CARPETED
CARPETED, participle passive Covered with a carpet.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CARPETING
CARPETING, noun Cloth for carpets; carpets in general.
CARPING
CARPING, participle present tense Caviling; captious; censorious.CARPING, noun The act of caviling; a cavil; unreasonable censure.
CARPINGLY
CARPINGLY, adverb Captiously; in a carping manner.
CARPMEALS
CARPMEALS, noun A kind of coarse cloth made in the North of England.
CARPOLITE
CARPOLITE, noun Petrified fruits, of which the most remarkable are nuts converted into silex.
CARPOLOGIST
CARPOLOGIST, noun One who describes fruits.
CARPOLOGY
CARPOLOGY, noun A description of fruits.
CARPUS
CARPUS, noun The wrist, but not an English word.
CARRAWAY
CARRAWAY, noun A kind of apple.
CARRIABLE
CARRIABLE, adjective That may be carried.
CARRIAGE
CARRIAGE, noun1. The act of carrying, bearing, transporting, or conveying; as the carriage of sounds.2. The act of taking by an enemy; conquest; acquisition.3. That which carrie...
CARRIBOO
CARRIBOO. [See Cariboo.]
CARRICK-BEND
CARRICK-BEND, noun [See Carry.]1. One who carries; that which carries or conveys; also, a messenger.2. One who is employed to carry goods for others for a reward; also, one whos...
CARRION
CARRION, noun1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of animals; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.2. A worthless woman; a term of reproach.CARRION, adjective Relating...
CARRONADE
CARRONADE, noun A short piece of ordnance, having a large caliber, and a chamber for the powder, like a mortar. This species of cannon is carried on the upper works of ships, as...
CARROON
CARROON, noun1. In London, a rent received for the privilege of driving a cart.2. A species of cherry.
CARROT
CARROT, noun An esculent root, of the genus Daucus, cultivated for the table and for cattle.
CARROTY
CARROTY, adjective Like a carrot in color; an epithet given to red hair.
CARROWS
CARROWS, noun In Ireland, people who wander about and get their living by cards and dice; strolling gamesters.
CARRY
CARRY, verb transitive1. To bear, convey, or transport, by sustaining and moving the thing carried, either by bodily strength, upon a beast, in a vehicle, or in any kind of wate...
CARRY-TALE
CARRY-TALE, noun A tale-bearer.
CARRYING
CARRYING, participle present tense Bearing, conveying, removing, etc.CARRYING, noun A bearing, conveying, removing, transporting.CARRYING trade, the trade which consists in the ...
CART
CART, noun1. A carriage with two wheels, fitted to be drawn by one horse, or by a yoke of oxen, and used in husbandry or commercial cities for carrying heavy commodities. In Gre...
CART-BOTE
CART-BOTE, noun In English law, wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry.
CART-HORSE
CART-HORSE, noun A horse that draws a cart.
CART-JADE
CART-JADE, noun A sorry horse; a horse used in drawing, or fit only for the cart.