C

Question 1

cairn

Answer 1

a mound of stones or rocks, used as a marker, memorial or tomb

Question 2

canker

Answer 2

a disease, a corrupting influence

Question 3

carcanet

Answer 3

jewelled necklace

Question 4

carouse

Answer 4

drink heavily

Question 5

carven

Answer 5

old form of ‘carved’

Question 6

cataract

Answer 6

waterfall

Question 7

causeway

Answer 7

a road or track raised above the surrounding ground, especially used to provide a dry route through wetlands

Question 8

cesspool

Answer 8

a pool of waste-water or sewage

Question 9

chalcedony

Answer 9

a precious form of quartz onyx, agate and cornelian are all types of chalcedony

Question 10

champ

Answer 10

(of a horse) munch on the bit, showing eagerness

Question 11

charger

Answer 11

large dish

Question 12

chestnut

Answer 12

often-told joke or story, anything trite

Question 13

chime

Answer 13

agree with, be in harmony with

Question 14

chine

Answer 14

a deep and narrow ravine

Question 15

churl

Answer 15

a person lacking manners or breeding; churlish rude, ungrateful or mean

Question 16

circlet

Answer 16

a thin band of precious metal, worn on the head

Question 17

clamant

Answer 17

clamorous, noisy

Question 18

clave

Answer 18

old past tense of cleave, in the sense ‘stick, adhere’

Question 19

clomb

Answer 19

old past tense of climb

Question 20

close-serried

Answer 20

packed tightly together

Question 21

cloven

Answer 21

split into two

Question 22

cob

Answer 22

spider (the name survives in the term ‘cobweb’)

Question 23

cockshut-light

Answer 23

evening twilight (when woodcocks fly through clearings called cockshoots and can be netted

Question 24

coëval

Answer 24

born at the same time

Question 25

coffer

Answer 25

strongbox, especially for holding valuables

Question 26

comely

Answer 26

pleasant-looking commons - shared food; short commons insufficient food

Question 27

compass

Answer 27

accomplish, achieve

Question 28

conclave

Answer 28

a meeting, or the place where a meeting is held

Question 29

concourse

Answer 29

large group of people; crowd

Question 30

coney

Answer 30

rabbit

Question 31

confines

Answer 31

borders; borderlands

Question 32

confusticate

Answer 32

to confuse, confound, or perplex (someone)

Question 33

constellate

Answer 33

formed into a constellation

Question 34

cony

Answer 34

rabbit

Question 35

cools

Answer 35

coolnesses

Question 36

coomb

Answer 36

short valley in the side of a hill or mountain

Question 37

coop

Answer 37

cage, imprison

Question 38

corbel

Answer 38

basket

Question 39

coronal

Answer 39

circlet or garland worn around the head

Question 40

corslet

Answer 40

a piece of armour covering the body, but not the arms or legs

Question 41

cot

Answer 41

a small cottage

Question 42

counsels

Answer 42

words of advice

Question 43

coverlet

Answer 43

quilt, bed-covering

Question 44

covet

Answer 44

be jealous of, desire

Question 45

covetice

Answer 45

(inordinate) desire, covetousness

Question 46

cozen

Answer 46

lie to, cheat, deceive

Question 47

craven

Answer 47

coward

Question 48

crocks

Answer 48

items of crockery plates, dishes, etc.

Question 49

culvert

Answer 49

a channel carrying water beneath a thorough fare

Question 50

cumbrous

Answer 50

awkward, inconvenient

Question 51

cunning-handed

Answer 51

deft, artful, dexterous

Question 52

cur

Answer 52

a worthless or ill-tempered dog

Question 53

curdle

Answer 53

turn sour