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Caribou

The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).

Carica

the type genus of the Caricaceae; consisting of tropical American trees; the papayas.

Caricaceae

a natural family of trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves.

Caricature

To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.

Caricous

Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor.

Caries

Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

Carina

A keel That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

Carinaria

A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.

Carinatae

A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.

Carinated Carinate

Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

Cariole

A small, light, open one-horse carriage A covered cart A kind of calash. See Carryall.

Carious

Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.

carissa

a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits.

carjack

to take (a car) by an act of carjacking; as, the three teens carjacked two automobiles in one night.

carjacking

the forcible taking of a car while the driver is in it; the robber may force the driver out, force the driver to drive while under threat of harm, or be forced to relinquish the controls while also being forced to remain in the car. In the latter two cases, the act also constitutes a kidnapping.

Cark

To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry.

Carking

Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.

Carl

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

Carling Carline

A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.

Carlist

A partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of Spain.

Carlock

A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.

Carlot

A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman.

Carlovingian

Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.

Carmagnole

A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.

Carman

A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.

Carmelite

A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar.

Carminated

Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.

Carminative

A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.

Carmine

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

Carminic

Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.

Carmot

The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to be composed.

Carnage

Flesh of slain animals or men.

Carnal

Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.

Carnalism

The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism.

Carnality

The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind.

Carnalize

To make carnal; to debase to carnality.

Carnallite

A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.

Carnally

According to the flesh, to the world, or to human nature; in a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts; sensually.

Carnary

A vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a repository for human bones disintered from their original burial places; a charnel house.

Carnassial

Adapted to eating flesh. A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Carnate

Invested with, or embodied in, flesh.

Carnation

The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.

Carnauba

The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.

Carnegiea

a genus of plants consisting of one species, the saguaro.

Carnelian

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.

Carneous

Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy.

Carney

A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.

Carnic

Of or pertaining to flesh; pertaining to or designating a hygroscopic monobasic acid, C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue.

Carnifex

The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.

Carnification

The act or process of turning to flesh, or to a substance resembling flesh.

Carnify

To form flesh; to become like flesh.

Carnin

A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.

Carnival

A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Catholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.

Carnivora

An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful.

Carnivorous

Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.

Carob

An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.

Caroche

A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach.

Carol

To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.

Carolin

A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.

Caroline Carline

A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents.

Caroling

A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.

Carolinian

A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.

Carolitic

Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.

Carolus

An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I.

Caroteel

A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs.

Carotic

Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.

Carotid

One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [See Illust. of Aorta.]

Carotidal Carotid

Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.

Carotin

A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot.

Carotte

A cylindrical roll of tobacco; as, a carotte of perique.

Carousal

A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.

Carouse

To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.

carousel

a continuous belt oriented horizontally or near-horizontally around a central structure, driven in a circular motion by some mechanism, which carries luggage delivered from the luggage hold of an airplane to air travelers; -- used at airports.

Carousing

That carouses; relating to a carouse.

Carp

A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.

Carpal

Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.

Carpale

One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Carpathian

Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south.

Carpellary

Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

carpellate

bearing or consisting of carpels. Opposite of acarpelous.

Carpellum Carpel

A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of Carpaphore.

Carpenter

An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.

carpenteria

a California evergreen shrub (Carpenteria californica) having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers.

Carpentering

The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of working in timber; carpentry.

Carper

One who carps; a caviler.

Carpet

To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.

Carpetbag

A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

Carpetbagger

An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865)-- used now for any politician moving to a new location to take advantage of more favorable chances for election-->.

carpeted

covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; as, the carpeted hallway; a flower-carpeted hillside. Opposite of uncarpeted.

Carpetmonger

One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.

Carpetway

A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field.

Carpinaceae

a natural family used in some classification systems to include the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis.

Carping

Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious.

Carpintero

A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larv/, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.

Carpodacus

a genus of birds including the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) and purple finch (Carpodacus purpurea).

Carpogenic

Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed.

Carpolite

A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed.

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