The Confusing Words of Christmas Carols

Word List with 17 words
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tidings

News, information, or intelligence.

wassail

A festivity or revel with drinking.

yule tide

The Christmas season, traditionally from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.

figgy pudding

A British custard-like dish made with raisins or figs.

partridge

An Old World gallinaceous game birds.

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turtle dove

A medium-sized Old World dove, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.

piper

A person who plays on a flute.

employ

To make use of an instrument, means, etc.; use; apply.

herald

A person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger.

ransom

To redeem from captivity, bondage, detention.

dismay

To break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly.

astray

Out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route.

moor

A tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor.

frankincense

An aromatic gum resin, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.

myrrh

An aromatic resinous exudation from a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.

crèche

A modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed at Christmas season.

mistletoe

A European plant, having yellowish flowers and white berries, used in Christmas decorations.