Chapter C: =Cache.= See Hide

=Call=, =Attention!= =Say!= Strike the palm of the open left hand with the tips of right fingers, then swing right G a little toward the person.

Fr. _dites donc_; Ger. _hören Sie!_

=Called= or =Named=. Lay the back of the crooked right G _on lips_, pointing to front and left, its tip pressed against the thumb, which is nearly straight; then move the hand upward and forward in a curve, straightening out the index finally with a snap, pointing toward the person or thing. Compare _Talk_ in which the action is repeated. See also _Name_.

Fr. _appelé_; Ger. _genannt_.

=Camera.= Sign _Picture_ and _See_. Compare _Photograph_.

=Camp= (Set up the lodge). Sign _Teepee_, holding the hands face high; drop the hands together for a foot with energy.

Fr. _le camp_; Ger. _das Lager_.

=Camp-fire.= Hold left hand flat, palm down, fingers a little spread; then lay right hand fingers similarly held across at right angles, to indicate the wood laid ready, and add the sign for _Fire_. (Sheeaka.) Not a true Indian sign, but sufficiently descriptive for the Cheyennes to understand it.

Fr. _le feu de camp_; Ger. _das Lagerfeuer_.

=Camp-fire Girls.= Sign _Camp-fire_, then raise the right index in a spiral for _Smoke_.

=Camp-fire man are you?= Give the signs _Question_, _you_, _camp-fire_, and _man_ or briefly make the _Camp-fire_ sign and look inquiringly.

Fr. _Êtes vous membre du Camp-fire Club_; Ger. _Sind Sie ein
Mitglied des Lagerfeuer Klubs?_

=Can=, =Able=, or =Power=. Hold both S hands in front, elbows at sides, thumbs up; drop the hands for six inches with a jerk. (Sheeaka and the Blackfeet.) Sometimes use only one hand. The Cheyennes sign _Own_, _Strong_, _Medicine_.

Fr. _pouvoir_; Ger. _können_.

=Candid= (True, clear as day and good). Sign _True_, _Day_, and _Good_. (C)

Fr. _sincère_; Ger. _aufrichtig_.

=Candle.= Hold up left G finger and with right hand sign _Fire_ on its tip, then indicate length on left arm.

Fr. _la bougie_; Ger. _die Kerze_.

=Candy-stick.= Sign _Sugar_; then on left G index held upright, show stripes. (C)

Fr. _le bonbon_; Ger. _das Zuckerwerk_.

=Cannon.= Sign _Gun_ and _Big_.

Fr. _le canon_; Ger. _die Kanone_.

=Cannot=, or =Unable=, =Fail=, =Failure= (The arrow that failed to stick). Hold the flat left hand out in front, thumb edge up; strike the palm of it with the forefinger of the right G hand, which then at once rebounds and is thrown forward and down to rest on its back.

Fr. _ne pas pouvoir_, _incapable_; Ger. _nicht können_, _unfähig_.

=Canoe.= Sign _Boat_ and _Paddle_.

=Canoe of birch bark.= Push forward compressed right, back down, to represent the curved prow, then add _Paddle_.

Fr. _la pirogue_, _le canot_; Ger. _das Kanu_, der _Rindenkahn_.

=Canyon= (Between hills). Hold up the fists, palms toward each other, about six inches apart, face high; then indicate _Go between_; that is, hold the left unchanged but thrust forward the flat right hand, palm to left. (Blackfoot.) Compare _Between_.

Fr. _le canyon_, _le grand ravin_; Ger. _die Schluckt_.

=Cards.= Hold imaginary cards in left and deal with right hand.

Fr. _les cartes_; Ger. _die Karten_.

=Caribou.= Sign _Deer_, _High_, and lay the flat right hand on forehead so the fingers slightly spread point forward, showing the _brow shovel_. (Blackfoot.) Sometimes omit _High_.

Fr. _le renne_, _le caribou_; Ger. _das Karibu_.

=Carriage=, or =Covered Wagon=. Sign _Wagon_, then raise the hands, palms down, flat, but bent at an angle, up above the head, and move forward about two feet to represent the carriage top.

=Carriage= or =Buggy=. Sign _Wagon_, _Small_, and sometimes add _Black_.

Fr. _la voiture_; Ger. _der Wagen_.

=Carry= or =Pack=. Both closed hands held opposite the temple as if holding the tump line, the shoulders slightly forward as though bearing a pack.

Fr. _porter_; Ger. _tragen_.

=Carry in the hand.= With one hand make as though carrying a basket by the handle.

=Cars.= See _Railroad train_.

=Cartridge.= Hold right G hand, back up, in front of body, index horizontal and pointing to front, thumb pressed against side of index, with the thumb tip just back of second joint; add _Shoot_. See _Ammunition_.

Fr. _la cartouche_; Ger. _die Patrone_, (_artill_) _die Kartusche_.

=Cat= (Flattened or turned-up nose). Lay A hand on nose, rotating a little out and up. (C) Sign _Nose_, _Short_, _Dog_.

Fr. _le chat_; Ger. _die Katze_.

=Catch.= Same as _Get_ but action quicker. See _Get_.

Fr. _attraper_; Ger. _fangen_.

=Catholic.= Indicate gown by sweeping the 5 hands down over the sides and outward; then add _Black_. Sometimes make the sign of the Cross.

Fr. _catholique_; Ger. _katholisch_.

=Cattle.= Sign _Buffalo_ and _Spotted_. (Blackfoot.) Compare _Buffalo_. Or, sign _Buffalo_ and _Whiteman_.

Fr. _les bestiaux_; Ger. _das Vieh_.

=Caution.= See _Warning_.

=Cavalry.= _Soldier_ and _Ride_.

Fr. _la cavalerie_; Ger. _die Kavallerie_.

=Centre.= With thumbs and index fingers of L hands make a horizontal circle; then, keeping the left unchanged, indicate centre with right G finger. Sometimes draw a horizontal circle with right G, then drop same down into its centre.

Fr. _le centre_; Ger. _die Mitte_.

=Certain.= Sign _I_, _Know_, _Good_. Or use _True_.

Fr. _certain_; Ger. _sicher_.

=Challenge=, =Defy=, or =Dare=. Spring the middle finger with a vigorous snap toward the person, the other fingers closed; hand held face high, back up. A European sign given by Butler. Compare _There_ and _Defiance_.

Fr. _défier_; Ger. _herausfordern_.

=Chance.= See _Luck_.

=Character= (Shape of heart). Lay right C hand on heart, draw it out, that is, forward, a little and with both A hands outline a human figure. (D) Sign _Heart_, _Good_, _Bad_. (Blackfoot.)

Fr. _le caractère_; Ger. _der Charakter_.

=Charge= (Military, against others). Swing both fists from right shoulder forward and a little down in an up curve, away, rising a little, at the same time springing them open.

Fr. _la charge_ (_contre les autres_); Ger. _die Attacke_, _der
Angriff_ (_gegen andere_).

=Charge= (Military, against us). Similar but reversed, springing the hands open toward one’s face.

Fr. _la charge_ (_contre nous_); Ger. _die Attacke_ (_gegen uns_).

=Chase.= See _Follow_.

=Cherries= (Choke). Sign, _Tree_, _Pick_, and _Pound_. (Blackfoot.) See _Berry_.

Fr. _les cerises_; Ger. _die Kirschen_.

=Cheyenne.= See _Indian_.

=Chicken.= Sign _Bird_, then _Red_ and with 5 hand on crown show _Comb_. (C) Or sign _Bird_ and _Whiteman_.

Fr. _le poulet_; Ger. _das Huhn_.

=Chief= (People with one man rising above them). Hold up left 5 hand, palm to right, pass index of right G hand at several inches above left. (Scott.) The Cheyennes omit left hand; they shoot the right G up over and much down in a long sweep, finishing lower than it began.

Fr. _le commandant_; Ger. _der Häuptling_.

=Child= or =Offspring=. Compressed right hand, points up, swung well out in front and dropped a foot to the height of the child. Compare _Young_.

Fr. _l’enfant_; Ger. _das Kind_.

=Children= (Springing up). Hold out both hands, palms up, very low, fingers pointing up and scarcely spread; alternately swing them up and down for six inches. Compare _Grass_, in which they are held low and are spread widely; also _Bushes_.

Fr. _les enfants_; Ger. _die Kinder_.

=Choose=, =Make choice=, or =Select=. Hold right G shoulder high, back up, a foot in front of the breast, swing it in a circle with a succession of little bounds or up curves, as though pointing at many different objects in succession, the head turned to follow always; then finish by throwing the G finger forward in a curve; or, in some cases, finish by picking up the imaginary object selected, using index and thumb for this. Compare _Find_, _Hunting_, and _Look_.

Fr. _choisir_; Ger. _wählen_.

=Chop.= Use the flat right hand, little finger down, as an axe, chopping first from right, then from left, once on each side. Sometimes do this on back of left hand, which stands for the log. Compare _Free_, which is two or three cuts on right side only.

Fr. _couper_, _trancher_; Ger. _hauen_, _hacken_.

=Christmas= (The day of the shining tree). Sign _Tree_, then hold hand with fingers spread and crooked, palm down, level of face. Lower it six inches in short, quick zigzags to suggest glittering or shimmering. (W. C. Roe.) In _Snow_ the hand is lowered in long zigzags for about two feet. See _Shimmer_. Or sign _Middle_, _Winter_, _Tree_, and _Hanging_; for the last, hold the curved 5 hands, backs up, at level of the eyes; jerk them a little apart. (R. B.)

Fr. _le Noël_; Ger. _Weihnachten_.

=Church= (Steeple house). Cross clasp the fingers so the tips are within, then raise both index fingers to form the steeple. (Pop.)

=Church.= Sign _Medicine_, _Talk_, _House_.

Fr. _l’église_; Ger. _die Kirche_.

=Cigarette.= Sign _Tobacco_; then lay G fingers side by side pointing opposite ways; roll one about the other. Sometimes omit _Tobacco_; sometimes give _Cigar_ (2nd sign) and _Little_.

Fr. _la cigarette_; Ger. _die Zigarette_.

=Cigar= (=2=). Sign _Cigarette_, _Black_, and _Smoking_. Sometimes hold right G at corner of mouth, pointing forward. _Cigar_ and _Cigarette_ are recent signs and changing rapidly.

Fr. _le cigare_; Ger. _die Zigarre_.

=City= (Big town). Make sign for _Town_, then add sign for _Big_. Or omit _Big_ but swing the hands far apart.

Fr. _la ville_; Ger. _die Stadt_.

=Cities.= Many are indicated by their initial letter enhanced with twisting motion. (D) For some we may use their nickname but this is merely a suggestion.

=Boston= (The Hub). Sign for _City_ and _Centre_.

=Chicago= (Windy City). Sign for _City_ and _Wind_. The Cheyennes
call it _Big Lake City_.

=Kansas City= (Buffalo Head City). Sign _Buffalo Head_ and point up
high to the wall. (Cheyenne.)

=London.= Sign _City_, _Chief_, and _Red Coats_.

=New York= (Knickerbocker City). Sign for _City_ and trousers cut off
below the knee; i.e., draw flat of hand down over thigh then below
knee and stop, turning edge of hand in. Or sign _Big Island City_.
(Blackfoot.)

=Ottawa.= Sign _City_, _Chief_, and _Capotes_.

=Philadelphia= (Quaker City). Sign _City_, then make sign for broad
hat with rim curled up by drawing both index fingers across mid-brow,
level in front, then twisting them up at the place of the rim. Or “no
name, just _Big City_, nothing distinctive.” (Blackfoot.)

=Pittsburg= (Smoky City). Sign for _City_ and _Smoky_.

=Rome= (Eternal City). Sign _City_ and _Forever_.

=Washington.= Sign _Father_, _Chief_, _Sits_. (Cheyenne.)

=Clean-handed= or =Innocent= (Great Spirit see no blood on these hands). Lift hands over shoulder, palms up higher than head and add _Blood_, _No_. (C) Or, sign _Work_, _Bad_, _No_.

Fr. _innocent_; Ger. _unschuldig_.

=Clear= (Clear Sky). Sign _Clouds_, then swing the hands wide apart, finishing with palms up at arm’s length, up high. Or, sign _Clouds_, _Wiped out_. (Blackfoot.)

=Clever.= See _Cunning_.

=Close=, =Near=, =Nearly=, =Soon=, =Early=, =About=, or =Almost= (Draw near). Bring the flat curved right hand, back to right, well out in front of body, about height of shoulder; draw the hand in toward the body and slightly downward. Compare _Far_. See also _Soon_.

Fr. _près_, _presque_; Ger. _nahe_, _beinahe_.

=Clothes.= See _Coat_.

=Clouds= (Rolling). Rotate the flat hands over each other from in front of the face, to over the head.

=Clouds= (Rain). Look upward, swing the flat hands at arm’s length, palms down over the head; then add _Rain_.

Fr. _les nuages_; Ger. _die Wolken_.

=Coal.= Sign _Hard_, _Fire_, and _Good_.

Fr. _le charbon_; Ger. _die Kohle_.

=Coat= or =Clothes=. Hold the L hands near the breast, palms in; swing them down to the waist.

Fr. _l’habit_; Ger. _der Rock_.

=Coffee= (Grinding coffee in mill). A few inches over the flat left hand, back down, move the right A as though turning the crank of a coffee mill. Or, sign _Black Drink_. Compare _Tobacco_.

Fr. _le café_; Ger. _der Kaffee_.

=Coin.= Close hollow right over hollowed left and shake as tho jingling coin. (Sheeaka; not Indian, but now understood.) See _Dollar_.

Fr. _la pièce d’argent_; Ger. _die Münze_.

=Cold= (Shivering). Bring the fists in front of and close to body, height of shoulder, elbows at sides, shoulders drawn in, and shiver. See _Winter_. Compare _Blanket_.

Fr. _froid_; Ger. _kalt_.

=Color.= With the finger tips of right hand (thumb crooked under) rub circularly on the palm of left hand as though rubbing color. Often add _Same_ or _Equal_, to make more clear.

Fr. _la couleur_; Ger. _die Farbe_.

=Black.= Sign _Color_ and touch the hair or eyebrow.

Fr. _noir_; Ger. _schwarz_.

=Blue.= Sign _Sun_ with left hand and then draw the right G finger
around it to mean color of sky around the sun. (Sheeaka). Or, sign
_Color_ and _Sky_.

Fr. _bleu_; Ger. _blau_.

=Brown.= Sign _Color_ and _Deer_.

Fr. _brun_; Ger. _braun_.

=Gray.= Sign _Color_, _Little_, and _White_.

Fr. _gris_; Ger. _grau_.

=Green.= Sign _Color_ and _Grass_.

Fr. _vert_; Ger. _grün_.

=Red= (Cheek color). Sign _Color_ and lightly brush the right finger
tips over the cheek, points to right.

Fr. _rouge_; Ger. _rot_.

=White.= Sign _Color_ and rub thumb nail of left A hand with tip of
right G finger; i.e., nail color, white in Indians.

Fr. _blanc_; Ger. _weiss_.

=Yellow.= Sign _Color_ and point to any yellow object, such as a straw
or dead grass. Or sign _Color_, _Grass_, and _Dead_.

Fr. _jaune_; Ger. _gelb_.

For other colors, touch or indicate some object of the tint meant.

=Comb.= With all fingers of right 5 hand hooked, comb the right side of the head and down as far as the breast two or three times. Compare _Woman_.

Fr. _le peigne_; Ger. _der Kamm_.

=Combat.= See _Battle_.

=Come=. Carry right G hand, back out, fingers up, in a graceful sweep from arm’s length to within a foot of one’s face. Many use the flat hand swung down and to you, palm under and toward you. Railroad men use the whole arm, swinging it across the body at an angle of 45 degrees, so as to be seen in a dim light.

Fr. _venez_; Ger. _kommen Sie_.

=Come back=. Hold flat left, back forward, near breast; swing right ditto pointed up from arm’s length in against back of left. See _Arrive here_.

Fr. _revenez_; Ger. _kommen Sie zurück_.

=Come between= or =Intervene=. Hold out left hand flat, back out, at arm’s length and pass flat right, thumb up, between left and body.

Fr. _s’interposer, intervenir_; Ger. _dazwischen kommen_.

=Come gently.= See _Easy_.

=Come for a moment.= Right hand held forward and up, fingers closed except index, with which beckon by crooking and straightening, the hand not moved. (Pop.) White sign, now fully adopted by the Cheyennes.

Fr. _venez une seconde_; Ger. _kommen Sie einen Augenblick her_.

=Come into view= or =Appear=. Hold out flat left hand, back forward, thrust right G index up, farther off, under and behind, until it appears above.

Fr. _paraître_; Ger. _erscheinen_.

=Comfort= (See how smooth or fat). Draw flat right hand, palm in, down breast, then off and up in curve forward, palm up. (Sheeaka.) Compare _Confess_. Sometimes use _Glad_. (Blackfoot.)

Fr. _le bien-être_; Ger. _die Behaglichkeit_.

=Comfortable.= Alternately rub left palm over back of right hand, then right over left back, always palm up; then swing both forward. (Sheeaka. Probably from Deaf.)

Fr. _confortable_; Ger. _gemütlich_.

=Coming.= Hold out the flat right, palm to you and pointing nearly up; draw it to you in little jerks.

Fr. _venant_; Ger. _kommend_.

=Coming man.= See _Rising man_.

=Commence.= See _Begin_.

=Compass points.=

_North—Wind cold there._

Fr. _le nord_; Ger. _der Norden_.

_East—Sunrise there._

Fr. _l’est_; Ger. _der Osten_.

_South—Wind warm there._

Fr. _le sud_; Ger. _der Süden_.

_West—Sunset there._

Fr. _l’ouest_; Ger. _der Westen_.

=Complete.= See _Done_.

=Comparative=, etc., of _Adjectives_.

For =Positive=, give first the adjective then swing the flat right
hand out a little, level, palm up. (Sheeaka.)

For =Comparative=, give first the adjective then raise the right G
hand to the height of the chin, pointing up. (Sheeaka.) See _More_,
and sometimes use _Ahead_ or _Above_ after the adjective.

Fr. _le comparatif_; Ger. _der Komparativ_.

For =Superlative=, give first the adjective then add _Strong_ and
_Ahead_ or _Very much_.

Fr. _le superlatif_; Ger. _der Superlativ_.

=Conceal.= See _Hide_.

=Conceit= (Swelled Head). Hold hands open and curved, one on each side of the head, two or three inches away. A whiteman’s sign, but quite well known now to the younger generation of Indians.

If in unbelievable degree, stretch the right hand at full length sidewise, and work the first finger as though scratching the ear which is supposed to be just above the hand. (Pop.)

=Conceit.= Sign _He_, _Think_, _Strong_.

Fr. _la vanité_, _la présomption_; Ger. _die Einbildung_, _der
Dünkel_.

=Conduct.= Same as _Way_.

=Confess= (Show the heart). Lay points of both compressed hands on centre of breast, then spring them away, out and aside, turning them flat and palms up. Sometimes but one hand is used. I am inclined to think that this should be simply _Heart_ and _Behold_, although none of my Indians made it that way. Sometimes sign _You_, _Tell_, _True_.

Fr. _confesser_; Ger. _gestehen_.

=Congress.= Sign _Whiteman_, _Chief_, _Council_ (No. 2).

Fr. _le Congrès_; Ger. _der Kongresz_.

=Connivance= (Wink, that is, close one eye). This ancient sign assumes that the person who should see, closes the eye next his accomplice. (Pop. Also Cheyenne.)

Fr. _la connivence_; Ger. _die Konnivenz_, _das (strafbare)
Einverständnis_.

=Consider=, =Ponder=, or =Weigh= (Wisdom looking on the ground). Sign _Wolf_ (i.e., _wisdom_, analogous with our word “foxy”), then turn downward the points of the two fingers representing the wolf ears, back of hand near the eyes and moving the hand from right to left as in surveying the ground. (Scott.)

=Consider.= Hold the right “4” hand near the heart, pointing to left, rotate a little back and forth. (Blackfoot.) The Cheyennes use V hand, which makes it the same as _If_. See _Because_.

Fr. _considérer_; Ger. _erwägen_.

=Constable.= See _Policeman_.

=Contempt.= See _Scorn_.

=Contented.= =To make contented, Satisfied.= Use _Glad_ or _Sit_, _Good_. (Blackfoot.)

Fr. _content_; Ger. _zufrieden_.

=Continue.= Sign _Go_ and _Long Time_. (Blackfoot.)

Fr. _continuer_; Ger. _fortsetzen_.

=Conversation.= See _Discussion_, _Speech_, and _Talk_.

=Cook= (In the abstract). See _Make_ and _Food_.

Fr. _faire cuire_, _cuisiner_; Ger. _kochen_.

=Cook= (By boiling). With both L hands make a horizontal circle, then holding left unchanged, put something into it with right and add _Fire_. Compare _Centre_ and _Hole_.

Fr. _cuire_, _bouillir_; Ger. _kochen_.

=Cook= (By frying). Place flat right on flat left hand, palm to palm, then flip the right like a pancake, turning it palm up as it drops on the left.

=Cook= (By broiling). As in the above _Frying_, but leave out the left hand entirely.

Fr. _griller_; Ger. _braten_, _rösten_.

=Cook= (noun). Sign _Man_, _Makes_, _Food_.

Fr. _le cuisinier_; Ger. _der Koch_.

=Coon.= See _Raccoon_.

=Corn= (Shelling the corn). Hold out the left A hand, thumb straight and resting on index finger; place the ball of the thumb of right A hand on back of left thumb near its base; twist the right hand by wrist action to the right and downward until the right thumb slips off with a snap against the right index. Repeat once or twice.

Fr. _le maïs_; Ger. _der türkische Weizen_, der _Mais_.

=Corral= or =Fenced Field= or =Pasture= (Area embraced or held). Interlock the fingers, hold arms curved in front, horizontal; then add _Enclosure_, i.e., swing the hands apart and draw back each in a half circle till their heels meet near you.

Fr. _le corral_; Ger. _die Einzäunung_.

=Council= (Sitting in a circle and talking). Bring the A hands, back outward, well out in front of body, a little lower than the shoulders, little fingers touching; swing them apart and toward the body so they meet close to it, forming a horizontal circle; palms forward; then add _Discussion_.

=Council= (=2=). Exactly like _Across_, but repeated two or three times. This is a recent sign among the Cheyennes, but is becoming popular. See _Across_ and _Law_.

Fr. _le conseil_; Ger. _die Ratsversammlung_.

=Counsel= or =Advice=. See _Advice_.

=Counting.= See _Numbers_.

=Count coup= or =Make a hit= or a =Strike= (Striking a dead body with the coup stick). Strike the top joint of the right G index on the middle of the left G index, as the right is swung from below up. _Grand Coup_ sign _Coup_ and _Great_.

Fr. _le coup_; Ger. _der Treffschusz_.

=Country.= See _Land_.

=Coup.= See _Count coup_.

=Courting= (Driving or rounding up in secret). Thrust the right L hand back nearly up under flat left, held palm down, twisting the right by wrist action. Compare _Sweetheart_ and _Glitter_.

Fr. _faire la cour_; Ger. _das Cour machen_, _das Hof machen_.

=Coward.= See _Fear_.

=Coyote.= Sign _Wolf_ and _Small_.

Fr. _le coyote_, _le loup des prairies_; Ger. _der Präriewolf_.

=Crab.= Place base of wrist of right hand, palm down, on some flat surface, thumb and little finger extended and curved (others closed) to represent claws. Then move the hand sidewise backward, waving the claws. (Scott.) Compare _Spider_.

Fr. _le crabe_; Ger. _die Krabbe_.

=Crave.= See _Want_.

=Crayfish.= Hold out the V hand level; draw it back, opening and shutting the V. Compare _Dog_.

Fr. _l’écrevisse_; Ger. _der Krebs_.

=Crazy=, =Foolish=, =Mad=, =Demented= (Brain in a whirl). Raise compressed right hand, all fingers together, tap the forehead with it and make one or two quick circles with finger tips in the air. (Sheeaka.) Tap the forehead, shake the head and point to the person. (Pop.)

=Crazy.= Swing the 5 hand in horizontal circles near the forehead, going with the sun. Going the reverse way always raises a laugh among Cheyennes; it both intensifies and makes the idea ridiculous.

Fr. _fou_; Ger. _verrückt_.

=Cree.= See _Indian_.

=Creek=, =Brook=, or =Rill=. Sign _Water_, then draw right G hand, back up, held low, from opposite left side, past body to right side; finger level, pointing to left and waved sidewise. Compare _River_, _Snake_, _Crooked_, and _Wire_.

Fr. _le ruisseau_; Ger. _der Bach_.

=Crime= or =Sin=. Sign _Strong_, _Bad_, _Work_.

Fr. _le crime_; Ger. _das Verbrechen_.

=Crooked= or =Wrong=. Point the right G forward and slightly down; push it slowly forward in a succession of large, horizontal zigzags, each arched a little.

=Cross= or =Sulky=. Rest the forehead low on the left hand. Or sign _Heart_, _Bad_.

Fr. _maussade_; Ger. _mürrisch_.

=Cross= (of Christ). Hold right G upright, left G at right angles across last joint of right.

Fr. _le crucifix_; Ger. _das Kruzifix_.

=Cross.= See _Across_.

=Cross the heart.= With right index make a little cross over the heart. This means “I give you my word of honor.” (Pop.)

Fr. _parole d’honneur!_; Ger. _auf mein Ehrenwort!_

=Crow.= Sign _Bird_ and _Black_.

Fr. _la corneille_; Ger. _die Krähe_.

=Crowded.= See _Few_.

=Crow Indian.= See _Indian_.

=Crush.= See _Exterminate_.

=Cry out.= See _Yell_.

=Cry=, =To weep=. With G forefingers near the eyes trace the courses of tears. If excessive, sign _Rain_ from the eyes. (Blackfoot.) Compare _Pity_.

Fr. _pleurer_; Ger. _weinen_.

=Cunning=, =Smart=, or =Clever=. Make the sign for _Wolf_ and add the sign _Equal_. Compare _Consider_.

Fr. _rusé_; Ger. _schlau_.

=Cut.= Saw the lower edge of the flat right across the palm or edge of the flat left.

Fr. _couper_; Ger. _schneiden_.

=Cutting up.= See _Meat_.

=Cyclone= or =Whirlwind=. With flat right hand, back to the right and level with the right shoulder, make a spiral upward. A very small one for a little dust whirlwind, and a large violent one for a dangerous cyclone.

Fr. _le cyclone_; Ger. _der Wirbelsturm_.