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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| carbon copy | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Often shortened to: carbon a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper |
| 2. | informal a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another |
carbon copy
A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad. Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870]