carus
Example Sentences
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Fraudes dolosque mire perosus, fidus amicis, omnibus ordinibus juxta carus.
From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.
From Lat. carus, meaning expensive and seneo, to be weak; expensive but weak.
From The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] by Wurdz, Gideon
How narrowly, as Propertius hath it femininely, ‘Eripitur nobis jumpridem carus puer.’
From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick
He is my nursling, my child, carus alumnus!
From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen
Madame du Ch�telet's epitaph on Voltaire contains an error, where canis twice appears, but should be carus.
