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  • 71car|a|vel — or car|a|velle «KAR uh vehl», noun. 1. a small, fast sailing ship of the type used by Columbus and other early navigators, with a broad bow and high stern. 2. any one of various small sailing ships of former times. Also, carvel. ╂[< French… …

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  • 72car|bo|na|do — car|bo|na|do1 «KAHR buh NAY doh», noun, plural does. an opaque, dark colored, massive form of diamond, found chiefly in Brazil and used for drills; black diamond. ╂[< Portuguese carbonado (literally) carbonized (from its color)] car|bo|na|do2… …

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  • 73car´bon|less — car|bon «KAHR buhn», noun. 1. a very common chemical element which occurs in combination with other elements in all plants and animals. Diamonds and graphite are pure carbon in the form of crystals; coal and charcoal are mostly carbon in… …

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  • 74car|bon — «KAHR buhn», noun. 1. a very common chemical element which occurs in combination with other elements in all plants and animals. Diamonds and graphite are pure carbon in the form of crystals; coal and charcoal are mostly carbon in uncrystallized… …

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  • 75car|et — car|et1 «KAR uht», noun. a mark placed below a line to show where something should be put in, used in writing and in printing. ╂[< Latin caret there is lacking] car|et2 «ka REH; Anglicized KAR uht», noun. a sea turtle having a mouth shaped… …

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  • 76car|ra|gheen — car|ra|geen or car|ra|gheen «KAR uh geen», noun. a purplish or reddish brown, edible seaweed common on North Atlantic coasts, which when dried and bleached is used in making soups and blancmange, and in ointments; Irish moss. ╂[< Carragheen,… …

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  • 77car|ra|geen — or car|ra|gheen «KAR uh geen», noun. a purplish or reddish brown, edible seaweed common on North Atlantic coasts, which when dried and bleached is used in making soups and blancmange, and in ointments; Irish moss. ╂[< Carragheen, near… …

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  • 78car|riage — «KAR ihj; for 4c also KAR ee ihj», noun. 1. a) a vehicle that moves on wheels. Some carriages are pulled by horses and are used to carry people. Baby carriages are small and light, and may be folded. »... a carriage and four splendid horses… …

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  • 79car|a|mel — «KAR uh muhl, KAHR muhl», noun, verb, meled, mel|ing or (especially British) melled, mel|ling. –n. 1. sugar browned or burned and used for coloring and flavoring food: »Cake frosting and custard are often flavored with caramel. 2 …

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  • 80car|a|van — «KAR uh van», noun, verb, vaned, van|ing or (especially British) vanned, van|ning. –n. 1. a) a group of merchants, pilgrims, tourists, or the like, traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country: »a caravan of Arab merchants …

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