Origin of amazement?
"Be collected; No more amazement ; tell your piteous heart that there is no harm done." Prospero to Miranda , The Tempest (1.3)
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Origin of word masterpiece?
Federico Zuccari, Two Painters' Apprentices, 1609 . Definition: "a work or performance of a master, a piece of work of surpassing excellence," c. 1600, from master (n.) + piece (n.1).
What is a carol? Where does the word come from?
In old French a 'carole' was circle dance accompanied by singing.