CARNIFEX

Definition: CARNIFEX

CARNIFEX

Noun

1. The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "CARNIFEX" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Etymology: Carnifex \Car"ni*fex\, noun. [Latin expression, from caro, carnis, flesh facere to make.]. (Websters 1913)

"CARNIFEX" is a common misspelling or typo for: carmine, carnage, cornice.

Crosswords: CARNIFEX

Non-English Usage: "CARNIFEX" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (executioner, hangman).

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Commercial Usage: CARNIFEX

Domain	Title
Books	Carnifex Mardi Gras (reference) September Blood: The Battle of Carnifex Ferry (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CARNIFEX

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
carnifex	5
carnifex ferry	2
carnifex cottage ferry	2
carnifex tyranid	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "CARNIFEX"

Words rhyming with "CARNIFEX" (pronounced 'Car"ni*fex'): Forfex, Pontifex, Spinifex. (additional references)

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Anagrams: CARNIFEX

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-f-i-n-r-x"
	-1 letter: fancier.
	-2 letters: axenic, carnie, fainer, farcie, fiacre, fiance, infare.
	-3 letters: afire, areic, cairn, caner, carex, ceria, crane, erica, facer, farce, farci, feria, finer, fixer, franc, frena, infer, infra, nacre, naric, nicer, rance, refix, xenia, xenic, xeric.
	-4 letters: acne, acre, airn, cafe, cain, cane, care, carn, cine, cire, earn, face, fain, fair, fane, fare, fear.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-f-i-n-r-x"
	+3 letters: fricandeaux.
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