French

Noun

carre f ‎(plural carres)

1. stature
2. angle
3. the side of a sword blade
4. skating figure

Verb

carre

1. first-person singular present indicative of carrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of carrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of carrer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of carrer
5. second-person singular imperative of carrer

Anagrams

• racer

Interlingue

Noun

carre

1. cart

Latin

Noun

carre

1. vocative singular of carrus

Old French

Etymology

Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus. Compare French char, from Old French.

Noun

carre f ‎(oblique plural carres, nominative singular carre, nominative plural carres)

1. (Anglo-Norman) cart (wheeled vehicle)
   • circa 1150, author unknown, La Chanson de Roland:

     Vos li durrez urs e leons e chens,
     Set cenz camelz e mil hosturs muers,
     D’or e d’argent.IIII.C. muls cargez,
     Cinquante carre, qu’en ferat carier :

     [?] bears, lions and dogs
     [?] a hundred camels and a thousand [?]
     Of gold and of silver, load 400 mules
     50 carts [?]

Synonyms

• char m

Descendants

• English: car (borrowed)