carrytale en · NOUN
Etymology
From carry + tale.
Meanings
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An indiscreet person who spreads gossip.
'This sour informer, this bate-breeding spy, / This canker that eats up Love's tender spring, / This carrytale, dissentious Jealousy, / That sometime true news, sometime false doth bring,
1593, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, lines 655–658:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carrytales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |