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Short for Carte de visite.

A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority.

A visiting card.

A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast.

nce or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.] He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., Sir W. Scott. Cartel, or Cartel ship, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.

A man who drives a cart; a teamster.

Of or pertaining to the French philosopher René Descartes, or his philosophy. The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. Sir W. Hamilton. Cartesian coördinates (Geom), distance of a point from lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing geometric quantities, invented by Descartes. -- Cartesian devil, a sma…

The philosophy of Descartes.

Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern Africa. -- n.

A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius.

A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.

A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.

See Cartilaginous. Ray.

The act or process of forming cartilage. Wright.

Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.

In Spain and Portugal, one who supports the constitution.

One who drives or uses a cart; a teamster; a carter.

A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics of various kinds; a statistical map.

One who make charts or maps.

Of or pertaining to cartography.