carle
carle noun: peasant; fellow.
Noun
carle (plural carles)
- peasant; fellow
- Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae him a screed o' doctrine! Ye might hae heard him a mile down the wind—He routed like a cow in a fremd loaning.1816, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter I, in Tales of My Landlord, […], volume III (Old Mortality), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for William Blackwood, […]...
- Had he instead of on the Doge's throne Stamped the same brand upon a peasant's stool, His blood had gilt the threshold; for the carle Had stabbed him on the instant.1820, Lord Byron, “Marino Faliero”, in The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4
Proper noun capitalized: Carle
Carle (plural Carles)
- A surname.
Examples of carle in a sentence
- Ye may fancy I'm talking like a sour, disappointed auld carle.1885, Charles Kingsley, Daily Thoughts:
- Spake the sad and sorry carle: "We seek the Land where the days are many: so many that he who hath forgotten how to laugh, may learn the craft again, and forget the days of Sorrow."1913, William Morris, The Story of the Glittering Plain:
Forms of carle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | carles |
| alternative form | carl |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Carles |
Origin of carle
Variant of carl.
Phrases with carle
Questions about carle
- What does carle mean?
- Carle means peasant; fellow.
- How do you use carle in a sentence?
- Ye may fancy I'm talking like a sour, disappointed auld carle.
- What part of speech is carle?
- Carle can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of carle?
- The plural of carle is carles.
Words near carle in the dictionary
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