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/kˈærət/ /kˈɛrət/ Listen

noun

Carrot n.

(Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.

The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.

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Etymology of 'Carrot'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Carrot" Quotes from Famous Books

... being prepared to greet them with effusive kindness, and assure them I was only a hostile in my professional capacity. Whether they were struck with awe by the unaccustomed majesty of my appearance in brand-new wig, bands, &c., in which I am fresh as a daisy, and fine as a carrot fresh scraped, or whether they simply did not recognise me in the disguisement of such toggeries, I am not to decide—but they passed by without responding visibly to ...

— Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. • F. Anstey

... aid, arranged a sling for Denry's arm. And then the Countess said that Denry ought certainly to go with her to the inauguration ceremony. The policeman whistled a boy to hold the mule. Denry picked a carrot out of the complex folds of the Countess's rich costume. And the Countess and her saviour entered the portico and were therein met by an imposing group of important male personages, several of whom wore mayoral chains. Strange tales of what had happened ...

— The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns • Arnold Bennett

... regularly now and was studying the plans of the new fort. Marie was seated on the grass, cutting leather fringe for garments and leggings. You could use up otherwise useless bits that way. The Mere was farther down pulling weeds from the carrot bed, and directing the labors of two children, at whom she shook a switch now and then. Marie had a baby on each side of her, tumbling about in ...

— A Little Girl in Old Quebec • Amanda Millie Douglas

... chased an elusive piece of carrot about his soup plate, watching it interestedly as it slid coyly from ...

— The Little Warrior - (U.K. Title: Jill the Reckless) • P. G. Wodehouse

... great improvement to have the sauce poured around the article instead of over it, and to have the border of the dish garnished with bits of parsley, celery tops or carrot leaves. ...

— Miss Parloa's New Cook Book • Maria Parloa

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