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What is another word for CARN?

Pronunciation: [kˈɑːn] (IPA)

The word "CARN" is often used as a prefix in words relating to flesh or meat. Some synonyms for "CARN" are "carneous", "carnal", and "carnivorous". "Carneous" refers to something that is fleshy or meaty in texture. "Carnal" refers to things that are related to the physical body or sexual desires. "Carnivorous" is used to describe creatures that feed on flesh or meat. Other related words include "carnage", which refers to the killing or slaughter of large numbers of people, and "carnival", which comes from the Latin "carne vale", meaning "farewell to meat", and refers to the celebration before the Christian season of Lent when meat was traditionally given up.
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We pass Mozrang Pool, the Maid's Pool, and then the Red Rock, and the Chilly CARN; next a chasm called by the poetical name of "The Song of the Sea," and so to the "Cove under the Vale."
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
By Caerthillian Cove we may pass to Pentreath beach and Yellow CARN and thus to Kynance.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
They scrambled out to the edge of the CARN, and there, where the last great boulder thrust itself forward over the sea, Sam scrambled off to the left, and lowered himself down upon a turfy ledge.
"Major Vigoureux"
A. T. Quiller-Couch

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