Part 1573

<hw>Cam"brel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Gambrel</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def>

<i>Wright.</i>

<h1>Cambria</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"bri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.</def>

<h1>Cambrian</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"bri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in <i>Cambria</i> or Wales. See the Diagram under <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<h1>Cambrian</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"bri*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A native of Cambria or Wales.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The Cambrian formation.</def>

<h1>Cambric</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"bric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>camerike</ets>, fr. <ets>Cambrai</ets> (Flemish <ets>Kamerik</ets>), a city of France (formerly of Flanders), where it was first made.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.</def>

<blockquote>He hath ribbons of all the colors i' the rainbow; . . . inkles, caddises, <b>cambrics</b>, lawns. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine, hardspun cotton, often with figures of various colors; -- also called <altname>cotton cambric</altname>, and <altname>cambric muslin</altname>.</def>

<h1>CambroBriton</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"bro*Brit"on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A Welshman.</def>

<h1>Came</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Came</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>imp.</tt> of <er>Come</er>.</def>

<h1>Came</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Came</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Scot. <ets>came</ets>, <ets>caim</ets>, comb, and OE. <ets>camet</ets> silver.]</ety> <def>A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or pieces of glass.</def>

<h1>Camel</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Oe. <ets>camel</ets>, <ets>chamel</ets>, OF. <ets>camel</ets>, <ets>chamel</ets>, F. <ets>chameau</ets> L. <ets>camelus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. <ets>g\'bem\'bel</ets>, Ar. <ets>jamal</ets>. Cf. As. <ets>camel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>camelus</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (<spn>Camelus dromedarius</spn>) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (<spn>C. Bactrianus</spn>) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicu\'a4a, of South America, belong to a related genus (<spn>Auchenia</spn>).</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A watertight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted.</def>

<cs><col>Camel bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ostrich.</cd> -- <col>Camel locust</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the mantis.</cd> -- <col>Camel's thorn</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a low, leguminous shrub (<spn>Alhagi maurorum</spn>) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called <i>manna<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Camelbacked</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Cam"el*backed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.</def>

<i>Fuller.</i>

<h1>Cameleon</h1> <Xpage=207>