"cadel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkʰeɪ.dl̩] [US] Forms: cadels [plural]
Etymology: From Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain. Cognate with French cadeau. Doublet of caddie, cadet, capital, capitellum, caudillo, and Kadet. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id1=head}}, {{der|en|la|capitellum}} Latin capitellum, {{der|en|la|caput||head}} Latin caput (“head”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kauput-}} Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*kap-}} Proto-Indo-European *kap-, {{doublet|en|captain}} Doublet of captain, {{cog|fr|cadeau}} French cadeau, {{doublet|en|caddie|cadet|capital|capitellum|caudillo|Kadet|id3=architecture}} Doublet of caddie, cadet, capital, capitellum, caudillo, and Kadet Head templates: {{en-noun}} cadel (plural cadels)
  1. An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced pen strokes. See :Commons:Cadel letters.
    Sense id: en-cadel-en-noun-OV7dIw5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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