Cavilingly
(Cav"il*ing*ly), adv. In a caviling manner.
Cavillation
(Cav`il*la"tion) n.[F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.
Cavilous
(Cav"il*ous or Cav"il*lous) a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.
[R.]
— Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] — Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]
Cavin
(Cav"in) n. [F. See Cave.] (Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach
to a place. Farrow.
Cavitary
(Cav"i*ta*ry) a. (Zoöl.) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
Cavity
(Cav"i*ty) n.; pl. Cavities [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavité.]
1. Hollowness. [Obs.]
The cavity or hollowness of the place.
Goodwin.
2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon
.
Arbuthnot.
Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or
vomicæ.
Quain.
Body cavity,
the cœlum. See under Body.
Cavo-relievo
(Ca"vo-re*lie"vo) n. Cavo- rilievo.
Cavo-rilievo
(||Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo) n. [It.] (Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for
the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
Cavort
(Ca*vort") v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting.] To prance ostentatiously; —
said of a horse or his rider. [Local slang, U. S.]
Cavy
(Ca"vy) n.; pl. Cavies [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zoöl.) A rodent of the genera
Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig Cavies are natives of South America.
Water cavy (Zoöl.),
The capybara.
Caw
(Caw) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cawed (k&addd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cawing.] [Imitative. &radic22 Cf.
Chough.] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
Rising and cawing at the gun's report.
Shak.
Caw
(Caw), n. The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
Cawk
(Cawk) n. [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of chalk.] (Min.) An opaque, compact variety of
barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]
Cawker
(Cawk"er) n. See Calker.
Cawky
(Cawk"y), a. Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.
Caxon
(Cax"on) n. A kind of wig. [Obs.] Lamb.