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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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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.Carse, n. p. 200Alluvial soil in a state of cultivation. [Scot.] Craig.Cärt, n. p. 200A carriage with two wheels, for carrying heavy commodities. “Packing all his goods in one poor cart.” Dryden.Cart, v. t. p. 200To carry or convey on a cart. 2. To expose in a cart, by way of punishment. She chanked when a bawd was carted. Prior.Cart'age, n. p. 200The act of carrying in a cart. 2. The price paid for carting.Căr'ta-rĕt, n. p. 200A sleeping cot. Stephens.Cart'-bōte, n. p. 200(Eng. Law.) Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry. Bouvier.cärte, n. p. 200A bill of fare at an eating house. Simmonds. 2. A movement of the sword in fencing, as tierce and carte;—also written guards.Carte-blanche', n. p. 200A blank paper, signed at the bottom with a person's name, and sometimes sealed with his seal, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence, 2.…Cärte'-de-vi-sĭt', n. p. 200A small photographic picture fastened upon a card;—so called from its original use as a visiting card.Cär-tēl' or Cär'tel, n. p. 200(Mil.) (a.) A writing or agreement, between states at war, as for the exchange of prisoners. “A cartel for the exchange of prisoners had been a subject of negotiation.” Prescott. (b.) A letter of…Cartel or cartel-ship p. 200a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship of truce, which is privileged from capture. Blount. Tomlins.Cär'tel, v. i. p. 200To defy or challenge. [Obs.] “You shall cartel him.” B. Jonson.Cärt'er, n. p. 200The man who drives a cart: a teamster.Car-tē'sian or Cartesian devil, a. p. 200Pertaining to the French philosopher Des Cartes, or to his philosophy. “The Cartesian argument for the reality of matter.” Sir H. Hamilton. Cartesian devil, a contrivance to illustrate the effect of…Car-tē'sian, n. p. 200One who adopts the philosophy of Des Cartes.Car-tē'sian-ism, n. p. 200The doctrine or philosophy of Des Cartes.Cär-tha-ğin'i-an, n. p. 200(Geog.) An inhabitant or native of Carthage.Cär-tha-ğin'i-an, a. p. 200(Geog.) Pertaining to Carthage.Căr'tha-mīne, n. p. 200(Chem.) A coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius. Gregory.Cär'tha-mās, n. p. 200(Bot.) A plant; the wild or bastard saffron. See SAFFLOWER. London.Cärt'-hōrse, n. p. 200A horse that draws a cart.Căr-thū'sian, n. p. 200(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order founded A. D. 1080 by Bruno, and named from Chartreux, the place of their institution, in France, remarkable for the austerities of its members. Hook.Car-thū'sian, a. p. 200Pertaining to the order of Carthusian monks.Cär'ti-lağe, n. p. 200(Anal.) A smooth, whitish, translucent, homogeneous, elastic substance, without blood-vessels, and of a consistence between that of a ligament and a bone; gristle. Permanent cartilage, one which…Cär'ti-la-ğin'e-ōls, a. p. 200Same as CARTILAGINOUS. [Obs.] Roy.Cär'ti-la-gin/i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 200The act or process of forming cartilage. Wright.Căr-ti-lăg'i-nous, a. p. 200Pertaining to, or resembling, a cartilage; gristly; consisting of cartilage; firm and tough like cartilage. 2. (Ichth.) Having the internal skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing…Cärt'-jāde, n. p. 200A horse used in drawing, or fit only for the cart; a sorry horse. Sidney.Cärt'-lōad, n. p. 200A load borne on a cart; as much as can be carried at once on a cart.Car-tōg'ra-pher, n. p. 200One who makes charts.Cär-to-grāph'ic or Cär-to-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 200Pertaining to cartography.Căr-to-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 200By cartography.Car-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 200The art or practice of forming charts or maps.Cär'ton, n. p. 200Pasteboard; cardboard. 2. A pasteboard box. [Written also cartoon.]Car-tōōn', n. p. 200(Paint.) A design drawn on strong paper, to be afterward calked through, and transferred to the fresh plaster of a wall, to be painted in fresco. 2. A design colored for working in mosaic, tapestry…Car-touch', n. p. 201(Arch.) A tablet for ornament, or to receive an inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up; a modillion. Oxf. Gloss. 2. (Mil.) (a.) A roll or case of paper, &c., holding a…Cär'tridge, n. p. 201(Mil.) A case of paper, pasteboard, flannel, merino, &c., containing a charge for a fire-arm. Campbell. Blank cartridge, a cartridge without a ball.Cär'tridge-băg, n. p. 201(Mil.) A bag of flannel, merino, &c., in which a charge for a cannon is contained.Cär'tridge-bŏx, n. p. 201(Mil.) A case, usually of tin, formerly of wood, covered with leather, with cells for cartridges.