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adj
Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: oont, ship of the desert
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Broader terms: camelid, beast of burden, retromingent
noun
A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: typically in the plural
Synonyms: sea camel, caisson, pontoon
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noun
A person of Middle Eastern origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ethnic, slur
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noun
A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
Synonym of giraffe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, obsolete
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Synonyms: giraffe
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noun
A cigarette of a popular American brand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal
Narrower terms: Arabian camel, dromedary, Camelus dromedarius, Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus
History
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.
From a Cornish word meaning "crooked" - the crooked river.
Borrowed from Afrikaans kameel.
From the Turkish tobacco used in the cigarette, similar to Egyptian cigarettes of the time.
Across languages
291 source translations are retained for this English entry.
