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Day Play Carat Caravelle




~ CARAT      id+ implies   
                 HARD      
                 FIRM      
~ CARAVEL    or            
~ CARAVELLE  id+ A LIGHT SHIP  sug> FRIGATE
                 REMINISCENT OF A BEETLE
  ukr    KORABEL =  SHIP
  indeur KER        HORN
  gr     KARABOS    BEETLE
  ukr    KORABEL    SHIP
  gr     KERATION   THE FRUIT OF LOCUST TREE from
         KERAS      or KERATOS for HORN LIKE
  ukr  SHKIRA       SKIN or LEATHER
  arab   KIRAT      or
        QUIRAT      POD HUSK
  sp    QUILATE     small MEASURE OF WEIGHT
  med>   KERATIN    DESCAMATING SKIN HORNY LAYER
         KERATITIS  INFLAMED CORNEA  ply> HORNEA
  med>   CORNEA     IS " CORNIFIED "  SKIN
  note              other " HORNY " TISSUES include
                    NAIL  HAIR  TEETH
  hx>  KARAT BECAME A WEIGHT MEASURE
       MOSTLY OF PRECIOUS STONES
  sc>  one GRAINS is 0.065 gram
       one KARAT is 4 grains or 0.26 grams
  med> CARPAL     or CARPUS
       KERNEL LIKE WRIST BONES or
  PROXIMAL WRIST BONES
  THE DISTAL ARE THE METACARPALS or
  BONES META or BEYOND or DISTAL TO THE CARPUS
  ply> | TO PLAY HOMAGE TO
         CARPE DIEM  please see> CARPUS |
  see> | Caraf Carafe |CARP
  see> | Carapace |
  see> | Carpe Karyon Karyotype |

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