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Caput
- noun - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains;
Carat
- noun - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
- the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Caret
- noun - a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
Daint
- - Something of exquisite taste; a dainty. [Obs.] -- a. Dainty.
Daunt
- verb - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Davit
- noun - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
Facet
- noun - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
- a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Fagot
- noun - a bundle of sticks and branches bound together
- bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks"
- fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
- offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife"
Faint
- adjective - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
- lacking clarity or distinctness;
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
- lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light