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Webster 1913 Edition
Carol
Car′ol
,Noun.
[OF.
carole
a kind of dance wherein many dance together, fr. caroler
to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf. Armor. koroll
, n., korolla
, korolli
, v., Ir. car
music, turn, circular motion, also L. choraula
a flute player, charus
a dance, chorus, choir.] 1.
A round dance.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
The costly feast, the
carol
, and the dance. Dryden
It was the
carol
of a bird. Byron.
3.
A song of praise of devotion;
as, a Christmas or Easter
. carol
Heard a
carol
, mournful, holy. Tennyson.
In the darkness sing your
carol
of high praise. Keble.
4.
Joyful music, as of a song.
I heard the bells on Christmans Day
Their old, familiar
Their old, familiar
carol
play. Longfellow.
Car′ol
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Caroled
, or Carolled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Caroling
, or Carolling
.] 1.
To praise or celebrate in song.
The Shepherds at their festivals
Carol
her goodness. Milton.
2.
To sing, especially with joyful notes.
Hovering swans . . .
carol
sounds harmonious. Prior.
Car′ol
,Verb.
I.
To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.
And
carol
of love’s high praise. Spenser.
The gray linnets
carol
from the hill. Beattie.
A bay window may thus be called a
carol
. Parker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Carol
CAROL
,Noun.
CAROL
,Verb.
I.
CAROL
,Verb.
T.