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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Caret

/(kā"rĕt [or] kăr"ĕt)/ · Ca·ret · IPA /ˈkæɹ.ɪt/
01 n. A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in th…
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    A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret.
02 n. The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
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    The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.(Zool.) See: Hawkbill