cadel

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English

Etymology

From Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (head), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain. Cognate with French cadeau. Doublet of caddie, cadet, capital, capitellum, caudillo, and Kadet.

Pronunciation

Noun

A 1598 cadel alphabet for writing latin (whence the missing letters)
A 1601 cadel "W" in another style

cadel (plural cadels)

  1. An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced pen strokes. See Commons:Cadel letters.

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