CARPEL, kär'pel, _n._ a modified leaf forming the whole or part of the
pistil of a flower.--_adj._ CAR'PELLARY. [Gr. _karpos_, fruit.]
CARPENTER, kär'pent-[.e]r, _n._ a worker in timber as used in building
houses, ships, &c.--_v.i._ to do the work of a carpenter.--_ns._
CAR'PENTER-BEE, a bee that excavates its nest in wood; CAR'PENTRY, the
trade or work of a carpenter, [O. Fr. _carpentier_--Low L.
_carpentarius_--_carpentum_, a car, from root of CAR.]
CARPET, kär'pet, _n._ the woven or felted covering of floors, stairs,
&c.--_v.t._ to cover with a carpet:--_pr.p._ car'peting; _pa.p._
car'peted.--_ns._ CAR'PET-BAG, a travelling-bag, so called because usually
made of carpeting; CAR'PET-BAG'GER, one who comes to a place for political
or other ends, carrying his whole property qualification for citizenship
with him in his carpet-bag; CAR'PET-BEAT'ING, the removing of dust from
carpets by beating; CAR'PET-BED'DING, a system of horticulture in which
plants are arranged in mosaic or geometrical designs; CAR'PETING, material
of which carpets are made: carpets in general; CAR'PET-KNIGHT, one dubbed a
knight by mere court favour, not on account of his military exploits--hence
an effeminate person; CAR'PET-MONG'ER (_Shak._), an effeminate person;
CAR'PET-ROD, one of the narrow rods used to keep a stair carpet in its
place.--ON THE CARPET, under discussion. [O. Fr. _carpite_ (Fr.
_carpette_)--Low L. _carpeta_, a coarse fabric made from rags pulled to
pieces--L. _carp[)e]re_, to pluck.]
CARPOLITE, kär'po-l[=i]t, _n._ fruit petrified or converted into
stone.--_n._ CARPOL'OGY, the part of botany which treats of the structure
of fruits and seeds. [Gr. _karpos_, fruit, _lithos_, a stone, _logos_, a
discourse.]
CARRACK, kar'rak, _n._ a large ship of burden, which is also fitted for
fighting.--Also CAR'ACK. [O. Fr. _carraque_--Low L. _carraca_. Ety. dub.]
CARRAGEEN, kar-ra-g[=e]n', _n._ Carrageen moss, or Irish moss--marine alga,
common on the British coasts, used for making a highly digestible soup and
a kind of blanc-mange, as well as size. [From _Carragheen_, near Waterford
in Ireland, where it is found abundantly.]
CARRAT. Same as CARAT.
CARRAWAY. Same as CARAWAY.
CARRIAGE, kar'ij, _n._ act or cost of carrying: a vehicle for carrying:
behaviour: bearing: (_Shak._) burden: (_B._) baggage.--_adj._
_Carr'iageable_, that may be conveyed in carriages.--_ns._
CARR'IAGE-COM'PANY, or -PEO'PLE, people who keep their carriages;
CARR'IAGE-DRIVE, a road for carriages through parks, &c.; CARR'IAGE-HORSE,
a horse that draws a carriage.--CARRIAGE AND PAIR, a turn-out of a carriage
and two horses; CARRIAGE FREE, tree of charge for carrying. [See CARRY.]
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CARRICK-BEND, kar'ik-bend, _n._ (_naut._), a kind of knot, formed on a
bight by putting the end of a rope over its standing part, and then passing
it. [Perh. conn. with CARRACK, and the root of BIND.]
CARRIOLE. See CARIOLE.
CARRION, kar'i-un, _n._ the dead and putrid body or flesh of any animal:
anything vile.--_adj._ relating to, or feeding on, putrid flesh.--_n._
CARR'ION-CROW, a species of crow which feeds on carrion, small animals, &c.
[Fr. _carogne_--Low L. _caronia_--L. _caro_, _carnis_, flesh.]
CARRITCH, kar'itch, _n._ (_Scot._) a corrupted form of the word
_catechism_.--_n._ CARR'IWITCHET, a quibble.
CARRONADE, kar-un-[=a]d', _n._ a short cannon of large bore, first made at
_Carron_ in Scotland.
CARRON-OIL, kar'on-oil, _n._ a liniment composed of linseed-oil and
lime-water. [From its use for burns at _Carron_ Ironworks in
Stirlingshire.]
CARROT, kar'ut, _n._ a genus of _Umbelliferæ_, having a tapering root of a
reddish or yellowish colour: the root itself, which is edible and
sweet.--_adj._ CARR'OTY, carrot-coloured, applied to the hair. [Fr.
_carotte_--L. _carota_.]
CARRY, kar'i, _v.t._ to convey or bear: to lead or transport: to take by
force: to effect: to behave or demean: (of money) to be sufficient for a
certain purpose: to gain the election of a candidate: to get a bill passed
by a majority.--_v.i._ (of a gun, &c.) to reach, indicating the range of
its shot:--_pr.p._ carr'ying; _pa.p._ carr'ied.--_n._ the distance a
golf-ball goes when struck till it touches the ground: range: the portage
of a boat: land across which a boat has to be carried between one navigable
stream and another: the position of 'carry arms,' &c.: (_prov._) the sky,
cloud-drift.--_ns._ CARR'IER, one who carries, esp. for hire; CARR'Y-ALL, a
light, four-wheeled, one-horsed carriage; CARR'YING, the act of one who
carries; CARR'Y-TALE (_Shak._), a tale-bearer.--CARRY ALL BEFORE ONE, to
bear down all obstacles; CARRY AWAY, to carry off: to excite the feelings:
to transport; CARRY OFF, to cause the death of: to gain, to win, as a
prize: to cause to pass muster, to make to pass by assurance or
dissimulation; CARRY ON, to promote: to continue: to behave in a certain
fashion (a term of mild reprobation); CARRY ONE'S POINT, to overrule
objections in favour of one's plan; CARRY OUT, to accomplish fully: to
carry out for burial; CARRY OUT ONE'S BAT (_cricket_), to leave the wickets
without having been put out; CARRY OVER, to induce to join the other party;
CARRY THE DAY, or CARRY IT, to be successful: to win the day; CARRY
THROUGH, to succeed in accomplishing; CARRY TOO FAR, to exceed reasonable
limits; CARRY UP, to continue a building to a certain height: to trace
back; CARRY WEIGHT, to possess authority: to have force.--BE CARRIED, to be
highly excited: to have the head turned. [O. Fr. _carier_,--Low L.
_carric[=a]re_, to cart--L. _carrus_, a car.]
CARSE, kärs, _n._ in Scotland, a stretch of alluvial land along the banks
of some rivers. [_Scot._; perh. from an obsolete word _car_, a fen; cf.
Dan. _kjær_.]
CART, kärt, _n._ a two-wheeled vehicle without springs, used for farm
purposes, and for conveying heavy loads.--_v.t._ to convey in a cart: to
carry publicly in a cart as a punishment--formerly done to bawds.--_ns._
CART'AGE, the act or cost of carting; CART'ER, one who drives a cart;
CART'-HORSE, a horse used for drawing a cart; CART'-HOUSE, a shed for
keeping carts; CART'-LOAD, as much as a cart can carry; CART'S-TAIL, the
hind part of a cart; CART'WAY, a road or way by which carts may pass;
CART'WRIGHT, a carpenter who makes carts; T'-CART, a four-wheeled open
phaeton, seated for four, its ground-plan resembling a T--see also
DOG-CART, MAIL-CART, TAX-CART, &c.--PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, to
reverse the natural order of things.--VILLAGE CART, an uncovered
two-wheeled carriage for one horse, with a low body and one seat;
WHITECHAPEL CART, or CHAPEL CART, a light two-wheeled spring-cart much used
by butchers in delivering goods to their customers. [Ety. uncertain; from
A.S. _cræt_, or Ice. _kartr_.]
CARTE, kärt, _n._ the fourth position of the wrist in fencing. [Fr.
_quart_--L. _quartus_, fourth.]
CARTE, kärt, _n._ a bill of fare: (_Scot._), a playing-card: short for
_carte-de-visite_.--_ns._ CARTE-BLANCHE', a blank paper, duly signed, and
given to a person, to be filled up at his pleasure; CARTE-DE-VISITE', a
small photographic portrait pasted on a card; CART'EL, a challenge: an
agreement for exchange of prisoners; a card with writing on it.--HAVE
CARTE-BLANCHE, to have a commission to act with full discretionary powers.
[Fr.,--L. _charta_. See CARD.]
CARTESIAN, kar-t[=e]'zhi-an, _adj._ relating to the French philosopher René
_Descartes_ (1596-1650), or his philosophy.--CARTESIAN DEVIL, DIVER, or
BOTTLE-IMP, a scientific toy named after Descartes, illustrating the
principle of specific gravity.
CARTHAMINE, kär'tha-min, _n._ a dye obtained in crystals by a chemical
process from safflower. [Low L. _carthamus_--Ar. _qartum_, saffron.]
CARTHUSIAN, kar-th[=u]'zi-an, _n._ one of an order of monks founded by St
Bruno in 1086, noted for their strictness: a scholar of the Charterhouse
School.--_adj._ of or pertaining to the order. [L.
_Cartusianus_--_Catorissium_, _Chatrousse_, a village in Dauphiné, near
which their first monastery was founded.]
CARTILAGE, kär'ti-l[=a]j, _n._ in vertebrate animals, a firm elastic
substance, of a pearly whiteness, presenting to the unaided eye a uniform
and homogeneous appearance: gristle.--_adj._ CARTILAGI'NOUS, pertaining to
or consisting of cartilage, gristly. [Fr.,--L. _cartilago_; cog. with
_crates_, Gr. _kartalos_.]
CARTOGRAPHY, kar-tog'ra-fi, _n._ the art of preparing charts or maps. [L.
_charta_, chart, map, and Gr. _graphia_, _graph-ein_, to write.]
CARTOMANCY, kär't[=o]-man-si, _n._ a divination by playing-cards. [Low L.
_carta_, a card, Gr. _manteia_, divination.]
CARTON, kär'ton, _n._ a thin pasteboard, a box made from such: a small disc
within the bull's-eye of the target, a shot that strikes this.--_ns._
CAR'TONNAGE, pasteboard: the outer covering of a mummy; CAR'TON-PIERRE',
statuary pasteboard, a kind of papier-maché. [Fr. See CARTOON.]
CARTOON, kär-t[=oo]n', _n._ a preparatory drawing on strong paper to be
transferred to frescoes, tapestry, &c.: any large sketch or design on
paper, esp. a representation of current events in a comic paper.--_v.t._ to
make a cartoon or working design: to caricature by a cartoon.--_n._
CARTOON'IST, one who makes cartoons. [Fr. _carton_ (It. _cartone_),
augmentative of CARTE.]
CARTOUCHE, kär-t[=oo]sh', _n._ a case for holding cartridges: formerly a
case containing bullets to be discharged from a mortar, but now merely a
waterproof canvas case for holding the cartridges of a field battery, one
to each ammunition-box: (_archit._) an ornament resembling a scroll of
paper with the ends rolled up: an oval figure on ancient Egyptian monuments
or papyri enclosing characters expressing royal or divine names.--Also
CARTOUCH'. [Fr.,--It. _cartoccio_--L. _charta_, paper.]
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CARTRIDGE, kär'trij, _n._ a case made of paper, pasteboard, metal, &c.,
containing the charge for a gun--BLANK'-CAR'TRIDGES contain powder only;
BALL'-CARTRIDGES contain a bullet as well.--_ns._ CAR'TRIDGE-BAG, a bag of
flannel, merino, &c., for holding a charge for a cannon; CAR'TRIDGE-BELT, a
belt having pockets for cartridges; CAR'TRIDGE-BOX, a small box for holding
cartridges, carried by soldiers; CAR'TRIDGE-P[=A]'PER, a light-coloured,
strong paper, originally manufactured for making cartridges. [A corr. of
CARTOUCHE.]
CARTULARY, kär't[=u]-lar-i, _n._ a register-book of a monastery, &c.: one
who kept the records: the place where the register is kept. [Low L.
_chartularium_--L. _chartula_, a document--_charta_, paper.]
CARUCATE, kar'u-k[=a]t, _n._ originally an amount of land such as one team
of oxen could plough in a season.--_n._ CAR'UCAGE, a tax on the carucate,
first imposed by Richard I. in 1198. [Low L. _carruc[=a]ta_,
ploughland--_carruca_, plough, from root of CAR.]
CARUNCLE, kar-unk'l, _n._ a small fleshy excrescence, as the wattles of the
turkey-cock.--_adjs._ CARUN'CULAR, CARUN'CULATE, CARUN'CULOUS. [Fr.--L.
_caruncula_.]