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

cathexis (en)

(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

cathexis (en)

(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

causerie (en)

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

caviling (en)

(verb) to raise trivial and frivolous objection / (verb) to raise trivial objections to

chiaroscuro (it)

(noun, Italian for light and dark) an oil painting technique developed during the Renaissance that uses strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional forms

chintzy (en)

cheap and of poor quality

chyme (en)

(noun) the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

cincture (en)

(noun) the act of encircling / (noun) an encircling area / (noun) girdle belt / (noun) a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious

cincture (en)

(noun) the act of encircling / (noun) an encircling area / (noun) girdle belt / (noun) a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious

cinereous (en)

(adjective) gray tinged with black / (adjective) resembling or consisting of ashes

cingulum (en)

(noun) an anatomical band or encircling ridge (plural: cingula)

cingulum (en)

(noun) an anatomical band or encircling ridge (plural: cingula)

cingulum (en)

(noun) an anatomical band or encircling ridge (plural: cingula)

cognoscenti (en)

(noun) a person who has expert knowledge in a subject; connoisseur

cognoscenti (en)

(noun) a person who has expert knowledge in a subject; connoisseur

contrapuntal (en)

of or in counterpoint

corrigenda (en)

(noun) an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet

crepuscular (en)

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

crepuscular (en)

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

crepuscular (en)

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

culvert (en)

(noun) a transverse drain

dander (en)

(noun, informal) to lose one's temper; also an informal term for a material shed from the body of various animals (similar to dandruff)