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carlton table
nounLow-frequency (specialist/niche)
/ˈkɑːl.tən ˈteɪ.bəl/A specific design of occasional table, typically small and decorative, associated with the Edwardian period and the Carlton House in London.
carlyle
nounLow
/ˌkɑːˈlaɪl/A proper noun, most commonly a Scottish surname or given name, historically referring to the 19th-century Scottish historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle.
carmagnole
nounVery Low
/ˈkɑːmənjɒl/A lively French Revolutionary song and dance, popular among the sans-culottes.
carmaker
nounB2
/ˈkɑːˌmeɪkə(r)/A company that designs and manufactures automobiles.
carman
nounVery low / Archaic
/ˈkɑːmən/A person who drives a car or cart for transporting goods.
carmania
nounVery Rare
/kɑːˈmeɪ.ni.ə/The name of a historical Cunard ocean liner, launched in 1905.
carmarthen
nounVery Low
/kɑːˈmɑːðən/A historic market town and county town of Carmarthenshire in southwest Wales.
carmarthenshire
nounVery Low
/kɑːˈmɑːðənʃə/A preserved county and former administrative county of Wales, located in its south-west.
carme
nounRare (Technical)
/ˈkɑːmiː/(in astronomy) A moon or natural satellite of Jupiter.
carmel
nounRare
/ˈkɑː.məl/A proper noun for a geographic location (mountain range, city).
carmela
nounLow
/kɑːˈmɛlə/A feminine given name, originally Italian or Spanish, derived from the Hebrew word meaning 'garden' or 'vineyard' (often associated with Mount Carmel).
carmelite
adjectivenounLow
/ˈkɑːməlaɪt/A member of a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, dedicated to a life of prayer, community, and service.
carmen
nounLow
/ˈkɑː.mən/A female given name of Latin origin meaning 'song' or 'poem'.
carmichael
nounLow
/kɑːˈmaɪkəl/A proper noun referring to a surname or a given name of Scottish and Irish origin.
carminative
adjectivenounC2
/ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv/A substance that relieves flatulence (gas in the intestines).
carmine
nounC1
/ˈkɑːmaɪn/A vivid red to purplish-red colour.
carmustine
nounC2
/kɑːˈmʌstiːn/A highly potent chemotherapy medication used to treat certain types of brain tumours and cancers, particularly glioblastoma multiforme and Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is an alkylating nitrosourea compound.
carnac
nounLow-frequency, proper noun.
/ˈkɑː.næk/A proper noun referring to a famous archaeological site in Brittany, France, known for its extensive collection of Neolithic standing stones (menhirs).
carnage
nounC1-C2
/ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/The killing of a large number of people, especially in a violent and chaotic manner.
carnal abuse
nounLow
/ˈkɑː.nəl əˈbjuːs/A historical legal term for sexual intercourse with a person below the legal age of consent.

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