Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Cark (2)

Cark (kärk), v. i. To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubled in mind; to worry or grieve. Beau. & Fl.

1271

Cark (3)

Cark, v. t. To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry.Nor can a man, independently... of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer.South.

1272

Carkanet

Car″ka‐net (?), n. A carcanet. Southey.

1273

Carking

Cark″ing (?), a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.

1274

Carl

Carl (?), n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See Churl.] [Written also carle.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.The miller was a stout c...

1275

Carlin

Car″lin (?), n. [Dim., fr. carl male.] An old woman.

1276

Carline

{ Car″line (?), Car″o‐line (?) }, 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 ...

1277

Carline (2)

{ Car″line (?), Car″ling (?) } n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp. Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; als...

1278

Carline thistle

Car″line this′tle (?). [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...

1279

Carlings

Car″lings (?), n. pl. Same as Carl, 3.Carling Sunday, a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See Carl, 4.

1280

Carlist

Car″list (kär″lĭst), n. A partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of Spain.

1281

Carlock

Car″lock (?), n. [F. carlock, fr. Russ. Karlúk'.] A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.

1282

Carlot

Car″lot (?), n. [From Carl.] A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman. Shak.

1283

Carlovingian

Car′lo‐vin″gi‐an (?), a. [F. Carlovingen.] Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.

1284

Carmagnole

‖Car′ma′gnole″ (?), n. 1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.They danced and yelled the carmagnole.Compton Reade.2. A bombast...

1285

Carman

Car″man (?), n.; pl.Carmen (�) A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.

1286

Carmelite

{ Car″mel‐ite (?), Car″mel‐in } a. Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.

1287

Carmelite (2)

Car″mel‐ite (?), 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 ...

1288

Carminated

Car″mi‐na′ted (?), a. Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake. Tomlinson.

1289

Carminated (2)

Car″mi‐nat′ed (?), a. Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.

1290

Carminative

Car‐min″ative (?), 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 m...

1291

Carminative (2)

Car‐min″a‐tive, n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.

1292

Carmine

Car″mine (?), n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See Crimson.] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.2. A bea...

1293

Carminic

Car‐min″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.Carminic acid. Same as Carmine, 3.

1294

Carmot

Car″mot (?), n.(Alchemy) The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to be composed.

1295

Carnage

Car″nage (?), n. [F. carnage, LL. carnaticum tribute of animals, flesh of animals, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.] 1. Flesh of slain animals or men.A miltitude of dogs ...

1296

Carnal

Car″nal (?), a. [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin to Gr. �, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf. Charnel.] 1. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetite...