Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
caravel . A jelly-fish. - noun A basket; also, a chicken-coop.
- noun See
carval .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
caravel . - noun A species of jellyfish; sea blubber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical a small
lateen -rigged Mediterranean vessel with twomasts , used to carrycargo - noun the
sea blubber
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cries and Whispers is arguably the greatest film ever made-noone knew how to work with women better; he will be sorely missed. — edwin carvel
Ingmar Bergman, Famed Director, Dies at 89 - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Then I must be a supreme A-hole b/c I just bought a carvel cake, for me!
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Three, Plant stars chart: there had been carvel in the all kinds of plants (1000 plants).
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The ship was carvel built, a technique still in use today.
Postgraduate courses: On the right path Harriet Swain 2010
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It was one of the crew, peering through a poorly-tarred gap in the carvel-built hull.
Archive 2010-06-01 Megan Arkenberg 2010
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It was one of the crew, peering through a poorly-tarred gap in the carvel-built hull.
A Sorcerous Mist Megan Arkenberg 2010
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Teak, mahogany, white oak, carvel planked, and oakum plugged; stout as a horse.www. deadfishermanguy.com
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The cake on the front page of carvel.com has a petrified-looking swirly bunny.
An Easterly Wind is Blowing Jen 2009
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Diary Entry by Allan Wayne (about the author) yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Dead Fisherman Guy 8'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Teak, mahogany, white oak, carvel planked, and oakum plugged; stout as a horse.'
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Here is spade, sword, which comes from spada; carvel, boat, which comes from caravella.
Les Miserables 2008
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