<p><b>3.</b> <def>A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into <i>van</i>.</def>
<h1>Caravaneer</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car`a*van*eer"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>caravanier</ets>.]</ety> <def>The leader or driver of the camels in caravan.</def>
<h1>Caravansary</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car`a*van"sa*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl.</plu> <plw>Caravansaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>caravans\'82rai</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>karw\'bensar\'be\'8b</ets>; <ets>karw\'ben</ets> caravan + <ets>-sar\'be\'8b</ets> palace, large house, inn.]</ety> <def>A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>caravanserai</asp> and <asp>caravansera</asp>.]</altsp>
<h1>Caravel</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car"a*vel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>caravelle</ets> (cf. It. <ets>caravella</ets>, Sp. <ets>carabela</ets>), fr. Sp. <ets>caraba</ets> a kind of vessel, fr. L. <ets>carabus</ets> a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. <?/ a kind of light ship, NGr. <?/ ship, vessel.]</ety> <altsp>[written also <asp>caravel</asp> and <asp>caravelle</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A name given to several kinds of vessels.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three <i>caravels</i> on his great voyage.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A small fishing boat used on the French coast.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A Turkish man-of-war.</def>
<h1>Caraway</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car"a*way</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>carvi</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>carvi</ets> and <ets>al-caravea</ets>, <ets>al-carahueya</ets>, Pg. <ets>al-caravia</ets>) fr. Ar. <ets>karaw\'c6\'be</ets>fr. Gr. <?/; cf. L. <ets>caraum</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A biennial plant of the Parsley family (<spn>Carum Carui</spn>). 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.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.</def>
<blockquote><b>Caraways</b>, or biscuits, or some other [comfits]. <i>Cogan.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Carbamic</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car*bam"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carbon</ets> + <ets>amido</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an acid so called.</def>
<cs><col>Carbamic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an amido acid, <chform>NH2.CO2H</chform>, not existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; -- called also <altname>amido formic acid</altname>.</cd></cs>
<h1>Carbamide</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car*bam"ide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carbonyl</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The technical name for urea.</def>
<h1>Carbamine</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car*bam"ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical. The carbamines are liquids, usually colorless, and of unendurable odor.</def>
<h1>Carbanil</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car"ba*nil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carbonyl</ets> + <ets>anil</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A mobile liquid, <chform>CO.N.C6H5</chform>, of pungent odor. It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid.</def>
<h1>Carbazol</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car"ba*zol</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carb</ets>on + <ets>azo</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystallized substance, <chform>C12H8NH</chform>, derived from aniline and other amines.</def>
<h1>Carbazotate</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car*baz"o*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of carbazotic or picric acid; a picrate.</def>
<h1>Carbazotic</h1> <Xpage=216>
<hw>Car`ba*zot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Carb</ets>on + azole.]</ety> <def>Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen.</def>
<cs><col>Carbazotic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>picric acid. See under <er>Picric</er>.</cd></cs>
<h1>Carbide</h1> <Xpage=216>
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