carolus

[ kar-uh-luhs ]

noun,plural car·o·lus·es, car·o·li [kar-uh-lahy]. /ˈkær əˌlaɪ/.
  1. any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.

Origin of carolus

1
1680–90; <Medieval Latin: Latinized form of Charles or Karl

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How to use carolus in a sentence

  • When carolus-Duran came by for a look, he told Sargent he could submit the painting to the Salon with perfect confidence.

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  • At the next meeting of the jury, carolus-Duran, always gorgeous, was more resplendent than ever in a flowered waistcoat.

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • Alexander Harrison was up like a shot: "A propos des indiscrtions, messieurs, regardez le gilet de carolus!"

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • carolus Caesar multo atrocius minatur et svire statuit in nos, quam Turca.

  • One of the most significant case histories in this respect is that of the boy carolus in the city of Luebeck in the 15th century.

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  • This fellow performed on carolus one of those weird operations in which nine out of ten babies died.

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British Dictionary definitions for carolus

carolus

/ (ˈkærələs) /


nounplural -luses or -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. any of several coins struck in the reign of a king called Charles, esp an English gold coin from the reign of Charles I

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