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lular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase.

To struggle for; to contest. [R.] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.

A cart made close with boarde; a tumbrel. [Scotch]

orpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood. Virchow showed that the corpuscles of bone are homologous with those of connective tissue. Quain's Anat. Red blood corpuscles (Physiol.), in man, yellowish, biconcave, circular discs varying from 1…

Relating to a costa, or rib. Costal cartilage. See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax.

rane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull.

Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.

Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

llied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs.

own, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc. Blue devils. See under Blue. -- Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian. -- Devil bird (Zoöl.), one of two or more South African drongo shrikes (Edolius retifer, and E. remifer), believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery. -- Devil may care, reckless, defian…

a dioptric glass or telescope. "Dioptrical principles." Nichol. Dioptric curve (Geom.), a Cartesian oval. See under Cartesian.

s a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart. [Colloq.]

Back to back; as, to sit dos-à-dos in a dogcart; to dance dos- à-dos, or so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back.

o reverse the direction of motion. Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory of Carthage. Knolles.

A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.

A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens. Addison.

A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.] Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or leaders of their people. Trench.

To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc. [U.S.] Bartlett. Dumping car or cart, a railway car, or a cart, the body of which can be tilted to empty the contents; -- called also dump car, or dump cart.