caroubleur, n.m., house-breaker.
carpe, n.f., (ich.) carp. Saut de —; somerset. Faire la — pâmée; to sham fainting. Muet comme une —; dumb as an oyster.
carpe, n.m., (anat.) wrist.
carpeau, n.m., small carp.
carpien, -ne (-in, -è-n) adj., (anat.) carpal.
*carpillon, n.m., (ich.) young carp.
carquois, n.m., quiver. Il a vidé son —; he has shot his bolt.
carrare, n.m., Carrara marble.
carre, n.f., back and shoulders (of any one). La — d’un chapeau; the crown of a hat. La — d’un habit; the part of a coat from the waist upwards. La — d’un soulier; the square toe of a shoe. Un homme d’une bonne —; a broad-shouldered man. Lame à trois —s; three-edged sword.
carré, n.m., square; landing, floor; printing demy (of paper). Un — de tulipes; a square bed of tulips. Un — d’eau; a square sheet of water. — de toilette; dressing-case. — des officiers; ward-room.