Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In conchology, the hinge of a bivalve shell.
- noun In entomology, the basal joint of the maxilla, a narrow transverse piece, articulating with the lower side of the head.
- noun In Myriapoda, the distal or exterior one of two pieces of which the protomala or so-called mandible consists, the other piece being the stipes. See
ṗrotomala , and cut underepilabrum. A. S. Packard . - noun In the pelecypod mollusks, the primitive hinge: contrasted with the articulus or adult hinge.
- noun One of the two intersecting central streets of the Roman military camp or castrum, the other being the decumanus. A similar arrangement is found in the prehistoric pile-settlements of northern Italy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
- noun The hinge of a bivalve shell.
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Examples
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The term cardo means a hinge, that on which a thing turns, its principal point; and from this St. Thomas derives the various significations of the virtues as cardinal, whether in the generic sense, inasmuch as they are the common qualities of all other moral virtues, or in the specific sense, inasmuch as each has a distinct formal object determining its nature.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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In the eighth century we read (Vita Stephani, III) of the most ancient custom in virtue of which seven of these bishops, called hebdomadarii, celebrated Mass in turn in place of the pope and were called episcopi cardinales, from being permanently attached to the cardo, that is the cathedral church of Rome; but we are not told who they were.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The cardo gobbo hunchbacked thistle is a perfect example.
Where Health Springs Eternal Aaron Maines 2011
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This time of year, you can find dishes with cardo gobbo served in a lot of local restaurants.
Where Health Springs Eternal Aaron Maines 2011
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Virtue comes from the Latin word "vir" or man and cardinal from the word "cardo" or hinge.
Archive 2007-08-01 Marguerite 2007
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Nervio principal y pecíolo de las hojas de ciertas plantas, como la acelga, el cardo, la lechuga, etc.
las pencas hablan 2007
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* Heart attacks and virtually all cardo-vascular diseases
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Nervio principal y pecíolo de las hojas de ciertas plantas, como la acelga, el cardo, la lechuga, etc.
las pencas hablan 2007
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Nervio principal y pecíolo de las hojas de ciertas plantas, como la acelga, el cardo, la lechuga, etc.
las pencas hablan 2007
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Virtue comes from the Latin word "vir" or man and cardinal from the word "cardo" or hinge.
Cardinal Virtues Marguerite 2007
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