AT'TIC, _marked by such qualities as characterized the Athenians, as
delicate wit, purity of style, elegance, etc._: "Attica," the country of
the Athenians.
BAN'TAM, _a small domestic fowl_: "Bantam," in Java, whence it was brought.
BARB, _a Barbary horse_: "Barbary," in Africa.
BAY'ONET, _a dagger fixed on the end of a musket_: "Bayonne," in France,
where it was invented, in 1679.
BEDLAM, _a lunatic asylum_: "Bethlehem," a monastery in London, afterwards
used as an asylum for lunatics.
BUR'GUNDY, _a French wine_: "Burgundy," where it is made.
CAL'ICO, _a kind of cotton cloth_: "Calicut," in India, where it was first
manufactured.
CANA'RY, _a wine and a bird_: the "Canary" Islands.
CAN'TER, _an easy gallop_: "Canterbury," in allusion to the easy pace at
which the pilgrims used to ride thither.
CAR'RONADE, _a short cannon_: "Carron," in Scotland, where it was first
made.
CASH'MERE, _a rich shawl, from the wool of the Thibet goat_: "Cashmere,"
the country where first made.
CHALCED'ONY, _a variety of uncrystalized quartz_: "Chalcedon," in Asia
Minor, where obtained.
CHAMPAGNE', _a wine_: "Champagne," in France, where produced.
CHER'RY, _a red stoned fruit_: "Cerasus" (now Kheresoun), in Pontus, Asia
Minor, whence the tree was imported into Italy.
CHEST'NUT, _a fruit_: "Castanea," in Macedonia, whence it was introduced
into Europe.
COG'NAC, _a kind of French brandy_: "Cognac," in France, where extensively
made.
COP'PER, _a metal_: "Cyprus," once celebrated for its rich mines of the
metal.
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