carvel
Multiple Entries:carvel caravel
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carvel /ˈkɑːv(ə)l/
▶noun variant spelling of caravel.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caravel /ˈkarəvɛl/ (also carvel)
▶noun historical a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
– origin C16: from Fr. caravelle, from Port. caravela, dimin. of caravo, via L. from Gk karabos ‘horned beetle’ or ‘light ship’.
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