† carnousen.
Obsolete.
‘The base-ring about the breech of a gun’ (Kersey).
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > raised band on cannon > on breech
base ring1626
carnouse1626
button1640
button astragal1847
neck fillet1859
frettage1882
1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 32 Her carnooze, or base ring at her britch.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 65 Carnouse..is the greatest circle about her britch.
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Carnose.
1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Carnous, the Base-ring about the Breech of a Gun.
1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Carnouse, the Base-ring about the Breech of a Gun.
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