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carcanet

American  
[kahr-kuh-net, -nit] / ˈkɑr kəˌnɛt, -nɪt /

noun

  1. a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.


carcanet British  
/ ˈkɑːkəˌnɛt, -nɪt /

noun

  1. archaic a jewelled collar or necklace

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Etymology

Origin of carcanet

1520–30; carcan choker < Middle French, equivalent to carc- throat (< Germanic ) + -an ring (< Latin ānus ) + -et

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At Carcanet, meanwhile, director Michael Schmidt believes “the ‘boom’ is based largely on poetry which originates in the social media, where would-be writers develop a substantial following”.

From The Guardian

A selection of his essays, including many pieces written in Etchingham, appears in The Ink Trade, published by Carcanet.

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It's the same story with Seren and Carcanet.

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The average discount Amazon offers on Carcanet titles is 7%, compared to an average of 14% directly from the publisher.

From The Guardian

In one sense, it could be argued that Salt's decision is good news for Faber, Bloodaxe, Carcanet, Shearsman and all those Saboteur shortlisted indies, since it means that there are fewer big fish swimming round a shrinking pool.

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