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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ca-rouse', v. i. p. 199To drink abundantly; to drink in a jovial manner; to quaff. “Carousing to his mates.” Shak.Ca-rouse', v. t. p. 199To drink in a carousal; to drink freely or jovially. Our cheerful guests carouse the tears of the rich grape. Denham. Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young.Ca-rouse', n. p. 199A drink or draught of liquor. [Obs.] “A full carouse of sack.” Davies. 2. A drinking match or season of carousal. “The early feast and late carouse.” Pope.Ca-rou'ser, n. p. 199One who carouses; a drinker; a toper; a noisy reveler. Lansdowne.Ca-rou'sing-ly, adv. p. 199In a carousing manner.Cärp, v. i. p. 199To censure, cavil, or find fault, particularly without reason, or petulantly; — followed by at. No, not a tooth or nail to scratch. And at my actions carp and catch. Herbert.Cārp, n. p. 199(Ichth.) A family of soft-finned, fresh-water fishes. The species most common is Cyprinus carpio, which was originally a native of Persia, and was carried to England in the fourteenth century, and…Cär'pal, a. p. 199(Anat.) Pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. Dunglison.Căr'pel or Căr-pel'lum, n. p. 199(Bot.) A simple pistil, or one of the parts of a compound pistil. Gray.Căr'pel-la-ry, a. p. 199(Bot.) Belonging to carpels, or containing them. Lindley.Cār'pen-ter, n. p. 199An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses and of ships. Syn.—CARPENTER, JOINER. The carpenter frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other essential parts of…Cär'pen-ter-bee, n. p. 199(Entom.) A hymenopterous insect of different species of the genus Xylocopa;— so called from the manner in which it forms its nest of pieces of decayed wood.Cār'pen-ter-ing, n. p. 199The occupation or work of a carpenter; carpentry.Cär'pen-try, n. p. 199The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, in the construction of buildings. 2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, &c. Gwilt.Cārp'er, n. p. 199One who carps; a caviler. “The cunning of a carper.” Shak.Cār'pet, n. p. 199A heavy fabric, commonly woven of wool, used as a covering for floors; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables. Tables and beds covered with capes instead of carpets and coverlets. Fuller. 2. A…Cār'pet, v. t. p. 199To cover with a carpet; to spread with carpets. “Carpeted temples in fashionable squares.” E. Everett.Căr'pet-băg, n. p. 199A traveling-bag;—so called because originally made of carpet.Căr'pet-ing, n. p. 199Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets in general. “The floor was covered with rich carpeting.” Prescott.Cār'pet-mōn'ger, n. p. 199One who deals in carpets. 2. One fond of pleasure, ease, or luxury. Shak.Căr'pet-walk, n. p. 199A walk on smooth turf. [Obs.] Evelyn.Cār'pet-wāy, n. p. 199(Agric.) A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field. Ray.Car-phŏl'o-gy, n. p. 199(Med.) The same as FLOCCILLATION.Cărp'ing-ly, adv. p. 199In a carping manner.Cärp'mēals, n. pl. p. 199A kind of coarse cloth, made in the north of England. [Obs.] Phillips.Căr'/po-crā'tian, n. p. 199(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of heretics of the second century who inculcated a community of women, and opposed the divinity of Christ:—so called from Carpocrates, one of the most prominent teachers…Cār'po-lite, n. p. 199A petrified fruit, as a nut converted into silex. Dana.Car-pŏl'o-gist, n. p. 200One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.Car-pōl'o-gy, n. p. 200That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit. London.Câr'po-phōre, n. p. 200(Bot.) The stalk of a fruit or pistil within the flower. Gray.Câr'pus, n. p. 200(Anat.) That part of the skeleton forming the wrist, consisting of eight small bones arranged in two rows. Dunglison.Câr'rack, n. p. 200See CARACK.Câr'ra-geen' or Câr'ri-geen', n. p. 200A purplish white, nearly transparent sea-weed, the Irish moss of the shops (Fucus or Chondrus crispus), used for jellies, for feeding cattle, and for various other purposes. [Sometimes written…Câr'ra-wāy, n. p. 200See CARAWAY.Câr'rel, n. p. 200An arrow used in cross-bows. See QUARREL. 2. A closet or inclosed place. See CAROL.Căr'ri-a-ble, a. p. 200Capable of being carried. [Obs.] Sherwood.Câr'riaġe, n. p. 200That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.] David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. 1 Sam. XVII. 22. Spartacus . . . overthrew them, and took all their carriage. North.…Cār'riage-a-ble, a. p. 200Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. [Care.] Ruskin.Câr'riage-hōrse, n. p. 200A horse kept for drawing a carriage.Càr'ri-bōō, n. p. 200See CARIBOU.Căr'rick-bĕnd, n. p. 200(Naut.) A particular kind of knot, used for connecting hawsers or other ropes.Câr'rick-bitt, n. p. 200(Naut.) One of the bitts which support the windlass. Totten.Câr'ri-er, n. p. 200One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger. The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. Bacon. 2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for…Căr'ri-er-pĭg'eon, n. p. 200(Ornith.) A variety of the domestic pigeon which conveys letters from place to place. The dispatches were formerly fastened to the neck or wing, but are now commonly tied to the upper part of the…Căr'ri-on, n. p. 200The dead and putrefying body or flesh of animals; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. They did eat the dead carrious. Spencer. 2. A worthless person. [Obs.] “Old feeble carrious.” Shak.Câr'ri-on, a. p. 200Relating to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. “A prey for carrion kites.” Shak.Câr'ri-on-crōw, n. p. 200A species of the crow family (Corvus corone), which feed on carrion, insects, small animals, and young chickens, and even upon fruits and seeds. It is the common species in England. Baird.Câr'rol, n. p. 200(Arch.) A small closet. See CAROL.Câr'rom, n. p. 200(Billiards.) The act of hitting two balls at once with the ball struck by the cue. Hoyle.Căr'ron-āde', n. p. 200(Mil.) A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at…Car-roon', n. p. 200A rent received for the privilege of driving a cart. [London.] Ash. 2. [See CAROON.] A species of cherry. Tooke.Car'rot, n. p. 200(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Daucus carota), having an esculent root of a reddish-yellow color. London.Căr'rot-y, a. p. 200Like a carrot in color;—an epithet given to reddish-yellow hair.Car'row, n. p. 200One who wanders about and gets his living by cards and dice; a strolling gamester. [Ireland.] Spenser.Car'ry, v. t. p. 200To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear. “I'll carry it to the pile.” Shak. When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. Ps. xlix. 17. 2. To cause to move forward; to…Căr'ry, v. i. p. 200To convey or propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well. 2. (Man.) To hold up the head;—said of a horse. 3. To run on ground, or on frost, which sticks to the feet, as a hare. Johnson. To carry on, to…Cărr'y, n. p. 200Onward motion; as, the clouds are said to have a great carry when they move with swiftness before the wind. [Rare.] Craig.Căr'ry-all, n. p. 200A light vehicle for one horse, having, usually, four wheels, and designed to carry a number of persons.Cár'ry-ing, p. a. p. 200Transporting from one place to another. Carrying trade, the trade which consists in the transportation of goods by water from country to country, or place to place; freighting. We are rivals with…Căr'ry-tāle, n. p. 200A tale-bearer. [Obs.] Shak.