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t, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common limestone.

Native iron carbonate; -- usually called siderite.

A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum. They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. Addison.

A short piece of ornance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades. Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary. -- Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and…

A civilian; a carpetmonger. [Obs.]

A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.

The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.

One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

ank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. Channel bar, Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel. -- Channel bill (Zoöl.), a very large Australian cucko (Scythrops Novæhollandiæ. -- C…

Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book.

eau bras ( Etym: [F. chapeau hat + bras arm], a hat so made that it can be compressed and carried under the arm without injury. Such hats were particularly worn on dress occasions by gentlemen in the 18th century. A chapeau bras is now worn in the United States army by general and staff officers.

A printing office, said to be so called because printing was first carried on in England in a chapel near Westminster Abbey.

A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc.

A car; a chariot. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Carbuncle. [Written also Charboncle.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes.

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill. A carte that charged was with hay. Chaucer. The charging of children's memories with rules. Locke.

In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally.

A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc. First moved the chariots, after whom the foot. Cowper.

A light, covered, four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two seats.