carvel

carvel

English

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)

1. (nautical, historical) Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”)
2. The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata); (obsolete) A jellyfish (Medusozoa).

Alternative forms

• karvel (obsolete)

Derived terms

• carvel-built

Translations

light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel — see caravel

sea blubber — see sea blubber

References

1. “carvel(le, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. “carvel, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1888.

Further reading

• carvel (boat building) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• calver, claver