oñcṭṭai (p. 81) s. Tallness, thinness, lankness, gauntness, ஒல்லி. ஒஞ்சட்டையன், s. [vul.] A tall, thin person, a slim man. 38)

karam (p. 96) s. The hand, the arm, கை. 2. An elephant's trunk, துதிக்கை. 3. Poison, நஞ்சு. Wils. p. 283. KARA. 4. Import, toll, poll-tax, &c., குடியிறை. 5. A ray of light, கிரணம். Wils. p. 191. KARA. 6. An ass, கழுதை. Wils. p. 271. KHARA. 7. An expletive used with the short letters of the alphabet, எழுத்தின்சாரியை. 8. A causative particle affixed to some nouns of Sanscrit origin--as பயங்கரம். 9. A cubit, முழம். 1. [prov.] A heap or pile of olas pressed down, ஓலைக்கொத்தின்றிரள் (p.) கரகவசம், s. A gauntlet. கரசரணாதிகள், s. Hands, feet, and the other limbs. கரசாகை, s. A finger, கைவிரல்; [ex சாகா, branch.] Wils. p. 193. KARASHAKHA. கரசீகரம், s. Water spouted from an elephant's trunk, துதிக்கையுமிழ்நீர்; [ex சீகரம், drizzling rain.] Wils. p. 193. KARASHEEKARA. கரதலம், s. The hands, the palm of the hand. Wils. p. 192. KARATALA. கரநியாசம், s. Mental assignment of the hand, &c., to a tutelary divinity, as practised by the workshippers of Siva and Vishnu, by touching the joints of the fingers, with the thumb while repeating incantations in the daily worship. கரபரிசம், s. Touch of the hand, கையினாற்றொடுகை. கரபாத்திரம், s. Receiving food in charity in the hollow of the hands joined together which are used instead of a vessel, as practised by some ascetics, கையாகியபாத்திரம். Wils. p. 192. KARAPATRA.. கரபாத்திரமெடுக்க, inf. To beg alms receiving them with joined hands. கரப்பொறி, s. A kind of trap used to catch monkeys, &c., ஓர்பொறி. கரமுகன், s. Ganesa, விநாயகன். கரலட்சணம், s. The mode of using the hands in dancing which are of twenty-three kinds, viz.: 1. பதாகை, stretching all the five fingers keeping them close and straight. 2. திரிபதாகை, bending the thumb and ring-finger and stretching the rest. 3. பிறை, keeping the other four fingers close together separately from the thumb. 4. சர்ப்பசிரம், keeping the palm of the hand curved. 5. சாளையம், bending the little finger and ring-finger and stretching the rest. 6. மான்றலை, keeping the middle three fing ers down and lifting the other two up. 7. பதுமகோசரம், keeping up the palm of the hand opened having the fingers bent. 8. சிலீமுகம், keeping the tip of the forefinger at the bottom of the thumb and the tips of each of the rest at the middle of the adjoining finger. 9. முட்டி, folding all the four fingers and keeping the thumb above the middle finger. 1. சிக ரம், folding all the other fingers and keeping the thumb stretched. 11. சூசி, stretching the pointing finger and keeping the thumb curved while the others are folded. 12. கபித்தம், keeping the tips of the thumb and fore-finger close together and the other folded. 13. கடகம், keeping the tips of the thumb and forefinger together, the middle finger bent and the rest stretched. 14. சந்தங்கிஷம், keeping the tips of the thumb and pointing finger together, stretching the rest. 15. அஞ்சவாய், keeping the ringfinger and little finger separately stretched up and keeping the tips of the rest together. 16. முகிழ், keeping the tips of all the fingers together. 17. திரிலிங்கம், keeping the tips of the thumb and pointing finger together, the rest curved and the wrist a little bent. 18. மிருகசிரம், stretching up the pointing finger and the little finger and keeping the rest close together. 19. சிங்கநகம், keeping up the palm of the hand having the fingers almost folded. 2. கூர்மம், stretching up the middle finger while the others are bent down. 21. பூரணம், stretching all the five fingers straight not being close together. 22. மென்னிலை, bending the thumb and stretching up the rest. 23. முன்னதம், separating the fore-finger from the rest. கரவாளம், s. A sword, கைவாள். கராசலம், s. An elephant--as having a mountain (its body) connected with its trunk, யானை. கராசனம், s. A tiger, as resting on its paws, புலி. 83)

kavacam (p. 97) s. Armor, mail, a jacket or coat-of-mail, சட்டை. 2. An incantation repeated for defence, ஓர்மந்திரம். An amulet, a charm worn as a defence from evil, phylactery, spell, காப்பு. 4. The mystical syllable hum, forming part of a mantra and considered as a preservative or armor inscribed or carried about the person as a charm, மந்திரத்தினோருறுப்பு. (p.) 5. (c.) A lute, a clayey composition with which chemists close vessels, சீலைமண். Wils. p. 24. KAVACHA. 6. A medicinal composition, used as a cover for medicines for reducing them to ashes,மருந்துக்கவசம். கவசகுண்டலன், s. The king கன் னன்-- said to have been born with a coat-of-mail and ear-rings, கவசத்தோடுங்கு ண்டலத்தோடும்பிறந்தகன்னன். கவசங்கட்ட, inf. To bind or restrain malignant deities, &c., by repeating the defensive incantations, as the initiatory part of the daily worship, in order to prevent their depriving the worshipper of the benefit, &c., மந்திரத்தினாற் காவற்பண்ண. 2. To cover or overspread with loam or clay, to lute, சீலையால்வாய் கட்ட. கவசந்தரிக்க, inf. To put on a coatof-armor. கைக்கவசம், s. A gauntlet, an iron glove used for defence. மெய்க்கவசம், s. A jacket, a coatof-mail. மார்க்கவசம், s. A breast-plate. தோட்கவசம், s. A leathern jacket. 3)

kaippuṭai (p. 141) --கைப்புட்டில், s. Armor for the hands or arms; boxing gloves, a gauntlet. 65)

kōlāñci (p. 151) s. [vul. prov. a change of கோலம்.] Excessive decoration, finery in dress; a style above one's rank condition, டம்பம். கோலாஞ்சிபண்ண, inf. To dress gaudily. 28)

cllā (p. 170) s. (Tel.) A kind of muslin, gauze, ஓர்வகைக்கவணி. (c.) சல்லாச்சால்வை, s. A gauze shawl. 18) *

tḷtḷeṉl (p. 229) v. noun. Being brilliant, glimmering, gaudy, ஒளிவிடல். 2. Being plump and full, as the face, &c., முகமலர் ச்சி. (c.) 27)

mṭṭm (p. 341) s. Measure, அளவு. 2. Evenness, flatness, சமம். 3. Rule, line, gauging rod, அளவுகோல். 4. Limit, extent, degree, bound, எல்லை. 5. Guess, conjecture, உத் தேசம். 6. Equality in length, height, size, measure, quantity, &c., ஒப்பு. 7. A pony. See பைகோமட்டம். 8. [prov.] A young male elephant, ஆணானைக்குட்டி. 9. Sapling of a plantain, bambu, sugar-cane, &c., வா ழைகரும்புமுதலியவற்றின்கன்று. 1. The smooth round neck of gold-beads, பொன்மணியின் கழுத்து. 11. Moderation, frugality, மிதம். 12. [loc.] Smallness, குறைவு. 13. Whole quantity, sum, &c., leaving no overplus, சமவெண். 14. (சது.) Shield, கேடகம். மட்டம்போட்டான். He did not come. நீர்மட்டம், s. A water-level. 2. An instrument to make a water-level, நீர்மட் டப்பலகை. மட்டக்கோல், s. A rule, ruler, a mason's smoothing rule. மட்டங்கட்ட, inf. To make exact, by line or rule. மட்டசுத்தம், s. That which is well proportioned. 2. [prov.] Entireness, absoluteness, முழுமை. மட்டத்தரம், s. Equality in stature and age, of persons, or beasts, சமானம். 2. Medium quality, நடுத்தரம். 3. Inferior degree, தாழ்ந்ததரம். மட்டத்துருத்தி, s. A small sized perfuming pot. 2. A pump, &c., as சிவிறி. மட்டந்தட்ட, inf. To beat or cut even, to level, சமமாக்க. 2. To remove inequalities, to straighten, ஒடுக்க. 3. To bring down pride, or self-importance, அடக்க. மட்டப்பலகை, s. A meson's measuring or smoothing rule. 2. A carpenter's rule, a ruler. மட்டப்பொன், s. Gold of an inferior quality. மட்டமாக்க, inf. To make level or smooth, சமனாக்க. 2. To abolish, to ruin, to raze, தரைமட்டமாக்க. 3. To take away every thing, நிர்மூலமாக்க. மட்டமாய், adv. Entirely, totally, wholly. 2. Frugally, moderately, as மட்டாய். 3. Without exception. மட்டமாய்த்தறி. Cut off perpendicularly. மட்டமாயெடுக்க--மட்டமாக்க, inf. To make exactly level, remove inequalities. 2. To remove wholly. மட்டமெடுக்க, inf. To take a measurement. மட்டமொட்ட, inf. To attach the circular neck to the orifice of a gold-bead. மட்டம்பார்க்க, inf. To examine the levelness or straightness of a channel, road, &c. 2. To smooth, to level. மட்டம்வெடிக்க, inf. [prov.] To shoot forth, to grow from--as a sapling from the roots of a tree. மட்டலகு, s. [vul. for மட்டஅலகு.] A plane. See திரண்டஅலகு. மட்டவேலை, s. plain work. 2. Rough work, as மட்டிவேலை. 2)

meli (p. 363) கிறேன், ந்தேன், மெலிவேன், ய, v. n. To be reduced, emaciated, weak, thin; to shrink, to become lean, gaunt, meagre; to languish; to become reduced in body, mind or circumstances; to be slender, poor, or soft; to assume the form of a soft letter. நான்மெத்தமெலிந்துபோனேன். I became very lean. மெலிந்தஓசை, s. A soft voice. மெலிந்தகுடி, s. An impoverished family. மெலிந்தோன், appel. n. An unfortunate man, விபன்னன். (R.) மெலிவு, v. noun. Weakness, feebleness, thinness, lightness; lassitude. உன்னுடம்புமெலிவாயிருக்கிறது. Your body is wasting. மெலிவடைய, inf. To become reduced in body or circumstances. மெலிவுசெய்ய, inf. To distress, afflict, oppress, துன்பஞ்செய்ய. (p.) 8)