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||Ca"rus (kā"rŭs), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. ka`ros.] (Med.) Coma with
complete insensibility; deep lethargy.

Car"va*crol (kär"v&adot;*krōl),
n. (Chem.) A thick oily liquid,
C₁₀H₁₃.OH, of a strong taste and
disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway (Carum
carui).

Carve (kärv), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Carved (kärvd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Carving.] [AS.
ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G.
kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr.
gra`fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. -
graphy. Cf. Graphic.] 1. To
cut. [Obs.]

Or they will carven the shepherd's
throat.

Spenser.

2. To cut, as wood, stone, or other
material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to
engrave.

Carved with figures strange and sweet.

Coleridge.

3. To make or shape by cutting,
sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on
a tree.


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