Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAR-TO-GRAPH'IC-AL-LY, adv.

By cartography.

CAR-TOG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. χαρτη; L. charta, and Gr. γραφη.]

The art or practice of forming charts or maps of a country, including hydrography, or the art of making marine charts, and pagraphy, the art applied to maps of a local extent.

CAR-TOON', n. [It. cartone, pasteboard; Sp. and Fr. carton; from L. charta, paper.]

In printing, a design drawn on strong paper, to be afterward calked through and transferred on the fresh plaster of a wall, to be painted in fresco. Also, a design colored for working in Mosaic, tapestry, &c. – Encyc.

CAR-TOUCH', n.¹ [Fr. cartouche; Sp. cartucho; Port. cartuxo; It. cartuccia, a cartridge, a bit of paper, from carta, paper.]

1. A case of wood, about three inches thick at the bottom, girt with marlin, holding about four hundred musket balls, and six or eight iron balls of a pound weight, to be fired out of a howitz, for defending a pass. A cartouch is sometimes made of a globular form, and filled with a ball of a pound weight; and sometimes for guns, being of a ball of a half or quarter of a pound weight, tied in the form of a bunch of grapes, on a tompion of wood and coated over. – Encyc.
2. A portable box for charges. [See Cartridge-box.]
3. A roll or scroll on the cornice of a column. – Coles.

CAR-TOUCH', n.²

The name applied by Champollion to the elliptical ovals on ancient Egyptian monuments, and in papyri, containing groups of characters expressing the names or titles of kings or Pharaohs.

CART'RIDGE, n. [A corruption of cartouch.]

A case of pasteboard or parchment, holding the charge of powder, or powder and ball, for a cannon, mortar, musket or pistol. The cartridges for small arms, prepared for battle, contain the powder and ball; those for cannons and mortars are made of pasteboard, or tin. Cartridges, without balls, are called blank cartridges.

CART'RIDGE-BOX, n.

A case, usually of wood, covered with leather, with cells for cartridges. It is worn upon a belt thrown over the left shoulder, and hangs a little below the pocket-hole on the right side.

CART'-ROPE, n.

A rope for binding hay or other articles on a cart.

CART'-RUT, n.

The cut or track of a cart-wheel. [See Route.]

CART'-TIRE, n.

The tire, or iron bands, used to bind the wheels of a cart.

CART'U-LA-RY, n. [Fr. cartulaire; Sp. cartulario, from carta, paper.]

A register-book, or record, as of a monastery. Blackstone writes it chartulary; and primarily it signifies the officer who has the care of charters and other public papers.

CART'-WAY, n.

A way that is or may be passed with carts, or other wheel carriages.

CART'-WHEEL, n.

The wheel of a cart.

CART'-WRIGHT, n.

An artificer who makes carts.

CAR'U-CATE, n. [L. caruca.]

As much land as one team can plow in the year. – Eng. Law, Kelham.

CAR'UN-CLE, n. [L. caruncula, from caro, flesh.]

1. A small fleshy excrescence, either natural or morbid. – Coxe.
2. The fleshy comb on the head of a fowl.

CA-RUNC'U-LAR, a.

In the form of a caruncle.

CA-RUNC'U-LA-TED, a.

Having a fleshy excrescence, or soft fleshy protuberance. – Encyc.

CARVE, n.

A carucate. [Not in use.]

CARVE, v.i.

1. To cut up meat; followed sometimes by for; as, to carve for all the guests.
2. To exercise the trade of a sculptor.
3. To engrave or cut figures.

CARVE, v.t. [Sax. ceorfan, cearfan; D. kerven; G. kerben; Dan. karver; L. carpo. See Ar. خَرَبَ charaba, and خَرَفَ karafa, Heb. הרף, and Ch. כרב. Class Rb, No. 26, 27, 30.]

1. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table.
2. To cut wood, stone or other material into some particular form, with an instrument, usually a chisel; to engrave; to cut figures or devices on hard materials.
3. To make or shape by cutting; as, to carve an image.
4. To apportion; to distribute; to provide at pleasure; to select and take, as to one's self, or to select and give to another. – South.
5. To cut; to hew. – Shak. To carve out, is to cut out, or to lay out, by design; to plan.

CARV'ED, pp.

Cut or divided; engraved; formed by carving.

CARV'EL, n. [See Caravel.]

The Urtica marina, or sea-blubber.

CARV'ER, n.

1. One who cuts meat at table; a sculptor; one who apportions or distributes at will, or one who takes or gives at pleasure. – Dryden. Shak.
2. A large table knife for carving.

CARV'ING, n.

The act of cutting, as meat; the act or art of cutting figures in wood or stone; sculpture; figures carved.