Part 1632

<h1>Carabineer</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car`a*bi*neer"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A carbineer.</def>

<h1>Caraboid</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*boid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carabus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to the genus <spn>Carabus</spn>.</def>

<h1>Carabus</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*bus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a horned beetle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They devour many injurious insects.</def>

<h1>Carac</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"ac</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Carack</er>.</def>

<h1>Caracal</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>caracal</ets>, fr. Turk <ets>garahgootag</ets>; <ets>garah</ets> black + <ets>goofag</ets> ear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lynx (<spn>Felis, or Lynx, caracal.)</spn> It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs.</def>

<h1>Caracara</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Ca"`ra*ca"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>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 <altname>carrion buzzards</altname>.</def>

<note>&hand; The black caracara is <spn>Ibycter ater</spn>; the chimango is <spn>Milvago chimango</spn>; the Brazilian is <spn>Polyborus Braziliensis</spn>.</note>

<h1>Carack</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"ack</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>caraque</ets> (cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>carraca</ets>, It. <ets>caracca</ets>.), LL. <ets>carraca</ets>, fr. L. <ets>carrus</ets> wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. <ets>qorq\'d4r</ets> (pl. <ets>qar\'beqir</ets>) a carack.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>carrack</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>The bigger whale like some huge <b>carrack</b> law. <i>Waller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Caracole</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*cole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>caracole</ets>, <ets>caracol</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>caracol</ets> snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A staircase in a spiral form.</def>

<cs><col>En caracole</col> <tt>(<?/)</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>spiral; -- said of a staircase.</cd></cs>

<h1>Caracole</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*cole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Caracoled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>caracoler</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.</def>

<blockquote>Prince John <b>caracoled</b> within the lists. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Caracoly</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw>Car"a*col`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of jewerly is made.</def>

<h1>Caracore, Caracora</h1> <Xpage=216>

<hw><hw>Car"a*core</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Car"a*co`ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Malay <ets>kurakura</ets>.]</ety> <def>A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.</def>