| CAMELHAIR | • camelhair n. The soft hair of a camel. • camelhair n. A substitute for this hair. • camelhair n. A soft fabric made from this hair. |
| CHALKMARK | • CHALKMARK n. a mark made with chalk (in phrase walk the chalkmark). |
| CHALUMEAU | • chalumeau n. (Music) A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet. • chalumeau n. The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B♭ (B flat) above middle C. • CHALUMEAU n. (French) an early rustic reed instrument that developed into the clarinet. |
| CHAMISALS | • CHAMISAL n. (Spanish) a thicket of chamisos. |
| CHLAMYDIA | • chlamydia n. (Uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the… • chlamydia n. (Countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans… • Chlamydia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae – very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus… |
| CHLOASMAS | • chloasmas n. Plural of chloasma. • CHLOASMA n. (Greek) a skin discoloration. |
| CHOLAEMIA | • cholaemia n. (Medicine) A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma. • CHOLAEMIA n. an accumulation of bile pigments in the blood, also CHOLEMIA. |
| LACHRYMAL | • lachrymal adj. (Formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears. • lachrymal adj. (Anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal. • lachrymal n. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears). |
| MAILCOACH | • mailcoach n. (Historical) A horse-drawn coach used to deliver mail. • MAILCOACH n. a railway coach specially constructed for the transport of mail, also MAILCAR. |
| MALACHITE | • malachite n. (Mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores… • malachite n. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral. • malachite adj. Of a colour ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green… |
| MARCHLAND | • marchland n. (History) Land comprising the marches of a territory; borderland. • MARCHLAND n. a borderland. |
| MARESCHAL | • mareschal n. (Historical) An officer of an household. • mareschal n. (Military) A man of the highest military rank in certain countries. • mareschal n. A herald. |
| MARISCHAL | • marischal n. (Scotland) marshal. • MARISCHAL n. (Scots) a marshal, also MARESCHAL. • MARISCHAL v. to marshal. |
| MARSHALCY | • marshalcy n. Synonym of marshalship. • MARSHALCY n. the rank, office or department of a marshal. |
| MATCHABLE | • matchable adj. Able to be matched. • matchable n. Something that can be matched. • MATCHABLE adj. capable of being matched. |
| MATCHPLAY | • matchplay n. Alternative form of match play. • match␣play n. (Golf) A scoring system in which points are awarded for each hole won, as opposed to stroke play. • match␣play n. (Bowling) A knockout competition between two single bowlers. |
| MONARCHAL | • monarchal adj. Alternative form of monarchical. • MONARCHAL adj. pertaining to a monarch, ruling alone, also MONARCHIC. |
| NACHTMAAL | • Nachtmaal n. (South Africa) Eucharist. • NACHTMAAL n. (South African) a Dutch Reformed Church Sacrament, the Lord's Supper, also NAGMAAL. |
| STOMACHAL | • stomachal adj. Of or relating to the stomach; gastric. • stomachal adj. (Obsolete) Helping the stomach; stomachic; cordial. • stomachal n. (Obsolete) A stomachic. |