CAUTEL
\kˈɔːtə͡l], \kˈɔːtəl], \k_ˈɔː_t_əl]\
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kaw'tel, n. (Shak.) craft: insidious purpose: caution: wariness: a traditionary caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.--adj. CAU'TELOUS (Shak.), cautious: insidious: artful. [Fr. cautèle--L. cautela--cav[=e]re, cautum, to guard against.]
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