Part 85

A bay window may thus be called a carol. Parker.

Car"o*lin (?), n. [L. Carolus Charles.] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.

Car`o*li"na pink` (?). (Bot.) See Pinkboot.

Car"o*line (?), n. A coin. See Carline.

Car"ol*ing (?), n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols. Coleridge.

Such heavenly notes and carolings. Spenser.

Car`o*lin"i*an (?), n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.

Car`o*lit"ic (?), a. (Arch.) Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.

Car"o*lus (?), n.; pl. E. Caroluses (#), L. Caroli (#). [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I.

Told down the crowns and Caroluses. Macawlay.

Car"om (?), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.] (Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

Car"om, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom.

Car"o*mel (?), n. See Caramel.

Car`o*teel" (?), n. (Com.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs. Simmonds.

Ca*rot"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; stupefying. See Carotid.] 1. Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.

2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.

Ca*rot"id (?), n. [Gr. &?;, pl., from &?; heavy sleep: cf. F. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [See Illust. of Aorta.]

{ Ca*rot"id (?), Ca*rot"id*al (?), } a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.

Ca*ro"tin (?), n. (Chem.) A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot.

Ca*rous"al (?), n. [See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.

The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne.

Syn. -- Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast.

Ca*rouse" (k&adot;*rouz"), n. [F. carrousse, earlier carous, fr. G. garaus finishing stroke, the entire emptying of the cup in drinking a health; gar entirely + aus out. See Yare, and Out.] 1. A large draught of liquor. [Obs.] "A full carouse of sack." Sir J. Davies.

Drink carouses to the next day's fate. Shak.

2. A drinking match; a carousal.

The early feast and late carouse. Pope.

Ca*rouse" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caroused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Carousing.] To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels.

He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak.