CARVEL

Etymology

Noun

carvel (plural carvels)

(nautical, historical) synonym of caravel

The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata); (obsolete) A jellyfish (Medusozoa).

Anagrams

• calver, claver

Source: Wiktionary


Car"vel, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. caravel.]

1. Same as Caravel.

2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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