carol

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The costly feast, the carol, and the dance. Dryden [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the carol of a bird. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heard a carol, mournful, holy. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Joyful music, as of a song. [ 1913 Webster ]

I heard the bells on Christmans Day
Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Caroled or Carolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caroling, or Carolling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To praise or celebrate in song. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Shepherds at their festivals
Carol her goodness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sing, especially with joyful notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Carolus Charles. ] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Pinkboot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A coin. See Carline. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ F. carin; cf. It. carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples. ] A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such heavenly notes and carolings. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina. [ 1913 Webster ]