Chapter 236

Ca*roche" (?) , n. [OF. carrache , F. carrose from It. carrocio , carrozza , fr. carro , L. carus . See Car .] A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach. [Obs.]

To mount two-wheeled caroches . Butler.

Caroched <Xpage=219>

Ca*roched" (?) , a. Placed in a caroche. [Obs.]

Beggary rides caroched . Massenger.

Caroigne <Xpage=219>

Car"oigne (?) , n. [See Carrion .] Dead body; carrion. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Carol <Xpage=219>

Car"ol (?) , n. [OF. carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together, fr. caroler to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf. Armor. koroll , n., korolla , korolli , v., Ir. car music, turn, circular motion, also L. choraula a flute player, charus a dance, chorus, choir.] 1. A round dance. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.

The costly feast, the carol , and the dance. Dryden

It was the carol of a bird. Byron.

3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol .

Heard a carol , mournful, holy. Tennyson.

In the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble.

4. Joyful music, as of a song.

I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.

Carol <Xpage=219>

Car"ol (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Caroled (?) , or Carolled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Caroling , or Carolling .]

1. To praise or celebrate in song.

The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. Milton.

2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.

Hovering awans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior.

Carol <Xpage=219>

Car"ol , v. i. To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.

And carol of love's high praise. Spenser.

The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie.

Carol, Carrol <Xpage=219>

Car"ol , Car"rol , n. [OF. carole a sort of circular space, or carol.] (Arch.) 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.

A bay window may thus be called a carol . Parker.

Carolin <Xpage=219>

Car"o*lin (?) , n. [L. Carolus Charles.] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.

Carolina pink <Xpage=219>

Car`o*li"na pink` (?) . (Bot.) See Pinkboot .

Caroline <Xpage=219>

Car"o*line (?) , n. A coin. See Carline .

Caroling <Xpage=219>

Car"ol*ing (?) , n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.

Coleridge.

Such heavenly notes and carolings . Spenser.

Carolinian <Xpage=219>

Car`o*lin"i*an (?) , n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.

Carolitic <Xpage=219>

Car`o*lit"ic (?) , a. (Arch.) Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.

Carolus <Xpage=219>

Car"o*lus (?) , n. ; pl. E. Caroluses (#) , L. Caroli (#) . [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I.

Told down the crowns and Caroluses . Macawlay.

Carom <Xpage=219>

Car"om (?) , n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.] (Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon .

Carom <Xpage=219>

Car"om , v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom.

Caromel <Xpage=219>

Car"o*mel (?) , n. See Caramel .

Caroteel <Xpage=219>

Car`o*teel" (?) , n. (Com.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs.

Simmonds.

Carotic <Xpage=219>

Ca*rot"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ stupefying. See Carotid .] 1. Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state .

2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries .

Carotid <Xpage=219>

Ca*rot"id (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, pl., from <?/ heavy sleep: cf. F. carotide . The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [See Illust . of Aorta .]

Carotid, Carotidal <Xpage=219>

Ca*rot"id (?) , Ca*rot"id*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland .

Carotin <Xpage=219>

Ca*ro"tin (?) , n. (Chem.) A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot.

Carousal <Xpage=219>

Ca*rous"al (?) , n. [See Carouse , but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.

The swains were preparing for a carousal . Sterne.

Syn. -- Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast .

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Carouse <Xpage=220>

Ca*rouse" (?) , n. [F. carrousse , earlier carous , fr. G. garaus finishing stroke, the emptying of the cup in drinking a health; gar entirely + aus out. See Yare , and Out .] 1. A large draught of liguor. [Obs.] "A full carouse of sack." Sir J. Davies.

Drink carouses to the next day's fate. Shak.

2. A drinking match; a carousal.

The early feast and late carouse . Pope.

Carouse <Xpage=220>

Ca*rouse" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caroused (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Carousing .] To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels.

He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak.

Carouse <Xpage=220>

Ca*rouse" v. t. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [Archaic]

Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. Denham.

Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young.

Carouser <Xpage=220>

Ca*rous"er (?) , n. One who carouses; a reveler.

Carousing <Xpage=220>

Ca*rous"ing , a. That carouses; relating to a carouse.

Carousingly <Xpage=220>

Ca*rous"ing*ly , adv. In the manner of a carouser.

Carp <Xpage=220>

Carp (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Carped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Carping .] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at .

Carping and caviling at faults of manner. Blackw. Mag.

And at my actions carp or catch. Herbert.

Carp <Xpage=220>

Carp , v. t. 1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]

2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Carp <Xpage=220>

Carp , n. ; pl. Carp , formerly Carps . [Cf. Icel. karfi , Dan. karpe , Sw. karp , OHG. charpho , G. karpfen , F. carpe , LL. carpa .] (Zo\'94l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish ( Cyprinus carpio .). Several other species of Cyprinus , Catla , and Carassius are called carp . See Cruclan carp .

&hand; The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp , which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp , which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur.

Carp louse (Zo\'94l.) , a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus , parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura . -- Carp mullet (Zo\'94l.) , a fish ( Moxostoma carpio ) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. -- Carp sucker (Zo\'94l.) , a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.

Carpal <Xpage=220>

Car"pal (?) , a. [From Carpus .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.

Carpal angle (Zo\'94l.) , the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.

Carpale <Xpage=220>

Car*pa"le (?) , n. ; pl. Carpalia (#) . [NL., fr. E. carpus .] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Carpathian <Xpage=220>

Car*pa"thi*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south.

Carpel, Carpellum <Xpage=220>

Car"pel (?) , Car*pel"lum (?) , n. [NL. carpellum , fr. Gr. <?/ fruit.] (Bot.) 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 .

Carpellary <Xpage=220>

Car"pel*la"ry (?) , a. (Bot.) Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

Carpenter <Xpage=220>

Car"pen*ter (?) , n. [OF. carpentier , F. charpentier , LL. carpentarius , fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.] An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.

Syn. -- Carpenter , Joiner . The carpenter frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a building. The joiner Supplies stairs, doors shutters, mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to finishing the building. In America the two trades are commonly united.

Carpenter ant (Zo\'94l.) , any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica . -- Carpenter bee (Zo\'94l.) , a large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa ; -- so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica .

Carpentering <Xpage=220>

Car"pen*ter*ing , n. The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of workingin timber; carpentry.

Carpentry <Xpage=220>

Car"pen*try (?) , n. [F. charpenterie , OF. also carpenterie . See Carpenter .]

1. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

Carper <Xpage=220>

Carp"er (?) , n. One who carps; a caviler.

Shak.

Carpet <Xpage=220>

Car"pet (?) , n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta , carpita , woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. <?/ fruit, E. Harvest .] 1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables.

Tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets. T. Fuller.

2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet. "The grassy carpet of this plain."

Shak.

Carpet beetle or Carpet bug (Zo\'94l.) , a small beetle ( Anthrenus scrophulari\'91 ), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called buffalo bug . -- Carpet knight . (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of the drawing room; an effeminate person. Shak . (b) One made a knight, for some other than military distinction or service. -- Carpet moth (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of an insect which feeds on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds. Some are the larv\'91 of species of Tinea (as T. tapetzella ); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus . -- Carpet snake (Zo\'94l.) , an Australian snake. See Diamond snake , under Diamond . -- Carpet sweeper , an apparatus or device for sweeping carpets. -- To be on the carpet , to be under consideration; to be the subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression derived from the use of carpets as table cover. -- Brussels carpet . See under Brussels .

Carpet <Xpage=220>

Car"pet , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Carpeted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Carpeting .] To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.

Carpeted temples in fashionable squares. E. Everett.

Carpetbag <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*bag` (?) , n. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

Carpetbagger <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*bag"ger (?) , n. 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-->. [U. S.]

Carpeting <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*ing , n. 1. The act of covering with carpets.

2. Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general.

The floor was covered with rich carpeting . Prescott.

Carpetless <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*less , a. Without a carpet.

Carpetmonger <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*mon`ger (?) , n. 1. One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.

2. One fond of pleasure; a gallant.

Shak.

Carpetway <Xpage=220>

Car"pet*way` (?) , n. (Agric.) A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field.

Ray.

Carphology <Xpage=220>

Car*phol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ any small dry body + -logy : cf. F. carphologie .] (Med.) See Flaccillation .

Carping <Xpage=220>

Carp"ing (?) , a. Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious .

-- Carp"ing*ly , adv .

Carpintero <Xpage=220>

Car`pin*te"ro (?) , n. [Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker.] 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\'91, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.

Carpogenic <Xpage=220>

Car`po*gen"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ fruit + -gen .] (Bot.) Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed.

Carpolite <Xpage=220>

Car"po*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fruit + -lite , cf. F. carpolithe .] A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed.

Carpological <Xpage=220>

Car`po*log"i*cal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to carpology.

Carpologist <Xpage=220>

Car*pol"o*gist (?) , n. One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.

Carpology <Xpage=220>

Car*pol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fruit + -logy .] That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit.

Carpophagous <Xpage=220>

Car*poph"a*gous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ fruit + <?/ to eat.] Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.

Carpophore <Xpage=220>

Car"po*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fruit + <?/ to bear.] (Bot.) A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

Carpophyll <Xpage=220>

Car"po*phyll (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fruit + <?/ leaf.] (Bot.) A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust . of Gymnospermous .]

Carpophyte <Xpage=220>

Car"po*phyte (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fruit + <?/ plant.] (Bot.) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes , etc.

&hand; The division of alge and fungi into four classes called Carpophytes, O\'94phytes, Protophytes, and Zygophytes (or Carpospore\'91 , O\'94spore\'91 , Protophyta , and Zygospore\'91 ) was proposed by Sachs about 1875.

Carpospore <Xpage=220>

Car"po*spore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ + -spore .] (Bot.) A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg\'91. -- Car`po*spor"ic (<?/) , a.

Carpus <Xpage=220>

Car"pus (?) , n. ; pl. Carpi (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ wrist.] (Anat.) 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.

Carrack <Xpage=220>

Car"rack (?) , n. See Carack .

Carrageen, Carrigeen <Xpage=220>

Car"ra*geen` (?) , Car"ri*geen` (?) , n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ( Chondrus crispus ), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce. [Also written carragheen , carageen .]

Carrancha <Xpage=220>

Car*ran"cha (?) , n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The Brazilian kite ( Polyborus Brasiliensis ); -- so called in imitation of its notes.

Carraway <Xpage=220>

Car"ra*way (?) , n. See Caraway .

Carrel <Xpage=220>

Car"rel (?) , n. See Quarrel , an arrow.

Carrel <Xpage=220>

Car"rel , n. (Arch.) Same as 4th Carol .

Carriable <Xpage=220>

Car"ri*a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being carried.

Carriage <Xpage=220>