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CAR 120 CAR
CARAINNEAN, s.
threshed barley.
pi. The refuse of
CARAISTE, s. m. See Caireist.
t Caraisteach, -eich, s. m. A carrier.
CARAM ASG, carmasg, -aisg, s./. A contest,
a confusion.
C^ RAMH, -AiMH, s. m. See Càradh.
f Caran, s. m. Crown of the head.
CARANUICH, -iDH, CH-, v. a. Separate;
stir up.
t Caras, s. m. A first-rate ship.
CARAN-CREIGE, s.f. A sea eel, a conger
eel.
CÀRANTACH.arf;. (from Càradh,) Kind,
t Carb, CAiRBE, s.f. See Cairb. A basket,
a chaiiot.
CARBAD, -AID, -AK, s. 7)1. A chariot, a
coach, a chaise, a waggon, a litter, a bier ;
any pleasure vehicle ; the jaw, the upper
or lower.
CARBADAIR, -e, -ean. s. vi. (Carbad,
and Fear,) A charioteer, a driver, a coachman.
t Carbal, s. m. Roof of the mouth.
+ Carban, s. m. An unlucky person,
t Carbh, cairbh, s.f. A ship, a chariot, a
platik.
t Cakbanachaich, s. m. See Carbhanach.
C A R B H A I D H, 5. m. Carraway.
CARBH AIR, -E, -ean, s. m. (Carbh, and
Fear,) A carver, engraver, sculptor. Eng.
Wtird.
CARBH UREACHD, s. f. ind. (Car-
bhair,) Carving; the occupation of a carver
: also a mangling, a mutilating, massacring.
Eng. ward.
CARB HAN, -EiN. -an, ì. m. See Garbhan.
+ Carbhanach, -aiche, s. m. The master
of a ship.
CARBHANACH, -uisge, s. ?«, A carp,
t Carbiias, -ais, s. VI. Intemperance; also
Lent,
t Carbhodach, -aich, s. m. A clown, a
sailor.
T Carboir, -e, -ean, s. m. A coachmnn.
+ Cako. cairc, s. VI. Care, anxiety.
CARCAIll, -E, -EAN, s. m. A prison; a
coff'T; a sii)k, or sewer in a cow-house.
CARCAIS, -E, EAN, i. m. See Cairbh.
+ Carchaill. v. a. Destroy, abuse.
CARD, -a, -an, s.f. A wool card.
CARD, -AiDH, CH-, V. a. Card wool, cotton.
CARDADH, -AiDH, s. m. The process of
carding wool, &c.
CARDAIR, s. A carder of wool, &c.
CARDAIREACHD, s.f. The employment
of a carder,
f Cardaigh, s.f. Flesh.
CAR-FHOCAL, -ail, s. m. (Car and Fo-
cal,) A quibble, a prevarication; antiphra-
sis; a double enteiidre; a pun.
CAR-FHOCLACH, adj. Quibbling, prevaricating;
antiphiastic.
CAR-FHOCLAICHE, s. m. A quibbler,
a prevaiicator ; a punster.
CARGHUS, -uis, s. m. Lent.
obliijinff, affectionate.
f Carla, -ai, s. m. A wool card. iV. pi.
CARANTACHD, > s. /. (from Càradh,) CHrlan.
CAKANTAS, \ Kindness, friendli- f CÀRLACH, -AICH, s. VI. A cart-load.
ness, obligingness.
t CÀRLACHAN, -AiN, s. TTi. A Carder or
comber.
CÀRLAG, -AiG, -AN, s.f. A lock of wool.
CÀ RL AG AC H, adj. Like a tuft of wool,
t Carlaire, s. m. A carder.
f Carlamh, adj. Excellent.
CÀKLAS, -AIS, 5. VI. Excellence.
t Carmhogal, s. m. A carbuncle.
CARN, -AIDH, CH-, V. a. Heap or pile to-
gether.
t Carn, cairn, s. a quern or handmill for
grinding corn,
f CÀRN, CARNA, s.f. Flesh ; a booty.
CÀIIN, CÀIRN and clirn, s. m. A heap or
pile of stones, raised over the tombs of heroes
: Any loose heap or pile of stones ; a
barrow, a rock ; a sledge or car. These
heaps were also frequently thrown togethi-r
in places where a dead body was discovered,
and in resting places fni' funerals.
CARN, -airn, s. VI. A horning.
f Carn, s. 7)1. A province.
CAllN, V. a. Heap, pile, accumulate, throw
together.
CÀRNACH, -AICH, s. m. A heathen
priest : also the names of several places,
descriptive of a rocky or stony situa-
tion.
CA RNADH, -AIDH, s. 7)1. and pres. part. v.
Carn. Heaping, piling up.
CARNAG, -AIG, -AN, s.f. A small fish
found at ebb tide.
CARN A ID, s.f. ind. A certain red colour,
much worn in the Highlands.
f
CÀRNA1L, s.f. A mole of stones, a small
heap of stones.
C.ÀRNAN, -AIN, -AN, s. m. dim. of Ckrn.
Any little heap of stones.
CÀRNANA1CH, s. pi. Highlanders: the
inhabitants of rocky or mountainous coun-
tries.