carol

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.Joyful music, as of a song. I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.
4. 4.To praise or celebrate in song. The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. Milton.
5. 5.To sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering awans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior.
6. 6.To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble. And carol of love's high praise. Spenser. The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie.
7. 7.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is joyful music, as of a song. I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow called?
• What is to praise or celebrate in song. The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. Milton called?
• What is to sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering awans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior called?
• What is to sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble. And carol of love's high praise. Spenser. The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie called?
• What is 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 called?