carousal
Example Sentences
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But the son is given to carousals and balladry unbecoming a Passion Player.
From Time Magazine Archive
She must portray an Irish-born girl, "gone native" in Hawaii despite the fact that her father, a wealthy planter, entertains at his uproarious carousals the smartest Hawaiian society.
From Time Magazine Archive
Port Royal was a favourite scene for such carousals.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
The new queen of the nation, upon whose ground these carousals were held, retired to her own wigwam, as much disgusted with the moral blindness and depravity of the deputies, as with the commencing revels.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)
Still, they do not lack amusement; they gather like the men for social carousals, and are giggling and chattering all day long.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix
