Carding
the process wool, cotton, flax, etc., undergo previous to spinning, to lay the fibers all in one direction, and remove all foreign substances.
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Each of these 16 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.
Carditis
inflammation of the heart substance. Inflammation of the lining membrane is endocarditis, of the external membrane, pericarditis. See HEART.
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Cardoon
the Cynăra Carduncuius, Cynara a perennial plant belonging to the same genus as the artichoke, and somewhat resembling it. It is a native of Canada. The thick, fleshy stalks and ribs of its leaves are blanched and eaten as an esculent vegetable.
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Carducci
GIOSUE (kär-dö'chi), an Italian poet and philologist, born in Valdicastello, Tuscany, July 27, 1836. professor of Italian lit- He was made pr erature in the University of Bologna in 1860. He had previously written on the history of literature; and a small volume of lyrics, "Rimes" (1857). But his poetical genius is better shown in the collections of his fugitive pieces published a little later: "Serious Trifles" and "The Decennials." His "Hymn to Satan" (1863), published under the pseudonym "Enotrio Romano" made an extraordinary impression, and was formally defended in "Satan and Satanic Polemics" (1879). The breadth and range of his genius, as well as his mastery of poetic form, are seen in the "Poems of Enotrio Romano" (1871); ); "New Poems" (1873); "Iambics and Epodes" (1882); "New Rimes" (1887). He died Feb. 15, 1907.
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Carew
THOMAS, an English poet; born in 1598. He stood high in favor with Charles I., and was an intimate friend of the greatest poets and scholars of his time in England. His poems are light and airy, sometimes licentious, always graceful and elegant in form. They are mostly songs or odes; he also wrote "Cœlum Britannicum," a masque (1633). He died in 1639. 23-Vol. II-Cyc
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Cargo
the general term used to designate all merchandise carried on a trading ship.
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Caria
a country of Asia Minor, whose boundaries have been dissimilar in different ages. Generally speaking, it was at the S. of Ionia, at the E. and N. of the Icarian Sea, and at the W. of Phrygia Major and Lycia. It has been called Phoenicia, because a Phœnician colony first settled there. It afterward received the name of Caria, from Car, one of its kings, who first invented the auguries of birds. Its chief town was Halicarnassus.
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Carib
the name given by the early European navigators to the inhabitants or aborigines found on the smaller of the West India Islands, and also inhabiting some part of the adjacent American continent. The natives of the larger and more northern islands entertained a great dread of this race of Carib from their more war-like and savage nature; and the Spaniards, finding them always a bold and determined enemy, did their utmost to exterminate the whole race, and finally expelled all but a mere remnant from their native possessions. Those who escaped the Spanish sword sought refuge in that part of southern America near the mouth of the Orinoco, except a few whom the English removed and landed on the island of Ruatan, in the Bay of Honduras. The Carib have always been distinguished from the rest of the American peoples by their athletic stature, firmness, courage, and resolution. They treat all other aborigines with contempt, and consider themselves superior to every other race. They were formerly accused of cannibalism, and. there is much reason to suspect, with justice.
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Caribbee Bark
the bark of the Exostemma caribæum, a tree growing in the West Indies, closely allied to Cinchona, and occasionally substituted for the true species of the latter. It is called also St. Lucia Bark.
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Caribbees
or LESSER ANTILLES, usually divided into the Windward and Leeward Islands, a section of the West India Islands.
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Cariboo
or CARIBOU, an animal, the Cervus silvestris, or American Woodland Reindeer, the Attehk of the Cree, and Tantseeah of the Copper Indians. It is employed by the Laplanders to draw their sledges.
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Caribou
kar'i-boo, an American reindeer ranging from Maine to Lake Superior and northward. With the exception of the musk-ox, it ranges farther north than any other hoofed animal. There are two groups or species, the woodland and the barren ground caribou. The latter ranges further to the north, beyond the limit of timber, but retires southward in herds of thousands in the winter time. The woodland caribou is of a dun gray color and is about three and one-half feet high at the shoulder. Its fleetness reminds one of the antelope. It lives mainly on lichens. The antlers are flattened somewhat like those of a moose. Its numbers have been greatly diminished by persistent and merciless hunting. An interesting account of a caribou school, as well as other sketches of caribou life, are given by William J. Long in his Wilderness Ways. See Reindeer
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Caries
a disease of bone analogous to ulceration in soft tissues. The bone breaks down, or may be said to melt down into unhealthy matter, which works its way to the surface and bursts. Excision of the carious portion of the bone is often effected with good results, but the disease often results in death. Caries of the teeth is decay of the dentine or body of the tooth.
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Carillon
a species of chime, played by hand or clockwork on of bells, forming a complete of a number series or scale of tones or semi-tones, like those of the organ or harpsichord.
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Carinthia
for merly a W. duchy or province of Austria- Hungary, on the borders of Italy, now one of the provinces of the REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA (q. v.). Area, 3,682 square miles including certain territories made subject to a plebiscite by the Treaty of St. Germain between the Allies and Austria. It is extremely mountainous, generally sterile, and one of the most thinly populated provinces of Austria. The principal river is the Drave. The iron, lead, and calamine mines are the main sources of its wealth, though there are several manufactories of woolens, cottons, silk stuffs, etc., most of which are art, the capital. Pop. about , in Klagenfurt 300,000.
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Carisbrooke
a village near the center of the Isle of Wight, and overlooked by the ruins of its ancient castle, where Charles I. was imprisoned 13 months previous to his trial and execution.
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