=B.S.L.=, Botanical Society of London. =C.= (L. _centum_), a hundred. =Cantab.= (L. _Cantabrigiensis_), of Cambridge. =Cantuar.=, Canterbury. =cap.= (L. _caput_, the head), chapter; =cap.=, capital; =cap.=, a capital letter; =caps.=, capital letters. =C.B.=, Companion of the Bath. =C.E.=, Civil Engineer. =cent.= (L. _centum_), a hundred. =cf.= (L. _confer_), compare. =chap.=, chapter. =con.= (L. _contra_), against; in opposition. =cos.=, cosine. =cres.=, crescendo. =crim. con.=, criminal conversation; adultery. =ct.=, cent; also (L. _centum_), a hundred. =curt.=, current--that is, in this period of time, as month, year, or century. =cwt.= (_c._ for L. _centum_, a hundred; _wt._ for Eng. weight), a hundred-weight. =D.C.= (It. _da capo_), in _music_, again; from the beginning. =D.C.L.=, Doctor of Civil or Canon Law. =D.D.= (L. _divinitatis doctor_), Doctor of Divinity. =D.G.= (L. _Dei gratiâ_), by the grace of God; (L. _Deo gratias_), thanks to God. =do.= or =Do.=, the same. =doz.=, dozen. =Dr.=, doctor; debtor. =D.S.= (It. _dal segno_), from the sign. =D.Sc.=, Doctor of Science. =Dunelm.=, Durham. =D.V.= (L. _Deo volente_), God willing. =dwt.= (L. _denarius_, a silver coin, a penny; and first and last letters of Eng. _weight_), pennyweight. =Ebor.= (L. _Ebor[)a]cum_), York. =E.C.=, Established Church. =Ed.=, editor. =E.E.=, errors excepted. =e.g.=, (L. _exempli gratiâ_, for the sake of example), for example; for instance. =E.I.=, East Indies; East India. =E.I.C.=, East India Company; =E.I.C.S.=, East India Company's Service. =E. long.=, east longitude. =E.N.E.=, east-north-east. =E.S.E.=, east-south-east. =Esq.= or =Esqr.=, Esquire. =etc.= (L. _et cætera_), &c.; and others; and so forth. =et seq.= (L. _et sequentia_), and the following. =ex.=, example; exception; =ex=, "out of," as, a cargo _ex_ Maria. =exch.=, exchequer; exchange. =Exon.= (L. _Exonia_), Exeter. =f.=, feminine; farthing or farthings; foot or feet. =Fahr.=, Fahrenheit. =far.=, farriery; farthing. =F.A.S.=, Fellow of the Society of Arts. =F.A.S.E.=, Fellow of the Antiquarian Society, Edinburgh. =F.B.S.E.=, Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. =F.C.=, Free Church. =fcp.=, foolscap. =F.D.= (L. _fidei defensor_), Defender of the Faith. =F.E.I.S.=, Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland. =F.E.S.=, Fellow of the Entomological Society; Fellow of the Ethnological Society. =F.G.S.=, Fellow of the Geological Society. =F.H.S.=, Fellow of the Horticultural Society. =Fl.=, Flemish; Florida; florin. =F.L.S.=, Fellow of the Linnæan Society. =F.M.=, field-marshal. =fo.=, =fol.=, folio. =F.P.=, fire-plug. =F.P.S.=, Fellow of the Philological Society. =Fr.=, France; French. =F.R.A.S.=, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. =F.R.C.P.=, Fellow of the Royal College of Preceptors, or of Physicians. =F.R.C.P.E.=, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.