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A carcanet. Southey.

To sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering awans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior.

A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.

-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south.

term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865). [U. S.]

that which, carries or conveys; a messenger. The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. Bacon.

e are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ. -- Carrion buzzard (Zoöl.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. -- Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and…

n to his burial. Acts viii, 2. Another carried the intelligence to Russell. Macaulay. The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles. Bacon.

make, as by cutting; to provide. Who could easily have carved themselves their own food. South.

secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called tandem, or concatenated, system; the connection a cascade, tandem, or concatenated, connection, or…

embling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black.

te; to decide; as, a casting voice. How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious! South.

, casuistry. The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give him confidence. South.

; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.

That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics. Hutton.

used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.

That branch of acoustics which treats of reflested sounds; catacoustics.

A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise. Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited. Addison.

A chain or series of things connected with each other. I have . . . in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together. C. J. Ellicott.

c faith. Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in so great and catholic a war. Southey.