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see Carloman Charles Martel Charibert
Franks, King of the, see Carloman , Charles Martel , Charibert , Childebert , Chilperic , Clothaire III , Clovis , Dagobert , Pippin , Theodebert , Theoderic .
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

sus canas cortadas militarmente con
En su vejez, peinaba empero, sus canas cortadas militarmente, con la llaneza del cuartel.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

S2 C2 chambrere MD chomberier
Chamberere , sb. handmaid, MD, S2, C2; chambrere , MD; chomberier , MD.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb chamberlain chaumberling MD chamberlein
Chamberling , sb. chamberlain; chaumberling , MD; chamberlein , MD; schamberleyne , Voc.; chamberlayn , MD; chamerlane , Voc.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb clarion C MD claryone
Clarioun , sb. clarion, C, MD; claryone , Prompt.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb coif cap MD coyfe
Coife , sb. coif, cap, MD; coyfe , S3, Prompt., Palsg.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb copper C3 MD copyr
Coper , sb. copper, C3, MD; copyr , Voc., Prompt.; copper , MD.—Du. koper ; Late Lat.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb chest coffin MD cyst
Kist , sb. chest, coffin, MD; cyst , Voc.; kyst , S2; kiste , S2; kyste , S2, PP; cyste , munificentia , Voc.; chist , MD.—AS. cist ; Lat. cista ;
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

S C2 crope MD creap
Crepen , v. to creep, S, C2; crope , MD; creap , pt. s. , MD; crep , MD; crope , MD;
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sweeter comforts comforts more choice
Life indeed was implied to be promised upon his standing, but not so glorious an immortality disclosed, to be reserved for him, if he stood: as it is a covenant of better promises, so a covenant of sweeter comforts; comforts more choice, and comforts more durable; an “everlasting consolation, and a good hope” are the fruits of “grace,” i. e. the covenant of grace (2 Thess.
— from The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2 by Stephen Charnock

said canal commissioners may cause
[Pg 228] tices, or any three of them, may certify the same on the same report, and the amount of the said damages and the expenses of the said appraisal shall be audited by the comptroller, and paid on his warrant by the treasurer out of the canal fund; and the people of this state shall thereupon be invested with, and the said canal commissioners may cause to be used, all the lands, waters, streams, canals, locks, feeders, and appurtenances aforesaid, for the purposes intended by this act.
— from The Great American Canals (Volume 2, The Erie Canal) by Archer Butler Hulbert

swift clever constitutionally murderous creatures
She'd seen recordings of those swift, clever, constitutionally murderous creatures in action.
— from Legacy by James H. Schmitz

Sodium carbonate Calomel Mercurious chloride
Baking soda Sodium carbonate Calomel Mercurious chloride
— from Inventing for Boys by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

smelling copra cocoanut meat can
On every street the sour-smelling copra (cocoanut meat) can be seen spread out upon a mat to dry.
— from The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Paul T. (Paul Thomas) Gilbert

south Colonel Crichton maintained Crom
To the south, Colonel Crichton maintained Crom Castle.
— from Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 3 (of 3), 1660-1690 by Richard Bagwell

SCOTS class center medium CAR
HORACE IN SCOTS class: center medium CAR.
— from Hamewith by Charles Murray


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