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chap•el
Pronunciation: (chap'ul), [key]
—n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling,
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n.
1. a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
2. a separately dedicated part of a church, or a small independent churchlike edifice, devoted to special services.
3. a room or building for worship in an institution, palace, etc.
4. (in Great Britain) a place of worship for members of various dissenting Protestant churches, as Baptists or Methodists.
5. a separate place of public worship dependent on the church of a parish.
6. a religious service in a chapel:
Don't be late for chapel!
7. a funeral home or the room in which funeral services are held.
8. a choir or orchestra of a chapel, court, etc.
9. a print shop or printing house.
10. an association of employees in a print shop for dealing with their interests, problems, etc.
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v.t.
Naut.to maneuver (a sailing vessel taken aback) by the helm alone until the wind can be recovered on the original tack.
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adj.
(in England) belonging to any of various dissenting Protestant sects.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
