Carp

Definitions

1. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
2. A surname.
3. An instance of, or speech, complaining or criticizing about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; a cavil.
4. Initialism of Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles, a Unificationist organization.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“The Carp is a ſtately, a good, and a ſubtle fiſh, a fiſh that hath not (as it is ſaid) been long in England, but ſaid to be by one Mr. Maſcall (a Gentleman then living at Plumſted in Suſſex) brought into this Nation: […] Carps and Loches are obſerved to breed⟳ ſeveral months in one year, vvhich moſt other fiſh do not, and it is the rather believed, becauſe you ſhall ſcarce or never take⟳ a Male Carp vvithout a Melt⟳, or a Female vvithout a Roe or Spavvn; […]”

“Like⟳ scaly carp and feathered swan To nature's world we do belong⟳.”

“Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort⟳ of “last⟳ stand⟳” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.”

“Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point⟳ for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.”

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