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n. (context rather rare English) (given name female from=Latin).
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Claribel, Clarabelle, Clarabell or Clarabel may refer to:
People:
- Claribel (1864-1929), one of the Cone sisters, socialites and noted art collectors
- Claribel Kendall (1889-1965), American mathematician
- Clarabelle C. B. Lansing, flight attendant and sole fatality in the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 accident
- Claribel Medina (born 1961), Puerto Rican actress
- Charlotte Alington Barnard (1830-1869), English poet and composer of ballads and hymns under the pseudonym Claribel
- Claribel Alegría, pseudonym of Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (born 1924)
Fictional characters:
- Clarabelle Cow, a cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
- Clarabell the Clown, the human partner of Howdy Doody
- Clarabel, from The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the related Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television series
- Claribel, mentioned but not seen in Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Clarabel Trifle, from Duncall Ball's Selby novel series
Places:
- Claribel, California, an unincorporated community
- Claribel, original name of the city of Richmond Heights, Ohio
- Claribel Creek, on the list of rivers of Ohio
In the arts:
- "Claribel", a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Saxonette, a soprano clarinet also known as a Claribel
Other uses:
- Operation Claribel, see list of Special Operations Executive operations in World War II
Usage examples of "claribel".
He left the ward presently and, after a brief consultation with Sister, Claribel went back to the physio department, where she poked her bright head round Miss.
Getting engaged to Marc van Borsele was the last thing Claribel wanted.
But, as the engagement was only pretence and she did owe Marc a favour, Claribel agreed.
They unrolled themselves as Claribel went in, muttered softly at her, and curled up again.
Someone should take him in hand, Claribel thought as he turned to undo his case.
Also with him was the man who had given Claribel a lift on the previous evening.
She was a chatty soul and at each session related an instalment of her home life while Claribel massaged her and egged her on to do the exercises she was so loath to do.
Its owner shot up the short drive and Claribel jumped out to fling open the door and hurry inside, leaving her father to bring in the animals.
Aga while Rover settled close by and Claribel and her parents sat at the kitchen table drinking their sherry and catching up on the news.
Each time Claribel went home, her mother contrived to bring the talk round to the young men she had met and always Claribel disappointed her.
She waved a cluttered hand towards the centre of the hall and Claribel perforce followed its direction.
He had no more to say and for the life of her Claribel could think of no conversation suitable for the occasion.
It was small and rather dark and the plastic tables were crowded close together, but it was clean and the aroma from the coffee machine caused Claribel to wrinkle her pretty nose.
I should invite you out again, Claribel, it will be on the strict understanding that you have no need to be modern.
That meant Claribel would have to take on several more patients as well as her own, for two of the other girls were at the ante-natal clinic and the other two were only just qualified and needed an eye kept upon them.