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Carni, ōrum, m., a Celtic people in Upper Italy, east of Aquileia, extending to Cärnthen, now Krain, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 127; Inscr. Orell. 4040; their chief town was Carnūs, untis, Liv. 43, 1, 2.
Hence, Carnĭcus, a, um: Alpes, the Carnic Alps, Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147.

‡ carnĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [2. caro], flesh, Prisc. p. 684 P.

carnĭfex or carnŭfex, fĭcis, m. [v. caro-facio],

  1. I. an executioner, hangman, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 37; id. Capt. 5, 4, 22; id. Rud. 3, 6, 19; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 118; id. Phil. 11, 3, 7; id. Quint. 15, 50; id. Rab. Perd. 4, 12; Quint. 5, 10, 59; Lucr. 3, 1017; Cat. 97, 12; Juv. 8, 175 al.; this office was considered so disgraceful that he was not permitted to live in the city, Cic. Rab. Perd. 4 sq.; but in the Subura, Mart. 2, 17, 1 sqq.
        1. b. As a term of reproach, scoundrel, villain, rascal, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 220; 2, 1, 41; Ter. And. 1, 2, 12; id. Eun. 4, 4, 3; Cic. Pis. 5, 11.
  2. II. Trop., tormenter, murderer, Ter. And. 4, 1, 27 Don.; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 9; Liv. 2, 35, 1; 2, 56, 8; 2, 42, 23 fin.: Fortuna gloriae carnifex, murderer, destroyer of fame, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 39.
    Poet., adj., murderous, killing: carnifex avis, Mart. 11, 84, 10: pedes (sc. podagrici), id. 12, 48, 10: manus, Sil. 1, 173: epulae, deadly, Claud. B. Gild. 178: libido, Arn. 1, 41.

carnĭfĭcīna (carnŭf-), ae. f. [carnifex].

  1. I. The office of executioner or hangman; capital punishment, execution: carnificinam facere = carnificem esse, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 23; cf. id. Cist. 2, 1, 1: locus carnificinae, Suet. Tib. 62.
    Hence,
  2. II. Per meton., the rack, torture, torment: dolores atque carnificinas facere, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17; and ap. Non. p. 187, 30; so, carnificinam subire, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 78: in ergastulum et carnificinam duci, Liv. 2, 23, 6.
    1. B. Trop.: cum omnis perturbatio miseria est, tum carnificina est aegritudo, Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 27; cf. id. Sest. 65, 135 (= crudelitas).

carnĭfĭco (carnŭf-), ātus, āre, v. a. (carnĭfĭcor, āri, v. dep., acc. to Prisc. p. 791 P.) [id.], to execute, behead: carnifical. (hostes) jacentes, to be cut in pieces, mangled, Liv. 24, 15, 5: vitam cum dolore et insigni cruciatu carnificatus amisit, Sisenn. ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 2.

carnĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [2. caro-gero], bearing flesh: deus, Cassiod. Eccl. Hist. 7 fin.

carnis, is, v. 2. caro.

carnĭvŏrus, a, um, adj. [2. caro-voro]; of animals, feeding on flesh, carnivorous. perh. only Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78; 10, 73, 93, § 199.