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.

Cavilingly to Celibate

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.


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