n. [ AS. cræt; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. Car. ]
Packing all his goods in one poor cart. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cart horse,
Cart rope,
To put the cart before the horse,
To get the cart before the horse,
To set the cart before the horse
v. i. To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
She chuckled when a bawd was carted. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Cart + bote. ] (Old Eng. Law.) Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. See 1st Card. ]
‖ [ F., fr. OF. carte paper + -blanc, blanche, white. See 1st Card. ] A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., Sir W. Scott.
[ 1913 Webster ]
Cartel, or
Cartel ship