More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Cabal
Aiton's Encyclopedia: ka-bal, a French word signifying a set of intriguers. It so happened, in the reign of Charles II, that an intriguing ministry was composed of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale. From the fact that their initials form the word, they were known as the Cabal, a term now well rooted in historical writings. See Acrostic
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a junto, a small number of persons in secret conclave carrying out their purposes in church and state by intrigue and trickery. This bad sense was acquired in the time of Charles II. of England. 267 C
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Calabash
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a tree, the Crescentia Cujete, the typical one of the order Crescentiaceæ, or crescentiads. It is a tree about 30 feet high , found in some places wild, in others cultivated, in the West Indies and other tropical parts of America. Its flowers are variegated with green, purple , red, or yellow; its Its leaves narrowly elliptical. are fruits are oval or globular , and are so hard externally that where they grow they are used as household utensils, such even kettles. They are not easily broken by rough usage or burnt by exposure to fire. The pulp is purgative, and considered useful in chest diseases; when roasted, it is employed as a poultice for bruises and inflammations . The fruit of the tree is inclosed in a shell used by the natives of the Caribbee Islands for drinking cups, pots, musical instruments, and other domestic utensils.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Gourd
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Calceolaria
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a well known and beautiful genus of plants-order Scrophulariaceæ. The resemblance to a shoe is in the bilabiate corolla of the best known species, the elongated lower lip of which The is inflated and turned down. stamens are only two. The species, which are numerous, come from South America, chiefly from the western slope or side of the Andes. The greater number have yellow flowers, others are purple, while in a few the two colors are intermingled. The roots of Calceolaria arachnoida are collected in Chile, where they are called relbun, and are used for dyeing woolen cloth crimson. Various calceolarias are cultivated in the United States. celebrated
Aiton's Encyclopedia: kal-se-o-la'ri-a (Latin, little shoe), a plant from the Andes of Peru and Chile, belonging to the same family as the toad-flax, mullein, and monkey flower. The flowers are saccate, much like a lady's slipper in outside appearance. The calceolaria makes a fine house plant. The colors are rich and intense, varying from yellow to purple and violet, pure or often dotted with brown spots.
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Calchas
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a soothsayer, son of Thestor, lived in the 12th century b. c. He accompanied the Greeks to Troy, in the office of high priest, and prophesied the principal ake place events which were destined to take regarding that doomed city. He had received the power of divination from Apollo, and was informed that as soon as he found a man more skilled th.1 himself, he must perish. This happened near Colophon, after the Trojan war. He was unable to tell how many figs were on the branches of a certain tree; and when Mopsus mentioned the exact number, Calchas died through grief.
1000 Classical Characters: The son of Thestor, was the wisest of the soothsayers among the Greeks at Troy. He died at Claros from grief on meeting with a soothsayer, Mopsas by name, who proved wiser than he.
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Caledonia
Aiton's Encyclopedia: an ancient name for north Scotland. The term is found in Pliny's Natural History and in the Agricola of Tacitus of 96 A. D. Tacitus describes a battle between the Roman forces and 30,000 Caledonians. They are described as fighting with bows, swords, and small shields. Agricola erected a line of forts between the Friths of Clyde and Forth with the intention of defending the remainder of the island against the Caledonians. The name persists chiefly in poetry. A canal in the counties of Inverness and Argyle is called the Caledonian Canal . It extends from Murray Frith to Loch Eil, over sixty miles distant. It was open to navigation in 1823. It shortens the journey around the northern coast of Scotland several hundred miles. See Scotland
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the name given by the Romans to that part of Scotland which lay between the Friths of Forth and Clyde, and which was partially inhabited by the tribe of Caledonii. The name Caledonii disappears about the beginning of the 4th century, when the inhabitants of Scotland begin to be spoken of as Scots and Picts. The word Caledonia has been retained as a kind of poetical name for Scotland.
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Caledonian Canal
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a chain of natural lakes united by artificial canals, running straight across the N. of Scotland in a S. W. line from the North Sea to the Atlantic, through Glenmore, or the Great Glen of Albin, in Invernessshire, and touching Argyllshire at its extremity.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a waterway connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic. It extends from Inverness through a chain of lakes to Corpach on Loch Eil. The canal was constructed 1803-22.
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Calends
Aiton's Encyclopedia: the first day of the Roman month. The nones were the ninth day before the ides, both days included, and fell on the fifth day of the month, save in March, May, July, and October, when the nones fell on the seventh day. The ides were the eighth day after the nones, and fell on the thirteenth day of the month, save in March, May, July, and October, when they fell on the fifteenth day. Dates were reckoned backward, so many days before the ides, the nones, or the calends. The second of August was called the fourth day before the nones of August; the sixth day of August was the eighth day before the ides of August; and the fourteenth day of August was the nineteenth day before the calends of September. The calends, nones, and ides were reckoned as the first day in each case. Thus the last day of each month was called the second day before the calends of the following month. See Calendar
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the first day of the month among the Romans. THE GREEK CAL- ENDS, a time that never occurred; an ancient Roman phrase which originated in the fact that the Greeks had nothing corresponding to the Roman calends.
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