carde

The carde is a giant thistle that grows to a height of five or six feet, and is so luxuriantly magnificent both in leaf and in flower that it deserves a place among ornamental plants.

The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals 1881

But in Randland, if you are from some backwater, smell of sheep, and happened to learn how to play the moutharp from a traveling musician, you get carde blanche.

I Can Haz Better Stories Pls? wendigomountain 2010

Under CARD, the etymological roots of the word are fascinating: Middle English carde, modification of Middle French carte, probably from Old Italian carta, literally, leaf of paper, from Latin charta leaf of paprus, from Greek chartes.

Archive 2008-02-01 Jan 2008

Hope you're getting better - and the carde was GREAT!

Cool Seeking Solace 2005

After we were satisfied, or rather wearyed, with the filthinesse and lothesomenesse of the trumperyes, deceites, trifles, and hypocrisis of the religion of Mahumet, we determined to goe forward on our journey; and that by guyding of a pylot who might directe our course with the mariners boxe or compasse, with also the carde of the sea, euen as is vsed in sayling on the sea.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Iackman, haue one deliuered vnto them, and also one other sailing carde, and a blanke plat for either of them.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

And dowghters fyve for home he carde, y't lyve in honest fame.

Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 Various

Christ-Child the essentials of the Christmas feast: codfish, chickens, carde, ropes of garlic, eggs, and the great Christmas cakes, _poumpo_ and _fougasso_.

The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals 1881

The garlic, however, is a mistake, since it overpowers the delicate taste of the carde -- but garlic is the overlord of all things eatable in Provence.

The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals 1881

To the snails succeeded another dish essentially Provençal, _carde_.

The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals 1881