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a. [ Pref. bi- + calcarate. ] Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ LL. calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Armed with a spur. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The water buffalo of the Philippines. [ Phil. Islands ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Carabus or family Carabidae. -- n. One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a family of nocturnal, terrestrial insects consisting of the ground beetles, which feed chiefly on other insects.
Syn. -- family Carabidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mil.) A carbine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A carbineer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Carabus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to the genus Carabus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ka`rabos a horned beetle. ] (Zool.) A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They devour many injurious insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Carack. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caracal, fr. Turk qarahqootaq; qarah black + qootaq ear. ] (Zool.) A lynx (Felis caracal syn. Lynx caracal). It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Venezuela. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorqūr (pl. qarāqir) a carack. ] (Naut.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [ Spelt also carrack. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖En caracole ety>[ F. ], spiral; -- said of a staircase. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caracoled ] [ Cf. F. caracoler. ] (Man.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of jewelry is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Malay kurakura. ] A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Var. of Karakul, a kind of fur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also croft. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } n. See Carrageen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL. canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel, mellis, honey. See Cane. ] 1. (Chem.) Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. to to change into caramel, by the action of heat; as, The sugar caramelized quickly.
Syn. -- caramelize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to convert to caramel.
Syn. -- caramelize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1 to to convert [ usu. sugar ] into caramel, by the action of heat.
Syn. -- caramelise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the South American caracara.
Syn. -- Polyborus plancus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a South American palm (Copernicia australis or Copernicia alba) yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax.
Syn. -- caranday, caranda palm, wax palm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to the Carangidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any fish of the family Carangidae, including the cavallas, jacks, pompanos and scads. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes allied to the mackerels, with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas; it includes the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.
Syn. -- family Carangidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Caranx + -oid. ] (Zool.) Belonging to the Carangidæ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Zool.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. carrapato. ] (Zool.) A south American tick of the genus Amblyomma. There are several species, very troublesome to man and beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Carapace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carat (cf. It. carato, OPg. quirate, Pg. & Sp. quilate), Ar. qīrāt bean or pea shell, a weight of four grains, a carat, fr. Gr. kera`tion a little horn, the fruit of the carob tree, a weight, a carat. See Horn. ] 1. The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The carat equals three and one fifth grains Troy, and is divided into four grains, sometimes called carat grains. Diamonds and other precious stones are estimated by carats and fractions of carats, and pearls, usually, by carat grains. Tiffany. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A mass of metal is said to be so many carats fine, according to the number of twenty-fourths of pure gold which it contains; as, 22 carats fine (goldsmith's standard) = 22 parts of gold, 1 of copper, and 1 of silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karwān a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. Van a wagon. ] 1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. caravanier. ] The leader or driver of the camels in caravan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the practice of taking holidays in a caravan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Caravansaries [ F. caravansérai, fr. Per. karwānsarāï; karwān caravan + -sarāï palace, large house, inn. ] A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. [ Written also caravanserai and caravansera. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caravelle (cf. It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka`rabos a kind of light ship, NGr. kara`bi ship, vessel. ] [ written also carvel and caravelle. ] (Naut.) A name given to several kinds of vessels. (a) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage. (b) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden. (c) A small fishing boat used on the French coast. (d) A Turkish man-of-war. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carvi (cf. Sp. carvi and al-caravea, al-carahueya, Pg. al-caravia) fr. Ar. karawīā, karwīā fr. Gr. ka`ron; cf. L. careum. ] 1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [ comfits ]. Cogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative; -- called also cascara sagrada.
Syn. -- chittam bark, chittem bark. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Bot.) The buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the United States, which yields cascara sagrada. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ [ Sp. ] Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshianus), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called also cascara. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a mountain in Peru, 22, 205 feet high. [ proper name ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda. ] (Bot.) (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood. (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]