capel

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/ˈkeɪpəl/

noun

A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

OriginOld Norse [Term?] ← Latin caballus →
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Meanings

capel1

nouncapel (plural capels)

plural capels · alternative caple

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative spelling of caple (horse)

capel2

nouncapel (uncountable)

alternative caple

  1. uncountablebusinessA composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

capel3

nouncapel (plural capels)

plural capels · alternative caple

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kappal (“ship”).

Capel4

proper nounCapel (countable and uncountable, plural Capels)

plural Capels

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).
  4. countableuncountableA local government area in Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Capel.
  5. countableuncountableA town in south-west Western Australia, within the above shire.

Origin

  1. Latincaballus
  2. Old Norse[Term?]
  3. Englishcapel

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with capel

maplestaplepapalantipapal
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Anagrams

placecapleclape
Cite this entry
APA

capel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capel

MLA

“capel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capel.

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