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Car`ci*nom"a*tous (?), a. Of
or pertaining to carcinoma.

||Car`ci*no"sys (?), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; cancer.] The affection of the system with
cancer.

Card (?), n. [F. carte, fr.
L. charta paper, Gr. &?; a leaf of paper. Cf.
Chart.] 1. A piece of pasteboard, or
thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing
card; a visiting card; a card of invitation;
pl. a game played with cards.

Our first cards were to Carabas House.

Thackeray.

2. A published note, containing a brief
statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the
like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed
programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as,
this will be a good card for the last day of the
fair.

3. A paper on which the points of the
compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's
compass.


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