Carpenter-gothic
(sometimes initial capital letters) a style of Victorian Gothic architecture adapted to the resources of contemporary woodworking tools and machinery.
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any moth of the family Cossidae, as Prionoxystus robiniae of the U.S. and southern Canada, whose larvae bore into the trunks and branches of oaks, locusts, and other trees.
- Carpenter pants
noun a type of loose-fitting trousers of denim or other material having multiple tool loops and pockets on both legs; also written carpenter’s pants , also called painter’s pants Examples Carpenter pants look good with baggy sweaters. See painter’s pants Word Origin originally made for carpenters Usage Note pl noun
- Carpenterworm
the larva of the carpenterworm moth.
- Carpentersville
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Carper
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. a peevish complaint. Contemporary Examples “I think Jane Holl Lute would be a terrific candidate, and I urge the president to consider her,” carper said. Lute, Allen Top Congressional Wish List for DHS Josh Rogin July 15, […]