Carnaroli
noun
a variety of short-grain rice used for risotto
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Caernarvon. Also, Carnarvonshire [kahr-nahr-vuh n-sheer, -sher] /kɑrˈnɑr vənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). Caernarvonshire. a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II. Caernarvonshire. Historical Examples I believe Mrs. Carnarvon is going to invite you to dine here Thursday night. The Great God Success John Graham (David Graham Phillips) It […]
- Carnarvonshire
a historic county in Gwynedd, in NW Wales. Caernarvon. Also, Carnarvonshire [kahr-nahr-vuh n-sheer, -sher] /kɑrˈnɑr vənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). Caernarvonshire. Historical Examples I heard the following tale, I believe in carnarvonshire, but I have no notes of it, and write from memory. Welsh Folk-Lore Elias Owen He spent several years in carnarvonshire, and he had […]
- Carnassial
(of teeth) adapted for shearing flesh. a carnassial tooth, especially the last upper premolar or the first lower molar tooth of certain carnivores. Historical Examples The carnassial tooth of the upper jaw has three lobes to the blade; that of the lower jaw is without an inner cusp. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia […]
- Carnatic
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state. Historical Examples About 1736 the district fell into the hands of the nawab of the Carnatic, and the line of the Nayaks was extinguished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 Various I’ll stir up a quarrel the way they […]
- Carnauba
a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax. Also called carnauba wax. the hard, lustrous wax obtained from the leaves of this tree, used as a polish or floor wax. Historical Examples carnauba wax is extensively used in the manufacture of candles. Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley The carnauba […]