Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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carillon / Carrasquel, Chico
carillon.
Carioca. (Cap.) Colloquial name for a person or persons from Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, England.
Carl XVI Gustaf. (1946–) King of Sweden (1973–).
Carlyle Group. Investment company.
Carlyle Hotel, New York City.
Carlyle, Thomas. (1795–1881) Scottish historian.
Carmichael, Hoagy. (1899–1981) American songwriter; full name
Hoagland Howard Carmichael.
Carnap, Rudolf. (1891–1970) German-born American philosopher.
Carnarvon, Lord. (Formally George Edward Stanhope Molyneux
Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon) (1866–1923) English archaeologist,
co-discoverer with Howard Carter of the famous tomb of Tutankhamun
in Egypt.
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, but Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
Carnoustie, Scotland, site of famous golf course.
carom.
Carothers, Wallace (Hume). (1896–1937) American scientist and inven -
tor of nylon.
carotid arteries.
carpaccio. Thinly sliced beef, named for Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460–
c. 1526), Italian painter.
carpal tunnel syndrome.
carpe diem. (Lat.) “Seize the day,” make the most of the present.
Carpentaria, Gulf of, Australia.
Carrantuohill. Highest mountain in Ireland (31,414 feet), in
Macgillicuddy’s Reeks, County Kerry.
Carrara. Town in Tuscany, Italy, and the fine white marble quarried
nearby.
Carrasquel, Chico. (1928–2005) Venezuelan baseball star, played
mostly for Chicago White Sox.