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A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.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

Carpologist

One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.

Carpology

That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit.

Carpophore

A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

Carpophyll

A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.]

Carpophyte

A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.

Carpospore

A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg/.

Carpus

The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.

Carrancha

The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.

Carriage

That which is carried; burden; baggage.

carriage bolt

a type of bolt threaded only at the end opposite the head, used mostly for fastening pieces of timber together, and inserted into pre-drilled holes.

carriage house

a small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles; -- also called coach house. It is now (1998) obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the garage, which is usually attached to a residence or main building. Carriage houses are still found on older estates, though not usually used for their original purpose.

Carriageable

Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages.

carriageway

one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only, usually in two or three lanes.

Carrier

One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.

Carrigeen Carrageen

A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce.

Carrigeenin Carrageenan

a colloidal material obtained from seaweed or Irish moss, used as an thickening or emulsifying agent and for stabilizing foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

Carrion

Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.

Carrol Carol

A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as the 16th century. The term carrel, of the same has largely superseded its use.

Carromata

In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.

Carronade

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, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.

Carrot

An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.

Carroty

Like a carrot in color or in taste; -- an epithet given to reddish yellow hair, etc.

Carry

A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.

Carryall

A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse.

Carrying

The act or business of transporting from one place to another.

Carse

Low, fertile land; a river valley.

carsick

feeling nauseous due to the movement of a car or other land vehicle; -- similar to airsick and seasick.

Cart

To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter.

cart load cartload

as much as will fill or load a cart; the quantity that a cart holds. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load.

Cartage

The act of carrying in a cart.

Cartbote

Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry.

Carte Quarte

A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast.

Carthaginian

Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern Africa. A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

Carthamin

A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius.

Cartilage

A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.

Cartilaginous

Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.

Cartist

In Spain and Portugal, one who supports the constitution.

Cartman

One who drives or uses a cart; a teamster; a carter.

Cartogram

A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics of various kinds; a statistical map.

Cartography

The art or business of forming charts or maps.

Carton

Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.

Cartridge

A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material.

cartroad

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one.

Cartwright

An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.

Carucate

A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres.

Caruncula Caruncle

A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.

Carus

Coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy.

Carvacrol

A thick oily liquid, C10H13.OH, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway (Carum carui).

carved

formed by carving or having a design carved into the surface.

Carvelbuilt

Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel.

Carven

Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved.

Carvene

An oily substance, C10H16, extracted from oil caraway.

Carver

One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.

Carving

The act or art of one who carves.

Carvist

A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year.

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