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Carve: To hit a groundstroke shot with a combination of sidespin and underspin

Carve-Out: Specialty health service that an MCO obtains for members by contracting with a company that specializes in that service. See also carve-out companies.

Carve-Out Companies: Organizations that have specialized provider networks and are paid on a capitation or other basis for a specific service, such as mental health, chiropractic, and dental. See also carve-out.

Carver: (No details as yet other than it is one of the parents of the Beta american labruscana variety).

Herm: (plural herma or hermai) In Greco-Roman archeology, a herm is a stone, bronze, or terracotta marker--originally placed at cross-roads or at estate and territorial boundaries, though in class . . . View Full Definition

Epitaph: A burial inscription, often in verse. Philip reder's epitaphs (london: michael joseph, 1969) collected authentic examples, largely from british gravestones. Here are two: here lies robert wa . . . View Full Definition

Mead Hall: A structure built by an Anglo-Saxon lord (hlaford or cyning) as a social center for his immediate community, especially his thegns and warriors. Since they were constructed primarily of wood . . . View Full Definition

Vercelli Manuscript: An important manuscript of Old English religious poems and sermons--probably written in the late tenth-century. The name comes from Vercelli monastery in northern Italy, where the lost manus . . . View Full Definition

Apotropaic: Designed to ward off evil influence or malevolent spirits by frightening these forces away. In many cultures, elaborate artwork depicting monsters would be created to have an apotropaic affe . . . View Full Definition

Rune: In a writing system designed to be scratched or carved on a flat surface such as wood or stone, the individual letters are known as runes. Typically, these markings have few or no curves, ci . . . View Full Definition