Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Cardiometry

Car′di‐om″e‐try (?), n. [Gr. καρδία heart + -metry.] (Med.) Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.

1217

Cardiosclerosis

‖Car″di‐o‐scle‐ro″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � heart + sclerosis.] Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle.

1218

Cardiosphygmograph

Car′di‐o‐sphyg″mo‐graph (?), n. A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.

1219

Carditis

‖Car‐di″tis (kär‐dī″tĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. καρδία heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med) Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocarditis and Peric...

1220

Cardo

‖Car″do (kär″dō̍), n.; pl.Cardines (#).) (Zoöl.) (a) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects. (b) The hinge of a bivalve shell.

1221

Cardol

Car″dol (kär″dōl), n. [NL. Anacardium generic name of the cashew + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A yellow oily liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew nut.

1222

Cardoon

Car‐doon″ (kär‐do͞on″), n. [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card.] (Bot.) A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) ...

1223

Care

Care (kâr), n. [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr. γη̑ρυσ voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. Chary.] 1. A burdensome sense of re...

1224

Care (2)

Care, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Caring.] [AS. cearian. See Care, n.] To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; — sometimes fol...

1225

Care-tuned

Care″–tuned (?), a. Weary; mournful. Shak.

1226

Careen

Ca‐reen″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Careened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Careening.] [OF. cariner, F. caréner, fr. OF. carène, the bottom of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.] (Naut.) To cause ...

1227

Careen (2)

Ca‐reen″ (�), v. i. To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.

1228

Careenage

Ca‐reen″age (?), n. [Cf. F. carénage.] (Naut.) (a) Expense of careening ships. (b) A place for careening.

1229

Career

Ca‐reer″ (?), n. [F. carrière race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See Car.] 1. A race course: the ground run over.To go back again the same career.Sir P. Sidney...

1230

Career (2)

Ca‐reer″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Careered 3; p. pr. & vb. n.Careering] To move or run rapidly.Careering gayly over the curling waves.W. Irving.

1231

Careful

Care″ful (kâr″fụl), a. [AS. cearful.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.Be careful for nothing.Phil. iv. 6.The careful plowman doubting stands.Milton.2. Filling with care or ...

1232

Carefully

Care″ful‐ly, adv. In a careful manner.

1233

Carefulness

Care″ful‐ness, n. Quality or state of being careful.

1234

Careless

Care″less (?), a. [AS. cearleás.] 1. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted. Spenser.Sleep she as sound as careless infancy.Shak.2. Having no care; not taking...

1235

Carelessly

Care″less‐ly, adv. In a careless manner.

1236

Carelessness

Care″less‐ness, n. The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligence; inattention.

1237

Carene

Ca‐rene″ (?), n. [LL. carena, corrupted fr. quarentena. See Quarantine.] (Ecol.) A fast of forty days on bread and water.

1238

Caress

Ca‐ress″ (kȧ‐rĕs″), n. [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See Charity.] An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, o...

1239

Caress (2)

Ca‐ress″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Caressed (–rĕst″); p. pr. & vb. n.Caressing.] [F. caresser, fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See Caress., n.] To treat with tokens of fondness...

1240

Caressingly

Ca‐ress″ing‐ly, adv. In caressing manner.

1241

Caret

Ca″ret (kā″rĕt or kăr″ĕt), n. [L. caret there is wanting, fr. carere to want.] A mark used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or insert...

1242

Caret (2)

‖Ca′ret″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.