CARINI, a town in Sicily, in the province of Palermo, on a rivulet of the same name, 12 miles W.N.W. of Palermo. It is pleasantly situated on an elevation, and is a neat, clean town, with a Gothic castle. On the coast, about three miles distant, are ruins of the ancient Hyccara, which was chiefly famous as the birthplace of Lais. Population about 9500.