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2401 Etymology dictionary, p. carol (v.).2
… a ring," from Old French caroler, from carole (see carol (n.)). As "to sing with joy or festivity" from late 14c. As "go around from place to place in a group singing Christmas …
2402 Etymology dictionary, p. carrel (n.).2
… of "ring" (for example, in a c. 1330 description of Stonehenge: "þis Bretons renged about þe feld, þe karole of þe stones beheld"); extended to precincts and spaces …
2403 Etymology dictionary, p. catechesis (n.).2
… sound, ring," from ēkhē "sound" (see echo (n.)).
2404 Etymology dictionary, p. champignon (n.).3
The French word for mushrooms generally; in English the sense gradually narrowed 18c. to the edible species, and especially that growing in fairy rings.
2405 Etymology dictionary, p. change (n.).5
… bell-ringing sense is from 1610s, "any sequence other than the diatonic;" hence the figurative phrase ring changes "repeat in every possible order" (1610s). The …
2406 Etymology dictionary, p. circinate (adj.).2
"rounded, made circular," 1830, from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare "to make round," from circus "ring" (see circus ). Related: Circination .
2407 Etymology dictionary, p. circle (n.).2
… "circle, ring (for the finger); hoop of a helmet or barrel" (12c.), from Latin circulus "circular figure; small ring, hoop; circular orbit" (also source of Italian cerchio …
2408 Etymology dictionary, p. circus (n.).2
… circus "ring, circular line," which was applied by Romans to circular arenas for performances and contests and oval courses for racing (especially the Circus …
2409 Etymology dictionary, p. circus (n.).4
Sense in Picadilly Circus and other place names is from early 18c. sense "buildings arranged in a ring," also "circular road."
2410 Etymology dictionary, p. circulation (n.).2
… "small ring" (see circle (n.)).
2411 Etymology dictionary, p. circulate (v.).2
1540s as a chemical term in reference to alternating vaporization and condensation, from Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare "to form a circle," from circulus "small ring" (see circle (n.)).
2412 Etymology dictionary, p. circular (adj.).2
… "small ring" (see circle (n.)). Meaning "intended for circulation" is from 1650s. The metaphoric circular firing squad is attested by 1990.
2413 Etymology dictionary, p. circum-.2
… German rings "around."
2414 Etymology dictionary, p. claddagh.2
in Claddagh ring (Irish fáinne Chladach ), from the village of Claddagh, County Gallway. The village name is literally "stony beach."
2415 Etymology dictionary, p. clang (v.).2
… "resound, ring," and Greek klange "sharp sound," from PIE *klang-, nasalized form of root *kleg- "to cry, sound." Transitive sense is by 1850. Related: Clanged; clanging .
2416 Etymology dictionary, p. clangor (n.).2
"a sharp, metallic, ringing sound," 1590s, from Latin clangor "sound of trumpets (Virgil), birds (Ovid), etc.," from clangere "to clang," echoic (compare clang ).
2417 Etymology dictionary, p. clasp-hook (n.).2
"pair of hooks provided with a ring which can hold them together," 1841, from clasp (n.) + hook (n.).
2418 Etymology dictionary, p. clear (adj.).3
The prehistoric sense evolution to light and color involves an identification of the spreading of sound and the spreading of light (compare English loud, used of colors; German hell "clear, bright, shining," of pitch, "distinct, ringing, high").
2419 Etymology dictionary, p. clink (n.1).2
"sharp, ringing sound made by collision of sonorous (especially metallic) bodies," c. 1400, from clink (v.).
2420 Etymology dictionary, p. clink (v.).2
"to ring, jingle, give forth a sharp, metallic sound," early 14c., echoic (compare Dutch klinken, Old High German klingan, German klingen ); perhaps a weakened form …