CAMOMILE; CHAMOMILE
Cam"o*mile, Cham"o*mile, n.Etym: [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr.
Humble, and Melon.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.
CAMONFLET
Ca*mon"flet, n. Etym: [F.] (Mil.)
Defn: A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners. Farrow.
CAMORRA
Ca*mor"ra, n. [It.]
Defn: A secret organization formed at Naples, Italy, early in the 19th century, and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion, violence, etc. — Ca*mor"rist (#), n.
CAMOUS; CAMOYS Ca"mous, Ca"moys, a. Etym: [F. camus (equiv. to camard) flat-nosed, fr. Celtic Cam croked + suff. -us; akin to L. camur, camurus, croked.]
Defn: Flat; depressed; crooked; — said only of the nose. [Obs.]
CAMOUSED
Ca"moused, (, a. Etym: [From Camouse]
Defn: Depressed; flattened. [Obs.]
Though my nose be cammoused. B. Jonson