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Definition of Carvel
1. n. Same as Caravel.
Definition of Carvel
1. Noun. (nautical) a small lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel with two masts, used to carry cargo ¹
2. Noun. the sea blubber ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carvel
1. caravel [n -S] - See also: caravel
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Literary usage of Carvel
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1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1890)
"VIRGINIA carvel AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN. WINSTON CHURCHILL. ... [Virginia carvel,
a beautiful and high-spirited girl and an uncompromising Confederate, ..."
2. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1823)
"PRIORI HANS carvel. WERE we to investigate the genealogy of our best modern
stories, we should often discover the illegitimacy of our favourites; ..."
3. The Beauties of English Poesy by Oliver Goldsmith (1767)
"HANS carvel. This bagatelle, for which, by the bye, Mr. Prior has got his ...
HANS carvel, impotent and old, Married a lids of London mold: ..."
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