This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...Ben Jons. Ill, 458. V, 182. From the gr. karpasos, lat. carbasus a kind of fine Spanish flax. Plm. H.N. 19, 1. Carpet-knights, knights dubbed, in peace, on a carpet, by mere court favour, not in the field for military prowess. It seems only to have been a mock title, and was perfectly current as a term of great contempt for those who serve abominable and filthy idleness. They were called also knights of the green cloth, and car pet-mongers. MA. 5,2. '2/V.3, 4. where dubbed on carpet consideration is on account of his merits or services done on carpets, in women's chambers; trencher-knights.LL. 5,2. S. Douce's 111. of Sh. I, 105. Carraway, caraway, carum carui L., a plant, the seeds of which being esteemed carminative and stomachic, are still used in confections, cakes, sweet meats. bHd. 5, 3. Compare the greek karos. Carriage, frame upon which a cannon or ord-nance is carried. He. 3. chor. behaviour, de-meanour. MA. 1,3. Hh.3,1. BJ.1,4. CE. 3,2. LL. 1,2; course, particulars of a transaction, argument, import, tendency. H.l, . hanger, in affected courtspeech (s. article) H. 5, 2 to Carry out one's side, to obtain one's end, to succeed. KL. 5, 1. Carry-tale, tale-bearer, tell-tale. bHd. 4, J. LL. 5, 2. where it is joined with p lease-man, light zany, mumblenews, trencher-knight. Cart, car. //. 3, 2. Sax. craet, ec. currack, currok, curroch, lat. currus, it. carro, fr. char, only a guttural form of the gr. phero, engl. bear, germ. Karre. to Came, to cut, cut out. MA. 5, 1 ) to cut in, AL. 3, 2. In O. 2,3. he that stirs next to carve forth (si. for) his own rage, is either to vent, or it is to be read to carry forth his rage. Compare the hebr. corah, gr. graphein, fr. graver, germ. graben, kerben, gr. charasso, pers. chariden, sax. ceorfan. Case, inclosure, cove...