CAROL

carol. Carol, n. a song of joy, devotion or praise

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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. 1. A round dance. Chaucer.
2. 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. 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. 4. Joyful music, as of a song.
I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.