Pronunciation: ' kär-v ə l- ˌ bilt, - ˌ vel-
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from Dutch karveel-, from karveel caravel, from Middle French carvelle
Date: 1798
: built with the planks meeting flush at the seams <a carvel-built ship>
Pronunciation: ' kär-v ə l- ˌ bilt, - ˌ vel-
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from Dutch karveel-, from karveel caravel, from Middle French carvelle
Date: 1798
: built with the planks meeting flush at the seams <a carvel-built ship>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012