chapel
To cause to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the…To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
(obsolete, transitive)To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine.
Examples
23 sentencesThe chapel is there.
Каплиця там. — User55521
ruЧасовня там. — marafon
I heard the chapel bells ringing.
Tom was surprised to find Mary sitting all alone in the chapel.
ruТом удивился, обнаружив Мэри, сидящую в полном одиночестве в часовне. — Biga
Where's the chapel?
ruГде часовня? — marafon
The priest is in the chapel.
deDer Priester ist in der Kapelle. — Schmutti · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
From Middle English chapele, chapel, from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“lFrom Middle English chapele, chapel, from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of cappa (“cloak, cape”). Doublet of capelle. Displaced native Old English bēdhūs.
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Forms
chapels, chapeling, chapeled, chapeledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle