carousal

noun

1. (uncountable)The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.

   “—The ſun vvas ſet—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afreſh—and the ſvvains vvere preparing for a carouſal— […]”

   “Drawing near, / Loud from the chambers of the bridge below, / Sounds of carousal came and song, / And unveiled women bade the advancing youth / Come merry-make with them.”

   “He mingled with the Magnates of his land; / Join'd the carousals of the great and gay, […]”

   “When Alcohol usurps the throne, and Sober Rationality is ejected, every other consideration is lost; that of having a regular 'spree' alone prevails:—the excited passions proclaim for a grand carousal.”

   “The earth-spirit of Tema, who loved carousals, heard from afar the songs and laughter of the people on Nassau.”