Cavell

[kav-uh l]

noun

Edith Louisa,1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.

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Historical Examples of cavell

Most of these fundamental rights were denied to Miss Cavell.
The Case of Edith Cavell
James M. Beck
This makes the fate of Miss Cavell our affair as much as that of the Lusitania.
The Case of Edith Cavell
James M. Beck
After a time the Germans began to be suspicious of Miss Cavell.
The Post of Honour
Richard Wilson
Tragedians, in all probability, will brood on the story of Miss Cavell.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920
Various
It seems the sentence of Miss Cavell was not pronounced in open court.
Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2
Raemaekers

British Dictionary definitions for cavell

Cavell

noun

Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape

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