Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A considerable genus of plants, natural order Umbelliferæ.

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  • noun caraway

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Examples

  • Biliosum habui amatorem qui supplex flexis genibus, &c. Nullus recens allatus terrae fructus, nullum cupediarum genus tam carum erat, nullum vinum Creticum pretiosum, quin ad me ferret illico; credo alterum oculum pignori daturus, &c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • At length, as the evening was wearing late, a venerable brother chanced to ask Mr. Archibald when they might hope to see the Duke, tam carum caput, as he would venture to term him, at the

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • Alpes hominem immolari gentium carum more solitum: quod paulum à mandendo abest.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Alpes hominem immolari gentium carum more solitum: quod paulum � mandendo abest.

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

  • He cited the Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology to show how the primary meaning includes conveyance in a vehicle: the Latin carum means “car” and “cart,” and since 1896 we have used car to mean “automobile.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • He cited the Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology to show how the primary meaning includes conveyance in a vehicle: the Latin carum means “car” and “cart,” and since 1896 we have used car to mean “automobile.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • He cited the Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology to show how the primary meaning includes conveyance in a vehicle: the Latin carum means “car” and “cart,” and since 1896 we have used car to mean “automobile.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • He cited the Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology to show how the primary meaning includes conveyance in a vehicle: the Latin carum means “car” and “cart,” and since 1896 we have used car to mean “automobile.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Eadem sententia archidiaconos et cononicos omnes complectitur, et de mulieribus relinquendis et de vitanda carum conversatione, et de districtione censurae si statuta transgressi fuerint ....

    Notes and Queries, Number 08, December 22, 1849 Various

  • [111] Codex, vi, 60, 1: Res, quae ex matris successione fuerint ad filios devolutae, ita sint in parentum potestate, ut fruendi dumtaxat habeant facultatem, dominio videlicet carum ad liberos pertinente.

    A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. Eugene A. Hecker

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