caret

caret
hawkbill hawk"bill`, hawksbill hawks"bill`(-b[i^]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also {caret}.

Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • caret — 1. (ka rè) s. m. Tortue des côtes de l Amérique, du Mexique, des côtes de la Guinée et de la mer des Indes, dont la chair est malsaine ; mais les oeufs en sont recherchés, et on travaille l écaille. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE 1. CARET. Ajoutez :… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Caret — Ca ret (k[=a] r[e^]t or k[a^]r [e^]t), n. [L. caret there is wanting, fr. carere to want.] A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caret — bezeichnet: Einen Zirkumflex in der Typografie Einen Tastatur Cursor im Computerbereich Siehe auch Caret Browsing Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Caret — Ca ret , n. [F., a species of tortoise.] (Zo[ o]l.) The hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caret —   [engl.], das Exponentialzeichen ^, bei Textverarbeitungsprogrammen, die keine hochgestellten Zeichen darstellen können, ein Vorzeichen vor einem Exponenten (z. B. cm^3 = cm3) …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • caret — mark in writing to show where something is to be inserted, 1680s, from L. there is lacking, 3rd person sing. indicative of carere to lack (see CASTE (Cf. caste)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • caret — ► NOUN ▪ a mark (^, ) placed below a line of text to indicate a proposed insertion. ORIGIN Latin, is lacking …   English terms dictionary

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