Marcel

[ mahr-sel; French mar-sel ]
/ mɑrˈsɛl; French marˈsɛl /

noun

Ga·bri·el [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/,1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
a male given name.

British Dictionary definitions for gabriel marcel (1 of 2)

marcel
/ (mɑːˈsɛl) /

noun

Also called: marcel wave a hairstyle characterized by repeated regular waves, popular in the 1920s

verb -cels, -celling or -celled

(tr) to make such waves in (the hair) with special hot irons

Derived forms of marcel

marceller, noun

Word Origin for marcel

C20: after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser

British Dictionary definitions for gabriel marcel (2 of 2)

Marcel
/ (French marsɛl) /

noun

Gabriel (Honoré) (ɡabriɛl). 1889–1973, French Christian existentialist philosopher and dramatist, whose philosophical works include Being and Having (1949) and The Mystery of Being (1951)