camellia (en)

(noun) any of a genus (Camellia) of shrubs or trees of the tea family / (noun) an ornamental greenhouse shrub (C. japonica) with glossy leaves and roselike flowers

camera obscura (en)

(noun) a darkened enclosure having an aperture usually provided with a lens through which light from external objects enters to form an image of the objects on the opposite surface

campesino (es)

A tenant farmer or farm worker in Latin America

candent (en)

(adjective) glowing from or as if from great heat

canter (en)

(noun) a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop; (verb) move to that gait

caparison (en)

(noun) an ornamental covering for a horse / (noun) decorative trappings and harness / (noun) rich clothing; adornment / (verb) to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering; adorn

capering (en)

skip or dance about in a lively or playful way

captious (en)

(adjective) marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections / (adjective) calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument

carburetion (en)

(noun) the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine

carillon (en)

(noun) a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard / (noun) an electronic instrument imitating a carillon / (noun) a composition for the carillon

carious (en)

(adjective) affected with caries (decayed)

caritas (la)

(noun) charity

carmine (en)

(noun) a rich crimson or scarlet lake made from cochineal / (noun) a vivid red

carom (en)

(noun) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls / (noun) a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket / (noun) a rebounding especially at an angle / (verb) to strike and rebound; glance / (verb) to make a carom / (verb) to proceed by or as if by caroms

casement (en)

(noun) a window sash that opens on hinges at the side / (noun) a window with such a sash / (biographical name) Sir Roger David 1864–1916 Irish rebel

cataphatic (en)

(adj) (of knowledge of God) obtained through defining God with positive statements.

cataphoric reference (en)

when a word in a text refers to another later in the text and you need to look forward to understand

catechumen (en)

(noun) a convert to Christianity receiving training in doctrine and discipline before baptism / (noun) one receiving instruction in the basic doctrines of Christianity before admission to communicant membership in a church

catholicity (en)

(noun) the character of being in conformity with a Catholic church / (noun) liberality of sentiments or views / (noun) universality / (noun) comprehensive range

caul (en)

(noun) the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig) / (noun) the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth

caulk gun (en)

A DIY tool used for deploying sealant (basically glue)

causerie (en)

(noun) an informal conversation; chat / (noun) a short informal essay

celerity (en)

(noun) rapidity of motion or action

censer (en)

(noun) a vessel for burning incense / (noun) a covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual

cerement (en)

(noun) a shroud for the dead / (noun) cerecloth