Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Crockett, Davy / cuneiform
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Crockett, Davy. (1786–1836) American frontiersman and politician.
Croesus. Last king of Lydia (reigned 560–546 bc); byword for wealth.
Cro-Magnon. Early form of Homo sapiens, named after a hill in
France.
Crome Yellow for the 1921 novel by Aldous Huxley. Not Chrome.
Cronos. In Greek mythology, a Titan dethroned by his son Zeus;
equivalent to the Roman god Saturn. Sometimes spelled Kronos
(esp. in UK).
crony.
Crowley, Aleister. (1875–1947) English writer and diabolist.
Crufts Dog show. (UK)
Cruikshank, George. (1792–1878) English cartoonist and illustrator.
cruzeiro. Principal unit of currency of Brazil; from 1986 to 1990 it
was the cruzado.
Cry, the Beloved Country. Note comma. Novel by Alan Paton (1948).
CSA Czech Airlines. National airline of Czech Republic.
Csonka, Larry. (1946–) American football player.
C-Span, C-Span 2. Cable television networks; the initials are short for
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network.
Cucamonga, California, became Rancho Cucamonga in 1977 when it
amalgamated with the neighboring communities of Alta Loma
and Etiwanda.
Cuchulain. Warrior hero of Irish mythology; pronounced koohoo'-lin.
cuckoo.
cueing.
cul-de-sac. (Hyphens.) Pl. cul-de-sacs.
Culloden, Battle of.
Culpeper, Virginia.
Culzean Castle, Scotland; pronounced kuh-lane'.
cumbrous. Not -erous.
cuneiform. Wedge-shaped writing.