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The bigger whale like some huge carrack
lay.

Waller.

Car"a*cole (?), n. [F.
caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail,
winding staircase, a wheeling about.]

1. (Man.) A half turn which a
horseman makes, either to the right or the left.

2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral
form.

||En caracole (&?;) [F.], spiral; --
said of a staircase.

Car"a*cole (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Caracoled (?).] [Cf. F.
caracoler.] (Man.) To move in a caracole, or
in caracoles; to wheel.

Prince John caracoled within the lists.

Sir W. Scott.

Car"a*col`y (?), n. An alloy
of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of
jewelry is made.


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