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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Căr'-il-lon, n.p. 198(Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clock-work or by finger-keys.
  2. Ca-rī'na, n.p. 198(Bot.) The keel of a papilionaceous flower, or that part, consisting of two petals, either separate or united, which incloses the organs of fructification.
  3. Căr'i-nate or Căr'i-nā/ted, a.p. 198(Bot.) Shaped like the keel of a ship; having a longitudinal prominence on the outer surface, like a keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf. Loudon.
  4. Căr'i-ole, n.p. 198A small, open carriage, somewhat resembling a calash. See CARRY-ALL. Wright.
  5. Cā'ri-ōp'sis, n.p. 198See CARYOPSIS.
  6. Cā'ri-ōs'i-ty, n.p. 198Ulceration of a bone; caries. Wiseman.
  7. Cā'ri-ous, a.p. 198Affected with caries; as, a carious tooth. Dunglison.
  8. Cārk, n.p. 198A state of anxiety or oppression under a sense of care; solicitude. [Rare.] “His heavy head, devoid of careful cark.” Spenser. “Fling cark and care aside.” Motherwell.
  9. Cärk, v. i.p. 198To be careful, anxious, solicitous, concerned. Sidney.
  10. Cārk, v. t.p. 198To make anxious; to give trouble to; to oppress with care; to worry. [Rare.] Nor can a man, independently upon the overruling influence of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer.…
  11. Cārl, n.p. 198A rude, rustic, rough man. [Obs.] See CHURL. “The mountain carl or mariner.” Dyer. 2. A quantity of wool. [Obs.] Simmonds. 3. A kind of hemp. Tusser.
  12. Cārl, v. i.p. 198To act like a churl. [Obs.] Burton.
  13. Cār'lie, n.p. 198A plant; the weed called charlock. See CHARLOCK.
  14. Căr'lin, n.p. 198A stout old woman. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  15. Căr'līne or Căr'o-līne, n.p. 198A silver coin current in some parts of Italy, and worth about seven cents. Simmonds.
  16. Căr'line or Căr'ling, n.p. 198(Naut.) A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft, from one deck beam to another, directly over the keel, serving as a foundation for the body of the ship. Totten.
  17. Cär'lĭne-thĭs'tle, n.p. 198(Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Compositæ. It consists of a number of species, resembling the thistle in habits. Loudon.
  18. Cärl'ish or Cärl'ish-ness, a.p. 198Cärl'ish-ness, n. See CHURLISH, CHURLISHNESS.
  19. Cär'lock, n.p. 198A sort of isinglass from Russia, made from the bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine. Simmonds.
  20. Cār'lot, n.p. 198A countryman. [Obs.] See CARL. The old carlot once was master of it. Shak.
  21. Cär'lo-vĭn'ġi-an, a.p. 198Pertaining to, or descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.
  22. Cär'man, n.p. 198A man whose employment is to drive a cart, or to convey goods and other things in a cart. “Nor sturdy carmen on thy walks encroach.” Gay.
  23. Cär'mel-in or Cär'mel-īte, a.p. 198Belonging to the order of Carmelites. Weever.
  24. Cär'mel-īte, n.p. 198(Eccl. Hist.) A monk of an order established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century. 2. A sort of pear.
  25. Cär'mi-nā'ted, a.p. 198Related to, or made of, carmine; as, carminated lake. Tomlinson.
  26. Car-mīn'a-tive, a.p. 198Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic. “Carminative hot seeds.” Dunglison.
  27. Car-mīn'a-tīve, n.p. 198(Med.) A medicine which tends to expel wind, or to remedy colic and flatulencies, especially of the class of aromatics. Dunglison.
  28. Cār'mīne, n.p. 198A beautiful pigment or lake, of a rich red or crimson color, prepared from cochineal boiled usually with carbonate of potash or soda, the solution being precipitated by a weak acid or an acid salt.…
  29. Cār'mot, n.p. 198(Alchemy.) The matter of which the philosopher’s stone was believed to be composed.
  30. Cār'nage, n.p. 198The flesh of slain animals. These mostly live on accidental carnage. Goldsmith. 2. Slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. “He had caught the scent of carnage.” Macaulay. Syn.—See MASSACRE.
  31. Cār'nal, a.p. 198Pertaining to flesh; fleshly; sensual. “Not sunk in carnal pleasure.” Milton. “Carnal desires after miracles.” Trench. 2. Given to sensual indulgence; lustful; lecherous; libidinous. Shak. Carnal…
  32. Câr'nal-īzm, n.p. 199The indulgence of carnal appetites. [Rare.]
  33. Cär'nal-ist, n.p. 199One given to the indulgence of sensual appetites. Burton.
  34. Câr'nal-ite, n.p. 199A worldly-minded man. [Rare.]
  35. Car-năl'i-ty, n.p. 199State of being carnal; fleshly lusts or desires, or the indulgence of such lust; grossness of mind or desire; sensual gratification. “Because of the carnality of their hearts.” Tillotson.
  36. Cär'nal-ize, v. t.p. 199To make carnal; to debase to carnality. “A carnalized spirit.” Scott.
  37. Căr'nal-ly, adv.p. 199According to the flesh; in a manner to gratify the flesh or sensual desire, “Carnally minded.” Hooker. 2. In a lecherous or lustful manner.
  38. Cär'nal-mind'ed, a.p. 199Worldly-minded. More.
  39. Cär'nal-mind'ed-ness, n.p. 199Grossness of mind.
  40. Câr'nar-dine, n.p. 199(Bot.) An ornamental plant, the carnation. [Obs.]
  41. Car-nā'ssi-al, a.p. 199Adapted for eating flesh; as, carnassial teeth. R. Owen.
  42. Car-năs'si-al, n.p. 199(Compar. Anat.) A tooth adapted for eating flesh. R. Owen.
  43. Car-nā'tion, n.p. 199The natural color of flesh; flesh-color. “So flesh-like is carnation.” Wilkins. 2. (Paint.) That part of a picture which represents the flesh without drapery. Elmes. 3. (Bot.) A species of Dianthus…
  44. Car-nā'tioned, a.p. 199Having a color like carnation; of a pink color. Lovelace.
  45. Câr'nel, a.p. 199Chaotic; shapeless. [Obs.] Dryden.
  46. Car-nēl'ian, n.p. 199(Min.) A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh-red, or reddish-white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals. Dana.
  47. Cār'nel-work, n.p. 199(Ship-building.) The putting together the timbers, beams, and planks, as distinguished from clinch-work.
  48. Căr'ne-ous, a.p. 199Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous. “Carneous fibers.” Ray.
  49. Căr'ney, n.p. 199(Far.) A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that they can not eat.
  50. Căr'ni-fex, n.p. 199(Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
  51. Cär'ni-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 199A turning to flesh. Chambers.
  52. Căr'ni-fy, v. i.p. 199To form flesh; to receive flesh in growth. Hale.
  53. Căr'ni-val, n.p. 199A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Catholic countries during the week before Lent. The carnival at Venice is every where talked of. Addison.
  54. Car-nī'vō-ră, n. pl.p. 199(Nat. Hist.) An order of animals which subsist on flesh, as the hyena. Cuvier.
  55. Car-nĭv'o-rāc'ĭ-ty, n.p. 199Greediness of appetite for flesh. Pope.
  56. Căr'nĭ-vōre, n.p. 199A carnivorous animal; one of the Carnivora. R. Owen.
  57. Car-nīv'o-roŭs, a.p. 199Eating or feeding on flesh;—applied to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the lion, tiger, dog, wolf, &c. All that have serrate teeth are carnivorous. Ray.
  58. Car-nōs'i-ty, n.p. 199A fleshy excrescence. Wiseman. 2. Fleshy covering or substance; fleshiness. “Consciences overgrown with a hard carnosity.” Spelman. The olives, indeed, be very small there, and no bigger than capers…
  59. Cär'nōŭs or Cär-nōse', a.p. 199Of, or pertaining to, flesh; carneous. Holland. Ray.
  60. Cār'ny, v. i.p. 199To interlard discourse with hypocritical terms or tones of endearment. [Colloq., Eng.] Smart.