ines of a subordinate character.

CARLINO, OR CAROLINE. A small silver coin of Naples, value 4_d._
English. Ten carlini make a ducat in commerce.

CARN-TANGLE. A long and large fucus, thrown on our northern beaches
after a gale of wind in the offing.

CAROUS. A sort of gallery in ancient ships, which turned on a pivot. It
was hoisted to a given height by tackles, and thus brought to project
over, or into, the vessel of an adversary, furnishing a bridge for
boarding.

CARP. A well-known fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae family, considered
to have been introduced into England in the time of Henry VIII.; but in
Dame Berner's book on angling, published in 1486, it is described as the
"daynteous fysshe" in England.

CARPENTER, SHIP. A ship-builder. An officer appointed to examine and
keep in order the hull of a ship, and all her appurtenances, likewise
the stores committed to him by indenture from the store-keeper of the
dockyard. The absence of other tradesmen whilst a ship is at sea, and
the numerous emergencies in which ships are placed requiring invention,
render a good ship's carpenter one of the most valuable artizans on
board.

CARPENTER'S CREW. Consists of a portion of the crew, provided for
ship-carpentry and ship-building. In ships of war there are two
carpenter's mates and one caulker, one blacksmith, and a carpenter's
crew, according to the size of the ship.

CARPENTER'S STORE-ROOM. An apartment built below, on the platform-deck,
for keeping the carpenter's stores and spare tools in.

CARPENTER'S YEOMAN. _See_ YEOMAN.

CARPET-KNIGHT. A man who obtains knighthood on a pretence for services
in which he never participated.

CARPET-MEN. Those officers who, without services or merit, obtain rapid
promotion through political or other interest, and are yet declared
"highly meritorious and distinguished."

CARR. _See_ CAR.

CARRAC, CARRACA, CARRACK, OR CARRICKE. A name given by the Spaniards and
Portuguese to the vessels they sent to Brazil and the East Indies;
large, round built, and fitted for fight as well as burden. Their
capacity lay in their depth, which was extraordinary. English vessels of
size and value were sometimes also so called.

CARRARA. The great northern diver, _Colymbus glacialis_.

CARREE. A Manx or Gaelic term for the scud or small clouds that drive
with the wind.

CARRIAGE OF A GUN. The frame on which it is mounted for firing,
constructed either exclusively for this purpose, or a