appel

American  

[uh-pel, a-pel, a-pel] / əˈpɛl, æˈpɛl, aˈpɛl /

noun

Fencing.

plural

appels

1. a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.

2. a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.

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appel ¹ British  

/ apɛl, əˈpɛl /

noun

1. a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack

2. a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening

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Appel ² British  

/ ˈɑpəl /

noun

1. Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

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Etymology

Origin of appel

From French; appeal

Example Sentences

And what about Adem and Eev and the sin with the tree of nowlege and eating the appel and the fall.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Dans l'inter�t de la cit� nous faisons un supr�me appel au calme et sangfroid de nos concitoyens.

From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Mack, Louise

Mony appel is bryht wiþ vte.     and Bitter wiþ inne.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

This was the process known as the appel comme d’abus, formed of various elements, some of them very ancient, and definitely established during the 16th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

This was reinforced by the appel nominal, the manner of voting whereby each individual deputy could be compelled to enter the speaker's rostrum and there declare and explain his vote.

From The French Revolution A Short History by Johnston, R. M. (Robert Matteson)