cartel
cartel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.] He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., Sir W. Scott. Cartel, or Cartel ship, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
- 2.To defy or challenge. [Obs.] You shall cartel him. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agent
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- akimbo
- and
- arms
- attest
- bargain
- barter
- beard
- beat
- bid
- big
- bluster
- bold
- bond
- brave
- call
- candle
- caveat
- challenge
- charter
- chest
- clench
- close
- come
- compact
- complete
- completion
- compromise
- conclude
- concordat
- confirm
- contract
- convention
- conventional
- courage
- covenant
- cry
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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