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represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. Capricorn beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shurbs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.…

Having feet like those of a goat.

d, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

of those dresses, or popular captations, which some men use in their speeches. Eikon Basilike.

by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.

A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck. Capuchin nun, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in

The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.

Like, or pertaining to the genus Carabus.

and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also carrack.] The bigger whale like some huge carrack law. Waller.

constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carboni…

Set with carbuncles. He has deserves it [armor], were it carbuncled Like holy Phabus' car. Shak.

ed note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.

To have regard or affection for; to like or love. He cared not for the affection of the house. Tennyson.

as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly written caricatura.] The truest likeness of the prince of French literature will be the one that has most of the look of a caricature. I. Taylor. A grotesque caricature of virtue. Macaulay.

A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy. "Carneous fibers." Ray.

To form flesh; to become like flesh. Sir M. Hale.

In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.

Like a carrot in color or in taste; -- an epithet given to reddish yellow hair, etc.