Cavell

[ kav-uh l ]

/ ˈkæv əl /

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

Example sentences from the Web for cavell

A multitude of Belgians, male and female, have been put to death with as much cruelty as was displayed towards Miss Cavell.

A Noble Woman |Ernest Protheroe
Most of these fundamental rights were denied to Miss Cavell.

The Case of Edith Cavell |James M. Beck
One of the principal subjects was done under the impulse of a great indignation, for Nurse Cavell had been executed.

An Autobiography |Elizabeth Butler
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

A subscription list was at once opened to give effect to a plan that had been so near Nurse Cavell's heart.

A Noble Woman |Ernest Protheroe

Cavell

/ (ˈkævəl) /

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