Academy, a school; from Academia, the name of the gymnasium where Plato, the Greek philosopher, taught his pupils.
Attic, an upper room; from Gr. Attikos, Athenian. In Athens the houses are said to have been built with a low upper story.
Bayonet, a kind of dagger, from Bayonne, in France.
Bedlam, a lunatic asylum; from Bethlehem, a monastery in London, which was afterwards used as a madhouse.
Calico, a kind of cotton cloth; from Calicut, in India.
Cambric, fine linen; from Cambray, in French Flanders.
Canary, a bird, and a kind of wine; from Canary Islands, whence these things were brought.
Canter, from Canterbury. The pilgrims to this shrine are said to have ridden at an easy pace.
Cashmere, Cassimere, or Kerseymere, a rich kind of woollen cloth; from Cashmere, a province among the Himalayas, in the north of India, noted for the manufacture of fine woollen fabrics.
Cherry, from Cerăsus, on the Black Sea, whence the fruit was introduced into Europe.