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carious, a.|ˈkɛərɪəs|
[ad. F. carieux (16th c. in Paré), or L. cariōs-us, f. cariēs: see -ous.]
1. Pathol. Of bones, teeth, etc.: Affected with caries, decayed.
1676Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. iv. iv. 309 Finding the bone carious. 1789W. Buchan Dom. Med. 357 A rotten or carious tooth. 1831Youatt Horse viii. (1847) 202 Carious or hollow teeth are occasionally..seen.
2. transf. Decayed; rotten with dry rot.
1530Test. Ebor. (Surtees) 295 My cariouse bodye to be beride in the Trenyte qweir. 1832Veg. Subst. Food 49 The..carious grains are..often housed with the sound grain. 1842Blackw. Mag. LI. 286 Fire racing along the old carious timbers. 1848Ruskin Mod. Paint. I. Pref. 37 The earth yields and crumbles beneath his foot..for its substance is white, hollow, and carious.
Hence cariousness.
1818Art Preserv. Feet 116 A cariousness which has rendered the amputation of one or more toes..necessary. |