Cār'nage, n.

noun

(45), n. [Fr. carnage, from Lat. caro, carnis, flesh, O. Sp. carnage, Pr. carnage, carnatge, Pg. carnagem, O. It. carnaggio.]

Sense 1. The flesh of slain animals.

These mostly live on accidental carnage. Goldsmith.

Sense 2. Slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. “He had caught the scent of carnage.” Macaulay.

Synonyms—See MASSACRE.