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Cat’s-tail, n.

    1. (Bot.) Catkin (which see).
    2. (Bot.) Timothy, timothy-grass, herds’-grass (Phleum pretense).
    3. Cirrus, mare’s-tail.

Cattle, n. pl.

    1. Bovine quadrupeds, dumb beasts.
    2. Human trash, rabble, riff-raff. See canaille.

Cattle-plague, n. Murrain, rinderpest.

Caul, n.

    1. Cap, coif. [Worn by women]
    2. Small net.
    3. Omentum, epiploön.
    4. Adherent amnion.

Causal, a. Causative.

Causality, n.

    1. Causativeness, causativity, causation.
    2. Causation, causal system, interdependence of events.

Causation, n.

    1. Production, bringing about, creation.
    2. Causality, causal system, interdependence of events.

Causative, a. Causal.