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Carbonaʹri

means charcoal-burners, a name assumed by a secret political society in Italy (organised 1808–1814). Their place of muster they called a “hut;” its inside, “the place for selling charcoal;” and the outside, the “forest.” Their political opponents they calledwolves.” Their object was to convert the kingdom of Naples into a republic. In the singular number, Carbonaro. (See Charbonnerie.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Caracalla [long-mantle]
Caracci (pron. Kar-rah-che)
Carack
Caradoc
Caraites
Caran DAche
Carat of Gold
Caraway
Carbineer
Carbonado
Carbonari
Carbuncle of Ward Hill (The)
Carcanet
Carcass
Carcasses
Card
Cards
Cardinal Humours
Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal Points of the Compass
Cardinal Signs [of the Zodiac]

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Charbonnerie Democratique
Fides Carbonarii

See Also:

Carbonari