Carolean
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Carolean
1645–55; < Medieval Latin Carolae ( us ) ( Carol ( us ) Charles + Latin -aeus adj. suffix) + -an
Example Sentences
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Carolean: Of or relating to Charles III of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or his reign.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022
It may also hint at what a modern Carolean monarchy could look like.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2022
The prime minister heralded the dawn of a new Carolean age, a phrase previously used to refer to the reign of Charles II from 1660 to 1685.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
A Carolean pulpit stood against a pillar, with reading-desk and clerk's box underneath.
From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
The monument is a somewhat elaborate white marble tablet with a plump cherub on guard, and with many of the scrolls and convolutions typical of the Carolean and later Jacobean taste.
From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.
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