Definition for CAR'NA-VAL

CAR'NA-VAL, n. [Sp. and Port. carnaval; Fr. carnaval; It. carnovale, from L. caro, flesh.]

The feast or season of rejoicing, before Lent, observed in Catholic countries, with great solemnity, by feasts, balls, operas, concerts, &c. – Encyc.

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