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Rh *Brace, 240, bras, O.F. brace, bras, width of the two arms
 * Brash, in water-brash, 139, F. brèche, broken stuff.—Imp. D.
 * Brisket, 66, 201, Sc. chest, meaning and apparent form identical with Fr. brechet
 * Bruit, 234, brute, bruit
 * Bruttit, 236
 * Buist, 231, 235, 237, O.F. bostia, boîte
 * Bowet, 240
 * Butry, 240, biitor, a dull fellow
 * Buye, 230, buie

hanging-indent=1em|*Cadie, 242, cadet, Lat. capitatus

Caisse, 233, O.F. casse, F. châsse, Lat. capsa

Callandis, 118, 229, callants, Du. kalant, a customer, F. chaland, prob. borr. from Du.

Calsey, 169, 237, 242, causey, chaussée, late Lat. calceata, stamped with the heel

Caprus, 233, copperas, couperose, Diez's cupri rosa, more prob. cuprosa, short for aqua c.=copper water, Ger. Kupfer-Wasser, and "assoc. with rose merely an etym. fancy."–N.E.D.

Capitane, 236, O.F. capitaine

Castocks=chou-stocks, 68, 242, chou

Certes, certie, 240, certes. "In 'my certies, my certie,' the word may be identical with certes, M.E. and O.F., but history of the phrase not clear."—N.E.D.

Chaffing, 231, chauffer

Chamer, chaumer, 229, chambre.

Chandlers, 231, 232, O.F. chandelier, chandelle

Chapelet, 233, Chapeau

Chesbol, 236, the poppy, caisse. "In Prompt. Parv. cheese-bowl, but confounded with chibol, F. ciboule, Lat. cæpulla, onion bed, cæpa, onion."—N.E.D.

†Cheetie-pussie, 68, 135, 240, chat. Prob. not from chat, but a mere call

Chicknawd, 234, chiquenaude

Chirurgeon, 238, O.F. cirurgien. The pron. ch=k is modern

Choffer, 235

Chyres, 232, O.F. cha-iè-re, chaire in eccles. sense, Lat. cathedra

Cissills, 232, O.F. cisel, F. ciseau, Lat. cædo, to cut

Close, 240, clos

Cog, 68, bucket; prob. same as cog, or cock-boat, O.F. cogue, Ic. kug-gr, a ship.—N.E.D.

Coggie, 160, dim.

Condie, 120, 172, 240, conduit, F. conduire

Contigue, 239, contigue

Corbie, 242, corbeau, O.F. corb, corbin, corbel

Corf, 229, corbeille

Cowe, 68, Jam. cow, twig, broom, besom (curler's), O.F. coe, F. queue

Cracklins, cracknel, 130, F. craque-lin, or a var. of Du. krakeling, crackle

Cramoisie, cramasie, 229, cramoisi

Creesh, 68, 81, grease, 63, O.F. craisse=graisse, fat, Lat. crassus, grassus, Gael, créis.

Crusie, 135, F. creuset, crucible; O.F. cruseul, creuseau, craicet, E. cresset

Cry, 87, écrier

Cummers, 74, 121, 205, 240, F. commère

Curchessis, 230, O.F. couvrechés, pl. of couvrechef

Custock, 68, 242, kale stock, cabbage stalk, chou, Lat. caulis


 * Deas, deece, 155, generally a long seat or bench, O.F. deis, F. dais, Lat. discus, a quoit, later Lat. a table
 * Delaverly, 153, Bff.; O.F. delivre, free, at liberty, obsc.—N.E.D. M.E. delaverly, in an overflowing manner.—E.D.D. "That Mr. Waverley looks clean made and deliver."—Scott
 * Devald, deval, 153, Bff.; North, stopped, left off, F. devaler, to descend, devall, to cease. "The