Carlyle

[ kahr-lahyl ]

noun

1. Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
2. a male given name.

Carlyle

/ kɑːˈlaɪl /

noun

1. CarlyleRobert1961MScottishTHEATRE: actor Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
2. CarlyleThomas17951881MScottishWRITING: essayistHISTORY: historian Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)

Example Sentences

At the Carlyle Hotel, revelers broke out in show tunes.

From New York Times

Harvey Schwartz of the Carlyle Group, also a private equity firm.

From New York Times

Ahead of this week’s performance, Williams spent from April 9-13 performing at the Café Carlyle, the celebrated Upper East Side nightspot where Bobby Short entertained New York’s high society from 1968-2004.

From Seattle Times

Stavridis is also vice chairman of global affairs at the Carlyle Group.

From Seattle Times

As he entered a suite at the Carlyle hotel in Manhattan, Pete Townshend mentioned that an afternoon meeting had been canceled.

From New York Times