a. [ From Carpus. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. --
Carpal angle (Zool.),
‖n.;
a. Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., harp. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. harpago, Gr.
a. (Anat.) Between the carpal bone;
a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metacarpus. --
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr.
a. (Anat.) Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From the native name. ] (Zool.) A wild horse found in the region of the Caspian Sea. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall a covering. ]
To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition. Schoolcraft. [ 1913 Webster ]
On the warpath,