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Various

"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

_ a conveyance; a troop or body of merchants or pilgrims,
as they travel in the East
CARE'ER, _s._ a course; full speed; course of action
CA'RGO, _s._ the lading of a ship
CARNI'VOROUS, _a._ flesh-eating
CA'ROB, _s._ a plant bearing a nutritious fruit so called
CA'RRIAGE, _s._ the act of carrying or transporting; vehicle; conduct
CA'RRION, _s._ the carcase of something not proper for food
CA'RRONA'DE, _s._ a short iron cannon
CA'RRY, _v.a._ convey from a place; transport; bring forward; bear
CAR'TILAGE, _s._ a smooth and solid body, softer than a bone, but harder
than a ligament
CARTILA'GINOUS, _a._ consisting of cartilages
CA'RTRIDGE, _s._ a case of paper or parchment filled with gunpowder,
used for greater expedition in loading
CASCA'DE, _s._ a cataract; a waterfall
CA'STELLATED, _a._ that which is turretted or built in the form of a
castle
CATAMARA'N, _s._ a rude species of boat
CA'TARACT, _s._ a waterfall
CATA'STROPHE, _s._ a final event
CATHE'DRAL, _s._ the head church of a diocese
CA'VALRY, _s._ horse soldiery
CA'VERN, _s._ a hollow place in the ground
CA'VIL, _s._ a false or frivolous objection
CA'VITY, _s._ a hole; a hollow place
CE'DAR, _s.


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