carène, n.f., (nav.) keel; bottom, careen; (bot.) keel. Demi-—; (nav.) parliament-heel. En —; keel-shaped.
caréné, -e, adj., (bot.) keeled, keel-shaped.
caréner, v.a., (nav.) to careen.
caressant, -e, adj., caressing, endearing, fond, tender; fawning.
caresse, n.f., caress, endearment. Il ne faut pas se fier aux —s de la fortune; we must not trust to the smiles of fortune.
caressé, -e, part., caressed; polished, finished off, chiseled. Ces tableaux sont très —s; these pictures have a peculiar richness of finish.
caresser, v.a., to caress, to fondle, to stroke; to fawn upon, to make much of, to flatter, to cajole, to wheedle. — l’orgueil de quelqu’un; to pamper any one’s pride. — une chimère; to cherish, to hug, a visionary scheme.
caret, n.m., rope-maker’s reel; (erpetology) tortoise. Fil de —; rope-yarn.
carex (-rèks), n.m., (bot.) carex.
cargaison, n.f., cargo, ship-load, freight.