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CNA .57 CNE
jKirt. V, Cnàmh A wearing, decaying, con-
suming, mouldering disgesting.
CNÀMHACHD, s. f. D.leteriousness
corrosiveness ; a wasting or consuming.
CNÀiMH AG, -AiG, -AN, 5. /. A substance ;
any tiling fVom whicli juice is extracted by
boiling, maceration, or chewing ; remains
of corn destroyed by cattle, or refuse of any
thing; a pimple; a worm, maggot.
CNÀMHAN, -AiN, X. 711. (Cnàmh, v.) A
corrosive substanc* ; a gnawing pain ; un-
ceasing vexatious talk.
CNAMHANACH, -aiche, adj. (Cnàmhan,)
Vexatious, troublesome ; frettii'g, as
a sore ; corroding, consuming.
CNÀMHARLACH,-AicH,6-. m. (Cnàmh,
V.) A stalk ; a hard boned, cadaverous per-
son.
t CnÀmh-mhargadh, -aidh, -ean, s. m.
(Cnàmb, and Margadb,) The sham-
bles,
t CnÀjih-nÀireach, adj. (Nàrach,) Demure
; sober; decent ; grave,
f CnÀmh-ruigheadh, -idh, -ean, s. m.
(Cnàimh, and Ruighe, s)
CNAMHUIN, -E, -ean, s. /. (Cnamli, v.)
A gangrene.
t Cnaoidhteach, V adj. Consuming, cor-
+ Cnaoighteach, )
rosive.
CNAP, -Aip, -an, s. m. A knob; button;
lump; a boss; a stud; a little bill ; a little
blow.
CNAP, -AIDH, cHN-,v. a. (Cnap, s.) Thump,
strike, beat.
CNAPACH, -AICHE, adj. Knobby; hilly;
lumpy ; bossy ; stout.
CNAPACH, -AICH, -AICHEAN, S. m. A
youngster, a stout smart middle sized
boy.
CNAPADAIR, -E, -EAN, s. m. A thumpre
; a button-maker.
CNAPADH, -AIDH, s. m. and jrres. part. v.
Cnap. Thumping, beating, knocking; fall-
ing with a great noise.
CNAPAICH, -IDH, CHN-, V. a. (Cnap, s.)
Collect into knobs, or bunches; accumu-
late.
CNAPAIRE, -EAN, s. m. A stout, strong
article.
CNAPAIRNEACH, -ich, s. m. See
Cnapach.
CNAPAN, «.;.?. of Cnap.
CNAPAN, -AIN, s.m. (dim. of Cnap,) A
little lump ; a small knob ; a little boss or
hillock ; a piece of wood to save the edge
of a hatchet, in cutting or splitting wood.
CNAPANACH, -aiche, adj. (Cnapan,)
Knobby ; abounding in little hillocks.
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CNAPANACH, -aich, s. ìiì. See Cnar..
ach, s.
CNAPARRA, adj. Stout, strong, bulky,
sturdy.
CNAP-SAIC, -e, -ean, s. m. (Cnap, s, and
Sac) A knapsack.
CNAP-STARRADH, -aidh, s. vi. An
obstruction ; a ball at the end of a spear.
f Cnarra, s. /. A ship. ])l. Cnarradha.
CNATAN, -AIN, s. m. A cold.
CNATAN ACH, -aiche, adj. (Cnatan,)
Having, inducing, or exposed to, a cold.
CNEAD, -A, -an, s. m. A sigh, moan, a
groan ; a scoff.
CNEAD, -AIDH, CHN-, V. n. (Cnead, s.)
Sigh, moan, gioan.
CNEAD ACH, -AICHE, Of/;. Sobbing, sigh-
ing, groaning; queruloas.
CNEAD ACH, -aich, s.m. A puny person ;
one who sobs or sighs ; an asthmatic per-
son.
CNEADAIL, -E, s. f. and pres. part. v.
Cnead. Sighing, groaning heavily, and
quickly ; oppression of breathing.
CNEADH, -EiDH, -AN, s.f. A wound, a
bruise, a hurt, disaster.
CNEADHACH, -aiche, adj. (Cneadb.)
Full of wounds, hurts, or sores ; causing
wounds.
CNEADHALACH, -aich, s. m. One who
is wounded ; a sufferer.
CNEADH-SHLIOCHD, s. m. A scar.
CNEADH-SHLIOCHDACH, -aiche,
adj. Full of scars.
CNEADRAICH, -e, s.f. See Cneadail.
CNEAMH, -E, s. m. Garlick.
CNEAMH MAC-FIADH, j. /. Hart's
tongue ; elecampane.
t Cneamhaire, -ean, s. m. An artful, designing
fellow.
CNEAP, -IP, -AN, s. 7)1. A button, bead,
spherical gem, pebble.
CNEAP-THOLL, s. m. A button hole.
CNE AS, -A, -AN, s. m. The waist; the skin ;
the breast.
CNEASAICH, -IDH, CH-, v. a. Cure, heal
shape ; make slender as the waist.
CNEAS-CHUCHULUINN, *. m. The
herb meadow sweet, or drop-wort. " Luschuchuluinn."
CNEASDA, adj. Humane, temperate, moderate;
modest, meek, pious, religious;
fortunate, ominous.
CNEASDA CHD, s. J. ind. (Cneasda,)
Humanity, mildness, meekness; pitty, re-
ligion.
CNEAS-GHEAL, -ile, adj. (Cneas, and
Geal,) White-skinned, white-bosomed.
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