carroll

English

Noun

carroll (plural carrolls)

1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of carol
   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, A Midsommer Nights Dreame. […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Thomas Fisher, […], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     The humane mortals want their winter heere
     No night is now with hymme or carroll bleſt;
     Therefore the Moone (the gouerneſſe of floods)
     Pale in her anger, waſhes all the aire;
     That Rheumaticke diſeaſes do abound.

   • 1632, Randle Cotgrave, Robert Sherwood, “Carolle”, in A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. Compiled by Randle Cotgrave. Wherevnto is also Annexed a Most Copious Dictionarie, of the English Set before the French. By R[obert] S[herwood,] L[ondoner], London: Printed by Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     Carolle: f[eminine]. A kind of daunce wherein many daunce together; alſo, a Carroll, or Chriſtmas ſong.

Verb

carroll (third-person singular simple present carrolls, present participle carrolling, simple past and past participle carrolled)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of carol.
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “October. Ægloga Decima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC, folio 41, recto:

     And when the ſtubborne ſtroke of ſtronger ſtounds,
     Has ſomewhat ſlackt the tenor of thy ſtring;
     Of loue and luſtihead tho maiſt thou ſing,
     And carroll lowde, and leade the Millers rounde, [...]

   • 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC, page 29, lines 842–851:

     [S]till ſhe [Sabrina, a water nymph] retaines
     Her maiden gentleneſſe, and oft at eve
     Viſits the heards along the twilight meadows,
     Helping all urchin blaſts, and ill lucke ſignes,
     That the ſhrewd medling elfe delights to make,
     Which ſhe with precious viol'd liquors heales;
     For which the ſhepheards at their feſtivalls
     Carroll her goodneſſe lowd in ruſticke layes,
     And throw ſweet garland wreaths into her ſtreame
     Of pancies, pinks, and gaudie daffadills.

   • 1656, T. S., “The Third Month Called May hath xxxj Dayes”, in An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1656. Being First after Leap Year; and from the Creation 5588. [...] Calculated for the Longitude of 315 gr: and 42 gr: 30 min. of N. Lat: and may Generally Serve for the Most Part of New England, Cambridge, Mass.: Printed by Samuel Green, →OCLC:

     Now Sol hath ſcap't the Oxes horn,
     The Ram, the winds, the ſtormes, and harms;
     The loving Twins by Leda born,
     Will entertain him in their arms.
     And Flora ſmiles to feel thoſe beams
     Which whilom were with-drawn ſo long.
     The pratling birds, the purling ſtreams
     Do carroll forth her wedding ſong.

Catalan

Etymology

Probably a blend of carràs +‎ penjoll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈroʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈroʎ]

Noun

carroll m (plural carrolls)

1. a cluster of grapes, especially when left on the vine after harvest

Synonyms

• (cluster of grapes): raïm, carràs
• (cluster of grapes left on the vine): bagot

Related terms

• carràs

Further reading

• “carroll” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.