carvel
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Etymology
From Middle English carvel, carvelle, carvile, kervel (“small ship; caravel”),[1] from Old French caruelle, carvelle, kirvelle,[2] see further at caravel. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch karveel.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːvɪl/, /-əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹvɪl/, /-əl/
- Hyphenation: car‧vel
Noun
carvel (plural carvels)
- (nautical, historical) Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”)
- The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata).
- (obsolete) A jellyfish (Medusozoa).
Alternative forms
- karvel (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel — see caravel
sea blubber — see sea blubber
References
- “carvel(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2019.
- “carvel, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1888.
Further reading
carvel (boat building) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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