English Explanatory Dictionary

capel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of caple (horse)
noun
  1. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.
noun
  1. Alternative form of kappal (“ship”).
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).
  4. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Capel.
  5. A town in south-west Western Australia, within the above shire.

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capel.wav

Word forms

capel capels caple

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?] (whence Icelandic kapall), from Latin caballus.

Related words

Capel Bangor Capel Curig

Derived words

Capel St Mary Capel Sound
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