Canarese, kan-a-rēz′,adj.pertaining toCanarain western India.—n.a native thereof: the language of the Dravidian group, allied to Telegu.—AlsoKanarese′.
Canaster, ka-nas′tėr,n.a kind of tobacco, so called from the rush basket in which it was originally brought from Spanish America. [Sp.canastra—L.—Gr.kanastron.]
Can-can, kan-kan,n.a dance in some public balls at Paris and elsewhere, characterised by immodest gestures and postures. [Usually referred to L.quamquam, the pronunciation of which was long hotly disputed in the French schools; Littré quotes an O. Fr.caquehan, a noisy assembly.]
Cancel, kan′sel,v.t.to erase or blot out by crossing with lines: to annul or suppress, as a printed page, &c.: to obliterate: to frustrate: to counterbalance or compensate for: to remove equivalent quantities on opposite sides of an equation:—pr.p.can′celling;pa.p.can′celled.—n.the suppression of a printed page or sheet, the page so cancelled, or the new one substituted. [Fr.canceller—L.cancell-āre, fromcancelli, railings, lattice-work, dim. ofcancer.]
Cancelli, kan-sel′ī,n.pl.cross-pieces forming a lattice-work or grating, as in the division between the choir and the body of a church: (anat.) reticulations.—adjs.Can′cellate,-d, marked latticewise, reticulated.—n.Cancellā′tion.—adj.Can′cellous. [L., a lattice.]
Cancer, kan′sėr,n.the name for an important group of malignant tumours, divided into two groups,CarcinomataandSarcomata, the name being now strictly used only of the former: a constellation between Gemini and Leo, and a sign of the zodiac showing the limits of the sun's course northward in summer: the typical genus of the familyCancridæ—v.i.Cancer′ate, to become cancerous.—ns.Cancerā′tion;Can′cerite, a petrified crab.—adj.Can′cerous, of or like a cancer.—adv.Can′cerously.—n.Can′cerousness.—adjs.Can′criform,Can′croid, crab-like. [L.cancer; cog. with Gr.karkinos, a crab.]
Cancionero, kan-thē-on-ē′ro,n.a collection of songs. [Sp.]
Candelabrum, kan-de-lā′brum,n.a branched and ornamented candlestick:—pl.Candelā′bra. [L.]
Candent, kan′dent,adj.making white: glowing with heat.
Candescence, kan-des′ens,n.a white heat.—adj.Candes′cent. [L.candesc-ĕre, inceptive ofcand-ēre, to glow.]
Candid, kan′did,adj.frank, ingenuous: free from prejudice: fair, impartial.—adv.Can′didly.—n.Can′didness. [Fr.candide—L.candidus, white—cand-ēre, to shine.]
Candidate, kan′di-dāt,n.one who offers himself for any office or honour, so called because, at Rome, the applicant used to dress in white.—ns.Can′didature,Can′didateship,Can′didacy. [L.candidatus, fromcandidus.]
Candied.SeeCandy.
Candle, kan′dl,n.wax, tallow, or other like substance surrounding a wick: a light.—ns.Can′dle-berr′y, the wax-myrtle, also its fruit: the fruit ofAleurites triloba, the candle-berry tree;Can′dle-bomb, a small glass bomb filled with water, exploding on being held in a candle-flame;Can′dle-coal(same asCannel-coal);Can′dle-dip′ping, the method of making candles by dipping instead of moulding;Can′dle-end, the end-piece of a burnt-out candle;Can′dle-fish, the eulachon, a deep-sea fish of the smelt family found along the north-west coast of America, producing eulachon oil: another West American fish, resembling a pollock—theblack candle-fishorhorse-mackerel;Can′dle-hold′er, one who holds a candle to another while working—hence one who renders another slight assistance, or humours him;Can′dle-light, the light of a candle, illumination by means of candles: the time when candles are lighted;Can′dle-light′er, one whose business is to light the candles: a spill;Can′dle-pow′er, the illuminating power of a standard sperm candle—a unit of luminosity;Can′dlestick, an instrument for holding a candle, originally a stick or piece of wood;Can′dle-wast′er, one who studies late;Can′dle-wood, the wood of various West Indian and Mexican resinous trees.—Burn the candle at both ends, to waste in two directions at once.—Not fit to hold a candle to, not fit even to be some one's inferior, not to be compared with.—Sell by the candle, to offer for sale as long as a small piece of candle burns, the bid made just before it goes out being successful.—The game is not worth the candle, the thing is not worth the labour or expense of it. [A.S.candel—L.candela, fromcand-ēre, to glow.]
Candlemas, kan′dl-mas,n.a festival of the R.C. Church in honour of the purification of the Virgin Mary, on 2d February, and so called from the number of candles used. [CandleandMass.]
Candock, kan′dok,n.the yellow water-lily. [Can(n.) andDock.]
Candour, kan′dur,n.freedom from prejudice or disguise: sincerity: justice: openness. [L.candor, whiteness, fromcandēre, to be shining.]
Candy, kan′di,Sugar-candy,shoog′ar-kan′di,n.a sweetmeat made of sugar: anything preserved in sugar.—v.t.to preserve or dress with sugar: to congeal or crystallise as sugar.—v.i.to become congealed.—p.adj.Can′died, encrusted with candy or sugar: (fig.) sugared, flattering. [Fr.candi, from Ar.qandah, candy.]
Candy, kan′di,n.a South Indian weight, generally containing 20 maunds, about 500 pounds English.—AlsoCan′dieandKan′dy. [Tamil.]
Cane, kān,n.the stem of one of the smaller palms—the calamus or rattan, or the larger grasses—bamboo and sugar-cane: a walking-stick.—v.t.to beat with a cane.—ns.Cane′-brake, a brake or thicket of canes;Cane′-chair, a chair made of rattan;Cane′-mill, a mill for bruising sugar-canes for the manufacture of sugar;Cane′-sū′gar, sugar obtained from the sugar-cane;Cane′-trash, refuse of sugar-cane used for fuel in boiling the juice;Cān′ing, a thrashing with a cane.—adj.Cān′y, made of cane.—Malacca cane, a walking-cane made without removing the bark from the brown-mottled or clouded stem of the palm,Calamus Scipionum, brought from Singapore or Sumatra. [Fr.canne—L.canna—Gr.kannē, a reed.]
Canella, kan-el′a,n.a genus of low aromatic trees, one species the whitewood of wild cinnamon of the West Indies, yieldingcanellaor white cinnamon bark.
Canephor, kan′e-fōr,n.(archit.) a female figure bearing a basket on her head. [Gr.kanēphoros, one of the bearers upon their heads at the Panathenaic festival of the baskets containing the sacrificial implements.]
Canescent, ka-nes′ent,adj.tending to white: hoary. [L.canescens—canēre—canus, hoary.]
Cangue,Cang, kang,n.a Chinese portable pillory borne on the shoulders by petty offenders. [Fr.cangue—Port.cango, a yoke.]
Canicular, ka-nik′ū-lar,adj.pertaining to the Dog-star (Canic′ula) or to the Dog-days: (coll.andhum.) pertaining to a dog. [L.canicularis,canicula, dim. ofcanis, a dog.]
Canine, ka-nīn′,adj.like or pertaining to the dog.—Canine appetite, an inordinate appetite;Canine letter= R;Canine teeth, the four sharp-pointed tearing teeth in most mammals, one on each side of the upper and lower jaw, between the incisors or cutting teeth and the molars or grinders. [L.caninus,canis, a dog.]
Canister, kan′is-tėr,n.a box or case, usually of tin, for holding tea, shot, &c.: short for canister-shot, or case-shot.—n.Can′ister-shot(same asCase-Shot, q.v.). [L.canistrum, a wicker-basket; Gr.kanastron—kannē, a reed.]
Canities, ka-nish′i-ēz,n.whiteness of the hair.
Canker, kang′kėr,n.an eating sore: a gangrene: a disease in trees, or in horses' feet: anything that corrupts, consumes, irritates, or decays.—v.t.to eat into, corrupt, or destroy: to infect or pollute: to make sour and ill-conditioned.—v.i.to grow corrupt: to decay.—adj.Cank′ered, corroded: venomous, malignant: soured: crabbed.—adv.Cank′eredly.—n.Cank′eredness.—adj.Cank′erous, corroding like a canker.—n.Cank′er-worm, a worm that cankers or eats into plants.—adj.Cank′ery, affected with canker: (Scot.) crabbed. [L.cancer, a crab, gangrene.]
Canna, kan′na,n.a genus of reed-like plants—Indian shot: the upright stem of a candlestick, &c.: the tube by which the wine was taken from the chalice. [L., a reed.]
Canna, kan′na,n.cotton-grass. [Gael.cánach.]
Cannabic, kan′a-bik,adj.pertaining to hemp.—ns.Cann′abin, a resin obtained from the plantCannabis Indica;Cann′abis, a genus of urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.
Cannel, kan′el,n.a bituminous coal that burns with a bright flame, and is much used for making coal oils and gas.—AlsoCann′el-coal,Can′dle-coal. [Prob. conn. withCandle, because of the similarity in burning.]
Cannelure, kan′e-lūr,n.a groove or a fluting: a groove round the cylindrical part of a bullet. [Fr.]
Cannibal, kan′i-bal,n.one who eats human flesh.—adj.relating to cannibalism.—n.Cann′ibalism, the practice of eating human flesh.—adj.Cannibalist′ic—adv.Cann′ibally(Shak.). [Sp., a corr. ofCaribals(Eng.Caribs), the native name of the West India Islanders, who ate human flesh.]
Cannikin, kan′i-kin,n.a small can. [Dim. ofCan.]
Cannon, kan′un,n.a great gun used in war: a stroke in billiards in which the player hits both the red and his opponent's ball.—v.i.to cannonade: to make a cannon at billiards: to collide.—n.Cannonade′, an attack with cannon.—v.t.to attack or batter with cannon.—ns.Cannonad′ing;Cann′on-ball, a ball usually made of cast-iron, to be shot from a cannon;Cann′on-bit, orCann′on, a smooth round bit;Cann′on-bone, the long bone between the knee and the foot of a horse;Cannoneer′,Cannonier′, one who manages cannon;Cann′on-game, a form of billiards in which, the table having no pockets, the game consists in making a series of cannons;Cann′on-met′al, an alloy of about 90 parts of copper and 10 of tin, from which cannon are manufactured.—adj.Cann′on-proof, proof against cannon-shot.—ns.Cann′onry, cannonading: artillery;Cann′on-shot, a cannon-ball: the distance to which a cannon will throw a ball. [Fr.canon, from L.canna, a reed.]
Cannot, kan′ot,v.i.to be unable. [CanandNot.]
Cannula, kan′ū-la,n.a surgical tube, esp. that enclosing a trocar or perforator, and the breathing-tube inserted in the windpipe after tracheotomy.—adj.Cann′ulate. [Dim. ofcanna, a reed.]
Canny, kan′i,adj.(Scot.) knowing: shrewd: having supernatural power (seeUncanny): comfortable: careful in money matters: gentle: sly or pawky.—adv.Cann′ily.—n.Cann′iness.—To ca' canny, to go or act cautiously. [FromCan, to be able.]
Canoe, ka-nōō′,n.a boat made of the hollowed trunk of a tree, or of bark or skins: a skiff driven by paddling.—v.t.to paddle a canoe.—n.Canoe′ist. [Sp.canoa—Haytiancanoa.]
Cañon, kan-yon′,n.a deep gorge or ravine between high and steep banks, worn by watercourses. [Sp.cañon, a hollow, from root ofCannon.]
Canon, kan′un,n.a law or rule, esp. in ecclesiastical matters: a general rule: standard: the books of Scripture accepted as the standard or rule of faith by the Christian Church: a species of musical composition: one bound by certain vows over and above those binding upon regular members of his community—a canonregular: a clerical dignitary belonging to a cathedral, enjoying special emoluments, and obliged to reside there part of the year: a list of saints canonised: (print.) a large kind of type.—n.Can′oness, a female beneficiary of a regular religious college.—adjs.Canon′ic,-al, according to or included in the canon: regular: ecclesiastical.—adv.Canon′ically.—n.pl.Canon′icals, the official dress of the clergy, regulated by the church canons.—ns.Canonic′ity, the state of belonging to the canon of Scripture;Canonisā′tion.—v.t.Can′onise, to enrol in the canon or list of saints.—n.Can′onist, one versed in the canon law.—adj.Canonist′ic.—ns.Can′on-law, a digest of the formal decrees of councils, œcumenical, general, and local, of diocesan and national synods, and of patriarchal decisions as to doctrine and discipline;Can′onry, the benefice of a canon.—Canon of the mass, that part of the mass which begins after the 'Sanctus' with the prayer 'Te igitur,' and ends just before the 'Paternoster;'Canon residentiary, a canon obliged to reside at a cathedral and take a share in the duty;Honorary canon, one having the titular rank of canon in a cathedral, but without duties or emoluments;Minor canon, a cleric in orders, attached to a cathedral, his duty being to assist the canons in singing divine service. [A.S., Fr., from L.canon—Gr.kanōn, a straight rod—kannē, a reed.]
Canophilist, ka-nof′i-list,n.a lover of dogs. [L.canis, a dog, Gr.philein, to love.]
Canopus, ka-nō′pus,n.a bright star in the southern constellationArgo navis: an Egyptian vase for holding the entrails of the body embalmed.—adj.Canop′ic. [L.,—Gr.]
Canopy, kan′o-pi,n.a covering over a throne or bed: a covering of state stretched over the head: any covering, as the sky: a roof-like projection over a niche, tomb, statue, &c.: the wooden covering over prebends' stalls in cathedrals, pulpits, altars, &c.—v.t.to cover with a canopy:—pr.p.can′opying;pa.p.can′opied. [Fr.canapé—Low L.canopeum—Gr.kōnōpeion, a mosquito curtain—kōnōps, a mosquito.]
Canorous, kan-ō′rus,adj.musical: melodious.—adv.Canō′rously.—n.Canō′rousness. [L.canorus, fromcanor, melody—canĕre, to sing.]
Canstick, kan′stik,n.(Shak.) a candlestick.
Cant, kant,v.i.to speak in a conventional manner: to use the language of thieves, &c.: to talk in an affectedly solemn or hypocritical way.—n.a hypocritical or affected style of speech: the language peculiar to a sect: odd or peculiar talk of any kind:slang: a common saying: affected use of religious phrases or sentiments.—n.Cant′er, one who cants, a beggar: one who makes hypocritical professions.—adj.Cant′ing, whining, pretending to piety: (her.) allusive (seeAllusive). [L. cantāre, freq. ofcanĕre, to sing.]
Cant, kant,n.an inclination from the level: a toss or jerk: a sloping or tilted position: one of the segments forming a side-piece in the head of a cask: a ship's timber lying obliquely to the line of the keel.—v.t.to turn on the edge or corner: to tilt or toss suddenly.—ns.Cant′ing, tilting;Cant′ing-coin;Cant′ing-wheel;Cant′-rail, a timber running along the tops of the upright pieces in the sides of the body of a railway-carriage and supporting the roof and roof-sticks. [Prob. conn. with Dut.kant; Ger.kante, corner.]
Cant, kant,n.sale by auction.—v.t.to sell by auction. [O. Fr.encant, auction; der. uncertain, cf. Low L.incantāre, to put up to auction.]
Cant, kant,adj.brisk: lively. [Scot.; der. unknown. SeeCanty.]
Can't, känt, a colloquial contraction forCannot.
Cantab, kan′tab, forCantabrigian,adj.of or pertaining to Cambridge—LatinisedCantabrigia.
Cantabank, kan′ta-bangk,n.a strolling singer. [It.cantambanco.]
Cantaloup, kan′ta-loop,n.a small, ribbed variety of musk-melon. [Fr.,—It.Cantalupo, a town near Rome, where it was first grown in Europe.]
Cantankerous, kan-tang′kėr-us,adj.cross-grained: perverse in temper.—adv.Cantan′kerously.—n.Cantan′kerousness. [M. E.contak, quarrelling.]
Cantar, kan′tär,n.a Turkish weight of 100 rotls or pounds.
Cantata, kan-tä′ta,n.originally the name applied to a sort of musical narrative by one person, accompanied by a single instrument; subsequently an air was introduced—the modern concert-aria: now also a choral work, either sacred, and similar to, but shorter than the oratorio, or secular, either lyric or dramatic, but not intended for the stage.—ns.Canta′te, the 98th Psalm, from its opening words in Latin, 'Cantate Domino;'Can′tatrice, a female singer. [It.,—L.cantāre, freq. ofcanĕre, to sing.]
Canteen, kan-tēn′,n.a tin vessel used by soldiers for holding liquors: a barrack-tavern, or refreshment-house for the use of the soldiers. [Fr.cantine—It.cantina, a cellar; further der. uncertain.]
Canter, kan′tėr,n.an easy gallop.—v.i.to move at an easy gallop.—v.t.to make to canter. [Orig.Canterbury-gallop, from the easy pace at which the pilgrims rode to the shrine at Canterbury.]
Canterbury, kan′tėr-ber-ri,n.a stand with divisions in it for holding books, music, &c.—Canterbury Bells(seeCampanula).
Cantharides, kan-thar′i-dēz,n.pl.Spanish flies, used for blistering.—adjs.Canthar′idal,Cantharid′ian,Cantharid′ic, composed of cantharides.—n.Canthar′idine, the active principle of blistering-flies. [L.cantharis, beetle, pl.cantharides.]
Cantharus, kan′tha-rus,n.a large two-handled drinking-cup: a laver in the atrium before ancient churches;—pl.Can′tharī, [L.]
Canthus, kan′thus,n.the angle formed by the junction of the eyelids: one of the upper and lower or anterior and posterior extremities of the compound eyes of insects:—pl.Can′thi(-thī). [Gr.kanthos, corner of the eye.]
Canticle, kan′ti-kl,n.a song: a non-metrical hymn, esp. one of those used in the public services of the church, as theBenedicite: (pl.) the Song of Solomon.—n.Can′ticum, a canticle: a part-song in an ancient play. [L.canticulum, dim ofcanticum.]
Cantilena, kan-ti-lē′na,n.a ballad or light song: a cantus firmus or melody for church use: a singing exercise or solfeggio. [L.]
Cantilever, kan′ti-lēv-ėr,n.a large bracket used in architecture for supporting cornices, balconies, and even stairs—the principle has been applied in the construction of bridges to support enormous weights.—AlsoCan′taliver. [Prob. made up ofCant, angle, and Fr.lever, to raise.]
Cantillate, kan′ti-lāt,v.t.andv.i.to chant, intone.—n.Cantillā′tion.—adj.Can′tillatory.
Cantion, kan′shun,n.(Spens.) a song.
Cantle, kan′tl,n.a fragment or edge of anything: the protuberant part of the back of a saddle: (Scot.) the top of the head.—v.t.to cut a piece from: to divide.—ns.Cant′let, a fragment, cantle;Cant′ling, the lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp. [Cant, edge.]
Canto, kan′tō,n.division of a song or poem: the treble or leading melody.—n.Can′tor, the leader of the singing in a church, a precentor.—adjs.Cantō′rial;Cantō′ris(gen. of L.cantor), of or belonging to the cantor or precentor.—n.Can′tus, a melody, esp. an ecclesiastical style of music.—Canto fermo, the simple melody of the hymns and chants used in the Christian Church of the West from the earliest times. [It.,—L.cantus—canĕre, to sing.]
Canton, kan′tun,n.a division of territory, constituting in Switzerland a separate government, in France a subdivision of an arrondissement: (her.) an ordinary of a shield, being a square occupying generally the dexter, sometimes the sinister, chief of the field.—v.t.to divide into cantons: to allot quarters to troops.—adjs.Can′tonal, pertaining to or divided into cantons;Can′toned(archit.), ornamented at the corners with projecting pilasters: (her.) placed in the midst of charges occupying the corners.—n.Can′tonment(also pronouncedcan-tōōn′ment), the temporary quarters of troops when taking part in manœuvres or active operations: in India, permanent military towns, distinct and at some little distance from the principal cities. [O. Fr.canton; It.cantone, corner, district—canto, a corner: cf.Cant(2).]
Cantor.See underCanto.
Cantred, kan′tred,n.a division of the country: a hundred. [W.cantref—cant, hundred, andtref, town.]
Cantrip, kan′trip,n.a freak or wilful piece of trickery: a witch's spell. [Scot.; ety. unknown; Jamieson suggestedcant, to turn over,raip, a roap.]
Cantuarian, kan-tū-ā′ri-an,adj.pertaining to Canterbury as the archiepiscopal see of the primate of the Church of England. [Low L.Cantuarius,Cantuarensis—A.S.Cantware(pl.), the people of Kent.]
Canty, kan′ti,adj.cheerful, lively.—n.Can′tiness. [Scot.; cf. Low Ger.kantig.]
Canvas, kan′vas,n.a coarse cloth made of hemp, used for sails, tents, &c., and for painting on: the sails of a ship.—v.t.to cover with canvas.—ns.Can′vas-back, a North American duck, very good eating, its back ashy white, crossed by broken, zigzag, dark lines;Can′vas-climb′er(Shak.), a sailor;Can′vas-stretch′er, a wooden frame on which canvas is stretched for oil-painting;Can′vas-work, embroidery upon cloth over which canvas has been laid to guide the stitches: an embroidery in Berlin wool on silk canvas with plush-stitch.—Under canvas, having the sails unfurled, under sail: living in tents. [O. Fr.canevas—L. and Gr.cannabis, hemp.]
Canvass, kan′vas,v.t.to sift, examine: to discuss: to solicit votes, contributions, &c.—v.i.to solicit votes, &c. (withfor).—n.close examination: a seeking or solicitation.—n.Can′vasser. [FromCanvas.]
Cany, kān′i,adj.(Milton) made of canes.
Canyon.Same asCañon.
Canzone, kan-zō′nā,n.a song or air in two or more parts, with passages of fugue and imitation: a series of stanzas in Italian poetry, of various metrical arrangements, and restricted to no set themes—(dim.)Canzonet′,Canzonette′. [It., a song (Fr.chanson), L.cantion-em,canĕre, to sing.]
Caoutchouc, kow′chuk,n.the highly elastic juice or gum of a plant which grows in South America and Asia: india-rubber. [Fr.—Carib.cahuchu.]
Cap, kap,n.a woman's head-dress of muslin, or the like: a boy's head-dress, any kind of unbrimmed covering for the head: a cap-like covering of any kind: a cover: the top.—v.t.to put on a cap, as the official cap of a degree in some colleges: to outdo or surpass: to cover the end or top: to raise the cap in token of respect:—pr.p.cap′ping;pa.p.capped.—n.Cap′-case, a small travelling-case, a chest.—Cap and bells, the characteristic marks of a professional jester;Cap a story,quotation,verse, &c., to follow one up with another, or with its proper continuation or conclusion;Cap in hand, symbolic of reverence or submission;Cap of liberty, orPhrygian bonnet, the conical cap given to a Roman slave on enfranchisement, now the symbol of republicanism;Cap of maintenance(seeMaintenance).—A feather in one's cap, something giving distinction: something to be proud of.—Black cap, that put on by the judge before pronouncing sentence of death;College cap, the so-called square mortarboard, or trencher-cap, worn at English colleges.—Percussion cap, a small copper cylinder, closed at one end, for conveniently holding the detonating powder which is exploded by the act of percussion in percussion-arms.—Set one's cap at, of a woman, to set herself to captivate a man's fancy.—The cap fits, the allusion hits or suits;Throw up one's cap, in token of immoderate joy. [A.S.cæppe—Low L.cappa, a cape or cope.]
Cap, kap,n.a wooden drinking-bowl, with two handles. [Scot., prob. from A.S.copp, a cup; prob. Scand.koppr.]
Capa, kä′pa,n.a Spanish cloak: fine Cuban tobacco for the outsides of cigars. [Sp.]
Capable, kāp′a-bl,adj.having ability, power, or skill to do: qualified, competent.—ns.Capabil′ity,Cap′ableness. [Fr.,—Low L.capabilis—L.capĕre, to hold, take.]
Capacity, kap-as′i-ti,n.power of holding or grasping a thing: room: volume: power of mind: character: position enabling one to do something.—adj.Capā′cious, including much: roomy: wide: extensive.—adv.Capā′ciously.—n.Capā′ciousness.—v.t.Capac′itate, to make capable: to qualify;Capacity for heat, power of absorbing heat.—Legal capacity, the power to alter one's rights or duties by the exercise of free-will, or responsibility to punishment for one's acts. [Fr.,—L.capacitas,—capĕre, to take, hold.]
Cap-à-pie, kap-a-pē′,adv.from head to foot, referring to arming, as a knight. [O. Fr.cap a pie(mod.de pied en cap)—L.caput, head, andpes, foot.]
Caparison, ka-par′is-un,n.the covering of a horse: a rich cloth laid over a war-horse: dress and ornaments generally.—v.t.to cover with a cloth, as a horse: to dress very richly.—adj.Capar′isoned. [Fr.caparaçon—Sp.caparazon, augmentative ofcapa, a cape, cover—Low L.cappa.]
Cape, kāp,n.a covering for the shoulders attached as a tippet to a coat or cloak: a sleeveless cloak. [O. Fr.cape—Low L.cappa.]
Cape, kāp,n.a head or point of land running into the sea: a headland: a wine produced in Cape Colony.—v.i.(naut.) to keep a course.—The Cape, for the Cape Colony. [Fr.cap—L.caput, the head.]
Capelin, kap′e-lin,n.a small fish of the smelt family, extremely abundant on the coasts of Newfoundland, and much used as bait in the cod-fishery.—AlsoCap′lin. [Fr. and Sp.capelan.]
Capeline, kap′e-lin,n.a small iron skull-cap worn by archers in the middle ages: a light woollen hood worn by ladies going out to an evening party: a surgical bandage for the head.—AlsoCap′elline. [Fr.,—Low L.capella—capa, a cap.]
Capellet, kap′e-let,n.a wen-like swelling on a horse's elbow, or on the back part of his hock. [Fr.,—Low L.capella—capa, a cap.]
Capell-meister. Same asKapellmeister(q.v.).
Caper, kā′pėr,n.the pickled flower-bud of the caper-shrub, much grown in Sicily. It has an agreeable pungency of taste, with a slight bitterness, and is much used in sauces, along with boiled mutton, &c.—n.Cā′per-tea, a black tea with a knotty curled leaf. [L. and Gr.capparis.]
Caper, kā′pėr,v.i.to leap or skip like a goat: to dance in a frolicsome manner.—n.a leap: a prank.—n.Cā′perer, a dancer.—To cut a caper, to dance or act fantastically. [SeeCapriole.]
Capercailzie, kā-per-kāl′yi,n.a species of grouse, almost equal in size to a turkey, and the largest of the gallinaceous birds of Europe.—AlsoCapercail′lie. [Gael.capull coilie, large woodcock.]
Capernaite, kap-er′na-īt,n.a polemical term applied to a believer in transubstantiation—from John, vi. 52.—adj.Capernait′ic.—adv.Capernait′ically. [Capernaum, a town in Galilee.]
Capernoitie, kap-er-noi′ti,n.(Scot.) head, noddle.—n.Capernoi′tedness.—adjs.Capernoi′ty,Capernoi′ted, peevish: crabbed.
Capias, kā′pi-as,n.a judicial writ, commanding the sheriff to arrest the person named in it. [L.capias, thou mayst take—L.capĕre, to take.]
Capibara.Same asCapybara.
Capillaire, kap-il-lār′,n.(orig.) a syrup extracted from the maiden-hair fern: a simple syrup flavoured with orange-flower water. [Fr., 'maiden-hair'—L.capillaris. SeeCapillary.]
Capillament, ka-pil′a-ment,n.a filament or fine fibre. [L.capillamentum—capillus, hair.]
Capillary, kap′il-a-ri, orka-pil′a-ri,adj.as fine or minute as a hair: having a very small bore, as a tube.—n.a tube with a bore as fine as a hair: (pl.) the minute vessels that unite the veins and arteries in animals.—adj.Capillaceous(kap-i-lā′shi-us), hair-like, capillary.—n.Capillar′ity, a name given to certain phenomena which appear when open tubes, having a very small bore, are placed in vessels containing liquids—e.g., if placed in water, the level of the water in the tube will be above that of the general surface.—adj.Cap′illose, hairy. [L.capillaris—capillus, hair, akin tocaput, the head, akin to Eng.Head.]
Capital, kap′it-al,adj.relating to the head: involving the loss of the head; chief: principal: excellent.—n.the head or top part of a column or pillar: the chief or most important thing: the chief city of a country: a large letter, such as used on title-pages, &c.: the stock or money for carrying on any business.—n.Capitalisā′tion, the act of converting into capital: printing with capital letters.—v.t.Cap′italīse, to convert into capital or money.—ns.Cap′italism, condition of possessing capital: the economic system which generates capitalists;Cap′italist, one who has capital or money.—adv.Cap′itally, chiefly: principally: excellently: by capital punishment.—adj.Cap′itate(bot.), growing in or shaped like a head.—ns.Capitā′tion, a numbering of every head or individual: a tax on every head;Capite(kap′it-i), an ancient English tenure (Shak.).—Circulating or Floating capitalconsists of the wages paid to the workmen, and of the raw material used up in the processes of industry, &c.;Fixed capitalconsists of buildings, machines, tools, &c.—Hold lands in capite, to hold them directly from the sovereign.—Make capital out of, to turn to advantage. [O. Fr.capitel—L.capitalis—caput, the head.]
Capitan, kap-i-tan′, orkap′i-tan,n.the chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.—n.Capitan′o, a head-man. [SeeCaptain.]
Capitol, kap′it-ol,n.the temple of Jupiter at Rome, built on theCapitolinehill: (U.S.) the house where Congress meets.—adjs.Capitō′lian,Capit′oline. [L.Capitolium—caput, the head.]
Capitular, kap-it′ūl-ar,n.a statute passed in a chapter or ecclesiastical court: a member of a chapter—alsoCapit′ulary.—adj.relating or belonging to a chapter in a cathedral.—adv.Capit′ularly. [SeeChapter.]
Capitulate, kap-it′ūl-āt,v.i.to treat: to draw up terms of agreement: to yield or surrender on certain conditions or heads.—ns.Capit′ulant;Capitulā′tion.—adj.Capit′ulatory, recapitulatory. [Low L.capitulatus, pa.p. ofcapitulāre, to arrange under heads—capitulum, a chapter.]
Capitulum, ka-pit′ū-lum,n.(bot.) a close head of sessile flowers, as inCompositæ: (anat.) the head of a bone, esp. of a rib—alsoCapitel′lum.—adj.Capit′ular. [L., dim. ofcaput, head.]
Caple,Capul, kā′pl,n.a horse. [M. E.capel; cf. Ice.kapall; Ir.capall; prob. from Low L.caballus, a horse.]
Capnomancy, kap′no-man-si,n.divination by means of smoke. [Gr.kapnos, smoke,manteia, divination.]
Capocchia, ka-pok′ia,n.(Shak.) a fool. [It.]
Capon, kā′pn,n.a castrated cock: a fish: a letter.—v.t.Cā′ponise. [A.S.capun; L.capon-em, Gr.kapōn—koptein, to cut. SeeChop.]
Caponiere, kap-ō-nēr′,n.a covered passage across the ditch of a fortified place.—AlsoCaponier′. [Fr.]
Caporal, kap-or-al′,n.a kind of shag tobacco. [Fr.]
Capot, ka-pot′,n.the winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet, and scoring forty.—v.i.to win all the tricks in piquet. [Fr.]
Capote, ka-pōt′,n.a long kind of cloak or mantle. [Fr., dim. ofcape, a cloak.]
Cappagh-brown, kap′a-brown,n.a brown pigment yielded by a bituminous earth fromCappaghnear Cork.—AlsoCapp′ah-brown.
Capric, kap′rik,adj.inCapric acid, a fatty acid obtained from butter, &c., having a slightly goat-like smell.—ns.Cap′rin,Cap′rine, a compound of capric acid and glycerine found in butter. [L.caper, a goat.]
Caprice, ka-prēs′,n.a change of humour or opinion without reason: a freak: changeableness.—ns.Capriccio(ka-prēt′cho), a sportive motion: (mus.) a species of free composition, not subject to rule as to form or figure;Capriccio′so, a direction in music for a free style.—adj.Capri′cious(Shak.), humorous: full of caprice: changeable.—adv.Capri′ciously.—n.Capri′ciousness. [Fr.caprice—It.capriccio; perh. from L.capra, a she-goat.]
Capricorn, kap′ri-korn,n.one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, like a horned goat. [L.capricornus—caper, a goat,cornu, a horn.]
Caprification, kap-ri-fi-kā′shun,n.a method supposed to hasten the ripening of figs, by puncturing.—adj.Cap′riform, goat-shaped. [L.caprificus, the wild fig—caper, a goat, andficus, a fig.]
Caprin,Caprine. SeeCapric.
Caprine, kap′rin,adj.like a goat.
Capriole, kap′ri-ōl,n.a caper: a leap without advancing.—v.i.to leap: to caper. [O. Fr.capriole—It.capriola—L.caper,capra, a goat.]
Capsicum, kap′si-kum,n.a tropical plant or shrub, from which cayenne pepper is made.—n.Cap′sicine, the active principle of capsicum. [From L.capsa, a case, its berries being contained in pods or capsules—capĕre, to take, hold.]
Capsize, kap-sīz′,v.t.to upset.—v.i.to be upset. [Ety. dub.; Prof. Skeat suggests Sp.cabezar, to nod, pitch.]
Capstan, kap′stan,n.an upright machine turned by spokes so as to wind upon it a cable which draws something, generally the anchor, on board ship. [Fr.cabestan,capestan, through Low L. forms from L.capĕre, to take, hold.]
Capsule, kap′sūl,n.the seed-vessel of a plant: a small dish.—adjs.Cap′sular,Cap′sulary, hollow like a capsule: pertaining to a capsule;Cap′sulate,-d, enclosed in a capsule. [Fr.,—L.capsula, dim. ofcapsa, a case—capĕre, to hold.]
Captain, kap′tān, orkap′tin,n.a head or chief officer: the commander of a troop of horse, a company of infantry, or a ship: the overseer of a mine: the leader of a team or club: the head-boy of a school.—v.t.to lead.—ns.Cap′taincy, the rank or commission of a captain;Cap′tain-gen′eral, chief commander of an army;Cap′tainship,Cap′tainry(obs.), rank or condition of a captain: skill in commanding. [O. Fr.capitaine—Low L.capitaneus, chief—L.caput, head.]
Caption, kap′shun,n.the act of taking: an arrest: (Eng. law) the formal title of indictments and depositions which shows the authority under which it is executed or taken: in Scotland, prior to 1837, the name given to the formal warrant to apprehend a debtor or other defaulting obligant, which was given in the Bill Chamber after letters of horning had been executed.—adj.Cap′tious, ready to catch at faults or take offence: critical: peevish.—adv.Cap′tiously.—n.Cap′tiousness. [L.captionem—capĕre, to take.]
Captivate, kap′tiv-āt,v.t.to charm: to engage the affections.—adj.Cap′tivāting, having power to engage the affections. [SeeCaptive.]
Captive, kap′tiv,n.one taken: a prisoner of war: one kept in bondage.—adj.taken, or kept prisoner in war; charmed or subdued by anything.—ns.Cap′tivaunce(Spens.), captivity;Captiv′ity;Cap′tor, one who takes a prisoner or a prize;Cap′ture, the act of taking: the thing taken: an arrest.—v.t.to take as a prize: to take by force. [L.captivus—capĕre,captum.]
Capuccio, ka-pōōch′i-o,n.(Spens.) a hood. [It.]
Capuche, ka-pūsh′,n.a hood, esp. that worn by theCapuchins.—n.Capuchin, (kap′ū-chinorkap-ōō-shēn′), a Franciscan monk, so called from the hood he wears: a hooded pigeon. [Fr.capucin, It.cappucino, a small cowl—Low L.cappa. SeeCap,Cape.]
Capul. SeeCaple.
Caput, käp′ut,n.a head.—Caput mortuum, the residuum after distillation: worthless residue.
Capybara, kap-i-bär′a,n.the largest of rodent quadrupeds, native to South America, allied to the guinea-pig. [Brazilian.]
Car(old formCarr), kär,n.a vehicle moved on wheels, applied to very various forms—a large and splendid vehicle, as a triumphal car, a funeral car, the two-wheeled Irish jaunting-car; in Birmingham, a four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a hansom (cab); in America, applied to all vehicles for railway travelling, as passenger-car, palace-car, freight-car, &c.; in England, applied only to the carriages of street tramways: a railway carriage: (poet.) a chariot: the part of a balloon in which the aeronauts sit.—n.Car′man, a man who drives a car or cart: a carter. [O. Fr.car—Low L.carra,carrus, itself a Celt. word, seen in Ir.carr, Bret.karr.]
Carabine. SecCarbine.
Caracal, kar′a-kal,n.the Persian lynx. [Fr., prob. Turk.qara,qulaq, black ear.]
Caracara, kar-a-kar′a,n.a popular name for the South AmericanPolyborinæ, a sub-family ofFalconidæ, resembling the vultures. [Imit.]
Carack. SeeCarrack.
Caracole, kar′a-kōl,n.the half-turn or wheel made by a horseman: a winding stair.—v.i.to turn half-round, as cavalry in wheeling: to prance about.—p.adj.Car′acoling. [Fr.caracole—It.caracollo—Sp.caracol, the spiral shell of a snail.]
Caract, kar′akt,n.mark: sign: character (q.v.).
Carafe, ka-raf′,n.a water-bottle for the table, [Fr.carafe, prob. from Ar.gharafa, to draw water.]
Carambola, ka-ram′bō-la,n.the acrid pulpy fruit of a small East Indian tree, used for tarts, &c.: the tree itself.
Carambole. SeeCarom.
Caramel, kar′a-mel,n.a dark-brown substance produced by the action of heat on sugar, used in colouring whisky, wines, &c.: a kind of confection, usually of chocolate, sugar, and butter.—AlsoCar′omel. [Fr.—Sp.caramelo; further origin dubious.]
Carapa, kar′a-pa,n.a genus of tropical trees of natural orderMeliaceæ, a South American species yielding the useful carap-oil or crab-oil. [Caraipi, the native Guiana name.]
Carapace, kar′a-pās,n.the shell of the crab, tortoise, &c.—adj.Carapā′cial. [Fr.—Sp.carapacho.]
Carat, kar′at,n.a weight of 4 grains: a proportional measure of1⁄24in stating the fineness of gold. [Fr.,—Ar.qīrāt, perh. from Gr.keration, a seed or bean used as a weight.]
Carauna, ka-raw′na,n.an aromatic resinous substance yielded by a tree on the Amazon, formerly used in plasters.—AlsoCaran′na.
Caravan, kar′a-van,n.a company of travellers associated together for security in crossing the deserts in the East: a company of people: a large close carriage, or any kind of house on wheels.—ns.Caravaneer′, the leader of a caravan;Caravan′sary,Caravan′sera, a kind of unfurnished inn where caravans stop. [Pers.kārwānsarāī—kārwān, caravan,sarāi, inn.]
Caravel, kar′av-el,n.a kind of light sailing-vessel. [Fr.,—It.caravelia; cf. Low L.carabus, Gr.karabos, a bark.]
Caraway, kar′a-wā,n.a plant with aromatic seeds, used as a tonic and condiment.—n.Car′away-seed. [Prob. through Sp. from Ar.karwiyā; cf. Gr.karon.]
Carbazotic, kar-bā-zot′ik,adj.consisting of carbon and azote.
Carbide.SeeCarbon.
Carbine, kär′bīn,n.a short light musket—alsoCar′abine.—ns.Carbineer′,Carabineer′, a soldier armed with a carbine. [Fr.carabine, O. Fr.calabrin, a carbineer—calabre, a machine for casting stones—Low L.chadabula, Gr.katabolē, overthrow. Thus Diez; Littré thinkscalabrinfrom Calabrian.]
Carbolic acid, kar-bol′ikas′id,n.an acid produced from coal-tar, used as a disinfectant. [L.carbo, coal.]
Carbon, kär′bon,n.an elementary substance, widely diffused, of which pure charcoal is an example.—n.Car′bide, a compound of carbon with a metal, formerly calledCar′buret.—adjs.Carbonā′ceous,Carbon′ic, pertaining to or composed of carbon.—n.Car′bonate, a salt formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base.—adjs.Car′bonated, combined or impregnated with carbonic acid;Carbonif′erous, producing carbon or coal.—n.Carbonisā′tion—v.t.Car′bonise, to make into carbon.—Carbonic acid, an acid formed of carbon and oxygen, generally gaseous, and evolved by respiration and combustion. [Fr.carbone—L.carbon-em, coal.]
Carbonado, kär-bon-ā′do,n.(obs.) a piece of meat cut crossways for broiling on coals.—v.t.to cut crossways for broiling: to slash. [Sp.carbonada.]
Carbonari, kär-bon-är′i,n.pl.members of a secret society in Italy at the beginning of this century, founded to help forward a republican government.—n.Carbonar′ism. [It., lit. 'charcoal burners.']
Carboy, kar′boi,n.a large bottle of green or blue glass, protected with a frame of basket-work or wood, used for holding sulphuric acid or the like. [Pers.qarābah.]
Carbuncle, kär′bung-kl,n.a fiery-red precious stone: an inflamed ulcer: a pimple on the nose.—adjs.Car′buncled, set with the gem carbuncle; afflicted with carbuncles: having red inflamed spots;Carbun′cular, belonging to or like a carbuncle: red: inflamed. [L.carbunculus, dim. ofcarbo, a coal.]
Carburet, same asCarbide(q.v. underCarbon).—adj.Car′buretted.—n.Carburet′ter, orCarburet′tor, an apparatus for charging gases with carbon.
Carcajou, kär′ka-jōō,n.the American wolverine.
Carcake, kar′kāk,n.a kind of cake for Shrove Tuesday. [Scot.—A.S.caru, grief, andCake.]
Carcanet, kär′ka-net,n.a collar of jewels. [Carcan, an obsolete word for an iron collar used for punishment—Low L.carcannum, from Teut.]
Carcass,Carcase, kär′kas,n.a dead body or corpse, no longer used of the human body: the framework of anything: a ruin: a kind of bombshell. [Fr.carcasse, a skeleton (It.carcasso, a quiver), prob. from Late Gr.tarkasion, which is perh. the Pers.tarkash, a quiver.]
Carcinology, kär-si-nol′ō-ji,n.that department of zoology which treats of crabs and other crustaceans.—adj.Carcinolog′ical.—n.Carcinol′ogist. [Gr.karkinos, a crab,logia-legein, to speak.]
Carcinoma, kar-si-nōma,n.a cancer (seeCancer).—adj.Carcinō′matous.—n.Carcinō′sis, the growth and development of cancer. [Gr.]
Card, kärd,n.a piece of pasteboard marked with figures for playing a game, or with a person's address upon it: a note.—ns.Card′-board, a stiff, finely finished pasteboard;Card′-case, a case for carrying visiting-cards;Card′-sharp′er, one who cheats at cards;Card′-tā′ble, a table for playing cards on.—A knowing card(slang), one who is wide awake;A sure card, an undertaking which will be sure to succeed.—Have the cards in one's hands, to have everything under one's control;House of cards, something flimsy or unsubstantial;On the cards, likely to turn up;Play one's cards well, orbadly, to make, or not to make, the best of one's chances;Show one's cards, to expose one's secrets or designs;Speak by the card, to speak with elegance and to the point;Throw up the cards, to give in: to confess defeat. [Fr.carte—L.charta, Gr.chartēs, paper.Carteis a doublet.]
Card, kärd,n.an instrument for combing wool or flax.—v.t.to comb wool, &c.—n.Card′er, one who has to do with carding wool. [Fr.carde—L.carduus, a thistle.]
Cardamine, kär′da-mīn,n.a genus of cress, including the cuckoo-flower or lady's smock, &c. [Gr.kardaminē—kardamon, cress.]
Cardamom, kär′da-mom,n.the capsules of certain tropical plants, which form an aromatic, pungent spice. [L.cardamomum—Gr.kardamōmon.]
Cardecu, kar′de-kū,n.(obs.) an old French silver coin. [Fr.quart d'écu, quarter of a crown.]
Cardiac, kär′di-ak,adj.belonging to the heart: cordial, reviving—alsoCardiac′al.—ns.Car′diac, a disease of the heart: a cordial;Car′dialgy,Cardial′gia, an uneasy sensation or burning pain at the upper orifice of the stomach, apparently at the heart—hence called heartburn;Car′diograph, an apparatus for recording by a tracing—Car′diogram—the movements of the heart;Car′dioid, a geometrical curve, so called from its heart-like form;Cardīt′is, inflammation of the heart. [L.—Gr.kardiakos—kardia, the heart.]
Cardigan, kar′de-gan,n.a knitted woollen jacket, named from the Crimean hero, the Earl ofCardigan(1797-1868).
Cardinal, kär′din-al,adj.denoting that on which a thing hinges or depends: principal; of a deep scarlet colour, like a cardinal's cassock.—n.one of the seventy princes of the church constituting the sacred college at Rome, to whom pertains the right of electing a new pope: a short cloak, formerly worn by ladies.—ns.Car′dinalate,Car′dinalship, the office or dignity of a cardinal;Car′dinal-bird, a species of grosbeak, one of the finest song-birds of America, probably so called from its red plumage.—adv.Car′dinally, fundamentally: (Shak.,Measure for Measure, II. i. 81) carnally.—Cardinal flower(seeLobelia);Cardinal numbers, numbers expressing how many;Cardinal points, the four chief points of the compass—north, south, east, and west;Cardinal virtues, justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude, so called because the whole of human nature was supposed to hinge or turn upon them—thenaturalas distinguished from thetheologicalvirtues. [Fr.—L.cardinalis—cardo,cardinis, a hinge.]
Cardoon, kar-dōōn′,n.a perennial plant, the prickly artichoke of the Mediterranean region.—AlsoChardoon′. [O. Fr.,—L.carduus, a thistle.]
Carduus, kar′dū-us,n.(Shak.) a thistle.—n.Cardō′phagus, a thistle-eater, a donkey. [L.,—Gr.kardos, thistle;phagos, eater.]
Care, kār,n.anxiety, heedfulness: charge, oversight: the object of anxiety.—v.i.to be anxious: to be inclined: to have regard.—adjs.Care′-crazed(Shak.), crazed or broken with care and solicitude;Care′ful, full of care: heedful: (B.) anxious: (Spens.) dreadful.—adv.Care′fully.—n.Care′fulness.—adj.Care′less, without care: heedless, unconcerned.—ns.Care′lessness;Care′-tak′er, one put in charge of anything, esp. of an Irish farm from which a tenant has been evicted.—adj.Care′worn, worn or vexed with care.—Take care, to be careful or cautious;Take care of, to look after with care. [A.S.caru; Goth.kara, sorrow; Ice.kæra, to lament; Celt.car, care; allied to L.carus, dear.]
Careen, ka-rēn′,v.t.to lay a ship on her side to repair her bottom and keel.—v.i.of a ship, to move with an inclination to one side.—n.the position of a ship laid on one side.—n.Careen′age, a place where ships are careened: the cost of careening. [Fr.carène—L.carina, the bottom of a ship, the keel.]
Career, ka-rēr′,n.a racecourse: a race: course of action: manner of life;v.i.to gallop: to move or run rapidly. [Fr.carrière, a racecourse. SeeCar.]
Carême, kar-ām′,n.Lent. [Fr.]
Caress, ka-res′,v.t.to treat with affection: to fondle: to embrace.—n.any act or expression of affection. [Fr.caresser—It.carezza, an endearment; Low L.caritia—L.carus, dear.]
Caret, kā′ret,n.a mark, ^, used in writing when a word is left out. [L.caret, there is wanting.]
Carex, kā′reks,n.a genus of plants including the sedges. [L.carex, reed-grass, sedge.]
Carfax,-fox, kär′faks, -foks,n.a place where four roads meet—now used only of particular examples, as at Oxford. [Fr.—L.quadrifurc-us, four-forked.]
Cargo, kär′go,n.what a ship carries: its load. [Sp., from root ofCar.]
Cargoose, kar′gōōs,n.the crested grebe. [Scand.; Ice.kjarr, copse wood, andGoose.]
Cariacou, kar′i-a-kōō,n.the Virginian deer of North America.—AlsoCar′jacou.
Cariama, kär-i-ä′ma,n.a South American bird of prey of large size. [Braz.cariama.]
Carib, kar′ib,n.one of a native race inhabiting parts of Central America and the north of South America—alsoCar′ibbee.—adj.Caribbē′an.
Caribou, kar-i-bōō′,n.the American reindeer. [Can.Fr.]
Caricature, kar′i-ka-tūr,n.a likeness of anything so exaggerated or distorted as to appear ridiculous.—v.t.to turn into ridicule by overdoing a likeness: to burlesque. Formerly speltCaricatū′ra.—n.Caricatur′ist, one who caricatures. [It.caricatura—carricare, to load, from root ofCar.]
Caries, kā′ri-ēz,n.rottenness or decay of a bone.—adj.Cā′rious, decayed. [L.]
Carillon, kar′il-yong,n.a suite of musical bells for playing tunes: the melody played on these. [Fr.,—Low L.quadrilion-em, a quaternary, because carillons were formerly rung on four bells.]
Carinate, kar′i-nāt,p.adj.keel-shaped: having a prominence on the outer surface. [L.carinatus—carina, a keel.]
Cariole,Carriole, kar′i-ōl,n.a small open carriage: a light cart. [Fr.carriole—root ofCar.]
Cark, kärk,n.(arch.) care, anxiety, or solicitude.—v.t.to burden, harass.—v.i.to be anxious.—adj.Cark′ing, distressing, causing anxiety. [A.S.cearig, careful, anxious—caru,cearu, care. SeeCare.]
Carl, kärl,n.a husbandman, a clown: a churl: (Scot.) a niggard.—ns.Car′line, an old woman: a witch;Car′lot(Shak.), a churl, peasant. [Scand., Ice.karl, a man, a male. SeeChurl.]
Carline, kar′lin,n.a genus of plants closely allied to the true thistles. [From a legend that an angel showed the root of one toCharlemagneas a remedy for a plague.]
Carlist, kar′list,n.a supporter of the claims of the Spanish pretender DonCarlosde Bourbon (1788-1855), second son of Charles IV., and his representatives, as against Queen Isabella, daughter of Ferdinand VII., and her descendants.—n.Car′lism, devotion to the Carlist cause.
Carlock, kar′lok,n.a Russian isinglass obtained from the bladder of the sturgeon. [Russ.]
Carlovingian, kär-lo-vin′ji-an,adj.relating to a dynasty of Frankish kings, so called fromCarlthe Great or Charlemagne (742-814).
Carlylese, kar-līl′ēz,n.the vigorous, irregular, hypermetaphorical literary style and phraseology peculiar to ThomasCarlyle(1795-1881).—adjs.Carlyl′esque,Carlyl′ēan.—n.Carlyl′ism.
Carmagnole, kar′man-yōl,n.a. popular song and dance of the French Revolution: a kind of jacket worn by revolutionists at that time, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons. [Prob. fromCarmagnolain Piedmont.]
Carmelite, kär′mel-īt,n.a monk of the order of Our Lady of MountCarmel, in Syria, founded there about 1156, made a mendicant order in 1247—the habit brown, with white cloak and scapular, hence the Carmelites were popularly known as the White Friars: a monk or nun of discalced or reformed branch established by St Teresa—the barefooted Carmelites: a variety of pear; a fine woollen stuff like beige.
Carminative, kar-min′a-tiv,adj.a medicine to relieve flatulence and pain in the bowels, such as cardamoms, peppermint, ginger, and other stimulating aromatics. [L.carmināre, to card—carmen, a card for wool.]
Carmine, kär′mīn,n.the red colouring principle obtained from the cochineal insect. [Fr. or Sp.carmin—Sp.carmesí, crimson—Ar.qirmazi, crimson. Same root asCrimson.]
Carnage, kär′nāj,n.(obs.) a heap of slain: slaughter. [Fr.,—It.carnaggio, carnage—L.caro,carnis, flesh.]
Carnal, kär′nal,adj.fleshly: sensual: unspiritual: (Shak.) murderous, flesh-eating.—v.t.andv.i.to convert into flesh, to become fleshy.—v.t.Car′nalise, to make carnal: to debase carnally:—pr.p.cär′nalīsing;pa.p.cär′nalīsed.—ns.Car′nalist, a sensualist: a worldling;Carnal′itystate of being carnal.—adv.Car′nally,—adjs.Car′nal-mind′ed, worldly-minded;Car′neous,Carnose′, fleshy: of or like flesh.—n.Car′nifex, executioner.—adj.Carnific′ial.—n.Carnos′ity, a fleshy excrescence growing in and obstructing any part of the body. [L.carnalis—caro,carnis, flesh.]
Carnallite, kär′nal-īt,n.a milk-white or pinkish hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium found in the salt-mines of Stassfurt in Prussia. [Named from the mineralogist VonCarnall(1804-74).]
Carnation, kar-nā′shun,n.flesh-colour: one of the finest of florists' flowers, a double-flowering variety of the clove pink, and existing only in a state of cultivation.—adj.Carnā′tioned, having a flesh-like colour. [L.carnatio, fleshiness.]
Carnauba, kär-nä-ōō′ba,n.a Brazilian palm yielding a yellowish wax: the wax—alsoBrazilian wax. [Braz.]
Carnelian, kar-nē′li-an,n.the name given to the finer varieties of chalcedony, blood-red or flesh-colour, reddish-brown, reddish-white, or yellow, more rarely milk-white.—AlsoCornē′lian.
Carnival, kär′ni-val,n.a feast observed by Roman Catholics just before the fast of Lent: any season of revelry or indulgence: riotous feasting, merriment, or amusement. [It.carnevale—Low L.carnelevarium, apparently from L.carnem levare, to put away flesh.]
Carnivora, kar-niv′ō-ra,n.pl.order of flesh-eating animals.—n.Car′nivore, a carnivorous animal.—adj.Carniv′orous, flesh-eating.—adv.Carniv′orously.—n.Carniv′orousness. [L.caro,carnis, flesh,vorus, devouring.]
Carny,Carney, kär′ni,v.t.(prov.) to coax, wheedle.—v.i.to act in such a way.—n.flattery.
Carob, kar′ob,n.the algaroba or locust-tree, a tree of the orderLeguminosæ, native to the Mediterranean countries. [Through Fr. from Ar.kharrūbah.]
Caroche, ka-rōsh′,n.a coach or carriage. [Fr.,—It.caraccio,carro—L.carrus, car.]
Carol, kar′ol,n.a song of joy or praise.—v.i.to sing a carol: to sing or warble.—v.t.to praise or celebrate in song:—pr.p.car′olling;pa.p.car′olled.—n.Car′olling, the act of the verb to carol. [O. Fr.carole; It.carola, orig. a ring-dance; acc. to Diez, a dim. of L.chorus.]