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A S

t~ndria di~ynja

cI.lls. Tllcfruil is oulol1í:

JOc!

nrialed ;

rhe in\'oluCl U

111

conlins of bllt ooc

kal ;

dnd the petals

are e:ll inatcJ and

eJllar~inatcd.

Therc is bU! anc

Cpe.

cies,

~i=.

the caroi, • n.llil'c

Hmaio. The (ceJs

have an aromatic (meHand pungent talle ; and are Cre·

<¡uentl)' employcd as

1I0machic and carminative in

flatulcot cales.

CARUNCULA, in anaromy, a lcrm denoriog a lillle

picce of lIeO" and applied

fereral pans of lhe body,

rhus :

C.~IWNCUL.'E

MVRT'F ORMES. See p.

276.

CARUS, in medicine, a fuddenneprivalioDof fen(e and

mOlioo, affdling lhe ",hole body.

CAR

AR, a town on the coan of Malabar, in the Hi·

lher India, fixty miles (oulh of Coa :

long.

73°,

and N.lal. IS o. Here our EaH·[odia company have

a f.élory, fromwheoce lhey import pepper.

CARYATIDES, or CARAITES, io architdlure. See

P·353·

CARYOCATACTES,

oroilhology, lhe trivial Dame

of a (pecies of corvus.

8ee

CORVUS.

CARYOCOSTINUM, or f. LEC TOR IUM ET

SCA~'MOSIO, io pharmae)', is compofed of lhe fo!lowiog

iogredieols: An ounee aod a half of (eammony ;. uf

claves aod ginger, eaeh fix drams; half a pouod of

honey; half

dram of e{fcnrial oi[ of earaway·feeds ;

lhe (pices mun be ground loge,her and mixed Wilh

Ihe honey; lhen add ,he po\Vdered fcammony, and

af¡erwards lhe oil. This e1eéluary is a warm brille

purg?live.

CARYOPHYLLATA, in botany. See CEUM.

CARYOPHYLLUS, the PI NK, in botany.

See

DI–

ANT HUS.

CARl"OPHYLLUS, the CLOV E-TREE, in botany, a ge–

nus of lhe polyandria mooogynia c1aCs. The eorolla

has fGur petals ; the ealix eoofins of four duplicmd

!eaves ; and the berry cootaios uoe feed. There is

bUl

ooe

fpecies,

"~izo

the aromaticus, a nalive of the

Molucca iOaods. The cloves are ,he flo\Ver.cups,

have a nrong agreeable aromalid mell, aod a biuerifh

puogeollafle. The e{femial oil of c10ves is ao iogre–

dicm io maoy of Our ollicinal compofilions.

CAR

YOT

A, io botaoy, a geous of plums raoged under

Ihe palmre bipeooatifolire. The calix of the male is

eommon; the corolla is divided io,o thrce parts; aod

Ihe !bmioa are oumerous. The ealix aod caralla of

rhe male are thef.1me with tho(e of thefemale; there

is but ooe pinillum; aod theberry cootaios tWO (ecds.

There is but one (pecies,

viz.

the ureos, a oative of

Iodia.

CASAL, the capital of the duchy of MOOlferrat,

haly, fit ualed

the river Po, fony.five miles eaHof

T urio: E.loog. 8°

35',

aod N. la!. 4So.

CASAN, or KA SAN,

provioce of Ruffia, Iyiog be·

tweco the proviocc of Mofeow

the well, and Sibe·

ria

the eall.

CASCADE, a necp faHof waler froOl a higher ioto

lower place.

They are either nalural, as that at Tivoli,

tIc.

anificiai, as tho(e

Verfailles,

&c.

aodci,her f,"liog

VOL .

Il.

Numb, 31,

1 )'

A S

wi,h geotlc Jtfccot, as thofc of Sccaux; or in (orm

of a bunlt, as at Tri,ooo; or dowo ne?s, io form o(

a perroo,

at St Clou ; or from bafon tObJfoo,

ée.

CASCA [S,

10WO

of Enrem.dura, io Portugal,

fi–

lua,cd at the mouth of the ril'er 1"JOIIS,

(evcote.ea

milcs eaft of Lilboo : W. loog. tOO ISO"

aod N. I.'I.

38°

40'.

CASCAR[LLA, io botaoy. See

C ' ~CH O N }

CASE, amOog grammariaos, implies the differeol i.–

flexioos or termioalioos of oouos, Ctrviog

cxp,cfs

the diffcrcnt relatioo! they bear

eaeh other, aod 'o

the thiogs they reprc(eot.

CAH, amoog prioters, deooles

floping frame, divided

iota (evcral companmeots, cach coo,aiolOg a oumber

of 'ypes or lemrs of the laole krnd. See PRIST'

' SG.

crO'IJJlI.g/aji

coo,aios u(uallyt\Veoty.four tables,

each !ablc beiog ocarly cirenlar, aod abolll time feel

fi x ioehes diameJer.

CASE'

Nt.

"c.JI

g/aji

cootaios lhirty-five tables; of

Normaody glafs twemy-five.

CASE' HARDEN ' NG, a metho" of prepariog iroo, fo as

to reoder its outer (urface hard, and capable of refill–

iog aoy edged tool.

This is a ltirer degree of fleel.makiog, aod is prac·

tifed

bakiog, calcioatioo, or cemeotatiooioanoven

or other clo(e vetrd, fl ratified Ivith charcoal aod pOI\"·

dered hoofs and horos of animals, fa as la exclurle the

airo

See STEEL.

CASE·SH OT, io the military art, muflm·ball, nooes,

old iron,

(:;c.

pu,

ioto ca(es, and Ibot Out of grea!

guos.

C.~SERTA,

a city of the provincc of Lavoro, io the

kiogdoOl of Naples, about fi x,een miles oonh of the

cityor

aples: E. long. IS'

S',

aod N. lat. 41° 10'.

It is a bilhop's íce.

C ..

\ SH · 800K.

Se. 1l00 K'KEEP ING ,

618.

CASHELL, or CASIII LL, a cityof the couo'yofTip–

perar)', io [rdaod, about

ei~llty

miles (outh.wen of

Dublio:

long. 7°

40"

aod N. la!.

51 '

16'.

is a bilbop's fce.

CA8HEW·NUT, io botaoy.

Sr.

ANACARD IU" .

CAS[A, io botany. Sto OS I' R' S.

CASR:, a ve{fel of capaciry, for prcrerviog liquors of

dil'ers kiods; aod alfo (OJ1letiOlcs dry goods, as Ii'gar,

alOloods,

&c.

A caO<of (ugar is a barrel of tha! commodity, coo·

uiniog froOl cigln

e1eveo huodrcrl weigh<.

caG<

of alOloods is abollt three huodred

wei~h!.

CASP[ AN·SEA,

I.,rge (CA, or lake of Afia , houorled

uythe provioce of Allracao

,he oonh, aod hy pan

of I'erfia

,he call, fouth, amI wd!'

is upwards

of fom hundred miles loog from lomh 10 ounh, aod

three

huodl~d

Illiles broad fromcdll,o

\VeI!.

CJ,\SSANORA, the

(;Im~

Ivi,h the

ra,

01'

hJrp.G,ell, a

fpleies of dolium.

CASSANO, a fomefs, io the MilAocre, in Italv, fi·

tll.ltcd

<lO

,he ril'er Adda, abom '1V(ll'e

Olile~

n'onh–

cal! of Milall:

loo~

' 0°, aod

1,11.

4\·

20'.

CASSEL, the capital of ,he landgrJl'ate of

HcO~·caJr" ,