Helen Fenton

Carrigeen: Definition and part of speech

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Carrigeen

  1. n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Carrancha: Definition and part of speech

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Carrancha

  1. n. The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); — so called in imitation of its notes.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Carriage: Definition and part of speech

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Carriage

  1. n. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
  2. n. That which is carried; burden; baggage.
  3. n. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
  4. n. The price or expense of carrying.
  5. n. That which carries of conveys,
  6. n. A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort.
  7. n. A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage.
  8. n. A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part.
  9. n. A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.
  10. n. The manner of carrying one’s self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Carrier: Definition and part of speech

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Carrier

  1. n. That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
  2. n. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
  3. n. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.