Carburet
The union of carbon with a base, or a combination of carbon with any of the simple substances. It is more commonly termed a carbide.
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Single-source entries: C (22)
Each of these 17 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Carcajou
a species of badger found in North America, Meles labradorica.
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Carcanet
a necklace or collar of jewels.
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Carcass
in military language, an iron case, with several apertures, filled with combustible materials, which is discharged from a mortar, howitzer, or gun, and intended to set fire to buildings, ships, and wooden defenses.
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Carcassonne
the Carcaso of Cæsar, the capital of the French department of Aude, on the Aude river and the Canal du Midi, 56 miles S. E. of Toulouse by rail. It is divided by the river into two parts, the old and the new town. The new town is well and regularly built; but the old town or cité, built on a height, is much more picturesque, with its ramparts and towers, some parts of them dating from the time of the Visigoths, and the rest, with the many towered castle, from the 11th or 13th century. In 1210 this old town suffered greatly at the hands of the fierce bigot Simon de Montfort and his crusaders, who here burned 400 of the Albigenses. In 1356 it effectually resisted the the finest is St. Nazaire. Cloth-making is the staple industry; and there are also manufactures of paper, leather, linen, soap, etc. Pop. about 30,000.
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Carchemish
an ancient city on the Upper Euphrates, N. E. of the modern Aleppo, was long the N. capital of the HITTITES (q. v.), and was a city of great size and importance.
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Card
an instrument for combing, opening, and breaking wool, flax, etc., and freeing it from the coarser parts and from extraneous matter. It is made by inserting bent teeth of wire in a thick piece of oblong board to which a handle is attached. But wool and cotton are now generally carded in mills by teeth fixed on a wheel moved by machinery. The word is derived through the French carde, a teasel, from L. carduus, a thistle, teasels having been used for cards. mine pratensis, the Cuckoo-flower or Lady's-smock, is a common but pretty meadow-plant, with large pale lilac flow- A double 'variety is sometimes ers. found wild. C. hirsuta is a common weed everywhere, varying in size, according to soil, from 6 to 18 inches in height. The leaves and flowers of this species form an agreeable salad. This species produces young plants from the leaves, all that is necessary being to place them on a moist grassy or mossy surface. C. amara is also not infrequent.
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Cardamine
an extensive genus of buildings, building town-hall, town-hall, infirmary, univercruciferous pla herbaceous plants. Carda-sity college (for S. Wales and Monmouthshire), law courts, free library, museum, etc. The docks are extensive and well constructed. As regards tonnage entered and cleared, Cardiff is now the third port in the United Kingdom; Un in respect of coal exported it is the first. There is here a castle which dates from 1080. It is the property of the Marquis of Bute, who has modernized it, and converted part of it into a residence. The development of Cardiff has been greatly furthered by those in charge of the Bute property, which embraces most of the town. Pop. about 185,000.
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Cardamoms
the aromatic capsules of different species of plants of the natural order Zingiberaceæ (gingers), employed in medicine as well as an ingredient in sauces and curries. Those recognized in the United States Pharmacopœia, called true or official cardamoms and known in commerce as Malabar cardamoms, are the produce of Elettaria (Alpinia) Cardamomum, a native of the mountains of Malabar and Canara.
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Cardboard
pasteboard paper stiffened by several layers being joined together. Bristol board is all white paper, and is made of two or more sheets, according to the thickness required. ed. Other qualities are made by inclosing common thick paper between sheets of white or colored paper of the required quality.
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Cardenas
a seaport of Cuba, on the N. coast, 75 miles E. of Havana, with which it is connected by rail. It has a good harbor, and exports sugar and tobacco. Pop. about 30,000. During the blockade of the Cuban coast in the war between the United States and Spain a severe engagement took place here on May 11, 1898.
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Cardia
the heart; also the upper orifice of the stomach, called, on account of its vicinity to the heart, by the same Greek name. Cardialgia is the name commonly applied to the particular variety of pain called heartburn, arising from a disordered stomach, and accompanied by acid eructations.
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Cardiff
a municipal and parliamentary borough and seaport, the county town of Glamorganshire, Wales, situated at the mouth of the Taff on the estuary of the Severn. It is a rapidly growing town, and the principal outlet for the mineral produce and manufactures of South Wales. Shipbuilding is carried on, and there are iron and other works on a large scale. Among the chief buildings are the county
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Cardigan Bay
a semicircular bend at St. George's Channel, on the W. coast of Wales, 54 miles wide from N. to S., and 35 miles deep, with a sweep of coast of 130 miles. It has 3 to 30 fathoms water, with three reefs. A strong current sweeps round the bay from S. to N. Almost all the harbors on the coast are obstructed by bars.
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Cardinal Virtues
or PRINCI- PAL VIRTUES, in morals, a name applied to justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.
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Cardinal-Flower
the name commonly given to Lobelia cardinālis, because of its large, very showy, and intensely red flowers; it is a native of North America, but is much cultivated in gardens in Great Britain.
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Cardinals
next to the pope, the highest dignitaries in the Roman Catholic church. The college of cardinals, charged with the duty of electing the pope, consists of seventy members, though the college is seldom, if ever, full. The pope fills vacancies by appointment. Scarlet is the distinguishing color of the cardinal. The pope signifies an appointment by sending a messenger to place an official scarlet hat on the head of the bishop or archbishop whom he wishes to honor; hence the expression "to send a red hat," or, "to receive a red hat." Other articles of a cardinal's attire are a red cap, a purple cassock, a sapphire ring, and a mitre of white silk. Archbishop McClosky became the first American cardinal 1875. In 1906, 7 cardinals were Spanish; 6 French; 3 German; 1 Belgian; 1 Brazilian; 3 Austrian; 2 Hungarian; 1 American; 1 Bohemian; 3 British and Irish; the rest were Italians. See Pope
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