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n. 1 (context dated 17-18th C. English) (alternative spelling of chapel English) 2 Printers' guild.
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Chappel is a village and Civil parish in the borough of Colchester, Essex which sits on the River Colne. It is famous for its Victorian viaduct, which crosses the Colne valley.
Usage examples of "chappel".
Not telling anyone else on the Essex what he was up to, the mischievous Chappel (who was, according to Nickerson, “fond of fun at whatever expense”) brought a tinderbox ashore with him.
As the others searched the island for tortoises, Chappel secretly set a fire in the underbrush.
It was then that three men came forward-Joy's boat-steerer Thomas Chappel and two teenagers from Cape Cod, Seth Weeks and William Wright, from Pollard's and Chase's boats, respectively.
For Chappel, who had once been the wildest and least responsible of the Essex's crew, it was a sight that helped change his life.
Finally Chappel, the strongest of the three and the only one who knew how to swim, dove into the sea.
I propos'd some reasonable alterations in their chappel [5] laws, and carried them against all opposition.
I propos'd some reasonable alterations in their chappel laws, and carried them against all opposition.
Harward, "Lecturer at the Royal Chappel in Boston," tried to simplify), was not dropped until the year 1801.