Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English (Anglo-Saxon cearf) preterit of
kerven , carve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- obsolete pret. of
carve .
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Examples
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At carf. org, the Web site for the group that accredits continuing-care communities, you can download the "Consumer Guide to Understanding Financial Performance and Reporting in Continuing Care Retirement Communities" by clicking on "Free Publications" and scrolling down to "Special reports."
Searching for Security Kelly Greene 2010
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At carf. org, the Web site for the group that accredits continuing-care communities, you can download the "Consumer Guide to Understanding Financial Performance and Reporting in Continuing Care Retirement Communities" by clicking on "Free Publications" and scrolling down to "Special reports."
Searching for Security Kelly Greene 2010
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At carf. org, the Web site for the group that accredits continuing-care communities, you can download the "Consumer Guide to Understanding Financial Performance and Reporting in Continuing Care Retirement Communities" by clicking on "Free Publications" and scrolling down to "Special reports."
Searching for Security Kelly Greene 2010
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October 31, 2008 at 2:38 pm kitteh wil carf happycat faec on teh bumkin :3
ART - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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She was naked, her flesh gleaming with fragrant oil, bound at wrists, thighs, and ankles; there was a silk carf tied across her eyes, two more beneath and above her breasts, thrusting them out like ripe fruit in a street market.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
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In the dining-room a corner of the mantel has its sandstone deeply worn away, and a much-elbowed architect, who was taking measurements of the chimney, agreed that this carf was the effect of the host or the butler flying to the place and sharpening his knife for whatever haunch of venison or round of beef was toward.
Seven English Cities William Dean Howells 1878
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But then he lifted his axe and struck it into the carf on the tree, and came to meet Westover.
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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Whitwell pulled his axe out of the carf, and struck it in again with a force that made a wide, square chip leap out.
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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Whitwell pulled his axe out of the carf, and struck it in again with a force that made a wide, square chip leap out.
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 William Dean Howells 1878
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But then he lifted his axe and struck it into the carf on the tree, and came to meet Westover.
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 William Dean Howells 1878
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