Part 1659

<h1>Carp</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Carp</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To say; to tell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To find fault with; to censure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Carp</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Carp</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Carp</plw>, formerly <plw>Carps</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>karfi</ets>, Dan. <ets>karpe</ets>, Sw. <ets>karp</ets>, OHG. <ets>charpho</ets>, G. <ets>karpfen</ets>, F. <ets>carpe</ets>, LL. <ets>carpa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water herbivorous fish (<spn>Cyprinus carpio</spn>.). Several other species of <spn>Cyprinus</spn>, <spn>Catla</spn>, and <spn>Carassius</spn> are called <i>carp</i>. See <er>Cruclan carp</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>carp</i> was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the <i>leather carp</i>, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the <i>mirror carp</i>, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur.</note>

<cs><col>Carp louse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small crustacean, of the genus <spn>Argulus</spn>, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See <er>Branchiura</er>.</cd> -- <col>Carp mullet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish (<spn>Moxostoma carpio</spn>) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.</cd> -- <col>Carp sucker</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.</cd></cs>

<h1>Carpal</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Carpus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Carpal angle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.</cd></cs>

<h1>Carpale</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car*pa"le</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Carpalia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>carpus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.</def>

<h1>Carpathian</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car*pa"thi*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south.</def>

<h1>Carpel, Carpellum</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw><hw>Car"pel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Car*pel"lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>carpellum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See <i>Illust</i> of <er>Carpaphore</er>.</def>

<h1>Carpellary</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pel*la"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.</def>

<h1>Carpenter</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pen*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>carpentier</ets>, F. <ets>charpentier</ets>, LL. <ets>carpentarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>carpentum</ets> wagon, carriage.]</ety> <def>An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Carpenter</er>, <er>Joiner</er>.</syn> <usage> The <i>carpenter</i> frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a building. The <i>joiner</i> Supplies stairs, doors shutters, mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to finishing the building. In America the two trades are commonly united.</usage>

<cs><col>Carpenter ant</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is <spn>Formica Pennsylvanica</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Carpenter bee</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large hymenopterous insect of the genus <spn>Xylocopa</spn>; -- so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is <spn>Xylocopa Virginica</spn>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Carpentering</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pen*ter*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of workingin timber; carpentry.</def>

<h1>Carpentry</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pen*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>charpenterie</ets>, OF. also <ets>carpenterie</ets>. See <er>Carpenter</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.</def>