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Carrel vs Carol - What's the difference?

carrel | carol |

As a noun carrel

is a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.

As a proper noun carol is

, popular in the middle of the 20th century or carol can be .

carrel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
    • He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel
  • A quarrel, or square-headed arrow.
    • * (English Citations of "carrel")

    References

    * carrel: Definition from Answers.com

    carol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
  • A song of joy.
  • * Dryden
    • the costly feast, the carol , and the dance
  • * 1908 ,
    • The sunshine struck hot on his fur, soft breezes caressed his heated brow, and after the seclusion of the cellarage he had lived in so long the carol of happy birds fell on his dulled hearing almost like a shout.
  • A religious song or ballad of joy.
    • They sang a Christmas carol .
  • * Keble
    • In the darkness sing your carol of high praise.
  • * Longfellow
    • I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old, familiar carol play.

    Verb

  • To sing in a joyful manner.
  • * Spenser
    • carol of love's high praise
  • * Beattie
    • The gray linnets carol from the hill.
  • To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.
  • To praise or celebrate in song.
  • * Milton
    • The shepherds at their festivals / Carol her goodness.
  • To sing (a song) cheerfully.
  • * Prior
    • Hovering swans carol sounds harmonious.

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