corymbusA topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.
coryphaeusThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
cos.Consul in the year —. (Used, similarly to fl., in dating Roman texts composed by authors whose year of consulship is known, but little else for dating purposes.)
crepitaculumA clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.
crepitateto crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
crepitusGrating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
creticUsing or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second of which is unstressed.
crustoseOf a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
cryptoporticusA vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level, normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault; also, a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have openings or windows instead of columns.
cubiculumA small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.
cui bonoThe principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action.
culeusA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
cyathusAn ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1+²⁄₃ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
CychreusThe son of Poseidon and the nymph Salamis.
cymatiumA molding on the cornice, above the corona, often having a wavelike form (cyma).
cymbiumThe tarsus of the copulatory pedipalp in certain spiders.
cynancheAny disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.
cynocephalusA creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.
CynthusA mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis
CynuriaAn ancient district of Peloponnesus, situated between Laconia and Argolis in modern Greece
CyssusAn ancient town and port of Ionia mentioned by Livy.
CythereanOf, from or relating to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
DamascenaA historical region of Syria. Capital: Damascus.
damnatio ad bestiasA form of ancient Roman capital punishment in which the condemned was killed by wild animals, usually lions.
damnum absque injuriaWhen one person causes damage or loss to another for which the latter has no remedy. (For example, opening a burger stand near someone else's may cause them to lose customers, but they will have no legal recourse.)
DardaniaA region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity.
dartosA thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated directly beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora.
DecapolitanOf or relating to the Decapolis (a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria)