Definition of Caracols

1. caracol [v] - See also: caracol

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracols

caracca
caraccas
carack
caracks
caracol
caracole
caracoled
caracoler
caracolers
caracoles
caracoling
caracolite
caracolito
caracolled
caracolling
caracols (current term)
caracoly
caract
caracts
caracul
caraculs
carafe
carafes
caragana
caraganas
carageen
carageens
caramba
carambola
carambola tree

Literary usage of Caracols

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American nations; or, Outlines of their general history, ancient and modern by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1836)
"These caracols had then survived the flood or come before the ... These caracols deprived of , their women, took other female beasts for wives (another ..."

2. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels edited by Robert Kerr (1813)
"The king'and all his caracols came sailing after me, and cast anchor near our ship; after which the king sent a messenger on board to welcome me in his name ..."

3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"... and three caracols. " Is that all ? " said Padella, with the terrific calm of concentrated fury. " That, sir, is all my royal master's message. ..."

4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... and three caracols. " Is that all 1" said Padella, with the terrific calm of concentrated fury. " That, sir, is all my royal master's message. ..."

5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1834)
"The person, for instance, who feeds the lions, is Leonine Professor of Gastronomy, and the man who superintends the equestrian Dandy Jack, while he caracols ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Caracols on Dictionary.com!Search for Caracols on Thesaurus.com!Search for Caracols on Google!Search for Caracols on Wikipedia!

Search