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Cark (kärk), v. i. To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubled in mind; to worry or grieve. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
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Cark, v. t. To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry. [R.]
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Nor can a man, independently . . . of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer. South.
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Carkanet (?), n. A carcanet. Southey.
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Carking (?), a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
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Carl (?), n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See .] [Written also carle.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
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The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer.
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2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
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3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below.
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Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl Sunday. Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875).
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Carlin (?), n. [Dim., fr. carl male.] An old woman. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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{ Carline (?), Caroline (?) }, n. [F. carin; cf. It. carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples.] A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. Simmonds.
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{ Carline (?), Carling (?) } n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp. Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.) 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.
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Carline thistle (?). [F. carline, It., Sp., & Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.) A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (Carlina vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia.
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Carlings (?), n. pl. Same as , 3.
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Coloq. Carling Sunday , a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See , 4.
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Carlist (kärlĭst), n. A partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of Spain.
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Carlock (?), n. [F. carlock, fr. Russ. Karlúk'.] A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.
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Carlot (?), n. [From .] A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman. [Obs.] Shak.
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Carlovingian (?), a. [F. Carlovingen.] Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.
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Carmagnole (?), n. [F.] 1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
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They danced and yelled the carmagnole. Compton Reade.
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2. A bombastic report from the French armies.
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Carman (?), n.; pl. (�) A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.
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{ Carmelite (?), Carmelin } a. Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.
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Carmelite (?), n. 1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.
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2. A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.
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Car mile. (Railroads) A mile traveled by a single car, taken as a unit of computation, as in computing the average travel of each car of a system during a given period.
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Car mileage. (Railroads) (a) Car miles collectively. (b) The amount paid by one road for the use of cars of another road.
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Carminated (?), a. Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.
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Carminative (?), a. [NL. carminativus (1622), fr. carminare to card, hence to cleanse, fr. carmen a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter: cf. F. carminatif.] Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic. “Carminative hot seeds.” Dunglison.
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Carminative, n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
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Carmine (?), n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See .] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
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2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
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3. (Chem.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid.
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Coloq. Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns.
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Carminic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
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Coloq. Carminic acid . Same as , 3.
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Carmot (?), n. (Alchemy) The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to be composed.
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Carnage (?), n. [F. carnage, LL. carnaticum tribute of animals, flesh of animals, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh. See .] 1. Flesh of slain animals or men.
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A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage. Macaulay.
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2. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc.
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The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit. Macaulay.
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Carnal (?), a. [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin to Gr. �, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf. .] 1. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.
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For ye are yet carnal. 1 Cor. iii. 3.
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Not sunk in carnal pleasure. Milton
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Carnal desires after miracles. Trench.
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2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.]
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This carnal cur
Preys on the issue of his mother's body. Shak.
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Coloq. Carnal knowledge , sexual intercourse; -- used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man.
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Carnalism (?), n. The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism. [R.]
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Carnalist (?), n. A sensualist. Burton.
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Carnality (?), n. [L. carnalitas.] The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind.
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Because of the carnality of their hearts. Tillotson.
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Carnalize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carnalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Carnalizing.] To make carnal; to debase to carnality.
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A sensual and carnalized spirit. John Scott.
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Carnallite (?), n. [G. carnallit, fr. Von Carnall, a Prussian.] (Min.) A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
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Carnally (?), adv. According to the flesh, to the world, or to human nature; in a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts; sensually.
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For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Rom. viii. 6.
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Carnal-minded (?), a. Worldly-minded.
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Carnal-mindedness, n. Grossness of mind.
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Carnary (?), n. [L. carnarium, fr. caro, carnis, flesh.] 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.
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Carnassial (?), a. [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.) Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
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Carnate (?), a. [L. carnatus fleshy.] Invested with, or embodied in, flesh.
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Carnation (?), n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr. caro, carnis, flesh. See .] 1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.
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Her complexion of the delicate carnation. Ld. Lytton.
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2. pl. (Paint.) Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints.
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The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations. Fairholt.
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3. (Bot.) A species of Dianthus (Dianthus Caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.
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Carnationed (?), a. Having a flesh color.
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Carnauba (?), n. (Bot.) The Brazilian wax palm. See .
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Carnegiea n. a genus of plants consisting of one species, the .
Syn. -- genus Carnegiea.
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Carnelian (?), n. [For carnelian; influenced by L. carneus fleshy, of flesh, because of its flesh red color. See .] (Min.) 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.
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Carneous (?), a. [L. carneus, from caro, carnis, flesh.] Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy. “Carneous fibers.” Ray.
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Carney (?), n. [Cf. L. carneus flesh.] (Far.) A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.
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Carnic (kärnĭk), a. [L. caro, carnis, flesh.] Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.), pertaining to or designating a hygroscopic monobasic acid, C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue.
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Carnifex (?), n. [L., fr. caro, carnis, flesh + facere to make.] (Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
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Carnification (?), n. [Cf. F. carnification.] The act or process of turning to flesh, or to a substance resembling flesh.
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Carnify (?), v. i. [LL. carnificare, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh + facere to make: cf. F. carnifier.] To form flesh; to become like flesh. Sir M. Hale.
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Carnin (?), n. [L. caro, canis , flesh.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.
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Carnival (?), n. [It. carnevale, prob. for older carnelevale, prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh + levare to take away, lift up, fr. levis light.] 1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.
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The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of. Addison.
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2. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess. Tennyson.
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He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall
Hold o'er the dead their carnival Byron.
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Carnivora (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. carnivorus. See .] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Carnivoracity (?), n. Greediness of appetite for flesh. [Sportive.] Pope.
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Carnivore (?), n. [Cf. F. carnivore.] (Zoöl.) One of the Carnivora.
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Carnivorous (?), a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.] 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.
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{ Carnose (?), Carnous } (?), a. [L. carnosus, fr. caro, carnis, flesh: cf. OF. carneux, F. charneux.] 1. Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy.
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A distinct carnose muscle. Ray.
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2. (Bot.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
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Carnosity (?), n. [Cf. F. carnosité.]
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1. (Med.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. Wiseman.
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2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.
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[Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. Spelman.
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The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. Holland.
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Carnot's cycle (kärnōz). [After N. L. S. Carnot, French physicist.] (Thermodynamics) An ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through the following four successive operations: (1) Isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.
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Carob (?), n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrūb, Per. Kharnūb. Cf. .] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.
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2. One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
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Caroche (?), n. [OF. carrache, F. carrose from It. carrocio, carrozza, fr. carro, L. carus. See .] A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach. [Obs.]
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To mount two-wheeled caroches. Butler.
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Caroched (?), a. Placed in a caroche. [Obs.]
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Beggary rides caroched. Massenger.
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Caroigne (?), n. [See .] Dead body; carrion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Carol (?), 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.
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2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
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The costly feast, the carol, and the dance. Dryden
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It was the carol of a bird. Byron.
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3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol.
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Heard a carol, mournful, holy. Tennyson.
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In the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble.
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4. Joyful music, as of a song.
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I heard the bells on Christmans Day
Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.
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Carol (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caroled (?), or Carolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caroling, or Carolling.]
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1. To praise or celebrate in song.
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The Shepherds at their festivals
Carol her goodness. Milton.
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2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
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Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior.
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Carol, v. i. To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.
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And carol of love's high praise. Spenser.
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The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie.
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{ Carol, Carrol }, 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. The term , of the same has largely superseded its use.
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A bay window may thus be called a carol. Parker.
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Carolin (?), n. [L. Carolus Charles.] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.
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Carolina pink (?). (Bot.) See .
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Caroline (?), n. A coin. See .
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Caroling (?), n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols. Coleridge.
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Such heavenly notes and carolings. Spenser.
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Carolinian (?), n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.
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Carolitic (?), a. (Arch.) Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.
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Carolus (?), 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.
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Told down the crowns and Caroluses. Macawlay.
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Carom (?), 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.
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Carom, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom.
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Caromel (?), n. See .
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Caroteel (?), n. (Com.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs. Simmonds.
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Carotic (?), a. [Gr. � stupefying. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.
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2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.
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Carotid (?), 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 .]
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{ Carotid (?), Carotidal (?), } a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.
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Carotin (?), n. (Chem.) A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot.
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Carotte (?), n. [F., prop., carrot.] A cylindrical roll of tobacco; as, a carotte of perique.
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Carousal (?), n. [See , but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.
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The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne.

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