed in the
                  manufacture of wood screws.
            (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of
                  cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work
                  successively, for making screws and other turned
                  pieces from metal rods.
  
      {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus
            {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,
            natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --
            named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like
            leaves.
  
      {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,
            consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of
            perforations with internal screws forming dies.
  
      {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means
            of a screw.
  
      {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in
            the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel
            propelled by a screw.
  
      {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod
            shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied
            genera. See {Turritella}.
  
      {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.
  
      {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.
  
      {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.
  
      {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},
            consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,
            with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled
            capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.
  
      {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a
            screw.
  
      {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly
            ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which
            sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about
            wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.
  
      {Screw wrench}.
            (a) A wrench for turning a screw.
            (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a
                  screw.
  
      {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure
            upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.
  
      {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to
            pressure; to force.
  
      {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse
            pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of
            {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capreolate \Cap"re*o*late\, a. [L. capreolus wild goat, tendril,
      fr. caper goat: cf. F. capr[82]ol[82].] (Bot.)
      Having a tendril or tendrils.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capreoline \Cap"re*o*line\, a. [L. capreolus wild goat, fr.
      caper goat.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small European and Asiatic deer ({Capreolus capr[91]a})
      having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
      summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
      graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
      grounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola,
      fr. L. caper goat. Cf. {Caper}, v. i. {Cabriole}, {Caprice},
      {Cheveril}.]
      1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards
            only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the
            hind legs when at the height of the leap.
  
      2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. [bd]With lofty turns and
            caprioles.[b8] --Sir J. Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, v. i.
      To perform a capriole. --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caprylate \Cap"ry*late\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of caprylic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caprylic \Ca*pryl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      See under {Capric}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.
  
      {Capric acid}, {C9H19.CO2H}, {Caprylic acid}, {C7H15.CO2H},
            and {Caproic acid}, {C5H11.CO2H}, are fatty acids
            occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil,
            etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or
            white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that
            of goats or sweat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cavo-relievo \Ca"vo-re*lie"vo\, n.
      Cavo-rilievo.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an
      evergeen oak.]
      1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
  
      2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
            of thorny shrubs and brambles.
  
      {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of
            the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for
            running with great speed. It ranges from California to
            Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
            runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cock \Cock\, n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation
      of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.]
      1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or
            domestic fowls.
  
      2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
  
                     Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak.
  
      3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous]
  
                     Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left
                     us.                                                   --Addison.
  
      4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning;
            cockcrow. [Obs.]
  
                     He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. A faucet or valve.
  
      Note: Jonsons says, [bd]The handly probably had a cock on the
               top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently
               to have had that form, whatever was the reason.[b8]
               Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in
               forma crit[91] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's
               comb.
  
      6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers.
  
      7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson.
  
      8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of
            a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight.
  
      {Ball cock}. See under {Ball}.
  
      {Chaparral cock}. See under {Chaparral}.
  
      {Cock and bull story}, {an extravagant}, boastful story; a
            canard.
  
      {Cock of the plains} (Zo[94]l.) See {Sage cock}.
  
      {Cock of the rock} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bird
            ({Rupicola aurantia}) having a beautiful crest.
  
      {Cock of the walk}, a chief or master; the hero of the hour;
            one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or
            competitors.
  
      {Cock of the woods}. See {Capercailzie}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an
      evergeen oak.]
      1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
  
      2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
            of thorny shrubs and brambles.
  
      {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of
            the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for
            running with great speed. It ranges from California to
            Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
            runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheveril \Chev"er*il\, n. [OF. chevrel, F. chevreau, kid, dim.
      of chevre goat, fr. L. capra. See {Caper}, v. i.]
      Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of
      flexibility. [Obs.]
  
               Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch
               narrow to an ell broad.                           --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheveril \Chev"er*il\, a.
      Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.]
  
               A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheverliize \Chev"er*li*ize\, v. i.
      To make as pliable as kid leather. [Obs.] --Br. Montagu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coprolite \Cop"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. ko`pros dung + -lite.]
      (Paleon.)
      A piece of petrified dung; a fossil excrement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coprolitic \Cop`ro*lit"ic\, a.
      Containing, pertaining to, or of the nature of, coprolites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coverlet \Cov"er*let\ (k?v"?r-l?t), n. [F. couvre-lit; couvrir
      to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See {Cover}.]
      The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
  
               Lay her in lilies and in violets . . . And odored
               sheets and arras coverlets.                     --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coverlid \Cov"er*lid\ (-l[icr]d), n.
      A coverlet.
  
               All the coverlid was cloth of gold.         --Tennyson.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Chaparral, NM (CDP, FIPS 14250)
      Location: 32.02593 N, 106.39946 W
      Population (1990): 2962 (1020 housing units)
      Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 88021

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cheverly, MD (town, FIPS 16550)
      Location: 38.92575 N, 76.91386 W
      Population (1990): 6023 (2193 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Chevrolet, KY
      Zip code(s): 40831

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cooper Landing, AK (CDP, FIPS 17190)
      Location: 60.49109 N, 149.79227 W
      Population (1990): 243 (281 housing units)
      Area: 141.8 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 99572

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Copper Hill, VA
      Zip code(s): 24079

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Copperhill, TN (city, FIPS 17000)
      Location: 34.99148 N, 84.36489 W
      Population (1990): 362 (205 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   C-Prolog
  
      An implementation of {Prolog} in {C},
      developed by F. Pereira et al in
      July 1982.   It had no {garbage collection}.
  
      It is not in the {public domain}.
  
      (1994-10-13)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CS-Prolog
  
      Distributed logic language.
  
      "CS-Prolog on Multi-Transputer Systems", I. Futo et al,
      Microprocessors & Microsystems, March 1989.
  
  
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