| ACOLUTHIC | • acoluthic adj. Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage. • ACOLUTHIC adj. pertaining to an afterimage or other aftersensation, also ACOLOUTHIC. |
| BACKCLOTH | • backcloth n. The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop. • back-cloth n. Alternative spelling of backcloth. • BACKCLOTH n. the painted cloth or curtain at the back of the stage. |
| CACHALOTS | • cachalots n. Plural of cachalot. • CACHALOT n. (French) a large whale, also CACHOLOT. |
| CACHOLOTS | • cacholots n. Plural of cacholot. • CACHOLOT n. (French) a large whale, also CACHALOT. |
| CATCHPOLE | • catchpole n. (Obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes. • catchpole n. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors. • catchpole n. (Historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach. |
| CATCHPOLL | • catchpoll n. Alternative form of catchpole. • CATCHPOLL n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLE. |
| CATECHOLS | • catechols n. Plural of catechol. • CATECHOL n. a chemical used in photography. |
| CATHOLICS | • Catholics n. Plural of Catholic. • CATHOLIC n. a member of the early Christian church. |
| CHICALOTE | • chicalote n. Argemone munita, a species of prickly poppy native to California. • CHICALOTE n. (Nahuatl) a prickly poppy of the SW US. |
| CHOCOLATE | • chocolate n. (Chiefly uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. • chocolate n. (Chiefly uncountable) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water. • chocolate n. (Countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate. |
| CHOCOLATY | • chocolaty adj. Containing chocolate. • chocolaty adj. Having some characteristics of chocolate. • CHOCOLATY adj. of or like chocolate, also CHOCOLATEY. |
| COCHLEATE | • cochleate adj. Having the form of a snail’s shell; spiral; turbinated. • cochleate n. A particulate composed of lipid bilayers rolled up into a spiral. • COCHLEATE adj. having the form of a snail shell, also COCHLEATED. |
| COLCOTHAR | • colcothar n. (Organic chemistry, obsolete) Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass… • COLCOTHAR n. (Arabic) a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass. |
| FACECLOTH | • facecloth n. A flannel for washing the face. • facecloth n. A cloth laid over the face of a corpse. • face␣cloth n. A small cloth used to wash one’s face. |
| LACCOLITH | • laccolith n. (Geology) A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata… • laccolith n. A mass similar to lopolith but concave up. • LACCOLITH n. a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds, also LACCOLITE. |
| MATCHLOCK | • matchlock n. Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. • matchlock n. The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match. • MATCHLOCK n. an early form of gun. |
| OCHLOCRAT | • ochlocrat n. An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; an advocate of mob rule. • OCHLOCRAT n. a mob ruler. |
| PACKCLOTH | • packcloth n. A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging. • PACKCLOTH n. a cloth in which goods are enclosed. |
| SACKCLOTH | • sackcloth n. A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks. • sackcloth n. (Usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance. • sackcloth adj. Made of sackcloth. |