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Webster 1913 Edition
Capel
Ca′pel
(kā′pĕl)
, Noun.
(Mining)
A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.
Definition 2024
capel
capel
English
Alternative forms
Noun
capel (plural capels)
- a horse
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Etymology 2
Noun
capel (uncountable)
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowing from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of Latin cappa (“cloak, cape”).
Noun
capel m (plural capeli or capelau)
- chapel
- nonconformist meetinghouse or chapel
Synonyms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| capel | gapel | nghapel | chapel |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “capel” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.