casual (kazh'u-al), happening without regularity. catholic (kath'e-lik), liberal cauldron (kol'drun), a large kettle causeway (koz wa), raised road over wet ground. cavalcade (kav'al-kad'), a procession of persons on horseback. celestial (se-les'chal), heavenly, divine. cenotaph (sen'o-taf), a monument to one buried elsewhere. censer (sen'ser), a vessel in which incense is burned. censorship (sen'sor-ship), office or power to examine papers for the press and suppress what is thought harmful. censure (sen'shfir), blame. century-circled (sen'tu-ri-sur'k'ld), having a hundred circles, indicating its age. cessation (se-sa'shun), pause, stop. cestus (ses'tus), girdle. chaise (shaz), a two-wheeled carriage. chalice (chal'is), a cup. Chalkley's Journal. Thomas Chalkley was a traveling Quaker preacher. His journal, published in 1747, told of his many wonderful experiences. Chambered Nautilus (cham'berd no'ti-lus), a shellfish belonging to the highest class of mollusks. chancel (chan'sel), that part of a church containing the altar. chanticleer (chan'ti-kler), a cock, so called from his clear voice in crowing. chaos (ka-os), disorder. chaotic (ka-ot'ik), confused. chaplet (chap'let), wreath. characterize (char'ak-ter-iz), describe. chasm (kaz'm), deep opening, gap. Chattahoochee (chat'a-hoo'chi), a river in Georgia which forms part of its western boundary. chaunt (chant), song, especially one that is solemn and slow. Cheapside (chep'sid), the central east-and-west street of London, formerly a market. "Chepe" is the old English word for market. Chersonese (kur'so-nez), Athenians who had colonized the peninsula between the Hellespont and the Gulf of Melos. Miltiades ruled over them. chimerical (ki-mer'i-kal), unreal, fantastic. chivalry (shiv'al-ri), manners of knighthood, courtesy. chowder (chou'der), a dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, etc., stewed together. chronicle (kron'i-k'l), historical record. churlish (chur'lish), rough, ill bred. ci devant (se'de-van'), former. circuit (sur'kit), a regular journey from place to place; the district journeyed over. circumscribe (sur'kum-skrib') inclose, encircle. citadel ( sit'a-del), fortress. "civil feuds" (siv'il fuds), quarrels within one's own country. clamor (klam'er), an outcry; uproar. clan (klan), clang (klang), strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. clangor (klanger), a sharp, harsh, ringing sound. clapboard (klap'bord), a narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other, for weatherboarding houses. cleave (klev), cling; open or crack. cleft (kleft), crack, crevice. clement (klem'ent), mild. clergy (klur'ji), a body of ministers of the gospel. cloud-vesture (kloud-ves'tur), clothing of clouds. Cochecho (ko-che'cho), Indian name for Dover, N. H. cocked hat (kokt), a hat with the brim turned up. cohesion (ko-he'zhun), close union. cohort (ko'hort), in the ancient Roman army, a body of about 500 soldiers.