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.
Canoe
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a boat made of a hollow trunk of a tree, or of the bark shaped and strengthened. Canoes have been made large enough to carry 20 or 30 hogsheads of sugar. Some have decks, and carry sail; but they are generally open boats, propelled by paddles. They are seldom wide enough for two men to sit abreast, but vary greatly in length. Greenland Canoes, or kayaks, are often made of light wooden frames covered with sealskins, which are also drawn across as a deck, with only a hole left for one man to sit in it. In recent years there has been a new and extensive use and development of the craft. There are many Canoe clubs in the United States and in England, and the Canoe may be seen on all the coast-wise and inland waters of the United States and Canada.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Boat
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Canute
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or CNUT (ka-nūt', knut), King of England and Denmark, mark, succeeded his father Sw Swegen or Sweyn on his death in England in 1014 A. D., and confirmed the Danish power in England. He began by devastating the E. coast, and extended his ravages in the S., where, however, he failed to establish himself until after the assassination of Edmund Ironside, when he was accepted king of the whole of England (1017). Canute, who began his reign with barbarity and crime, afterward became a humane and wise monarch. He restored the English customs at a general as sembly, and insured to the Danes and English equal rights and equal protection of person and property, and even preferred English subjects to the most important posts. His power was confirmed by his marriage with Emma, Ethelred's widow. At At Harold's death in 1018 he gained Denmark; in 1028 he conquered Norway; and in 1031 he made Malcolm of Scotland admit his superiority. Sweden also was vassal to him. He died in 1036 at Shaftesbury, leaving Norway to his eldest son, Sweyn; to the second, Harold, England; to the third, Hardicanute, Denmark.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Knute
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Canvas
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a dense, heavy, plain-woven cloth of unbleached hemp or flax. Canvas may be of many weights and qualities. It is used for a variety of purposes for which strength and durability are required. The heavier grades are used for tents, and for the sails of ships. Ships with all sails spread are said to be under heavy canvas. The smoothest varieties are used as a ground for embroidery and, stretched on frames, for oil paintings. Artists sometimes speak of paintings as canvases. Many grades are used by tailors and dressmakers to stiffen certain parts of garments. The canvasback duck is so called because the back, when plucked, has the appearance of a piece of white, finely ridged and reticulated canvas. From the use of canvas as a sifting or bolting cloth in mills, we acquire the expression to canvass, meaning to sift or examine with care. See Bayeux Tapestry
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a kind of coarse, unbleachea linen cloth, used in old times for sifting, now for sails, tents, paintings, etc.
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Cap
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a head covering provided sometimes with a visor, but without a brim. The cap was unknown among the ancients. Its introduction is credited to the French about the middle of the fifteenth century. When introduced none but the nobility were allowed to wear velvet caps, and its use was confined otherwise largely to the clergy and university students. In heraldry, the cap is an aristocratic symbol of freedom, whence the liberty cap on our coins. See Hat
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a covering for the head, usually of softer materials and less definite form than a hat.
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Cape Cod
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a curved cape and peninsula forming the southern boundary of Massachusetts Bay. It is about sixty-five miles in length and varies from a mile to twenty miles in width. The surface consists largely of bogs and shifting sands. The inhabitants are engaged in fishing and other occupations, depending largely on the sea. A canal has been proposed to shorten the distance by sea from Boston to southern ports. Cape Cod was discovered by Captain Gosnold in 1602, and the name was given because of the number of codfish taken near it. Thoreau has written a very interesting volume, entitled Cape Cod, in which he makes many shrewd and instructive observations. The chief town is Provincetown, reached by rail. See Dunes; Cranberry ; Gerrymander
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a noted peninsula of the United States on the S. side of Massachusetts Bay; 65 miles long and from 1 to 20 broad. It is mostly sandy and barren, but populous, and one of the most frequented summer resort regions of the Atlantic coast. The navigation around the cape is peculiarly baffling and hazardous. A proposition to cut a canal from Buzzard's Bay to Barnstable Bay dates from the early part of the 17th century, but nothing was actually done until 1906, when a charter was granted by the legislature of Massachusetts, a company was formed, and work begun in 1909. CAPE COD CANAL. See CANAL. CAPE COLONY. See CAPE OF GOOD
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Cape Hatteras
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a sandy spit forming the most eastern point of North Carolina . It is separated from the mainland by a shallow body of water called Pamlico Sound. The meeting of cool breezes from the north with the land breezes and the hot air of the Gulf Stream creates storms here, making the vicinity of Cape Hatteras one of the most dangerous regions on the Atlantic coast. A large lighthouse with powerful lamps is maintained by the government to warm ships off the shore. The latitude of the lighthouse is 35 degree 15' 14" N.; longitude, 75 degree 31' 17" W: Birds migrating southward are dazzled by the light, and strike the tower in great numbers. Collectors obtain many rare specimens in this way.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a dangerous cape on the coast of North Carolina, the projecting point of a long reef of sand. There is a lighthouse.
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Cape Horn
Aiton's Encyclopedia: the southern point of the most southerly island of South America . Latitude, 55 degree 59' S.; longitude, 69 degree 16' W. It is a precipitous rock over 500 feet high. Currents from the Pacific and the Atlantic meet here, and fierce storms make the passage one much dreaded by sailors. It was named in 1616 by Dutch navigators from the town of Hoorn, Holland. English people have dropped an 0 out of the name. Sailors avoid rounding the Horn by taking a short cut to the northward through the Straits of Magellan. A floating cask is used as a postoffice. Passing ships send off a boat to leave and take mail. See Magellan
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or THE HORN, the extremity of an island of the same name, forming the extreme S. point of South America. It is a dark, precipitous headland, 500 to 600 feet high, running far Navigation round it is into the sea. dangerous on account of frequent temda pests. The cape was first doubled in 1616 by Schouten, a native of Hoorn, in Holland, whence its name.
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