Cary

[ kair-ee, kar-ee ]

/ ˈkɛər i, ˈkær i /

noun

Alice,1820–71, U.S. poet (sister of Phoebe Cary).

(Arthur) Joyce (Lu·nel)

[loon-l] /ˈlun l/, 1888–1957, English novelist.

Henry Francis,1772–1844, British writer and translator.

Phoebe,1824–71, U.S. poet (sister of Alice Cary).

a town in central North Carolina.

a male given name.

a female given name, form of Caroline.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cary

In 1945 or 1946, Hitch and Alma were in New York with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, on a publicity tour.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tragically, Cary did not live to complete the second volume, and in 2000 I began work in earnest on this book.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You must have been pretty stoked when you found out that Cary would have such a big, juicy arc this season.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Cary was jailed, Kalinda was the first person fighting for him.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And then the interviews with Alicia and Diane, seeing Alicia and Diane and Cary protecting one another.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cary laid the pen softly down, sat still and upright in his chair for a minute, then leaned back with a long breath.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
"I wouldn't think that of your sister, Deb," said Cary, with gentleness.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
He knew their story; in fact, he had bent his every effort to the saving of Cary's life.
The Littlest Rebel|Edward Peple
I asked him which road Mr. Cary had taken, the main road or the river road.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
The younger Cary waited motionless for the blood to come back to his heart and the mist before his eyes to clear.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for cary

Cary

/ (ˈkɛərɪ, ˈkærɪ) /

noun

(Arthur) Joyce (Lunel). 1888–1957, British novelist; author of Mister Johnson (1939), A House of Children (1941), and The Horse's Mouth (1944)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012