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; see origin at 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

A baby, be he a male, or be he a female child, when he has got a appel in both hands, will try to lay holt of another, if you hold it out to him.

From Samantha at Saratoga by Holley, Marietta

The result of the appel nominal on this question was; 3 sick; 20 absent; 10 refused to vote; 283 voted for, and 424 against it.

From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Randolph, Francis

Worcester traces the origin of apple directly to the German apfel, which he derives from æpl, apel, or appel.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

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)