<B>Carthusian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member of an austere monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of the Charterhouse School in England. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Carthusians. </DL>
<A NAME="cartilage">
<B>cartilage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the tough, elastic substance forming parts of the skeleton of vertebrates; gristle. Cartilage is more flexible than bone and not as hard. The external ear consists of cartilage and skin. <BR> <I>Ex. Cartilage is ... composed of collagen and mucopolysaccharide, secreted by the cells (chondrocytes) embedded in it (Sir Herbert Seddon).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a part formed of this substance. </DL>
<A NAME="cartilagebone">
<B>cartilage bone,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> bone substance or a bone that was formed, in the development of the organism, from cartilage. </DL>
<A NAME="cartilagecell">
<B>cartilage cell,</B> <B>=chondrocyte.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cartilaginoid">
<B>cartilaginoid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> hard and gristly, like cartilage. </DL>
<A NAME="cartilaginous">
<B>cartilaginous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or like cartilage; gristly. <DD><B> 2. </B>having the skeleton formed mostly of cartilage. <BR> <I>Ex. Sturgeons and sharks are cartilaginous fish.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartload">
<B>cartload, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> as much as a cart can hold or carry. </DL>
<A NAME="cartman">
<B>cartman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a man who drives a cart, truck, or the like; teamster. </DL>
<A NAME="cartogram">
<B>cartogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a diagrammatic map which uses different kinds of lines, shadings, and other such techniques, to give information. </DL>
<A NAME="cartographer">
<B>cartographer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a maker of maps or charts. <BR> <I>Ex. If a geographer happens to be a cartographer, it is merely a coincidence. Most geographers are not cartographers (White and Renner).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartographic">
<B>cartographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having todo with cartography or cartographers. <BR> <I>Ex. Indians have long complained of cartographic aggression by China in mapping these areas as parts of China (Time).</I> adv. <B>cartographically.</B> </DL>
<B>cartography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the making or study of maps or charts. </DL>
<A NAME="cartological">
<B>cartological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of maps or charts. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with cartology. </DL>
<A NAME="cartology">
<B>cartology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science of maps and charts. </DL>
<A NAME="cartomancy">
<B>cartomancy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> divination by means of playing cards. </DL>
<A NAME="carton">
<B>carton, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a box made of cardboard or pasteboard. <BR> <I>Ex. a candy carton. Pack the books in a large carton. It's his job to pull sealed cartons off the conveyor at random and open them up to see for himself (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the amount that a carton holds. <BR> <I>Ex. He could drink a carton of milk at one meal.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a paperlike material that certain insects make from pieces of wood, sometimes with sand added. <DD><B> 3. </B>in rifle practice: <DD><B> a. </B>a white disk or circle within the bull's-eye of a target. <DD><B> b. </B>a shot that strikes this. </DL>
<A NAME="cartonnage">
<B>cartonnage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the material used to make an Egyptian mummy case, consisting of layers of linen or papyrus solidified with plaster. <DD><B> 2. </B>an Egyptian mummy case. </DL>
<A NAME="cartonpierre">
<B>carton pierre,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of papier-mache made to imitate stone or bronze, used for statuary and architectural decorations. </DL>
<A NAME="cartoon">
<B>cartoon, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sketch or drawing showing persons, things, or events in an amusing way. <BR> <I>Ex. Political cartoons often represent the United States as a tall man with chin whiskers, called Uncle Sam. The arc light was heralded in popular cartoons as an agent that would do away with nighttime crime more effectively than a policeman (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=animated cartoon.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=comic strip.</B> <DD><B> 4. </B>a full-size drawing of a design or painting, used as a model for a fresco, mosaic, tapestry, or other medium. <BR> <I>Ex. Such famous painters as Peter Rubens and the Van Eycks designed cartoons for Flemish tapestries (William M. Milliken).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to make a cartoon of. <BR> <I>Ex. Sir Max Beerbohm cartooned many prominent politicians, artists, and writers.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to make acartoon or cartoons. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Bendix did prewar cartooning against Hitler (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartoonist">
<B>cartoonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who draws cartoons. <BR> <I>Ex. Writers don't consider cartoonists writers--because we not only write but draw. Artists don't consider cartoonists artists--because we not only draw but write (Walt Kelly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartop">
<B>cartop, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> designed to be transported on the roof of an automobile. <BR> <I>Ex. a cartop boat.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartouche">
<B>cartouche</B> or <B>cartouch, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>an architectural ornament much used in the French and Italian Renaissance styles, consisting usually of an oval or shield-shaped area for an inscription, coat of arms, or the like, surrounded by vines, scrolls, or other curving motifs. <DD><B> b. </B>an oval or oblong figure designed to enclose the characters of the name of an Egyptian ruler, often used in ancient times as a seal. <DD><B> c. </B>a scroll-shaped ornament, as on the top of a column. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the part of certain fireworks enclosing the inflammable materials. <DD><B> b. </B>a cartridge, especially if made of cardboard. <DD><B> c. </B>a box of or for cartridges. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridge">
<B>cartridge, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a case made of metal, plastic, or cardboard for holding gunpowder and a bullet or shot. Cartridges for blank guns do not contain bullets. <DD><B> b. </B>a case for any explosive charge, especially one to be used for blasting. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various containers. <BR> <I>Ex. a filter cartridge, an ink cartridge for a fountain pen.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Photography.) <DD><B> a. </B>a small container holding a roll of photographic film. <DD><B> b. </B>a roll of photographic film. <DD><B> 4. </B>a unit holding the needle in the pickup of a phonograph. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgebelt">
<B>cartridge belt,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a belt worn about the waist or over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgebox">
<B>cartridge box,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a portable case or box of leather, for holding cartridges. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgebrass">
<B>cartridge brass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a highly ductile brass containing about 70 percent copper and 30 percent zinc, used in making cartridge cases and musical instruments. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgecase">
<B>cartridge case,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the tube, closed at one end, which holds the powder and usually the shot or the rear end of the bullet in a cartridge. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=cartridge box.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgeclip">
<B>cartridge clip,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a metal holder for cartridges, used in some firearms. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgegauge">
<B>cartridge gauge,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gun-metal ring of the required size, with a handle, on which is stamped the size of the cartridge, used to test the diameter of a cartridge. </DL>
<A NAME="cartridgepaper">
<B>cartridge paper,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a thick, strong paper used originally for making cartridges, and later as drawing paper. <DD><B> 2. </B>a kind of wallpaper. </DL>
<A NAME="cartulary">
<B>cartulary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-laries.</B> <B>=chartulary.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cartway">
<B>cartway, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a way along which carts may pass, often too rough and narrow for larger vehicles. </DL>
<A NAME="cartwheel">
<B>cartwheel, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the wheel of a cart. <DD><B> 2. </B>a sideways handspring or somersault. <DD><B> 3. </B>a woman's hat with a very wide brim. <BR> <I>Ex. No one has yet figured out a way to see through a cartwheel (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Slang.) a large coin, especially a silver dollar. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a sideways handspring or somersault. <BR> <I>Ex. He landed all askew and cartwheeled down the slope for nearly 75 yards (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to move like a rotating wheel. <BR> <I>Ex. The flight performance consisted of an airplane cartwheeling from a steep bank.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cartwhip">
<B>cart whip,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a horsewhip made with a short, stiff handle and a long lash, used by teamsters. </DL>
<A NAME="cartwright">
<B>cartwright, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a skilled workman who makes carts. </DL>
<A NAME="carty">
<B>carty, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the breed and build of a cart horse. </DL>
<A NAME="carucage">
<B>carucage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (formerly, in England) a tax levied on each plow or carucate of land. </DL>
<A NAME="carucate">
<B>carucate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (formerly, in England) a measure of land and a unit for assessment, often about 100 acres, but varying, especially according to the nature of the soil. Also, <B>carrucate.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caruncle">
<B>caruncle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a protuberance at or near the point of attachment of a seed. <DD><B> 2. </B>a fleshy process, such as the comb or wattle of a turkey or chicken. </DL>
<A NAME="caruncular">
<B>caruncular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a caruncle. </DL>
<A NAME="carunculate">
<B>carunculate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a caruncle or caruncles. </DL>
<A NAME="carvacrol">
<B>carvacrol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a thick liquid, an isomer of thymol, obtained from various herbs of the mint family, used as a disinfectant and in organic synthesis. </DL>
