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car⋅ol
[kar-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -oled, -ol⋅ing or (especially British) -olled, -ol⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | a song, esp. of joy. |
| 2. | a Christmas song or hymn. |
| 3. | a seat in a bay window or oriel. |
| 4. | a compartment in a cloister, similar to a carrel. |
| 5. | a kind of circular dance. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to sing Christmas songs or hymns, esp. in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house. |
| 7. | to sing, esp. in a lively, joyous manner; warble. |
–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to sing joyously. |
| 9. | to praise or celebrate in song. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME carole ring, circle (of stones), enclosed place for study (see carrel ), ringdance with song (hence, song) < AF carole, OF *corole (cf. OPr corola), appar. < L corolla garland (see corolla ), conflated with L choraula < Gk choraúlēs piper for choral dance, equiv. to chor(ós) chorus + -aulēs, deriv. of aulós pipe
1250–1300; ME carole ring, circle (of stones), enclosed place for study (see carrel ), ringdance with song (hence, song) < AF carole, OF *corole (cf. OPr corola), appar. < L corolla garland (see corolla ), conflated with L choraula < Gk choraúlēs piper for choral dance, equiv. to chor(ós) chorus + -aulēs, deriv. of aulós pipe
Related forms:
car⋅ol⋅er; especially British, car⋅ol⋅ler, noun
Car⋅ol
[kar-uhl] –noun
| a male or female given name. |
Carol.
Car⋅ol II
[kar-uhl; Rom. kah-rawl] –noun
| 1893–1953, king of Romania 1930–40. |
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| car·ol (kār'əl) n.
v. intr.
[Middle English carole, round dance with singing, from Old French, probably from Late Latin choraula, choral song, from Latin choraulēs, accompanist, from Greek khoraulēs : khoros, choral dance; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots + aulos, flute.] car'ol·er, car'ol·ler n. |
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Carol
Car"ol\, 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. 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 carol play. --Longfellow.Carol
Car"ol\, v. 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.Carol
Car"ol\, Carrol \Car"rol\, n. [OF. carole a sort of circular space, or carol.] (Arch.) A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as the 16th century. A bay window may thus be called a carol. --Parker.
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Language Translation for : Carol
Spanish:
villancico,
German:
das Freudenlied,
Japanese:
祝歌
carol (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. carole "kind of dance," from M.L. choraula "a dance to the flute," from L. choraules, from Gk. choraules "flute player who accompanies the choral dance," from choros "chorus" + aulein "to play the flute," from aulos "reed instrument." The meaning of "Christmas hymn" is 1502.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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